I’ve been renting videos since I was little. My mom would let me rent pretty much anything in the store, but when it came to watching it I had to close my eyes for any of the “no-no” scenes. That’s what my mom called them when I was a little kid and it still makes me laugh. I perused the aisles for hours and I had multiple video stores we would go to. When I lived in Pennsylvania there was a Pool/Spa store that had a video rental section in the back; I don’t remember the name of the actual spot. When we moved to Florida there was a couple mom & pop stores along with a Blockbuster all within walking distance from our house. When I would visit Ohio for the summer, there was a chain called Video Time that I would rent from every 2 or 3 days. That said, I spent a good amount of time walking the aisles and seeing plenty of cover art to embed into my memory. In this series I’ll share with you a ton of box art that I remember and grew old with.
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This is another one that seemed it was everywhere.
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This was HTF for many years and the clam was worth $$$
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I loved killer monkey/ape flicks as a kid.
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Probably the most popular on the list.
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aka Female Vampire (more popular title these days).
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This. Was. Everywhere.
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Remember seeing this one on the top shelf at Video Time.
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This one I saw constantly in the store but didn't see it until a couple years ago.
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That exploding head doe...
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I thought this was the best movie ever made when I was 10.
Part 1: http://www.thescreamcast.com/2017/02/15/vhs-cover-series-a-night-at-the-video-store/

Podcaster – Writer – Acquisitions and Special Features Production for @VinegarSyndrome.