#Stephen Craine

[carolinemillerbooks]

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The Way Of The Bear

  Anne Hillerman’s 8th book in her mystery series featuring Navajo detectives Leaphorn, Chee, and Manuelito is a page-turner.  Taking it to bed thinking you’ll drop off to sleep is a mistake.  Instead, you’ll find yourself reading until the morning’s light. Set in Utah’s Bear Ears National Monument territory, The Way of the Bear places husband and wife Navajo detectives Jim Chee and Bernadette Manuelito in mystical surroundings. Against a backdrop of Mesozoic Age artifacts and Indian tradition, they struggle to solve a series of modern crimes.    Murder hadn’t been on their agenda as the pair headed from New Mexico to Utah. Chee’s assignment was to meet a paleontologist who wanted to make a sizeable donation to a Navajo police charity. Manuelito wanted a holiday, a consolation for having lost a job promotion.  Neither is prepared to deal with the cast of thugs, thieves, and killers that await them. Nor could they have predicted that nature would summon a storm to block roads and cut off electronic devices as it dumped several feet of snow over the normally tawny landscape. After Bernadette’s phone goes dead during a worrisome conversation with her sister about their mother’s deepening dementia, the detective decides to leave her exploration of ancient cave paintings and return to New Mexico.  As she drives to her hotel intending to pack, she notices a car by the side of the road seemingly mired in the snow. She stops to investigate and discovers the woman inside the vehicle is about to give birth.  With medical help out of reach, Manuelito assists with the delivery. To her surprise, the baby’s first cry awakens maternal longings within her, emotions that confuse her thoughts about her future.   Meanwhile, a security guard has driven Chee to his appointment with the paleontologist. Despite the storm, they arrive at the scientist’s home on time. What they find is a body slumped near the entrance and a door forced open by the blows of an axe. Entering the hose, they discover it is empty and the premise intact, except for traces of yellow powder in some of the rooms.  Where is the scientist?  And who murdered the man outside being buried in the snow? Chee is forced to investigate.    As he plows through the evidence and interviews several suspects, he encounters more bodies, one of them his wife’s. She’s alive but she’s been hogtied and stuffed into the trunk of a suspicious car.  Once released, she joins Chee’s hunt for the murderer and the missing paleontologist.  The pair knows they must hurry because, with each passing minute, the snow is burying forensic evidence and there could be more victims.      Hillerman’s style is taut like a drum beat as she carries the plot forward.  Even so, she takes sufficient time to paint the mind’s eye with depictions of Utah’s majestic landscape, the source of much Navajo lore.  Few since Stephen Crane have made the connection between the environment and the human condition as palpable.  For lovers of mystery, Hillerman’s The Way of the Bear is a must-read.

[doctorofmagic]

Guys, maybe I'm starting to get excited about this

(doesn't help that Stephen is looking just like Dorian Pavus aaaaaaaaaaaa *bangs head on the wall*)

Covers by David Marquez, Stephanie Hans and Clayton Crain.

[ioversonfilm]

stephen s. mills, homosexuals die at the end

[steve-smackdown]

Bracket 6, Round 1

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X-Force sets out to fix the world in new variant covers

X-Force sets out to fix the world in new variant covers #comics #comicbooks

Throughout X-Men history, there’s always a need for a team of formidable mutants willing to cross the lines no one else dares to—X-FORCE! The upcoming From the Ashes era is no different, only this time, X-Force’s mission will be bigger than ever before as Forge assembles a squad tasked with saving a world on the brink of total collapse. Written by Geoffrey Thorne and drawn by Marcus To, the new…

[flanaganfilm]

i was wondering if you’ve ever watched the Rose Red miniseries by Stephen King? Whether it was a nod or just a coincidence, i love that watching Rose Red and seeing a scene where boulders rain down on someone’s house makes me think of Olivia Crain every time.

I've seen that for sure, but that moment is in Shirley Jackson's original novel. Eleanor talks about stones falling on her house when she was a child.

It is also prominent in Carrie. In King's original novel, published in 1974, it rains stones on Carrie White's house when she is a little girl. It's one of the first manifestations of her powers. King is a huge fan of Shirley Jackson, so this is likely an homage as well.

[haveyouseenthishorrormovie]

do u have any horror recs for other mediums? tv, podcasts, books, youtube shorts, etc

I'm really gonna show my ass in this regard because most of my recommendations are going to be TV shows or short stories because I haven't branched out much beyond that if I'm honest.

I love The Haunting of Hill House (Nell Crain is my favourite horror character full stop) and The Fall of the House of Usher from Mike Flanagan (most of his shows are incredible but these two are my favourite).

THOHH: Flashing between past and present, a fractured family confronts haunting memories of their old home and the terrifying events that drove them from it.

TFOTHOU: To secure their fortune (and future) two ruthless siblings build a family dynasty that begins to crumble when their heirs mysteriously die, one by one.

The Exorcist (2016) was great!

The Exorcist follows two very different priests tackling one family's case of horrifying demonic possession. Father Tomas Ortega is the new face of the Catholic Church: progressive, ambitious and compassionate. He runs a small, but loyal, parish in the suburbs of Chicago. Father Marcus Keane is an orphan raised since childhood by the Vatican to wage war against its enemies. He is everything Father Tomas is not: relentless, abrasive and utterly consumed by his mission.

I really liked American Horror Story: Asylum, can't say the same for the other seasons.

AHS: Asylum takes place in 1964 and follows the stories of the staff and inmates who occupy the fictional mental institution Briarcliff Manor, and intercuts with events in the past and present.

I also liked a few South Korean shows I saw on Netflix.

Kingdom (2019): While strange rumors about their ill King grip a kingdom, the crown prince becomes their only hope against a mysterious plague overtaking the land.

All of Us Are Dead (2022): A high school becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak. Trapped students must fight their way out or turn into one of the rabid infected.

Hellbound (2021): People hear predictions on when they will die. When that time comes, a death angel appears in front of them and kills them.

I loved Interview with a Vampire (especially because it does everything the movie didn't, which is why I didn't like the movie). it's very gay, it plays heavily into the themes of vampirism and sexuality, and I love Sam Reid and Jacob Anderson as Lestat and Louis.

In terms of other media, I really like the Dead Meat channel (if I haven't said it enough already), I also like the Scream Dreams Podcast with Catherine Corcoran (from Terrifier), James A. Janisse (from Dead Meat) and Barbara Crampton (prolific and stunning horror actor).

I know it's a little over done now, but that original series of 'The Backrooms' by KanePixels was great.

Some other horror channels/channels that explore horror as well as other topics are SpookyRice, MistaGG, Wendigoon, ElvisTheAlien, BionicPIG, Trin Lovell, KennieJD, MertKayKay, and AmandaTheJedi.

With books, I'm such a basic bitch, so I've really only read Stephen King's horror books. I'm not sure of this is horror or just very bleak and depressing but I'm Thinking of Ending Things was an incredible reading experience. And at this point it goes without saying House of Leaves is so fucking mindblowing!

H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe were terrible people, but their short stories are truly so dark and well-written, the cosmic horror Lovecraft is known translates best in his writing. Ambrose Bierce is the father of psychological horror as we know it, his short stories are great. My favourite short horror story is The Yellow Wallpaper. If you are interested in an audio version of it, listen to Chelsea from the Dead Meat channel with headphones (headphones are vital to that experience).

That's all I can think of off the top of my head for now! I'm sure others will give their own recommendations.

[disastergay]

I hear stephen crain's "a ghost is a wish" and raise you: a god is a wish

[wineonmytshirt]

thank you so much for the tag @suburbanlegnd sending you lots of love my dear!

10 characters from 10 fandoms! (in no particular order except for #1)

Richie Tozier from It by Stephen King

George O' Malley from Grey's Anatomy

Eloise Bridgerton from Bridgerton

Samwise Gamgee from Lord of the Rings

Theo Crain from The Haunting of Hill House

Nicky Nichols from Orange Is The New Black

Emily Dickinson from Dickinson

Augustus Waters from The Fault In Our Stars

Peeta Mellark from The Hunger Games

Jim Halpert from The Office

tagging (no pressure!) @tolerateit @ofthemessyoumade @florencewellch @shealmostdrowned @wroteapoem

[titleleaf]

As Zanuck Sr. repeatedly told his son, had Valley of the Dolls been a product of the Hollywood studio system at its apex, in less than a week he would have assigned it to a contract director, one or more of the studio’s stable of thirty-plus top screenwriters, an available cameraman, production and costume designer, a composer, and a cast selected from 20th’s contract talent roster. It isn’t hard to imagine a forties-era Valley of the Dolls. On tap at the studio were any number of great beauties and “types,” some of them quite talented. And if those weren’t quite right, Zanuck might have arranged to borrow talent from other studios. There was Gene Tierney, Linda Darnell, or Jeanne Crain to play the reserved New Englander Anne Welles. Betty Grable, Rita Hayworth, or Lana Turner might have played the luckless showgirl Jennifer North. The young Bette Davis, Susan Hayward, or Ida Lupino would have fit as brilliantly talented, tormented Neely O’Hara. Tyrone Power/Gregory Peck/Cornel Wilde could have slipped easily into the role of suave, slippery Lyon Burke, alongside Dana Andrews as press agent Mel, Vincent Price as Charles Revson–inspired cosmetics empire maven Kevin Gillmore, and Clifton Webb as fashion designer Ted Casablanca. For good measure, Zanuck could have thrown in Gertrude Lawrence as fading Broadway virago Helen Lawson, Frank Sinatra/Dean Martin/Vic Damone as Tony Polar, and Geraldine Fitzgerald as Miriam, sister of the sexy, childlike crooner. Or had Zanuck made the movie later in his career, he could have helped himself to the talents of, respectively, Hope Lange, Diane Varsi, or Shirley Jones as Anne, Marilyn Monroe, Joan Collins, or Debra Paget as Jennifer, Joanne Woodward as Neely, Richard Burton or Stephen Boyd as Lyon, Roddy McDowall as Ted Casablanca, Claudette Colbert or Mary Martin as Helen, Elvis Presley as Tony with Angela Lansbury as Miriam. But in 1966, the days of the studio system and exclusive contracts were on life support. With the long shadow of Darryl F. Zanuck looming over Valley of the Dolls, it would take Richard D. Zanuck, producer David Weisbart, and director Mark Robson long, torturous months and many reversals before the casting—let alone the entire production—finally pulled together. And, from his Paris headquarters, Zanuck Sr. thought that was laughable—when he didn’t find it infuriating.

-- Dolls! Dolls! Dolls!: Deep Inside Valley of the Dolls, the Most Beloved Bad Book and Movie of All Time, Stephen Rebello

Rebello's bonkers fancasts here have captivated me.

[scienceninjaturtle]

X-FORCE #1

GEOFFREY THORNE (W) • MARCUS TO (A) • Cover by Stephen Segovia

FOIL VARIANT COVER BY DAVID NAKAYAMA

FORGE VARIANT COVER BY CLAYTON CRAIN

FORGE VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY CLAYTON CRAIN

STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS ALLEN

VARIANT COVER BY TONY DANIEL • VARIANT COVER BY MAHMUD ASRAR

VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG • LOGO VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE

A NEW PATH FORGED!

The world is fractured. FORGE uses his powers of invention to devise the only fix: an all-new, all-different X-FORCE! Forge leads a custom-made, handpicked team of mutants – RACHEL SUMMERS, BETSY BRADDOCK, SAGE, SURGE and introducing TANK – in off-the-books missions so dire, so integral to the fate of the Marvel Universe, there’s no time to stop for permission! As Forge detects increasing threats across the planet, he will recruit a specialist for each target – first up: that regenerating degenerate, DEADPOOL! Be here for an X-Force like you’ve never seen them before, stick around to see who joins, who lives, who dies and uncover the mystery of Forge’s discovery!

40 PGS./Rated T+ …$5.99

RETAILERS/CONSUMERS: PLEASE INQUIRE REGARDING FOIL PRICING.

[siterlas]

Ten fandoms, ten characters

tagged by @serricoj!

yellowjackets, lottie matthews

the haunting of hill house, nell crain

x-files, dana scully

narnia, susan pevensie

red dead redemption 2, charles smith

jonathan strange & mr. norrell, stephen black

supernatural, claire novak

hannibal, abigail hobbs

community, annie edison

once upon a time, regina mills

tagging cilantro lovers and/or pickle dislikers

[kwebtv]

Burke’s Law -  List of Guest Stars

The Special Guest Stars of “Burke’s Law” read like a Who’s Who list of Hollywood of the era.  Many of the appearances, however, were no more than one scene cameos.  This is as complete a list ever compiled of all those who even made the briefest of appearances on the series.  

Beverly Adams, Nick Adams, Stanley Adams, Eddie Albert, Mabel Albertson, Lola Albright, Elizabeth Allen, June Allyson, Don Ameche, Michael Ansara, Army Archerd, Phil Arnold, Mary Astor, Frankie Avalon, Hy Averback, Jim Backus, Betty Barry, Susan Bay, Ed Begley, William Bendix, Joan Bennett, Edgar Bergen, Shelley Berman, Herschel Bernardi, Ken Berry, Lyle Bettger, Robert Bice, Theodore Bikel, Janet Blair, Madge Blake, Joan Blondell, Ann Blyth, Carl Boehm, Peter Bourne, Rosemarie Bowe, Eddie Bracken, Steve Brodie, Jan Brooks, Dorian Brown, Bobby Buntrock, Edd Byrnes, Corinne Calvet, Rory Calhoun, Pepe Callahan, Rod Cameron, Macdonald Carey, Hoagy Carmichael, Richard Carlson, Jack Carter, Steve Carruthers, Marianna Case, Seymour Cassel, John Cassavetes, Tom Cassidy, Joan Caulfield, Barrie Chase, Eduardo Ciannelli, Dane Clark, Dick Clark, Steve Cochran, Hans Conried, Jackie Coogan, Gladys Cooper, Henry Corden, Wendell Corey, Hazel Court, Wally Cox, Jeanne Crain, Susanne Cramer, Les Crane, Broderick Crawford, Suzanne Cupito, Arlene Dahl, Vic Dana, Jane Darwell, Sammy Davis Jr., Linda Darnell, Dennis Day, Laraine Day, Yvonne DeCarlo, Gloria De Haven, William Demarest, Andy Devine, Richard Devon, Billy De Wolfe, Don Diamond, Diana Dors, Joanne Dru, Paul Dubov, Howard Duff, Dan Duryea, Robert Easton, Barbara Eden, John Ericson, Leif Erickson, Tom Ewell, Nanette Fabray, Felicia Farr, Sharon Farrell, Herbie Faye, Fritz Feld, Susan Flannery, James Flavin, Rhonda Fleming, Nina Foch, Steve Forrest, Linda Foster, Byron Foulger, Eddie Foy Jr., Anne Francis, David Fresco, Annette Funicello, Eva Gabor, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Reginald Gardiner, Nancy Gates, Lisa Gaye, Sandra Giles, Mark Goddard, Thomas Gomez, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, Sandra Gould, Wilton Graff, Gloria Grahame, Shelby Grant, Jane Greer, Virginia Grey, Tammy Grimes, Richard Hale, Jack Haley, George Hamilton, Ann Harding, Joy Harmon, Phil Harris, Stacy Harris, Dee Hartford, June Havoc, Jill Haworth, Richard Haydn, Louis Hayward, Hugh Hefner, Anne Helm, Percy Helton, Irene Hervey, Joe Higgins, Marianna Hill, Bern Hoffman, Jonathan Hole, Celeste Holm, Charlene Holt, Oscar Homolka, Barbara Horne, Edward Everett Horton, Breena Howard, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., Arthur Hunnicutt, Tab Hunter, Joan Huntington, Josephine Hutchinson, Betty Hutton, Gunilla Hutton, Martha Hyer, Diana Hyland, Marty Ingels, John Ireland, Mako Iwamatsu, Joyce Jameson, Glynis Johns, I. Stanford Jolley, Carolyn Jones, Dean Jones, Spike Jones, Victor Jory, Jackie Joseph, Stubby Kaye, Monica Keating, Buster Keaton, Cecil Kellaway, Claire Kelly, Patsy Kelly, Kathy Kersh, Eartha Kitt, Nancy Kovack, Fred Krone, Lou Krugman, Frankie Laine, Fernando Lamas, Dorothy Lamour, Elsa Lanchester, Abbe Lane, Charles Lane, Lauren Lane, Harry Lauter, Norman Leavitt, Gypsy Rose Lee, Ruta Lee, Teri Lee, Peter Leeds, Margaret Leighton, Sheldon Leonard, Art Lewis, Buddy Lewis, Dave Loring, Joanne Ludden,  Ida Lupino, Tina Louise, Paul Lynde, Diana Lynn, James MacArthur, Gisele MacKenzie, Diane McBain, Kevin McCarthy, Bill McClean, Stephen McNally, Elizabeth MacRae, Jayne Mansfield, Hal March, Shary Marshall, Dewey Martin, Marlyn Mason, Hedley Mattingly, Marilyn Maxwell, Virginia Mayo, Patricia Medina, Troy Melton, Burgess Meredith, Una Merkel, Dina Merrill, Torben Meyer, Barbara Michaels, Robert Middleton, Vera Miles, Sal Mineo, Mary Ann Mobley, Alan Mowbray, Ricardo Montalbán, Elizabeth Montgomery, Ralph Moody, Alvy Moore, Terry Moore, Agnes Moorehead, Anne Morell, Rita Moreno, Byron Morrow, Jan Murray, Ken Murray, George Nader, J. Carrol Naish, Bek Nelson, Gene Nelson, David Niven, Chris Noel, Kathleen Nolan, Sheree North, Louis Nye, Arthur O'Connell, Quinn O'Hara, Susan Oliver, Debra Paget, Janis Paige, Nestor Paiva, Luciana Paluzzi, Julie Parrish, Fess Parker, Suzy Parker, Bert Parks, Harvey Parry, Hank Patterson, Joan Patrick, Nehemiah Persoff, Walter Pidgeon, Zasu Pitts, Edward Platt, Juliet Prowse, Eddie Quillan, Louis Quinn, Basil Rathbone, Aldo Ray, Martha Raye, Gene Raymond, Peggy Rea, Philip Reed, Carl Reiner, Stafford Repp, Paul Rhone, Paul Richards, Don Rickles, Will Rogers Jr., Ruth Roman, Cesar Romero, Mickey Rooney, Gena Rowlands, Charlie Ruggles, Janice Rule, Soupy Sales, Hugh Sanders, Tura Satana, Telly Savalas, John Saxon, Lizabeth Scott, Lisa Seagram, Pilar Seurat, William Shatner, Karen Sharpe, James Shigeta, Nina Shipman, Susan Silo, Johnny Silver, Nancy Sinatra, The Smothers Brothers, Joanie Sommers, Joan Staley, Jan Sterling, Elaine Stewart, Jill St. John, Dean Stockwell, Gale Storm, Susan Strasberg, Inger Stratton, Amzie Strickland, Gil Stuart, Grady Sutton, Kay Sutton, Gloria Swanson, Russ Tamblyn. Don Taylor, Dub Taylor, Vaughn Taylor, Irene Tedrow, Terry-Thomas, Ginny Tiu, Dan Tobin, Forrest Tucker, Tom Tully, Jim Turley, Lurene Tuttle, Ann Tyrrell, Miyoshi Umeki, Mamie van Doren, Deborah Walley, Sandra Warner, David Wayne, Ray Weaver, Lennie Weinrib, Dawn Wells, Delores Wells, Rebecca Welles, Jack Weston, David White, James Whitmore, Michael Wilding, Annazette Williams, Dave Willock, Chill Wills, Marie Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sandra Wirth, Ed Wynn, Keenan Wynn, Dana Wynter, Celeste Yarnall, Francine York.

[steve-smackdown]

THE MATCHUPS HAVE ARRIVED!!!

There are six brackets of 16, meaning that there are 96 participants in total. Brackets 1 and 2 will come out tomorrow, with brackets 3 and 4 Friday and brackets 5 and 6 on Saturday. Here are the matchups, under the cut:

Bracket 1:

Steve the Chameleon (Phineas and Ferb) VS. The Steve Convention (Phineas and Ferb)

Stephanie Meanswell (LazyTown) VS. Stefan Karl Stefansson (Real Life)

Steve Jobs (Real Life) VS. Steve Cobs (Inanimate Insanity)

Steve “Patch” Johnson (Days of Our Lives) VS. Stefano DiMera (Days of Our Lives)

Steve Rogers (Marvel) VS. Steven Grant (Marvel)

“Stone Cold” Steve Austin (WWE) VS. Steve Austin (The Six Million Dollar Man)

Steve (Wii Sports) VS. Steven (Wii Sports Club)

Steph (Wii Sports) VS. Stéphanie (Wii Sports Resort)

Bracket 2

Steve McQueen (House MD) VS. Steve the Monkey (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs)

Steve the Vehicon (Transformers) VS. Steve from Accounting (Transformers: Botbots)

Steven Stevenson (Dayshift at Freddy’s) VS. Steve Stevens (Even Stevens)

Uncle Steve (Regular Show) VS. Pizza Steve (Uncle Grandpa)

Steven Moffat (Real Life) VS. Steven Taylor (Doctor Who)

Steve (You, Me, and Steve by Garfunkel and Oats) VS. Steve (Epic Rap Battles of History)

Steve Palchuk (Tales of Arcadia) VS. Steven Universe (Steven Universe)

Steve Trevor (Wonder Woman) VS. Stephanie Brown (DC Comics)

Bracket 3:

Steve Burnsides (Resident Evil) VS. Stefano Valentini (Evil Within 2)

Steve Urkel (Family Matters) VS. Steven Keaton (Family Ties)

Steven the Bus Stop (Milo Murphy’s Law) VS. Steel Vengeance [aka SteVe] (Cedar Point)

Steven (Papa Louie) VS. Steve Smith (American Dad)

Eh! Steve! (Homestar Runner) VS. Steve (Tankman)

Steve the Hedge (Over the Hedge) VS. Steve the Red Pikmin (Chuggaconroy)

Stefan Domaschke (Die Wilden Hühner) VS. Steven von Namtzen (Lord John)

Steve Hardy (General Hospital) VS. Stephen Strange (Marvel)

Bracket 4:

The Steve Army (Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series) VS. Steven Steel (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure)

Stevie Nichols (Wizards of Waverly Place) VS. Stevie Nicks (Real Life)

Steve Haines (Grand Theft Auto 5) VS. Steve Hale (Full House)

Ninja Steve (WarioWare: Gold) VS. Steve (NES Open Tournament Golf)

Stephen King (Real Life) VS. Steve (Book Scavenger)

Stevens (Emma: A Victorian Romance) VS. Steeve (Deep Rock Galactic)

Steve McCroskey (Airplane!) VS. Steve McGarrett (Hawaii 5-O)

Steven Armstrong (Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance) VS. Stefan (Fire Emblem)

Bracket 5:

Steve (The Owl House) VS. Steve (Bigtop Burger)

Steve (Minecraft) VS. Steve Carlsberg (Welcome to Night Vale)

Steve Harrington (Stranger Things) VS. Steve (She Kills Monsters)

Steven Carter (Torchwood) VS. Stefan Salvatore (The Vampire Diaries)

Steve (Blue’s Clues) VS. Steven Spielberg (Real Life)

Steven Franklin (Babylon 5) VS. Steve Jinks (Warehouse 13)

Stephen Bonnet (Outlander) VS. Steve Randle (The Outsiders)

Steve (hi, i’m steve) VS. Stefon Meyers (Saturday Night Live)

Bracket 6:

Steve Stronghold (Sky High) VS. Steven Stone (Pokémon)

Steve (Cucumber Quest) VS. Steve Irwin (Real Life)

Stephen Hawking (Real Life) VS. Steve Harvey (Real Life)

Stevie Wonder (Real Life) VS. Steve Taylor (Coupling)

Stephano (The Tempest) VS. Stephen (Shin Megami Tensei)

Stephen Gevanni (Death Note) VS. Steven Crain (The Haunting of Hill House)

Stephen Stills (Scott Pilgrim) VS. Stephen Sondheim (The Unsleeping City)

Steph (Pride) VS. Steve (Dark Cloud)

quick side note: every matchup from round 4 to round 6 was randomly decided, as i had ran out of connections to make. no matchups were created with the intention to get rid of a character.

[thessalian]

Thess vs The IMDB Game

Okay, so y'all know that the folks that made The Haunting of Hill House / The Haunting of Bly Manor / Midnight Mass (plus upcoming The Fall of the House of Usher) tend to call up the same actors when they want a thing?

Well. I was doing my usual IMDB search shtick, because Henry Thomas bothered me. Not in a bad way, but ... weirdly familiar except not, right from the first when he was young Hugh Crain, and then later Henry Wingrave, and then Ed Flynn. So I looked him up.

And I went back. Way, way back. Like, "Look at all these Stephen King adaptations he's been in ... but I didn't watch any of those. Except for maybe an episode or two of Nightmares and Dreamscapes and so it might have been there? Buuuuuut..."

Except ... no. I had to go back further. I bet a fair few of you weren't even born the first time I saw this man. Because at the time, he wasn't. He was a little boy, and he was playing Elliott in ET: The Extraterrestrial.

I'm always really happy when child actors do well. I just hope he's okay with the actor's strike and everything.

...Hang on. Lemme check a thing.

.........1971. The man's only six years older than me! Holy shit.

[flanaganfilm]

First off, thanks so much for taking the time to answer everyone's questions. It's really very interesting to read your thoughts! It means a lot to us fans to have some of your keen insights and insider info.

What have been your easiest and most difficult characters to write?

None are particularly easy, and I don't think any one character has been more difficult than any other...

I can tell you the most fun I've had with characters though. I particularly loved writing Theo Crain, Bev Keane, Fr. Paul Hill, Rufus Griswold, pretty much all of the Usher family, and Rose the Hat (much credit goes to Stephen King for that one though). I think the most difficult character to write may have been Riley Flynn, just because there was so much of myself in him. Made it very emotionally uncomfortable sometimes.