208: Reviving the Video Store: Night Owl, Troma Tales & the Power of Physical Media with Aaron Hamel

Mostly Horror

Apr 21, 2025•45 min•Ep. 208

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This week on Mostly Horror, Steve flies solo for a killer conversation with Aaron Hamel, co-owner of Night Owl — a brand-new physical media movie shop in Brooklyn. They dig into the importance of physical media in the streaming era, the nostalgia of video store culture, and what it takes to revive that magic in NYC. Plus, Steve runs through the latest horror headlines in Some Things You Probably Already Know and caps things off with a must watch foreign horror recommendation. It’s a love letter to collecting, curating, and keeping horror history alive sooooo....

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