#Lizzie Borden High School

[cactus-cactus-cactus]

i‘ve never been a big musical person but i stumbled on your blog by accident and all the stuff you post about seems like so much fun!! what are some of your favorites, or recommendations to ppl who aren’t familiar with them?

Omg hi!! I have been thinking about this for a hot minute believe me.

My PERSONAL favorite musicals are LIZZIE, Murder Ballad, and Don’t Stop Me at the moment.

LIZZIE is a punk rock musical loosely based on the historical murder trial of Lizzie Borden. It’s pretty intense, both musically and story-wise, so just know that I’m advance if you hope to listen to it.

Murder Ballad is a rock opera about an affair that goes very very wrong. It’s a relatively simple plot so it’s very easy to grasp just from listening to the album. The music is legitimately some of my favorite stuff ever. I would definitely recommend this for beginners, aside from some meta stuff with the narrator it’s not too confusing.

Don’t Stop Me is about the troubles of growing up as represented through a demonic high school danceathon. I wouldn’t recommend for a beginner solely because it’s like barely above lost media. If you’re willing to venture into the depths of 2000s era websites and unlisted yt videos I would be happy to show you how to listen to this cause it like changed my life but also it’s way too much effort lmao. (If you genuinely want to listen or watch this tho like dm me I can hook you up)

As for other recommendations for beginners:

Carrie. Oh my god everyone pls listen to Carrie. It’s based on the book, so if you have even a vague sense of the story it’s not hard to follow. Beautiful music, and if you want to dig deeper, the backstage drama has actually books and documentaries on it.

Hadestown. You’ve probably heard about it, it’s really popular lol. Based on the green myths of Hades and Persephone/Orpheus and Eurydice. Will make you feel every emotion ever and there’s a really big fan community if you want more content out of it.

36 Questions. This one is actually the most accessible, I think— it’s literally a podcast. It’s about a relationship ending very messily (I won’t say why— spoilers!!). Again, makes you feel so so many emotions. Plus if you like Jonathan Groff (he plays the guy) you can check out the quadrillion other things he’s in.

[dollsciple]

a comprehensive list of my Doll Collection:

🐇 13th Anniversary Eggzorcist

🔪 13th Anniversary Sadie

📚 13th Anniversary Damien

🍎 Snow White

🌬️ Frozen Charlotte

🦩 Flamingo

🏫 (mini) School Time Sadie (+stationery kit)

🥀 Elisa Day

🏥 Doctor Dedwin & Nurse Necro

🪞 Vanity

🪽 Tenebre

🤡 Cuddles

🦠 Maggot

🌦️ Rain

💜 Violet

❄️ Nohell

🦴 Envy

🎈 Schtizo

😵‍💫 Sybil

👸🏻 Queen of Hearts (variant)

👑 Deadbra Ann

🍭 Wrath

💤 Sloth

🖍 Rotten Sam and Sandy

🌳 Sunday

🪓 Lizzie Borden

🧸 Return of Sadie

😈 Sin (Series 1)

🐰 Return of Eggzorcist

🩵 Bunny of Doom Eggzorcist

🐈‍⬛ Funk Out! Jade

🐒 Wildlife Safari Meygan

🐼 Tokyo A Go-Go Fianna

🌟 Funk n Glow Sasha (2nd edition)

🌨️ Wintertime Wonderland Sasha

🏷️ Trend It! Meygan

👼 Costume Party Yasmin

🛍️ Strut It Cloe

💚 Shrek Yasmin

🤏🏼 Lil' Bratz Cloe

💤 Sleep Over Yasmin (2nd edition)

✌🏽 Boyz Dylan (1st edition)

💇🏼‍♀️ Funky Fashion Makeover Cloe (1st edition)

🌳 GCDS Sasha

🦖 GCDS Yasmin

🌈 Jimmy Paul Roxxi & Nevra

🍼 Babyz Jade (Rerelease)

🫧 Funk Out! Cloe

⛱️ Beach Party Jade

👡 Original Series 3 Felicia

🌄 Phaedra Westward

🍬 Sweets

💝 Miss Celebrate

🎨 Emi Vanda

🍼 Bon Bon (Big BB)

💤 Neonlicious (Lounge)

🖤 Shanelle Onyx

🦾 Fame Queen

👝 Neonlicious (Fierce)

☀️ Sunny Madison (Cheer)

🎛 Pop B.B.

💫 Lonestar

✨️ Agent Glamour

💿 Berrie Skies

🌸 Rosie Redwood

🦋 Wildflower

🩷 Pinkie James

☀️ Sunny Madison (Series 1)

👭 Sunny & Luna Madison (2 pack)

🌙 Luna Madison (Series 1)

💗 LaRose

🦋 Poppy Rowan (Fantastic Fashion)

💞 Bubblegum DJ

💜 Lavender Lynn

🦋 Poppy Rowan (Series 1)

💖 Rosetta (Sparkle & Shine)

🎮 Ace

🧠 Moanica D'Kay (Monstrous Rivals)

🍹 Ghoulia Yelps (Skull Shores)

🤾‍♀️ Ghoulia Yelps (Physical Deaducation)

🛏 Twyla Boogeyman (Creepover)

🛏 Clawdeen Wolf (Creepover)

🛏 Draculaura (Creepover)

⚡️ Frankie Stein (1st Wave)

🇫🇷 Ghoulia Yelps (Scaris, City of Frights)

🩱 Venus McFlytrap (Swim Class)

💐 Draculaura (Monster Ball)

💜 Polly Pocket Monster High (compact)

🦉 Ghoulia Yelps (Booriginal Creeproduction)

🐍 Cleo de Nile & Deuce Gorgon (Booriginal Creeproduction 2-Pack)

🦣 Abbey Bominable (Booriginal Creeproduction)

👻 Spectra Vondergeist (Booriginal Creeproduction)

🏞️ Treesa Thornwillow

🖤 Clawd Wolf (Howliday Love prototype head)

🦴 Jack Skelligton (prototype hands)

❄️ Abbey Bombinable (Student Dolls)

🔥 Heath Burns (Scare-adise Island)

⚡ Frankie Stein (Frightfully Tall)

🤏🏼 Ghoulia Yelps (Micro Figures)

🐇 Twyla Boogeyman (Fearbook)

🦸 Ghoulia Yelps (2024 Deadfast)

💛 Cleo de Nile (2024 Howliday)

🪮 Kelsey (Naturalistas)

💐 Hip (What's Her Face?)

🍎 Misa Amane (Custom Bratz Slumber Party Cloe)

🖤 Pinkie Pie (Boutique)

🌈 Rainbow Dash (Equestria Girls Collection)

[littleapocalypsekitten]

I cannot emphasise to all you young 'uns out there how absolutely enthralled the entirety of the United States of America was with the O.J. Simpson trial back in the day. Everyone had opinions, even little kids. I remember the news of the Bronco-chase. I remember being in high school and the televised trial going on during my second year algebra class and we had a TV on IN THE CLASSROOM as we were doing our day's worksheets and quizzes! IN SCHOOL! (At least for high schoolers, I don't think this stuff was played for young kids). News of what went on during proceedings was what was forefront on the evening news, for those who had to work / those in classrooms that didn't let us watch it. It was broadcast during the day on at least one mainstream channel, I think all three of the main analog broadcasts and a few of the basic cables. It was everywhere and after it was done... CARTOONS made fun of it! I'm serious! I remember a joke on Animaniacs or Hysteria! (little known show in the Spielburg family of cartoon shows of the '90s) featured Lizzie Borden complaining "I'm the O.J. Simpson of the 19th century! Cue me, in the end, being incredibly confused that someone could be acquitted of murder in the criminal degree, but still held liable in a civil trail for murder.

[hollymbryan]

Blog Tour: Top 5 Reasons to Read HATCHET GIRLS by Diana Rodriguez Wallach!

Welcome to Book_Keeping and my stop on the TBR and Beyond Tours blog tour for Hatchet Girls by Diana Rodriguez Wallach, which released this past Tuesday, 10 October! I've got all the details on this deliciously creepy nod to the story of Lizzie Borden, along with my top 5 reasons to read, below!

About the Book

title: Hatchet Girls author: Diana Rodriguez Wallach publisher: Delacorte Press release date: 10 October 2023

For fans of Kara Thomas and Courtney Summers comes a supernatural horror that reminds us family can be our saving grace–or our biggest curse. Set one-hundred years after the Borden murders, this propulsive thriller imagines what a similar trial might look like today. When the parents of the richest family in Fall River are found murdered by axe, the town is quick to blame newcomer Vik. It doesn’t help that he was caught standing over the bodies with blood on his hands and can’t remember anything about the night in question. But Vik’s sister, Tessa, knows that Vik would never be capable of such a gruesome crime. Haunted by the mistakes she made that led her family to Fall River in the first place, she sets out to prove her brother’s innocence. Her search for answers will lead her into a sprawling, supposedly cursed forest, as well as the childhood home of Lizzie Borden—the original axe murderess of Fall River. Content Warning: Violence, mentions of murder, blood, grief, abuse

Add to Goodreads: Hatchet Girls Purchase the Book: Amazon | B&N | Bookshop.org

About the Author

Diana Rodriguez Wallach is a multi-published author of young adult novels. Her most recent, Small Town Monsters, is a YA Latinx horror novel that published in September 2021 through Random House’s Underlined imprint. Her next YA horror, Hatchet Girls, will publish in hardback in Fall 2023 through Random House’s Delacorte imprint. Additionally, Diana is the author of the Anastasia Phoenix Series (Entangled Publishing), a trilogy of young adult spy thrillers. The first book in the series, Proof of Lies, has been optioned for film and was chosen as a finalist for the 2018 International Thriller Awards for Best Young Adult Novel. Additionally, Bustle listed her as one of the “Top Nine Latinx Authors to Read for Women’s History Month 2017,” and Paste named Proof of Lies one of the “Top 10 Best Young Adult Books for March 2017.” Diana is also the author of three YA contemporary Latina novels: Amor and Summer Secrets, Amigas and School Scandals, and Adios to All The Drama (Kensington Books). Amor and Summer Secrets placed second at the 2009 International Latino Book Awards for Best Young Adult Novel. She also penned a YA short-story collection entitled Mirror, Mirror (Buzz Books, 2013).

Connect with Diana: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Facebook

Top 5 Reasons to Read

I have been a fan of Diana Rodriguez Wallach since I read the first of her Anastasia Phoenix trilogy, Proof of Lies, back when it was released in 2017. I was on a tour for it and then did the next two books as well. (If you like YA thrillers, you should absolutely check it out, it's so good!) So I was excited to hear about Hatchet Girls coming out and had high hopes for it -- which were more than met! Here are my top reasons to read this deliciously creepy novel!

I love a good YA horror, and Hatchet Girls more than fits the bill! It is creepy and gory and horrific without being *too* over the top, great for folks who might not like more extreme/adult horror.

I love how the story takes inspiration from and pays homage to the Lizzie Borden story, updating it for the modern day and including supernatural elements.

Diana honors the bloody history of the area in which the book takes place, the Bridgewater Triangle, by including actual facts about that history and incorporating it into the supernatural forces at work in the story.

The book asks the question, which I am still pondering, of whether a place's bloody history can infect and curse the land itself, and/or whether land can be infected and cursed and thus lead to continual acts of violence perpetrated there.

This might seem weird, but the author's note about her own experience while researching the novel just sealed the deal for how much I loved it! You'll see when you read it -- I actually got chills!

I love doing these top reasons to read posts, but once again find myself wanting to rate the book even though this isn't a traditional review, because you have to know this is a five star read for me! I hope every fan of YA (and adult!) horror will pick this one up. Make sure you read the historical facts section and author's note at the end to enrich the reading experience.

Thank you to Delacorte Press for the finished copy, and to TBR and Beyond Tours for having me on the tour today!

Make sure to check out the Bookstagram tour as well! You can find my post here, and the full schedule is here.

[relevant-catnik]

how about a trippy 70s Phantom of the Opera horror parody featuring the composer of "The rainbow Connection" as the actual literal devil?

Forget Midsomer - The Wicker Man is the ORIGINAL Folk/Old Ways horror. Bonus: Christopher Fuckin' Lee.

They're creepy & they're kooky & altogether ooky.

A surprising amount of bananas in this show.

Zombies, gore, and lots of swearing. Totally fun. Evil Dead:

Lizzie Borden could use more love.

Frahnken-STEEN!

Dracula is a classic monster - his musical is a lesser sibling of Jekyll & Hyde, but still fun!

High school is murder. (Teenage suicide: don't do it!) - Heathers:

Some excellent spooky musicals

Things to listen to today!

The king of all gothic horror musicals, Sweeney Todd:

The dirty secret cult favorite of gothic horror, Jekyll & Hyde

Campy & quirky & screaming good rock-horror, Bat Boy

The current cool kid, Ride the Cyclone

50's B-movie romp, Zombie Prom

A little glass vial? Dystopian splatter! - Repo! the Genetic Opera:

More B-movie fun, with carnivorous space plants, a TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, and the scariest of them all, a dentist - Little Shop of Horrors:

I love terrible musicals. I have no shame. Dance of the Vampires!

Other people ALSO love terrible musicals. They find their people eventually. Don't bully the weirdo. - Carrie:

Obligatory. Late night. Double feature. Picture show. (I want to go)

(I am at my video limit, might add more later. Or reblog with your own!!)

[yetihideout]

Preview comic by Berni Wrightson for promoting the recently released National Lampoon’s Class Reunion in the November 1982 issue of Heavy Metal magazine.

[mgmpluto]

It has photos from the film’s original opening!!  (which has never been available on VHS or DVD!)

[marzipanandminutiae]

it’s interesting to stumble upon real Victorian murderesses who seem like they may have informed the character of Lucille Sharpe. four immediately come to mind:

- Constance Kent, who killed her young half-brother in 1860, at the age of 16 (apparent motive jealousy for preferential treatment by her parents). she was sent to boarding school in France- a real boarding school, as far as I know, not an asylum -when the investigation fell apart due to her family’s relatively high social status. she turned herself in five years later, though, and served a 20-year prison sentence

- Jane Toppan, a nurse convicted in 1901 of murdering at least 12 patients (though she confessed to 31 killings) with morphine overdoses, apparently for the sexual thrill it gave her

- Belle Gunness, a black widow killer who had a background in butchering animals (that’s the only real similarity here- she faked her own death in 1908 by placing the body of a woman she’d killed in her house and burning it down with her children inside. hardly the Child Escaping Abuse/Woman Killing To Support Her Lover type)

- Lizzie Borden, of course; the quintessential Victorian Patricide Case (may have murdered her father and stepmother with a hatchet, possibly over an inheritance dispute and said father killing her pet doves)

of course, for a fictional sympathetic antagonist, the motives have to have been somewhat nobler (at least at the start). but I do wonder if Del Toro borrowed bits from these women’s stories in creating the character

[arian-nya]

My true crime fascination compounded with a name that rhymed left me with Lizzie Borden as a high school nickname

Just kinda rolled with it

How did you get your guy's usernames? I'll start

I named my account after Muxus, Goblin Grandee, my favorite MTG card :)

[wonderlandleighleigh]

Today's been bad. Like I just cried buckets and need to rehydrate bad. If you have the time could you imagine a Lenny/Midge and Luke/Lorelai or a Lenny/Midge and high school Jess/Rory or a Luke/Lorelai and adult Jess/Rory double date? Whichever has you most inspired.

(aw man I'm so sorry about your day. Let me see what I can do!)

"I never promised it would be a good play," Lenny chuckles as their drinks arrive.

He'd been given four comp tickets to a new show on Broadway and it had been...less than stellar. Luke has to admit though, that even though the play was crap, he's having a good time. Lorelai looks beautiful (she always does, really, but she got all dressed up for a night in Manhattan), and Midge and Lenny are in high spirits, chatting happily as they wait for their food to arrive.

"One time I went on a date to a terrible musical," Midge tells them, smiling. "It was so bad, we left during intermission."

"Oh my god, what was the musical?" Lorelai asks. "And why do I feel the sudden urge to need to see it?"

"It was the Lizzy Borden musical," Midge explains. "We realized during intermission that since the murder happened at the end of act 1, then act 2 was going to be the trial."

"Oh, god," Luke says, horrified. "An entire second act of a musical that's just a courtroom scene?"

"So we left," Midge shrugs.

"And came to my show instead," Lenny chimes in, grinning wickedly.

Lorelai gasps. "Midge! You took a date to see Lenny's act? That's so unfair to the date!"

Midge lifts her hands, trying not to laugh. "In my defense, I had no idea I had feelings for Lenny yet. Nothing had happened between us, other than him sending me flowers as a thank you for hanging out at his Steve Allen gig."

"As if flowers isn't a hint?" Luke grumbles.

Lenny chuckles. "The card I sent wasn't particularly romantic. Just a thank you and an invite to my next show. Which she missed, but her father went to. We got arrested together. He thought the flowers were nice."

Lorelai laughs at that.

"My father was over the moon when we got married," Midge tells them. "Finally, an intellectual in the family!"

"God, I can't even imagine my parents approving of a boyfriend I picked out myself," Lorelai comments. "Was that weird?"

Midge shrugs. "He hated Joel. He was fine with Benjamin - the doctor I took to see Lenny's show - but he actually wanted to talk to Lenny. I'm pretty sure if Papa could have married Lenny himself, he would have."

"Progressive for a man born in the 1890's," Lenny jokes.

Midge reaches out, patting Lorelai's hand "They'll come around to Luke."

"They won't," Lorelai snorts. "But it's okay, believe me. I've never cared what they think before, I'm not about to start caring now."

"Parents can be tough," Lenny concedes. "It took Ma a little while to warm up to Midge. And she never liked Honey."

Midge purses her lips but says nothing.

"Ooh," Lorelai comments with a chuckle. "Midge has feelings."

The older woman shrugs. "Sally was a tough old broad."

"From the day she was born," Lenny adds, snapping a finger.

Luke clears his throat a little awkwardly and looks to Lorelai. "My mother would have really liked you."

She melts a little, looking touched. "Luke, that's so sweet. I'm really glad."

"Well, you know. She was a really great person, my mom," Luke shrugs. "And you're a great person, so..."

"Oy the schmaltz, kill me now," Lenny groans jokingly.

"As if you're any better," Midge chuckles.

[house-of-slayterr]

Rant From An Autistic Person:

TLDR: Stop using mental illness as an excuse for your Villains

I think I’m starting to realise that a lot of Slashers have a lot in common with Autistic people. But I’m not sure how we’re supposed to feel about this. Obviously we all in this community, adore our Slashers, but that’s because we all understand they are fake. They have now real bearings in our world, and therefore cannot hurt anymore. No real people suffer as their victims.

But shouldn’t we take offence to this? Because most of the time it’s neurotypical people writing these stories and directing/working/staring in these films.

Like let’s talk about some non horror aut sic characters first. And do correct if I’m wrong, but I believe both of these characters are Canonically autistic.

The most well known would be Sheldon form the Big Bang Theory. Everyone quotes him as autistic representation all the time. Now of course he’s only one demonstration of the neurotype, but at the end of the day it’s still representation. From the autistic community, I hear complaints that’s he’s just a basic Cis/het white man with “high functioning” autism. (Although we do not use functioning labels, or the term Asperger’s anymore, that was at the time what he was stated to have) And from the neurotypical side people still call him odd, but they are more excepting of his traits because they aren’t as “burdensome” on society. He’s just seen a “quirky”.

Another example that falls under the same quailfiers would be Shaun from The Good Doctor. Again, played by a neurotypical person, not someone who actually has autism. And people infantilise his character whenever he’s showing that he need higher support efforts. But then everyone praises him because “wow, I didn’t know autistic people could be doctors” which is incredibly insulting. But most people accept him because again, he’s just “a little quirky”

But back to the slasher community. There are people out there that think we are disgusting because we enjoy slashers/gore/horror. Because they are unable to separate reality, from fiction, or at least not as severely as we do.

I vividly remember getting bullies in school and someone saying “(Dead name’s) gonna be the school shooter, just you wait” because I did not hide my love for the horror genre. And I don’t see why I should have to. But that statement, it killed me inside. Do you know how awful it is to have to try and defend yourself from a statement that heavy? It was like the weight of the entire universe was thrown on my shoulders, and I was just expected to take it as a “joke”.

But this girl genuinely thought that because at the time I was Interested in learning about the Lizzie Borden case, that that meant I wanted to hurt people. I was also dressing fairly alternative at this time. I made its know that I wanted to be a mortician. (I still do, I’m just figuring all that stuff out though cause jobs are hard, lol) I sometimes have what neurotypical people would consider an “inappropriate” reaction to death, or dead things. I enjoy collecting bones, and learning about cannibalism, autopsies, taxidermy, entomology… So I get excited when I get to participate in my special interests.

But this makes a lot of people uncomfortable, and I’m tired of them making that my problem. Having a fascination with the dead, doesn’t automatically mean you’re going to become a killer. I have so much respect for dead things, I ask the Earth before I pick it’s flowers, or use any of its resources. Because as a Witch, that is a part of my specific path and spirituality. But again, that does not help my case because a lot of people think witches like me are satanists who want to sacrifice babies and goats or some shit.

Some people may just say these are harmless jokes, or overexaggerations, and that nobody really means it when they say these things. But you don’t get to make that call. The person saying the offensive things doesn’t get to decide if it’s offensive or not. That’s like saying a white person gets to decide if black face is racist or not. These jokes propitiate harmful stereo types, and can be passed on to people who don’t know any better. And you can’t say that all autistic people won’t understand, because even if one of us isn’t “smart” enough to understand your words directly, it’s still effects us at the end of the day.

Over and over again we are othered and forgotten about. We’ve been plagued by the curse of being forced to exist in a world that was built for us. We’re made to feel unsafe, and risk our own health to make everyone else feel “comfortable” with our existence. I mean even the diagnostic criteria isn’t an accurate depiction of what autism acatully is. Instead of defining us by what we can do, and experience and change in the world, we’re defined by how much of a nuisance we’re are perceived to be on society.

Instead of saying stuff like “Autistic people have an amazing capacity for learning and retaining information about subjects they are passionate about.” It’s always “Autistic people can’t hold conversations and obsess of silly things. They don’t know how to shut up about it, and it annoys me. Therefore they are being rude.”

So I bring us back around to our beloved Slashers. Do you guys realise how many of them are non verbal? I mean there’s Jason Voorhees, Micheal Myers, Bubba Sawyer, Thomas Hewitt…. That’s a trait that’s commonly seen as a bad thing to neurotypical people. Parents will cry about how their children “can’t communicate” with them, but they never stop to observe their child’s different ways of nonverbal communication. They assume just because they can’t talk or articulate themselves, they must be “stupid” or “slow” or “low functioning”, but that’s simply not true. A mute neurotypical person can’t talk, but they’re still smart. Their lives are still worth living and celebrating. But Autistic people aren’t afforded the same luxury, simply because nobody wants to put in the effort.

It doesn’t help that people often turn to Autism Speaks for all their neurodiverse questions. When that company literately spreads lies and misinformation. And tortures innocent children, simply because they are express themselves differently. ABA therapy is literally just forcing autistic people to fit into a allistic mould. It’s dangerous and harmful, an frankly disgusting.

Do you know how many parents I see how do nothing but complain about their children? Parents who genuinely believe they would be better off if they killed their children. Parents who’ve actually gone through with it, and some of which never get charged because “oh they were under a lot of stress, it was understandable.” I’m tired of society treating all disbaled people like we don’t matter. Like we’re nothing more than a sob story to get them sympathy points. I hate seeing parents film their children in their most vulnerable moments while they are having a meltdown for “educational” purpose. Especially if their child is unable to consent, it’s vile, and inexcusable.

There so many of us who try to help and educate, yet no one will actually listen to the marginalised groups about how to help us. The same way some white people will only care about racism, if another white person is calling them out on it. If a black personality dared to do that they are “rude” and “argumentative”. Or the way people are saying “Hellen Keller can’t be real; how could she communicate, I don’t believe it.” As if there aren’t thousands of Deaf/Blind people who exist to their day telling you how hurtful that sentiment is.

Do you guys know the first thing a person with a disability or chronic illness hears when they talk about their struggles? It’s always “you’re so brave” or “If I were you, I would kill myself.” Because we will always be viewed as a problem. We’ll never be defined by more than our “worst” traits. We ask people to call us “disable person” and they say “person with a disability” or “Differently abled” or autistic person” and they say “person with autism” because they literally have to remind themselves that we are also people. I can’t take off my disabilities, I can’t shove them in a little box for safe keeping. They are part of who I am, they are the building blocks designing how I have to live my life. My foundation may be a little unsteady, but that doesn’t mean you have to tear down my house right away. Let it’s fall on its own time, it doesn’t matter if it happens a little sooner then the rest of the houses on the block.

Autistic people are often quotes to have “no empathy” when really we just have a difference in empathy. Having more empathy doesn’t make you better than someone else. And having low empathy doesn’t make you a bad person. So it hurts my heart that in the media we consume, neurodivergent people often end up relating to the villain. Of course, most villains are also queer coded, but I’ll save that lecture for another time.

People seem to think when they hear the sentence “I relate to Micheal Myers” that I’m talking about finding joy in killing or hurting people. But they never stop to ask what I mean by that. They never sit and think “oh, maybe they relate to being mentally ill, and forced into getting help against their will, and not being understood.”

You guys do know we’re are supposed to be routing for Samuel Loomis in that movie right? He’s supposed to be the hero, the good guy, the man who stops the boogeyman. But we don’t, because we see that he’s also a horribly flawed human being. He treats his patients like shit, and some of his tactics are borderline criminal. He’s not better than Micheal, but he’s not the one with a “scary” mental illness.

Take Carrie white for instance. I think she is honestly one of the better examples of a Slasher who exhibits autistic traits. She takes things literally, has difficulty socialising and making friends. She doesn’t understand when she’s being bullied at first. Her own mother babies her, until she stops listening and being obedient. And what does her mother do? Try to fucking murder her own child because she’s “unruly” and “need to be punished.” Sure it’s an extreme example, but this happens to far more autistic people in real life than you’d think. Carrie was fine, until she was pushed yo the edge. She could have lived her whole life, happy and exploring her powers. Maybe even been a hero instead, but she wanted adored that luxury. Sue is the only one that really understood her, which is why she was spared. And she’s the only one who will ever know what a gem Carrie was before she was made to be a monster.

Norman Bates is also a really good example of an autistic person I think. Of course the more obvious diagnosis everyone focuses on is the Dissociative Identity Disorder (formally knows as Multiple Personality Disorder) (also how weird is it that there are two Freddie Highmore characters on this list, I think I could probably fit more in if I search other genres) But if you watched the show, instead of just the original movie, you get to see a lot more of his personality. You actually get to understand Norman as a person, before seeing him as the antagonist. He too has awkward speech, he gets upset by change, he doesn’t understand when someone is flirting with him. He feels his emotions very instantly, and does have violent outbursts during his meltdowns. But do they show us this to humanise him? No, they added it to his character because it’s entraining to watch mentally I’ll people get pushed to their limits. We are a spectacle to behold.

Dr Herbert West form the Reanimator series! Another genius level autistic intellect! He has a special interest in science and dead things. They could have made him a character who found the cure to cancer or HIV. But no, it was more entailing to make him a wanna be Frankenstein’s, and cross moral boundaries for his own gain. And if you asked anyone why he did it it’s “because he’s crazy” not “because he wanted to” They almost always blame the mental illness, not the person who has the illness.

It’s the reason Aaron Stampler gets away with his crimes in Primal Fear. He faked a mental illness so he would get put in a mental facility instead of rotting in jail. Instead of being “Aaron Stampler, the killer.” He’s “Aaron Stampler, the killer with multiple personalities!” Or Split, the movie that just antagonises DID for no reason whatsoever. There’s clearly a supernatural element in that movie with “The Beast” so why not make it’s a movie about possessions? I would have loved to watch a story where The Beast posses poor little Kevin’s body, and makes him do horrible things. But no, instead we stick with the trope that all people with DID are unpredictable and dangerous. And that they all have an “Evil alter”

I’ll never be ashamed of my love for the horror community again. Because I know my place, I know my moral standing, and I have done nothing wrong. If people want to assume my special interests or jobs or hobbies make me a bad person, then that’s their problem. I cannot force anyone to open up their ears and listen to me, but I also won’t stand idly by and watch as people who don’t know what they’re talking about, do harm to my communities. These are my people, and I love them, and will defend them with my last breath. We need to destigmatise mental illness, because too many people die each year because they are made to feel like villain, or like their lives aren’t worth living. And that’s not ok with me.

[beckwritesfiction]

Slow Ride - Chapter Six

CHAPTER INDEX: X

Summary: Bob and Scarlett are the last ones up (or so they think) and when they get close, Scarlett gets scared.

Notes: This is a shorter chapter but this is just some more exposition.

Content Warning: let me know if I should add any and I'd be happy to add them!

Word Count: 1.1k

DAY TWO: SCARLETTE

Scarlette had tried to keep reading, but she knew Phoenix needed to sleep in absolute darkness.  Training had been standard, nothing crazy.  Everyone failed, even Hangman. Not having to do two hundred pushups when they did was nice.  She was going to give up reading for the night, but then she couldn’t stop thinking about everything she didn’t want to think about.

Knowing there was a light on the balcony, she headed there, initially thinking she was alone.  Then Bob started to speak, and she jumped.  “Why are you always doing that?”

Bob frowned.  “Saying ‘hi’?” he asked.

“Sneaking up on me.”

“Oh, I’m sorry.  I didn’t realize you didn’t see me.”

Scarlette’s heart raced, but she tried to ignore it.  “What are you doing out here?”

“Rooster’s asleep, and I didn’t wanna bother him with the light.  I’ve been trying to work my way through some Tolkien.”

Scarlette wouldn’t have known what he was talking about if he hadn’t had a book in his hand that was titled The Lord of The Rings.  She smiled at the idea that they came out there for the exact same reason.  He was sitting with his back against the building, his legs stretched out before him.  

“Not to sound like I read all the time, but…” When she held up her book, he seemed amused.

“I’m not gonna be the one that makes fun of you for it.  I’m reading, too.”

“No, I meant like, I haven’t finished a book since high school.  And even then, I don’t think I made it all the way through.  I was always copying Phoenix’s summer reading assignments, asking her how Pride & Prejudice ended.  Lizzie Borden can kiss my ass.”

Bob laughed, but his smile faded when he realized she wasn’t making a joke.  She looked at him curiously, not thinking what she said was that funny.  “You mean Bennet?  Borden is the one that, you know…killed her entire family with an ax.  Allegedly.”

“Sorry, I think I got my old, dead white women mixed up.”

A few moments passed, then he looked around.  “This has the best light out of all the balconies.  The other one flickers.  I tried to change the bulb, but I think it’s the wiring.”  He pointed to the sconce above him.  There was plenty of room for her to sit beside him, and she did so without hesitation.  “Have you gotten to the part where the general tried to open the champagne?” he asked, leaning over a little as she opened her book.

“No, not yet.  I haven’t made it that far, really.  It’s...” She took a deep breath, shaking her head.  “If you repeat this, I’ll kill you, but I’m so lost.  It’s like, I’m reading the words but most of them don’t make any sense.”

“Christi’s pretty ambitious if you haven’t read in a while. Or even if you have and you’re just not used to her style.  She wrote like people talked back then, and society’s changed.  When I read it for the first time, I had a dictionary beside me.  It took me forever, but I figured it out.”

Scarlette looked down at the cover, her thumb holding her place as she nodded slowly.  She wasn’t sure she’d heard him say so much in such a short period of time.  Even though he went back to the pages of his book, she looked over at him.  He offered her a smile before he looked back at his book once again.  He really did just want to read, so she went back to her own book, struggling and reading so slowly that she felt like an idiot.  Eventually, she closed her book again, preparing to get up.

“Are you tired?” he asked.

“Not really.  I just can’t get into this the way I thought I would.”

“Read this,” he offered, holding out his book for her to take.  

“I can’t take that from you.  If I can’t understand this, I probably can’t understand that.”

“Tolkien’s different.  It’s heavy on the fantasy, but it’s easy to follow.  Trust me.  I could start over, even.  Maybe read you a few pages and see if you like it.”

“Like a bedtime story?” she mused.  “You don’t have to do that.”

“If I can make someone love what I love, it’ll be worth it.”

She settled back in, her back against the building.  She watched the waves through the railing as he began to read.  Maybe it was because she’d never heard him say that much, or maybe it was because she wasn’t paying attention, but she’d never notice how soothing his voice was.  He read with ease, and she assumed he’d been reading his entire life, and not just when it was expected of him.   When they passed a few pages, and he continued, she didn’t complain.  At one point, he reached for his water and found that he ran out.  She offered him hers.

“I promise I don’t have cooties.”

He took it, taking a drink before going back to reading.  She saw where his bookmark was, how far he’d gotten, and she was shocked at how willingly he’d started over.  She was about fifty pages into her own book, and she’d rather take a shot to the kneecap than go back to page one.

“I love your voice,” she said when he finished another chapter.  When she realized what she said, she straightened a little.  It was too late.  He was smiling and she felt like an idiot.  “I mean, like if your Top Gun career doesn’t pan out, you could be one of those people that reads books. Not that I think it won’t work out.”

“No one’s ever said that before,” he replied, clearly thinking over her suggestion.

“Maybe it’s because you’re so quiet.”

“Or it could be that because I’ve never read to anyone like this before.”

He was funny, and the longer she looked at him, the more she didn’t want to be there anymore.  The second she realized that she thought he was cute, and not just physically, she decided she needed to stop.  Blowing him off like she blew most of the others off felt like the right way to forget.  

“I’m tired,” she blurted out.

“Bedtime stories work on you, then, I assume.”

She got to her feet, ignoring his comment.  Phoenix’s copy of And Then There Were None was still beside him, and he called after her.  She turned back just long enough to retrieve it and rushed back to her room.  Right before she could open the door, though, she heard someone in the kitchen.  Henriette and Hangman, going on about crunchy peanut butter.  She probably would’ve demanded context if she wasn’t having a crisis.

As she laid in her bed, starting into the darkness, she decided that she’d just avoid Bob at all costs.  If he talked to her, she would just move on.  Phoenix had warned her not to replace her terrible relationship with another, and for once in her life, she took her advice.  She didn’t know Bob.  For all she knew, the nice guy thing was an act. 

[ohfiendangelical]

Zero bursts into laughter, nearly doubling over. 

          “You know, I wasn’t convinced that thing actually worked, but I’m sold now,”          he says between uncontrollable giggles.          “We got some high school bully ghosts?” 

He can feel the presence of something, but he can’t quite tell where it’s coming from. He doesn’t imagine Lizzy Borden’s murdered relatives would be quite so lighthearted, but it isn’t as if he knows them personally. Maybe they’ve grown bored over the years, ghost hunt after ghost hunt, only half-able to make any sort of contact. Or maybe it’s Salem, the thing—or things, rather—that he harbors inside of him. That would probably make more sense. 

          “I assure you, spirits, he is not a virgin. Just acts like one,”         Zero says to the air, raising his voice the way televised ghost hunters always do.   ( He never understood the need to speak so loudly, but if that’s how this is done, he’ll play along. )

          Salem’s cheeks go bright red and he mutters a quiet “ Jesus, dude… ”, the crew around them bursting out into laughter, and for a moment Salem thanks his lucky stars that he didn’t go through with his original idea — to live stream this whole hunt. Despite the embarrassment still so obvious, Salem clears his throat and tries his best to change the subject, to brush off the comment, even though everyone here knows he will be thinking about it all night. 

          “ D-don’t think you will find these ones as fun but… ”     It’s a weak attempt to fire back, to prove that he can play too! But he knows Zero will brush this off, unaffected, still wearing that cocky, self assured smile. Is it even possible to fluster him? Salem’s never seen it. 

Out from his bag he pulls a real sci-fi looking instrument, something straight out of an episode of star trek — a black box with a screen and two, with antenna-like protrusions from the top. An Ovilus, Salem explains, capable of converting environmental readings into words,     “ And the phonetic setting is really hard to understand so I always turn it to dictionary — ”

As he readies the instrument, Salem feels a shifting in his chest, an unease that makes bile rise in the back of his throat. And as this shift happens, the Ovilus responds, words appearing on the screen as a tinny, generated voice announces them.

——————————————————————— OVILUS : DICTIONARY MODE. 𝙱𝙰𝙱𝚈 𝚆𝙴𝙰𝙺 𝙴𝙼𝙱𝙰𝚁𝚁𝙰𝚂𝚂𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝚅𝙸𝚁𝙶𝙸𝙽 ———————————————————————

          “ Bitch? ”     Salem’s voice cracks.

[arwen17]

Vampires DO Wear Polka Dots fanfic

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9709818/1/Vampires-DO-Wear-Polka-Dots

I wrote this years ago because I’ve been a fan of the books since I first read them in 2nd grade (1998). At the time I was writing it, there was literally no fanfics or any discussion on Bailey School Kids on the internet, so I felt like I must be crazy and felt really embarrassed about being the only one who seemed interested in a more detailed world. I even remember sending an email to the author years earlier asking if she ever wanted to do a sequel series with the kids older in high school. Of course, I never got a response to that. I’m sure the author thought I was crazy and should grow up and move on, if she ever read the email at all. So a few years after that email, I finally wrote my fanfic, even, though I was sure nobody would be interested. Surprisingly, there was some interest and it actually caused a few more people to write their own stories since then, so that’s nice to know I’m not the only one who is still nostalgic for this series, particularly Mrs. Jeepers, the best character of all! 

I’ve been rewatching Christina Ricci in the Lizzie Borden Chronicles recently. She would make an amazing Mrs. Jeepers in a movie or TV show. She has the most chilling smirks and “odd little half smiles”. But I bet that’s too scary because if they ever do make a TV show of these books, I’m sure it will be aimed at young children. But if we could have a more adult version, Christina’s chilling smirks would be perfect. She’s got the ability to go from warm and innocent to chilling and terrifying in an instant...with her face alone, no actions even necessary.

[myhauntedsalem]

9 Terrifying American Murder Houses

From Amityville Horror to Jeffrey Dahmer’s one-bedroom, these murder houses are home to some truly brutal murders.

Forget the haunted house put on by your high school. The walls of these real-life murder houses witnessed some of the most brutal killings in American history. Several of the homicides remain unsolved, and some residents claim restless spirits still haunt the grounds. So step on in, if you dare…

9. THE AMITYVILLE HORROR HOUSE 112 OCEAN AVE, AMITYVILLE, NY

Note to first-time home buyers: when the deal is too good, start asking questions. In 1975, George and Kathy Lutz bought this sprawling Dutch Colonial on the south shore of Long Island at a bargain rate. The reason for the discounted price tag? Just 13 months earlier, previous resident Ronald “Butch” DeFeo slaughtered his parents and four younger siblings while they slept in their beds. It didn’t take long for the weirdness to begin – demonic voices, oozing walls, cloven hoof prints in the snow. The Lutz family lasted just two months before fleeing 112 Ocean Avenue in the night.

8. THE HEX MURDER HOUSE REHMEYERS HOLLOW RD, SHREWSBURY, PA

In 1928, John Blymire was convinced a reclusive neighbor named Nelson Rehmeyer had put a hex upon him. Believing the only way to break the curse was to track down Rehmeyer’s spell book and set it ablaze, Blymire rallied two buddies for a late-night visit. While the gang never found the book, they did find Rehmeyer – whom they murdered and mutilated before setting his body on fire. In 2007, an effort was made to open the Hex House to the public, but the plan was eventually scrapped.

7. MOORE FAMILY AXE MURDER HOUSE 508 E 2ND ST, VILLISCA, IA

On a cool summer night in 1912 someone broke into this peaceful Iowa homestead and bludgeoned all six family members plus two houseguests with an axe. The horrific scene was discovered the following morning by a concerned neighbor. Numerous suspects were named in the case – including a traveling minister and State Senator Frank F. Jones. Nevertheless, the murder remains unsolved.

6. KREISCHER MANSION 4500 ARTHUR KILL RD, STATEN ISLAND, NY

German entrepreneur Balthasar Kreischer built this sprawling mansion in 1885 as a symbol of his success in the brick making business. Alas, the good times were short-lived. By 1894, his company had crumbled and his youngest son had shot himself in the head. The decaying mansion sat empty for years until its groundskeeper used the property for a mob hit in 2005. Joseph Young strangled and stabbed his target before finally drowning the man in a garden pool. Young then hacked up the body and burned it in the mansion’s incinerator.

5. LIZZIE BORDEN HOUSE 230 2ND ST, FALL RIVER, MA

On August 4, 1892 Andrew Borden was thrashed with a hatchet while he dozed on the couch of his parlor. Andrew’s second wife Abby met an equally grisly end in the upstairs bedroom. While everyone in Fall River suspected daughter Lizzie of the crime, the local judge remained unconvinced. She was tried and acquitted of the murder one year later. Oddly, the home is now a successful bed & breakfast.

4. MANSON FAMILY MURDER HOUSE 10050 CIELO DRIVE, LOS ANGELES, CA

In 1969, members of the Manson Family shocked the nation when they broke into this L.A. estate and slaughtered Sharon Tate along with four other victims. The murderers wrote “pig” in blood across the front door. Numerous residents have since called 10050 Cielo Drive home – including musician Trent Reznor, who recorded THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL there. In 1994, the original structure was razed and replaced with a new mansion, currently occupied by the creator of FULL HOUSE.

3. JEFFREY DAHMER’S APARTMENT 924 NORTH 25TH ST, APT 213, MILWAUKEE, WI

Cannibal killer Jeffrey Dahmer lured numerous victims to his nondescript one-bedroom, where he drugged and dismembered them in a brutal campaign of murder. Severed limbs were packed in the freezer for future consumption; torsos were dumped in a vat of acid. Police finally arrested Dahmer in 1991 after one of his prisoners managed to escape. The entire apartment building was torn down shortly thereafter.

2. JOHN WAYNE GACY’S HOUSE 8213 SUMMERDALE AVE, CHICAGO, IL

It’s always good to know your neighbors – especially if you suspect them of murder. John Wayne Gacy buried dozens of bodies in the basement and backyard of his suburban home while neighbors casually went about their day. When Gacy’s wife complained of a putrid smell, Gacy blamed it on dead mice. By the time police nabbed the infamous killer clown and excavated his 8213 Summerdale Ave property, they uncovered 29 bodies.

1. GARDETTE-LAPRETE HOUSE 1240 BURGUNDY ST, NEW ORLEANS, LA

How’s this for a Mardi Gras story? In the late 1830s, plantation owner Jean LePrete leased his French Quarter Greek Revival to a mysterious man from Turkey. The renter, known only as “The Sultan,” had more than a few roommates; he arrived with a massive entourage of eunuchs and concubines. The house quickly became known for its lavish parties, with music and revelry carrying on into the night. One morning, a passerby noticed 1240 Burgundy was eerily quiet. Then he spotted blood seeping out of the door. When authorities entered, they found everyone inside had been murdered and dismembered. As for The Sultan? He was buried alive in the courtyard. To this day, the case remains unsolved.

[geralt-of-baevia]

Happenstance

Summary: Henry is about to go to bed one night when he suddenly gets a text from a random number he doesn’t know. What happens when you accidentally text the star actor of The Witcher? Memes apparently. Lots and lots of memes.

Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four

Pairing: Henry Cavill x OFC (Lizzy Moore)

Word count: 1.3K

Warnings: None...yet! Just some fluffy flirting. Well okay and lots of mention of his crotch? 😬😘

A/N: So I’ve had this idea bouncing around in my brain for a LONG time and finally pulled the trigger and wrote it! It’s in texting format, and I hope you like it! This is my first time posting fan fiction on here so I’m nervous and excited!

Beta: Thank you to @avengeful-bunny​ for being my AMAZING beta. I don’t know what I would do without you. 💛💛💛

Tagging: I’m going to tag all those whose work has inspired me to write and post my work! Much love to ALL of you! @littlefreya @dancingwendigo @mary-ann84 @yespolkadotkitty @viking-raider @cavillhoney

Part 1: Oops.

(405:) God, girl. You will not BELIEVE the day I had. I'm pretty sure I lost a pint of blood today from how many times I stabbed myself sewing. 

(405:)

(Henry:) You should probably get a thimble for that. 

(Henry:) Also, I do believe you have the wrong number. Considering you started the text off with 'girl' and I am quite the opposite. But even so, please spill the tea. I’m dying to know about this UNBELIEVABLE day you’ve had. 

(Henry:)

(405:) Oh my god, MR. CAVILL I AM soooo SO SO SORRY. I must have accidentally clicked on your name and not my friend's name. 

(405:) I feel really awkward having your number when you don’t have mine. Do you want me to delete it? Just to make sure this doesn’t happen again? Also so some random crew member doesn’t have your number?

(Henry:) Oh god, please call me Henry. There’s no need for such formalities. And it’s fine, there’s no need to delete it. Since you mentioned crew and sewing, I'm assuming you work for the costuming department? 

(Henry:) Also, I have your number now, don't I? :P

(405:) By it’s fine do you mean this kind of fine?

(405:)

(Henry:) Oh no, it’s LITERALLY fine. I promise. 

(Henry:)

(405:) But to answer your question, yes! I work for the costuming department. I’m newer, so I get to do the usual stuff. Mostly just lots of mending at the moment. And JUST TO BE CLEAR, I won't do anything to abuse this number since you're Henry Cavill.

(405:) And you’re Henry Cavill. Also you are my co-worker, my I’m assuming super rich, god tier co-worker that I’m not supposed to make eye contact with nevermind TEXT. 

(Henry:)

(Henry:) But yes, my name is Henry. Please keep my number, we’re coworkers after all, it’s normal for coworkers to have each other’s numbers. Have we met on set before? 

(405:) We have once or twice, just in passing mostly. Once I brought you clothes to your trailer.

(Henry:) Are you the one with the brown and pink hair? 

(405:) That's me. :)

(Henry:) Don't tell me your name, I know what it is. 

(405:) Are you sure about that? You don't seem too confident :P 

(Henry:) I know it starts with an E. Is it Eloise? Eleanor? I know it was something old fashioned, too.

(405:) Man, you're so close. I mean, kind of. Think of historical dead English queens. Like, for example you were best friends with her dad. You were a fancy Duke who was good with the sword and ladies. Also, I’m sorry, aren’t you supposed to be a big nerd?  

(Henry:) ELIZABETH! 

(Henry:) And I am a HUGE nerd thank you very much. 

(Elizabeth:) Yes, that's my name haha. Also, whoa whoa, settle down there cowboy.  

(Elizabeth:) And it’s just Lizzy, with a Y. The thought of spelling it with an IE makes me cringe. 

(Lizzy:)

 (Henry:) Pretty much everyone? Who doesn't call you Lizzy? 

(Lizzy:) My dad, my grandma, my teachers, my victims, my doctor, the one girl in high school who hated me. 

(Henry:) Haha that's quite the list there Lizzy Borden. I think it’s your turn to settle down. :P

(Henry:) Well then Lizzy with a Y, it's nice to finally talk to you, even though it's over text. 

(Henry:) So I have to ask, I take it they were cracking the whip pretty hard in wardrobe today? 

(Lizzy:) You know, I was doing what I thought was a pretty damn good job of avoiding that subject.

(Henry:) Nope, you can't slip past me. This brain is like an iron trap. 

(Lizzy:) If you MUST know...

(Henry:) I really do. I'm sitting on the edge of my seat in anticipation. 

(Henry:)

(Lizzy:) Okay well that just sounds sarcastic. I don't HAVE to tell you... :P

(Lizzy:) I'm kidding, kidding. Well, since you MUST know, I spent at least half of my day mending clothes, particularly the crotch of multiple pairs of your pants. Also a few pairs had the butt blown out. 

(Henry:) The crotch?

(Lizzy:) Yes, the CROTCH OF YOUR PANTS HENRY. :P Honestly I'm used to it at this point though. It's not the first time, or I'm assuming the last, that I'll have to mend the crotch of your pants. It’s not your fault the studio wants you in tighter fitting clothes that can show off how muscular you are. It’s just my job to fix it. ;) 

(Henry:) I guess I never really thought about who it was having to mend them when that happens. 

(Lizzy:) And it’s not just your crotch area I mend, it’s your inseams as well. I think your thighs got a little bigger since the initial fitting. :P

(Lizzy:) And yes, us little people taking care of you famous movie stars, making sure you stay looking like the heartthrob you are. Since that is your job and all. :P

(Henry:) Hey now, I’m more than just a pretty face. You make me sound like a talentless hack. But thank you. For your sake I'll try and not blow out any more seams, especially the crotch. 

(Lizzy:) You don't need to thank me, it's literally my job. ;) 

(Lizzy:) I mean, if your muscles didn’t rip through clothing on a regular basis I’d be out of a job!  How rude.

(Henry:) Well I mean in that case I COULD make it a habit. ;) 

(Lizzy:) All I have to say is I’m SO glad we don’t have to worry about shirt buttons on you during this. I’ve seen the stress you put on buttons during press junkets. The anxiety I feel, Henry. So much anxiety.

(Lizzy:)

(Henry:) Yeah, those shirts never seem to fit my chest right. I taught myself how to sew buttons on my shirts so I could stop asking others to help. 

(Lizzy:) Okay, the fact that you taught yourself how to sew on buttons because it’s a CONTINUING issue is both hilarious and adorable. :P

(Henry:) 

(Henry:) So I’m curious about something, costume wise.

(Lizzy:) Yes? I’m sure I can answer, costume wise. ;)

(Henry:) How long does it take to sew together a shirt from scratch? 

(Lizzy:) Well, it all depends on the type of shirt, and what it’s for. For the sake of film, there are so many steps. Design, pattern making, grading, construction, fitting. That’s just a fraction of it. It’s a very long process.

(Lizzy:) But if I was at home making a shirt for a friend, I could do it start to finish in a couple of hours. They're not hard. I can sew them together in my sleep.

(Henry:) A few HOURS? That's amazing. 

(Lizzy:) Eh, it's what I went to school for. ;) It’s not that impressive to me. 

(Henry:) Well, to me it is at least.  ;) 

(Lizzy:) 

(Henry:) 

(Henry:) Unfortunately, it's time for me to go to bed. I have an early call time in the morning. 

(Lizzy:) You're going to bed at 6 in the evening? I’m assuming you have a super crazy call time? One time I had a call time of 1 am because there were things that had to be fixed by the time you and Anya got to set at 4 am. Although it does have it’s advantages. I get to have the first pick of craft services, and sunrises are always nice to watch. 

(Lizzy:) But I’m sorry, that sucks. :(

(Henry:) Some days it does, especially when I can't seem to fall asleep. But today was exhausting so I don't think I'll have any issues tonight. Plus Kal has been extra cuddly tonight so I definitely won’t have any issues. 

(Lizzy:) Well then, I guess this is where we say goodnight. I hope you sleep well. :) 

(Henry:) Thank you. I hope you do, too. Hopefully tomorrow will involve less bleeding onto garments. ;P

(Lizzy:) Haha, I mean it really doesn’t matter. If anything it makes the garment just look THAT much more legit. I hope you have a good day on set tomorrow. :) 

(Henry:) Thank you. It was really nice talking to you Lizzy. I hope we talk more again soon. :) 

(Lizzy:) It was nice talking to you, too. And I would really like that. :) 

(Lizzy:) Goodnight, Henry. :) 

(Henry:) Goodnight Lizzy. Sleep well. :)