#and charles wallace is a legend

[scotianostra]

On January 7th 1661, six ‘grave makers’ were paid £18 Scots for ‘raising’ the "mangled torso" of James Graham, Marquess of Montrose.

The Great Montrose, as he was known by his supporters, was renowned for his tactical genius on the battlefield during the civil wars that cost King Charles I both crown and head. Although Montrose would die as a royalist he first entered the lists in the 1630s’ as part of the Covenanters who were resisting Charles I attempts to impose a religious governance on Scotland, which according to legend was kicked of by Edinburgh’s Jenny Geddes in St Giles Cathedral.

Montrose as Covenanter was a moderate and afetr the Bishops War he became a leading exponent of the pro-reconciliation faction, bitterly opposed by the chief of the Campbell clan, who Graham distrusted, and rightly so.

The two became the opposing poles for the ensuing civil war in Scotland, at once a local clan war that would end up involving Ireland and England. Although Montrose, now King Charles’s lieutenant-general in Scotland, could hold his own on the battle fields he cherry picked skilfully using the hills and Glens to his advantage, as other great generals, Wallace and Bruce had centuries before.

Grahams luck came to an end when he was betrayed, taken to Edinburgh and exxecuted for treason in May 1650, while his limbs were distributed for exhibition in Glasgow, Stirling, Perth and Aberdeen. A family member arranged for Montrose’s heart to be removed surreptitiously from his torso after its burial and to be sent – after embalming – to his son in the Netherlands

After the restoration of Charles II in 1660 prompted the king to turn the tables on the Covenanters. In an upsurge of Royalist popular sentiment, Montrose was rehabilitated in a public ceremony in which his mangled corpse was disinterred and reunited with his head, heart and limbs, all of which were recalled from their various locations. In 1661, he was given a splendid funeral and reburied in St. Giles’ Cathedral, where his tomb can be viewed today, and more often than not, you will see a floral tribute to the man, such is the regard he is still held in.

[abi-sail]

Van der Linde Gang Favourite Video Games

Arthur: Farming Simulator

John: Sesame Street Once Upon A Monster (Xbox 360 Kinect)

Mary-Beth: 100 Classic Books Collection (DS)

Jack: Raid Shadow Legends

Micah: Orc Massage

Bill: Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator

Javier: Call Of Juarez

Dutch: The Stanley Parable

Karen: GTA V

Sean: SpongeBob Squarepants: Battle For Bikini Bottom

Strauss: Donald Trump’s Real Estate Tycoon

Hosea: Pac-Man

Pearson: Cooking Mama

Tilly: Hogwarts Legacy

Charles: Birding Simulator

Sadie: Manhunt 2

Grimshaw: House Flipper

Lenny: Jackbox Party Pack

Uncle: Goat Simulator

Swanson: The Bible Game

Kieran: Star Stable 

Abigail: The Sims 2 (pronounced see-yums ofc)

Molly: MovieStar Planet

Trelawny: Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Adventures

[alchemy-fic]

My book wishlist!

Egyptian Magic by E.A. Wallis Budge (1901)

Magic of the Ordinary: Recovering the Shamanic in Judaism by Gershon Winkler, David Carson (2003)

Ashkenazi Herbalism: Rediscovering the Herbal Traditions of Eastern European Jews by Deatra Cohen, Adam Siegel (2021)

Jewish Magic and Superstition: A Study in Folk Religion by Joshua Trachtenberg (1939)

Ancient Jewish Magic: A History by Gideon Bohak (2008)

The Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic & Mysticism: Second Edition by Geoffrey W. Dennis (2007)

The Green Mysteries: An Occult Herbarium by Daniel A Schulke, Benjamin A Vierling (2023)

Reading Sumerian Poetry (Athlone Publications in Egyptology & Ancient Near Eastern Studies) by Jeremy Black (2001)

The Literature of Ancient Sumer by Jeremy Black, Graham Cunningham (2006)

Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia by Stephen Bertman (2002)

Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East by Amanda H. Podany

Auguste Racinet. The Costume History (Bibliotheca Universalis) by Françoise Tétart-Vittu

The Arthur of the Welsh: The Arthurian Legend in Medieval Welsh Literature by Rachel Bromwich (2009)

The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English: Seventh Edition (Penguin Classics) by Geza Vermes

Thomas Aquinas: Selected Writings (Penguin Classics) by Thomas Aquinas, Ralph McInerny

The Treasures of Darkness: A History of Mesopotamian Religion by Thorkild Jacobsen

The Tibetan Book of the Dead: First Complete Translation (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Graham Coleman, Thupten Jinpa

The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Penguin Classics) by Wallace Budge, John Romer

History Begins at Sumer: Thirty-Nine Firsts in Recorded History by Samuel Noah Kramer (1981)

The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character (Phoenix Books) by Samuel Noah Kramer

Welsh Witchcraft: A Guide to the Spirits, Lore, and Magic of Wales by Mhara Starling

An Annotated Sumerian Dictionary by Mark E. Cohen

A Sumerian Chrestomathy by Konrad Volk

Toward the Image of Tammuz and Other Essays on Mesopotamian History and Culture by Thorkild Jacobsen

Early Mesopotamia by Nicholas Postgate

Amulets and Talismans by E. A. Wallis Budge

Mundane Astrology by Michael Baigent, Campion, Nicholas, Harvey, Charles

[forthosebefore]

Meet the sisters who purchased Woodland Plantation

Twins Jo and Joy Banners purchased the home where their ancestors were enslaved, which was also the location of Ameria’s largest slave revolt.

Growing up in Louisiana, in the bayous of the Mississippi River, identical twins Jocynita "Jo" Banner and Joyceia "Joy" Banner always heard stories from their grandmother Grace, who would tell them about their enslaved ancestors and their history of fighting back at the very plantation the two women now own.

"I know that she is really proud," Jo Banner said, referring to her grandmother. "She just served as this vessel to connect us to an energy that is informing and providing us the sustenance of what we need now for this fight."

The Banner twins are the founders of The Descendants Project, a nonprofit that fights for historic and cultural preservation for descendants of enslaved people. It was through their nonprofit that they bought Woodland Plantation, the birthplace of the 1811 slave revolt.

Raised on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, the twins were steeped in the tales of their grandmother, who recounted the harrowing events of the 1811 revolt known as the 1811 German Coast Uprising.

Often overshadowed in historical narratives, the rebellion saw the brave resistance of Charles Deslondes, two other leaders known as Kook and Quamana, along with approximately 25 others who sought freedom amidst the brutal oppression of slavery. They attacked on Epiphany Sunday. After injuring Manuel Andry and killing his son Gilbert, they armed themselves with more weapons and military uniforms.

The revolters walked through plantations on the east bank of the Mississippi River, along the River Road, and down the German Coast—through what is now St. John the Baptist, St. Charles, and Jefferson parishes— in an attempt to conquer the city of New Orleans, gathering as many as 500 more freedom seekers along the way. It became America’s largest “slave revolt”. By the end of the January 1811 rebellion, the white planters had brutally beheaded more than 100 enslaved men, put the rebels’ heads on spikes, and displayed them for 40 miles along River Road, from the center of New Orleans deep into plantation country. (Watch this video from CrashCourse with host Clint Smith III)

According to Britannica, “Even though the government and whites tried to minimize the uprising, surviving rebels and others passed down the stories, and Deslondes, Kook, and Quamana became legends among the enslaved people and their descendants.

Some 213 years later, Jo and Joy Banner became the newest owners -- and first Black owners -- of the historic Woodland Plantation site. It's the second plantation they've bought through the Descendants Project, the first being the Many Waters Plantation in Wallace, Louisiana.

The sisters said they purchase these lands to preserve their history -- they call it defensive buying. But they're also fighting for the freedom and protection of the historic homelands of their enslaved ancestors from industrial companies they claim are polluting the area, compromising the health of the land and the local population, a predominantly Black community.

"In addition to preserving that culture and aiming to get more recognition for that culture, we also do our best to protect the descendant communities, which are our descendant communities who are also fighting against a lot of environmental injustice, a lot of environmental racism," Jo Banner said.

Woodland Plantation is located on an 85-mile stretch of land along the Mississippi known as "Cancer Alley." Running from north of Baton Rouge to south of New Orleans, the area is surrounded by almost 200 industrial facilities releasing emissions linked to cancer in the region. Woodland itself is located in the most concentrated stretch, known as the "chemical corridor." Residents in this area have a 95% higher risk of cancer due to air pollution compared to the rest of the country, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

The EPA announced last month that it was calling for the plants in this area to reduce toxic emissions linked to cancer.

In January, the international non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch singled out the state of Louisiana and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, saying they had failed for decades to protect locals from industrial pollution and uphold federal safety standards, making the region the largest concentration of fossil fuel and petrochemical facilities in the western hemisphere.

About 20 minutes away from Woodland in Wallace, situated in St. John the Baptist Parish — and still in Cancer Alley — the Banner twins are also in a legal battle to stop a grain export facility from being built near their home and the Descendants Project headquarters. Read the full article here.

Source: ABC News, NOLA.com, The Drum Newspaper

Visit www.attawellsummer.com/forthosebefore to learn more about Black history.

Need a freelance graphic designer or illustrator? Send me an email.

[slpublicity]

SCREAMBOX March Streaming Line-Up Includes FOLLOWERS, BEING HUMAN, EXIT HUMANITY, ALIEN FROM THE ABYSS

SCREAMBOX has revealed the new films that are joining the horror streaming service in March, including Followers, Being Human, Exit Humanity, and Alien from the Abyss.

Inspired by the success of Alien and The Abyss, Alien from the Abyss has invaded SCREAMBOX. Newly restored in 4K by Severin Films, Charles Napier (The Silent of the Lambs) stars in the 1989 Italian knock-off.

Like You're Next for the influencer generation, SCREAMBOX Exclusive Followers streams on March 12. The home invasion thriller finds a social media influencer in the crosshairs of a relentless dark web cult.

A werewolf, a vampire, and a ghost attempt to coexist in the British supernatural comedy series Being Human. The first season hits SCREAMBOX on March 22, with the remaining four seasons dropping weekly through April 19.

Zombie period piece Exit Humanity bites into SCREAMBOX on March 22. Hailed as "not a movie, but a piece of cinema" by Fangoria, it features genre legends Dee Wallace (Cujo), Bill Moseley (The Devil's Rejects), and Stephen McHattie (Watchmen).

A treasure trove of cheesy creature features stomp onto SCREAMBOX on March 29: Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus, Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus, Mega Shark vs. Mecha Shark, 6-Headed Shark Attack, Megaboa, and Mega Ape.

Other March highlights include: the ninth season of Bloody Disgusting's snack-sized horror showcase Bloody Bites; the Toxic Avenger-esque splatterfest Septic Man; post-apocalyptic thriller Night Cries; throwback slasher Pillow Party Massacre; psychological nightmare The Parker Sessions; and campy indie horrors Amityville Death Toilet and Amityville Thanksgiving.

Start screaming now with SCREAMBOX on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Prime Video, Roku, YouTube TV, Samsung, Comcast, Cox, and Screambox.com.

[mirrorball-leclerc]

paint the town - meet the crew + a timeline of events

series masterlist

THE NEW AND IMPROVED FERRARI CREW

TONY STARK

portrayed by robert downey jr.

─ the new owner of scuderia ferrari

─ former ceo of stark industries (position now held by pepper potts), billionaire, former playboy, and philanthropist. don't forget that he's a genius too.

─ has master's in electrical engineering + physics and PHD's in engineering physics + artificial intelligence

BIANCA STARK-POTTS

portrayed by nicole wallace

─ 1/2 of scuderia ferrari's lead engineers

─ charles leclerc's new race engineer

─ child genius, like her father, she began attending college at 14. graduated columbia with a PH.D in mechanical engineering and masters in electrical engineering from MIT

HARLEY KEENER

portrayed by froy gutierrez

─ 1/2 of scuderia ferrari's lead engineers

─ carlos sainz' new race engineer

─ has a masters in mechanical engineering from columbia and is studying for a masters in computer science and engineering at MIT.

PETER PARKER

portrayed by tom holland

─ scuderia ferrari's new social media admin

─ graduated from midtown tech and is taking a gap year before attending MIT.

─ is spider-man and an avenger-in-training.

ISAIAH ATKINS

portrayed by gabriel guevara

─ scuderia ferrari's new pr manager

─ graduated from ucla with a bachelors in public affairs

─ is not paid enough for his job

SEBASTIAN VETTEL

─ four time f1 world champion

─ former driver for bmw sauber, toro rosso, red bull, scuderia ferrari, and aston martin

─ scuderia ferrari's new team principal (still obsessed with bees)

THE TIMELINE

2010

the events of iron man occur

2011

the events of iron man 2 occur

2012

the events of the avengers occur the events of iron man 3 occur

2014

the events of captain america: the winter soldier occur

2015

the events of avengers: age of ulton occur

2016

the events of captain america: civil war occur the events of spider-man homecoming occur the events of black widow occur

2018

the events of avenger: infinity war occur

2020

the events of avengers: endgame occur ─ tony and nat survive (don't ask me how. they just do.) ─ steve rogers official retires, giving the shield up to sam.

2021

the events of falcon and the winter soldier occur ─ the only change is that sam does not give up the shield. so no walker becoming captain america. he does however go on to become us agent, taking the serum, which he stumbles upon after the death of his friend. the events of shang-chi and the legend of the ten rings occur

2022

the events of spider-man far from home occur ─ the only change is that peter does not get accused of murder. (tony stark is alive people, he would never let that happen. he would figure that shit out before anyone else. and he’d probably give fury a piece of his mind for dragging a teenager into it.) the events of spider-man no way home occur ─ this is simply so the three peters can meet and no other reason. the mind erasing does not occur. (don't ask me how they stop the universe from collapsing on itself, they just do.) the events of doctor strange multi-verse of madness occur ─ this is only so we can meet america chavez (wanda gets therapy for her survivor's guilt, she is not the villain here)

2023

tony stark purchases the scuderia ferrari formula one team the events of hawkeye occur ─ the only difference is that since nat lives, valentina puts a bounty on clint's head or something like that for him to be hunted down by a black widow. it could be yelena or it could be someone else

2024

march 2024 - the new f1 season begins

all other mcu events occur unless stated otherwise

note: peter reveals his identity to the drivers & team principals because he ended up climbing the walls one time on a sugar rush, but they all signed nda’s so they can’t say anything.

¡leclerc-s speaks! loopholes are so much fun to ignore. don't ask me how or why certain things happen or don't they just do. i had to bring seb back and logically the only way to do so was to make him the new team principal (sorry fred).

¡disclaimer! this is in no way making assumptions about the people involved in this story, this is all fake. it is a fanfiction please don't take any of what is said seriously. this is all for entertainment purposes and as a creative outlet for me. enjoy!

[dp-challenge-ts4]

🎵 *Cue John Legend’s “All Of Me”*🎵

It was a beautiful ceremony, I’ll give her that. 

The bride’s name is Sophia Wallace, or rather Sophia Lovett as of 30 minutes ago. She’s my step-cousin, niece of the darling step-mother. There’s a lot of history there. I’ll fill you in later. The groom … well you met Charlie already.

While the newlyweds finish their first dance, I’ll get you introduced. 

Here’s Suzanne Wallace, Sophia’s older sister. Not much to say about her. The two of them moved in with my step mom and I after my father passed away last year. No one knows the full story as to why they’re here, but the theory is to mooch off the fortune my father left behind. 

Suzanne was actually supposed to get married a couple years back but the fiance left her for Suzie’s yoga instructor. The real stinger with that story is that Suzanne’s fiance only ever met the yoga instructor because she forced him to join a few classes before the wedding. Since he left, Suzanne has sworn off commitment. She dates around and sees a few guys now and again but she tries to cycle through before any emotions creep up. Drives my step-mom mad.

“SELENA!” speak of the devil. “You said you ended this charade.”

“What are you talking about?”

“You look like a mess. Are you the reason the ceremony started 15 minutes late? Were you with Charles?”

well shit.

[wordsablaze]

this isn't even nearly enough fics for such a beautiful, deserving film and i'm incredibly tempted to help increase the number...

[breelandwalker]

Hello, witches! Since I’m always harping on about learning your history and checking your sources, I thought I’d help folks get a head start by compiling some source material.

To that end, I’ve started a Dropbox folder with a stash of historical texts on witchcraft, magic, and related topics. Nearly everything I’ve managed to find so far is public domain (thank you Project Gutenberg), with the exception of a very thorough herbal grimoire I found online some years ago and a book of witchcraft from the 1970s that appears to be out of print.

I will be continuing in this vein with future texts that I find. Everything will be public domain or cited to the source that it came from, in PDF format. I will NOT be including PDFs of any book currently in circulation with a copyright linked to a living author or estate. The point of this folder is that everything in it should be free for sharing and open use as research materials.

Below is the initial list of titles. I tried to include as many as I could find, with a focus on some oft-cited classics. I will be adding new texts as I find them.

A Collection of Rare and Curious Tracts on Witchcraft and the Second Sight, by David Webster (1820)

A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718, by Wallace Notestein (1909)

British Goblins, Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions, by Wirt Sikes (1880)

Curiosities of Superstition, by W. H. Davenport Adams (1882)

Daemonologie, by King James I/VI (1597)

Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry, Edited and Selected by W. B. Yeats (1888)

Irish Witchcraft and Demonology, by St. John Drelincourt Seymour (1913)

La Sorcière, or The Witch of the Middle Ages, by Jules Michelet (1863)

Lives of the Necromancers, by William Godwin (1834)

Magic and Fetishism, by Alfred C. Haddon (1906)

Magic and Witchcraft, by Anonymous (1852)

Modern Magic, by M. Schele de Vere (1873)

Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics, by Richard Folkard (1884)

Practical Psychomancy and Crystal Gazing, by William Walker Atkinson (1908)

The Devil in Britain and America, by John Ashton (1896)

The Discoverie of Witchcraft, by Reginald Scot (1594, 1886 reprint)

The Extremely Large Herbal Grimoire (date unknown, internet publication)

The Golden Bough : A Study of Magic and Religion, by Sir James George Frazer (1890)

The Illustrated Key to the Tarot, by L.W. de Laurence (1918)

The Magic of the Horse-shoe, by Robert Means Lawrence (1898)

The Mysteries of All Nations, by James Grant (1880)

The Mystery and Romance of Alchemy and Pharmacy, by Charles John Samuel Thompson (1897)

The Superstitions of Witchcraft, by Howard Williams (1865)

The Witchcraft Delusion in Colonial Connecticut by John M. Taylor (1908)

The Wonders of the Invisible World, by Cotton Mather and A Farther Account of the Tryals of the New-England Witches, by Increase Mather (1693, 1862 reprint)

Witch Stories, by E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn) Linton (1861)

Witch, Warlock, And Magician, by W. H. Davenport Adams (1889)

Witchcraft & Second Sight in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland, by John Gregorson Campbell (1902)

Witches' Potions & Spells, ed. by Kathryn Paulsen (1971)

Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that these texts are (with few exceptions) more than a century old, and may contain depictions, references, or language that are outdated and inappropriate. The point of including these documents is to provide access to historical texts for research and reference. Inclusion in the collection does not equal unconditional agreement with or wholesale approval of the contents.

Take everything with a grain of salt and remember to do your due diligence!

Happy Witching!   -Bree

[scotianostra]

On January 7th 1661, six ‘grave makers’ were paid £18 Scots for ‘raising’ the "mangled torso" of James Graham, Marquess of Montrose.

The Great Montrose, as he was known by his supporters, was renowned for his tactical genius on the battlefield during the civil wars that cost King Charles I both crown and head. Although Montrose would die as a royalist he first entered the lists in the 1630s’ as part of the Covenanters who were resisting Charles I attempts to impose a religious governance on Scotland, which according to legend was kicked of by Edinburgh’s Jenny Geddes in St Giles Cathedral.

Montrose as Covenanter was a moderate and afetr the Bishops War he became a leading exponent of the pro-reconciliation faction, bitterly opposed by the chief of the Campbell clan, who Graham distrusted, and rightly so.

The two became the opposing poles for the ensuing civil war in Scotland, at once a local clan war that would end up involving Ireland and England. Although Montrose, now King Charles’s lieutenant-general in Scotland, could hold his own on the battle fields he cherry picked skilfully using the hills and Glens to his advantage, as other great generals, Wallace and Bruce had centuries before.

Grahams luck came to an end when he was betrayed, taken to Edinburgh and exxecuted for treason in May 1650, while his limbs were distributed for exhibition in Glasgow, Stirling, Perth and Aberdeen. A family member arranged for Montrose’s heart to be removed surreptitiously from his torso after its burial and to be sent – after embalming – to his son in the Netherlands

After the restoration of Charles II in 1660 prompted the king to turn the tables on the Covenanters. In an upsurge of Royalist popular sentiment, Montrose was rehabilitated in a public ceremony in which his mangled corpse was disinterred and reunited with his head, heart and limbs, all of which were recalled from their various locations. In 1661, he was given a splendid funeral and reburied in St. Giles’ Cathedral, where his tomb can be viewed today, and more often than not, you will see a floral tribute to the man, such is the regard he is still held in.

[chavisory]

Some things I want desperately to exist in the world, in no particular order

Tales from the Loop season 2

Stranger Things season 4

A musical adaptation of This is How You Lose the Time War

A TV show based on Radical Face’s Family Tree albums

Urban fantasy TV show based on the works of Charles de Lint

A super hard-driving cover of Joshua Radin’s “Someone Else’s Life,” but with, like, actual build and musical dynamics

In the fanfic department:

So much more M-rated Zachary/Dorian (The Starless Sea)

Same for Sabriel/Touchstone (Sabriel/The Old Kingdom)

Charles Wallace Murry as an adult (honestly how long until Wrinkle in Time enters the public domain and someone can just write this book?)

Arthurian legend college AU

X-Files: Kurt Crawford. Duane Barry backstory. Kersh POV (especially around the times of “Tithonus” and “The Truth”). Arthur Dales. Skinner/Frohike friendship. Samantha’s journal between her return and her death.

[themovieblogonline]

Michael Leavy’s Stream is a nostalgic love letter to slasher horror that blends old-school scares with a modern edge. With a powerhouse ensemble of horror icons, including Danielle Harris, Tony Todd, Jeffrey Combs, and David Howard Thornton, the film promises gore, tension, and inventive kills—elements that should delight fans of the genre. Yet, despite its high ambitions and genre pedigree, Stream doesn’t quite escape the pitfalls of disjointed storytelling and overstuffed ideas, making it more of a mixed bag than a horror classic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE2xsAN43bI Premise: The film’s premise is immediately captivating, setting the stage at a remote hotel where the Keenan family, already fraying at the edges due to their daughter's rebellious behavior, finds themselves trapped in a nightmare orchestrated by a group of masked killers. The live-streaming element, where the murders are broadcast to eager viewers bidding on the players, injects a fresh take on the familiar slasher formula, echoing the voyeuristic horror of films like Hostel and The Purge. The concept of a killer game being streamed for profit resonates with the modern era, tapping into fears about technology’s dark side. However, this is where the movie’s cracks start to show. While the setup is effective, Stream stumbles with its pacing. The film tries to juggle multiple plot threads simultaneously, introducing various masked killers (dubbed "players") with differing personalities and methods, while also exploring the dynamics of the Keenan family, retired officer Dave Burnham, and hotel manager Mr. Lockwood (Jeffrey Combs). The sheer number of characters and subplots often detracts from the film’s focus, leading to a fragmented narrative that can feel overwhelming and hard to follow. Performances: One of Stream's most significant strengths is its cast of horror legends. Jeffrey Combs as Mr. Lockwood delivers a wonderfully sinister performance, embodying a character that’s equal parts creepy and calculating. He brings gravitas to every scene he’s in, giving the film a much-needed anchor amidst the chaos. Charles Edwin Powell’s portrayal of Roy Keenan, the desperate father trying to protect his family, is grounded and relatable, providing a touch of humanity in a film full of carnage. Tim Reid as Dave Burnham, a retired police officer with a murky past, adds an air of mystery and unpredictability. The supporting cast of killers, especially David Howard Thornton (best known for his role as Art the Clown in Terrifier), provides an eclectic mix of terror. Thornton’s physicality and menacing presence are a standout, contributing to some of the film’s more brutal and creative kills. Underused actors: Unfortunately, despite these strong performances, not all the characters are given enough room to breathe. Dee Wallace’s Linda Spring and Danielle Harris’s role feel underutilized, with their potential for more significant contributions to the narrative left untapped. The Keenan family dynamic, while emotionally charged, gets sidelined by the film’s insistence on showcasing the gore and spectacle of the live-streamed murders. Bloody carnage galore: For fans of practical effects and gnarly kills, Stream doesn’t disappoint. The film revels in its slasher roots, with an array of gruesome deaths that are sure to make even the most seasoned horror aficionados squirm. Michael Leavy’s direction shines in the film’s set pieces, with tension building around every corner as the masked killers hunt their prey in increasingly inventive and violent ways. From power drills to hatchets, the kills are creative, bloody, and brutal, reminiscent of 80s slasher fare but with a modern polish. The film’s use of masks, each player having a distinct persona, adds a layer of intrigue to the proceedings. The enigmatic Player One, the sibling duo Player Two and Player Three, and the hulking Player Four all bring their own styles of mayhem, each with their unique visual identity. While this variety adds flavor to the violence, it also muddies the waters when it comes to coherence, as the film struggles to keep all these moving parts organized. Claustrophia and color: Leavy and his team excel in creating a sense of claustrophobia and dread within the confines of the hotel. The setting, reminiscent of classic horror locales like the Overlook Hotel from The Shining, works well as an isolated battleground for the Keenan family’s survival. The dimly lit hallways, strategically placed cameras, and the looming presence of the masked killers contribute to the overall atmosphere of unease. The film’s color palette and use of shadows further evoke a retro feel, grounding it in the aesthetic of 70s and 80s horror. Where Stream falters, however, is in its reliance on the “live-stream” gimmick. While the idea of killers being auctioned to the highest bidder and broadcast to an audience is clever, the execution feels underdeveloped. The film doesn’t fully explore the implications of this voyeuristic setup, and the focus on the bidding war element feels more like a distraction than a central theme. A more in-depth exploration of the audience’s role and their sadistic desires could have added thematic weight to the film. Overall: Stream delivers on its promise of a bloody good time, with enough gore, tension, and memorable performances to satisfy die-hard slasher fans. Its blend of retro and modern horror elements, coupled with its talented cast, makes it a fun ride through the bloody corridors of the hotel. However, its lack of narrative focus, underdeveloped subplots, and a barrage of characters and ideas prevent it from reaching the heights of the slasher greats it draws inspiration from. For those seeking a nostalgic, gore-filled throwback with some inventive twists, Stream will hit the right notes. But for those craving a tighter, more coherent story with emotional depth, it may feel more like a missed opportunity. Still, Michael Leavy’s film is a testament to the enduring appeal of the slasher genre, even if it doesn’t fully escape the traps it sets for itself.

[trans-and-baby-names]

Masculine Names

Aaron  Abdul Abe  Abel Abraham  Abram Ace Achilles  Adair Adam Adonis Adrian Adriel  Ahmed Ajax Ajay Aiden Alan Albert Alejandro Alex Alexander Alfonso Alfred Alistair Alister Allen  Alonzo Amadeo Amadeus Amani Amari Ambrose Amir Anders  Anderson Andre Andreas Andrew Andy Angel Angelo Angus Ansel  Anson Anthony Antonio Apollo Aries Archer Archie Aristotle Arlo  Arnaldo Arnold Arsenio Arthur Arturo Arwin Asa Asher Aslan Atlas  Atticus Aubrey August Augustin Augustine Augustus Aurelio Aurelius Austin Axel  Aziz

Balthazar  Bane Barnabas  Barnaby Barney Baron  Barrett Basil Bastian  Bear Beau Beck Ben Benjamin  Benji Bentley Bernard Bertram Bertrand  Blake Blaze Blue Bobby Bodhi Booker Boris  Boston Bowie Boyd Brad Bradford Bradley Bram  Bramwell Bran Brandon Brandt Braxton Braylen Brayden Brendon  Brent Brett Brian Briar Brick Bridge Bridger Brock Brody Brogan  Bronx Brook Brooks Bruce Bruno Brutus Bryce Bryson Buck Bud Buddha  Buddy Buck Burt Burton Buster Buzz Byron 

Cade  Caden Cain  Cairo Caius Calder  Caleb Callum Calvin Cam  Cameron Camillo Campbell Carl  Carlisle Carlito Carlo Carlos Carlton  Carmine Carson Carter Casper Caspian Cassian  Cassias Cato Cecil Cedar Cedric Cesar Chad Chadwick  Chance Charles Charlton Chase Chauncey Chester Chidi Chip  Christoff Christoph Christopher Christian Chuck Cian Cillian  Clarence Clark Claud Clay Clayton Cliff Clifford Clint Clinton  Clyde Coby Cody Colby Cole Collin Colt Colton Conan Connor Conrad  Constantine Cooper Copper Corbin Cornelius Cory Cosmo Cosmos Costas Craig Crispin Cruz Curt Curtis Cyrus

Dale  Dallas  Dalton Damien  Damon Dan Dane Daniel  Dante Darius Darrel Darren  Dash Dashiell Davey David Dawson  Dax Daxton Deacon Dean DeAndre Declan  Demetrius Denali Dennis Denny Denzel Derek  Derrick Des Desmond Dewey Dex Dexter Diego Diesel  Dion Dirk Dixon Dmitri Dominic Donatello Donovan Dorian  Doug Douglas Draco Drew Duke Duncan Dustin Dusty Dwayne Dwight  Dylan Dyson 

Earl  Easton  Edgar Edmund  Eduardo Edward Edwin  Egon Eli Elijah Elias  Elliott Ellis Elroy Elton  Emanuel Emeric Emerson Emery  Emil Emiliano Emmett Emrys Enrique  Enzo Eric Ernest Ernesto Ernie Esteban  Ethan Eugene Eustace Euvan Evan Evander Everett  Ezekiel Ezra 

Fabian  Fabio Falcon  Faustus Felix Ferdinand  Fergus Ferguson Fernando Fidel  Fido Finbar Findlay Finn Finnley  Fionn Fisher Fitz Fletcher Flint Florence  Florian Ford Forrest Fort Foster Fowler Fox  Francesco Francis Francisco Franco Frank Frankie  Franklin Fred Freddy Fredrick Frederico

Gabe  Gabriel  Gael Gage  Gale Galen Garfield Garrett Gaston Gatsby  Gavin Geoffrey Geordie George  Gerald Gerard Gideon Gil Gilbert  Gilberto Giovanni Glenn Gordon Gordy  Grady Graham Grant Gray Grayson Gregg  Gregory Grey Griffin Griffith Grover Gunner  Gunther Gus Gustavo Guy 

Hades  Hal Hamilton  Hank Hans Harley Harrison  Harry Hawk Hayden Hayes Heath Hector  Henrik Hendrix Henry Herb Herbert Herbie  Hercules Hermes Hershel Hiram Holden Howard  Howie Hudson Hugo Humphrey Hunter Hux Huxley 

Ian Igor Iker Irvin Isaac Isaiah Ivan 

Jace  Jack Jackson  Jacob Jaques Jaden  Jake Jalen Jamal James  Jameson Jared Jason Jax  Jay Jed Jedidiah Jefferson  Jeffrey Jeremiah Jeremy Jerome  Jerry Jesus Jethro Jett Jim Jimmy  Joe Joel Johan Johannes John Johnny Jonah  Jonas Jonathan Jones Jordan Jose Joseph Joshua  Josiah Juan Juanito Judah Judas Judd Jude Jules Julian  Julien Julio Julius Junior Jupiter Jurgen Justice Justin Justus 

Kaden  Kai Kaiser  Kale Kaleb Kane  Keane Keanu Keaton  Keegan Keenan Keith  Kellen Kenan Kendrick  Kenneth Kenzo Keoni Kevin Khalid  Kian Kieran Kiernan Kingsley Kingston Killian  Kip Kwan Kyle

Lachlan  Lake Lamar  Lance Lancelot  Landon Lane Larkin  Larry Lars Laurence Laurent  Lawrence Lawson Lazlo Legend Leif  Leith Leland Leo Leon Leonardo Leopold  Leroy Levi Liam Lincoln Linden Logan Loki  London Lonnie Lonny Lorcan Lorenzo Lou Louie  Louis Luc Luca Lucas Lucian Lucky Luke Lupe Luther

Maddox  Maksim Malachi  Malachy Malakai Malcolm  Malik Manfred Manny Marcel Marcello  Marcellus Marcio Marcius Marco Marcos  Marcus Marian Marino Mario Marius Mark  Marlin Marlon Marmaduke Marques Mars Marshall  Martin Marty Marvel Marvin Massimo Mason Matt Matteo  Matthew Maurice Maverick Max Maximilian Maximus Maxwell  Melvin Mercury Meredith Merritt Micah Michael Miguel Miles  Milo Mitchell Moe Monte Montgomery Murdoch Murphy Murray Murtagh  Murtaugh Myles

Nathan  Nathaniel  Ned Nelson  Nemo Neo Neon  Neptune Neville  Newt Newton Nick  Nicky Nicola Nicolai  Nicholas Niko Noah Noel Nolan  Norm Norman Novak 

Obadiah  Octavio Octavius  Odin Olaf Oleg Oliver  Olivier Omar Orion Orlando  Orville Osborn Oscar Oso Osvaldo  Oswald Ottis Otto Owen Oz Ozzy

Pablo  Palmer Panther  Parker Pascal Patrick Paul  Paxton Pedro Penn Percival Percy Perseus  Peter Peyton Phil Philip Phineas Phoenix Pier  Pierce Pierre Pilot Pluto Porter Poseidon Preston  Prince Prosper

Qadir  Quincy Quinn  Quinton 

Raiden  Ralph Ramone  Ramses Randall Randolph  Randy Raphael Ravi Ray Raymond Red  Reece Reggie Reginald Regis Reid Remington  Reuben Rex Reynald Reynaldo Reynard Rhett Rhys  Ricardo Richard Richie Richmond Rick Ricky Rico Ridge  Riley Rio Riordan River Robert Roberto Robbie Rocco Rocky  Rodney Rodrigo Roger Ricky Riley Rod Rodrick Roger Roland  Roman Romeo Ross Rowan Rudy Rufus Russell Ryder Ryker Rylan Ryland 

Salem  Salvador  Salvator Sam  Samir Sampson Samson  Samuel Sander Sandford Sanjay  Santiago Saul Sawyer Scott Sean Sebastian  Septimus Serge Sergio Seth Seus Seymour Shane  Shawn Shayne Sheldon Shepherd Sherlock Sherman Shin Sidney  Sigmund Silas Silver Silvester Simon Sinclair Sinjin Sirius  Slade Slate Sol Solomon Sonny Sparrow Spartacus Spencer Spike  Soren Stan Stanford Stanley Steele Stephen Steven Stevie Stone Sven Summit  Sullivan Sully Sylvester

Tad  Tag Talon  Tanner Tate  Ted Teddy Teo Teodor  Teodoro Terence Terrell  Terry Tex Thad Thaddeus Thane  Thatcher Theo Theoden Theodore Thomas  Thor Thorn Tiberius Tiger Tito Titus Timothy  Titus Tobias Toby Tommy Tony Topher Trace Travis  Trent Trenton Trev Trevor Trey Tristan Troy Truman Tucker  Tudor Tullio Tullius Tully Tycho Tyler Tyrell Tyrese Tyrone  Tyson

Uberto  Ulric Ulrich  Ulysses Uriah Urban Urijah  Uriel

Van  Vance  Vaugn Victor  Vince Vincenco Vincent  Vinny Virgil Vlad Vladimir 

Wade  Walden  Waldo Walker  Wallace Wally Walt  Walter Warner Warren  Watson Waylon Wayne Wendall  Wesley Westley Weston Wilbert  Wilbur Wilder Wiley Wilfred Will William  Winston Wolf Wolfe Wolfgang Woodrow Wyatt 

Xander  Xavier Xavion  Xenon

Yael  Yahir York Yosef  Yousef Yusef

Zac  Zach Zachariah  Zacharias Zachary Zack  Zander Zane Zayden Zeke  Zeus Ziggy Zion Zoltan

[afaims100arrowversefavs]

250 Favorite Arrowverse-Episodes Part 1: 250-226

Picked from Arrow, Supergirl, Black Lighting, The Flash E1.1-8.5, Legends of Tomorrow E1.1-7.7, Batwoman S1 and Superman & Lois S1. Shows and Seasons that are not in here were either never seen by me or are not considered part of the Arrowverse but rather the DC-TV-Multiverse.

 250.The Book of Resurrection: Chapter Two: Closure (Black Lightning 4x13)

58, Written by: Charles D. Holland, Directed by: Salim Akil

 The Series Finale.

 249. Thanksgiving (Arrow 6x7)

122, Written by: Wendy Mercile, Speed Weed, Directed by: Gordon Verheul

 Team Arrow gets a miracle recovery for Thanksgiving, while Cayden James is wreaking havok.

 248.The Fungus Amongus (Legends of Tomorrow 6x15)

97, Written by: Keto Shimizu, James Eagan, Directed by: David Geddes

 Season 6 Finale with Mushroom Trips.

 247.The Flash Reborn (The Flash 4x1)

70, Written by: Todd Helbing, Eric Wallace, Andrew Kreisberg, Directed by: Glen Winter

 Season 4 Opening with a very confused Barry, a Samurai Robot and Wally in the Flash Suit.

 246. Wake Up (Supergirl 3x7)

49, Written by: Gabriel Llanas, Anna Musky-Goldwyn, Directed by: Chad Lowe

 Mon-El returns to the Present in this one.

 245. The Candidate (Arrow 4x2)

71, Written by: Marc Guggenheim, Keto Shimizu, Directed by: John Behring

 An old friend of Oliver enters local politics and is almost murderd by Anarky while we meet Curtis.

 244. A Narrow Escape (Batwoman 1x17)

17, Written by: Daphne Mills, Directed by: Paul Wesley

 In which everyone deals with trauma and Mary tells Kate she knows she is Batwoman.

 243.Stressed Western (Legends of Tomorrow 6x8)

90, Written by: Matthew Maala, Directed by: David Ramsey

 A singing Cowboy Narrator, a Dancing Contest and the Wild West with a familiar Face.

 242. Mine is a long and sad tale (Batwoman 1x5)

5, Written by: Jerry Shandy, Ebony Gilbert, Directed by: Carl Seaton

 What Alice is all about.

 241. Sara (Arrow 3x2)

48, Written by: Jake Coburn, Keto Shimizu, Directed by: Wendey Stanzler

 In which Sara is dead.

 240. Blocked (The Flash 5x2)

94, Written by: Eric Wallace, Judalina Neira, Directed by: C. Kim Miles

 In which Nora has a lot to learn and Cicada becomes a real threat.

 239. Loyal Subjekts (Superman & Lois 1x9)

9, Written by: Andrew N. Wong. Directed by: Eric Dean Seaton

 In which the truth comes to light.

 238. How does she do it? (Supergirl 1x5)

5, Written by: Yahlin Chang, Ted Sullivan, Directed by: Thor Freudenthal

 Maxwell Lord tests Supergirl.

 237.Swan Thong (Legends of Tomorrow 5x14)

82, Written by: Keto Shimizu, Morgan Faust, Directed by: Kevin Mock

 The Season 5 Finale in a world ruled by the Fates.

 236. Killer Frost (The Flash 3x7)

53, Written by: Judalina Neira, Andrew Kreisberg, Brooke Roberts, Directed by: Kevin Smith

 Caitlin breaks bad in this one.

 235.The Curse of the Earth Totem (Legends of Tomorrow 3x12)

45, Written by: Grainne Godfree, Ubah Mohamed, Directed by: Chris Tammaro

 Captain Jiwe sets sail, while Sara is on a date.

 234. We Hot American Bummer (Legends of Tomorrow 4x4)

55, Written by: Ray Utarnachitt, Tyron B. Carter, Directed by: David A. Geddes

 Summer Camp with Sara, Ava, Ray and John. And a Monster.

 233.The Sin-Eater (Arrow 5x14)

106, Written by: Barbara Bloom, Jenny Lynn, Directed by: Mary Lambert

 In which China White, Liza Warner und Cupid team up.

 232.The Eggplant, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Legends of Tomorrow 4x12)

63, Written by: Morgan Faust, Daphne Miles, Directed by: Mairzee Almas

 In which Sara and Ave go shopping while the Legends make a move on Neron.

 231.City of Lost Children (Supergirl 2x20)

40, Written by: Robert Rovner, Gabriel Llanas, Anna Musky-Goldwn, Directed by: Ben Bray

 In which Guardian has to step up while Rhea makes her move.

 230.Time of Death (Arrow 2x14)

37, Written by: Wendy Mericle, Beth Schwartz, Directed by: Nick Copus

 In which Team Arrow fights the Clock King.

 229. Plastique (The Flash 1x5)

5, Written by: Aaron and Todd Helbing, Brooke Elmeier, Directed by: Dermott Downs

 In which Barry bonds with a Meta Soldier who has an unfortunate gift.

 228. Dark Waters (Arrow 4x9)

78, Written by: Wendy Mericle, Ben Sokolowski, Directed by: John Behring

 In which Darhk retaliate against Oliver.

 227. All’s Wells that End Wells (The Flash 7x1)

134, Written by: Sam Chalsen, Lauren Certo, Directed by: Alexandra LaRoche

 One last time with all the Wellses in this one.

 226. Monster (The Flash 3x5)

51, Written by: Zack Stentz, Directed by: C. Kim Miles

 Caitlin meets her with her mom and Barry und Julian hunt a holographic monster.

[weirdletter]

The Valancourt Book of ​Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume Four, edited by Christopher Philippo, Valancourt Books, 2020. Info: valancourtbooks.com.

A Valancourt Yuletide tradition returns, this time with rare 19th-century tales from U.S. newspapers and magazines. The Christmas ghost story tradition is usually associated with Charles Dickens and Victorian England, but-apparently unknown to historians and scholars-Christmas ghost stories were extremely widespread and popular in 19th-century America as well, frequently appearing in newspapers and magazines during the holiday season. From legends of old New Orleans and strange happenings on the plains of Iowa and the Dakota Territory to weird doings in early Puerto Rico and ghostly events in Gold Rush-era San Francisco, the tales collected here reveal a forgotten Christmas ghost story tradition in a bygone America that is both familiar and oddly foreign. This collection features eighteen stories and nine poems, including entries by women and African American writers, plus extra bonus material and an introduction by Christopher Philippo. “He turned and beheld a low black figure, with a body no higher than his knees, with a prodigious head, in the brow of which was set a single eye of green flame like a shining emerald, and with hands and arms of supernatural length.” — J. H. Ingraham, “The Green Huntsman; or, The Haunted Villa” “The latch lifted​, the door swung open​-and then​-my God! what a spectacle! Through the open door there stepped a figure, not of Mrs. Hayden, not of her corpse, not of death, but a thousand times more horrible​, a thing of corruption, decay, of worms and rottenness.” — Anonymous, “Worse than a Ghost Story”

Contents: Introduction – Christopher Philippo The Green Huntsman (1841) – Joseph Holt Ingraham Burt Pringle and the “Bellesnickle” (1853) – Bill Bramble Worse Than a Ghost Story  (1857) – Anonymous The Christmas Ghost  (1857) – Lucy A. Randall The Frozen Husband  (1869)  – Frank Ibberson Jervis A Sworn Statement (1881) – Emma Frances Dawson The Snow Flower of the Sierras (1884) – Anonymous The Devil’s Christmas  (1885) – Julian Hawthorne Harlakenden’s Christmas (1887) – Thomas Wentworth Higginson The Ghostly Christmas Gift (1887)  – F.H. Brunell The Blizzard (1888) – Luke Sharp Warned by the Wire (1895) – Louis Glass Poor Jack (1892) – H.C. Dodge Christmas Wolves (1897) – Pierre-Barthélemy Gheusi The Werwolves (1898) – Henry Beaugrand The Haunted Oak (1900) – Paul Laurence Dunbar The Anarchist’s Christmas (1901) – Anonymous Camel Bells (1903) – Hezekiah Butterworth The Ravings  (1903) – Anonymous Out of the Depths  (1904) – Robert W. Chambers Old Nick and Saint Nick (1906) – Wallace Irwin The Cremation of Sam McGee (1907) – Robert W. Service Xmas (1908) – Amorel Sterne A Cubist Christmas (1913) – Kate Masterson Desuetude: A Ghost Story (1914) – Anonymous The Christmas Ghost (1915) – Anna Alice Chapin Merry Christmas  (1917) – Stephen Leacock

[takeoverthefandoms]

Here are the fandoms/things I am already invested in.

-Marvel

-Loki

-Tom Hiddleston

-Harry Potter

-Sherlock

-Phandom

-Hazbin Hotel

-Umbrella Academy

My Hero Acadamia    

-Danganronpa     

Traditional Art

Manga

Digital Art

-Kakegurui

-Ouran Host Club

-Maid Sama

-Addams Family

-LGBTQ+

-Black Lives Matter (they do.)

-Tik Tok

-Love, Simon

-Among Us

-Sander Sides

-Mother Mother

-Coraline

-The Nightmare Before Christmas

-Batman

-The Hunger Games

-The Dorothy Must Die series

-Cosplay

-Yotsuba!

-Akame Ga Kill

-Penelope Scott

-Detroit: Become Human

-Life Is Strange

-She-Ra: Princesses of Power

-Good Omens

-Memes

-DANK Memes

-Reddit

-Hamilton

-Dear Evan Hanson

-Mean Girls

-Heathers

-Beetlejuice

-Beetlejuice

-Beetlejuice

-Be More Chill

-Boyf riends

-Catradora

-Johnlock

-Self Care

-Drarry

-Ever After High

-Monster High

-Haikyuu

-ACAB

-Avatar: The Last Airbender

Legend of Korra

-Series of Unfortunate Events

-Miraculous Ladybug

-The Office

-Spider Man

-Sam and Cat

-Henry Danger

-Victorious

-Scooby Soo

-My Little Pony

-Equestria Girls

-Minecraft

-Roblox

-Alexa and Katie

-Shrek

-Cats

-Dogs

-Reptiles

-Deer

-Foxes

-Rodents

-Cuteness

-Misha Collins

-Obama

-dumptrump2020

-Halloween

-Goosebumps

-Emo

-Goth

-Lolita

-Kawaii

-Bakudeku

-Calvin and Hobbes

-The Art of Racing in the Rain

-Wonder

-Star Wars

-Star Wars: Rebels

-Five Nights at Freddys

-My Chemical Romance

-Marina and the Diamonds

-The Front Bottoms

-Panic! At The Disco

-Fall Out Boy

-Twenty one Pilots

-CORPSE

-SIX

-Buzzfeed: Unsolved

-Game Theory

_Film Theory

-Food Theory

-GTlive

-Jacksepticeye

-Markiplier

-Sykkuno

-Pewdiepie

-D’Angelo Wallace

-Bijuu Mike

-Hariyanna Hook

-Thomas Sanders

-JoshDub

-EddieVR

-Juicyfruitsnacks

-Mully

-Dollightful

-Hextian

-Sam and Colby

-Unus Annus

-Crankgameplays

-Drumsy

-James Charles

-girl in red

-YUNGBLUD

-Odd1sout

-Jaiden Animations

-ItsAlexClark

-Letmeexplainstudios

-Katzun

-Kubz Scouts

-Yandere Simulator