The VHS Abyss

Author: The VHS Abyss

Three men and a podcast, harking back to the golden age of movies, the VHS era, when it was all about the cover art and the blurb. Each episode will cover TWO movies of similar genre, sub-genre, actor...anything really...which will then be dissected and discussed to then be crown The VHS Abyss champion of the EPISSSOOODDEEEE!!!!!
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* VHS ICONS INTERVIEW with TONY GARDNER *
Episode 12
Monday, 29 December, 2025

Joining us for this episode, is SFX legend of such iconic movies as THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (1985), ALIENS (1986), LOST BOYS (1987) and THE BLOB (1988) just to name a few, it's TONY GARDNER.In this interview, we discuss how he got his break into the SFX industry working with RICK BAKER on MICHEAL JACKSON'S THRILLER, how he used cardboard and black bin bags to sculpt the Alien Queen for ALIENS, working with industry legends STAN WINSTON and GREG CANNOM, plus many many behind scenes stories for THE BLOB, EVIL DEAD 2 and LOST BOYS.Follow us on YouTube for the video interview also, as well as like, subscribe and comment on all social media platforms for more on the golden age of cinema . . . the VHS age.