Rewind or Die: Youngstown VHS Pop-Up Market & Double Feature

Step inside a time machine of cardboard boxes and fluorescent tape at Rewind or Die — Market Only (Daytime Access) SAT - AUG 29TH, a pop-up video store experience staged at 460 E Federal St in Youngstown, Ohio. For one summer afternoon the massive Killer Video x Crypt Video Rentals installation converts a downtown storefront into an analog archive: rows of VHS, hand-scrawled labels, a VHS swap table, vendor stalls, tattoo flash on the wall, and a projection screen queuing up Predator at 3PM and They Live at 5PM. The scene reads like a collector’s fever dream. Wooden racks creak under the weight of horror, cult, and cult-classic sci-fi tapes; cardboard boxes become catalogues; projector light softens dust in shafts through industrial windows. Market vendors sell zines, art prints, and obscure tapes while local brewers pour pints from Penguin City Brewery and Suzie’s feeds the line. Raffles and a tattoo station add a carnival edge: expect to trade anecdotes as readily as cash and to leave wearing new ink or a new favorite B-movie. This event is an unusual cultural node in Youngstown’s downtown fabric. It leans on the tactile nostalgia of physical media—an era when renting a tape was an outing—and places that feeling against the city’s post-industrial streetscape. That contrast between analog warmth and brick-and-concrete urban grit is what makes the pop-up stand out: it’s less a museum than a marketplace, less a screening than a social happening. Plan to arrive before 3PM if the double feature is your priority; daytime access runs from 12PM to 7PM. Bring small bills for vendor stalls and raffle tickets; lines can form quickly during screening windows. The experience suits collectors, film fans, tattoo-curious visitors, and anyone who appreciates analog artifacts and local craft beer. Accessibility details were not provided in the listing; the address and the downtown location make street parking and public transit feasible but variable. Tickets are marketed as daytime access only—market closes at 7PM—and the cancellation policy lists no refunds. Killer Video x Crypt Video Rentals operate this event as a cultural bridge between collectors and the local arts scene, turning a storefront into a place-oriented gathering. For Youngstown—where industrial history and creative renewal intersect—the pop-up acts as a node for makers, collectors, and small businesses to meet. Expect curated merchandise, community-run tables, and opportunities to swap knowledge much as tapes; that communal commerce is as memorable as screenings themselves indeed.