VHS Revival: A Retro Movie Magazine

Author: Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief

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

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, 2025 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, 2020March 1, 2025 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, 2020March 1, 2025 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 1, 2025 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, 2020March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

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

This Month In… March (1990)

Posted on March 10, 2020March 3, 2025 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, 2020March 1, 2025 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, 2020March 10, 2025 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, 2019March 2, 2025 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, 2019March 2, 2025 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 3, 2025 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, 2018March 3, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1981 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

The Burning (1981)

Posted on November 10, 2018May 8, 2025 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, 2018March 3, 2025 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, 2018October 5, 2025 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, 2018March 3, 2025 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