VHS Forever

Collecting Culture

Hold It or Fold It: The Collector's Guide to Letting Go of Your VHS Library

Every serious VHS collector eventually faces the same gut-punch moment: the shelves are full, the garage is full, and someone (probably your partner) is asking hard questions. Figuring out which tapes stay and which ones go is part art, part science, and a whole lot of emotional reckoning. Here's how to think it through without losing your mind — or your most valuable finds.

Jul 12, 2026

Preservation Guide

Tape's Running Out: Your No-Nonsense Guide to Saving Family Videos Before They Disappear

Those dusty VHS tapes stacked in your closet are quietly dying — and most people have no idea. Here's everything you need to know about converting your family's home videos to digital before the magnetic magic fades for good.

Jul 11, 2026

Industry & Preservation

The Vault Reopens: Why Hollywood Is Going Back to VHS to Find Films It Left Behind

For decades, hundreds of films existed only on VHS — passed over when DVD arrived, forgotten when streaming launched. Now, studios and independent archivists are quietly raiding those tape libraries, and what they're finding is reshaping how we think about film history.

Jul 11, 2026

Collecting Culture

Painted in Panic and Genius: The Wild Visual World of VHS Cover Art

Before algorithms curated your watchlist, a painted monster or a neon-drenched hero on a cardboard sleeve was the only thing standing between a movie and total obscurity. VHS box art was a scrappy, brilliant, and completely underappreciated art form — and collectors are finally giving it its due.

Jul 11, 2026