A Retro Podcast, Blog, and Newsletter.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 2132 | Founded | 6 years ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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VCR Horrors and the Fear of Home Video
In 1987, the ABC news program 20/20 was trying to warn parents about the growing popularity of violent horror movies among kids. Having worked in a video store at the time, I can personally vouch for their popularity at the time. The report...
Retroist Dark Shadows Podcast
I had seen bits and pieces of Dark Shadows when I was growing up, but didn’t take it seriously. Probably because it confused me. It looked and sounded like a soap opera, which wasn’t my thing, but its theme and tone was spooky. In my teens...
Retroist Tales from the Crypt Podcast
Listen now (32 mins) | Dark humor and horror at its finest.
Before it was an HBO television series, Tales from the Crypt was a comic book series and a movie. The series was a dark comedy that was a staple of the network for years. It attra...
Infaceables
Lately I have been thinking about all the small toy lines that crossed my path in the eighties that I didn’t have the money to collect. The Infaceables are a perfect example of one such line. Transforming toys were all the rage in the mid e...
Retroist Fade to Black Podcast
I was surprised the first time I watched Fade to Black. It was on cable TV and I hadn’t heart of it before seeing it. I was thrilled, thinking I had found some gem and couldn’t wait to get to the video store I worked at. My co-worker was un...
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I host the Retroist Podcast and write the Retroist, which focuses on nostalgia. I like slightly old stuff. I have typo problems
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