Escape The Tapes
Escape the Tapes is your new favorite rewind button. Join best friends Thomas Massey & Brittany Vaughn as they dive headfirst into the dusty, glorious, and occasionally ridiculous world of old films, forgotten VHS gems, scratched-up DVDs, and vintage media madness. Each episode, they crack open a relic from their past and attempt to escape its cinematic clutches. Fair warning: things might get a little off topic, mildly unhinged, and dangerously nostalgic. From cult classics to “how did this get made?” disasters, no tape (or disc) is safe. Pop some popcorn, press play, and embrace the chaos with Escape the Tapes.
Episodes
66 episodes
TT- Ep 9: Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island/Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost (ft. Andrew)
Zoinks! It’s the podcasters! And their friend Andrew! This episode, the Mystery Machine definitely found more chaos than masked men in costume. There are laughs, there are songs, and we go over arguably the top 2 Scooby-Doo movies of all time o...
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Ep 51: House Of Wax (2005)
For the 20th anniversary of this movie, we rate our favorite kills, discuss the torture porn aspect of it all; and excitedly cheer on Paris Hilton. We also try to bring logic, meaning, and additional concerns to something that was already set i...
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Ep 50: Jennifer's Body (2009)
Happy two years of the podcast! Join us as we go over the ICONIC Jennifer Check, her girl Needy, the sexualization of Megan Fox, the height of power, bad people making great art, and the implications of homoeroticism once again.
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Ep 49: X2: X-MEN United (2003)
We swan dive into the 2003 sequel that took the X-Men to a blockbuster powerhouse. We’ll talk about Nightcrawler’s unforgettable White House attack, Charles being manipulated by a little boy, Jean Grey’s ominous transformation, and why th...
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TT-Ep 8: Corpse Bride (2005)
An entire episode of Brittany's accidental one woman show devoted to the 20th anniversary of this Tim Burton classic.
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Ep 48: Urban Legends (1998)
Scream rip-offs showing us the absolute dumbest ways to die disguised as urban legends, tiny fun facts, and anecdotes, oh my!
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TT-Ep 7: Days of Thunder(1990) & F1(2025)
We put the pedal to the metal this week with Days of Thunder and the brand‑new F1 movie. Join us as we talk racing legends, 90s Tom Cruise energy, romantic subplots that don’t make sense, and whether we’d survive one lap in an F1 car (we wouldn...
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Ep 47: Daredevil (2003)
What happens when you mix Catholic guilt, red leather, and a soundtrack that screams Hot Topic 2003? You get Daredevil. This week we revisit Ben Affleck’s most cursed my lived-in role, Jennifer Garner’s Elektric nachos, and Colin Farrell’s pote...
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TT- Ep 6: SUMMERWEEN (ft. The Duffers)
Sun’s out, knives out.We’re blending sweat and scares in this cursed cocktail of summer horror, Halloween nostalgia, and deeply unhinged seasonal confusion. Join us for Summerween—where the vibes are haunted, the outfits are questionable, a...
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Ep 46: Wild Wild West (1999)
Saddle up, folks — this week we’re diving spurs-first into Wild Wild West (1999), where cowboy hats, steam-powered nonsense, and giant robotic spiders collide in a fever dream of late-90s chaos. We unpack the camp, the cringe, the one liners, a...
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TT-Ep 5: I'm Going to Steal the Declaration of Independence Day (Patriotic Picks)
This week, we're serving a double dose of patriotic chaos with two American classics- Independence Day (ID4) , and National Treasure. We're talking Jeff Goldblum's fine scientist self, the wrong Mr. Bean™️, and what patriotism means in our stud...
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Ep 45: Sleepaway Camp (1983) ft. Tessa & Trenton!
Pack your bags and your trauma- we’re going to camp! We are joined by Weekend Forever alums Tessa and Trenton to go over the teenage slasher cult classic while also going over dubious mustaches, moral killings, and transgender by force icons.&n...
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TT- Ep 4: Hell Yeah Pixar! (Top 3 Pixar Picks) ft. Andrew
We have summoned a friend into the studio (and emotional trenches) to reveal our top 3 Pixar picks and an honorable mention. Mostly a fever dream with shared picks, separate languages, and laughter-induced tears.
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Ep 44: A Bug's Life (1998) ft. Andrew
Tiny bugs. Big drama. Questionable accents. In this episode, we get aggressively into A Bug’s Life—Pixar’s bug-powered fever dream with many a tangent. There’s mutiny. There’s sabotage. There’s a caterpillar who fully believes h...
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TT- Ep 3: Slumber Party Picks
Zero sleep, the grazing board of your dreams, and a movie lineup from both past and present that will make you so content with the state of your life for once. Welcome to our slumber party picks episode 📼🛌👯✨
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Ep 43: X-MEN (2000)
Trench coats, daddy issues, superpowers, and a whole lot of thirst- this movie has it all.
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TT- Ep 2: Victorian Romance
In this episode, we explore the dark, decadent beauty of Crimson Peak, a gothic tale of haunted hearts and secrets buried beneath red clay, and Tarzan, the wild, sweeping adventure of a man raised by apes and the fiercely inte...
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Ep 42: Blade (1998)
RETIRED??? We think not. Let’s dive into the hero who embraces the anti-hero vibe completely.
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TT- Ep 1: Good For Her pt.2 (ft. Drew)
Second installment of our “Good for Her” series with a pick by each of us (including our esteemed guest, Drew).
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Ep 41: My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009) ft. Drew
We are joined by our good friend Drew, aka @horror_with_an_accent to go over how we all missed getting to see the sequel of the OG My Bloody Valentine in theaters, as well as seeing it in 3D. There are comparisons, there are banjos, and there’s...
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Ep 40: Fantastic Four (2005)
Pre-MCU superheroes with a literal villainous ex-fiancée, a little bit of lazy, and a whole lot of silly.
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