Something Is Happening With Blockbuster…

March 25, 2023

Written by Kelli Marchman McNeely

Kelli Marchman McNeely is the owner of HorrorFuel.com. She is an Executive Producer of "13 Slays Till Christmas" which is out on Digital and DVD and now streaming on Tubi. She has several other films in the works. Kelli is an animal lover and a true horror addict since the age of 9 when she saw Friday the 13th. Email: horrorfuelinfo@gmail.com

Many of you grew up in an era where you eagerly waited all week to walk the isle of Blockbuster, hunting down the perfect movie to watch. And if you’re like me, you were crushed when stores started shutting down, thanks to Netflix. Well, something strange is happening. Suddenly, Blockbuster’s social media accounts and website are coming back to life.

 

If you head to the website, you see the company’s logo and will read the message “We are working on rewinding your movie,” which goes back to the old motto “Be Kind Rewind.” For those who don’t get it, it refers to rewinding VHS tapes before you would return them to stores.

 

Blockbuster opened in 1985 with 6,000 stores nationwide featuring over 8,000 VHS tapes each before converting to DVD. Unfortunately, they could not compete with Netflix. Now, only one store remains.

 

Update:

Blockbuster is back! News has just broken that Blockbuster is opening five new brick-and-mortar stores in Los Angeles and San Diego with plans to reopen in more locations.

 

We’ll keep you posted as we learn more.

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