#Vincent: the haunted scientist

[salem-nightshade]

"I can hear my name.....blackened by my crimes....Haunting me and taunting me as it echoes through all time...."

(Vincent): These were his final words before he died.....But somehow, it sounded like a lullaby. Legends said that he died from an illness, and that his ghost still haunts the old lab. *He's looking at his map, and then he catches his sights on the lab* Well, here I am! Here we go...

Vincent walks into the lab, deciding to explore it for a while......Until he heard a familiar, melancholy voice singing the same song

Vincent: W-WHOS THERE!? *he looked around* SHOW YOURSELF!

A soft glow appears behind the new scientist

"Who are you....?"

Vincent: *he gasps and turns around, only to see a ghostly figure in the form of a legendary scientist* Y...YOU! WHO ARE YOU!?

???: *His blank eyes stared back at Vincent, as if he knew him before* Where am I....? *He whispered softly, his voice shaky and mournful*

Vincent realized something! That mysterious lullaby.....The legends....! The creature.....That time where he first met him...

Vincent has met a familiar legend...!

Vincent: It's you! You're the one haunting my dreams! This can't be....! The legends are true! You are....!

VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN...!

*lightningbooms.sfx*

Vincent Frankenstein is now open for asks!

[hotvintagepoll]

Propaganda

Cary Grant (The Philadelphia Story, His Girl Friday, Bringing Up Baby, Charade)—just the peak of old-school Hollywood sexuality. The glam, the suits, the gentle wit, the acrobatics, those eyes that always looked like they knew exactly what movie they were in and were laughing at the joke...

Vincent Price (Laura, Leave Her to Heaven, House on Haunted Hill, The Masque of the Red Death)—svelte, stylish, horrifying, beautiful, wickedly funny, camp and gorgeous and evil. he was an art connoisseur who advocated passionately indigenous art, he was an actual literal gourmet cook, he was so liberal he got greylisted during the mccarthy era for being too rad, he's my favorite muppets guest of all time

This is round 4 of the bracket. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage man.

[additional propaganda submitted under the cut.]

Vincent Price propaganda:

Submitted: this fancam

Submitted: this entire Tumblr page

Cary Grant propaganda:

"My Golden Age of Hollywood professor, who was very outwardly gay himself, put it this way: Even though Grant's sexuality was kind of an open secret in Hollywood, the public couldn't know in any real way. But anybody could see that there was a queerness about him, so he was casted for roles where he physically embodies his masculinity in a non-explicit but queer way. Bringing Up Baby is famous for the scene where Grant wears a frilly robe (pictured below, but what people don't always realise is that he plays kind of an awkward nerd in that movie. He's a hot awkward scientist in a grand robe!!! Hot!!! In The Philadelphia Story, one of my famous movies of all time, he plays C. K. Dexter Haven, a rich, sarcastic, supposedly abusive guy. And yet, what we see is this laid back, dandy-ish figure, who absolutely does not feel threatened when a woman he supposedly loves (Katharine Hepburn) starts having feelings for, and hooks up with another guy (James Stewart). He lets a drunk Stewart into his office and helps him get his job back! Obviously that is the script and not the actor, but the whole film, and that scene in particular, shows him having this very queer attitude of openness toward Hepburn and Stewart, which is only amplified by the casting of Grant and his portrayal of the character. Anyway, this is not an essay arguing for The Philadelphia Story to be considered a queer film, all I will say is: he's super hot in it."

The link to the above mentioned frilly robe scene from Bringing Up Baby: "I just went gay all of a sudden!"

last minute cary grant propaganda: the last few paragraphs of that new vanity fair article about him and randolph scott that just came out 2 days ago on cary's birthday where he calls it "gravity collapse" and "love at first sight" and says their souls touched and and and i'm actually sharing this mostly because it makes me emotional but also because a vote for archibald is a vote for love. this is my message. apologies for sounding mildly insane.

[theresattrpgforthat]

Woo, the ask box is open again!! Been wanting to ask about any alternatives to Call of Cthulhu (investigative games with the potential to be set in the early 20th century) with more open licensing, such as having Open Game Licenses or being licensed under Creative Commons?

THEME: Hackable CoC Alternatives

Hello friend! I'm excited about the new asks as well!

So as far as I know, a lot of indie designers are very happy to allow hacks and supplements done of their work, but if it isn't clear on their page, asking in a comment certainly doesn't hurt!

That being said, for this ask, I made sure to recommend games that are built on systems that have been stated to be licensed under Creative Commons or something similar.

Eldritch, by Matheus Henrique Morais.

A hack of 24XX for Cosmic Horror games in any setting. Inspired by Cthulhu Dark.

24XX is a game system that has been hacked for a number of different settings and is released under a Creative Commons 4.0 license. The base rules take up about one page, and there’s plenty of examples in other 24XX hacks of how to introduce a rule or two to help the game fit the genre you’re looking for. 24XX is also inspired by the OSR scene, so when it comes to running and designing adventures, you can design adventures for these games similar to how you might design them for other OSR games.

Haunter in the Dark, by Robot Francis.

This town is haunted. Your home is cursed. Monsters are real. Haunter in the Dark is a horror roleplaying game about a group of investigators discovering then confronting the supernatural horrors that haunt their home town. The game is powered by the Forged in the Dark engine, with rules to create your investigators defined by their relationship to the unnatural: the Descendent, the Dreamer, the Exorcist, the Scientist, the Sleuth, and the Sorcerer.

The motivations, powers, and minions of the horror are generated collaboratively by the players during the game, with players encouraged to creep each other out and brandish their character's sharp edges. The MC takes the townspeople, world, and monsters that the players depict, then twists the knife to make it worse than they could have imagined. The game helps you create an escalating mystery, followed by a climactic scene of confrontation.

This is a Forged in the Dark Game, which means it uses the mechanics familiar from the Forged in the Dark SRD. John Harper has stated that the contents of the SRD are available under the Creative Commons Attribution, and if you want to include the Forged in the Dark logo, there’s simply an attribution request to indicate it’s a logo trademarked by One Seven Design. It’s an incredibly free license, and I’m planning on writing a game in this system!

The Between, by the Gauntlet.

The Between is a tabletop roleplaying game about a group of mysterious monster hunters in Victorian-era London. They are residents of a place called Hargrave House, and their job is to investigate and neutralize monstrous threats terrorizing the city—threats that Scotland Yard won’t or can’t handle themselves. As the story progresses, they become aware of the plans of a Moriarty-style criminal mastermind they will eventually have to face in order to save Queen and country.

The Between is directly inspired by the gothic horror TV show Penny Dreadful, but also takes a lot of inspiration from British horror classics, graphic novels like From Hell and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and pulp-era stories. Mechanically, it’s Powered by the Apocalypse but also uses the mystery system from Brindlewood Bay.

Both the Powered by the Apocalypse “system” and the Carved from Brindlewood license are pretty open. Vincent & Meguey Baker do not lay claim to the 2d6 mechanics of Apocalypse World, but rather use “Powered by the Apocalypse” to signify that a game was inspired by Apocalypse World in some way. There are thousands of PbtA games out there, many of which alter what some folks may have originally thought were key parts of PbtA. Meanwhile, Gauntlet Publishing runs a Discord channel that welcomes people’s ideas that use the Carved from Brindlewood label, and creates channels for each new game that has a name and a draft ready to go.

R’LYEH, by Another Cosmic Zine.

R’lyeh is a hack of Durf.

It adapts the game’s procedures and themes into a ruleset designed for tabletop scenarios of horror, investigation, mystery and madness. 

Both this game and its predecessor are designed to be hacked and re-worked, and are licensed under Creative Commons 4.0. They are fairly rules light and would probably benefit from having some supplements and home-brew! This game looks to be somewhat indifferent to the time period it’s set in, which tells me that you can probably run it in the early 19th century with little adjustments needed.

Cthork Borg, by kumada1.

Cthork Borg is a full conversion hack that adapts MÖRK BORG to a jazz age cosmic horror setting.

Cthork Borg uses the Mork Borg Third-Party License, which is fairly permissive and allows you to reference the mechanics and rules of the game. The creator for Cthork Borg even offers up the colours used in the game so that creators can create using the same colour palette! You’ll also be able to check out some other material that’s already been made for this game on the link above, including extra classes for characters, a guide to the setting, and rules for adding animals!

[xxladyballadxx]

Beauty And The Beast (ii)

~ Vincent Valentine x (Fem) Reader ~

⟡ This is a continuation to the first chapter. 

⟡ Please read the first part before reading this one.

⤷ || pt 1 ||

❦ dividers by @firefly-graphics ❦

What on earth was she doing ?

Didn’t Vincent tell her to stay away…?

Why did she bother to rush off to him, hoping to ease his torment and pain?

Of course (Y/n) wouldn’t listen, she couldn’t because she was hoping to ease his suffering. Ignoring his warning, (Y/n) hurried to his side, her hands grasped onto him out of fear and worry, “Vincent! Vincent, please talk to me!” She pleaded, praying that Vincent would kindly accept her help. Instead he pushed her away, standing up on his feet as he unleashed the monster within him, a creature that he was trying so desperately hard to conceal from the world. Even from (Y/n)…

(Y/n) covered her mouth in fright, taking a step back as she watched him transform into a horrifying beast. Vincent howled out a cry, echoing through the forest. A beam of sunlight bathed over his beastly skin, revealing himself to (Y/n). Horns shaped like a hellish devil, his claws sharp and long. His violent beastly fangs reminded of a werewolf that comes and haunts the night. Like a beast just appeared out of a fairytale. Vincent stood there in shock, not moving an inch. (Y/n) figured out his darkest secret and Vincent never wanted this to happen. Not ever. He thought (Y/n) would scream and run away but…she didn’t. 

With a brave heart, she walked closer to the beast. To Vincent. “You don’t have to hide from me anymore, it’s okay…” (Y/n) spoke in a low calm manner, lifting her hand to try and comfort him, “Vincent..” hoping that Vincent could settle down and not be ashamed for what he is. (Y/n) wanted him to see that. 

Vincent felt her slim hand touching the side of his face, not expecting to be comforted by someone like her. It’s like (Y/n) is trying to get him to embrace his beast, no matter how terrifying he truly looks. So precious, so sweet and so gentle…

However, Vincent realized that he could never truly love someone. Thinking that he’s incapable of loving a person. Not after what happened to the female scientist that he used to be in love with and now…he can’t help but imagine himself being with (Y/n). His fondness of her, the way he secretly looks at her while hiding away that face of his behind the collar. Somehow (Y/n) kindled a flame in his heart, crawled her way into his soul. Vincent won’t allow it, he just can’t seem to surrender to her comfort. He swayed away from her, no longer close to her presence. Knowing that he doesn’t deserve her. 

Along with that, he leapt in the air and ran off. Not even looking back at (Y/n) trying to chase after him, pleading him to come back. It was no use. (Y/n) wept on her knees, wishing that he would return to her. (Y/n) ran off crying in silence, hid her tearful face from her grandparents. The poor woman didn’t want them to see her shedding tears.  She sobbed in her pillow, clenching on the blanket. As she thinks of Vincent…

With a week passing by, (Y/n) stayed in her room almost half a day. She hasn’t been eating well lately. Her grandparents had been begging her to come out of the room, they noticed that she wasn't eating the food that had been left outside for her. Growing concerned for their granddaughter’s wellbeing and health, they thought of speaking with her. (Y/n) remained herself in bed, not giving a single answer to her grandparents as they knocked and tried to talk her out of it. They didn’t know what to do, her grandmother and grandfather couldn’t think of any solution. Nothing could force her out so they left and decided to give her some space. 

At night, with her grandparents fast asleep, (Y/n) snuck out of the window and shut it afterwards. She wrapped a piece of fabric around her to stay a little warm from the cold, wandering off in the dark at this late hour to clear her mind. 

Her mind dropped off somewhere that led her to thinking about Vincent Valentine. She tried so hard to forget about him. Her attachment towards him will never be severed, it’s like a fragment of him became a piece of her heart. 

How difficult is it to forget that certain person that you slowly grow fond of?

(Y/n) came to realize how deep she wandered off in the forest, a few miles away from home. She was too lost in thoughts, making her walk down far to the middle of nowhere. She hurried back but got lost in the process, not knowing which direction to go. With the violent wind howling, a outcry of malevolent wolves rang shivers in her ears. Hearing them nearby caused her to go on the run. 

She stumbled her way across the trees, trying to get away as far as she could. (Y/n) tripped over a stone and lost her balance. It was too late for her to get up quickly when a pack of wolves surrounded her, their yellow-amber eyes locked onto their prey. (Y/n) thought her life was over. 

All those negative thoughts vanished when a tall, shadowy figure appeared in front of (Y/n) who almost got eaten alive. It was no human or some sort. (Y/n) looked closely and never knew he would come and save her once again. Vincent. It was Vincent but this time he wasn’t in his human form. 

Vincent swung his claws towards the wolves, taking them down one by one until more arrived. (Y/n) took her chance to run and hide behind the tree, watching from a safe distance. There were no more of those savage creatures coming by, Vincent observed the area to see if anymore would come. (Y/n) ran towards him, calling out his name, “Vincent..?” 

The man who saved her transformed back to his normal-self. His red cloak and jet black hair floating down as his sabatons touched the ground. Vincent looked over his shoulder, seeing (Y/n) approaching him closely. She snaked her arms around him, the side of her head buried into his back, “You won’t run away…will you?” Vincent stayed mute, not saying a single word. In fact, he couldn’t figure out what to say to her. “Please don’t go…you don’t have to hide anymore…” 

Again with the silence, Vincent kept his lips sealed. “Just..stay…” she tightened her hold on him, “No matter what you are, I won’t leave you..” 

“Even though I’m a monster..?” Vincent spoke up, turning himself around to face her as (Y/n) serenely took a step back. She hated how he sees himself as a monster, causing her to get upset by it, “Don’t say that, Vincent..” she lifted her hand to his face, her cold palm touching his cheek, “I don’t see you as a monster.” 

Vincent kept his crimson eyes on (Y/n), looking deeply into her as he asked, “Then tell me…what do you see?” the girl moved her hand away from his face for a moment, she tipped in close to press down her lips on his cheek. Vincent’s heart fluttered, exploded like a thousand pieces of confetti. (Y/n) threw her arms around Vincent, lifting her chin up, “All I see is you, Vincent Valentine. Just you…you’re still the same person and nothing changes that.” Vincent intertwined his fingers under her chin, moving her face close to put his lips on hers. (Y/n) grasped on his collar, deepening the kiss. She felt his red cloak wrapped on her as Vincent held her near him. 

The two pulled away and headed off to somewhere more private. Vincent decided to take her to his mansion. That’s when they began to make love in bed for the first time. Vincent took the chance to explore her paradise, her sweetness and everything. The yearn to touch (Y/n) and be so close to her has swayed his heart in such feverish emotions. A heavenly feeling that Vincent conquered. 

(Y/n) has never fallen that deeply in love with anybody before. Until she met Vincent Valentine, the man who had saved her twice. 

At night with the raining sky, (Y/n) stayed in bed and slept while Vincent cradled her in his arms. His unsealed eyes locked tenderly on her resting face. He couldn’t resist how adorable (Y/n) looks when she sleeps like an angel. Vincent let out a small smile, pressing his lips towards her forehead. How lucky is Vincent to meet such a beautiful, sweet soul like (Y/n) (L/n)?

With his secret being exposed, Vincent learnt to embrace and accept himself. All thanks to (Y/n) who accepted the beast within him, allowing Vincent to have her heart as he gave his one to her. Never thought a kind, loving girl would love him so much. He still believes that he doesn’t deserve to be loved but when (Y/n) began to love every part of himself. His body, his heart, his soul. His everything. Vincent felt a single spark of happiness in himself. A joy that he has never truly felt in a long time. 

END

a/n - ah yes I wanted to add little tiny spice to this fanfic of mine. also im starting to lose interest in writing idk why..

probably cuz im a sh*tty writer or something lmao

anyways my dear friends, hope you all like this! ♡

[sephirthoughts]

This is like a reverse jehovah's witness knocking ur door but who's the haunted hotel bellhop that u pair vincent with? convert me 👀

OH HO HO strap in my friend because Haunted Hotel Bellhop has been living in my head rent-free ever since that genius of destruction @soundcrusher came to me one day and was like "look at my upside-down man isn't he cute" and i was like "WTF WHERE HAS THIS INVERTED WEIRDO BEEN ALL MY LIFE AND WHY IS HE SO HOT" and soundcrusher was like "he's right there in the haunted hotel how could you not have seen him" and then i had to admit i haven't played rebirth yet cause i'm waiting for PC release (i needs my mods y'all) and then soundcrusher called me a n00b and a fake fan and stuffed me in a locker**.

[**may not have happened]

[IMPORTANT NOTE: all dialogue with @soundcrusher referenced herein has been wildly paraphrased and only represents the basic gist of our actual conversations]

anyway the point is soundcrusher sent me videos and screenshots and more screenshots of bellhop so i could giggle and kick my feet about how adorable he is, and eventually brought up that "hey...this guy kind of reminds me of someone. like kind of a LOT reminds me of someone. you know who i mean right?"

and i was like "yes my cousin goth greg who lives in new orleans and does vampire the masquerade in-person roleplay like it's 1998 and there's not a robust roleplaying community on the internet"

and soundcrusher was like "no. how the hell would i know your weird cousin? i meant he's a lot like nero the sable"

which i totally knew and wasn't even oblivious to the many many ways bellhop's design is clearly supposed to evoke nero.

these include: his color pallette, his skin and hair color (possibly his eye color too though the lighting the game has him in makes it hard to tell), his bandages looking exactly like nero's muzzle, his mannerisms and way of talking being like nero's, etc.

the more we examined the character model (as much as we could with the bandages) the more we realized he really really looks like nero. for example, they have the same exact eye shape, and if you use a character model ripper to extract nero and remove the muzzle, the same exact weird eyebrow shape).

obvs we don't have the bellhop character model to strip the bandages and find out what's goin on under there, but for now it holds up.

(screenshots shamelessly stolen from @soundcrusher 's post about it)

he also hangs upside-down in the pose from the hanged man card from the tarot, which may or may not be relevant to the nero theory but is an interesting tidbit

anywhoozle, soundcrusher whipped up a whole bio and backstory for bellhop, which included the absolute master stroke of naming him Benjamin Hopkins, so that is what he is named forever in my head.

in soundcrusher's backstory, benjamin was originally the unnamed identical twin of nero the sable, born in deepground a moment after nero, and before the darkness consumed their mother. subject N-2 was considered to be defective and thus only kept around as literal spare parts, in case big brother ever needed them. he was not allowed to interact with his brother or half brother and never knew them.

a lot of things happened and a kind scientist hatched a plot to smuggle the kid out of deepground, before promptly dying a tragically heroic death, and thus the child was raised up on the surface world, apart from his twin and half-brother weiss, never knowing them, eventually coming to work and live at the haunted hotel.

it's a lot more complex than that but i am the only one privileged enough to have read all the as yet unpublished parts of soundcrusher's wonderful story world for benjamin so everyone else will have to suffer for now

RE: pairing bellhop with vincent since, in our shared delusion, nero is (unknown to anyone) vincent's son, that makes benjamin also vincent's son, which leads to all kinds of shenanigans when everyone eventually meets.

i also ship bellhop with vincent sometimes outside that fic, but i contain multitudes of universes, so i ship almost everyone with everyone in different contexts

i love soundcrusher's bellhop benjamin so much that i begged and whined asked politely for permission to borrow him for this fic, which is canon to this fic's world, which makes him part of the tangled web that is the valentine family tree.

IN SUMMATION: bellhop's strong resemblance to nero is almost certainly a little joke on the part of the devs to be like "wooo creepy he's like that scary weirdo with the hannibal lecter muzzle and straitjacket who failed to kill yuffie thus making him history's greatest monster" but joke's on them because they have NO IDEA how microscopic and fragmentary a piece of evidence we can base a gigantic web of headcanons on.

🖤THANK YOU FOR THE ASK ABOUT OUR PRECIOUS SON 🖤

[readordiebyemilyt]

My original idea was to watch a movie for every letter of the alphabet this Halloween season, but now I intend to copy my friend Monica and watch 31 films in October. Here are the movies I've watched so far:

Alien: It's been long enough since I first saw this movie that I somehow had it in my head that Harry Dean Stanton was the first to die. Nope: it's John Hurt! Also, I love that in the 3rd act, the crew of the Nostromo has a 50/50 chance of being jump-scared by either Jonesy the cat OR the xenomorph.

The Beast of Yucca Flats: Not a horror movie exactly, though it certainly explores fears at the heart of the nuclear age. MST3K gets it right: yes, "shoot first, ask questions later" is a scary way to conduct yourself, whether you're hunting a man or making a movie.

Creature from the Black Lagoon: This film turned 70 this year, and sure, it shows its age at times. But the music (IMO) is a wonderful precursor to the Jaws theme, and the creature costume remains a great practical effect.

Bram Stoker's Dracula: Very stylish and overall bonkers, but way more faithful to the novel than I was expecting. Keanu Reeves (a year after Point Break!), oh hey, it's Cary Elwes, and Anthony Hopkins as Van Helsing! And yes, Gary Oldman is by turns frightening (the scenes with his shadow moving without him in his castle are especially creepy) and seductive, but Winona Ryder steals the show: she should get a sword in more movies.

The Exorcist: This is maybe the third time I've seen this movie, and every time, I'm okay until the scene where Regan walks backwards on her hands down the stairs. Even the possession scene at the end isn't as unsettling. Having said that though, I was less unnerved this time, and all I can think is that I wish reality didn't disturb me more than scary movies.

Future War: Again, not exactly horror, but Mike and the bots are trapped by aspiring Mad Scientist Pearl Forrester (or did she have her license by this point in the original series?), and the forced perspective dinos are fun. (Frankenstein is great, but I want to alternate between Universal Horror and other scary movies; plus, the delightful serial killer body swap film Freaky was checked out from the library, so here we are.) Also, Daniel Bernhardt has been in a lot of actual good movies at this point.

A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night: An Iranian vampire film in beautiful black and white. This one is both haunting (vampirism parallels the way that drug addiction and extracting oil from the earth consumes lives and nations) and delightful. Two words: skateboarding vampire.

House on Haunted Hill: Thank you, Vincent Price, for your skills with that skeleton marionette. This is one of the silliest horror movies ever made, and I love it very much.

[tehrevving]

Probably a dumb ask but I need it after finishing the last chapter and feeling sad about Chaos Theory being over

How would Vincent celebrate Halloween? Or the equivalent of Halloween in that universe?

Would he like hot apple cider since it’s not too sweet and not very flavorful? Would he carve a Jack o lantern with his love, gently guiding her carving hand? Taking her to a Halloween store and helping her pick out a costume. Helping her decorate the house with bats and skeletons?

I feel like he’d also have moments where he would dislike Halloween.

Vincent could think of himself as the same monsters that the children run away screaming from. He probably closes himself off or will walk away to avoid having a PTSD response seeing anything related to mad scientists or laboratories, so it’s best to make sure you don’t dress up as a mad scientist or decorate the home with lab equipment :,)!

People will probably think he’s wearing a Dracula outfit and ask to take pictures not realizing that’s his usual outfit.

He’ll celebrate the holiday with his beloved if it means they’re happy but he can’t deny there’s a part of him he loathes for not being able to see the whimsical beauty of it anymore after all the horrifying trauma he’s dealt with :,)

Love

-😘 anon

I just keep thinking about how into the haunted hotel at the Gold Saucer was. Like, he would have hated to have people coming up to him thinking he was staff, but at the same time he was so damn excited to just brood and fit into the scenery lol. I think in a place where he can be himself and be comfortable, he’d get totally into it, dressing up and everything. 

I don’t think he’d decorate a house or anything with bats and skeletons, but he would help if he was asked to, and he’d definitely enjoy the aesthetic later, even if he tries to deny it. He would say that he finds all the decorations, carving pumpkins etc tacky and ridiculous, but secretly he enjoys it. He would be excellent with a knife and carve better pumpkins than anyone else. I think he’d get stuck supervising/helping Denzel and Marlene make decorations and carve pumpkins because of how much he fits the aesthetic lol. 

He’s definitely a fan of mulled wine and cider, and all of the cinnamon and pumpkin flavours too. He doesn’t eat candy or anything, but he can be tempted into trying baked goods and helping out with making them. 

I think Vincent would probably be able to handle it if you dressed up in a sexy nurse costume around him, but he would be extremely unimpressed. I think he’s pretty good at holding his emotions in check, but he’s triggered by seemingly random things. So he’s very careful around halloween. I think he would feel extremely strange and uncomfortable watching horror movies, especially classics where the monsters in the films are so similar to his transformations…. 

[tireddovahkiin]

AYO I THINK I MADE A NEW OC WEEE

For Final Fantasy 7 that is ><

But JUST designated from that particular universe! Since yall know Tsizilia isn't from the same universe where Gaia is. (or know now lol)

She's basically like a woman turned cyborg by Shinra, who was programmed to be a killing machine, one of the greater 'experiments' by professor Hojo and Director of Advanced Weaponry [during that time, I don't think Scarlet was there yet], after learning of their terrible motives and other 'experiments' they worked on. At first, she wanted to run away, but then decided to try and somehow leak all the secrets to the public. She was caught, but already thinking ahead if she failed, the woman blew up the lab along with herself. They used the remnants of her old body parts and some other fucked up shit, and created a cyborg... Or more like an android, tbh. Only parts of her brain, and heart were used.

She's like this trope I REALLY really like, an artificial force who grew to understand its bigger worth out there, and find her place in the NATURE, and the vast world, a place she will always be somewhat distant and different from, past always there to haunt her, since she's just a constrained hunk of metal. Yk, kinda like Android 16 from Dragon Ball Z. She grew to be one with her environment, even with all that 'not belonging everywhere' trait, proving things can evolve and adapt. Almost fully bodily modified cyborg who's a forest ranger. How cool am I right-

She DOES later get's found by the Avalanche. Being an old model, darting from year 19XX, I'm not sure yet, the android couldn't find a charger in the forest, duh, so she lost her 'battery' and basically shut down for over 20 YEARS. She was later then charged back into life, and they helped her fix her 'nature-reclaimed' body, full of grass and moss and stuff. As a way of thanks, and not really having anywhere to go, the android stuck with 'em.

Now here's a lil interesting fact. She actually worked as some sort of intel collector/mission informant for the Turks, but she could never ACTUALLY join them, because she had some sort of illness/disorder, I still have to decide.

And, she was best friends with Lucrecia! And acquintances with Vincent. And she knew about his crush on her. BECAUSE SHE HAD A CRUSH ON VINCENT HIMSELF AAAA-

LOVE TRIANGLE BETWEEN A TURK, A SCIENTIST AND AN INFORMANT HELLOOO THAT SOUNDS SO INSANE-

Anyways, she was jealous of Lucrecia, but never could hate her, because she really was a kind soul of a woman, the only one she had. Vincent, on the other hand, was too busy as a Turk, and being in love with Lucrecia T0T

Technically, the 'experiment' on OC and Vincent happened almost at the same time, the OCs being a bit earlier.

Vincent ran away once he woke up, and the technically 'reborn' OC stayed and fought under Shinra, with about a year until she found out the truth about them AGAIN, but deciding to just run away instead. (Ofc, her memory of her past was gone ENTIRELY.)

And later, when they went to Shinra Manor and found Vincent, he didn't remember her now new robotic body, but her model WAS the same as her destroyed human body. It's like they started from scratch. SOMEHOW, Vincent later somehow connected two and two, and was DEVASTATED once he understood what happened. Both of their lives non-consently used for Hojos sick, twisted ways of fun.

He tried to make her half-organic-half-artificial brain to remember some fragments of her past, but she never DID recover fully. After defeating Sephiroth, and Advent Children, Vincent and her stuck together during the Dirge of Cerberus (and maybe grew closer or maybe not SHDJHGSD-)

I STILL HAVE TO DECIDE FOR HER NAME! But I know her aesthetic would be combination of a dystopian cyborg with old hunter clothes who uses a crossbow >:3 and one really cool fun fact about her is that she uses a blowing horn to call for someone if they're lost or as a distraction! :D

[hostess-of-horror]

I'm having so many ideas and not enough energy to do or finish any of them AAAAAAAAAAAA-

Just so that I don't just wallow in my inability to get off my ass and do this shit, I'm going to type it all down!

1. The Haunted Mansion movie (done right!)

- This one is actually based on a slew of Discord convos between me and AJ (@sneklover). It was mostly just me ranting about how God awful Disney's live action remakes are getting and what I would've done if I were to make the iconic attraction a film or t.v. show.

- I have seen the original live action Haunted Mansion movie with Eddie Murphy but not the newest one, BUT MY POINT STILL STANDS! Both are literally the same thing where the story focuses more on the Foolish Mortals than the Happy Haunts and I do not like that.

- If I were to film a Haunted Mansion movie/show, I would make it an anthology horror movie. Think Tales From The Crypt or Creepshow but with Master Gracey telling the stories behind iconic characters such as the Hatbox Ghost, Constance Hatchaway, the two Dueling Ghosts in the ballroom, etc. At some point towards the end, Master Gracey would then tell his story, of how he inherited the mansion, was cursed as the Ghost Host by the mansion itself, and how he tried in vain to lift the curse.

- I remember telling my mom about my idea and, while she loved it, did say that Disney would not like it because they want to put out a more broad demographic. "They're not catering to us," she said (paraphrased). Which makes sense, I just jokingly mentioned to AJ how Disney wouldn't hire me for stuff like this lmao.

- My Haunted Mansion would be a love letter to the Gothic Horror genre and dark humor. An old Louisiana mansion that's haunted in more ways than one, its owner an unwilling slave on the brink of insanity, and all the tales of death kept within its walls. And these tales are nothing short of harrowing, as well as hilarious!

2. Vincent Price x Self-Insert Fanart

- I love this old man so fucking much I wanna kiss him I wanna dance with him I wanna cuddle with him I wanna slowly drive him into insanity so that I can see him smile lovingly at me I wanna be the harbinger of his downfall and his eternal bride aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa- 🖤🖤🖤😩🙌🥴🥴🥴

- So yeah, pretty much what it says on the tin. I was inspired by the very talented @theboarsbride for the idea and Corman's The Masque of the Red Death, starring the Handsome Devil of Horror himself Vincent Price, and wanted to make an AU.

- Masque AU where Francesca (the main character) does give in to the dark side, but of her own volition, transforming into the Red Death. The Red Death is both a Reaper and a Resurrection - a purveyor of plagues and a damsel turned demon. A Bride in Blood...

- It's basically a sort of rewrite of the original ending and now it's sorta... 🌶️spoicy🌶️ so, um.... yea. smexy monster lady x human stuffs.

- ANYWAYS...!

3. Walt Disney's The Great Mouse OC

- I've been wanting to do something with the GMD fandom for a long while now, and I think a hypothetical OC from an hypothetical sequel fanfic would be a good introduction!

- So, in a nutshell: She's a mad scientist spider who is the new secondary villain of said sequel. She has no name as of yet, but she is mute (either from an injury or is simply nonverbal), extremely passionate about her grotesque experiments, and very, very lonely. Unlike Ratigan, the Greatest Criminal Mind, she is more somewhat spontaneous, preferring the tasks of stitching her family together over anything tactic. In other words, she's the brawns while Ratigan is the brains (and brawns). Her goal in villainy is to build and destroy - to build her long lost family and to destroy all of micedom.

- While she is the one who caused the whole case, the main focus on the story is mainly the ✨tension✨ between Basil and Ratigan. In other words, opening up old wounds... by resurrecting the dead!

- Yup, Sherlock Holmes: Furry Edition is now becoming a Gothic horror story. Heavily inspired by Little Nightmares II, Jack the Ripper, and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, the sequel is a tale of murder and madness, with a bloodcurdling case and a rivalry that won't stay dead.

- In this fanfic, I interpreted that Ratigan did die in GMD and so that he could be resurrected by my OC in the sequel! I also wanted to have Fidget resurrected but AJ doesn't like to think of her lil guy dead, so... Yeah, Ratigan is the Frankenstein's Monster and Phantom of the Opera of the plot. (POTO because I thought of the sequel's climax being set during an opera)

- Meanwhile, Basil and Dawson are having a Very Bad Time, with Basil constantly being haunted by the professor and Dawson mentally reliving his days at the regiment.

- Disney will never hire me.

[mediamixs]

Top 10 horror movies of the 50's

The 1950s was a pivotal decade for horror films, marked by a blend of science fiction elements and societal anxieties, particularly surrounding nuclear fears and the Cold War. Here are ten notable horror movies from that era:

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) This film explores themes of conformity and paranoia as an alien race infiltrates a small town, replacing its residents with emotionless duplicates. Its commentary on societal fears during the Cold War has made it a classic in the genre.

The Blob (1958) An iconic B-movie featuring a gelatinous alien creature that devours everything in its path, The Blob reflects the anxieties of alien invasion and the unknown. Its campy style has contributed to its enduring popularity.

Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) This film introduces a half-human, half-amphibian creature lurking in the Amazon. It combines adventure with horror, showcasing Ray Harryhausen's special effects that captivated audiences at the time.

House on Haunted Hill (1959) Vincent Price stars as an eccentric millionaire who invites guests to spend a night in a haunted house, promising them money if they survive. The film is known for its suspenseful atmosphere and innovative marketing gimmicks.

5. Horror of Dracula (1958)

This Hammer Horror film revitalized the Dracula legend with Christopher Lee's seductive portrayal of the Count. It introduced a more visceral and sensual take on the vampire mythos, influencing subsequent adaptations.

Curse of the Demon (1957) A psychological horror film about a skeptic who confronts real supernatural forces after being cursed by a satanic cult leader. Its blend of rationality and the supernatural creates a chilling narrative.

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) A dinosaur awakened by nuclear testing wreaks havoc in New York City, symbolizing fears associated with atomic power. This film is notable for its pioneering special effects by Ray Harryhausen.

The Thing from Another World (1951) Set in an Arctic research station, this film features an alien creature that terrorizes scientists, reflecting Cold War fears about invasion and the unknown. Its influence can be seen in many later sci-fi horror films.

Diabolique (1955) A psychological thriller about two women conspiring to murder a cruel schoolmaster, this film is renowned for its suspenseful plot twists and has been highly influential in the thriller genre.

The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) This film combines horror with existential dread as a man shrinks to a minuscule size after exposure to radioactive mist, facing dangers from everyday objects now magnified in his new perspective.

These films not only entertained audiences but also reflected deeper societal fears and anxieties prevalent during the 1950s, making them significant contributions to the horror genre.

[artzychic27]

Some Clone High NathMarc quotes because I’m a psycho for this au

@imsparky2002 @msweebyness

Ivan: Goth's darkness is nihilistic whereas Emo's is cynical.

Juleka: Wait, I thought we were nihilistic. ...Whatever, it doesn't matter.

Ivan: No, see, you're cynical.

Juleka: Oh yeah, you're right.

—

Alya: It's the Emo kids! *The other Vamp kids turn to look at the Emos and take to hissing and snarling at them. Louis steps forward and snarls at Marc as he and Nathaniel head for the podium*

Nathaniel: Ugh! You spit on me, Louis! *Adrien steps down so he can address the Vamps* Uhh, hey everybody, uuhm, I know we aren't on the greatest terms right now. We realize we called you all jackasses, and we're sorry we burned down the Hot Topic at the mall.

Marc: Sorry.

—

Juleka: So, all of a sudden you Justin and Britney wannabes think it's cool to dress like us?

Adrien: We dress the way our souls feel, to express the darkness, per se.

Nathaniel: … Aren't you Adrien Agreste?

Adrien: That's Vampir Agreste now.

Juleka: You kids need to all go put your freakin' Banana Republic clothes back on, right now!

Marinette: Hey, we're just as dark as you guys, maybe darker.

Marc: Really. Do you guys even think about arson?

Adrien: Of course not. That’s a crime.

Nathaniel: Oh my God.

Adrien: You know, you guys are really giving off a negative human energy. We prefer to take our darkness somewhere else, per se.

Ivan: All right, Count Fuckula, you go do that.

—

Adrien: Edgar Allan Poe was the original Vamp kid.

Marc: No, he was the original emo! But he's been dead for 150 years!

Nino: Hey, look man, all genres of Gothic subcultures are derivatives of Poe's work… Motherfucker.

—

Poe’s ghost: Children of Darkness, I would help you, but I fear I cannot be seen with a bunch of douchey Vamp kids and their poser-ass plastic fangs.

Nathaniel: Thank you!

Adrien: Hey!

Nathaniel: I'm just saying it's nice to know that Edgar Allan Poe agrees with us.

Poe’s Ghost: Agrees with who? Is that red dye in your hair or did a blood demon spit on your head, poser?

Nino: Ha! He got you there!

Nathaniel: … Your clone father is kind of a dick, Marc.

—

Nathaniel: Nobody is stopping Shadow Moth now. All will be sadness. Life will become death, and I will watch the crimson blood leak from your neck.

Ivan: Whoa. This emo kid is hardcore.

—

Kim: Dark as night. Hair like tar. Take your soooky self to the car.

Marc: Sigh. Once again, your poetic brilliance has put me to shame.

—

Alix: Nath, how the hell do you stay so mellow?

Nathaniel: I just pour all of my rage and anxiety into murals I paint for sick children.

*Cut to a child in the hospital bed having trouble sleeping because of Nathaniel’s mural depicting a haunting scene*

—

Kim: Look at them! They look exactly like Edgar Allen Poe and Vincent Van Gogh! They’re probably… Clones, or something.

Max: Kim, while scientists have been working on cloning technology, cloning humans is just… Unethical and goes against God and humanity.

Rose: I don’t know… Has anyone ever actually seen Nath’s left ear?

Akuma Class: …

Alya: Okay, obviously we need to do some detective work-

Max: Or not?

Alya: Then it’s settled.

Max: Why can only I hear me?

—

Marc: *Sitting in the school basement with Nathaniel* Wanna go out tonight? I’ve been wanting to browse the catacombs.

Nathaniel: What?!

Marc: *Turns Nathaniel’s head around* Wanna go to the catacombs tonight?

Nathaniel: That’d be lovely.

—

*Adrien somehow roped Nathaniel into modeling with him*

Stylist: *Brushing Nathaniel’s hair* With just a few snips, you’ll look- WHERE IS YOUR EAR?!

Nathaniel: Ugh. Like you’ve never seen someone with a missing body part.



[salem-nightshade]

Meet Vincent Frankenstein! He is believed by mad scientists to be the reincarnation of Victor Frankenstein, in which they're right.....But not in a way they thought! As you can see, he is haunted by the ghost of Victor Frankenstein, who died many years ago, and now he is destined to solve the mysteries of the Frankenstein curse...and that means he must finish what Victor started all those years ago.

He is heavily based on Wilson from Don't Starve!

Vincent (Insane/possessed by Victor)

[hotvintagepoll]

Vincent Price (House on Haunted Hill)—He's so scrungly, scheming constantly, horror icon, sneaking around in secret passages and such, sinister lil mad scientist smile, he's juste a spooky lil guy

Buster Keaton (Sherlock Jr., One Week)—Grandfather of slapstick and did a lot of great stunts for comedy including the first having a set piece down with him standing in the doorway still referenced today, riding a cow catcher on a locomotive, and falling from a third story building through two awnings grabbing a rain gutter falling forward and then going through a window.

This is round 1 of the contest. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. If you're confused on what a scrungle is, or any of the rules of the contest, click here.

[additional submitted propaganda + scrungly videos under the cut]

Vincent Price:

Buster Keaton:

Many scrungly little guys look as if they're falling down a staircase. Buster Keaton actually IS falling down a staircase, every day of his life. Also, truly committing to the "little" part at around 5 foot 5. This competition will be the revenge of the short kings or I will die trying.

Link to the Coney Island fancam

First, he kind of looks like a Dollar Store Charlie Chaplin. Just absolutely busted Chaplin. Second, he's lanky and awkward and he's like if Doug Jones had been plopped into the silent movie era. He looks like a cartoon come to life. He looks like if you gave a chihuahua a human body and slightly less anxiety. And because it's silent films for the most part, it really does look like a cartoon character irl.

[altocat]

Do you think that the visions Lucretia was getting was coming from future Sephiroth or J.E.N.O.V.A? I haven't played Dirge of Cerberus so I wouldn't know.

Probably Jenova. Jenova cells seem to have that ability, from what I understand.

The irony is that Lucrecia causes the visions of future Sephiroth to come to pass by effectively abandoning him. One of the reasons why I don't really like Dirge is that Lucrecia is completely selfish and incompetent and the game is framing Sephiroth as a terrifying madman when at this point he's an unborn baby who spends his whole life suffering because of Lucrecia's actions. Sephiroth is obviously an evil, irredeemable monster in the future who deserves blame and punishment for his actions, but the game also barely dwells on how much of a shit mother Lucrecia was for ditching him with Hojo in the first place, much less injecting alien cells into him as a fetus. It's mostly about Vincent and Lucrecia's doomed romance rather than the baby she harmed.

It would be one thing if Seph was born evil. But Crisis Core shows that he clearly wasn't. So the game basically shoving the blame onto Sephiroth here instead of Lucrecia is kind of gross. Lucrecia is allowed to be "sympathetic" in the game's narrative, but not Sephiroth? Other than an offhand mention of Lucrecia begging Hojo to see her son, there's hardly any feelings of pity for Sephiroth at all. It's more of "Sad innocent scientist lady is haunted by evil visions of her future devil spawn" despite the fact that she's the one who did this to Sephiroth in the first place. Sephiroth is kind of regulated to being a plot device, ironically dehumanized by the narrative just as much as Shinra dehumanized him throughout his life.

Anyway, rant over lol. I don't hate Lucrecia. She works fine and is more vague and sympathetic in the og. I just hate Dirge and its crappy writing. There's loads of other issues in the game. But the handling of Sephiroth and Lucrecia is one of them.

[nin-jay-go]

liveblogging dragons rising

all thoughts under the cut!

this is so pretty so far

oh this is a lesbian. kreel is like if the mad hatter was a lesbian

LOBBO IS MY NEW FAVORITE CHARACTER

"i'm going to kill your whole family" GOOD LIRD THIS IS DARK

"I THINK I MADE A BOMB" JSHFKJSKDJF

"elemental powers are complicated" yea dude they sure are

THEYRE BROTHERS YOUR HONOR

oh why is it RAIyu and not REEyu. i thought they were riffing off the japanese word for dragon for his name (ryuu)

lobbo my BEST FRIEND

oh THATS why cole's memorial thing was in the trailer. i see.

is this dorama guy here to . here to c. here to cause drama

(he's so fun actually i like him)

Oh What The Fuck

oh shit the showman is coming back?? excited

kai is fuckin dead

SCIENTIST LADY 😳😳😳😳😳😳

oh wait. if all imperium ppl have those markings, is this like the secret markings humans have? but visible? bc that'd be cool

my friend: [the cragling mud] looks like their eyes. i don't like that.

buddy why are you excited to eat mud...... buddy........... arin.....

sometimes i can still hear his voice 😔😔😔

dragon = nuke

THE CLOUD FUCKING KINGDOM ARE YOU KIDDING ME

thats a fucking mindflayer. what the fuck.

WHAT

THE NEW MASTER OF WIND??????? IS A CLOUD KINGDOM MONK??????? HUHHHHHHHH WHAT THE FUCK

i hate the cloud kingdom. whyyyyy is it the way that it is

my friend: it is interesting that the cloud kingdom is confirmed to be full of shit

WHAT IS THIS BOOKWORM LITTLE THING. I LOVE THEM CAN I HAVE TWENTY

alright time to see this so-called wind master

why does she sound like a self-insert 😭

EUPHRASIA?!?!?!!?!!!??!!?!?!?!?

*insert the crying of everyone with a morro lives / morro redemption au*

(like its fine for canon but alterline is weeping)

me: [the wolf] is a hologram with mass! my friend: that means it matters :)

sora has protagonist hair jdkfhgkjdfgkjh

oh!!! the imperium markings come in with age :0 or maybe they're a rank thing idk yet

ohhhhh the scientist lady (dr larrow?) is her role model :0 [this is the point where i lost subtitles lol]

did those kids call sora anna?

WOMANNNNNNNN

"sora? the ancient imperium word for orphan?" HELLO??????

me: i want to kiss [larrow] on the mouth my friend: why do you want to go for the villain me: she's hot my friend: women in stem!

BRO SHE JUST GOT DISOWNED. JESUS CHRIST.

dr. lampshade floorpanel and dr doyll donmagar.......

lloyd: what's the shaming floor my friend: twitter sora: its a livestream me: so its twitch

i forgot to write this down but arin is the new master of SPIN

PERCIVAL TARTIGRADE

STOP DEADNAMING SORA LET HER BE NONBINARY

get flashbanged idiots

oh!!!! wildfire was raised by dragons!!! thats so fun

what is happening- OH WILDFIRE

friend: do you remember atla? the dragons

why is wu's ghost haunting the monastery my friend: its a wu-o-wisp!

TINY LLOYD WITH SAM VINCENT'S VOICE IS SO FUNNY JKHGSFKDSKDJH really couldn't get jillian michaels

OH AND THE S10 GI ON A BABY LLOYD LMAOOOOO

"this looks like a monastery!" no the fuck it doesn't you're in an underground Chamber

DONT LET THE FUCKING GOLDEN WEAPONS REPEAT

sora: i can't use my true potential my friend: then use your fake potential

mmmmm beatrix hot woman :]

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS CELESTIA, PRINCESS OF EQUESTRIA my friend: i wanna see someone overlay this dialogue on top of footage of celestia

MEANERY

they're seriously gonna torture a BABY DRAGON?????

hehehe ras ear twitch :3

LLOYD HAS A CONCUSSION

THE GHOST OF MASTER WU

ZANE IS IN THE FUCKING EGG????

ZANE WAS IN CRYO??????

WHERE ARE JAY COLE AND PIX. WHERE ARE THEY

my friend, in response to sora's name reveal: we named the dog indiana

me: jay and cole are off on their honeymoon my friend: they're in the bahamas

"there can't be two elemental masters of fire! it doesn't make sense! also its rude!"

THE IMPOSSIBLE KID

STOP DEADNAMING HERRRRRRRR

miss beatrix can i kiss you on the mouth

i warned you about those stairs bro :y

THE DRAGON TALKS?????? and why does it sound like unagami

OH HES BIG

a conduit?????? changed forever????? 👀👀👀👀

he gettin ZOOMED

me and my friend: DID LLOYD DIE??? AGAIN????

now lloyd and arin BOTH have concussions!

oh he glowin

your holograms appear to be glitching maam

I WARNED YOU ABOUT THOSE STAIRS BRO :y

rapton is very pathetic

LLOYD'S WAR FLASHBACKS OH NO

lloyd voice i'm adopting you arin

OOP RAS IS CAPTURED. THIS IS ANTI-FURRY

oh. she has a mech.

so that means the weird green ghosty guy (and jay/cole/pix) are in season 2 :0 i'm so excitedddddd

final thoughts this was cool as shit. i loved this very much. ouoUOAUOAUAOAUOU

[rose-of-pollux]

CROSSOVER EVERYTHING. Scooby gang meets Hogan's Heroes stumbles into the middle of an MFU mission that inexplicably draws in Marty and Doc Brown and all...takes place in...the Haunted Mansion?

With Pokemon lurking inside, just for good measure

I'm 100% sure that fic already exists in my brain. 😅

Like, I try to have all of my fics for all fandoms exist in the same fic timeline which is why I can end up with something like the Scooby gang gets marooned in Hyrule five years after the Calamity because Vincent accidentally ticked off Ganondorf centuries ago (which is an actual fic I wrote back in 2020).

Or the fact that Doc Brown had to match wits against a former THRUSH scientist after she caused Marty to be marooned in 1932 with amnesia (wrote that in 2021).

All these crossover scenarios just... happen.