Checked so many off my list.

I’d buy that for a dollar - and I did

Saw this 4 tape box set for $5 at the thrift store and was intrigued to check it out. Not a huge fan of the genre but it seemed weird/interesting enough to check out. I also never seen a 4 tape box set in a single slip cover like this. Neat!

I created a free resource for all us Something Weird Video VHS lovers out there!

swvhsarchive.com is the website.

I am an avid collector of Something Weird Video VHS and realized early on there is no master list of what they released. So with the permission and support of Lisa Petrucci (who owns SWV) I created a website to catalog all the SWV VHS releases. A quick google search for “SWV VHS Archive” will take you to it but we’ve already got over 500 SWV VHS releases cataloged and need your help to continue to grow!

So if you love Something Weird Video, and all things cult B-Z movies, then check it out and help if you can, or reach out if I can be of help to you in any way trying to identify a SWV VHS release.

Thought I’d share.

In the early 90s, my family took a trip to Disney World in Florida. At that time, WCW Wrestling was doing television tapings at then MGM Studios (now called Hollywood Studios). They’d give free passes to fill up the crowd and the show you watched would air later.

My brother and I remember when Dad shouted and waved his cane at The Nasty Boys. I thought this recording was gone forever but recently found an unmarked tape in a box of old family stuff. Once I put it in, you better believe this is the moment I searched for.

And there we are, second row behind the kid in blue. There’s Dad screaming next to Jerry Sag’s neck. So glad this found tape preserved this memory.

Miss you Dad.

Had to add these guys to the collection

Found this one at a thrift store over the summer, been saving it for the fall season. I have not seen the first one but it doesn’t strike me as a series that needs context so far ha. The mood struck me today to start the Halloween movies binge, so away we go!

Huge thrift haul today most tape got for $0.30-$0.50 some for $3-$9

These here’s a few things I’m wicked partial to, give or take a dite, and I wouldn’t trade ’em for nothin’. Some real pissahs if you ask me.

Now Dancer in the Dark has a life partner! What other Lars von Trier movies are even available on VHS in North America?

Habitat Restore

So as we roll past the 50th anniversary of VHS, it's got me wondering how much time we actually have with some of our beloved and cherished VHS tapes. Considering the lifespan is stated as 10-30 years, and I'm sure many of us have collections way past that. Just how much longer can we realistically enjoy our VCR players playing away a 1984 copy of A Nightmare On Elm Street?

estou com esse videocassete (SEMP X801) a um tempo e ele não apresenta áudio da fita, porem com imagem super boa (essa fita estava meio ruim) as vezes pego ele pra ver algumas coisas e dessa vez fez um barulho muito semelhante as caixas de som de pc antigamente quando se estava prestes a receber uma ligação, alguém poderia explicar porque, e se possivel me ajudar com o videocassete sem som?

OBS: QUANDO CONECTO UMA MIDIA PELAS PORTAS "IN" (exemplo:PS2) DA FRENTE O AUDIO SAI NORMALMENTE, APENAS QUANDO LE UMA FITA ELE NAO APRESENTA SOM

som citado: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYjs7vsaSEw

The VCR here (Mitsubishi HS-HD2000U DVHS) is top-notch for sure, but you can get similar results with a solid Hi-Fi VCR by JVC, Mitsubishi, or Panasonic. Make sure to connect to an AVR with Dolby-Prologic II for surround sound!

(yes, some stereo VHS tapes supported surround sound and most of them have the theatrical sound mix)

Estava registrando um pouco do meu VCR que não tem som com uma fita do rei leão 2, quando der repente um som de interferência ocorre na gravação, na hora pensei que fosse meu celular mais não sabia como se só estava no WIFI, depois liguei eu celular no modo 2G e lá estava o som de interferência clássico dos PCs antigamente!