VHS Revival: A Retro Movie Magazine

Author: Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief

science-fiction writer, horror enthusiast, electronic musician, creator of vhsrevival.com

1987 80s Action Cult VHS Martial Arts

American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987)

Posted on March 4, 2026April 17, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1991 90s Freddy Krueger Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Sweet Dreams, Bitch! Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare

Posted on February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief6

1990 90s Action Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Maniac Cop 2 (1990)

Posted on February 17, 2026February 18, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1989 80s Action Comedy Horror This Month In . . .

This Month In… July (1989)

Posted on November 26, 2025July 14, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1960 60s Horror VHS Gold

We All Go A Little Crazy Sometimes: How Psycho Defied Hollywood to Become Horror’s Enduring Linchpin

Posted on November 24, 2025November 24, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief5

80s Features Horror

The Greatest Horror Movies from Each Year of the 1980s

Posted on October 1, 2025June 14, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1987 80s Action Cult VHS Martial Arts

Miami Connection (1987)

Posted on June 24, 2025August 24, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1989 80s Action Drama Martial Arts VHS Gold

The Best Around? John Avildsen Treads Familiar Territory in The Karate Kid Part III

Posted on April 15, 2025May 20, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1981 80s Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Pitchforks & Puritanism: Creative Violence Reigns Supreme in The Prowler

Posted on March 14, 2025August 24, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1991 90s Action Bad Movies Cult VHS Sci-fi

Abraxas: Guardian of the Universe (1991)

Posted on February 25, 2025June 30, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1986 80s This Month In . . .

This Month In… February (1986)

Posted on February 19, 2025March 4, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1982 80s Action Cult VHS Horror Sci-fi Slasher

Silent Rage (1982)

Posted on February 10, 2025July 16, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1983 80s Cult VHS Horror

Amityville 3-D (1983)

Posted on February 8, 2025June 29, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief6

1988 80s Action Cult VHS Horror Sci-fi

Deep Space (1988)

Posted on January 18, 2025July 6, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1982 80s Comedy VHS Gold

Stranger Things Have Happened: Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy

Posted on January 8, 2025October 11, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

80s 90s Features Freddy Krueger Horror

Don’t Dream It’s Over: Ranking the Original A Nightmare On Elm Street Series

Posted on December 19, 2024March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1989 80s Freddy Krueger Horror VHS Gold

Postnatal Recession: How The Dream Child Cemented Fred Krueger’s Decline

Posted on November 20, 2024June 22, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief5

1976 70s Drama Horror VHS Gold

The Banality of Evil: Fear, Fundamentalism & Telekinetic Fury in Brian De Palma’s Carrie

Posted on October 26, 2024April 15, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1990 90s Action Cult VHS Sci-fi

Class of 1999 (1990)

Posted on February 10, 2024April 30, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief1

1989 80s Action Comedy Thriller VHS Gold

Playing Dirty… It’s Just Been Revoked: The Fascinating Story of Lethal Weapon 2

Posted on February 1, 2024April 16, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1989 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

House III: The Horror Show (1989)

Posted on October 14, 2023March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1986 80s Horror Jason Voorhees Slasher VHS Gold

Jason Lives! The Death & Rebirth of Friday the 13th

Posted on October 11, 2023March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1988 80s Comedy Drama Thriller VHS Gold

The Bomb that Will Bring Us Together: Miracle Mile’s Quirky Reflections on Nuclear Holocaust

Posted on September 9, 2023March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1993 90s Action Adventure Sci-fi VHS Gold

Dead or Alive, We’re Going With Three: Robocop 3 & the Death of Orion Pictures

Posted on August 28, 2023March 11, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief5

1981 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Hospital Massacre (1981)

Posted on August 18, 2023March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1985 80s Adventure Comedy Sci-fi VHS Gold

The Power of Nostalgia: Back to the Future Part II

Posted on August 8, 2023March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

1987 80s This Month In . . .

This Month In… August (1987)

Posted on July 30, 2023March 4, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1978 70s Horror VHS Gold

Zombie Politics & Social Unrest: Beneath the Rotting Flesh of Dawn of the Dead

Posted on July 29, 2023March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

60s 70s 80s Features Horror Slasher

Scream and Scream Again: A Brief History of Video Nasties

Posted on July 27, 2023October 17, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

1986 80s Action Adventure Cult VHS Sci-fi

Eliminators (1986)

Posted on July 2, 2023March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1981 80s Cult VHS Horror

Evilspeak (1981)

Posted on June 27, 2023March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

1988 80s Action Comedy VHS Gold

Cops Are Cops All Over the World: Walter Hill’s Red Heat

Posted on June 21, 2023March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1988 80s Action Comedy Cult VHS Horror

Dead Heat (1988)

Posted on June 13, 2023March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1988 80s Cult VHS Horror Thriller

Pin (1988)

Posted on June 7, 2023March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1984 80s Action Cult VHS Exploitation Thriller

Savage Streets (1984)

Posted on June 1, 2023March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1988 80s Comedy Cult VHS Exploitation Horror

Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988)

Posted on April 18, 2023April 13, 2026 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 13, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1985 80s Cult VHS Horror

Demons (1985)

Posted on April 8, 2023March 1, 2025 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, 2023March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief1

1990 90s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Child’s Play 2 (1990)

Posted on March 29, 2023May 14, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1985 80s Action Cult VHS Martial Arts

American Ninja (1985)

Posted on March 25, 2023February 20, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1987 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Stage Fright (1987)

Posted on March 23, 2023March 1, 2025 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, 2023April 30, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1982 80s Cult VHS Horror Sci-fi Slasher Thriller

Murder by Phone (1982)

Posted on March 3, 2023April 10, 2025 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, 2023September 24, 2025 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 1, 2025 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, 2022June 10, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1986 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

April Fool’s Day (1986)

Posted on October 29, 2022April 1, 2025 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, 2022June 10, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1981 80s Horror Jason Voorhees Slasher VHS Gold

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

Posted on October 16, 2022February 28, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

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, 2022May 19, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1983 80s Crime Gangster Thriller VHS Gold

The World is Yours: The Rise & Fall of Scarface

Posted on August 10, 2022March 1, 2025 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 15, 2026 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, 2022March 1, 2025 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, 2022January 21, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

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, 2022November 27, 2025 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, 2022March 1, 2025 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, 2022March 10, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1981 80s Drama Horror Thriller VHS Gold

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

Posted on May 31, 2022March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1986 80s Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Shaving the Bone: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

Posted on May 6, 2022March 1, 2025 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, 2025 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, 2022March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

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 27, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1997 90s Comedy Drama VHS Gold

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

Posted on December 26, 2021April 19, 2026 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, 2021March 1, 2025 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, 2021March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief8

1983 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Sleepaway Camp (1983)

Posted on November 25, 2021March 1, 2025 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, 2021March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

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, 2021March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

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, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1990 90s Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

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

Posted on September 14, 2021May 8, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1982 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Pieces (1982)

Posted on September 8, 2021March 11, 2025 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, 2021March 1, 2025 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, 2021March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1996 90s Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Liking Scary Movies: Scream & the 90s Horror Revolution

Posted on August 4, 2021March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1985 80s Action Cult VHS Horror Martial Arts

Ninja III: The Domination (1984)

Posted on July 19, 2021October 5, 2025 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, 2025 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, 2021October 11, 2025 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, 2021April 26, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1984 80s Box Office This Month In . . .

This Month In… June (1984)

Posted on June 17, 2021March 4, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1983 80s Cult VHS Horror

Mausoleum (1983)

Posted on June 4, 2021May 13, 2026 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, 2021March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1983 80s Comedy VHS Gold

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

Posted on May 17, 2021March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1988 80s Features This Month In . . .

This Month In… May (1988)

Posted on May 9, 2021March 4, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1980 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

The Boogey Man (1980)

Posted on April 23, 2021August 29, 2025 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, 2021April 17, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

1997 90s Action Crime Drama VHS Gold

Cop Land & the Search For Stallone

Posted on March 31, 2021March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1987 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)

Posted on March 10, 2021March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief5

1991 90s Cult VHS Martial Arts

Samurai Cop (1991)

Posted on February 28, 2021April 17, 2026 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 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1993 90s Comedy Romance VHS Gold

Today is Tommorow: Groundhog Day & the Postmodern Parable

Posted on February 2, 2021March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief1

1981 80s Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

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

Posted on January 11, 2021March 4, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1990 Adventure Comedy VHS Gold

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

Posted on December 17, 2020March 1, 2025 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 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief6

1988 80s Action Martial Arts VHS Gold

Fights of Fancy: Bloodsport & the Legend of Frank Dux

Posted on November 27, 2020March 6, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1992 90s Features This Month In . . .

This Month In… November (1992)

Posted on November 17, 2020March 4, 2025 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, 2020October 9, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief10

1986 80s Comedy Horror Musical VHS Gold

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

Posted on October 29, 2020May 7, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

70s 80s 90s Features Horror

He Came, You Saw: Ranking the Halloween Franchise Posters

Posted on October 23, 2020March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief5

60s 70s 80s 90s Features Horror

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

Posted on October 15, 2020March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1974 70s Horror Slasher VHS Gold

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

Posted on October 9, 2020March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief5

1989 80s Action Comedy VHS Gold

A 24-Inch Dookie: No Holds Barred

Posted on September 17, 2020February 27, 2026 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, 2020March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1988 80s Comedy VHS Gold

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

Posted on August 28, 2020March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1984 80s Action Adventure Comedy VHS Gold

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

Posted on August 25, 2020March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief9

1986 80s Action Fantasy Sci-fi VHS Gold

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

Posted on August 18, 2020April 7, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief6

1986 80s Features Retro Movie Rewind This Month In . . .

This Month In… August (1986)

Posted on August 14, 2020March 4, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1996 90s Action Comedy Cult VHS

The Substitute (1996)

Posted on August 4, 2020April 19, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1988 80s Horror Slasher VHS Gold

The Late Pretender: Halloween 4; The Return of Michael Myers

Posted on July 28, 2020March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1982 80s Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Kill the Girl: The Slumber Party Massacre’s Feminist Flirtations

Posted on July 17, 2020October 11, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1985 80s Action VHS Gold

Letting Off Steam: Gung-Ho Tactics & Sexual Tension in Commando

Posted on July 13, 2020March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1987 80s Box Office Features This Month In . . .

This Month In… July (1987)

Posted on July 9, 2020March 4, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1993 90s Action Drama Thriller VHS Gold

Star Spangled Rage: Race, Riots & Social Inequality in Joel Schumacher’s Falling Down

Posted on June 23, 2020March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1994 90s Action Adventure Cult VHS Martial Arts Sci-fi

Timecop (1994)

Posted on June 19, 2020March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1998 90s Horror Slasher VHS Gold

When Carpenter Met Craven: Halloween H20’s Unholy Alliance

Posted on June 15, 2020March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1981 80s Box Office Features Retro Movie Rewind This Month In . . .

This Month In… June (1981)

Posted on June 5, 2020March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

90s Action Comedy VHS Gold

This Ain’t No Game: Super Mario Bros: The Movie

Posted on May 29, 2020March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

80s Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold VHS Reboots

Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid: Body Horror & Insect Politics in David Cronenberg’s The Fly

Posted on May 28, 2020February 27, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

80s Action Martial Arts VHS Gold

Van Damme to Brucesploitation: No Retreat No Surrender

Posted on May 19, 2020October 5, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

70s Cult VHS Exploitation Horror Thriller

The Baby (1973)

Posted on May 13, 2020August 20, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

90s Freddy Krueger Horror Slasher VHS Gold

The Kids Are Alright: The Dream Master & Krueger’s Rise to Commercial Superstardom

Posted on May 5, 2020March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

90s Action Cult VHS Sci-fi Superhero

Dollman (1991)

Posted on May 2, 2020March 6, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

90s Action Comedy VHS Gold

Don’t Quit Like Me Either: The Hard Way Delivers Heartfelt Hollywood Justice

Posted on April 30, 2020March 8, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1993 90s Crime Drama Gangster Thriller VHS Gold

You’re in Trouble, Baby: Carlito’s Way is the De Palma Masterpiece We Rarely Hear About

Posted on April 25, 2020March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1986 80s Comedy Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

Once Bitten, Twice Wry: Critters is a Monument to 80s Monster Magic

Posted on April 21, 2020March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief6

1988 80s Horror Jason Voorhees Slasher VHS Gold

The Bold & the Bloodless: Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood

Posted on April 15, 2020March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief10

1989 90s Action Thriller VHS Gold

Feeling Lucky, Hunk? Blue Steel and the Rise of the Action Heroine

Posted on April 7, 2020March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

80s Horror Jason Voorhees Slasher VHS Gold

The Beginning of the End? Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning

Posted on April 2, 2020March 22, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief6

1985 80s Freddy Krueger Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Dream Lover: The Incomparable Freddy’s Revenge

Posted on March 27, 2020October 11, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief8

1982 80s Horror VHS Gold

A Bug in the Brain: Amityville II: The Possession

Posted on March 21, 2020October 26, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

60s 70s 80s 90s Action Features

Dead or Alive, You’re Coming With Me: VHS Revival’s Blockbuster Action Quiz

Posted on March 19, 2020March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1980 80s Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Where is the Love? My Bloody Valentine & the Rise of Jason Voorhees

Posted on March 17, 2020February 11, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1990 90s Box Office Features This Month In . . .

This Month In… March (1990)

Posted on March 10, 2020April 18, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

80s Horror Thriller VHS Gold

You Can’t Believe Everything: Brian De Palma’s Body Double is a Surreal, Seductive Delight

Posted on March 2, 2020August 17, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1991 90s Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

Man and his Machine: Terminator 2 is the Blockbuster Sequel that Defined a Generation

Posted on February 26, 2020November 27, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief6

1990 90s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Night Killer (1990)

Posted on February 18, 2020April 22, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief6

2002 Action Thriller VHS Gold

Collateral & the Billion-Footed Beast

Posted on February 14, 2020March 2, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief5

1985 80s Cult VHS Horror

Cat’s Eye (1985)

Posted on February 11, 2020March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1987 80s Box Office Features Retro Movie Rewind This Month In . . .

This Month In… February (1987)

Posted on February 8, 2020March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1986 80s Drama VHS Gold

For the Love of the Con: Fast Eddie & The Color of Money

Posted on February 3, 2020March 2, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

1987 80s Action Cannon Movies Drama VHS Gold

Over the Top & Out the Back Door: Stallone’s Brief Love Affair With Cannon Films

Posted on January 27, 2020March 2, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief5

1984 90s Action Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

Rise of the Machine: James Cameron’s The Terminator

Posted on January 21, 2020May 11, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

1990 90s Horror Thriller VHS Gold

A Cock-A-Doodie Nightmare: Misery & the Reign of Annie Wilkes

Posted on January 15, 2020March 2, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

70s 80s Action Features Sci-fi

The Long and Furious Road: A Mad Max Overview

Posted on January 13, 2020March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1987 80s Action Crime Drama VHS Gold

Just Give Me a Reason: Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

Posted on January 2, 2020November 6, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1980 80s Comedy Crime Cult VHS Horror

Fade to Black (1980)

Posted on December 27, 2019March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1984 80s Comedy Horror VHS Gold

Jingle Hell Rock: How Gremlins Almost Ruined Christmas

Posted on December 20, 2019March 2, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief7

2003 Freddy Krueger Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Don’t Call Me Bitch! Freddy vs Jason: A Battle for the Ages

Posted on December 13, 2019March 2, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1991 90s Comedy Drama Romance VHS Gold

Hero to Zero: Cool As Ice & the Corporate Rap Experiment

Posted on December 5, 2019March 2, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1987 Comedy VHS Gold

The Unhappy Wanderer: Planes, Trains & Automobiles & the True Spirit of Thanksgiving

Posted on November 26, 2019March 2, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1987 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Blood Rage (1987)

Posted on November 25, 2019March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

Horror VHS Gold VHS Reboots

Ugly Doll? Child’s Play & Chucky’s 21st Century Incarnation

Posted on November 18, 2019March 2, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1986 80s Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

Hear Them Scream: Aliens & the Rise of the Xenomorph

Posted on November 11, 2019March 2, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1992 90s Action Drama VHS Gold Western

In It For the Munny: Unforgiven’s Long & Regretful Road

Posted on November 7, 2019March 4, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1984 80s Freddy Krueger Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Never Sleep Again: How A Nightmare On Elm Street Redefined the Slasher

Posted on November 1, 2019November 16, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

60s 70s 80s 90s Features Horror

Hell Hath No Fury: VHS Revival’s Bumper Halloween Quiz

Posted on October 29, 2019September 20, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief18

1987 80s Horror VHS Gold

Pleasure & Pain: The Divine Suffering of Clive Barker’s Hellraiser

Posted on October 24, 2019April 21, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief6

1987 80s Cult VHS Horror

Creepshow 2 (1987)

Posted on October 18, 2019March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief8

1990 90s Crime Drama Gangster VHS Gold

Crime’s Whirlwind Romance: How Goodfellas Redefined the Gangster Genre

Posted on September 26, 2019March 2, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1983 80s Action Adventure James Bond Roger Moore Thriller

Never Say Never Again: Roger Moore Returns in Octopussy

Posted on September 5, 2019June 6, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1991 90s Adventure Comedy Cult VHS Horror

The People Under the Stairs (1991)

Posted on August 28, 2019March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1981 80s Horror VHS Gold Video Nasties

See No Evil: Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead

Posted on August 22, 2019April 15, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

1985 80s Box Office Features Retro Movie Rewind This Month In . . .

This Month In… August (1985)

Posted on August 6, 2019March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

80s 90s Features Horror Jason Voorhees Slasher

His Name Was Jason: Friday the 13th’s Most Memorable Kills

Posted on August 2, 2019October 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief11

1976 70s Drama VHS Gold

The Great White Hope: Race, Poverty & the Power of Love in John G. Avildsen’s Rocky

Posted on July 18, 2019March 2, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1988 80s Box Office Features Retro Movie Rewind This Month In . . .

This Month In… July (1988)

Posted on July 6, 2019March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1979 70s Action Adventure James Bond Roger Moore Sci-fi Thriller VHS Gold

To Boldly Go Where No Bond Has Been Before: Moonraker’s Celestial Madness

Posted on June 25, 2019June 26, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1990 90s Box Office Features Retro Movie Rewind This Month In . . .

This Month In… June (1990)

Posted on June 2, 2019March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1984 80s Action Comedy VHS Gold

Turning up the Heat: Beverly Hills Cop and & the Rise of the Black Action Star

Posted on May 20, 2019March 2, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

80s Comedy Horror VHS Gold

Wanna Play? Child’s Play & Horror’s Tailor-Made Antihero

Posted on April 26, 2019May 20, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1976 70s Action Crime Thriller VHS Gold

Racial Equality & Blood Brotherhood: John Carpenter’s Assault On Precinct 13

Posted on April 23, 2019March 2, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1994 90s Crime Gangster Thriller VHS Gold

Jack Rabbit Slims & Captain Kangaroo: The Cultural Impact of Pulp Fiction

Posted on April 18, 2019April 11, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

80s Action Features

No Chance! Commando II: The Lost Screenplay

Posted on April 4, 2019March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1981 80s Action Adventure James Bond Roger Moore Thriller VHS Gold

For Your Eyes Only: James Bond & The Darker Side of Moore

Posted on March 26, 2019March 6, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief1

1971 70s Crime Drama Sci-fi VHS Gold

Fear and Self-Loathing: A Clockwork Orange & Questions of Morality

Posted on March 14, 2019March 2, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1994 90s Freddy Krueger Horror Slasher VHS Gold

He’s Coming For You: New Nightmare’s Meta Experiment

Posted on March 7, 2019April 23, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief6

1998 90s Action Comedy Crime Thriller VHS Gold

The Art of Formula: Lethal Weapon 4’s Not-So-Guilty Pleasures

Posted on March 1, 2019May 11, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1992 90s Action Comedy Crime Thriller VHS Gold

Beyond Perfection: Lethal Weapon 3 & the Perils of Late Retirement

Posted on February 27, 2019May 11, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

The Power and the Glory: The Best of 80s Movie Soundtracks

Posted on February 14, 2019March 27, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

1986 80s Action Horror Thriller VHS Gold

One For the Road: The Hitcher & Horror’s Lost Highway

Posted on February 7, 2019March 2, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

80s Features Sci-fi

Greatest Movie Posters of the 80s: Sci-Fi Edition

Posted on January 31, 2019March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

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, 2019March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

80s 90s Features Horror Jason Voorhees Slasher

The Greatest Escape: Ranking Friday the 13th’s Final Girls

Posted on January 14, 2019March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1985 80s Action Crime Drama VHS Gold

Feeling Unlucky, Punk? Charles Bronson’s Death Wish 3

Posted on January 1, 2019March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1985 80s Drama Fantasy Sci-fi VHS Gold

Is this the Future? Brazil’s Speculative Dimensions

Posted on December 28, 2018March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1982 80s Action Drama Thriller VHS Gold

A War You Won’t Believe: First Blood & the Commercial Warrior

Posted on November 16, 2018April 19, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1981 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

The Burning (1981)

Posted on November 10, 2018April 19, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1986 80s Action Crime Thriller VHS Gold

Bloodstained Nostalgia: Cobra’s Neon Seduction

Posted on November 5, 2018March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

Horror Slasher VHS Reboots

To Hell & Back: Rob Zombie’s Halloween

Posted on October 24, 2018August 14, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1979 70s Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

Battle of the Bitches: Gender & Duality in Ridley Scott’s Alien

Posted on October 10, 2018March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1985 80s Adventure Comedy VHS Gold

An 80s Treasure: The Goonies & the True Price of Freedom

Posted on September 26, 2018June 7, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1986 80s Action Drama Martial Arts VHS Gold

Great Expectations: The Karate Kid Part II & the Demise of the Underdog

Posted on September 17, 2018March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

80s 90s Features

Biceps for Your Buck: The Movies of Hulk Hogan

Posted on September 8, 2018March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

80s Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

I’d Buy that for a Dollar: Robocop vs the American Dream

Posted on July 23, 2018July 17, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1981 80s Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

A Rebel’s Lens: John Carpenter’s Escape From New York

Posted on July 11, 2018April 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1985 80s Action Drama Sports VHS Gold

Burning Hearts & Iron Curtains: Rocky IV & Cold War Propaganda

Posted on July 10, 2018February 13, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1980 80s Action Crime Cult VHS Exploitation Thriller

The Exterminator (1980)

Posted on July 9, 2018March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

80s 90s Features Horror Jason Voorhees Slasher

The Best of Times the Worst of Times: Ranking the Original Friday the 13th Series

Posted on June 28, 2018January 16, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief11

1986 80s Drama Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

Deadly Friend: Krueger & the Near-Demise of Wes Craven

Posted on June 5, 2018March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief5

1989 80s Cult VHS Horror

Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes (1989)

Posted on May 29, 2018May 12, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

Action Adventure Sci-fi Superhero VHS Gold

Masters of the Universe: Cannon Films & the Fall of Grayskull

Posted on April 25, 2018April 20, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

80s Comedy Cult VHS Horror Sci-fi

Chopping Mall (1986)

Posted on March 26, 2018April 13, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief6

80s Features Horror

Best of Horror Movie Box Art: 80s Edition

Posted on February 10, 2018November 16, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1995 90s Action Comedy Crime Thriller VHS Gold

Same Shit New Rules: Die Hard: With A Vengeance

Posted on January 31, 2018March 27, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1984 80s Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Killing Kris Kringle: Silent Night, Deadly Night & Censorship Hysteria

Posted on December 20, 2017March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1988 80s Comedy VHS Gold

The Proud & the Pompous: Flying the Flag For A Fish Called Wanda

Posted on November 28, 2017March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1982 80s Action Drama Sci-fi VHS Gold

Conflict & Flames: Blade Runner’s Dazzling Depiction of a Posthuman World

Posted on September 29, 2017March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1989 80s Action Cult VHS Martial Arts Thriller

Road House (1989)

Posted on September 13, 2017March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1973 70s Action Adventure James Bond Roger Moore Thriller VHS Gold

Blofeld to Blaxploitation: Live and Let Die & the Emergence of Moore

Posted on May 26, 2017March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief1

1985 80s Comedy Sci-fi VHS Gold

Tossing Off To Anything: The Wild Adolescence of Weird Science

Posted on February 17, 2017March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1989 80s Cult VHS Horror

The Immortalizer (1989)

Posted on January 31, 2017July 15, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1985 80s Action Adventure James Bond Roger Moore Thriller VHS Gold

Diamonds Aren’t Forever: Roger Moore’s A View to a Kill

Posted on January 9, 2017March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief10

1986 80s Adventure Comedy Drama VHS Gold

Cherry-Flavoured Pez: Stand By Me & the Edge of Innocence

Posted on December 23, 2016August 25, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1985 80s Comedy Cult VHS Horror Sci-fi

The Stuff (1985)

Posted on December 15, 2016March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

80s Features Horror

Greatest Movie Posters of the 80s: Horror Edition

Posted on November 30, 2016October 11, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief10

1986 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Neon Maniacs (1986)

Posted on November 29, 2016March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1988 80s Action Crime Thriller VHS Gold

Welcome to the Party Pal: Die Hard is 40 Stories of Sheer Adventure

Posted on November 24, 2016March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1987 80s B-Movies Cult Horror Movies Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Killer Workout aka Aerobicide (1987)

Posted on November 18, 2016April 16, 2026 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0