In this episode of VHS Therapy, Mary and Teddy ride into the dusty chaos of Tombstone (1993). The early-90s western classic shines with Val Kilmer’s unforgettable Doc Holliday and gorgeous sweeping landscapes as we discuss the behind-the-scenes drama that nearly derailed the entire film. We dig into why westerns had a surprising comeback in the early 90s, how this movie survived a full-on director shake-up, and why our favorite cinematic combination will always be horses + peril. Grab your tin cup and your best dramatic cough as this one is a ride.

🎙️What you will hear:

• Why Val Kilmer delivered one of the greatest western performances of all time

• The director drama that almost blew up the production

• How the early 90s created a short-lived western revival

• Why sweeping landscapes and dusty danger still hit us right in the nostalgia

• Why this movie is still endlessly quotable and wildly chaotic

  
  

  
  

🎧 Episode Summary:

In this episode of VHS Therapy, Mary and Teddy dive into the gloriously chaotic world of Masters of the Universe (1987) ; the movie that tried to bring Eternia to Earth and ended up giving us questionable acting, incredible prosthetics, and one very confusing troll inventor named Gwildor.

Surprisingly… Teddy didn’t hate it.
(We know. We’re shocked, too.)

And don’t forget: if you love what we’re doing, rate, review, and subscribe! It helps more weirdos like us find the show.

📝 What You’ll Hear in this Episode:

• Courteney Cox's skirt era
• Frank Langella absolutely carrying this movie as Skeletor
• Dolph Lundgren's He-Man emoting... choices
• The prosthetics that deserved a better movies
• Gun posture crimes

🎙️ Hosts:

• Mary Meyst-Huset - witty commentary, the voice of reason (sometimes)
• Teddy Micklos - Not a Jared Leto Fan

🔗 Links & References:

• Follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@vhs_therapy_pod⁠⁠⁠
• Follow us on TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@vhs_therapy⁠⁠⁠
• IMDb page: Masters of the Universe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Where to watch: Amazon Prime | Apple TV | Google Play | Fandango at Home | Tubi

📌 Where to Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Anywhere you get your podcasts

In this week’s episode, Mary & Teddy dig into Death Becomes Her (1992), a dark comedy that gave us broken necks, flawless hair, and a scathing take on Hollywood’s obsession with eternal youth.

✨ Why Death Becomes Her still rings true today about the beauty industry and aging💋 The movie’s true love story between Madeline and Helen💄 How Bruce Willis nailed the mediocre and underwhelming husband

🎧 Episode Summary:

This week on VHS Therapy, sisters Mary and Teddy revisit the 1987 comedy-classic Baby Boom, starring the legendary DianeKeaton and written by Nancy Meyers.In honor of Keaton’s incredible legacy, we unpack how this film captured her perfect blend of comedy, charm, and anxiety. We also explore the impact of working mothers and how the set functioned as an early example of Nancy Meyersinfluence.

📝 What You’ll Hear in this Episode:

• Diane Keaton’s comedic genius
• The men of Baby Boom
• Vermont vs. NYC – how the set design told a story
• Fun trivia which made us all uncomfortable
• The Nancy Meyers effect

🎙️ Hosts:

• Mary Meyst-Huset - witty commentary, the voice of reason (sometimes)
• Teddy Micklos - bad lip reader

🔗 Links & References:

• Follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@vhs_therapy_pod⁠⁠⁠
• Follow us on TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@vhs_therapy⁠⁠⁠
• IMDb page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby Boom

Where to watch: Amazon Prime | Apple TV | Google Play | Fandango at Home | Tubi

📌 Where to Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Anywhere you get your podcasts

🎧 Episode Summary:

In our final spooky movie of October, Mary and Teddy light a few black candles and dive into The Craft (1996), the witchy cult classic thatturned every 90s girl into a moody mall witch. We unpack who the real villain actually is, why male writers can’t seem to understand teenage girls, and how this movie blurred the lines between real witchcraft and Hollywood myth.

And don’t forget: if you love what we’re doing, rate, review, and subscribe! It helps more weirdos like us find the show.

📝 What You’ll Hear in this Episode:

• Who's really the villain in The Craft
• How 90s male writers misunderstood teenage girls (and how it shows on screen)
• Behind-the-scenes trivia: real witches, real spells, and maybe a real curse
• Why practical effects always hit harder than CGI, especially in horror
• The legacy of The Craft, from Buffy to Wednesday

🎙️ Hosts:

• Mary Meyst-Huset - witty commentary, the voice of reason (sometimes)
• Teddy Micklos - chaos agent

🔗 Links & References:

• Follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠@vhs_therapy_pod⁠⁠
• Follow us on TikTok: ⁠⁠@vhs_therapy⁠⁠
• IMDb page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Craft

Where to watch: Amazon Prime | Apple TV | Google Play | Fandango at Home | Tubi

📌 Where to Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Anywhere you get your podcasts

🎧 Episode Summary:

This week on VHS Therapy, Mary and Teddy take a walk down the foggy streets of Springwood to revisit one of the most iconic horror films of the 1980s A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), directed by Wes Craven.

📝 What You’ll Hear in this Episode:

•  The lasting legacy of Freddy Krueger, the slasher villain who somehow became a pop culture icon

• Why Nancy Thompson deserves her place among the greatest Final Girls

• How the movie’s practical effects still hold up better than modern CGI

• The ambiguous ending that continues to spark debate decades later

• Behind-the-scenes trivia you probably didn’t know

🎙️ Hosts:

• Mary Meyst-Huset - witty commentary, the voice of reason (sometimes)
• Teddy Micklos - chaos agent

🔗 Links & References:

• Follow us on Instagram: ⁠@vhs_therapy_pod⁠
• Follow us on TikTok: ⁠@vhs_therapy⁠
• IMDb page: ⁠A Nightmare on Elm Street

Where to watch: HBO Max | Amazon Prime | Apple TV | Google Play | Fandango at Home

📌 Where to Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Anywhere you get your podcasts

🎧 Episode Summary:

In this episode of VHS Therapy, sisters Mary and Teddy head to Santa Carla, the murder capital of the world, to revisit The Lost Boys (1987). This isn’t just an ‘80s vampire movie; it’s a full-blown cultural moment packed with leather jackets, unforgettable music, and some surprisingly deep themes about belonging, identity, and family.

We dive into the movie’s legendary soundtrack, the queer undertones that made it a cult favorite, and why Dianne Wiest is the heart of this movie. Plus, we talk about the film’s unforgettable final line and why The Lost Boys still defines what “cool” looked like in the 1980s.

If you grew up loving horror, neon lights, and angsty teen rebellion, this one’s for you.

📝 What You’ll Hear in this Episode:

• The Lost Boys soundtrack and how it defined vampire cool
• The found family trope and its emotional pull
• Queer subtext and 1980s coded horror themes
• Dianne Wiest’s quietly perfect performance
• Why the ending still gives us goosebumps

🎙️ Hosts:

• Mary Meyst-Huset
• Teddy Micklos

🔗 Links & References:

• Follow us on Instagram: @vhs_therapy_pod
• Follow us on TikTok: @vhs_therapy
• IMDB Page: The Lost Boys

Where to watch: HBO Max | Amazon Prime | Apple TV | Google Play | Fandango at Home

📌 Where to Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Anywhere youhid your VHS tapes

🎧 Episode Summary:

This week on VHS Therapy we dive into Francis Ford Coppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula — a gothic, operatic spectacle that defined sexy vampire culture for an entire generation. From Gary Oldman’s unforgettable performance to Winona Ryder’s tragic Mina and Keanu Reeves’ famously cursed accent, this episode explores why this 1992 classic still fascinates, confuses, and seduces viewers decades later.

Is it a masterpiece of gothic cinema or just a beautiful mess dripping in blood, lust, and velvet? Let’s find out.

📝 What You’ll Hear in this Episode:

• How Coppola’s “no CGI” rule created a theatrical and operatic world, but did it work?

• Why Gary Oldman’s Dracula remains one of the most haunting and seductive portrayals ever filmed

• The chaotic brilliance (and camp) behind Lucy’s wild vampire transformation

• Whether Mina and Dracula’s reincarnated love story elevates the film or undermines the horror

• Why this movie paved the way for Interview with the Vampire, Twilight, and True Blood

🎙️ Hosts:

• Mary Meyst-Huset - witty commentary, the voice of reason (sometimes)
• Teddy Micklos - chaos agent

🔗 Links & References:

• Follow us on Instagram: ⁠@vhs_therapy_pod⁠
• Follow us on TikTok: ⁠@vhs_therapy⁠
• Movie trailer/IMDb page: Dracula (1992)

Where to watch: Netflix | Amazon Prime | Apple TV | Google Play | Fandango at Home

📌 Where to Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Anywhere you hid your VHS tapes

🎧 Episode Summary:

This week on VHS Therapy, we’re heading back to Derry, Maine, to revisit the 1990 TV miniseries IT, the terrifying Stephen King adaptation that defined horror for an entire generation.

Mary and Teddy break down why Tim Curry’s Pennywise the Dancing Clown is still one of the scariest villains in TV history, how the Losers’ Club performances (both kids and adults) shaped the story, and why this two-part miniseries is somehow more unsettling as time goes on. We’ll also compare the original IT (1990) to the modern remakes, explore how Stephen King dominated 90s horror on TV, and share behind-the-scenes trivia that will give you chills. 

📝 What You’ll Hear in this Episode:

•  🎭 Tim Curry as Pennywise: how his performance still haunts pop culture and inspired a fear of clowns for a generation
•  👦 The Losers’ Club: child stars like Jonathan Brandis and Seth Green and their adult counterparts
• 📺 Why the miniseries format made IT both scarier and campier than today’s remakes
• 🎬 IT 1990 vs IT 2017: what the remake nailed and what the original still does better
• 📚 Stephen King’s impact: how IT and other TV adaptations (The Stand, Tommyknockers) cemented his horror legacy in the 90s

🎙️ Hosts:

• Mary Meyst-Huset - witty commentary, the voice of reason (sometimes)
• Teddy Micklos - chaos agent

🔗 Links & References:

• Follow us on Instagram: @vhs_therapy_pod
• Follow us on TikTok: @vhs_therapy
• Movie trailer/IMDb page: IT

Where to watch: Amazon Prime | Apple TV | Google Play | Fandango at Home

📌 Where to Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Anywhere you hid your VHS tapes

🎧 Episode Summary:

In today’s episode, Mary & Teddy revisit Heathers (1989), the dark teen comedy that turned Winona Ryder into a Gen X icon andgave Christian Slater his most unforgettable “toxic boyfriend” role. From sharp satire on high school cliques to controversial themes of violence and teen suicide, we explore whether Heathers resonates with Millennial audiences, or if some of its biting humor hasn’t aged so well. Along the way, our mom makes asurprise cameo and we share some full literary adjacent trivia connected to the movie. If you are a fan of cult classics, dark comedies, or 80s teen films, this episode is for you.

📝 What You’ll Hear in this Episode:

• Why Heathers became a cult classic and how Winona Ryder and Christian Slater cemented their iconic status
• A debate on whether the movies themes and dark humor haven’t aged well with time
• Millennial vs Gen X appreciation of the film
• Obscure trivia facts and literary references

🎙️ Hosts:

• Mary Meyst-Huset – witty commentary, the voice of reason (sometimes)
• Teddy Micklos – chaos agent, pop culturefact-dropper

🔗 Links & References:

• Follow us on Instagram: @vhs_therapy_pod
• Follow us on TikTok: @vhs_therapy
• Movie trailer / IMDb page: Heathers

Where to watch: Amazon Prime | Apple TV | Google Play | Fandango at Home

📌 Where to Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Anywhere you hid your VHS tapes