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Podcast on a queer & neverending quest through 80s & 90s fantasy films. Nostalgia & nightmares w/ @hrfmichael & @musicallum 📼🐉🏳️‍🌈🧚‍♂️🏳️‍⚧️🦄

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Moments from Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988).

Listen to our episode - https://linktr.ee/onceuponavhs

#elvira #elviramistressofthedark #halloween #movie by @onceuponavhs

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Truly a queer icon! @therealelvira performs Here I Am in Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988), drawing on Cassandra Peterson's real experience as a Vegas showgirl.

Listen to our new episode (which also features Callum doing the Elvira rap from this number in its entirety): https://linktr.ee/onceuponavhs

#onceuponavhs #podcast #80s #80sfantasy #fantasy #nostalgia #retro #movies #80smovies #80sdarkfantasy #80sdarkfantasyfilm #podcaster #moviepodcast #elvira #elviramistressofthedark #cassandrapeterson #camp #pride #gay #bi #queer #queen #halloween #queenofhalloween by @onceuponavhs

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New episode - Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
Listen: https://linktr.ee/onceuponavhs

“If I want your opinion I’ll beat it out of you!”

We’re slinking into October with the Queen of Halloween herself, Elvira! From Vegas showgirl to horror hostess with the mostess, we discuss the big screen debut of this bonafide gay icon in a loving tribute to the brilliant @therealelvira Cassandra Peterson.

Nipple tassels, Knott’s Berry Farm, a monster casserole, corny jokes, Bob’s big himbo energy, a poodle with an attitude, Edie McClurg sitting on a man’s face and edrazeeba await.

We share our thoughts on the movie and its themes, some behind the scenes gossip, delve into the nightmarish moments and dream up some ridiculous merch.

Does Elvira smoke? Guess we’ll find out soon enough!

#elvira #elviramistressofthedark #halloween

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Join our Clamshell Club on Patreon to support the show and gain access to exclusive Once Upon A VHS bonus episodes updated monthly:
Boxset - reviewing 80s and 90s fantasy TV (including Jim Henson’s The Storyteller)
Rewind - looking back at fantasy films from before 1980 (including Star Wars)
Fast Forward - our thoughts on fantasy movies from 2000 onwards (including The Lord of the Rings)
https://patreon.com/onceuponavhs by @onceuponavhs

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We’ve come a long way! Here are some of the movies (and Christmas specials) we’ve covered on Once Upon A VHS before we started our sixth season this summer. Let us know your favourites. 💖 by @onceuponavhs

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Well, it’s very nearly October…

We have a PLETHORA of Hallowe’en (or Halloween-adjacent, or just plain horror) episodes in our back catalogue!

Practical Magic with @wickedsister69
The Witches of Eastwick with @odofemi
The Witches with @robwillb
Hocus Pocus
Beetlejuice
Dolls with @brightlightx2
Buffy the Vampire Slayer with @joshuatonks
Something Wicked This Way Comes
The Halloween Tree
Return to Oz
The Worst Witch
The Craft with @junodawson
Snow White: A Tale of Terror with @qualityfragments
The Company of Wolves with @rachellydiab
The Black Cauldron with @jamescswanton
Nightbreed with @the_big_gay_baker
The Gate

And coming this October, some very special guests will be joining us for…
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
An American Werewolf in London
Interview with the Vampire
Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Stay tuned this month for some exciting reveals!

Listen to Once Upon a VHS, an 80s and 90s fantasy podcast:
linktr.ee/onceuponavhs by @onceuponavhs

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Watch to find out what’s coming to Once Upon A VHS in October as we head towards Halloween… by @onceuponavhs

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Moments from Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985).

Listen to our episode with @julesscheele - https://linktr.ee/onceuponavhs

#peewee #peeweeherman #peeweesbigadventure #timburton #paulreubens by @onceuponavhs

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Au revoir, Simone! The Cabazon dinosaurs sequence is a highlight of the movie - shot with panache by Tim Burton, showcasing the performances of Paul Reubens and Diane Salinger and the ridiculous comedy of Pee-wee Herman with a bittersweet tinge.

Check out our new episode about Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) with @julesscheele

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#onceuponavhs #podcast #80s #80sfantasy #fantasy #nostalgia #retro #movies #80smovies #80sfantasy #80sfantasyfilm #podcaster #moviepodcast #1985 #comedy #innuendo #timburton #paulreubens #peeweeherman #peeweesbigadventure #simone #aurevoirsimone #dianesalinger #dinosaurs #cabazon #cabazondinosaurs #funny #humour by @onceuponavhs

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New episode: Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985) with @julesscheele

Listen: https://linktr.ee/onceuponavhs

“Be sure and tell ‘em Large Marge sent ya!”

Joined by our super-talented friend, illustrator and comics artist Jules Scheele, we chart the rise, fall and comeback of Pee-wee Herman - the pop culture phenomenon and alter ego of Paul Reubens - focusing in on this wild road trip movie which was also Tim Burton’s feature debut.

Getting goofy with the Groundlings, Saturday Night Live disappointment, Frankenweenie, fruit salad marriage, THAT stop motion jump scare, the utopian chaos of Pee-wee’s Playhouse, going in and out of the closet, mythologised Americana, E.G. Daily’s pop career, clown surgeons and beautiful dinosaurs await.

We share our thoughts on the movie and its themes, some behind the scenes gossip, delve into the nightmarish moments and dream up some ridiculous merch.

Is this something you’d like to share with the rest of us, Amazing Larry? Listen and find out!

#peewee #peeweeherman #peeweesbigadventure #paulreubens #timburton

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Join our Clamshell Club on Patreon to support the show and gain access to exclusive Once Upon A VHS bonus episodes updated monthly:
Boxset - reviewing 80s and 90s fantasy TV (including Jim Henson’s The Storyteller)
Rewind - looking back at fantasy films from before 1980 (including Star Wars)
Fast Forward - our thoughts on fantasy movies from 2000 onwards (including The Lord of the Rings)
https://patreon.com/onceuponavhs by @onceuponavhs

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Moments from The Great Muppet Caper (1981).

Listen to our episode with @thejoncast - https://linktr.ee/onceuponavhs

#muppets #jimhenson #thegreatmuppetcaper #1981 by @onceuponavhs

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We love Miss Piggy.

Check out our new episode about The Great Muppet Caper (1981) with @thejoncast

Follow us: https://linktr.ee/onceuponavhs

#onceuponavhs #podcast #80s #80sfantasy #fantasy #nostalgia #retro #movies #80smovies #romance #80sfantasyfilm #podcaster #moviepodcast #1981 #muppets #jimhenson #puppets #thegreatmuppetcaper #greatmuppetcaper #kermit #misspiggy #jail by @onceuponavhs

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New episode - The Great Muppet Caper with @thejoncast
Listen: https://linktr.ee/onceuponavhs

“It’s plot exposition, it has to go somewhere.”

Hey, a movie! Jim Henson’s feature directorial debut, following up The Muppet Show and The Muppet Movie with a madcap jewel heist comedy set in London. Jonathan North of the Joncast Media multiverse of podcasts joins us for a fun chat about this old favourite and the legendary love affair between Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy.

The rat bellhops of the Happiness Hotel, screen icon Diana Rigg, an unsettling father of identical twins, bicycle puppetry, Busby Berkeley style synchronized swimming, and Gonzo’s feelings towards chickens await.

We share our thoughts on the movie and its themes, some behind the scenes gossip, delve into the nightmarish moments and dream up some ridiculous merch.

What does “BSC” stand for? British Society of Cinematographers! And I’m sure 8/10 British cinematographers would recommend you listen to this episode! Miss Piggy crashes through a stained glass window on a motorbike looking fabulous! What more do you want?

Join our Clamshell Club on Patreon to support the show and gain access to exclusive Once Upon A VHS bonus episodes updated monthly:
Boxset - reviewing 80s and 90s fantasy TV (including Jim Henson’s The Storyteller)
Rewind - looking back at fantasy films from before 1980 (including Star Wars)
Fast Forward - our thoughts on fantasy movies from 2000 onwards (including The Lord of the Rings)
https://patreon.com/onceuponavhs

#muppets #jimhenson #misspiggy #kermit by @onceuponavhs

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