I didn't have a video recorder in the house until i was about 16, my dad wasn't into technology much.
Grew up watching basically anything horror that turned up on TV. And a lot of other good film's besides. Think late 70's and 80's TV was a golden time for horror films being shown on TV myself.(i saw many film's that have still not seen since). Such vivid memories for me.
My dad wasn't into horror, so i would watch all the films late at night when everyone else had gone to bed. ( this is pretty much my reason for having a screwed up body clock - my general bed time is around 2am+ still)
But it was well worth it !!