VHS tapes are a horror trope now.
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I read a collection of comics from the 1950s. There were stories about Hannibal, Julius Ceasar, Emperor Claudius, and other historical figures. The issue with Civil War stories covered topics like the Emancipation Proclamation. Today we don’t put anything in kids’ media that can’t be sold.
EC titles like ‘Valor,’ and ‘Frontline Combat.’
It’s unfortunate too, because history has a lot of stories that would make for great media. But it seems there is a war on history these days. At least recent history.
Kids today know what a floppy disk looks like, but not what one is. They only know it as a “save” icon in games and apps.
And the phone call icon being a landline
And the email icon being an envelope
Not rewinding was a horror trope then.
Have you ever asked any kids if they know what a VHS tape is?
None of these horror games show players the true terror of VHS: the soul-rending sound of the VCR eating another tape. That cost $15-30 in 90s money!
I tend to be nostalgic for the tech of my childhood. VHS is an exception. It always was horrid.
(Yes, I know you’re referring to it’s use in horror films.)
I think you underestimate how many frugal families still own large VHS movie collections, and use their VHS players to watch them
Frugal families sold their tapes, sold their VCRs, and sought their fortunes on the high seas.
In 2024, that’s actually a giga chad move that hurts the corpos feels.
These people is like the seed reason why they are working OT to kill physical media. Now they are coming for consoles…
If you support the slop, buy a physical copy otherwise arrr
If they don’t sell it, that’s a service issue and rather disrespectful to media enjoyers IMHO
i have the tapes, lots of tapes. all recorded off of tv. vcr quit working years ago, though. but i do have another at the office. used like three times in the last 15 years to digitize old home movies for someone.