Once Upon A VHS - 80s and 90s Fantasy

The library is open for episode 2. Power ballads, scroll beards, the McDonalds coffee lawsuit and Whoopi Goldberg as an anthropomorphic book adjusting her pantyhose.

We share our thoughts on the film and its themes, some behind the scenes gossip, delve into the nightmarish moments and dream up some ridiculous merch. Will we get vaporised by a Sphinx? Listen and find out!

Art by Ashleigh Jane Cosgrove. Music by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio.

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We're looking for mini-contributions to a special podcast episode all about The Dark Crystal (1982)! It won't be completed and released until the new year, but we wanted to give plenty of time for your submissions, so get them in by Tuesday 31st December.

If you'd like to take part, please make an audio recording (with the best quality audio you are able to) briefly introducing yourself and answering at least one of the three following questions:

1. Nostalgia Nook: what are the memories or feelings The Dark Crystal conjures up for you?

2. Nightmare Nail: what are the frightening moments from The Dark Crystal that most affected you?

3. Treasures: what are the best bits of The Dark Crystal for you?

4. Just tell us what The Dark Crystal means to you!

You can send your audio recording to [email protected] or just leave us a voice note on Instagram!

Please note that we may make some edits to audio submissions for the sake of time or clarity. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Episode 5, how she sparkles, The Last Unicorn! Melancholy mythical creatures, surprising celebrity superfans, internalised unicorniphobia and more misguided impersonations.

We share our thoughts on the film and its themes, some behind the scenes gossip, delve into the nightmarish moments and dream up some ridiculous merch. Will we get vaporised by a Sphinx? Listen and find out!

Art by Ashleigh Jane Cosgrove. Music by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio.

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Episode 7 is a hot mess express with a lot of love for Stan Winston, special makeup effects artist and creature creator extraordinaire, but less so for his second feature as director, a bizarre buddy comedy with a puppet gnome. Derailing from our usual format, we share our thoughts on the film in the first half (with tangents about Mr Blobby's Blobbyland and the Psammead), and in the second half we chat about Stan Winston's movie magic throughout the years, from the Reese's peanut butter cup noses of The Wiz to the killer mermaid of She Creature, with Aliens, Predator, The Thing, The Terminator and a visit to Jurassic Park along the way.

Yeah, this episode is a LOT. It might even make your toes curl.

Other movies briefly discussed as part of our Stan Winston special:

The Wiz (1978)

Heartbeeps (1981)

The Thing (1982)

The Terminator (1984) and Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)

Aliens (1986)

Predator (1987)

Pumpkinhead (1988)

Batman Returns (1992)

Jurassic Park (1993)

Tank Girl (1995)

The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)

Small Soldiers (1998)

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

She Creature (2001)

Art by Ashleigh Jane Cosgrove. Music by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio.

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From Falkor fur coats to Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas and a big warehouse full of fairies, join us in the magical land of Fantasia for our first episode.

We share our thoughts on the film and its themes, some behind the scenes gossip, delve into the nightmarish moments and dream up some ridiculous merch. Will we get vaporised by a Sphinx? Listen and find out!

Art by Ashleigh Jane Cosgrove. Music by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio.

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