One of my favorite memories of going to the video store as a kid in the late 80's/early 90's was seeing the amazing cover art, especially for horror movies. I remember covers for movies I never saw much more vividly than many movies I did see.
Here are some that really stuck with me:
Still have no idea what this movie is about.
One of the all-time great covers/posters/pieces of movie art.
This might be the most iconic in my personal history. Everything about this grabs an adolescent's attention.