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Midnight Video

Midnight Video (sub-label of the adult label Wonderful World of Video, and a trademark of Select-A-Tape) only released nine movies until they folded.

Logo (1982)

Note: This is going by the print logo.

Visuals: It consists of a red circle with a yellow outline, containing a skeleton dressed in formal attire, complete with a top hat. "Midnight Video" is present in red.

Technique: Unknown.

Audio: Unknown.

Availability: Among its credited releases are Bloodthirsty Butchers, The Man With 2 Heads, Microwave Massacre, Torture Dungeon, Gruesome Twosome, Gore Gore Girls, The Wizard of Gore and The Rats are Coming! The Werewolves are Here!.

Select-A-Tape

Logo (Early-Mid 1980s)

Visuals: On a zooming space background is the "Select a Tape" phrase zooming in on a yellow fancy lettering. "Select" is above, "Tape" under "Select" being the T stylized to be underlining the world "elect". The letter "a" is between"Select" and "Tape" on the right.

Technique: Traditional animation.

Audio: There is a drum roll, when "Select-a-Tape" starts to zoom, a Moog synthesized jingle plays. An announcer says "Select-A-Tape now presents its feature attraction."

Availability: Select-A-Tape VHS tapes are some of the most wanted tapes on the collection market. Appeared on The Man Who Skied Down Everest. Select-A-Tape is also credited to Microwave Massacre which was released by Midnight Video, but it's unknown if they received an on-screen credit.

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-'''Availability:''' Among its credited releases are Bloodthirsty Butchers, The Man With 2 Heads, Microwave Massacre, Torture Dungeon, Gruesome Twosome, Gore Gore Girls, The Wizard of Gore and The Rats are Coming! TheWerewolvesare Here!.
+'''Availability:''' Among its credited releases are ''Bloodthirsty Butchers'', ''The Man With 2 Heads'', ''Microwave Massacre'', ''Torture Dungeon'', ''Gruesome Twosome'', ''Gore Gore Girls'', ''The Wizard of Gore'' and ''The Rats are Coming! The Werewolves are Here!''.
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-'''Visuals:''' On a zooming space background, we see the "Select a Tape" phrase zooming in on a yellow fancy lettering. "Select" is above, "Tape" under "Select" being the T stylized to be underlining the world "elect". The letter "a" is between"Select" and "Tape" on the right.
+'''Visuals:''' On a zooming space background is the "Select a Tape" phrase zooming in on a yellow fancy lettering. "Select" is above, "Tape" under "Select" being the T stylized to be underlining the world "elect". The letter "a" is between"Select" and "Tape" on the right.
-'''Technique:''' The "Select-a-Tape" logo zooming. All Scanimated.
+'''Technique:''' Traditional animation.
-'''Audio:''' We hear a drum roll, when "Select-a-Tape" starts to zoom, a Moog synthesized jingle plays. An announcer says "Select-A-Tape now presents its feature attraction."
-'''Availability:'''  Select-A-tape VHS tapes are some of the most wanted tapes on the collection market. Appeared on The Man Who Skied Down Everest. Select-A-Tape is also credited to Microwave Massacre which was released by Midnight Video, but it's unknown if they received an on-screen credit.
+'''Audio:''' There is a drum roll, when "Select-a-Tape" starts to zoom, a Moog synthesized jingle plays. An announcer says "Select-A-Tape now presents its feature attraction."
+'''Availability:''' Select-A-Tape VHS tapes are some of the most wanted tapes on the collection market. Appeared on ''The Man Who Skied Down Everest''. Select-A-Tape is also credited to ''Microwave Massacre'' which was released by Midnight Video, but it's unknown if they received an on-screen credit.
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