The most valuable VHS’ in the world

LoveAntiques.com has commissioned a VHS expert to compile a list of the most expensive VHS’ in the world. Along with the list, our expert has offered some helpful tips to prospectus VHS investors, on what to look out for when buying a VHS as a collectable or investment.

Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks (JVI) £1,500

The Beast in Heat (JVI) £1,200

The Legend of Hillbilly John (Rainbow) £1,000

Journey Into Beyond (Citycenta GO) £1,000

Lemora, Lady Dracula (IFS) £900

Don't Open the Window (Films of the 80s) £900

Flesh Eaters (Knockout) £800

Black Decameron (Intervision) £800

Curse of Death (Knockout) £700

Farewell Africa (Fletcher) £600

House of Perversity (GO) £600

Anthropophagus the Beast (Video Shack) £500

Hitchhike to Hell (VRO) £500

Devil Hunter (Cinehollywood) £500

Nightmare Maker (Atlantis) £400 - alternative orange sleeve

Madhouse (Medusa) £250 - alternative sleeve, cartoon dog at top

The Evil Dead (Palace) £200 - not guilty sleeve variant with 'free meat' flyer inside

The Love Butcher (Intervision) £200 - full carton

Eegah (Trytel) £500

Other Titles:

• Betrayed (Taboo) £1,100
• Celestine (GO) £1,100
• Sisters of Blood (Alpha) £700
• Cannibal Man (Intervision) £500
• Gallery of Horror (Trytel) £500
• Tomb of the Undead (Trytel) £300

Investor guidelines

• Avoid common mainstream titles that were released on labels such as Cinema Club and 4Front, because these would have been mass produced and are worth ‘next to nothing’.
• Aim for films that have never been released on DVD or Blu-ray and are original ex-rentals’.
• The most valuable VHS tapes are the ones deemed as one-offs, released in small batches within the ‘video nasties’ category and on micro-budget labels such as Knockout and Trytel.
• Pre-classification titles are generally more valuable than post-classification VHS’.

VHS’ now come under the category ‘antech’. This specifically refers to modern forms of technology that were manufactured no earlier than the 1970’s but are no longer mass produced or sold. Please refer to our Antech (Vintage Technology) page for more information.

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Thanks to Channex.io for the help with this article.