VHS HALL OF FAME- SLASHERS of the 1970's and 80's

VHS HALL OF FAME- A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET

     Who knows how many hours I spent in the 80's and 90's browsing the horror section of any local video store, and you know you did the same thing.

VHS HALL OF FAME- FRIDAY THE 13TH PARTS 1-4

         Call me crazy, but I miss VHS tapes.  There was just something, I don't know...comforting about that stack of video cassettes in your arms.  So I'm a nostalgia buff.  There are worse things to be, I suppose.

VHS HALL OF FAME- HALLOWEEN

     Friday nights were a religious experience for me as a teen.  It usually meant renting a handful of VHS tapes and ordering a pizza.  My local video store, Totally Tape, was hallowed grounds in my eyes.  Ran by a hippie couple in their late 40s, they had literally tons of horror movies- the biggest selection I've ever seen in one place.  Every title you could possible think of was crammed into that mondo horror section.  This is where I discovered many gems of horror that I still love to this day.  I'll never forget browsing all those wonderful VHS tapes on the shelves for days, and those faded but powerful images are forever burned into my brain.  Nostalgia is a great thing.

     "Halloween" made the biggest impact on me, so we'll start with the wonderfully retro VHS covers of the first three "Halloween" films.  I couldn't even tell you how many times I rented this movie growing up. This was a staple of many Friday night sleepovers.

     Usually if I had the original "Halloween" in my hands, the sequel was coming along for the ride.  I usually consider the first two films one big movie anyway.  It was a big deal to order 3 large pizzas and make this a double feature.  Yes.

        Good times.  Sometimes I wonder if it's possible to overdose on the 80s...