“VHS collecting follows an arc that can be seen in other attempts to preserve items of wide cultural significance. Initially, vast popularity leads to mass circulation, followed by a general decline in interest, and then an upswing spearheaded by nostalgic adults who experienced the emergence of the trend in their formative years. This is often followed by academic interest, and marks the point where archivists, curators, and librarians start looking for new collections.”
Ter behoud voor het nageslacht heeft de prestigieuze Yale University Library onlangs een kleine drieduizend horror en exploitation VHS tapes opgenomen in haar archief. Waaronder pareltjes als Naughty Roommates, Sorority Babes in the Dance-a-Thon of Death, en What the Swedish Butler Saw.
Theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/08/saving-the-scream-queens/401141/
Een koffietafelboek kan er ook nog wel bij:
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/jul/10/vhs-video-cover-art-revival