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Child's Play 2 featured
Child's Play 2

Child’s Play 2 (1990)

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1985 80s Action Cult VHS Martial Arts

American Ninja (1985)

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1987 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Stage Fright (1987)

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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 comments on “Throwing Up Bricks: White Men Can’t Jump’s Bittersweet Courtship”
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1982 80s Cult VHS Horror Sci-fi Slasher Thriller

Murder by Phone (1982)

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1982 80s Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

Practical Magic: Assimilating John Carpenter’s The Thing

Posted on February 21, 2023February 26, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief7 comments on “Practical Magic: Assimilating John Carpenter’s The Thing”
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1980 80s Horror VHS Gold Video Nasties

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

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

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

Posted on December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0 comments on “Fly Me to the Moon: E.T.’s Timeless Magic”
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1986 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

April Fool’s Day (1986)

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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 comments on “Three Times the Danger? Alien 3 & the Perils of the Perfect Trilogy”
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1975 70s Cult VHS Horror

The Devil Within Her (1975)

Posted on October 22, 2022October 22, 2022 by chris chaka0 comments on “The Devil Within Her (1975)”
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1981 80s Horror Jason Voorhees Slasher VHS Gold

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

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70s 80s 90s Features Horror

Laurie without Michael: The Final Girl Finishing School

Posted on October 12, 2022October 14, 2022 by Rob Kotecki0 comments on “Laurie without Michael: The Final Girl Finishing School”
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1978 70s Horror Michael Myers Slasher VHS Gold

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

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1997 90s Crime Thriller VHS Gold

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

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1983 80s Crime Gangster Thriller VHS Gold

The World is Yours: The Rise and Fall of Scarface

Posted on August 10, 2022October 29, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0 comments on “The World is Yours: The Rise and Fall of Scarface”
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1983 80s Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

Remote. Control. The Visionary World of Videodrome

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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 comments on “When Enough is Enough: Halloween II & the Curse of the Horror Sequel”
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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 comments on “Hip to Be Scared: The Sharp, Satirical Pleasures of American Psycho”
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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 comment on “The Resurrection Blues: How Seconds Exposes a Great American Grift”
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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 comments on “Where the Hell Was I? The Infantile Genius of The Naked Gun Trilogy”
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1984 80s Action Adventure Drama Martial Arts VHS Gold

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

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1987 80s Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

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

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1972 70s Horror VHS Gold

An Incurably Immaculate Anthology: Welcome to the Amicus Asylum

Posted on June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 by Johnny Restall0 comments on “An Incurably Immaculate Anthology: Welcome to the Amicus Asylum”
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1981 80s Drama Horror Thriller VHS Gold

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

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1967 60s Action Adventure James Bond Thriller VHS Gold

You Only Live Twice: 007 Succumbs to Style Over Substance

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1986 80s Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Shaving the Bone: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

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1980 80s Horror Jason Voorhees Slasher VHS Gold

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

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1994 90s Action Crime Drama Thriller VHS Gold

For Mathilda: The Problematic Pleasures of Leon: The Professional

Posted on March 22, 2022March 9, 2023 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0 comments on “For Mathilda: The Problematic Pleasures of Leon: The Professional”
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1989 80s Crime Thriller VHS Gold

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

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1981 80s Horror VHS Gold

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

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1987 80s Freddy Krueger Horror Slasher VHS Gold

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

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1965 60s Action Adventure James Bond Thriller VHS Gold

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

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1946 40s Drama VHS Gold

Dragonwyck: A Masterpiece of the Gothic

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1997 90s Comedy Drama VHS Gold

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

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1974 70s Horror Slasher VHS Gold

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

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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 comments on “Hot in the City: Predator 2 is a Sequel Worth Revisiting”
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1993 90s Comedy Romance VHS Gold

Today is Tommorow: Groundhog Day & the Postmodern Parable

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1990 Adventure Comedy VHS Gold

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

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1987 80s Action Comedy Crime Thriller VHS Gold

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

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1984 80s Comedy Horror VHS Gold

Jingle Hell Rock: How Gremlins Almost Ruined Christmas

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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

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1982 80s Action Drama Sci-fi VHS Gold

Conflict and Flames: Blade Runner & Questions of Humanity

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1988 80s Action Crime Thriller VHS Gold

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

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1983 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Sleepaway Camp (1983)

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1977 70s Horror VHS Gold

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

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1960 60s Horror VHS Gold

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

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1960 60s Horror Slasher VHS Gold

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

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1985 80s Comedy Horror VHS Gold

It’s Party Time!!! Why Return of the Living Dead is the Funniest, Most Anarchic Zombie Movie of Them All

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1989 80s Cult VHS Horror

Beyond the Door III aka Amok Train (1989)

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1988 Exploitation Horror VHS Gold

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

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1987 80s Adventure Comedy VHS Gold

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

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1974 70s Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

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

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1990 90s Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

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

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1982 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Pieces (1982)

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1985 80s Comedy Horror Vampire VHS Gold

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

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80s 90s Features Horror Jason Voorhees Slasher

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

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1996 90s Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Liking Scary Movies: Scream & the 90s Horror Revolution

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1985 80s Action Cult VHS Horror Martial Arts

Ninja III: The Domination (1984)

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1991 90s Crime Drama Gangster VHS Gold

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

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1987 80s Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

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

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2001 Horror Jason Voorhees Slasher VHS Gold

Godspeed, Jason Voorhees: Planting a Flag For Jason X

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1984 80s Box Office This Month In . . .

This Month In… June (1984)

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1983 80s Cult VHS Horror

Mausoleum (1983)

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1982 80s Action Crime Drama VHS Gold

Leave Those Kids Alone: Cannon’s Death Wish II

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1983 80s Comedy VHS Gold

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

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1988 80s Features This Month In . . .

This Month In… May (1988)

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1980 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

The Boogey Man (1980)

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1987 80s Horror Thriller VHS Gold

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

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1997 90s Action Crime Drama VHS Gold

Cop Land & the Search For Stallone

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1987 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)

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1991 90s Cult VHS Martial Arts

Samurai Cop (1991)

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1993 90s Action Crime Gangster VHS Gold

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

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1993 90s Action Thriller Uncategorized VHS Gold

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

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1985 80s Adventure Fantasy VHS Gold

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

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1981 80s Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

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

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1964 60s Action Adventure James Bond Thriller VHS Gold

James Bond Goes Blockbuster in ‘Goldfinger’

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1987 80s Action VHS Gold Western

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

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1991 90s Action Comedy VHS Gold

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

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1995 90s Action Adventure James Bond Thriller VHS Gold

Goldeneye: The Resurrection of an Icon

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1963 60s Action Adventure James Bond Thriller VHS Gold

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

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1989 80s Action Cult VHS

Danger USA aka Mind Trap (1989)

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1988 80s Action Martial Arts VHS Gold

Fights of Fancy: Bloodsport & the Legend of Frank Dux

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This Month In… November (1992)

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1982 80s Horror Jason Voorhees Slasher VHS Gold

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

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Thematic Rewind 3: The best of VHS inspired movies

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1962 60s Action Adventure James Bond Thriller VHS Gold

Opening the 007 Movie Casefile: Dr. No

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1986 80s Comedy Horror Musical VHS Gold

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

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1971 70s Horror VHS Gold

You Stepped Out of A Nightmare: The Abominable Dr Phibes

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He Came, You Saw: Ranking the Halloween Franchise Posters

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The Real Umberto Lenzi: A Better Director Than You Think

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1978 70s Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

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

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

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1997 90s Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

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

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2001 Drama Horror Thriller VHS Gold

Father Knows Best: The Old Testament Terrors of Frailty

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1974 70s Horror Slasher VHS Gold

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

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1996 90s Comedy Horror VHS Gold

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

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1972 70s Horror VHS Gold

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

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1989 80s Action Comedy VHS Gold

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

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1985 80s Action Adventure Comedy VHS Gold

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

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1978 70s Horror VHS Gold

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

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1988 80s Comedy VHS Gold

Let Your Soul Glo: Coming To America’s Feelgood Romance

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1984 80s Action Adventure Comedy VHS Gold

The Best Time You’ve Ever Had: Romancing the Stone’s Cynical Brilliance

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1986 80s Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy VHS Gold

White Saviours, Yellow Perils & Green Eyes: John Carpenter’s Big Trouble in Little China

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1986 80s Action Fantasy Sci-fi VHS Gold

Who, Where & What? The Mysterious Allure of The Wraith

Posted on August 18, 2020November 21, 2022 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief6 comments on “Who, Where & What? The Mysterious Allure of The Wraith”
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