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Not a #Christmas #movie in the traditional sense, #RobReiner's viciously ironic #StephenKing adaptation #Misery, released #OTD, still makes my annual list

Here's a deep dive into one of the greatest #horror #movies of the #90s 👇

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A Cock-A-Doodie Nightmare: Misery & the Reign of Annie Wilkes
Not only is Misery one of the most underrated and beautifully realised Stephen King adaptations, it’s one of the most devoutly loyal, Rob Reiner’s deliciously macabre nightmare playing …
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November 30, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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A hot contender for the king of bad action #movies #SamuraiCop hit rental stores #OTD in 1991

Here's a deep dive into a truly batshit #martialarts, buddy cop hodgepodge. 👇

#badmovies #80s #90s #80smovies #90smovies

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Samurai Cop (1991)
Samurai Cop is the movie Loaded Weapon 1 should have been. It’s so gloriously bad spoof writers must have been fearing for their jobs, or at the very least taking notes. As we can surmise fro…
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November 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Not a #Christmas #movie in the traditional sense, #RobReiner's viciously ironic #StephenKing adaptation #Misery, released #OTD, still makes my annual list

Here's a deep dive into one of the greatest #horror #movies of the #90s 👇

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A Cock-A-Doodie Nightmare: Misery & the Reign of Annie Wilkes
Not only is Misery one of the most underrated and beautifully realised Stephen King adaptations, it’s one of the most devoutly loyal, Rob Reiner’s deliciously macabre nightmare playing …
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November 30, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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July '89 was a huge month for #blockbuster franchises, while others went out with a whimper

In a brand new article, @VHSRevival brings you all the #retro #movie news from a fully loaded summer season 👇

#movies #80s #80smovies #boxoffice #JamesBond

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This Month In… July (1989)
A New Age Bond, Blockbuster Action Sequels & the Death of Paramount-era Jason… VHS Revival Brings You All the Retro Movie News From July 1989
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November 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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As the #movie's 65th annivery approaches, @VHSRevival remembers #AlfredHitchcock's masterpiece #Psycho, which would round off a transformative year for the #horror genre

It's amazing just how well this #film holds up after more than half a century 👇

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We All Go A Little Crazy Sometimes: How Psycho Defied Hollywood to Become Horror’s Enduring Linchpin
Psycho never ceases to amaze me. It amazed me when I first saw it back in the late 90s as a reluctant teenager — the kind who treated black and white cinema with the grave suspicion of a hypochondr…
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November 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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#Hitchcock’s hugely influential masterpiece #Psycho, part of a generational shift in #horror, remains a timeless, breathless classic with very few peers

Here's a deep dive into arguably the most famous of the late 20th century 👇

#movies #60s

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We All Go A Little Crazy Sometimes: How Psycho Defied Hollywood to Become Horror’s Enduring Linchpin
Psycho never ceases to amaze me. It amazed me when I first saw it back in the late 90s as a reluctant teenager — the kind who treated black and white cinema with the grave suspicion of a hypochondr…
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November 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Mike Marvin’s neon nightmare, #TheWraith, released #OTD, is an #80s fever dream with a soundtrack to die for

@VHSRevival gets to the bottom of an entertaining, if somewhat confusing #scifi romp starring a young #CharlieSheen 👇

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Who, Where & What? The Mysterious Allure of The Wraith
High concept sci-fi, supernatural fantasy, violent vigilante flick, maudlin teen drama, MTV-styled chase movie? Despite its hugely derivative nature, it’s hard to pinpoint exactly what 80s cu…
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November 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Hyperbolic franchise sequel #RockyIV premiered #OTD, reflecting Stallone's real-life descent into egomania

@VHSRevival goes twelve rounds with the iconic #80s, MTV-styled propaganda vehicle 👇

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Burning Hearts & Iron Curtains: Rocky IV & Cold War Propaganda
The appeal of Rocky Balboa is his relatable status as a flawed everyman. In 1976, director John G. Avildsen gave us the perfect underdog story. Backed by an Oscar-nominated screenplay by Stallone h…
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November 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Indie phenomenom #Rocky premiered in NYC #OTD

Inspired by the real-life story of Chuck Wepner, the #moviebwoukd forge a multibillion-dollar franchise, but it's beginnings were humble both on and offscreen

Here's a deep dive into an underdog classic 👇

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The Great White Hope: Race, Poverty & the Power of Love in John G. Avildsen’s Rocky
The first thing that struck me while re-watching Rocky this past week was how authentic it all seemed. After all, the movie’s concept is essentially fantasy, a rags to riches tale that sees S…
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November 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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From the director who brought us the ludicrous ANOES 5, #Predator 2, premiering #OTD, was not so well recieved, but it's actually a damn fine action sequel

#StevenSeagal initially wanted the role, but that did not end well

Here's a deep dive 👇

#horror #scifi

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Hot in the City: Predator 2 is a Sequel Worth Revisiting
The action sci-fi genre was epitomised by three movies during the 1980s, each featuring iconic characters who would spawn sequels, prequels, trilogies, quadrilogies and whole cinematic universes. Y…
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November 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Problematic golden age #slasher #SleepawayCamp was released #OTD, delivering a gobsmackingly left-field twist that set the #movie apart as the genre reached oversaturation

"Angela?!"

You better believe it

Here's a look back 👇

#horror #80s #80smovies

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Sleepaway Camp (1983)
There have been many unexpected twists in the slasher canon; in fact, a shock reveal is pretty much a prerequisite for a sub-genre that relies so heavily on jump scares and gross-out shock factor. …
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November 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Luc Besson's stunningly effective action #thriller #Leon was released #OTD

A stunning turn from a young #NataliePortman only bolstered the #movie's blistering theatrical cut, though the director's cut made for some uncomfortable viewing

Here's why 👇

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For Mathilda: The Problematic Pleasures of Leon: The Professional
Of all the films to come out of the hip, dysfunctional 90s, few were as enigmatic or thematically polarising as Luc Besson’s US debut Leon: The Professional, a film that treads a tenuous line…
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November 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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#80s #horror classic #ANightmareOnElmStreet
Was released #OTD

#WesCraven’s dream concept was a real wake-up call for the #slasher genre, introducing us to the incomparable #FreddyKrueger

Here's a look at a #movie that was much darker than its sequels 👇

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Never Sleep Again: How A Nightmare On Elm Street Redefined the Slasher
From the moment Charles Bernstein’s seething synthesizer sinks to the pit of your stomach, you know you’re in for something special. What we see onscreen is different somehow. It is dan…
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November 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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The 1987 version of #TheRunningMan was released #OTD

The #movie strayed heavily from #StephenKing's novel but proved the perfect action vehicle for its marquee star, embracing the pro wrestling #80s with cute, unfiltered satire & a first class villain 👇

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Only in a Re-Run: How The Running Man’s Cartoon Dystopia Continues to Grow in Relevance
The Running Man proved something of a stutter step in Schwarzenegger’s relentless quest to usurp Stallone as Hollywood’s number one action star, the irony being that the sci-fi genre wa…
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November 13, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Amy Holden Jones turned down the chance to edit #StevenSpielberg’s E.T. to direct her debut #movie, #TheSlumberPartyMassacre, released #OTD

Here's a look at a self-aware, golden age #slasher that proved a comedic cut above 👇

#horror #80s #80smovies

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Kill the Girl: The Slumber Party Massacre’s Feminist Flirtations
The Slumber Party Massacre. It’s a title that leaps out at horror fans, particularly those with a taste for stalk and slash depravity. Straight out of the Tobe Hooper playbook, it screams exp…
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November 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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#BrianDePalma's introspective crime thriller #CarlitosWay, released #OTD, is one of the most underrated #movies in existence

If you haven't seen it in a while, revisit it immediately. If you're too young to have even heard of it, prepare to be dazzled 👇

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You’re in Trouble, Baby: Carlito’s Way is the De Palma Masterpiece We Rarely Hear About
It’s rare to see Al Pacino upstaged in any movie, and his performance as a Puerto Rican ex-con attempting to go straight is typically inspired, a controlled blend of both the fiery and unders…
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November 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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#Christmas favourite #HomeAlone premiered #OTD. Catapulting flesh Bart Simpson McCauley Culkin to superstardom, the #movie was a mega phenomenon, breaking all kinds of records & becoming a yuletide tradition for decades to come

Here's the story 👇

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Keep the Change, You Filthy Animal: How Home Alone Became a Festive Record Breaker
John Hughes will never win any awards for pure artistry, but with Home Alone he achieves something much rarer. There are films we can discuss on a more cerebral level, films that possess the kind o…
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November 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Not as balls out chaotic as 3, but #DeathWish 4 might be my favourite of the series for sheer silliness. Highlights include pathetic stunt dummies, a bomb disguised as a wine bottle & a gobsmackingly OTT final kill

They don't make them like this anymore 👇

#movies

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Just Give Me a Reason: Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
You rarely see tough guys having nightmares in the paper-thin realms of low-budget action cinema, but if anyone deserves to suffer from them it’s Charles Bronson’s ruthless vigilante Pa…
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November 6, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Something of a bad apple in the series, #FreddysRevenge, released #OTD, struggles to stay true to its internal logic, but thanks to an interesting final boy, some wicked SFX & a darker than sin Freddy, it's still worth a look 👇

#horror #FreddyKrueger

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Dream Lover: The Incomparable Freddy’s Revenge
Freddy’s Revenge. Anyone familiar with the A Nightmare on Elm Street series will surely recognise Jack Sholder’s 1985 sequel as something of an outlier, a film that seems to divide opin…
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November 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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#Horror sequel #Halloween II, released #OTD, was labelled "an abomination" by a reluctant #JohnCarpenter, who saw the original as a one-shot deal

Here's a look at a #movie that probably wasn't necessary & its ramifications on the franchise at large 👇

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When Enough is Enough: Halloween II & the Curse of the Horror Sequel
When is enough enough? In an era of reboots, prequels and expanding cinematic universes, it seems the answer is never. Horror sequels have been around in some capacity for as long as the genre has …
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October 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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#JohnCarpenter's hugely successful seasonal #horror staple #Halloween was released #OTD

The #movie's savvy marketing & iconic villain led to a glut of 2nd rate imitators, but make no mistake about it, this one is a bona fide masterpiece 👇

#michaelmyers

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Death Comes To Your Town: The Suburban Horrors of John Carpenter’s Halloween
John Carpenter’s Halloween was guilty of a great many crimes. So successful was the filmmaker’s low-budget revelation that it spawned an entire decade of sleazy, half-baked imitators, m…
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October 25, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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If you're looking for an underseen gem this #Halloween, check out the relentlessly tense & elusive Australian #horror You'll Never Find Me

It's gold

#movies #Halloween2025
October 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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After a 7-year hiatus, the indomitable #MichaelMyers returned to Haddonfield in #Halloween IV: The Return of Michael Myers, released #OTD

The #slasher had evolved in the shape's absence, so how would he fare?

@VHSRevival investigates

#80s #horror

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The Late Pretender: Halloween 4; The Return of Michael Myers
The word Return has been used in the titles of countless sequels, but rarely has it been more meaningful than for 1988’s Halloween IV: The Return of Michael Myers. When you think of horror&#8…
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October 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Movies that don't age #1

#Rocky

John Avildsen's underdog story is raw, honest & massively influential

I'm watching it right now & the excitement never wanes. And that theme song... How it builds...

A bona fide classic.

#70smovies #70s #movies

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The Great White Hope: Race, Poverty & the Power of Love in John G. Avildsen’s Rocky
The first thing that struck me while re-watching Rocky this past week was how authentic it all seemed. After all, the movie’s concept is essentially fantasy, a rags to riches tale that sees S…
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October 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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For those who are looking to tap into the brilliance of #80s #horror this #Halloween, here's an article exploring the greatest from each year of the decade plus a selection of honourable mentions in what was a golden age for the genre

#movies #80smovies

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The Greatest Horror Movies from Each Year of the 1980s
It was the decade of the slasher, of the franchise killer, of a numbered sequel formula that gave us eight Friday the 13th movies in nine years. It was also the era of the horror reboot, of censor …
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October 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM