#Monster Mutant Boogie

[filmnoirsbian]

october 2023

monster mutant boogie by bloodsucking zombies from outer space

tw flashing lights and jumpscares

[violetrose-art]

My Favorite Cartoon Villains

I decided to show off a list of various villains and bad guys from cartoons and animated movies who've really caught my eye. Now keep in mind, they're not in any particular order. What do you think? See anyone you like?

-Maleficent of Sleeping Beauty -Hades of Hercules -Emperor Belos of The Owl House -Riley Greene of Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai -King Goobot V of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius -Ooblar of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius -Professor Finbar Calamitous of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius -Meldar Prime of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius -Oogie Boogie of The Nightmare Before Christmas -Victor of Bling -The Shredder of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles -Falcon of Stuart Little 2 -Dr. Facilier of The Princess and the Frog -Toffee of Star vs. the Forces of Evil -Jafar of Aladdin -The Evil Queen of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs -Krang One of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: the Movie -Professor Ratigan of The Great Mouse Detective -Maestro Forte of Beauty and the Beast: the Enchanted Christmas -Ursula of The Little Mermaid -Morgana of The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea -Cruella De Vil of 101 Dalmatians -Captain James Hook of Peter Pan -The Joker of Batman: the Animated Series -Scarecrow of Batman: the Animated Series -The Mouse King of Barbie in the Nutcracker -Gothel of Barbie as Rapunzel -Preminger of Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper -Duchess Rowena of Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses -Rothbart of Barbie of Swan Lake -Rattlesnake Jake of Rango -Nightmare Moon of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic -Queen Chrysalis of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic -King Sombra of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic -The Lich of Adventure Time -Velma Green the Spider Queen of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy -Rat King of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur -Mr. X of Amphibia -King Andrias of Amphibia -Bill Cipher of Gravity Falls -Plankton of SpongeBob SquarePants -Nefera de Nile of Monster High -Kieran Valentine of Monster High -Mother Gothel of Tangled -Dennis of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie -Anti-Cosmo of The Fairly Odd Parents -Dark Laser of The Fairly Odd Parents -Mr. Crocker of The Fairly Odd Parents -Vicky of The Fairly Odd Parents -Moriarty of Sherlock Gnomes -Azula of Avatar: the Last Airbender -Circe of Hercules: the Animated Series -The Rat King of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles -Lord Farquaad of Shrek -Fairy Godmother of Shrek 2 -Dr. Blowhole of The Penguins of Madagascar -Queen Vexus of My Life as a Teenage Robot -Jack O'Lantern of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy -Ben Ravencroft of Scooby-Doo and the Witch’s Ghost -King Magnifico of Wish -Lord Maliss of Snow White: Happily Ever After -Hexxus of FernGully: The Last Rainforest -Dr. Phillium Benedict of Recess: School's Out -Katz of Courage the Cowardly Dog

[kadebronson]

01. monster mash - bobby pickett and the crypt-kickers

02. this is halloween - from the nightmare before christmas

03. halloween theme song - harley poe

04. monsters - mad marge and the stonecutters

05. monster smash - windy crankage

06. time warp - from the rocky horror picture show

07. life at last - from phantom of the paradise

08. scare me - ludo

09. mystery man - rotten reputation

10. thriller -michael jackson

11. walk like a zombie - horrorpops

12. early sunsets over monroeville - my chemical romance

13. zombie crush - groovie ghoulies

14. i am the living dead - harley poe

15. zombie dance - the cramps

16. where they wander - horrorpops

17. aim for the head - creature feature

18. zombie hop - zombina and the skeletones

19. go zombie - zombie girl

20. dial z for zombie - mad marge and the stonecutters

21. zombies ate my neighbors - single file

22. the walking dead - bella's bartok

23. zombies ate her brain - the creepshow

24. zombae - rotten reputation

25. teenage universal creature - bloodsucking zombies from outer space

26. here there be witches - creature feature

27. you're a witch - harley poe

28. big black witchcraft rock - the cramps

29. witch hunt - misfits

30. witches' wratch - the bridge city sinners

31. i know how to hex you - twin temple

32. teenagers from mars - misfits

33. look to the skies - creature feature

34. little green men - mad marge and the stonecutters

35. 50,000 spaceships (watching over me) - groovie ghoulies

36. bela lugosi's dead - bauhaus

37. vampira - misfits

38. vincent price - zombina and the skeletones

39. janet leigh - blood sucking zombies from outer space

40. hitchcock starlet - horrorpops

41. linda blair - blood sucking zombies from outer space

42. i wish bruce campbell was my boyfriend - the mary lous

43. late nite creature feature - harley poe

44. spook-o-rama - the circus contraption band

45. monster mutant boogie - bloodsucking zombies from outer space

46. i ain't nuthin' but a gorehound - the cramps

47. gorehound - harley poe

48. whore for horror - burly girlies

49. lake pontchartrain - ludo

50. the bog - nekrogoblikon

51. horrorbeach - horrorpops

52. blood beach - groovie ghoules

53. the horror of party beach - sloppy seconds

54. blood surf - blood sucking zombies from outer space

55. ghouls - horrorpops

56. demon lover - the creepshow

57. ode to the devil - mad marge and the stonecutters

58. the devil (didn't make me do it) - twin temple

59. demons - harley poe

60. satan's song - bella's bartok

61. skatanic - rotten reputation

62. at the devils ball - billy cobb

63. pumpkinhead - misfits

64. werewolfe - scary bitches

65. i was a teenage werewolf - the cramps

66. werewolves of london - warren zevon

67. that time of the month - harley poe

68. werewolf in a girl's dormitory - blood sucking zombies from outer space

69. wolf girl - groovie ghoulies

70. howl for me - rotten reputation

71. an italian werewolf in st. louis - ludo

72. werewolf - southern culture on the skids

73. werewolf, baby! - rob zombie

74 there's a licanthrope on the bus - scary bitches

75. skeletons on parade - ludo

76. grave diggers - the creepshow

77. gallows & graves - nekrogoblikon

78. creepy crawler - zombie girl

79. human fly - the cramps

80. crawlers - blood sucking zombies from outer space

81. a feast for the worms - creature feature

82. scarecrow man - misfits

83. dragons - nekrogoblikon

84. vampire reference in a minor key - will wood

85. dracula has risen from the grave - the coffinshakers

86. dracula blood - zombina and the skeletones

87. vampires will never hurt you - my chemical romance

88. VLEGH! - rotten reputation

89. vampire's night out - harley poe

90. lesbian vampyres from outer space - scary bitches

91. baby you're a haunted house - gerard way

92. haunted - creature feature

93. what's under my bed - horrorpops

94. ouija - harley poe

95. crimson ghost - misfits

96. becoming a ghost - groovie ghoules

97. ghost - rotten reputation

98. the ghost of you - my chemical romance

99. i can make you a man - from the rocky horror picture show

100. somebody super like you - from phantom of the paradise

101. how to make a monster - zombina and the skeletones

102. i'm only the frankenstein monster - billy cobb

103. bride of frankenstein - blood sucking zombies from outer space

104. skankenstein - rotten reputation

105. the lizard king - groovie ghoulies

106. cyborgs vs robots - ludo

107. eyeball in my martini - the cramps

108. the crawling eye - misfits

109. ape man - zombina and the skeletones

110. the king kong stomp - groovie ghoules

111. kong at the gates - misfits

112. it was a dark and stormy night - creature feature

113. nobody likes you (when you're dead) - zombina and the skeletones

114. a gorey demise - creature feature

115. the horror of our love - ludo

116. creatures of the night - the creepshow

117. trick or treat - fastway

118. trick or treat - nekromantix

119. trick or treat - groovie ghoules

120. no costume, no candy - the swingin' neckbreakers

121. spirit halloween theme song - nick lutsko

122. halloween - misfits

123. halloween (she's so mean) - rob zombie

124. halloween '09 - zombie girl

125. this night on halloween - bloodsucking zombies from outer space

126. every day is halloween - creature feature

127. halloween II - billy cobb

128. halloween theme song - john carpenter

129. monster mash - misfits

you can listen to the playlist here!

[tepkunset]

I am so fucking tired of this Wanda Maximoff slander being a staple of “Krakoan culture.” No joke, I really am so fucking tired.

It’s yet another reason why I so passionately hate the retcon that she and Pietro are not mutants, too. But even without that and more important, it’s so gross the way these stand-ins for minorities are making a boogie monster out of an actual minority character.

It’s to the point that they are straight up vilifying things that were not even in Wanda’s control. Within the universe of the stupid, stupid MCU-influenced retcon, she had no idea that she was not a mutant; she was not pretending anything. And outside the universe of the stupid, stupid MCU-influenced retcon, they are literally punishing her character for a retcon they made. Also, apparently everyone in the Marvel Universe collectively forgot that her actions in the House of M event were under extreme duress and mental breakdown, not malice like its so told, and she has tried to help fix things after her return, both on her own and with Hope Summers in AvX.

Just lay off my gal, FFS!

[aion-rsa]

HBO Max New Releases: April 2021

https://ift.tt/3kO4gS2

Fresh off the long-awaited arrival of Zack Snyder’s Justice League (a.k.a. the fabled Snyder Cut), HBO Max has no need to appease fandom culture in April 2021. But the streaming service is gonna do it anyway!

The most notable new release for HBO Max this month is the HBO series The Nevers. This show, created by Joss Whedon, is set in a 19th century steampunk London and finds a sizable portion of the population (predominantly women) having been “Touched” by mysterious paranormal powers. There’s an interesting bit of irony at play here, as HBO Max is following up the Snyder Cut with a show created by his original Justice League replacement. Or at least there could have been an interesting bit of irony here, if Whedon had not bowed out from the show and been enthusiastically left out of the marketing material by HBO.

Read more

Movies

From Man of Steel to Zack Snyder’s Justice League: A Complete DCEU Timeline

By Aaron Sagers

TV

Fandoms Roil Online as Joss Whedon Suddenly Quits His New HBO Show The Nevers

By Kirsten Howard

Aside from the awkward showrunning situation at The Nevers, HBO Max has quite a few other irons in the fire for April. The well-earned Infinity Train season 4 premieres on April 15. That will be followed up by the Kate Winslet-starring HBO miniseries Mare of Easttown on April 18. Not to be ignored is the movie side of things, with Mortal Kombat continuing WarnerMedia’s policy of releasing all 2021 films to HBO Max.

Meanwhile, The New Mutants will take a turn in the HBO Max library on April 10…for some reason. And the streaming services continue their game of Dark Knight Rises hot potato when the film premieres on HBO Max on April 17. Now all three Christopher Nolan’s Batman films can be streamed in their entirety. It will just take both Netflix and HBO Max subscriptions.

HBO Max New Releases – April 2021

April 1 A Shock To The System, 1990 (HBO) Abandon, 2002 (HBO) Adam’s Rib, 1949 All Is Lost, 2013 (HBO) Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl Barbarosa, 1982 (HBO) Black Dynamite, 2009 Blindness, 2008 (HBO) The Bodyguard, 1992 Boogie Nights, 1997 Bringing Up Baby, 1938 The Butcher’s Wife, 1991 (HBO) Caddyshack, 1980 The Collection, 2012 (HBO) The Color Purple, 1985 Dante’s Peak, 1997 (HBO) Dark Shadows, 2012 (HBO) Dead Silence, 2007 (HBO) Dirty Harry, 1971 The Eagle Has Landed, 1977 (HBO) Early Man, 2018 (HBO) Easy Rider, 1969 Ella Enchanted, 2004 (HBO) The Evil That Men Do, 1984 (HBO) Eye For An Eye, 1996 (HBO) Fear, 1996 (HBO) genera+ion, Season 1 Part One Finale Ghost Rider, 2007 Goodfellas, 1990 The Great Pottery Throwdown, Max Original Season 4 Premiere Green Lantern, 2011 Hardball, 2001 (HBO) Happy Endings Haywire, 2012 (HBO) In & Out, 1997 (HBO) Kicking & Screaming, 2005 (HBO) King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword, 2017 (HBO) Lassiter, 1984 (HBO) Leatherface Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, 1990 (HBO) Let’s Go To Prison, 2006 (HBO) The Longest Yard, 1974 (HBO) Made for Love, Max Original Series Premiere Man Up, 2015 (HBO) The Mask of Zorro, 1998 The Man With The Iron Fists, 2012 (Unrated Version) (HBO) Missing In Action 2 – The Beginning, 1985 (HBO) Missing In Action, 1984 (HBO) My Super Ex-Girlfriend, 2006 (HBO) The Nanny The Natural, 1984 Now, Voyager, 1942 One Day, 2011 (HBO) Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, 1985 (HBO) Police Academy 3: Back In Training, 1986 (HBO) Police Academy 4: Citizens On Patrol, 1987 (HBO) Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach, 1988 (HBO) Police Academy 6: City Under Siege, 1989 (HBO) Police Academy: Mission To Moscow, 1994 (HBO) Primal Fear, 1996 (HBO) Reasonable Doubt, 2014 (HBO) Red Dawn, 1984 (HBO) The Return, 2006 (HBO) Risky Business, 1983 (HBO) Roger & Me, 1989 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, 1939 Sneakers, 1992 (HBO) Space Jam, 1996 Speed 2 Cruise Control, 1997 (HBO) Spellbound, 2003 (HBO) Stuart Little, 1999 The Shack, 2017 (HBO) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, 2006 (Extended Version) (HBO) Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family, 2011 Wanderlust, 2012 (HBO) The Warriors, 1979 (Director’s Cut) (HBO) The Watch, 2012 (HBO) White Noise, 2005 (HBO) The Wild Life, 2016 (HBO) Within, 2016 (HBO) Wolves At The Door, 2017 (HBO)

April 2 On the Spectrum

April 3 Ted, 2012 (Unrated Version) (HBO)

April 4 Q: Into The Storm, Documentary Series Finale (HBO)

April 5 Hard, Season 2 Finale (HBO)

April 6 Genndy Tartokovksy’s Primal, Season 1B

April 7 Exterminate All the Brutes, Documentary Series Premiere (HBO) South Side, Season 1

April 9 Intemperie (AKA Out in the Open), 2019 (HBO) The Other Two, Season 1 A Tiny Audience, Season 2 Finale (HBO)

April 10 The New Mutants, 2020 (HBO)

April 11 The Nevers, Series Premiere (HBO)

April 13 Our Towns, Documentary Premiere (HBO)

April 15 Infinity Train, Max Original Season 4 Premiere

April 16 Mortal Kombat, Warner Bros. Film Premiere, 2021

April 17 The Dark Knight Rises, 2012 (HBO)

April 18 Mare of Easttown, Limited Series Premiere (HBO)

April 20 Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)

April 22 1,2,3, All Eyes On Me, 2020 (HBO) First Ladies, 2020 Princess Cut, 2020 (HBO) Rizo, 2020 (HBO)

April 23 A Black Lady Sketch Show, Season 2 Premiere (HBO) El Robo Del Siglo (AKA Heist of the Century) (HBO)

April 24 Dreamgirls, 2006 (HBO)

April 26 The Artist, 2011

April 29 Looney Tunes Cartoons, Season 1D

cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "106e33c0-3911-473c-b599-b1426db57530", }).render("0270c398a82f44f49c23c16122516796"); });

Leaving HBO Max – April 2021

April 11 Reservoir Dogs, 1992

April 15 Lego DC Shazam: Magic And Monsters!, 2020

April 30 3 Godfathers, 1949 9½ Weeks, 1986 Above The Rim, 1994 (HBO) The Adventures Of Robin Hood, 1938 Adventures Of Tom Thumb And Thumbelina, 2002 (HBO) After Hours, 1985 An American Werewolf In London,1981 (HBO) Beasts Of The Southern Wild, 2012 (HBO) Being There, 1979 Bullitt, 1968 Bundle Of Joy, 1956 Can’t Buy Me Love, 1987 (HBO) The Candidate, 1972 Cast Away, 2000 (HBO) Catwoman, 2004 Chasing Liberty, 2004 Cheyenne Autumn, 1964 Cimarron, 1960 Critters 2, 1988 Critters 4, 1992 Dead Man Walking, 1995 (HBO) Diner, 1982 Dirt, 2017 The Exorcist, 1973 Femme Fatale, 2002 (HBO) Fool’s Gold, 2008 Get Carter, 1971 Godzilla: King Of The Monsters, 2019 (HBO) Godzilla Vs. Kong , 2021 Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, 2011 The Green Mile, 1999 Grumpier Old Men, 1995 Grumpy Old Men, 1993 The Hangover Part II, 2011 (HBO) A Hidden Life, 2019 (HBO) The Hills Have Eyes II, 2007 (Extended Version) (HBO) The Hills Have Eyes, 2006 (Extended Version) (HBO) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, 2012 Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies, The, 2014 Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, The, 2013 How The West Was Won, 1962 I Am Sam, 2002 The Invisible Man, 2020 (HBO) Jojo Rabbit, 2019 (HBO) Jonny Quest, 1964 Josie And The Pussycats In Outer Space, 1972 Josie And The Pussycats, 1970 Just Mercy, 2019 (HBO) The Looney Tunes Show, 2011 Looney Tunes: Back In Action, 2003 Lying And Stealing, 2019 (HBO) Ma, 2019 (HBO) The Man Who Would Be King, 1975 Marvin’s Room, 1996 (HBO) Mildred Pierce, 1945 Mister Roberts, 1955 My Blue Heaven, 1990 My Dog Skip, 2000 My Favorite Year, 1982 National Lampoon’s European Vacation, 1985 National Lampoon’s Vacation, 1983 The Neverending Story, 1984 New Jack City, 1991 New Looney Tunes, 2015 New York Minute, 2004 Of Mice And Men, 1992 (HBO) Open Water 2: Adrift, 2006 (HBO) Open Water, 2004 (HBO) Paddington Bear, 1989 Patriots Day, 2016 Presumed Innocent, 1990 Pride And Prejudice, 1940 Private Benjamin, 1980 Red Tails, 2012 (HBO) Reversal Of Fortune, 1990 Rio Bravo, 1959 Rise Of The Guardians, 2012 (HBO) School Of Rock, 2003 (HBO) Scooby-Doo And Scrappy-Doo, 1981 The Scooby-Doo Show, 1976 Scooby-Doo Where Are You!, 1969 The Secret Garden, 1993 She’s All That, 1999 Snakes On A Plane, 2006 Son Of The Mask, 2005 Space Cowboys, 2000 Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries, 1995 Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, 2005 Tom And Jerry (Classic), 1967 Tower Heist, 2011 (HBO) Under Siege, 1992 Viva Las Vegas, 1964 We Bought A Zoo, 2011 (HBO) What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?, 1962 (HBO) Where The Wild Things Are, 2009 The Wild Bunch, 1969 The Wind And The Lion, 1975 The Yogi Bear Show, 1988

The post HBO Max New Releases: April 2021 appeared first on Den of Geek.

from Den of Geek https://ift.tt/3u65prI

[hexusproductions]

Hell Week 101

What is it? Hell Week is a tabletop campaign, created and DMed by myself. It uses the Fate system instead of Dungeons and Dragons, which means there’s a couple of differences in mechanics.

What is the plot? In a world of superheroes and villains, a hero team has recruited four new junior members. They must face off against supervillain threats while also unravelling the mystery of the greater forces working against them.

The player characters:

Captain Catfish: A leopard/piranha hybrid originally created for evil. The lab he was created in was stormed by the government, and Catfish was found and turned into a hero. Cute and fluffy, but he also has a very big gun.

Cain: A bounty hunter with wings and the ability to create weapons out of nothing. Cain has quite a reputation, unstoppable, but a sucker for more coin.

Spud Bud: A large, strong, sentient man made out of mashed potato. He was brought to life by a crazed cook who is currently trying to track him back down to cook him. More disturbing than aggressive, he is a self-proclaimed ‘Sexy buff sweet potato’.

Night Knight: Aka “Goblin”. A goblin mage typical of a far more fantasy-style world, she’s dipped her fingers into quite a few pockets to satisfy her love for shiny things. Her magic is versatile but her favourite spell is ‘Blow enemy’s limbs off’.

The ally NPCs:

Lady Luna: A cheerful werewolf, the most encouraging of the team. She spends most of the time in her wolf form, and her power increases in moonlight. If you need support, she’ll always be there for you, even if her positivity comes on a bit strong.

Doctor Dalmatian: The team healer, in more ways than one. DeeDee handles majority of the team’s public relations, organising press conferences, filling paperwork, meetings with the mayor. He puts off sleeping for days to keep working and relies on caffeine to keep him going, which is a big cause for his irritable and impatient personality.

Gepetto: Between looking like a human-sized doll and his ability to control anything humanoid, Gepetto can come off as quite creepy. Luna and Dalmatian will vouch that he is still a hero who wants to protect people, even if he doesn’t do so well when he has to interact with those same people.

Harley ‘Taser’ Hofelder: Harley is the team’s engineer, upgrading them with gear and equipment. Although he rarely leaves his workshop, he still watches majority of the team’s battles. Harley is deeply afraid that they will be hurt or worse out in the field, but has never voiced this fear to his teammates.

(Further intro is placed below the cut, as it contains obvious campaign spoilers. If you are a Hell Week player, please do not read beyond this point)

The villain NPCs:

What is Black Mamba’s Villain Alliance? The VA is the main supervillain group in New Salvation City, where the campaign takes place. In a similar vein to the Legion of Doom, the VA is an association of villains who have partnered together under one leader in order to serve their own goals.

Fester Jester: Bouncy, colourful, and undead, Fester Jester is a clown and the ringmaster of her own circus. She has a near-unlimited power to bend reality, but only while inside of a tent. Fester Jester craves being the centre of attention, and while her focus is always on putting on a good performance, she’s very fond of abducting people and ‘convincing’ them to be an audience member or one of the acts. (Current status: Captured by the PCs, limbs were torn off but later reattached)

Trencher: A mutant anglerfish man with a mouth full of teeth. The Alliance’s smuggler, Trencher takes pleasure in his job and in acting like the monster he appears to be. Get on his bad side and you’ll wind up either cussed out or his next meal. (Current status: Arrested. Suffering severe lung and rib damage from close-range laser blast)

The Boogie Man: Combining both the looks of haunted houses and disco into his personal style, Boogie Man loves nothing more than crashing parties and making himself the headliner. With the help of his stage presence and his ‘Roadies’, he’ll keep you around to watch his full show. Whether you want to or not. (Current status: Active)

Miss Vile: One of the Vs, a villain duo of lesser status that work for Crono Sector. Vile has the ability of transmutation and uses this to make and sell super-powered weaponry. Compared to her partner, she’s level-headed. On her own, she’s glamorous, sarcastic, and rude. She has no qualms about calling others out on their bullshit. (Current status: Assigned by Crono Sector to accompany Boogie Man)

Mr Venus: One of the Vs, Venus considers himself the boss and Vile his sidekick. His charming personality is designed to lure his targets into lowering their guard. His power means that even a kiss to the hand will make your well-kept his stolen knowledge. Venus’s sense of self-importance leads to frequent temper tantrums and sulking. He wants to be a member of the main Assembly, and he wants Black Mamba’s job. (Current status: Assigned by Crono Sector to accompany Boogie Man)

Crono Sector: Owner of the most successful security company in the city, Crono has possibly the most reach in New Salvation. He uses his company as a front for not only his own crimes, but as a backdoor for the rest of the Assembly. A fan of time bombs and speaking in metaphors, Crono does not like mistakes, and he believes he does not make them. (Current status: Watching the hero team closely)

Black Mamba: The crime lord at the head of the Villain Alliance. Almost every action of the Alliance is directed by his hand, and he always gets a share of the spoils. He may appear to be a gentleman, but there is a venomous streak willing to sacrifice others for his own ends. his hands are blackened to the elbow and can dissolve anything they touch. (Current status: His name has been mentioned, but there are currently no leads as to who or where he is)

[moonlightmadnessreviews]

It’s Terror Time Again: The Benefits of Being a Scared Kid

Do you remember the first time you were frightened by a movie? Is the image burned into your mind? Can you still see it when you close your eyes to sleep? Many people who consider themselves fans of the horror genre make note of the fact that they remember being exposed to it at a fairly young age, often times thanks to cool parents. Though there may have been some sleepless night afterwards for both parties involved, it was all a result of family time spent together. For all its boogie men, and all the times we’ve triple checked under our beds at night, horror has long been a means of bringing generations together.

It should be noted that horror movies are not unique in leaving an impression on young children. It would be fair to say that those of us who grew up in households where movie night was a regular occurrence would grow up to be extra fond of those movies and often revisit them in later years. There are just as many people who have gone on to have a deep love for Disney movies, comedies or even Christmas movies when they grow up thanks to special memories they associate with them. I can still quote lines from A Goofy Movie, Forrest Gump and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but it was the fear and wonder that Jurassic Park sparked within me that has made it THE movie I associate most with my childhood. I can tell you where I was when I first saw it, who was there and even what part I started watching it from (this was during the “We’ll catch it on HBO.” era). Dinosaurs weren’t the only beasts giving me nightmares at a young age though.

My first experience with a true horror movie came in the form of Rick Baker’s amazing work in John Landis’ An American Werewolf in London. I can still remember silently making my way to the room of my older cousin that summer, as screams spilling out into the hall. I popped my head into the room just as the first transformation scene began. Not fully understanding what was going on, I was torn. I wanted to run back to the living room, horrified by what I was watching, but my feet were cemented to the ground. Watching David Naughton’s face distort and morph filled me with dread, and yet there was curiosity as well. As my jaw hung open, all I could think was “I know this is just a movie but... HOW are they doing this?”

Upon my return to school that September, the crazy werewolf movie I saw with my cousins was all I could tell my friends about. It has since become one of my favorite films, that astonishment from my childhood etching every detail, every scene, deep into my memory. The nightmares came shortly after that first night’s watch, the image of the enormous werewolf tearing Griffin Dunne to shreds haunting me. Every time I’d wake from a nightmare to frantically look around my room, I’d just hope I wouldn’t slip into the same nightmare once I got back to sleep. Despite this and other movies scaring me out of my sleep, I would still find my way back to them.

I would also consider myself lucky to have grown up in the era of kid-friendly, yet still very frightening, horror media. Shows like “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” were just as frightening as any horror movie you might catch in a theater in those days, the only major distinction between them being the lack of profanity and nudity. The episodes may have had some less than stellar performances by young actors, but the stories were just as frightening as anything available for adults. The “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” book series followed a similar template, one that knew children were intelligent enough to understand these other-worldly and frightening concepts and never made the reader feel as though they were being spoken down to. R.L. Stine’s “Goosebumps” series is perhaps the closest to “kid-friendly horror” from those days. The books and eventual TV show kept things fairly lighthearted while also trying to deliver important messages, yet they too felt like horror media that you could consume as a young kid or pre-teen without feeling like it was any less frightening.

I also owe a great deal of thanks to my dad for getting me interested in horror from a young age by way of his creative and creepy bedtime stories. He has the ability to tell stories in a way that paint a clear picture for you, and they would often leave me more frightened than I’m sure he intended. My dad would often take my mother to see horror movies when they were dating, so he’d love to tell me all about them when I was growing up. When I first watched Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, he told me how much the music reminded him of Return of the Living Dead and proceeded to convince me that acid rain would turn me into a zombie. On another occasion, just sitting in a car waiting for my mother to get out of the store, he managed to take me through the entire plot of The People Under the Stairs, one of his all time favorites. I’ll always be grateful for the interest, and fear, he instilled in me from so early on.

I tend to joke from time to time that when I finally have kids, I’m going to make sure I frighten them with movies like An American Werewolf in London, Return of the Living Dead and The Fly to make sure they turn out just like me. What I mean to say is, I feel it’s important for kids to be scared! I find that it helped to open up my creativity, and the search for things that frightened me became a life long passion. Children should be allowed to explore fear through different mediums, to an age appropriate and reasonable extent of course, as a way to help them feel more grown up and, to some extent, brave. I’m not saying we should torture our children in an effort to toughen them up, but if you expose them to different forms of horror and they’re receptive to it, it can now become a shared passion and part of quality time spent with them.

With the return of “Are You Afraid of the Dark?”, the upcoming Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark movie and even the sequel to Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, it’s the perfect time not only for those looking to relive a piece of their childhood but also for new generations to be indoctrinated into the cult of fear. When seeing material from our childhood adapted for the screen, some of us will be staring our nightmares face to face, trying not to flinch. Others will discover these monsters for the very first time, and they may even seek out the source material. Whichever one you are, just know that you’re part of something special. Horror doesn’t need to be a dirty word, because when it helps to bring generations together, it’s frightening just how much fun we can all have.

[timetrickster]

Living W/ Immortality: Episode 4: The Dance Battle To Save The World (Final)

FINN now in an ancient temple sees LUCIAN was moving around near an altar in a circular room. TAVEN & ATHENA are wrapped in ropes and stuck toward walls somehow. Faint music is heard from the entrance and FINN slowly walks in. The ceiling had this magical view of the moon and moonlight showered the room.

LUCIAN/NARRATOR (V.O)

And so it’s the final episode… jeez, that was quick. The author didn’t have time to expand? Whatever here we are the final act of the story, this time it’s hero vs villain! I hope there’s a fight involved. But anyways, let’s hope, Ms. Plant, Ghost Person, and the Two-faced dumbass are up for a challenge. Ready for the show?

As FINN walks in, the music gets louder. The song “I Think We're Alone Now” by Tiffany is playing. LUCIAN was dancing to the music.

LUCIAN

The one thing you humans did right was music. God, this song is amazing!

FINN stars at him awkwardly. Then looks toward TAVEN & ATHENA with a confused look and they shrug as well. LUCIAN turns off the song off at 1st Chorus.

LUCIAN (V.O)

Anyways, I should do my whole villain monologue, right? It’s the right thing to do. Nice to finally meet you all. Anyways, let’s get straight to the point! I’m starting a war where humankind and the magical fight each other. Just for the hell of it all. And I want you three to join me. You three are the only…

A random noise is heard as LUCIAN says his villain monologue.

You three are the only ones that can…

LUCIAN (cont’d)

(Looks around hearing the random noise)

What is that noise?

LUCIAN looks around then looks at FINN sitting on the floor of the room.

LUCIAN (cont’d)

Are you… are you eating?

FINN was holding and eating his plate lunch from earlier while sitting down and stops after being awkwardly caught.

FINN

Yes…

(He says with food in his mouth)

LUCIAN

You are seriously eating food while I’m trying to tell you about my plan.

FINN

(swallows food)

But I’m listening… you don’t have to get angry.

LUCIAN We’re in an ancient temple for God’s sake how did you even get your food here?

(Looks are the food with interest)

What do you have?

FINN

Fried rice, uhhh lemon chicken, crispy pork belly, tocino, and I think duck? I think.

LUCIAN

That sounds really delicious. Where did you get that?

FINN

Chun Wah Kam. Lovely place, lots of variety. Really good.

(Looks at watch)

Closes at 7… and it’s 7.

LUCIAN Thank you, I’ll be sure to find that when I’m done and…

Son of a bitch, what the hell am I saying?! We’re a hundred feet underground! There isn’t a food court here!

Shouting from LUCIAN in the background.

TAVEN

(whispers to ATHENA)

Seriously how did he get that plate lunch? He didn’t even have a bag.

ATHENA

(whispers back to TAVEN) I have no clue but that’s impressive that he brought that with him without a bag and being captured.

LUCIAN (V.O)

(Inner thoughts)

As much as I am mad at him for rudely eating during my monologue. I’m just curious how he has that with him.

LUCIAN

You three have powers passed down to you by the previous immortals. Life and Time died to keep the world spinning, Acheron ran away and was promoted to a higher rank. Now you three are capable of wielding their power for whatever you desire. And the big man upstairs won’t do shit.

FINN

You’re gonna start a war just so to see the world burn?

LUCIAN

Was it not that obvious? Of course, I’m bored. I’m an immortal sociopath who lived for eons and killed generations upon generations of your past incarnations. Just felt it was time to shake things up, ya know? What do you say? Want to join me?

FINN

(Sarcastically)

Yeah, I want to join you on a chaos and mayhem fueled war and pit humanity and magical creatures for the hell of it.

LUCIAN

I’m aware of your sarcasm and knowing you three having good hearts.

He snaps his fingers. All of a sudden FINN begins to scream in pain. Holding his head, until ERIN is brought out and separated from FINN’S body. They both look at each other and realize their situation.

FINN & ERIN

Oh, fuck me.

LUCIAN

Let’s have some fun. Weapons or fists?

FINN & ERIN

Weapons! Fists!

They both look at each other.

LUCIAN

Eh, why not both?

LUCIAN throws them a katana. ERIN nudges FINN to take it and he does so. The two stand up ready to fight. LUCIAN steps onto the floor ready to fight as well. He snaps his fingers and two monsters appear. A Kaupe & Kappa.

LUCIAN

I’m not much of a fighter. I’m the type of character that you fight at the end when you kill the penultimate boss with immense power. Meet Konane and Kuzenbo.

LUCIAN snaps his fingers and KONANE & KUZENBO become even more monstrous. Turning both magical creatures into even more horrid versions of themselves.

FINN & ERIN

Fuck.

FINN

You know what this feels like?

ERIN

What?

FINN

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret Of The Ooze. Remember there was a mutated wolf and snapping turtle?

ERIN

Oh yeah…  we’re so fucked. Since Michelangelo and Donatello are hanging on the wall.

LUCIAN

Hold on, let me play that Vanilla Ice song!

FINN

Can we make a request?

LUCIAN

Of course.

FINN & ERIN

Let’s Groove by Earth, Wind & Fire!

LUCIAN

Let’s dance!

The song “Let’s Groove” by Earth, Wind & Fire plays as LUCIAN snapped his finger. A fight ensues between the duos. Two immortal dumbasses and a magically mutated wolfman and turtle man. FINN & ERIN make the first move as they charge at the towering monster. ERIN punches KUZENBO’S face a couple of times and FINN cuts KONANE on one of his arms.

KUZENBO & KONANE are unphased by their simple attacks.

FINN

I’m sorry.

KONANE punches FINN in the face and he falls to the ground. KUZENBO does the same and ERIN follows FINN. Both groan in pain. The song pauses for a moment.

FINN

I think I’m dead.

ERIN

Just give us a minute.

LUCIAN/NARRATOR (V.O)

Really? This is what the author does.

FINN & ERIN get back up and go for round 2. LUCIAN snaps his finger and the song continues. They last longer this round, as ERIN’S skill in boxing comes into play beating and bruising KONANE. FINN suddenly gained sword skills out of nowhere and was fast enough to block the razor-sharp claws of KUZENBO.

FINN

How am I doing this?!

As he holds the katana from top to hilt from the claws of the monstrous Kappa. ERIN tackles the Hawaiian wolfman down and gets back down.

ERIN

Muscle memory?! We both love samurais and ninjas growing up.

The song stops playing. FINN the gigantic turtle man away and kicks him down, knocking him on his shelf. The song finishes thus ending round 2.

LUCIAN

Crap… songs over. Um, any req…

They interrupt him immediately.

FINN & ERIN

DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT!

The song “Boogie Wonderland” by Earth, Wind, & Fire plays. Round 3 begins and the monsters are back on their feet.

LUCIAN

Let’s make this interesting!

LUCIAN snaps his fingers and the music begins to play. Each duo on their side ready to fight. Suddenly FINN starts dancing with a sword in hand.

ERIN

Finn? What are you doing?

FINN

I’m not doing this!

KONANE starts to dance too and to the rhythm of the song. ERIN looks at LUCIAN who is dancing then starts laugh.

ERIN

What did you do?!

LUCIAN

Oh… I turned this battle into the dance battle to save the world.

LUCIAN snaps his fingers and ERIN & KUZENBO start to dance suddenly.

ERIN

Son of a bitch…

The duos do their dances to the song and ERIN punches KONANE in the guy. KONANE tries to scratch him but does a backflip and dodges his attack.

FINN

Dance Battle! I get it! We can still fight, we just have to keep dancing while we fight!

FINN swings his sword and rushes toward KUZENBO stabbing him. Then kicking him by doing a backflip, then jumps toward him and knocks him down with a punch from the air. He lands kneeling and looks at ERIN.

FINN

You gotta dance dude!

ERIN

FINE!

KONANE is the only one left standing since KUZENBO had just easily fallen. LUCIAN snaps his fingers again and the ground rises up.

LUCIAN

Keep dancing boys and girls!

ERIN starts to break dance and trips KONANE onto the floor. He gets back on his feet and punches the back of his head really hard. The floor returns to the ground and LUCIAN is applauding them.

LUCIAN

You two are amazing at what you do. You know I was wrong about you two. The Dual Faced Immortal. You have won fair and square. So I will now return myself to my prison and wait another few hundred years to kill this world.

LUCIAN holds his hand out.

FINN

That’s it?

LUCIAN

Psyche!

LUCIAN snaps his fingers and the ground rises and holds FINN & ERIN in place.

LUCIAN

Did you really think, the villain plays fair?

His eyes begin to glow. As well as ERIN’S eyes too.

LUCIAN

What?! No! This wasn’t in the script! Author!

FINN

Erin, what’s happening?!

ERIN

I don’t know?!

LUCIAN rises between them and realizes what’s going on.

LUCIAN

Your Deus Ex Machina.

FINN & ERIN

WHAT?!

LUCIAN

When the main characters are in an unsolvable problem. The plot device saves you.

Both FINN & ERIN look confused again. LUCIAN smiles.

LUCIAN

Your time powers.

They both realize that their time powers had just begun to develop.

LUCIAN

Like I said. Deus Ex Machina. That sneaky little bastard. He planned this all this time.

FINN & ERIN break out their dominant hands and blast LUCIAN with blue and red time energy. They both look at their hands unscathed from the blast. LUCIAN gets up weakly from the blast. His face is broken some more and shows he’s hollow inside. They are frightened by this.

LUCIAN

This isn’t over.

FINN & ERIN grab each other’s hands and a purple portal opens behind them. And drags them in. Both still holding their hands and swirl into the unknown of the portal. Eventually, they’re thrown out of the portal and land on a sidewalk.

They both get up and wipe off the dust off their clothes.

FADE IN: FINN’S NEIGHBORHOOD

FINN

Where are we?

ERIN looks around.

ERIN

We’re home. It’s morning. Did we win?

FINN

I don’t know…  Erin. Look.

He points at the person he sees. Far in the distance, it was someone he recognized.

ERIN

What?

ERIN looks in the same direction and what follows is a scared look on his face.

ERIN

No fucking way.

In the distance they both see FINN putting his headphones on. FINN’S phone suddenly starts playing “Crocodile Rock” by Elton John.

FINN & ERIN

Oh shit…

FINN

Erin? What the hell just happened?

(Intensely worried)

ERIN

I have no fucking clue.

(Intensely worried)

CUT TO: BLACK

(End of Episode 4. End of Season 1)

Tags: @cometworks, @cookiecuttercritter, @coloursintheblur

[thatfairyfangirl]

True Colors Chapter 4

The weeks seemed to drag on for you in the new recruit dorms. It seemed like every time you opened your door there he was. If he wasn’t staring at you he was finding new ways to get under your skin. Never in your life had you met anyone quite as irritating as Bucky Barnes! Even the way he breathed in the workout rooms seemed to push at a nerve for you.

“Tony please! I’m begging you!” You whined as you and Tony sparred, “Please move my room! I can’t stand Robo-cop being right on top of me all the time!” As you spoke you shot Bucky a look that could kill, your hair swirling with fiery reds displaying your anger. The knife he was flinging around didn’t scare you one little bit.

“Psh! Yeah right!” Tony protested. “Pretty sure this is the first time I’ve ever….EVER heard you complain about a guy being on top of you.”

“Careful there rich boy! Or you’ll be fighting crime in a very nice shade of Hello Kitty pink.” Tony put on a scared look to go with your playful threat.

Steve looked over from his knife practice with Bucky and shook his head lightly. “Geez buddy what did you do to her?” he chuckled as he looked back to his friend.

“Nothing!” He protested. “The dame is flat out CRAZY!” He jerked his attention to you to make sure you knew you were meant to hear it.

“I dunno man I like her.” Sam interjected, just wanting to have the opposite opinion of him. “She’s fun.”

“Tell you what.” Tony let out a heave of a breath, glistening with a thin layer of sweat. “How about tonight you and me go get Johnnie and Jack, hang out with them for a little while then we can go out to the usual club so you can blow off some steam the way you do best?”

You let out a long breath mulling over the idea before shaking your head, letting the rainbow flow back and forth down your back wadding up just a bit with sweat. “Nah...as nice as it would be to have the boys I need to do some work tonight.”

“Aww but you’re my whore.” Tony teased putting an emphasis on ‘my’. “Who else are you working for?”

“Some middle aged rich guy trying to horn in on your playboy status.” You gave Tony a wink to let him know you were only playing. Bucky’s movements slowed as he listened in on the conversation, now starting to wonder if you really were a prostitute.

~ ~ ~ ~

Later that night you sat in your room staring at your mixer as your speakers poured out the same bit of music over and over. Normally putting things together was so easy, second nature to you… but your nerves were running short thanks to sleepless nights from the screaming of the metal armed wonder across the hall and it was taking its toll on your creativity. Nothing about this piece seemed right to you. Nothing was sounding like you wanted...It was as if you took all of your knowledge of music and threw it to the wind. In the back of your mind you knew you should probably be using some headphones, you were sure the hour was getting late...but they seemed to have gone missing.

Bucky sat in his room, every few minutes turning the volume on his dvd player up, trying his best to hear the movie over the constant annoyance of your noise. Finally as he realized the volume couldn’t go up anymore he got up with a growl grabbing a pair of headphones from his nightstand. The constant loop had finally broken him, if he had to hear it one more time he was going to have to go Winter Soldier on you just to make it stop, and he doubted he would regret it if it meant he’d finally get some peace and quiet. He burst out of his room to swing your door open as violently as he could without breaking anything. “I’m from the past and even I know how to use these!” He held the headphones in the air, shaking them a bit before throwing them at you. “Now shut that noise up!” He screamed before slamming your door shut with enough strength to shake your equipment.

After a moment of debating weather you really wanted to or not you finally plugged in the headphones, keeping your music to yourself as you stuck your pierced tongue out at the door. You didn’t care that he couldn’t see it.

As he sat back down the anger in him just kept growing, bubbling under him. After all that he didn’t even care about his movie anymore, just wanted to hit something. After pulling on his workout clothes he slammed his door shut as he made his way back to the workout room to make some good work of the punching bags.

~ ~ ~ ~

As the hour grew late your stomach rumbled, reminding you that you that dinner should have been a thing hours ago. But then again it was never that unusual for you to forget meals while you were working. 1:00am… surely everyone else had to be asleep by now. You didn’t bother to put on proper clothes to head over to the kitchen...your thin tank top and barely there shorts covered all the important parts anyway. Maybe some time away from the mixer was just what you needed to re-up your inspiration, some time with your older recordings to remind you what Spectrum was about.

~ ~ ~ ~

Clint watched as Bucky split open punching bag after punching bag from the treadmill, waiting for one to survive the impact before he deemed it safe to talk. “I thought you were in here earlier with Cap?” He asked a bit out of breath, sometimes he wished he had a dose of that super soldier serum too. “Something bothering you?”

“More like someone” He grumbled in response as he began beating the bag into submission.

“Again with you and (Y/N)? You guys fight more than my kids!” he couldn’t help but laugh at the two of you. “What exactly is it about you two that gets under each other's skin so bad?” he added out of genuine curiosity.

“She’s loud,” the punching bag let out another thud as he hit it, “always in my way,” thud “and NEVER takes anything seriously,” thud crash! Another punching bag down.

“Yeah? And she’s also a highly trained gifted individual who knows how to have fun, a pretty gifted musician, is pretty easy on the eyes-” He would have gone on but he took notice of the metal arm clenching tightly and definitely did not want to be on the receiving end of that. He waited for the fist to loosen before he hopped off the machine, toweling himself off. “She got all of us out of that place… She personally melted the ice you were kept in...Did you ever even thank her for that?” He added as he left the room leaving him to think on that.

~ ~ ~ ~

Bucky toweled the sticky sweat off as he slowly made his way back to his room, his soaked tank top flung over his shoulder. All he wanted to think about was a nice cool shower, but he couldn’t seem to shake Clint’s words...until a soft voice caught his ear coming from the kitchen. He stood in the doorway watching you clean up after yourself, your hips barely shaking in your small shorts, the hems dancing around your upper thighs as you softly sang “But then his number came up and he was gone with the draft. He's in the army now, a blowin' reveille. He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.”

“You’re dancing to that wrong.” Bucky stated almost timidly. Clint’s words fresh in his mind he couldn’t help but notice your body for the first time, though he tried not to. But the way the ink of your many colorful tattoos curled around your exposed flesh had a way of catching the eyes that he just couldn’t ignore for long… With a yelp your headphones fell from your ears as you spun to meet his eyes. He let out a long breath as he watched you react with fear to him, wondering if this was the source of all the issues you’ve had with each other. First impressions are always hard to erase, and he gave you a doozy of one. “So this is it? Afraid of the Winter Soldier?”

You shook your head as your eyes caught the light reflecting off of his sweaty chest, forcing you to take notice of the muscles behind his strength, though you refused to let them sway you. “Didn’t know I had an audience,” you clarified.

“Didn’t know you liked The Andrews Sisters,” he returned as he stepped into the kitchen, noticing the pile of dishes the rest of the team had left and the sponge in your hand.

“You never bothered to ask. I doubt there’s any music I don’t like actually.” It was nice to hear one of his old favorites again.

“You know...with all these gadgets you’d think we’d have a dishwasher.” He offered as he stepped to the sink, trying his very best to at least try to be nice. “So...why aren’t you afraid of me? Most everyone else sure seems to be...Heck, Clint just stopped mid thought at the sight of this,” he held up his hand as he spoke before opening it up for the sponge.

“Because you’re not some mindless killing machine.” You answered as you handed him the soap filled sponge, trying to figure out the angle he was playing here. “You know...most people assume that I dye my hair. An easy assumption to make. But it’s still wrong.” You picked up a towel to start drying the plates you already cleaned.  “It has been like this ever since my powers manifested...Actually, I tried dying it, but wouldn’t you know it, didn’t take.” Bucky looked up to you, wondering where you were going with this.  “I’m a mutant, and it’s pretty hard to hide it. The world hates and fears my kind because they don’t understand.” Bucky slowly blinked at you, finding it unbelievable anyone could hate or fear a walking rainbow like yourself, even if he refused to see you as pretty he had to admit your hair was lovely in the light. “If anyone understands what it feels like for the world to look at you like a monster while you bust your ass to prove otherwise it's me. So no. I’m not afraid of you. You say those days are behind you and I’ll trust you ‘till you show otherwise.” Bucky couldn’t help smiling, feeling a sense of relief knowing there was someone else out there who knew how he felt...not exactly the same, but on a similar level. Getting close to the other team members was nice, but this was something else entirely...he didn’t feel so alone knowing this. “Doesn’t mean I have to like you though.” He shot you an insulted look. “You’ve been nothing but mean and insulting ever since I broke you out. So why should I?”

His jaw dropped. “Well you’ve been nothing but inconsiderate and brash to me!” He retaliated.

“Well you called my music noise! You’re just like everyone else out there, don’t understand it so it must be wrong!”

Surprised Bucky couldn’t help but concede to this, he hasn’t been very fair to her..never even thanked her or apologized about that day she broke him out. “You’re right. I’m sorry.”

“And sorry if I annoyed you earlier. I couldn’t find my headphones.” A quick glance confirmed for him that you were in fact still using the pair he threw earlier.

“You think maybe I can borrow that?” He asked pointing to the mp3 player sticking out of your shorts with an almost timid look on his face. “A voice like yours is definitely not noise...I’d love to hear more.”

“Umm...Sure.” You agreed rather surprised as you pulled it from your shorts, showing him how to use it before handing it to him.

“So...what was all that noi-music for anyway? I thought you told Tony you couldn’t hang out with those guys because you hand to work?”

You snorted as you held in laughter. “Those guys are different kinds of alcohol. Tony wanted me to get drunk with him. But yeah, before I came here I was a singer and a DJ, music is my work.” You let out an exasperated sigh. “I guess I can’t blame you for calling it noise...Pretty sure that’s all I’ve been able to come up with for the past few days.” You paused before taking the mp3 player, pulling up the songs you had completed for him. “Here, this is what it’s supposed to sound like.”

Bucky listened as he washed, still not entirely sure if he was hearing the noise or the music at first. You watched his eyes widen as a new song began, something with familiar tune began to tug at his ears.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tRKo6ew0Bs

“You like Fred Astaire?” He asked with shock and awe as he yanked the headphones off.

“Oh my god yes! My dad used to love those old movies!” you gushed, “He was a music teacher, taught me everything I know. Probably the reason why I love music as much as I do. Fred Astaire was his favorite, so I guess it holds a special place in my heart.” He just stared at you for a moment, an amazed smile dancing across his face feeling almost thankful that someone was keeping the music of his past alive for him to cling to in this strange new world. After a moment’s thought suddenly something dawned on you, “You know, you’re the first person I’ve ever met who didn’t think that was sung by Frank Sinatra. I mean don’t get me wrong, Ol’ Blue Eyes was one of the world’s best crooners, but still.”

“You kidding? Doll, come on,” he chuckled a bit, “Swing Time, 1936. I love that flick!” He was beaming with a happiness you had never seen on him before, definitely a trade up from his usual scowl.

“So do I.” You couldn’t help smiling in return, only barely admitting to yourself that you were happy the two of you had finally found some common ground.

Tag List:

@sillydecoy​

Announcement from the writer:

I am also on Patreon! You can find me on Patreon HERE. I know, I know, it sounds like I am expecting you to pay for my writing but fear not! I will only be charging $1 a month, and even that is voluntary. The majority of my fics will be available for free. The $1 subscription will be for access to the really adult content stuff I have been sitting on such as what I have been calling “Blind Date’s Deleted Scene” and access to my discord AND early access to fics! As a bonus for you guys since you have been with me since the beginning of Blind Date I will grant you free access to the discord if you shoot me a message here on tumblr and ask.

I will still post fics on Tumblr up until they are no longer welcomed by the staff, but patrons will be able to view them early.

For those who have trouble with hyperlinks on their device or find it hard to click a small word vs an actual link here is the full link to my new Patreon    https://www.patreon.com/fairyfangirl

[slaughtergutz]

Hey pls

Bodies in the Basement - Demented Are Go

Maneater - Koffin Kats

Walk Like a Zombie - Horrorpops

Nobody Likes You When You’re Dead - Zombina and the Skeletones

Human Fly - The Cramps

Monster Mutant Boogie - Bloodsucking Zombies From Outer Space 

I Kissed a Ghoul - Nekromantix

Drink with the Living Dead - Ghoultown

Halloween - Misfits

Pretty in a Casket - Blitzkid

there’s actually a bunch of my favorite songs on here, choice.

[gothabilly-kitty]

Here’s a song for you… Monster Mutant Boogie by Bloodsucking Zombies from outer Space

https://open.spotify.com/track/52DIHgGz4qDzxIYBS1EzmS?si=uUA7QJLzSACD7Rwcd30bnw

[doyourememberrocknrollradio]

Bloodsucking Zombies From OuterSpace - Monster Mutant Boogie

[isroselalondebisexual]

this one's a bit of a loaded question, but what do you think the kids swapped with their patron troll would be like? like rose in kanaya's place, jade in karkat's place, dave in terezi's place, and john in she-who-must-not-be-named's place. they're all trolls ofc

Rose Maryam, a troll of moderate wealth and status, whose lusus is a Virgin Mothergrub. Well, we know from how Kanaya spoke of her and the brief times we saw her that Mamagrub was a very loving lusus. She comforted Kanaya when she was crying over getting her heart broken and Kanaya told a story of how she and Mamagrub just stayed in for troll-christmas and read stories. Mamagrub is, then, likely to be a more authoritative parent, as much as a weird alien bugmom can be. Rose would probably act somewhat less recklessly than she does in canon, more used to there being consequences to her actions and used to the potential for deadly consequences thanks to her culture. She’s very strong, with quick reflexes, used to having to fend off zombies from her desert home, but I doubt the experiences would be particularly traumatizing because her lusus is right there to make sure she’s okay and zombies are just oogie boogie scary monsters. Probably still has very similar interests, mirroring Kanaya’s own interest in Rainbow Drinker Trash Fiction and whatever passes as troll-goth, which I have firm reason to believe is actually light-centered but that’s a different post. Her role as a Seer of Space- okay, so, full stop, I imagine Space to be the ULTIMATE in Seer aspects, so I’m a little biased- but her role would be p much The Storyteller. Much like Calliope in canon, she is the one who sees not the timeline, but the STORY. The WHOLE. Space, by my understanding of it, is very interested in the WHOLE, and less interested in the PARTS. So Rose can’t really say “do x thing for y result” but she can say “This is our current goal for the moment, we need to work towards that.” Breeding the frog would be… fun… She’d honestly probably need help with that task, if I’m being wholly honest. Rose would, of course, be ENAMORED with the aliens they end up running into, and Kanaya, who I’m assuming would take the role of Light player in this scenario, would fit perfectly with Rose’s Alternian-goth aesthetic and the two of them would generally just continue being soulmates like they are in canon.

Jade Vantas, a mutant troll with incredibly low funding and pretty much no status, whose lusus is an anthropomorphic crab. She’s already pretty punchy in canon, but raised by Crabmom, she’s likely gonna end up with her particular apple not falling far from that tree. Not to mention the constant injustice of her society being shoved in her face, the stress of having to keep herself hidden, she’s gonna wind up pretty snippish! Would absolutely lie about her blood color, though, not hide it. She’d pass herself off as a rust, do absolutely everything she could to make sure the people around her saw her as a rust blood and not suspect her as a mutant. Stays away from games that could make her bruised or bleeding, but if she DOES accidentally get bruised, well, it’s CLOSE ENOUGH, right, no one should stare too long because it’s a reddish hue. She’s gonna make social connections first because she likes having friends, but second because she knows her chances of surviving go up exponentially if there are people who are like, actually important, who care about her. Angrily feels that there should be more worth placed on her own life, but feels deeply insecure due to her own place in society. Her lusus, while cantankerous, does love her though, and while they do have a mutual back and forth of caretaking, Crabmom is somewhat more intelligent than Bec the magic dog so Jade has better met emotional needs. Still ridiculously smart, but with less access to resources Jade’s intelligence is going to be more of a “known in theory not in practice” variety. Being able to alchemize a lot of shit during the Game is gonna be SO FUN for her. Her role as a Witch of Blood would be focused on her ability to use her bonds with her teammates to accomplish their goals. Jade’s gonna end up a little master-mind-y, and she’s the one who’ll take Rose’s “This is our goal now” and go “Okay, here are the people who need to work on that and here’s how” so she ends up sort of the leader? More like team manager, maybe. She knows her friends well, knows their strengths, and can accurately direct them. The fact that her friends will actually listen to her, even after learning her true blood color, and still love and respect her, will be very affirming for her and help her with her insecurities! Being really irritated all the time will need some work, but once removed from the society that makes her frustrated that’ll slowly simmer down.

Dave Pyrope, middle class, raised by a dragon egg. Probably ends up doing something cocky because he puts forth a “hot shit” persona and gets himself injured lmao. He’s chilly, but not cold blooded, and he can get away with some shit but he’s not invincible. Probably for the best that he lives in a goddamned tree tbh. He’s still a sweet boy though, he just craves that validation a little too hard and does stupid shit for attention. His Dragondad isn’t really around to give him all the attention he needs, especially in his more formative years, and even after Something Dumb makes him wake up on his moon when he can talk to Dragondad, Dave still wants ATTENTION dammit. Also I just realized that all the patron trolls were on Prospit, I just realized that. Anyway, Dave does indeed put forth a coolkid persona because it’s something he thinks is going to make people like him, and he’s kinda lonely out in the middle of a forest by himself with only a giant egg for company. That, and it’s Alternia, and signs of weakness can get you killed, so he wants to seem impenetrable and aloft and put out “don’t fuck with me” vibes even though Dave is, admittedly, pretty easy to fuck with. His role as Knight of Mind would start out as him closely guarding his own mentality, shielding it from others’ eyes so they do not know what he’s truly like. He would think, based on his classpect, that this is the right and true way for him to act, that makes sense, and become briefly even more entrenched in his own coolkid persona. But then going past that, he would need to understand that guarding one’s mind can be good, yes, but he’s not actually doing himself any favors by locking his true thoughts and feelings up. Rather, he needs to protect his mind, and the minds of his friends, by encouraging openness and honesty between them. He needs to come to terms with the fact that nothing is going to be clear cut and logical, that everything is messy and the smartest, most pragmatic thing to do when dealing with brains- these things that house all our messy thoughts and emotions and spur our behaviors- is to cultivate them. Dave has to learn how to productively manage psychology, his own and those around him, and accept his own personality. This is something Latula never did. Something Latula ended up failing to do, which is why, even millions and millions of sweeps after her death, she still puts forth her coolkid persona and uses her fake persona as a shield. Karkat remarked on it in canon, and a Doomed Dave in this verse would be a Dave that follows in canon Latula’s footsteps. They have to be honest.

John Serket, upper middle class, with a nasty nasty lusus. He’d get the demand to kill other trolls and feed them to Spiderdad, and honestly? I don’t think he could. I think he’d refuse and he would die, Spiderdad would die, or Spiderdad would have to go get his own damn food, possibly abandoning John. Or maybe Spiderdad would scream in John’s brain until he DID kill somebody. But John, he’s not the kind of person who would take it well. He’d be numb for the start of it, yeah, he wouldn’t feel anything about the warm corpse still bleeding body heat, even as he chucked it into Spiderdad’s web, and I don’t think he’d feel anything in the shower or as he went to sleep that day, even though he wouldn’t be able to stop THINKING about it I don’t think there’d be an emotional connect. Until the daymares. He wouldn’t stop thinking about it, and the guilt and disgust and horror would sink in slowly, slowly, slowly, building and building inside him until he’s sobbing on his kitchen floor and choking on his own breathing because what the FUCK did he do?! Oh god he killed somebody. I could imagine John making the decision that, since he has proven he can kill a troll, he can defend himself, and he can’t do that again, he cannot kill another troll to feed Spiderdad ever again. John would likely use his mind control powers to prompt Equius (or, whoever he’s living next to, idk how trollswaps really work either) into using his STRENGTH into causing a minor avalanche, effectively killing Spiderdad, because how dare he force John to kill, he didn’t want to do that, yeah he’s Cerulean but he never wanted to hurt anybody! And then, of course, comes the guilt of killing his own lusus, of forcing his neighbor to do the dirtywork, of using his powers against a FRIEND and John hadn’t wanted to ever do that either. He’s a list of broken promises to himself. So anyway very traumatized. John’s also likely to end up a very ANXIOUS person, in this kind of swap. A lusus who didn’t really love him, when a lusus is SUPPOSED to be the one creature in a troll’s life that they can KNOW values them, would leave its mark on his psyche, and the mantra that the people who you love/who love you will make demands, demands that come at deep personal detriment, is gonna fuck him up too, regardless of whether John kills his lusus or his lusus just starves or his lusus sticks around but keeps SCREAMING at John to do things for him. Literally all of those options are gonna leave John jittery and utterly anxious as a person. He’s gonna be the type of person who gives into demands very, very easily, and see requests from his friends as things he really can’t back out of, or else it’ll make him the bad guy, a terrible friend, a selfish greedy lazy person who doesn’t pull his weight, no matter how often he says “yes” it’ll never feel like enough to justify a “no.” He and Jade would end up working very closely, because Jade is the one issuing out orders and John responds quickly and without much argument. Like as not, John is gonna be the one helping Rose breed the frogs. As Heir of Luck, which I sorta discussed in my John Lalonde post, he’s a very lucky dude, and breeding frogs would probably go REALLY well for him! But given his different life situation, John Lalonde and John Serket are pretty different people with pretty different goals. John Serket’s personal quest would be more about becoming bright, as a person. John’s natural disposition is to be friendly, cheerful, playful and even somewhat childish. He was stripped of that, by his lusus and his society as a whole, but now he has a chance to play a Game with his friends free of his lusus, free of his old planet and it’s culture, and to truly bloom as a person he has to shuck all the things that were unlucky about his past life and embrace the things that WERE lucky. He’s got good friends, a solid inborn set of morals, and a laugh as brilliant as the dawn. He’s a cheery sunny boy with a lot of love in his heart, so his quest is to really, truly shine.

[deadflytrachea]

15, 32, 49, 50??

15: A Song to jam out to at 4AM?

You’d Scream if You Knew What I Did Last Halloween by Zombina & The Skeletones

32: Can you play any instruments?

I can kind of play the violin but I haven’t touched it in months…

An upbeat song with grim lyrics?

hmm….Ready To Die by Andrew WK

50: What are some song titles that you love?

Build God, Then We’ll Talk by Panic! At The Disco

Jock-o-Rama by The Dead Kennedys

This Song Is  A Curse by Frank Iero

Kick Your Lawyer In The Face - Days n Daze

Monster Mutant Boogie - Bloodsucking Zombies from Outer Space (they also have the best band name)