VHS Memories and What Nostalgia Means to Me – Cinemassacre
Cinemassacre, this channel, is ultimately about nostalgia. Movies, games, retro topics, sometimes music. Everything I’ve loved in my early years, to the point of building little museums of nostalgia such as the Nerd room and the fake VHS “rental store”. But today I wanted to dive into different memories. VHS ones. Filming things off TV, my favorite VHS tapes, all that sort of stuff. It’s something I’ve been wanting to do for a while now.
This year, I’ll be making more videos like this, including movie reviews, gaming, various topics. For most of these, I will be going back to my traditional scripted format, where I write/organize what I’ll say, rather than doing it off-the-cuff like the podcast format. I feel I’m at my best this way. Unfortunately that means the podcast will not be continued. But Justin and Kieran will continue producing and editing. Justin will mostly be focused on Screenwave projects and Kieran is focused on his streaming channel.
You can see what those guys are up to here:
Justin’s links: http://justysilverman.com
Kieran’s stream: https://www.twitch.tv/kieeeeern
https://twitter.com/cinemassacre
For everything else Cinemassacre:
https://cinemassacre.com/
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@JamesNintendoNerd
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
This year, I’ll be making more videos like this, including movie reviews, gaming, various topics. For most of these, I will be going back to my traditional scripted format, where I write/organize what I’ll say, rather than doing it off-the-cuff like the podcast format. I feel I’m at my best this way. Unfortunately that means the podcast will not be continued. But Justin and Kieran will continue producing and editing. Justin will mostly be focused on Screenwave projects and Kieran is focused on his streaming channel.
@Riz2336
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
I really liked video stores, used to go to them back in the day and rent a DVD I thought looked cool and if I liked it I would make my own copy of it then return it. No video stores at all in town where I live these days, long gone now
@CrisisMoon7
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
Thank you James
@CrisisMoon7
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
2:57 Escape from L.A
@ericm3327
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
Man even just hearing that monster madness ad bring me back to such good times with movies on tv. Times we will never see again, it’s bittersweet but I’m glad I was alive for it.
@RBweb24
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
I thought he was going to say something about Columbia house. He must have never got 8 movies for penny like I did when I was kid
@Homer1e2
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
This takes me back not only to the time when I visited video stores, also to the time when I was a huge cinemassacre fan and every new video at the website was a like GOOD NEWS.
@whoismaxiee00
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
this takes me back to a childhood bond with me and my dad when I would come over and have pizza and junk food and we would record blank dvds and record episodes from on regular show and adventure time from 2011-2012 cartoon network.
@Retroactive_300
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
The quality of this video is insane, Nostalgia at it’s finest
@sheldonadams8343
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
16:36
@arishojaiee6483
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
Excellent episode.
@BretHart-w7h
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
Thanks!
@sheldonadams8343
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
16:38
@PdamAlatte
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
I’d have movies enter my dreams when I’d fall asleep with tv on 😂
@johnnyd2693
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
I definitely get that you're saying, James. Very similar memories here. I think ( seek out used DVD stores and Half Price Books stores just to get that feeling back.
@christopherfigueras8035
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
You're not lying about the nostalgia part💪💯, you should make your space a museum for the younger generations💪💯 and your children are the most luckiest kids.
@jessejaimz_og5978
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
I'm not crying you are
@NoSocial1984
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
As a dad that was born in the early 80s, I find it hard to choose the right movies to show my kids. So many times I show them movies that I watched as a kid and then some scary or inappropriate part comes up that I totally forgot, giving them nightmares. Then I remember that those parts also gave me nightmares.
So now I make sure I have the remote in my hand at all times( I would pre watch the movies but I don't have the time for that like most parents)
What are your guys must see movies to show your kids?
@SpencerEzell
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
Beautifully done and well said James. Thank you
@juandemarko8348
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
Falling asleep to the original war of the worlds radio broadcast always brings me back to 1986 when my family was on a long road trip and my mom and 2 younger sisters were sleeping in the back of the van. My dad Knew I loved science fiction and horror so he put on a cassette tape of the radio broadcast of King Kong and the War of the Worlds and we had an amazing couple of hours together just driving and listening ❤
@user-ft4jo8ev1v
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
I keep coming back to this video, such a heartwarming reflection on all these things we love. Thanks James and keep it up!
@sexykuriboh
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
Kind of like happiness dipped in melancholy.
@TheHorrorStreamLive
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
renting movies with friends and family was amazing
@Maggaimono
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
12:45 i feel like james knew he was moving when he added this scene, RIP this room, it lasted over a decade, and produced so much good content, now, october 2025, he green screened himself into this room, as part of monster madness
@samabbitt5587
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
14:23
@anthonyesc
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
do you feel scared that some of the formats will rot away meaning their data will be gone due to age in general 🙁 DVD rot is real
@Ad-jl7si
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
Dave the Gnome!! Such a bittersweet ending.
@hdips7081
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
I lived in Twickenham in south west London until early 1999. We had a "Ritz" video not far from the Police station that had bootlegs. That card transferred to Blockbuster vdeo haha.
@ElvinoMovies
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
Team VHS
@hollowzero7866
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
Man, thank you for this episode.
@Retroactive_300
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
Yo Avgn or James anyways your videos are probably the most real and entertaining but nothing beats watching you when I was younger and wanting all the games and movie tapes you had and still do lol but this video stands out more especially with how well you describe your childhood and how it was with no internet, not gonna lie I wish that (who I call myself Nostalgia) was there with ya, I’m sure that with your cool basement it helps feel much younger again
@chriscole8909
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
"Right field it's important to know" 😏
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