#a rare chucky instagram post

[tkachuktkaching]

Matthew and Keith Tkachuk on the dad's trip 2024

[asktherays]

Decided to make a private instagram page for AsktheRays bts and updates since rarely post chucky content on my personal. There's only one post rn, but I plan to post more!

https://www.instagram.com/artoftherays?igsh=a3ZrMDNiaHAyc2tu

[aleatoryalarmalligator]

categorized and generalized all the types of tumblr aesthetics i have come across.

I have been going through archives for the last five years on tumblr now, and i can’t help but notice that a lot of blogs are the same. There seems to be a pattern in the sorts of aesthetics i run up against. So, in my exhaustion, i tried coming up with all the different aesthetics, and i tried to put them into certain categories. Obviously, some of these categories are mixed with others.

PORN TUMBLR

-general porn

-lesbian/gay general

-kinky stuff

-daddy dom stuff - tied up boobies

-bears

-just unrealistic nudes

-just realistic nudes

-vintage porn, and occasionally porn that is so old that it was drawn by someone in the 1800′s

- hentai and erotic animal people cartoon characters going at it

-person who took about five pictures of themselves naked five years ago who has not come back

RICH KID TUMBLR

-super modelesque kids in their super rich cool kid clothes and fashion in Starbucks taking pictures of their food and their trips to Europe in 1st class

- incredibly expensive looking sunglasses

-rich kid travel blogs with hundreds of thousands of notes of pictures from rich people buildings

-quotes that say 'be happy' or stuff about saying anyone can just travel anywhere at any time, just the general advice you might get from someone who doesn't know how the other half lives

- cats

VINTAGE TUMBLR

-the greatest generation stuff, forgotten early hollywood actors/actresses, very old movie gifs, Theda Bara, Clara Bow, Carol Lombard, early Joan Crawford, Gone with the Wind ect..

-50's, 60's and 70's, Nancy Sinatra, Brigitte Bardot, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn – generally a lot of Audrey Hepburn

-Posts old advertisements and old cars, sometimes old toys, a few pinups, vintage comics, kinda weird

- vintage toy blogs - just toys, named and dated

-sometimes retrospace stuff

-sometimes just old comic book stuff

FEMINIST/ GENDER STUDIES TUMBLR

-intersectional feminists who post mostly text and back and forth writings, sometimes they fight 

-radfems and turfs, unpopular minority of angry at the intersectional feminists

- Fat Acceptance movement, chubby bunnies

-other girl's selfies, lots of girl power related drawings of gender symbols and the like, Grimes, being a witch, Courtney Love, sailor moon, and so forth, sometimes bleeds into soft grunge

-topics on transgender, gender fluid and others that have informative 

- asexual community

BLACK LIVES MATTER TUMBLR

-black lives matter awareness, police brutality, pointing out flaws in legal system

-lovely stylish selfies

-call outs of racism, lots of dialogue, and the extension of twitter

80's + 90's GIF TUMBLR

-like gifs of scratched up VCR obscure film openings, and repetitious obscure 80's gifs in general, everything is fuzzy and looks like it came from an 80' infomercial, kinda makes you feel scared

-90's gifs of Pee Wee Herman, Catdog, Clarissa Explains it All, Chucky Cheese, Fruit by the Foot, Beavus and Butthead, Bart Simpson, and so on

HIPPIE TUMBLR

-just like the rich kidz, only they have white kid dreads and post a lot of vanlife stuff, lots of festivals

-mostly psychedelic gifs, with occasional trippy art, Foster the People is their favorite band

-real hippies, who post pictures of communes and people making tyed dye things, nonsexual nudes with hairy women, Grateful Dead stuff

-Buddhist and Hindu quotes, sometimes lilies

SOFT GRUNGE TUMBLR

purple and pink skies, water, windows with lace

girls with pale skin and perfect make up, and chokers, bruises, sparkly skin

mermaid texture, mermaid hair colors

Lana Del Rey

kind of like 90's only more melty and pink

quotes about good vibes

Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless mind reference

moon print

dream pop bands from the early 90's

GROWN UP SOFT GRUNGE TUMBLR

picture of Uma Thurman overdosing in Pulp Fiction

lots and lots of flowers

lots of sensual pictures of pale skin under certain lighting

albino people

albino animals

pictures of sunrises

Reykjavic

kind of like the Soft Grunge, but just a little bit more subtle and film tumblry

ART BLOG TUMBLR

old roman art

chinese, japanese and korean art from long ago

renaissance and medieval art with religious context

just like medieval art of specifically torture

18th and 19th century portrait paintings

Scenic paintings of hills, Van Gogh, Toulouse-Lautrec, Monet

Dada, Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol, Adolph Wolfie

Modern art that is squiggly, slimy, and bizzare, breaks art rules but looks good, David Shrigley

Modern Surrealists

ARTIST BLOG TUMBLR

posts really great homemade gifs that nobody knows about infrequently

blogs that only have the artwork of the blog owner – generally post infrequently and not given enough credit ever, except maybe one of there works has a whole bunch of notes

person who keeps painting the same thing over and over again and does it a lot for years at a time, 0 notes usually – who are you??

collage artists that mix 50's scenes with hyperspace backdrops

FILM BLOG TUMBLR

-Stanley Kubrick, Jean Cocteau, lots of black and white french films

-that movie where the two people are sitting on the ledge of a building and the other one jumps off

Clockwork Orange

-Paris, Texas

David Lynch

Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks (gets stolen by other kinds of blogs frequently)

Wim Wenders,

Rare film art from Poland in the 70's

Jans Svankmajer

Man Ray, Max Ernst,

cool quotes by philosopher, artist, psychologist, or film director

Amelie

sometimes Wes Anderson

PHOTOGRAPHY TUMBLR

abandoned places, gas stations, archaic cafes, falling apart amusement parks

uses too much dark fade out in the background pictures of fields and stuff, overused filtering – posted a ton three years ago and then left

just photostock

girl who takes pictures of herself in costume

Nature pictures, animal pictures ect..

person who just takes pictures of textures and minimalist buildings – usually colorful

person who's personal Instagram picture just automatically post to tumblr also, probably never checks up, usually pictures of them with friends as a pub

Indigenous pictures from around the world, some of them from books, some from National Geographic, some from other places

Super old pictures from old newspapers, the great depression, WW2 – generally black and white

MUSIC TUMBLR

Really likes Led Zeppelin, The Doors and The Who, sometimes mixed with other vintage, often posts the same pictures and songs for years – you feel bad because no new music will be coming out from these artists

super cheesy Van Halen, Kiss, Styx, Ozzy person, Big Hair, likes 80's pin ups and skulls, sometimes into martial arts

super cheesy death metal fan, lots of pinups, corny black and white pictures of skulls and such

REALLY likes British Invasion, The Zombies, The Kinks, The Hollies, The Animals, will occasionally post Detroit girl groups from the 60's, some Velvet Underground, pictures of the Beatles girlfriends

Just David Bowie, Lou Reed, Patti Smith and Iggy Pop. Maybe some New York Dolls

Old Blues and Jazz, Etta James, Son House, Nina Simone, pictures of Leadbelly and Howlin' Wolf and especially Miles Davis

really into post punk, Nick Cave, Siouxsie, Bauhaus, The Cure, Einsturzende Neubauten, Lydia Lunch, PJ Harvey and Rowland S. Howard, sometimes Morrissey. also generally mixes film and art blog stuff in with occasional feminist things

Just Morrissey, they call him Moz.

Fan clubs for specific bands that are newer and popular like Arctic Monkeys or Fallout Boy, but also ones blogs that really like emo lyrics from early 2000's and such – scene kids that are still scenin' it up

loves Jens Lekman, Belle and Sebastian, The Magnetic Fields and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Cigarettes After Sex. Usually posts really cute modern art, and uses tumblr mostly for writing, has the cutest hair cut and can pull off overalls, never posts too little or too much, extremely twee

HISTORY TUMBLR

ancient mesopotamia, greek and Egyptian history and relics

Blogs that are specifically about one place in one era - Ancient Russia, Ireland before it was taken over, precolonial India and so on

Samurai, Geisha, and scrolls

Swords, knights, castles, kings of Europe in general

Specific Wars, examples: 7 Years War, Revolutionary War, WW1 + 2

France from before the revolution – pictures of wigged men, Napoleon, Marie Antoinette

Jane Austen time era anything 18th and 19th century, slight excuse to post lots of Pride and Prejudice gifs with Keira Knightly and that Mr. Darcy in the rain

Outfits – just outfits that are really old

person who is obsessed with the Nazis and seems to like Hitler

Flappers and earlier 20th – often an excuse to post gifs of Downton Abbey

Vintage books, often children books, but sometimes others

DESIGN TUMBLR

really fucked up pictures of the Simpsons melting and stuff

gradient graphic art with symbols or words meant to convey a product that I don't understand for an obscure magazine subscription

graphic squiggles without form, minimalist graphic pictures of beach balls, tennis bats, and sneakers

bizarre smiley faces made from smaller smiley faces

80's inspired design

odd looking models with undercuts and no eyebrows

cartoon dogs and cats

just static and glitches. Nothing more, nothing less

either they make their own graphic designs and they rarely post, or they compile reblogs of everyone else's and they post all the time

WEIRDO TUMBLR

insane family pictures of family who all has mullet dressed as bumble bees

Lots of Robert Crumb, some vintage stuff, but nothing remotely main stream

Some of the modern art, but only the weirdest of it

claymation masks

Comix

Moebius

art from early Power Point

100 piece sculptures with melted toys

paintings of monsters

Steve Brule

children's fan art of Smokey the Bear – looks disturbing

Items that are too kitschy to be accepted by your average vintage indie blog

sometimes a specific blog centered around some kind of crazy event where everyone dresses completely insane

POLITICAL TUMBLR

the communists and Marxists

a mixture of BLM and LGBTQ stuff

the libertarians, anarchocapitalists, Ayn rand folk

the left wing anarchists, freegans, graffiti punks, garden punks, possums

informative left wing news that explains to us everyday how the GOP is fucking us

alt. right creeps who are simply here to be trolls and upset everyone else – anti SJW, that stupid frog, nationalists, trump supporters and such – irrelevant poorly thought memes

I miss Obama memes

Bernie Sanders forever and always folk

RAINBOW TUMBLR

pictures of rainbow candies, toys, designs, clothing and so forth all of it rainbow

people who post one color at a time, so when you go through their archive it's all gradient and neat looking – usually the pictures are a little stock photoish though

HALLOWEEN TUMBLR

Betty Page

The Cramps. Reverend Horton Heat

Psychobilly pin ups, old cars, burning skulls, vintage B horror movies, The Swamp Thing

Legitimately obsessed with the activities of Halloween – posts witches, devils, trick or treat candy, Bella Lugosi, The Monster Mash, Halloween decoration - and doesn't ever forget how many days away Halloween is

Jack the Skeleton

Freddy Krueger

FANCLUB TUMBLR

Superwholock

Hannigram

American Horror Story

K Pop and J Pop + Korean Drama

boy bands in general

Hamilton

My Little Ponies

Ghibli Studios

Various anime shows

fat Disney princesses

Super heroes

Pokemon

Big Bang Theory

Mighty Boosh

Monty Python

Phantom of the Opera

Labyrinth

Vampire Chronicles

Orange is the New Black

Breaking Bad

Alice in Wonderland

Harry Potter

Star Wars

Steven Universe

Adventure Time

Game of Thrones and Walking Dead

any television show really

Furry cartoons

lots of spacy quick anime chibi versions of characters who are hooking up and wouldn't normally in the show

scenes from movies with subtext that comes from a different movie or show

probably countless others i am not thinking of.

SPECIALTY TUMBLR

serial killer blogs

unexplained mysteries, ghosts, ufo's

pictures of galaxies with information (not sparkly silly ones with no context)

sewing and yarn

precious stones

cars

just gardening

just cats

religious blogs, either Islam, Christian, Jewish, Hindu or Buddhist

specific animal blogs, snake, spiders, wild cats and such

science blogs about technology and stuff

NATURE TUMBLR

stock photoish pictures of camp grounds and misty mountains – often taken by the hippies

angelic looking deer, and occasional animal burials with flowers'

person who takes pictures of flowers all the time

granola type fellow who loves juicing and backpacking – doesn't get on tumblr much

BLACK AND WHITE GOTH TUMBLR

slenderman fan art, actually just about anything creepypasta related

you have to turn off the music when you visit their page because it's just too much

fan art of black eyed children

slit wrists

pictures that were turned into Gifs because they shake

taxidermy

screamo lyrics

Alice in wonderland with X's for eyes

gothic models

occasional serial killer

skulls and references to Edgar Allan Poe

GIF MEME TUMBLR

just a sea of Gifs and memes relating to anything about life ever – almost shitposting but not quite

eventually one of the gifs got 100,000 notes for it's relatability so they get a lot of traffic

lots of pictures and circumstances from The Office, Parks and Rec, and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Nihilist memes

SOFTY TUMBLR

kind of a little girl dom thing going on

Kawai and lots of Japanese girls

cute colorful make up

plushies and toys

references to fantasy cartoons from the 80's, the last unicorn, or that one with the girls in that band

Polly Pockets, Furbies, trolls

gifs of stars and hearts

Sailor Moon

pink bedroom

baby animals

occasionally more on the vintage kitschy side

WICCA TUMBLR

ravens, bats, candles

pentacles and other symbols

crystals

sometimes there is dreads

occasionally, it is a serious practicing Wicca who posts spells and gives witch advice

lots of personal reflections

boobs

GROSS TUMBLR

Tim and Eric, Steve Brule centered blog that are mostly in the act to make you feel queezy

like, people eating cheerios with ketchup and people wearing shoes with the soles cut out, people putting their feet in spagetti, bad tattoos on foreheads

snails, beetles, bird doing mean things to people

mostly moldy things, moss, strange dolls

things that look like they came from the dark crystal,

delapitating bedrooms that once belonged to a little girl, torn wall paper, old porcelain dolls that are slightly upsetting

Clowns

occasionally a blog so gross you will be ruined for having seen it – Two Girls one Cup sort of thing

NERD TUMBLR

old video game start up pages

Super Mario Bros.

Other video game characters

chibis of video game characters interacting with one another

Final Fantasy references

randomly doesn't post for a year

SELF HELP TUMBLR

blog that gives dumb advice that only works if you were already happy anyway

either semi fake or oversimplified 'psyche facts'

blogs from people who suffer from addiction or mental illness and want help and use their blog to vent

blogs ran by people who enjoy crystal meth and don’t give a fuck.

worthy of mentioning, blogs that nobody ever posted a single thing or just one thing, like, really cryptic blogs that nobody could ever understand, blogs that were taken over by some kind of virus and they are trying to sell you male pattern baldness remedies, or they are now call absurdly pornographic things because the virus took over and now they are like blonde cumfuck creampie or something of that nature, and blogs were the person was basically saying they have found a girlfriend/boyfriend now and don’t need tumblr anymore so goodbye

and in my experience ...

anybody can post pictures of jiggly boobs

anybody can post Grace Jones

anybody can post a Bjork song

these seem to be universal truths that defy limitations

[bymrtz-blog]

Entertainment Capital of L.A.

Studio it to Theme Park

Like

Disney Studios it to Disneyland

and

NBC Universal is to Universal Studios Hollywood

A Quick Rundown of the Park:

Universal Studios Hollywood is a theme park and film studio in one located in San Fernando Valley (LA County). The theme park aspect is based off shows and movies that were produced by NBC Universal and their subsidiaries. For example: The Simpsons, Harry Potter ( with permission of Warner Bros.), Jurassic Park, and The Minions to name a few. At the lower section of the theme park is the studio lot. Which is where shows like The Voice, Will & Grace, and movies are filmed. Note that park attendees are not allowed inside the show sets, instead they are shown set glimpses of Jaws, Titanic, cars from the Fast and Furious Franchise, and more. They also have a shopping strip, City Walk, outside of the theme park available free of charge. This includes food and dining options, movie theater, a bowling alley, and the filming location of Extra TV (plus more).

Halloween Horror Nights (HHN) is a theme park-wide event that usually takes place late September to early November. The typical hours are 7:00 pm to 2:00 am. Visitors must purchase a Horror Nights ticket, if have a day pass they will not be allowed inside the theme park during HHN hours, and no, you cant stay inside the park. They have everyone leave the park early in order to get ready for the night guests. For Horror Nights, guests get to enjoy the regular rides, go on mazes, scare zones and wander around the park with characters from horror films. Included Chucky, Jason, clowns, and other frightful characters.

I will be doing a going over the

a)    Theme Parks Instagram and Twitter

b)    Horror Nights Instagram and twitter

Universal Studios’ Instagram looks like it belongs to a friend that enjoys going to the amusement park. And that is what the page is, well sort of. The content on the Instagram are pictures from attendees that have posted and tagged the theme park on their Instagram. This allows anyone’s photography skills to be featured on the page and get exposure to more followers. The theme park has an interaction which is rarely seen through brands/companies by allowing anyone to be featured on the page. Note that not all the pictures are by fans, occasionally, the park will post their own original content. Universal Studios posts regularly, with one post a day and feature everything from the food, rides, and location shots from inside the park and from City Walk.

 The theme park’s Twitter consists on information on the park, and serves as customer service. Posting on events and special offers available at the park and at City Walk. For example, they link to contests to win free admission tickets, to opportunities to be audience members to The Voice. As far as their customer service side, it is nothing out of the ordinary , they get back to questions, concerns and comments as soon as they can. The account posts regularly and posts links, photos, and videos (theme park related).

Horror Night’s twitter posts regularly and aims its content to be more HHN related. There is few pictures but what they do offer is “passwords” of the night. These passwords can be used at selected attractions and in return guests receive collectible cards. This type of contest goes from social media interaction to in person interaction. The account is run by the creative director of HHN who tweets on updates like maze opening times, to the availability of Front of the Line passes and behind the scenes look at mazes. He occasional will reply to followers although this is not his main concern.

 The Instagram page for Halloween Horror Nights (HHN)  is ran like the theme park’s Instagram. They post pictures by fans and occasionally their own original content. What differs in this account Is how they offer a glimpse of the behind the scenes and link contests to win tickets. The contests open weekly on Wednesday and participation is through Instagram by utilizing #HHNScreamOff and a video. The winners are announced on the insta. page and they win tickets to HHN. 

There does not seem to be a theme to their Instagram (HHN and Uni. Studios) and some of their content lacks quality but overall the park excels on customer interaction throughout all platforms. Everything from the contests, behind the scenes, and having the opportunity to be features on their socials is something many companies do not offer to their followers.

[shelikestv]

Are you the type of criminal to A: accidentally post an instagram pic with evidence in the background B: call yourself a "rare art thief" then steal the light up chucky cheese sign or C: curate a bunch of crime emojis for a mutual that clearly contain coded messages inside. Ready? Go!

Me, typing the word "crime" in my emojis search and nothing coming up: Well, I've tried everything possible Crime emojis just do not exist.

@smiledean my attention to detail is immaculate. Yes, let's do crime. I probably won't leave behind massive amounts of clues and incriminating DNA.

[stevenstamkos]

Mitch visits Auston in the summer and they wake up early to make the drive to Grand Canyon to see the sunrise. It's comfortable, in the rare occasions that Mitch is too sleepy to stay awake, trying not to doze off in the passenger seat. Later, Mitch staring at the view in awe bc we definitely don't have that in Toronto. Auston snaps a photo of Mitch's silhouette as he faces the beautiful Arizona sunrise, and if he posts it on Instagram later on, it's only for the aesthetic, god Marns. (1/2)

He makes sure to get a photo of the both of them too, but only to show to Chucky that Mitch voluntarily woke up early for a non-hockey event. He thinks back to meeting Mitch, and how bright and warm he was from the moment they met at dev camp. How they’ve gone through all this losing together, but this next season feels different. Auston’s always been confident in himself, but staring at the sunrise with Mitch yapping at his side, he feels like they could accomplish anything together. (2/2)

I’m speechless this is so beautiful?? Auston driving through the desert, sneaking occasional glances at Mitch dozing in the passenger seat, his neck at an awkward angle, the pinks and grays of the sunrise painted over his face. Waking up and reaching for the coffee in a shitty little thermos, asking Auston if they’re close yet. Standing near the edge, Mitch trying to count the layers of rock, Auston with his hands in his pockets facing the wind and feeling at peace with Mitch next to him. Watching the sun set over the desert and stopping to look at the night sky with all its millions of stars, brighter and clearer than they are over Toronto. Sitting on the hood of Auston’s car and Auston tries to take a pic of Mitch’s silhouette blocking out the stars. It doesn’t come out great but Auston likes it anyway.

[nightmareonfilmstreet]

Horror Recap of Fan Expo Canada 2017

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Horror Recap of Fan Expo Canada 2017

Despite sore feet and heavy backpacks, Jon and I survived the Labour Day Long weekend at Toronto’s Fan Expo Canada. Fan Expo is the 4-day-long genre event that turns the largest city in Canada into a haven for nerds of all shapes, costumes, and sizes. It descends upon the city every year, offering the best of Comics, Anime, Sci-Fi, Gaming, and la creme de la creme – HORROR!

The impressive Horror Exhibitor Area at Fan Expo Canada

 Horror Guests

This year’s line-up boasted a pretty impressive roster of horror guests;

The Cast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, including Tim Curry and Meat Loaf

Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead

Bruce Campbell of Ash Vs. Evil Dead and The Evil Dead film series

Khary Payton of The Walking Dead

Richard Dreyfuss of Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Kathleen Turner of Serial Mom

Anthony Stewart Head of Buffy The Vampire Slayer

Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, & Caleb Mclaughlin of Stranger Things

Celebrity Panels

There were the mind-blowing moments of Tim Curry’s Q-and-A (in which he discussed the Upcoming It adaptation and the new Pennywise), Bruce Campbell’s hour of hilarity, and the world premiere of Ghosted with Craig Robinson. Unfortunately, there were a few other Horror panels that we were unable to attend due to capacity limits or conflicting schedules. We would have lover to have seen the Stranger Things panel, the It panel, and the cast of the Rocky Horror Show reunion.

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Caffeine Break

When we weren’t busy in panels (or running to-and-from one) we took the opportunity to check out the exhibition floor, and all of the awesome Horror vendors and Exhibitors. One of our first stops was Deadly Grounds Coffee company, providers of spooky caffeinated goods. Including Never Sleep Again (a coffee inspired by our favorite knife-fingered villain), Sinful Delight (the spooky combination of chocolate and *gasp* cinnamon), or one of their many Terror Teas! We’ve long been fans of Deadly Grounds, after discovering them at our local Board Game cafe (a regular haunt). It was great meeting head of Canadian Operations, Brad Mavin, and to hear about all of the exciting plans for Deadly Grounds in the near future. Including a HORROR. THEMED. CAFE. We’ll be sure to keep you updated on this amazing, caffeinated company!

It: Float VR Experience

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On the exhibitor floor, there was also a giant, slightly terrifying school bus. The set-up was promoting the IT: FLOAT VR experience, leading up to the latest Stephen King adaptation, It. The Losers’ Club cast was also in attendance for a panel, but we were unfortunately unable to attend. The highly anticipated film hits theatres on September 8th.

Guillermo del Toro: At Home With Monsters

I’ve been eagerly awaiting the Guillermo del Toro exhibit that will be making it’s way to Toronto beginning September 30th, and was ecstatic to see The Art Gallery of Ontario‘s booth promoting it. They were offering t-shirts, tickets, and copies of the 144 page fully-illustrated catalogue of the exhibit. The event promises:

From the fantastic to the frightful, don’t miss this rare glimpse into the world of renowned filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and his cabinet of curiosities. Taking inspiration from del Toro’s extraordinary imagination, At Home with Monsters reveals his creative process through his personal collection of art, artefacts, books, props, and ephemera, all culled from Bleak House, del Toro’s creative haven located in Los Angeles. This unique exhibition explores the creative mind behind one of the most inventive filmmakers of our generation revealing his influences, from the Medieval era to contemporary culture, and his particular obsession with horror, fantasy and the rich heritage of the Victorian era.

And, just for fun – they had a green screen set up and were offering pictures with some of Guillermo’s most iconic characters. Jon’s is featured at the top of this article (if you’re wondering why I’m not in it, Green Hair doesn’t fair well against a green screen..)

Toronto After Dark

The team from Toronto After Dark also had a booth at the event promoting their annual Horror Film Festival. Toronto After Dark is always a treat, spotlighting the best upcoming genre films during a week long event in the heart of Toronto. We were excited to get a glimpse of the first wave of films announced at this year’s festival, including: My Friend Dahmer, Mayhem, Tragedy Girls, Cult of Chucky, and more! The festival runs from October 12-20th. All-access passes can be purchased here.

Freaky Finds

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We also stopped in at the Shudder booth, the Troma booth, Black Fawn Distribution, Raven Banner Entertainment, the Horror Writers Association and so many more. And, the festival wouldn’t be the con I know without an array of COSTUMES. Every year, cosplayers come decked out as their favorite characters – and there were no shortage of horror-inspired outfits! Pennywise was definitely the most popular choice of the summer, with a few serial killers here and there. My favorite of the festival was the Sanderson sisters Hocus Pocus cosplay (above).

We also had the awesome opportunity to meet and chat with fans, listeners and readers, (and to give out a few Nightmare on Film Street stickers!). Overall, it was an exciting weekend, and a great way to interact with our local Horror community. We can’t wait to see what scares next summer will bring!

If you want more Fan Expo Canada coverage, head over to our social media. We posted tons of photos and updates on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. We will also be covering Fan Expo Canada on this week’s episode of Nightmare on Film Street. 

[epchapman89]

The Coffee Lover’s Guide To Sofia, Bulgaria

Flowing from the shadow of Vitosha Mountain, Bulgaria’s 9,000-year-old capital mixes buckling sidewalks with constant revitalization. In Sofia, you will find slowly crumbling buildings perched alongside modern craft beer shops and a newly designed rapid transit metro running in tandem with rusting trams. Out of these competing eras has emerged the specialty coffee scene.

The Sofia coffee community has many small basement roasters and online-only retailers, but few specialty cafes. Though some coffee roasters source high-quality beans and have equipment to deliver a wonderful cup, the process from roast to extraction often lacks the essence of a specialty shop. The cafes that do overcome this challenge find they face a demand problem. For now, these shops tend to focus on education, teaching the art of craft coffee, and that black can taste better than white.

Here are a few places where you can find a complex cup in Sofia.

Dabov Specialty Coffee

Brainchild of five-time Cup of Excellence judge Jordan Dabov, Dabov Specialty Coffee has been working to bring the world’s best coffee to Bulgaria since 2008. They sell roasted beans to over 100 shops in Sofia and recently began to make their mark on the city’s cafe scene. While a planned mixed cafe space including a roasting facility and cupping area waits on permits and construction, their small space west of the National Palace of Culture has opened its doors to customers and coffee enthusiasts.

The pop-up style shop aims to build awareness and customers for the next wave of specialty coffee to hit Sofia. Pulling shots with a Sanremo Opera, Kees van der Westen Mirage, and Mahlkönig EK 43, Dabov doesn’t skimp when it comes to having the best coffee gear. Most importantly, they want every shot they pull to be your best ever. With quality beans—including the 2016 Guatemala Cup of Excellence winner—and single origins from all over the world, Dabov has one of the widest selections of coffee in Sofia. In addition to classic espresso drinks, the pop-up offers liquor-based coffee cocktails, drip coffee, and a welcoming atmosphere.

This shop seeks nothing less than to raise the bar for the Sofia craft coffee scene. If you want to see what Sofia’s bright specialty coffee future looks like then swinging by Dabov is a must.

Dabov Specialty Coffee is located at ul. “Lyuben Karavelov” 58, 1142. Visit their official website and follow them on Facebook and Instagram.

 Chucky’s Coffee & Culture

Chucky’s Coffee & Culture prides itself on being the first craft coffee shop in Sofia. Owner Ivan Chavdarov worked in coffee in Athens for eight years before returning to Bulgaria and opening “Chucky’s Coffee House” near Vitosha Boulevard in 2014. The shop started as an experiment, something Chavdarov never saw succeeding. He remembers thinking he’d be forced to close it in three to six months. To his pleasant surprise it took off. Using educational workshops to introduce a new breed of customers to craft coffee, the shop quickly became a success.

Chucky’s offers a Bulgarian-style espresso blend and a few single origins on bar. They also offer a variety of brew methods from AeroPress and V60 to Turkish coffee. The small downtown location fills up around lunchtime and weekend mornings with people swinging by for a quick takeaway coffee or a longer chat with a friend. There is a second shop, called “Chucky’s Coffee Store,” outside the city center.

Chucky’s represents the old guard in the scene, a snapshot of where specialty coffee in Sofia began.

Chucky’s Coffee & Culture is located at ul. “Hristo Belchev” 29, 1000. Chucky’s Coffee Store is located at ul. “Kazbek” 61, 1680. Visit their official website and follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

 Fabrika Daga

Fabrika Daga, “Rainbow Factory” in English, also broke onto the craft scene in 2014. The name joins two concepts: “Daga,” meaning rainbow, a nod to the 1979–1992 beloved comix magazine of the same name, and “Fabrika” emphasizing their “we-make-it-ourselves-mindset.” Located close to the National Gallery of Art, the central location makes it easy to grab an espresso, latte, or brewed coffee while walking about the city or heading to work. The shop draws a large crowd at lunch and for brunch on the weekends. They serve up a number of Bulgarian classics all made in-house. Don’t let good food fool you; they are serious about coffee, too. A team of dedicated baristas pulls shots on a La Marzocco Linea Classic.

With first-time specialty coffee drinkers regularly walking in upon hearing rumors of fantastic coffee, Fabrika Daga has become a destination for people all over Bulgaria. After tasting the blend or one of the three single origins on bar, all provided by Dabov, these customers rarely leave disappointed.

Its constant process of evolution has made Fabrika Daga a must stop on a Sofia coffee tour.

Rainbow Factory is located at ул. Веслец 10, 1000. Follow them on Facebook.

Matthew Simmons is a freelance journalist. This is Matthew Simmons’ first feature for Sprudge. Photos by  Elizabeth North for Sprudge Media Network.

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