VHS Revival: A Retro Movie Magazine

Category: 80s

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

This Month In… July (1989)

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

80s Features Horror

The Greatest Horror Movies from Each Year of the 1980s

Posted on October 1, 2025November 24, 2025 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

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

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Playing Dirty… It’s Just Been Revoked: The Fascinating Story of Lethal Weapon 2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, 2024March 1, 2025 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

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

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, 2023March 1, 2025 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, 2023November 26, 2025 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

1985 80s Action Cult VHS Martial Arts

American Ninja (1985)

Posted on March 25, 2023March 1, 2025 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

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

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

70s 80s 90s Features Horror

Laurie without Michael: The Final Girl Finishing School

Posted on October 12, 2022March 3, 2025 by Rob Kotecki0

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, 2022March 1, 2025 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

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

1989 80s Crime Thriller VHS Gold

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

Posted on March 15, 2022March 1, 2025 by Rob Kotecki0

1987 80s Freddy Krueger Horror Slasher VHS Gold

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

Posted on February 26, 2022March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1983 80s Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Sleepaway Camp (1983)

Posted on November 25, 2021March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief8

1989 80s Cult VHS Horror

Beyond the Door III aka Amok Train (1989)

Posted on October 12, 2021March 1, 2025 by chris chaka1

1987 80s Adventure Comedy VHS Gold

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

Posted on October 6, 2021March 1, 2025 by markanthonyayling1

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

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

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

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, 2021March 1, 2025 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, 2021March 1, 2025 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

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

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

1987 80s Action VHS Gold Western

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

Posted on January 3, 2021March 1, 2025 by Rob Kotecki0

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

1989 80s Action Cult VHS

Danger USA aka Mind Trap (1989)

Posted on November 30, 2020March 1, 2025 by chris chaka2

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

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

1989 80s Action Comedy VHS Gold

A 24-Inch Dookie: No Holds Barred

Posted on September 17, 2020March 5, 2025 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 Adventure Comedy Fantasy VHS Gold

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

Posted on August 21, 2020March 1, 2025 by markanthonyayling2

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

80s Drama Features

Bastards & Bombshells: Hollywood’s Fling with the Fourth Estate

Posted on August 7, 2020March 3, 2025 by Rob Kotecki0

1980 80s Adventure Fantasy Sci-fi VHS Gold

Flash Gordon: The Space Opera Classic That Could Have Been

Posted on July 31, 2020March 1, 2025 by Richard Brownell0

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

80s 90s Action Features Martial Arts

Andrew Davis: The Action Star Sensei

Posted on July 20, 2020March 3, 2025 by Rob Kotecki1

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

1988 80s Action Crime VHS Gold

You’re Out of Bullets: Dirty Harry Calls it a Day with The Dead Pool

Posted on July 7, 2020March 1, 2025 by Richard Brownell0

1983 80s Action Crime VHS Gold

You’re an Endangered Species, Callahan: Dirty Harry Returns in Sudden Impact

Posted on June 9, 2020March 1, 2025 by Richard Brownell0

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

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

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

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