VHS Sisters

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VHS Sisters

The VHS Sisters

13 episodes

1 day ago

Send us a text SOMETIMES DEAD IS BETTER!!! Hooooooo boy, today Saysha really shoots herself in the foot, making Melanie and herself watch yet another Stephen King movie that has NOT held up well over time: Pet Sematary! Together, they navigate the dark woods of this highly flawed horror classic, but manage to find some interesting things to chat about —mostly about video store nostalgia, autumnal vibes, travel woes, Stephen King's emotional hang-ups, the importance of having a likable protago...

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Episode 13-Pet Sematary (1989)

1 day ago

1 hour 15 minutes

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Episode 12- Labyrinth (1986)

Send us a text DANCE MAGIC DANCE!!!! Wowee wow, Listeners, do we have a really great episode for you! Saysha *finally* forced Melanie to watch the weirdly beloved Jim Henson/Brian Froud collab-Labyrinth! This one is a stone-cold VHS classic, and we discuss many things at length, including, but not limited to, sexy puppet love triangles, dream castings for the Labyrinth remake (please email us with your suggestions), and, of course, David Bowie's infamous light grey leggings. Do you think Mela...

1 week ago

1 hour 25 minutes

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Episode 11-The Company of Wolves (1985)

Send us a text FEVER DREAM ALERT!!!! Greetings, Loyal Listeners! Please indulge us this week as Saysha completely spirals and forces Melanie to listen to one of her earliest movie memories—the completely batshit adaptation of Angela Carter's short story, "The Company of Wolves." We discuss women, men, dogs, menstruation, wolves, dolls, apples, trees, and how Angela Carter is the grandmother of magical realism and the 4B movement! Angela Carter BBC Doc: https://youtu.be/7GMb_VPoLr4?si=ejCNs0...

2 weeks ago

1 hour 29 minutes

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Episode 10 -HALLOWEEN SPECIAL 2 ELECTRIC BOOGALOO!!! Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)

Send us a text Surprise!!! We have ANOTHER special 'ween ep just for YOU, Devoted Listener. Today, we do a long, deep dive into the overwhelmingly horny 1992 vampire romance/horror Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula. This movie is Saysha's Roman Empire and one of her Special Interests, so buckle up for some long infodumps and highly detailed costume descriptions. We also touch on interspecies romance, Keanu Reeves's accent work, and introduce a brand new segment called Melanie's Quo...

3 weeks ago

1 hour 29 minutes

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Episode 9-HALLOWEEN SPECIAL!!! It-The Miniseries(1990)

Send us a text OOOOOOOOOOO this is gonna be an ooky, spooky, kooky episode indeed! Can you believe Melanie has never seen the legendary primetime TV adaptation of the great Stephen King novel It? I forced her to watch it so we could share some sisterly clown trauma and discuss how and why this was made for television to traumatize an entire generation of kids! This is our second film featuring Tim Curry and the first of MANY Stephen King offerings, so enjoy and have a SPOOOOOOOOKY...

4 weeks ago

1 hour 35 minutes

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Episode 8- The Dark Crystal (1982)

Send us a text MMMMMMMMMM!!!! Today's episode is SUPER special for us because it took MANY MANY months of cajoling to get Melanie to actually sit down and watch this! And even though The Dark Crystal was not marketed as an actual *horror* movie, we are keeping with our spooky movie theme this month because Melanie definitely got some new nightmare fuel from this film. We yap about more puppet trauma, the importance of high-femme fantasy characters, biodiversity, and manage to sprinkle in some...

1 month ago

1 hour 27 minutes

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Episode 7- The Black Cauldron (1985)

Send us a text So many munchings and crunchings! This week Saysha realizes that one of the movies she has recommended to Melanie perhaps does NOT stand up to scrutiny. However, there is still MUCH to discuss, including but not limited to overdone fantasy tropes, TTRPGs, annoying voice acting choices, and how early to mid-80s fantasy movies were mainly created to put the fear of death into a generation of young kids! Enjoy!!! Support the show Please leave all thoughts, feelings and grievances ...

1 month ago

1 hour 6 minutes

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Episode 6- The Worst Witch (1986)

Send us a text ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN ON HALLOWEEN!!! We are kicking off October with one of Saysha's favorite unhinged childhood classics-The Worst Witch from 1986! We have a TON of fun discussing cozy witch academia, inappropriate age-gap crushes, green screen shenanigans, and how J.K Rowling is the biggest loser hack of all time! Enjoy!!! Link to full movie on YT: https://youtu.be/hUkVcd7SbTw?si=L9Jb8VDp53s7GqOC Link to the full Tim Curry number; https://youtu.be/SSZYVFc6BqI?si=OCDrDNPgj2...

1 month ago

1 hour 9 minutes

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Episode 5-The Witches (1990)

Send us a text Greetings, Fellow Witches! We are *really* getting into some spooky season favorites now and breaking down the childhood trauma classic, The Witches! Melanie has neither read the book nor seen the movie, so we get a whole fresh take on the scary witch prosthetics and the adorable mouse puppetry. We also discuss at length how a long holiday by the sea could fix us both! The actual Witches hotel: https://www.headlandhotel.co.uk/about-us/the-witches-hotel/ Support the show...

1 month ago

1 hour 14 minutes

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Episode 4- The Neverending Story (1984)

Send us a text WOW y'all, this one might be one of our best episodes yet! We discuss an all-time favorite and extremely cursed 1980s children's fantasy film-The Neverending Story! We delve deep into Melanie's fear and hatred of puppetry, the stoicism of German culture, the inherent queerness of fae creatures, and gender roles in the 1980s. This one is one of Saysha's all-time favorites, so the reaction to this one was HEARTBREAKING to say the very least! Just a quick note: Around 25:28 Melani...

2 months ago

1 hour 12 minutes

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Episode 3- Muriel's Wedding (1994)

Send us a text G’Day mates! This week, we do a LONG cozy ramble about the 1994 Australian sleeper hit Muriel’s Wedding! We recap the WHOLE film, discuss 90’s fashion AT LENGTH, get into the scam of the wedding industrial complex, and dissect working class culture while ALSO planting the seeds of a green card marriage for Melanie ( all potential suitors please email us at vhssisterspodcast@gmail.com!) Support the show Please leave all thoughts, feelings and grievances at VHSsisterspodcast@...

2 months ago

1 hour 6 minutes

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Episode 2- Practical Magic (1998)

Send us a text In this week's podcast, we talk about that weirdly beloved whimsigoth classic from 1998...Practical Magic! We talk a *little* more about the actual film, but mostly discuss 90's home decor, numerous unrelated TV shows, and the commodification of witchcraft in general. We will probably get a LOT of hate for this one but we DO NOT CARE. Link to the "Soup Mode" hat that Melanie references: https://www.thesilverspiderprintshop.com/products/soup-mode-dad-hat Shout out to Trixi...

2 months ago

59 minutes

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Episode 1- Jaws (1975)

Send us a text Saysha and Melanie DIVE into the 1975 Steven Spielberg classic Jaws, which somehow Melanie has NEVER seen despite being a massive fan of bodies of water and marine life in general! They barely discuss the details of the movie at all, but do discuss the food, fashion, and mourn over the abandoned romantic subplot at length! *Melanie's mic quality is a tad shabby on this ep, but tune in to Ep 2 to hear a massive upgrade!:)* Shout-out to www.eliotseats.com Support the show P...

2 months ago

1 hour 3 minutes