VHS Revival: A Retro Movie Magazine

Author: Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief

Science Fiction Writer, Horror Enthusiast, Scourge of Plutocracy, Creator of vhsrevival.com

1986 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

April Fool’s Day (1986)

Posted on July 9, 2019August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief5

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

This Month In… July (1988)

Posted on July 6, 2019August 26, 2021 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, 2019August 26, 2021 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, 2019August 26, 2021 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, 2019August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1981 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

The Prowler (1981)

Posted on May 1, 2019August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief6

80s Comedy Horror VHS Gold

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

Posted on April 26, 2019August 26, 2021 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, 2019September 14, 2021 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, 2019August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

80s Action Features

No Chance! Commando II: The Lost Screenplay

Posted on April 4, 2019August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

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

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

Posted on March 26, 2019August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief1

1997 90s Action Classic VHS Thriller

Breakdown (1997)

Posted on March 21, 2019August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief5

1971 70s Crime Drama Sci-fi VHS Gold

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

Posted on March 14, 2019August 26, 2021 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, 2019August 26, 2021 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, 2019August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1992 90s Action Comedy Crime Thriller VHS Gold

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

Posted on February 27, 2019August 29, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

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

Posted on February 14, 2019August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

1986 80s Action Horror Thriller VHS Gold

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

Posted on February 7, 2019August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

80s Features Sci-fi

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

Posted on January 31, 2019August 26, 2021 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, 2019August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

80s 90s Features Horror Slasher

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

Posted on January 14, 2019August 29, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

1985 80s Action Crime Drama VHS Gold

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

Posted on January 1, 2019August 26, 2021 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, 2018August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1990 90s Adventure Comedy Features

Thirsty For More? Home Alone and the Curse of the Child Star

Posted on December 21, 2018August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1982 80s Action Drama Thriller VHS Gold

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

Posted on November 16, 2018August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1981 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

The Burning (1981)

Posted on November 10, 2018August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1986 80s Action Crime Thriller VHS Gold

Bloodstained Nostalgia: Cobra’s Neon Seduction

Posted on November 5, 2018August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

Horror Slasher VHS Reboots

To Hell and Back: Rob Zombie’s Halloween

Posted on October 24, 2018September 1, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1979 70s Features Horror Sci-fi

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

Posted on October 10, 2018August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

2002 Classic VHS Horror Slasher

Halloween Resurrection (2002)

Posted on October 5, 2018August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1985 80s Adventure Comedy VHS Gold

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

Posted on September 26, 2018August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1986 80s Action Drama Martial Arts VHS Gold

Great Expectations: Daniel Larusso & the Demise of the Underdog

Posted on September 17, 2018August 27, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

80s 90s Features

Biceps for Your Buck: The Movies of Hulk Hogan

Posted on September 8, 2018August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1983 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Sleepaway Camp (1983)

Posted on August 15, 2018August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief1

80s Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

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

Posted on July 23, 2018September 14, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1981 80s Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

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

Posted on July 11, 2018August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1985 80s Action Drama Sports VHS Gold

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

Posted on July 10, 2018August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1980 80s Action Crime Cult VHS Exploitation Thriller

The Exterminator (1980)

Posted on July 9, 2018August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

80s 90s Features Horror Slasher

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

Posted on June 28, 2018August 29, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief11

1990 90s Comedy Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Child’s Play 2 (1990)

Posted on June 17, 2018August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1986 80s Drama Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

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

Posted on June 5, 2018August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief5

1989 80s Classic VHS Horror

Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes (1989)

Posted on May 29, 2018August 28, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

70s 80s Action Adventure Features James Bond Thriller

Say Never Again: The Story of Dalton’s Third Bond Outing

Posted on May 4, 2018August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief10

1987 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Slumber Party Massacre II (1987)

Posted on April 23, 2018August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

60s 70s 80s Features Horror Slasher

Scream and Scream Again: A Brief History of Video Nasties

Posted on April 6, 2018August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

80s Comedy Cult VHS Horror Sci-fi

Chopping Mall (1986)

Posted on March 26, 2018September 3, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief6

1981 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

The House by the Cemetery (1981)

Posted on February 26, 2018August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

80s Features Horror

Best of Horror Movie Box Art: 80s Edition

Posted on February 10, 2018August 26, 2021 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, 2018August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1984 80s Horror Slasher VHS Gold

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

Posted on December 20, 2017September 16, 2021 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, 2017August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

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

This Month In… November (1987)

Posted on November 2, 2017August 26, 2021 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, 2017August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1989 80s Action Classic VHS Martial Arts Thriller

Road House (1989)

Posted on September 13, 2017August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1984 80s Horror Jason Voorhees Slasher VHS Gold

Just The Beginning: The Cold Reality of The Final Chapter

Posted on August 23, 2017August 29, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

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

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

Posted on May 26, 2017August 26, 2021 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, 2017August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1989 80s Cult VHS Horror

The Immortalizer (1989)

Posted on January 31, 2017August 26, 2021 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, 2017August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief10

1989 80s Action Classic VHS Drama Martial Arts

The Karate Kid Part III (1989)

Posted on December 30, 2016August 27, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1986 80s Adventure Comedy Drama VHS Gold

Cherry-Flavoured Pez: Stand By Me and the End of Innocence

Posted on December 23, 2016August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1985 80s Comedy Cult VHS Horror Sci-fi

The Stuff (1985)

Posted on December 15, 2016August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

80s Features Horror

Greatest Movie Posters of the 80s: Horror Edition

Posted on November 30, 2016August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief10

1986 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Neon Maniacs (1986)

Posted on November 29, 2016August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

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, 2016August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1981 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

X-ray aka Hospital Massacre (1981)

Posted on November 17, 2016August 26, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0