Cletaraxia

Episódios Perdidos: Uma História

Invalid date •Portuguese

El Chavo, El Chapulin Colorado, Chespirito: The biggest phenomenon of Latin American comedy in 50 years. Behind the success, there is a mystery that has never been solved: the lost episodes.

The Hanging of William Carr

December 1897 •English

The hanging of child murderer, William Carr

What Happened to Crow 64?

October 2020 •English

A documentary about a long lost N64 game.

Purple Love

Invalid date •English

Two friends stumble upon an incredibly rare piece of explicit lost media, and everything around them begins to spiral deeper into haze and madness as the star of the film haunts them.

Heartbeat in the Brain

January 1970 •English

Heartbeat in the Brain is a 1970 documentary film produced and directed by Amanda Feilding, an advocate of trepanation. In the film, Feilding, a 27-year-old student at the time, drills a hole in her forehead with a dentist's drill. In the documentary, surgical scenes alternate with motion studies of Feilding's pet pigeon Birdie.

All American Massacre

January 1998 •English

Partially lost prequel and sequel to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, centered on Chop Top detailing his past in an interview with a news crew, before carrying out a new series of murders.

The Square Root

January 1969 •English

Photographer Peter Christiansen, University of Miami student, does a picture story at an LSD party on the beach.

HYPERSONIC Music Club

August 2023 •Japanese

In 2017, a short anime film called Hypersonic Music Club was produced in Japan. It was directed and written by Osamu Kobayashi, a veteran of the industry who passed away in April 2021. For various reasons, this short anime was never released. It was made public on August 1, 2023.

The Bannfoot Ferry

June 2024 •English

A forgotten history of Northern Ireland is unveiled through a journey into Ulster Television’s archives, and the rediscovery of the first locally-produced network drama, Boatman Do Not Tarry.

Something in the Basement

January 1986 •English

A youth waits for his brother to return home from a bloody war. He encounters something very nasty and evil in the basement of his house, claiming his older brother has in fact died.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood

February 2007 •Japanese

An adaptation of the original five volume arc of the popular JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga, covering the Phantom Blood chapters. Jonathan Joestar is an aristocratic boy whose life is suddenly turned upside down by a mysterious new boy who arrives, Dio Brando. Dio has a connection to his father, and over time, a rivalry forms as Dio becomes obsessed with a mysterious, ancient, and mystical stone mask that Jonathan's father keeps. This film has not been publicly released outside of its original limited run in Japanese theaters and is considered virtually lost.

15 Thousand Drawings

January 1942 •Spanish

Фарс с Зимовым — «Русским Поксоном»

October 1915 •Russian

Cruel Summer

May 2012 •English

A car thief (Kid Cudi) falls in love with a blind Arabian princess whose father allows them to marry under the terms he can help her see.

A Frontier Scene

June 1895 •English

A western short depicting the execution of a horse thief by a group of enraged cowboys. This film is considered to be lost.

The Fox With Nine Tails

October 1968 •Japanese

Tobimaru is the young emperor of Japan. He meets a mysterious woman named Tomamo. After successfully seducing Tobimaru, she brings great misfortune onto the land. Tobimaru soon discovers that Tomamo is actually a kitsune, and now has the task to unmask and kill her to save his land. (currently a lost media)

Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project

April 2019 •English

Marion Stokes secretly recorded television 24 hours a day for 30 years from 1975 until her death in 2012. For Marion taping was a form of activism to seek the truth, and she believed that a comprehensive archive of the media would be invaluable for future generations. Her visionary and maddening project nearly tore her family apart, but now her 70,000 VHS tapes are being digitized and they'll be searchable online.