Tucked inside the small upstairs room of his Southeast Decatur home, Justin Cottingham, surrounded by stacks of VHS tapes, has spent hours watching home videos — not of his family but of strangers.

Have you ever looked back at your expansive Video Home System (VHS) collection and wondered if it's worth anything? From about 1977 through the '90s, VHS was the main format to watch and record film.

Feeling isolated by digital life, Wicked VHS founder Craig Silva took his analog film collection to start a series of free public screenings. Craig Silva estimates that he owns more than 400 VHS tapes ...