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Clyde Folley

Clyde Folley is a video editor at the Criterion Collection and has curated several collections on the Criterion Channel including ’80s Horror and VHS Forever. He is also the editor of Videoheaven (2025).

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Planet of the Tapes: A Conversation with Alex Ross Perry

To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the invention of VHS, the director and the editor of Videoheaven discuss how this game-changing format shaped their lives and imaginations and left a seismic impact on the film industry.

By Clyde Folley

Blood, Guts, and Videotape: ’80s Horror and the Rise of Home Video

The emergence of VHS was a major turning point in the genre’s evolution, inspiring a veritable arms race among filmmakers looking to conjure the most extravagant and terrifying visions imaginable.

By Clyde Folley