VHS Revival: A Retro Movie Magazine

VHS Revival: A Retro Movie Magazine

Savage Streets (1984)

Posted on June 1, 2023June 1, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1988 80s Comedy Cult VHS Exploitation Horror

Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988)

Posted on April 18, 2023May 11, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1984 80s Horror Jason Voorhees Slasher VHS Gold

Just The Beginning: The Cold Reality of Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter

Posted on April 13, 2023April 14, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1985 80s Cult VHS Horror

Demons (1985)

Posted on April 8, 2023April 11, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1984 80s Action Sci-fi Thriller VHS Gold

Ghosts in the Machine: Runaway & the Digital Revolution

Posted on April 4, 2023April 4, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief1

1990 90s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Child’s Play 2 (1990)

Posted on March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1985 80s Action Cult VHS Martial Arts

American Ninja (1985)

Posted on March 25, 2023April 30, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1987 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Stage Fright (1987)

Posted on March 23, 2023March 24, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1992 90s Comedy Drama VHS Gold

Throwing Up Bricks: White Men Can’t Jump’s Bittersweet Courtship

Posted on March 21, 2023March 22, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1982 80s Cult VHS Horror Sci-fi Slasher Thriller

Murder by Phone (1982)

Posted on March 3, 2023March 24, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1982 80s Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

Practical Magic: Assimilating John Carpenter’s The Thing

Posted on February 21, 2023April 2, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief7

1980 80s Horror VHS Gold Video Nasties

Snuffed Out: Cannibal Holocaust & the Rise of the Video Nasty

Posted on January 2, 2023March 21, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1982 80s Adventure Drama Fantasy Sci-fi Uncategorized VHS Gold

Fly Me to the Moon: E.T.’s Timeless Magic

Posted on December 13, 2022May 11, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1986 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

April Fool’s Day (1986)

Posted on October 29, 2022March 28, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1992 90s Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

Three Times the Danger? Alien 3 & the Perils of the Perfect Trilogy

Posted on October 28, 2022November 4, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1975 70s Cult VHS Horror

The Devil Within Her (1975)

Posted on October 22, 2022October 22, 2022 by chris chaka0

1981 80s Horror Jason Voorhees Slasher VHS Gold

Lurking on the Periphery: the Anomalous Friday the 13th Part 2

Posted on October 16, 2022October 18, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

70s 80s 90s Features Horror

Laurie without Michael: The Final Girl Finishing School

Posted on October 12, 2022October 14, 2022 by Rob Kotecki0

1978 70s Horror Michael Myers Slasher VHS Gold

Death Comes To Your Town: The Suburban Horrors of John Carpenter’s Halloween

Posted on October 4, 2022October 4, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1997 90s Crime Thriller VHS Gold

Off the Record, On the QT, and Very Hush-Hush: L.A. Confidential at 25

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Johnny Restall0

1983 80s Crime Gangster Thriller VHS Gold

The World is Yours: The Rise and Fall of Scarface

Posted on August 10, 2022April 6, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1983 80s Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

Remote. Control. The Visionary World of Videodrome

Posted on August 2, 2022February 4, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1981 80s Horror Michael Myers Slasher VHS Gold

When Enough is Enough: Halloween II & the Curse of the Horror Sequel

Posted on July 20, 2022November 22, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

00s 2000 Comedy Horror VHS Gold

Hip to Be Scared: The Sharp, Satirical Pleasures of American Psycho

Posted on July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1966 60s Sci-fi Thriller VHS Gold

The Resurrection Blues: How Seconds Exposes a Great American Grift

Posted on July 7, 2022March 23, 2023 by Rob Kotecki1

1988 1991 1994 80s 90s Comedy VHS Gold

Where the Hell Was I? The Infantile Genius of The Naked Gun Trilogy

Posted on June 28, 2022March 3, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1984 80s Action Adventure Drama Martial Arts VHS Gold

Land of the Rising Son: Mr Miyagi & The Karate Kid

Posted on June 22, 2022April 16, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1987 80s Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

Only in a Re-Run: How The Running Man’s Cartoon Dystopia Continues to Grow in Relevance

Posted on June 20, 2022April 5, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1972 70s Horror VHS Gold

An Incurably Immaculate Anthology: Welcome to the Amicus Asylum

Posted on June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 by Johnny Restall0

1981 80s Drama Horror Thriller VHS Gold

The Fury of Love: Dissolution and Duplicity in Andrzej Zulawski’s Possession

Posted on May 31, 2022May 25, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1967 60s Action Adventure James Bond Thriller VHS Gold

You Only Live Twice: 007 Succumbs to Style Over Substance

Posted on May 29, 2022May 29, 2022 by Richard Brownell0

1986 80s Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Shaving the Bone: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

Posted on May 6, 2022October 25, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1980 80s Horror Jason Voorhees Slasher VHS Gold

Horror’s Red-Headed Stepmother: How Friday the 13th Became a Series Outcast

Posted on April 19, 2022May 9, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief6

1994 90s Action Crime Drama Thriller VHS Gold

For Mathilda: The Problematic Pleasures of Leon: The Professional

Posted on March 22, 2022May 20, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1989 80s Crime Thriller VHS Gold

That Same Old Song: Sea of Love’s Old School Seduction

Posted on March 15, 2022March 16, 2022 by Rob Kotecki0

1981 80s Horror VHS Gold

An Anti-Climax for the Anti-Christ? The Final Conflict and the End of The Omen Trilogy

Posted on March 11, 2022March 16, 2022 by Jimi Fletcher1

1987 80s Freddy Krueger Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Dream and Dream Again: How The Dream Warriors Revived a Stumbling Franchise

Posted on February 26, 2022February 21, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1965 60s Action Adventure James Bond Thriller VHS Gold

Days of Thunder: James Bond Takes on Nuclear Terrorists in Thunderball

Posted on February 15, 2022February 15, 2022 by Richard Brownell0

1946 40s Drama VHS Gold

Dragonwyck: A Masterpiece of the Gothic

Posted on December 28, 2021January 6, 2022 by palewriter20

1997 90s Comedy Drama VHS Gold

The Seventies Unzipped: Dirk Diggler Shoots for the Stars in Boogie Nights

Posted on December 26, 2021June 21, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

1974 70s Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Slay-Bells and Serial Killers: The Curious Story of Black Christmas

Posted on December 15, 2021October 4, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1990 90s Action Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

Hot in the City: Predator 2 is a Sequel Worth Revisiting

Posted on December 2, 2021July 22, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief8

1993 90s Comedy Romance VHS Gold

Today is Tommorow: Groundhog Day & the Postmodern Parable

Posted on February 2, 2021February 2, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

1990 Adventure Comedy VHS Gold

Keep the Change, You Filthy Animal: How Home Alone Became a Festive Record Breaker

Posted on December 17, 2020December 1, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1987 80s Action Comedy Crime Thriller VHS Gold

Too Old For this Shit? The Cynical Joys of a Lethal Weapon Christmas

Posted on December 4, 2020March 6, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief6

1996 90s Action Comedy Crime Horror Thriller Vampire VHS Gold

A Good Day for a Dark Night: the Hyperbolic Pleasures of From Dusk Till Dawn

Posted on January 29, 2019June 16, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1982 80s Action Drama Sci-fi VHS Gold

Conflict and Flames: Blade Runner & Questions of Humanity

Posted on September 29, 2017June 25, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1988 80s Action Crime Thriller VHS Gold

Welcome to the Party Pal: Die Hard and Cinema’s Most Relatable Action Hero

Posted on November 24, 2016March 20, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1983 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Sleepaway Camp (1983)

Posted on November 25, 2021November 3, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief8

1977 70s Horror VHS Gold

Tumbling Down the Rabbit Hole: The Exquisite Terror of Dario Argento’s Suspiria

Posted on October 29, 2021January 2, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1960 60s Horror VHS Gold

When Beauty is the Beast: The Carnal Pleasures of Black Sunday

Posted on October 27, 2021March 31, 2022 by Rob Kotecki0

1960 60s Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Don’t Look Now: Peeping Tom is the Proto-Slasher they Didn’t Want You to See

Posted on October 23, 2021May 16, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1989 80s Cult VHS Horror

Beyond the Door III aka Amok Train (1989)

Posted on October 12, 2021October 22, 2021 by chris chaka1

1988 Exploitation Horror VHS Gold

This is Your Brain On Drugs: A Brief History of Narcotics in Frank Henenlotter’s Brain Damage

Posted on October 8, 2021April 15, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1987 80s Adventure Comedy VHS Gold

How The Wolfman Got His Nards Back: Revisiting Fred Dekker’s The Monster Squad

Posted on October 6, 2021October 22, 2021 by markanthonyayling1

1974 70s Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

Phase IV: Super-Intelligent Ants Take on Man in a 70s Sci-fi Head-Scratcher

Posted on October 3, 2021October 22, 2021 by Richard Brownell1

1990 90s Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

The Future of Law Enforcement? How Robocop 2 Dented a Budding Franchise

Posted on September 14, 2021April 20, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1982 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Pieces (1982)

Posted on September 8, 2021September 23, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1985 80s Comedy Horror Vampire VHS Gold

You’re So Cool, Brewster: Fright Night & the Postmodern Vampire

Posted on August 21, 2021October 24, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief5

80s 90s Features Horror Jason Voorhees Slasher

A Prelude to Death: Ranking the Friday the 13th Posters

Posted on August 12, 2021July 26, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1996 90s Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Liking Scary Movies: Scream & the 90s Horror Revolution

Posted on August 4, 2021September 3, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1985 80s Action Cult VHS Horror Martial Arts

Ninja III: The Domination (1984)

Posted on July 19, 2021December 27, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

1991 90s Crime Drama Gangster VHS Gold

Once Upon a Time in South Central LA: Boyz N the Hood’s Enduring Power

Posted on July 14, 2021May 13, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1987 80s Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

Time to Bleed: Arnie Meets His Match in John McTiernan’s Predator

Posted on June 29, 2021June 12, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

2001 Horror Jason Voorhees Slasher VHS Gold

Godspeed, Jason Voorhees: Planting a Flag For Jason X

Posted on June 22, 2021September 25, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1984 80s Box Office This Month In . . .

This Month In… June (1984)

Posted on June 17, 2021June 22, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1983 80s Cult VHS Horror

Mausoleum (1983)

Posted on June 4, 2021May 16, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

1982 80s Action Crime Drama VHS Gold

Leave Those Kids Alone: Cannon’s Death Wish II

Posted on May 20, 2021February 19, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

1983 80s Comedy VHS Gold

Riding with the Griswolds: The Exquisite Ironies of National Lampoon’s Vacation

Posted on May 17, 2021December 11, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1988 80s Features This Month In . . .

This Month In… May (1988)

Posted on May 9, 2021May 5, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1980 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

The Boogey Man (1980)

Posted on April 23, 2021September 3, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1987 80s Horror Thriller VHS Gold

Who Am I Here? The Stepfather & the Decline of the Serial Killer

Posted on April 9, 2021January 23, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

1997 90s Action Crime Drama VHS Gold

Cop Land & the Search For Stallone

Posted on March 31, 2021March 26, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1987 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)

Posted on March 10, 2021September 3, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief5

1991 90s Cult VHS Martial Arts

Samurai Cop (1991)

Posted on February 28, 2021April 20, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief1

1993 90s Action Crime Gangster VHS Gold

You’re So Cool: True Romance; A Pop Culture Fairy Tale

Posted on February 19, 2021March 27, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1993 90s Action Thriller Uncategorized VHS Gold

Stallone, Stuntmen, and Stalactites. Revisiting Cliffhanger, ‘The Height of Adventure.’

Posted on January 26, 2021October 22, 2021 by markanthonyayling0

1985 80s Adventure Fantasy VHS Gold

What is Light Without Dark? The Beautiful Splendour of Ridley Scott’s Legend

Posted on January 18, 2021October 22, 2021 by Jimi Fletcher1

1981 80s Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

The Future is Here: Mad Max 2; The Road Warrior

Posted on January 11, 2021September 28, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1964 60s Action Adventure James Bond Thriller VHS Gold

James Bond Goes Blockbuster in ‘Goldfinger’

Posted on January 6, 2021October 23, 2021 by Richard Brownell0

1987 80s Action VHS Gold Western

Empty Shells & Dead Ends: Extreme Prejudice and the Post-Frontier Western

Posted on January 3, 2021October 22, 2021 by Rob Kotecki0

1991 90s Action Comedy VHS Gold

‘What’s this I Hear About Satan Claus?’ A Yuletide Retrospective of The Last Boy Scout.

Posted on December 21, 2020December 15, 2021 by markanthonyayling0

1995 90s Action Adventure James Bond Thriller VHS Gold

Goldeneye: The Resurrection of an Icon

Posted on December 10, 2020October 22, 2021 by palewriter22

1963 60s Action Adventure James Bond Thriller VHS Gold

Fighting the Cold War 007-Style: From Russia with Love

Posted on December 1, 2020October 22, 2021 by Richard Brownell2

1989 80s Action Cult VHS

Danger USA aka Mind Trap (1989)

Posted on November 30, 2020December 15, 2021 by chris chaka2

1988 80s Action Martial Arts VHS Gold

Fights of Fancy: Bloodsport & the Legend of Frank Dux

Posted on November 27, 2020April 29, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1992 90s Features This Month In . . .

This Month In… November (1992)

Posted on November 17, 2020November 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1982 80s Horror Jason Voorhees Slasher VHS Gold

The Man Behind the Mask: Friday the 13th Part III & the Birth of a Horror Icon

Posted on November 12, 2020August 13, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief10

Thematic Rewind 3: The best of VHS inspired movies

Posted on November 9, 2020October 22, 2021 by markanthonyayling0

1962 60s Action Adventure James Bond Thriller VHS Gold

Opening the 007 Movie Casefile: Dr. No

Posted on November 6, 2020October 22, 2021 by Richard Brownell0

1986 80s Comedy Horror Musical VHS Gold

A Mean, Green Mother: The Delicious Delights of Little Shop of Horrors

Posted on October 29, 2020April 27, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1971 70s Horror VHS Gold

You Stepped Out of A Nightmare: The Abominable Dr Phibes

Posted on October 26, 2020October 22, 2021 by palewriter23

70s 80s 90s Features Horror

He Came, You Saw: Ranking the Halloween Franchise Posters

Posted on October 23, 2020October 5, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief5

70s Features Horror

The Real Umberto Lenzi: A Better Director Than You Think

Posted on October 21, 2020October 22, 2021 by avorkov4

1978 70s Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

Don’t Believe the Hive: Consumerism & Nonconformity in Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Posted on October 18, 2020October 22, 2021 by Richard Brownell2

60s 70s 80s 90s Features Horror

To Hell and Back: VHS Revival’s Bumper Halloween Quiz 2

Posted on October 15, 2020October 15, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1997 90s Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

This Ship is Fucked: Event Horizon’s Out-Of-This-World Nightmare

Posted on October 14, 2020December 5, 2022 by Jimi Fletcher2

2001 Drama Horror Thriller VHS Gold

Father Knows Best: The Old Testament Terrors of Frailty

Posted on October 12, 2020October 22, 2021 by Rob Kotecki0

1974 70s Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Scared Out of Your Skin: The Twisted Terrors of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Posted on October 9, 2020February 2, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief5

1996 90s Comedy Horror VHS Gold

No Rest For the Wicked: Spooks & Serial Killers in Peter Jackson’s The Frighteners

Posted on October 6, 2020October 22, 2021 by markanthonyayling3

1972 70s Horror VHS Gold

Only A Movie: The Lasting Impact of the Last House On The Left

Posted on October 2, 2020November 26, 2021 by chris chaka1

1989 80s Action Comedy VHS Gold

A 24-Inch Dookie: No Holds Barred’s Cinematic Excretion

Posted on September 17, 2020June 2, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1985 80s Action Adventure Comedy VHS Gold

The Weight of Gold: The Jewel of the Nile’s Toxic Production

Posted on September 14, 2020December 11, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1978 70s Horror VHS Gold

Satanic Rites of Passage – Damien: Omen II & the Antics of the Adolescent Antichrist

Posted on August 31, 2020October 22, 2021 by Jimi Fletcher0