Heritage Auctions Offers Classic Horror Films Graded by CGC Home Video

The auction features over 80 CGC-certified horror favorites, including A Nightmare on Elm Street from The Motor City Collection.

Posted on: 10/16/2023

Dozens of classic horror home video collectibles certified by CGC Home Video™, including a sealed and pedigreed VHS example of A Nightmare on Elm Street, are being offered in an upcoming Heritage Auctions sale. Online bidding is already underway for the Horror Home Video Showcase Auction, which is set to end on October 30, 2023.

With bidding already at $1,800 and over a week left in the sale, the sealed A Nightmare on Elm Street VHS, Media Home Entertainment (1985) graded CGC 9.4 A++ (lot 19004) is leading the sale. The sealed VHS is pedigreed to the Motor City Collection — an esteemed cache of sealed videocassettes from Detroit, Michigan, all certified by CGC Home Video. A Nightmare on Elm Street is a celebrated 1984 horror film about a group of teenagers who are targeted by Freddy Krueger, an undead killer who seeks revenge against the groups’ parents, who burned him alive.

Other CGC-certified videocassettes in the auction include:

  • a sealed Killer Klowns from Outer Space VHS, Media Home Entertainment (1989) graded CGC 9.2 A (lot 19115)
  • a sealed The Evil Dead VHS, Thorn EMI Video (1981) graded CGC 9.2 A (lot 19044)
  • a sealed Halloween VHS, Media Home Entertainment (1981) graded CGC 9.6 A++ and pedigreed to The Motor City Collection (lot 19085)
  • a sealed The Lost Boys VHS, Warner Home Video (1988) graded CGC 9.6 A (lot 19121)
  • a sealed Ghostbusters VHS, RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1985) graded CGC 9.4 A+ (lot 19073)
  • a sealed Gremlins VHS, Warner Home Video (1985) graded CGC 9.2 B+ (lot 19081)
  • a sealed The Shining VHS, Warner Home Video (1986) graded CGC 9.6 A and pedigreed to The Motor City Collection (lot 19159)

About CGC

Since revolutionizing comic book grading in 2000, CGC has grown to include certification services for many other types of pop culture collectibles. These divisions include CGC Cards, CGC Video Games and CGC Home Video. CGC Cards provides expert card grading for TCGs, sports cards and non-sports cards. CGC Video Games is dedicated to video game grading for the most popular consoles, including Nintendo, Sega, Atari, PlayStation and more. The newest division of CGC, CGC Home Video, provides expert VHS grading in addition to other types of videocassettes.