This VHS cover is extremely busy yet impactful and striking. It appears to evoke 80s Spielberg, as if the image itself is a summation of both ET: The Extra Terrestrial and Poltergeist. It has a glow that is unique to illustrations of its time. There will be no doubt more covers by this artist on this list. I must apologize that I do not yet have his name on hand but I will retrieve it again.

The film itself is kind of a children’s film with paranormal and science fiction elements. It veers into horror when a possessed talking dummy shows up. Filmmaker Roland Emmerich, the director, would again reprise psychic powers and telekinetic mayhem in Independence Day 10 years later. Worth a look if you are a Stranger Things fan and want to see a more vintage homage to Spielberg’s early blockbuster filmography.