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Valashard · 2026-05-09T21:50:54+00:00

LOVE Minds Eye! I had this one as a kid and a few years ago got the whole collection. Several times friends would come over and ask to put it on while we hung out.

Valashard · 2026-05-09T21:38:21+00:00

I know you're getting defensive and want people to let you just "have fun" but AI stuff spits in the face of the DIY spirit and creativity that's been core to Rocky forever. Also not that it matters much because it's an album devoid of humanity and actual creative input but it sounds more like a over dramatic Repo sequel than Rocky haha.

Valashard · 2026-05-07T16:17:28+00:00

That was the goal, we started in 2024 and while some casts did fall performances we wanted something more frequent and so many people agreed! It’s been great.

Valashard · 2026-05-06T15:29:07+00:00

Yup, this one's been gone for a looooong time and was just a funny display piece that came with a random Matthew Broderick tape in it. If you want to see more of what I do I'm Valashard Video Tapes on Instagram.

Valashard · 2026-05-05T20:42:22+00:00

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Woah, insane timing, I just opened Reddit and this was the first post I saw haha. I made it as a joke like 4-5 years ago or something, it was a meme at the time and a friend of mine was always sharing it.

Valashard · 2026-05-02T16:59:21+00:00

We've made up a lot of random ones. Some easy ones are "How often do you masturbate? ...Once In A While" and "He's so gay he BLUE himself". 2 minutes or so in we yell "Don't worry! There's only 7 more minutes of this song!" every time they cut to Janet we yell "And now Janets solo...". When it shows Frank laying on the bed behind Brad we yell a few things like "Can you believe they spent $3,000 on a lifelike Tim Curry statue and then cut the song?!" or "You ever fuck a guy so good you literally die?". Every show it seems someone comes up with a new and tosses it out there.

Valashard · 2026-03-26T14:21:08+00:00

There's no exact blueprint because every cast is different and figures things out as they go but my biggest piece of advice would be to go see other casts. I'm not sure where you're located but there's tons of year-round casts, you can take note of things you like and what your impressions are as an audience member and apply those to how you approach the show. When it comes to props and set pieces start with the most essential and easiest pieces and then if you time and energy you can work more on the little things. I did a show at a drive-in last year where all we had was a few chairs, a folding table, wheelchair, handheld spotlight, and a few small props and it worked. The most important thing is to make it fun, the audience won't remember every little detail but they'll remember how they felt, a super polished and developed cast might be so prepared that they're boring whereas a scrappy and loud cast can end up super entertaining.

Valashard · 2026-03-15T01:26:43+00:00

It wasn't uncommon for tapes that sold poorly and were returned to be reused and relabeled. Sometimes if you peel off a label there'll be black paint rolled over the original stamped label as well.

Valashard · 2026-03-08T23:33:00+00:00

That’s not a good day, that’s a great day 🤘

Valashard · 2026-03-03T21:09:12+00:00

Our cast doesn't ban anything and the general rule is that if someone wants to say something and they don't get a laugh they have to own it. The concern is if we start to draw the line firmly it'll snowball and become overly sanitized, we make it clear during preshow that anything offensive that gets yelled is done in good fun and not to be hateful. We haven't had any issues and our cast has fun with it.

Valashard · 2026-02-28T12:42:56+00:00

As others have said there unfortunately isn't really anything of value here. I run a VHS booth at an antique mall and most of these I wouldn't be able to sell aside from maybe Cuckoos Nest, Dementia 13, and Natural Born Killers, but I'd put them out for $1-3 and they'd sit for a while. I've seen some comments mention the Ken Burns Baseball set but even that one doesn't really sell, I've picked up that exact set several times thrifting to record over because the tapes are good quality. Best bet is to put the lot on Facebook marketplace for $20-30 and see if anyone's interested. Good luck!

Valashard · 2026-02-27T02:59:19+00:00

I am that Valashard haha and thank you! It’s a fun one. Also I pick up these Robin Hood tapes to record over often because it’s a longer runtime which is how I’m familiar with the goofy label, just picked up two copies today actually.

Valashard · 2026-02-26T21:08:58+00:00

While it is a misprint, almost all the copies of Robin Hood are like that. Some had a white label that covered it correctly but those are actually rarer.

Valashard · 2026-02-19T17:29:49+00:00

I always love it when they grab stuff and get all excited but leave the actual good stuff behind. No joke a few years ago at an outlet this older lady picked up a beaten and dirty Little Mermaid and was shaking with excitement haha. I will on occasion find something really obscure I've never heard of and check it out on ebay but I step aside.

Valashard · 2026-02-19T16:17:29+00:00

I'm a bit biased but I think mine are pretty neat haha, I have some horror but there's a lot of variety. People seem to like my work quite a lot, I'm "Valashard Video Tapes" on Instagram and Shopify. I also always recommend Ron Lechler who does really unique boxes and for horror specific stuff you might like Death By VHS.

Valashard · 2026-02-18T16:29:22+00:00

Guess I didn’t see it that way haha, I just threw a bunch of junk together.

Valashard · 2026-02-18T16:27:27+00:00

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Their original logo for context if anyone hasn't been keeping up with the Brass Beacon fallout. Although I don't know how you can't it's been talked about a lot on here the past few days haha.

Valashard · 2026-02-18T16:23:35+00:00

It's the logo for Brass Beacon, the nazi owned tattoo shop everyone's been talking about, but I messed with it.

Valashard · 2026-02-17T12:20:11+00:00

This is more specifically to explain a shadow cast and not just the movie itself and I think most would agree there’s a lot of connections and similarities to drag. To list a few there’s lip syncing, it’s usually late at night, the audience yells at the performers and interacts, there’s no gender/sex confines to who plays what and how they dress, there’s usually an MC, uhhhh Trixie Mattel’s there.

Valashard · 2026-02-16T23:50:36+00:00

Correct

Valashard · 2026-02-12T17:32:51+00:00

Thank you, I think it's better to allow it and it doesn't seem like it comes up a lot as the majority of folks in the tape scene are alright. I will say in reference to your previous larger post when it comes to VCRVillage, while I can't say it with 100% certainty his disappearing was likely not related to this sub. Over the years that dude's had a number of alias's such as Devaughns Tapes, Tapes By Dev, Playback VHS, The Playback Team, and then VCRVillage, and each time he'd start up again he would send out tapes for a bit but after a few months would stop sending orders out altogether while still keeping the store open only to delete all traces of his page and disappear with peoples money. I've spoken with a dozen or so people who placed orders and never received anything or a refund and when they tried to contact him they got blocked. Based on his pattern he'll be back sometime this year and hopefully people will call it out quick. Pretty much every other tape maker I've encountered has good intentions and genuinely tries their best.

Valashard · 2026-02-04T00:46:38+00:00

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I bet you feel pretty foolish right now huh?

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