#but like better than the blair witch project

[xxfrankiesteinksxx]

small details in the dnpc video no one is mentioning

okay, look, i'm gonna admit it, i'm a game/film theory girly and a whore for lore, so i pick at details i shouldn't be picking at, so here's some things i see in the video that i don't see being mentioned in theories/analyses. also keep in mind my brain consists of a single cell encapsulated in aspic (i know what the actual deeper meaning is this is just a bit of fun for me)

the thing underneath the piano - the camera falls off the piano in one scene and something (i still cant figure out what exactly it might be) is visible, oddly clear-looking for something underneath a broken piano in shoddy lighting (actually looking at it again it might be a corpse, is it possibly phil's old body?)

dan telling phil not to film him drawing the sigils but phil still filming - you might be able to also throw in the part where phil screams "NO" when the camera's on him sitting in the corner; they don't seem to want things to be filmed but it feels like they're obligated to record everything to some extent

phil's very explicit control over dan - this is to the point where he even has to tell dan what and what isn't food, and takes away water privileges for some reason (btw this is your reminder to drink some water) and overall very demanding tone when instructing him

SOFT AND NEAT - there's a lot of reinforcement of this, its clearly a joke but i'm overanalytical and will blatantly ignore this. there's heavy hesitation with any sharp object around them (when dan has to cut his hand, kill phil, take out phil's heart, mentioning razor blades when using the shaving foam)

dan still primarily uses his left hand - people have mentioned how he's been "fixed" but him using his right hand seems to be performative since he pours most things, mixes with his left hand, and even primarily uses his left hand to spread the blood (plus he never sacrificed himself unlike phil who seems to have died in potato stamps and been resurrected with perfect vision) there's also old superstitions that being left-handed means you're somehow cursed by/connected to satan, speaking of which...

dan has a much better connection and the ability to communicate directly with Him - he seems to be a conduit, possibly being used by phil to properly perform anything (which also probably helped with his resurrection and eyesight improvement), he has uncontrollable actions from time to time

the sigils themselves - what do they all mean? what could they mean in a bigger, symbolic context? anyone that understands them pls explain to my aspic brain

the entire place fucking burns down after the ritual is complete and they're embraced by Him - it's clear at least to me that the shed is set on fire at the end of the video, cutting off further possible footage

dan doesn't put blood on phil's forehead during the ritual - might've just been a slipup during filming but we also dont see the blood dan put on his own forehead once he arrives and theyre all standing up in the pentagram

also just a couple fun facts:

the number on the case file when converted to corresponding letters of the alphabet spell out "satan"

what dan says in his reversed clip is just "thanks!", nothing is really said in the reversed clip of phil opening the shed door its juts kinda a random noise someone made

Aaaaand some misc nonsense crackpot theories/ideas/thoughts/brain vomit that my brain keeps me awake at night with (optional reading):

if the demon taking them at the end is actually baphomet and not just some generalized idea of satan, then "mother" could be another way to refer to "him" since baphomet is portrayed as having both female and male characteristics (bobs n pennies)

personally this is scarier/more unnerving than the actual blair witch project for some reason

my bathroom sink is the one sink you cant ship

i want a dapc for those dolls they hung everywhere

is cataloguing all of the ritual setup part of the craft channel's purpose?

what was the reason for summoning him? did they bring him to our plane of existence to just let him absorb these two brink-of-twinks and then use their gay power to torment the straights?

oh that rope is just his belt thing not rope tying dip and pip together

i think this is a good wrap-up idk what they could do in a part 5 to conclude things better

[stoopid-turtle]

the art of being a skeptical turtle

So this is a personal post more about my experience as a turtle. If you just want to get to the fun list of candies I totally buy into regardless of evidence, just skip down to where the asterisks are. (Consider this like a recipe attached to a blog post)

For those interested in the whole nerdery going on here, let me share that I had a lot of trouble coming to terms with bjyxszd. I wrote a whole series of posts about it to get my thoughts in order. Now I'm fully on the turtle train, but I find myself skeptical of some candies.

This is gonna get super-nerdy so hold on to your butts.

I'm a generally skeptical person. I come by it honestly. My parents literally subscribed to Skeptical Inquirer and Skeptics magazines. They (well, my dad mainly) were capital-S Skeptics. My family talked about logical fallacies, perceptual oddness, and the fallibility of memory over the dinner table.

Please don't back away. I know self-identified Skeptics are typically insufferable. I didn't know this as a kiddo, though, so the whole "thinking about things skeptically" became just my default way of processing stuff. Nowadays, I wouldn't call myself a Skeptic in the way that some in a particularly obnoxious subculture do. But I do tend to be a skeptical sort. I just don't...you know...think it makes me smarter/better/cooler than other folks.

(Actually, it makes me way less cool bc I can single-handedly ruin a fun party by expressing skepticism about something. Nobody likes a wet blanket. I know this)

My bestie in high school always called me Scully to his Mulder. He would believe anything he saw or read, whereas I didn't. Usually, I was right. Like when he totally thought that the Blair Witch Project was real found footage (It's not. Nobody thinks it is now, I know, but it was part of the promo at the time). On occasion, he was right. Like when he told me that some gray clouds we had overheard were from wildfires in Mexico. I scoffed bc, really, we weren't that close to Mexico. But he was right and I learned a valuable lesson on large-scale weather phenomenon. (He's still wrong about there being a picture of a light bulb in the pyramids though)

So, yeah, that's just how I process things. It's second-nature for me. But I reached a point with my generally skeptical outlook where I considered 2 things to see whether I really cared if people were buying into something I thought was false.

The stakes. If a person believes X, what does that lead to? If I don't believe Y, even though it's true, what does that lead to?

There's a whole bunch of political stuff that heightens the stakes. To take a ridiculous (and outdated one), when I was growing up, there was a common story that AIDS hopped from apes to humans because a gay man had sex with an ape and then had sex with other humans. Thus, the AIDS epidemic.

The stakes of other people buying into that homophobic nonsense were (and are) life and death. (If you believe that...uh...bye?) It's something that's worth me being the obnoxious Scully if I hear someone buying into it.

The stakes of, say, my high school bestie believing that The Blair Witch Project was real found footage was...nothing. It just made him want to see the movie more. Nobody was hurt. It didn't matter.

I argued with him at the time, but I probably wouldn't anymore.

The stakes for believing that bjyxszd, here in international fandom, are perhaps higher than the Blair Witch thing. But only barely. If somebody believes in a particular rumor/candy that I don't think is real, it affects literally nothing. We're both still turtles. We have a lot more in common than we do difference with regards to YiZhan. Likewise, the effect of me not believing a candy that may be true is nil. Gg and dd are not impacted in any way.

(I think things may be different for c-fans, but that's not at all a thing I'm qualified to delve into. I can only account for myself in my context)

2. The other thing I consider is the context. That is, how likely are we to know the actual truth?

Scientific claims have a method to test them (and claims that can't be tested are just...not something science addresses). Claims about current events can be researched using journalism methods or whatever. For that homophobic AIDS story, there's ways to prove that it's not true. For the Blair Witch thing...well, the actors went on the talk show circuit for promo so, you know, the real footage myth was quickly lifted.

Celebrities exist in a different context. Like most people, they have a private life that is not accessible to people on the outside. If they choose to open up about that life, then cool. But if they don't or can't do so (like is the case with YiZhan), then they'll try to keep their private life out of sight of fans.

It really hit home to me when I was doing the bts thing how little of dd and gg we saw in the Untamed bts. We see even less of them now. I'm at peace with the fact that I just will never know much about these guys (I wrote a whole post about it). But the fact that there's a big mass of the unknown means that the possibilities are endless. We don't know and we'll never know.

So I don't have any more authority on anything gg or dd related than anybody else does. So why would I attempt to question or dismiss candies that other people find compelling? At the end of the day, there is a truth, but it's not accessible to us, so anything we come up with is just extrapolation.

Which is fine. It's fun. I think there's real stuff going on. (If I didn't, I wouldn't be here) But it means there's no real point arguing about the specific candies.

(and to be clear, I don't see turtles doing this, really. so this is all just me reiterating my own approach to things bc I'm a person who processes thoughts through long tumblr posts apparently) (and it's not a reaction to any particular candy. this post has been in my drafts for ages)

I think I'm a hard sell on a lot of candies, and I'm definitely the fuddy-duddy who just squints and asks a bunch of obnoxious questions about things.

But I ask those questions of myself and don't feel the need to annoy other turtles with them because, honestly, we're all in this boat together. Some candies appeal to particular turtles more than others, and I think we all kinda have our personal preferences for which ones resonate with us. I'm not here to rain on anybody's parade, especially as we all have way more in common just bc we all believe in bjyxszd.

This is all a long-winded way to explain how I think about candies, honestly. Or more, how I assess candies that are new-to-me and figure out whether to buy into it or not. With anything involving bjyx, I also leave a lot of room for there just being an unknown and unknowable. Again, the stakes are low, and if I'm wrong about any particular candy (in either direction), then...oh well? It affects literally nothing.

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So here's the fun part! The list of candies that I fully admit don't have a whole lot going for them (by my stupidly exacting standards) but that I totally buy into just because I like them.

Basically all lip-readings, but especially this one

(if you don't want to click thru, this is the moment from the Nanjing farewell concert where dd and gg seem to flirt about photos while on-stage)

Okay, I know, rationally, that lip-readings are always gonna be shaky. I mean, I've seen Medieval Land Fun-Time World. If I'm honest with myself, I know that the lip-readings are basically fluffy candy.

But whatever. I choose to believe them. This moment, especially, I adore (and it does come with dd posting a bare-faced photo after!). I think their big grins while openly flirting with each other on stage just jazzes me enough to pretend.

It's all true. I totally believe it.

Related to this is:

2. Any and all CPN about dd and/or gg seeing turtle signs and smiling or otherwise reacting positively.

I've seen such CSI-worthy analysis of sight-lines to try to establish with precision where dd or gg is looking at the moment they smile/look happy. I have no idea how much any of it holds up, and it's not worth the bother to try to confirm any of it.

But whatever. I like it. I believe it. I'll probably believe it everytime it happens.

3. Advanced Bombology.

So there's some things that aren't in dispute here. We definitely know that gg suddenly cut an Olay commercial ad from a 2 day shoot to a 1 day shoot, and it's a reasonable assumption that he did so to be at the DDU anniversary episode with GG.

The rest is a little fuzzy. The video details dd being kinda grouchy in interviews before the DDU shoot, and it also shares an anon rumor from a person who claimed to overhear dd in a studio restroom arguing on the phone with gg. This rumor came out a year after the event.

The rest of the video is some interpretation of the boys' behavior/mood in the DDU anniversary ep.

So, like, I get that anon rumors a year on maybe aren't the most solid evidence for anything. But whatever, I buy it.

And the interpretation of the boys' mood seems true to me, especially the moment where the interviewer asks gg if they'd discussed his visit ahead of time. Gg def does a sweatdrop, panic pause, look at dd moment and waits for dd's lead to answer. I find a lot of mood interpretation from videos a bit much, but this feels real.

In fact, the whole thing just feels real. Maybe that's why it's easy for me to buy. It feels like a real argument a couple would have.

4. The 5/22 fight during CQL shooting.

I talked about this back when I was doing the bts in order.

In tl;dr, dd gives gg a bit of a brush-off response to something. gg responds by cold shouldering him and then doing some passive aggressive sniping about how dd doesn't want gg to care about him. dd gets upset, then he apologizes, then they go on to watch something on one of their phones.

The basis of this one is some gossip plus a video shot from a distance that requires reading lips. So we know that's already fuzzy, and I know I approached this with some skepticism in my earlier post. That was just to be rational about things so as to be honest with myself.

In truth, I buy it. I buy the argument. I buy the lip-reading. Again, it feels real.

5. GG's card to turtles

This is one of those frustrating ones I'm having trouble refinding. Darn.

The upshot, and I'm going from memory, is that there's a CPN about a card written to turtles ostensibly from gg. This came with some handwriting comparison to try to match the signature to gg's known signature.

This isn't something I'd place bets on, because...seriously, it's so fuzzy.

But in my heart, I believe it for no reason other than that I want to.

6. DD as gg's mystery driver

Okay, there's a couple such incidents. One quite recently. Where gg's driver is mysteriously masked such that you can't see their face.

And, truth, it could be literally anybody under there. But for me, it's dd. No need to give me painstaking comparisons of hands or whatever. I'm fully in on this one.

7. The bone necklace.

Ack, don't hate me for this one!

When I was doing my posts about stuff that had convinced me that gg and dd were still together, I stumbled with the bone necklace. To me, it's the main thing that convinces me, but if I'm honest, it really is kinda a leap of faith thing.

With the ox-head necklace, we have the fancam footage to back it up as being from gg. All we have for the bone necklace is the timing and the precedent of dd having already worn a necklace from gg. That's shaky, really.

In fact, I think I saw some other dd CP claiming the bone necklace as theirs (I saw them also claiming the Leica camera). I think they're wrong, but I don't have any solid proof to say so.

I think the most I can say is that there are much harder evidences that gg and dd are still together. But these typically involve massive privacy violations so I'm not eager to spread them around (I kinda hate that I stumble upon them, tbh). But in any case, it has me convinced, so if I already know gg and dd are a couple, then of course the bone necklace is related.

But on its own, the bone necklace is a leap.

Okay, that all said, since I (finally) had a photo of dd last time I posted, I'm dropping a random gg photo here. Not my favorite, cause pls don't make me choose, but one that hangs out my head throughout the days.

[cas-kingdom]

NCIS gang with your OC, watching a horror movie for Abby's bday? <3

It was Abby’s idea, of course. No one else would have opted for a horror movie marathon the moment the sky got dark – in fact, Ducky had requested they change it to an ‘80s English comedy night – but it was Abby’s birthday, and so it was Abby’s choice. Horror movie marathon, it was.

Gibbs had offered to host the little party – Emmie said it was for the sole purpose that he could run down to his basement if he got too scared, to which he’d aimed a light head slap, and she’d ducked expertly out of the way.

So, four NCIS agents, two medical examiners, a forensic specialist, and a teenage girl sat, cramped but cosy, in Gibbs’s living room, surrounded by about twenty blankets and pillows, at least three bowls of popcorn (one of which Tony was keeping safely guarded in his arms), closed curtains plunging them into utter darkness, and a flashlight on the floor in suspiciously close grabbing distance from Gibbs, who had, as expected, protested very audibly against the turning off of all lights.

There weren’t enough seats for everyone, but Tony and McGee didn’t care about the bean bags they’d been assigned. Emmie was squished between a practically bouncing Abby, and Ziva, who, after about twenty minutes into the movie, fell promptly asleep against the side of the sofa. Ducky and Palmer were on the two-seater, while Gibbs sat rigidly in his armchair.

The movie was The Blair Witch Project. Abby was ecstatic, reciting lines the moment the movie started and tugging at Emmie’s arm when a ‘good bit’ was about to come up, which usually meant she needed to cover her eyes. Tony and McGee were fixed on the screen, the former giggling like he was watching a romcom while the latter seeming interested solely in the particulars of the film’s special effects. Ducky occasionally spouted the odd horror movie fact, and Palmer…well. He was just happy to be there.

And Ziva was asleep, so Ziva didn’t care what was going on.

Emmie rarely watched horrors. There was the odd time Abby managed to rope her into one on one of their routine sleepovers, but they tended to be more…placid. Ones she could cope better with, at least. Gibbs, meanwhile, rarely watched movies, let alone horrors, and every time Emmie glanced over, just to see if there was anyone else in the room who was actually as terrified as her, he looked about ready to bolt.

“Oooh, Em, this is a good bit!” Abby said for the tenth time, shaking Emmie’s arm.

Emmie promptly pulled the blanket up to her chin.

“Ha, McGee, that’s you after a night out,” Tony quipped with an immature giggle, pointing a finger at the screen.

“Hilarious, Tony.”

“I do believe that the director of an ‘80’s horror was once charged with murder because one particular scene was so well—"

Even Ducky stopped mid-sentence as the room filled with the eerie sound of kids’ voices coming from the TV.

“Oh…” Tony shuffled backwards on his beanbag. “Oh, God…”

Abby grinned in pure excitement, her eyes fixed on the screen.

McGee’s face contorted into something almost painful.

Palmer was looking anywhere but the screen.

Gibbs pressed himself further back into his chair, hand mere inches away from covering his eyes.

Ziva snored.

And Emmie…

The moment the kids’ voices got louder, she let loose an adamant “nope” and shook herself free of Abby to execute her escape. Clambering ungracefully over Ziva, who somehow stayed asleep, she jumped none-too-gently from her sofa to her dad’s. Gibbs, in need of support as much as his daughter, didn’t spout much more than an oof at the sudden weight before wrapping Emmie in his arms and conveniently hiding his face behind hers.

“Good lord,” Ducky said as the scene continued.

“Uh, I need the restroom.” And that was McGee gone.

“Wait for me!” Palmer quickly followed.

Abby rolled her eyes. “You’re all a bunch of babies.”

Ziva blearily cracked her eyes open. “Babies? How—lovely,” she slurred before promptly returning to sleep.

NCIS Masterpost

[yakuzacanons]

Yakuza Headcanons: Watching Spooky Movies

Oooooo it's the spooky season ain't it. Hello hello I rise from the grave to bring you some fresh headcanons for the season. For those with asks still in the inbox, I SEE em, just been busy with my horror movie marathon. Anyways, some headcanons below da cut to tide you over. Also welcome bouncing baby boy Ichiban to the gang!

Kiryu Kazuma

Isn't scared easily by much of anything so it's really easy to get him to watch horror movies. Mostly watches them because someone else is too scared to watch them alone. He's the person they can hide behind or who will tell them when a particularly horrifying scene is over.

Gore doesn't bother him as much as something or someone looking creepy or offputting will. Kiryu still won't get scared but he will get uncomfortable. Most of the time he just reacts by going "Ah... oh!"

Fond of the classics and will gravitate towards movies with a strong and likable protagonist. Likes The Evil Dead, Aliens, and Halloween. Directors don't matter much to him.

Majima Goro

He's a mixed bag. If a movie is well put together, then it can scare him pretty easily. He's most scared of ghost stories or paranormal things. Least afraid of slashers because he thinks he could just beat them all up.

Cannot stand jump scares. Sometimes he evens yells at his TV at home in irritation, saying things like "Oi, whaddya keep makin' loud noises for? Sheesh!"

Honestly, the weirder the movie the better. It might seem stereotypical for someone who looks and acts like Majima but he thinks the whole point of horror is to be interesting. Fond of Takashi Miike movies like Ichi the Killer, Audition, and Over Your Dead Body.

Akiyama Shun

Doesn't watch a lot of movies because he totally falls asleep during most of them. He'll at least give it a shot if you ask nicely though. Honestly more motivated by the fact you might cling to him during the scary parts than anything.

As much as Akiyama is a total ladies' man and romantic at heart, he always laughs whenever characters start being intimate during horror movies. He makes jokes out of it, saying things like "Babe, would you still love me if we were in a spooky movie?"

Movies with a good soundtrack actually help him stay awake. Jump scares annoy him though because if he falls asleep, the noise makes him panic. Fond of monster movies or movies about animals like Jaws, Shin Godzilla, and The Host.

Saejima Taiga

Genuinely not scared of a single darn thing. If you want to watch it, he's down to give it at least a try. He might nod off if he's tired or bored, but he tries his best not to. Horror comedy is okay with him too although he might not get all the jokes.

Most of the time he sits with his arms crossed, paying full attention. He's kind of funny in that he makes noises like "Heh" or "Hmph" when a character is caught off guard by something. Makes an occasionaly "Tsk" sound at jump scares. Otherwise he's not reactionary.

Particularly fond of slashers, probably because those usually have villains that are actually kind of his size. He enjoys the Friday the 13th series, particularly Jason X.

Tanimura Masayoshi

Type of guy to be like "Ooh let's watch this, I heard it's really scary" and then proceed to either get scared out of his wits or say something like "Wait, that's ALL?" at the end. Bases most of his movie choices off of other people's recommendations since he's usually too busy to randomly go see however many movies he wants to.

Doesn't really like horror that's super in your face. Gets more scared by the tension itself than anything. Always has movie snacks on hand.

Found footage is probably his most favorite type of horror. Likes The Blair Witch Project, Noroi, and REC. Fond of director Koji Shiraishi.

Ryuji Goda

Doesn't watch a lot of horror movies but like Saejima he's not scared of anything. He's also the type of guy to drop everything to spend time watching a movie with his partner. Gets a kick out of being a shield or protector during scary parts.

Likes movies with a lot of personality and campiness. Slow burns or psychological thrillers just put him to sleep. It doesn't matter if it's good or bad, as long as it's entertaining.

Didn't think he'd end up being much of a horror fan but he's quite partial to John Carpenter. Likes The Thing, They Live, and Christine.

Nishikiyama Akira

One of the bigger scaredy cats of the group. Won't suggest a horror movie but will totally act like he's not at all afraid if you ask to see one.

Honestly, the two of you end up just kind of holding onto each other during scary parts or pulling up the blanket almost over your eyes when a character is about to die. Violence doesn't necessarily bother him but excessive gore kind of annoys him.

Enjoys a good ghost story movie but only if you'll watch it with him. Anthologies are also good too since it offers so much at once. Likes Ju-On, Ringu, and Tales From The Crypt.

Mine Yoshitaka

Likes certain horror movies. Not scared of much but he does get noticably uncomfortable with torture movies like Saw or Hostel. He just finds it to be weird more than entertaining.

Fond of more classic monsters like vampires or werewolves. Mine's the type of guy to actually have a decent home theater setup, even if he doesn't get much time to use it, so he doesn't go to the movie theater much.

Has a soft spot for some of the really old classics in the 30's like Frankenstein or Nosferatu. His favorite horror movie is Interview With The Vampire.

Daigo Dojima

Probably the only one of the boys who actively enjoys slow burns and more psychological horror. He doesn't get opportunities to watch movies much but he does have an interest in the medium as a whole.

Particularly loves anything with spectacular cinematography. Good directing, lighting, or costumes really impress him. Kind of interested in some of the technical aspects as well. Also probably the only of the boys to ever look something up on IMDb.

Especially fond of movies by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. His favorite horror films are Kwaidan, Cure, and Pulse.

Tatsuo Shinada

The biggest scaredy cat of all of the boys. Will attempt to watch a spooky movie with you at least once just for the sake of trying but will honestly just close his eyes if he feels overwhelmed. You HAVE to hold his hand though.

Probably the only one of the boys who actually gets squeamish easily. Gore and blood make him uncomfortable, although he has SOME tolerance in general. He'd just rather watch something that's not super heavy on bloodshed.

Horror films with a particular visual style, especially super colorful ones, make it a lot easier for him as he can actually see what's happening and he feels less worried. Movies like House or Suspiria are good for him. Also likes super over the top movies like The Lost Boys or Killer Klowns From Outer Space as they're so hilarious to him that he forgets to be scared.

Kasuga Ichiban

Somewhat easily scared. He gets more shocked or surprised than scared, honestly. The movie HAS to be interesting to some degree or he will just conk out and there will be no waking him. Doesn't mind jump scares since they help keep him awake at least even if the movie's bad.

Having said that, he does enjoy taking the time to see a movie that's genuinely just really good and talking about it with you afterward. Movies with really good effects tend to impress him a lot. It's also more visually memorable.

Tends to like movies where the main character has special powers. Partial to zombie movies since a lot tends to happen and involves multiple characters. He likes 28 Days Later, The Dead Zone, and Carrie.

[evenmyhivemindisempty]

Hi,as a huge Boyd and Horror fan I want your thoughts/HCs on which Boyd character would be the biggest wuss when it comes to horror movies :3

From least afraid to most afraid!!

Quinn McKenna: Quinn has fallen asleep to horror movies before. He used to watch them with his (ex)wife and couldn’t help himself from picking them apart – “That is *not* what blood looks like when it dries”, “There’s no way he should be walking and talking after that kind of injury–”, “Emily, all I’m saying is that I don’t understand why a demon would want the body of a little girl. You’d think if it was after power, an adult would be a better pick–”

The Corinthian: The Corinthian largely isn’t afraid of horror movies either, but he ranks slightly higher than Quinn just because he actually gets into the story! He gets invested in the characters, their goals, and he gets absorbed in the action in a way Quinn simply does not.

Steve Murphy: In general, Steve isn’t particularly disturbed by horror movies. That being said, he’s so high-strung that a jump scare *will* trigger a mini-heart attack.

Cap Hatfield: Cap is the type that takes the conceit of the Blaire Witch Project and other “documentary” style horror movies at face value. He’s so freaked out that all those kids died!! And it means there probably *are* witches in the woods, like he always suspected!

Eli Klaber: He absolutely is a little freaked out by them, but he plays it up so his movie watching partner will comfort him. As far as Klaber is concerned, horror movies are an excellent excuse to hold hands!

Ty Shaw: He’s a big old wuss watching horror movies, but he also loves them so much. He gets into it! The adrenaline is half the fun!!

Donald Pierce: It’s not that *he’s* scared of horror movies, but maybe you should pick out another movie tonight s’all, Gabby. No, no, just worried *you* might find it too intense. Those witchy cultists seem pretty spooky! For. For you, Gabby.

Clement Mansell: Oh, Clement is the biggest scaredy-cat when it comes to horror movies! It’s not just about how freaked out he is *during* the movie, either - it’s also the way those images worm his way into his brain after, when he’s trying to sleep, or when he’s smoking some weed. Horror movies require a six week recovery period!

[kosmicsandshoes]

KOSMIC WDYM 3P?? you just dropped a whole ass new au and act like nothing happened?! loredump PLEASE the people need to know

Alright alright alright lmao

It kinda started as me really just wanting an excuse to come up with more alternate character designs, but I did brainstorm it all day and really think about it.

3p, like 2p, is of course another alternate universe. Instead of being a dystopia, 3p is more of a paranormal world in the sense that the things seen in movies like The Blair Witch Project and Texas Chainsaw Massacre happen all too frequently and are normalized to an extent.

Basically, life is a horror movie in the 3p universe, and everyone just kinda has to deal with it.

Since I haven't had the chance to draw the others yet, I won't get into them, but I will explain the 3p big 3.

3p Nogla is the most manipulative of everyone in the group, for better or worse. He puts on the front of being the sweetest, most wholesome man to ever walk the earth and uses his silvery tongue to get people to do his bidding, whether that be to commit vehicular manslaughter or simply allowing him to cut in line. His borderline mystical powers also cause him to become obsessive to a creepy extent. If any one person peaks his interest even mildly, he obsessively stalks them and takes in their every move, and because of his cutesy, charming personality (and his own manipulative abilities), no one ever raises any suspicions. This usually comes to a head in 3p Nogla growing bored of the object of his obsessions, and discarding them one way or another.

3p Terroriser is a strange case. Much like his 1p counterpart, by some manner of the world, he gained sentience. Unlike his t-800 counterpart however, he's a t-900, the 3p universe's midway point between the t-800 and t-1000. He's more equipped to handle the burden of sentience than t-800 Terroriser is, but as a side effect, he's also more susceptible to negative human emotions. Such as flagrant narcissism. He's extremely prideful, and never does anything that he's told to, believing he knows what's right and wrong and everyone else is stupid. This also gives him absolute immunity to 3p Nogla's manipulation abilities.

3p Vanoss is definitely the most odd out of this bunch, and maybe even the whole 3p group. Completely different to both his 1p and 2p counterparts. Due to what can only be described as a series of unfortunate events involving illicit scientific experimentation, 3p Vanoss is not all there mentally. He's much like a feral cat cornered in an alleyway. He's manic and distrusting due to his past. He has a tendency to lash out and scratch and bite if he's too freaked out. His beak is typically tied shut as a result, and his bite seems to be lethal, as the only one who's survived being bitten by 3p Vanoss is 3p Terroriser (this is the canonical explanation as to why his endoskeleton arm is exposed, the bite corroded both his jacket and synthetic skin away). He's quick to anger as well, think like the tasmanian devil; any little thing could set him off, hence why 3p Nogla sticks around. While he's not as easily swayed like the rest of the world, he can still be talked down rather easily.

I hope this is a good explanation for now, I will definitely be doing more with this and making more designs since I just really like it.

[aparticularbandit]

Movie Matters

Summary: If Ryoko can't get Yasuke to see Home Alone, she'll try to get him to see something else!

For DR Rarepair Week 2024 Day Six: Found Footage/Local Mystery, hosted by @dr-rarepair-week-blog.

References an idea discussed here and better used here.

Rating: G.

AO3

“I found another movie!”

Ryoko parades triumphantly into Yasuke’s office, holding a DVD case aloft in one hand, a bright grin on her face.  She narrowly dodges the scalpel thrown at her face and hides behind the DVD case.  “Don’t!  You’ll break the case, and I borrowed this from the library, and I’m pretty sure if you break it, then I have to pay for the whole thing, and you wouldn’t want me to pay for the whole thing, would you?”

“You say that like I care.”  Yasuke doesn’t even look up from his manga, just turns another page and keeps reading.  “Why would you think I want to see a movie with an ugly girl like you?”

“Well, I was reading in my notebook, and it said we already saw that Christmas movie together,” Ryoko says, brow furrowing.  She pulls her notebook out and flips through the pages.  “See?  Right here!”  She points to it.  Then she frowns.  “It also says that you wouldn’t see it with me again.  Which is mean because I don’t remember it.  But I thought—”

“That was your first problem,” Yasuke interrupts.

Ryoko blinks twice and looks up.  “Huh?”

“Trying to think.”

“If you teach me to think better, I’ll do that!” Ryoko exclaims, holding her notebook and the DVD case closer to her chest.  “I can be whatever you want me to be, if you’ll just tell me!”

Yasuke just rolls his eyes.  “You can’t fix your ugly, and no matter what I do, I can’t fix your brain, so no.  You’ll just forget whatever I tell you, and it’s a waste of my time to tell you over and over again.”

“W-w-well, I can write it in my notebook!”  Ryoko opens her notebook again, this time to the first clean page.  “I’ll just write it….”  Her brow furrows.  She stares at the DVD case.  “What’s this?”  She turns back a page, reads, and then holds the DVD case aloft again.  “Yasuke, I found us a movie to—”

“I got it.”  Suddenly, Yasuke is standing in front of her (when did he get there?), and he taps his nearly closed manga on her forehead.  He doesn’t seem to notice as Ryoko blushes; instead, he focuses on the DVD in her hands, neatly taking it away from her and reading the cover.  He grimaces.  “Blair Witch Project?  This is a horror movie.”

Ryoko forgets the blush and nods rapidly.  “Yes!  I thought….”  She glances down to her notebook again, and a magazine page drops out.  When she snatches it up, she grins.  “See?  This article here: If you want to spend quality time with your boyfriend, see a scary movie!  He’ll get all protective of you when you get scared!”  She flushes again.  “I…I mean, we’re not, you’re not my—”

“Let me see that.”  Yasuke snatches the magazine page out of her fingertips.  His eyes narrow as he reads.  “You little ass—”

“What’s wrong?”

Yasuke crumples the magazine page up and tosses it in his wastebasket.  “I hate horror movies.”

Ryoko blinks twice.  “Oh.”  She starts to write it down—

“Don’t write that down!”

“But I have to take that movie back!” Ryoko exclaims, reaching out for the DVD Yasuke’d taken from her.  “I have to take it back, and I have to know to not get a horror movie because you don’t like them, and then I can find a better movie from the library, and I can bring it back, and we can—”

Yasuke taps his manga atop her head again, and Ryoko quiets.  “It’s okay,” he says as she glances up.  “You can see it with me.”  His voice sounds all soft, but it’s gone in a moment when he continues, “Just don’t expect me to pay attention.  Got it?  My book is better than that stupid thing.”

“Okay!”  Ryoko beams up at him.

~

Ryoko spends the entire movie hiding against a Yasuke who is adamantly not paying attention.  It absolutely does not help that she keeps forgetting what’s going on as the movie continues, which honestly makes the whole thing more terrifying.  She quivers and scoots closer to him, and when the whole thing is over, she says, “You have to let me stay with you tonight!  I’m going to have nightmares, and only being with you will help!”

“You’ll forget the whole thing by the time you go to sleep.”  Yasuke scoots away from her.  “And I don’t want your ugly smelly face around.  I’ve had enough of you.”

“You’re so mean!”

[prettyyoungandbored]

Texts: The Blair Witch Project [Bale!Bruce Wayne]

Pairing: Christian Bale!Bruce Wayne x OC

Summary: Text messages exchanged by Bruce and Demetria while Demetria watches “The Blair Witch Project.” Prior to events in Becoming Mrs. Wayne.

Warning: Minor spoilers for “The Blair Witch Project.”

NOT MY GIF

Texts from Demetria: Italicized

Texts from Bruce: Bold

How’s everything at your mother’s?

Good! We went out for dinner and now Henry and I are watching a movie.

What movie?

The Blair Witch Project. Have you seen it?

Can’t say I have.

It’s a horror film. It came out like almost a decade ago. Basically it’s found footage of the these three people who get lost in the woods searching for the Blair Witch.

What do you mean found footage?

So it’s in the style of video cameras unlike traditional movie cameras. The people who get lost were filming a documentary about the Blair Witch and they document getting lost and the creepy shit that happened to them.

Is this something that actually happened?

Here’s the crazy part - they marketed it like it was real but it wasn’t. It was just a bunch of actors. It felt real at the time. I saw it in theaters with Henry and Harvey when it came out and our minds were blown when we later found out that it wasn’t real.

Please tell me Harvey got scared.

Nope.

I won’t lie, I’m a little disappointed.

I’m sorry to disappoint you, handsome.

It’s alright.

I will say I didn’t strike you as a horror movie person.

I’m not but this one isn’t too bad. You would hate it though.

Why’s that?

You would be annoyed by these people in the movie. I wish you were here so I could hear your commentary.

I wish I was there too. Sounds like you’re having a great night.

Mom and Henry were sad you couldn’t make it.

Next time, I promise. This merger is massive and we’re working around the clock to make sure it get done.

They understand completely. They just love you.

I know your mother does. Henry…I don’t know if love is the right word.

He does like you. He’s just being protective.

More importantly though, I love you!

Yeah that is more important than your brother’s love. No offense to him.

And I love you too.

I’m gonna miss sleeping with you tonight.

Oh yeah?

Yeah. I always sleep better with you.

Have I never told you this?

I would remember something like that. How do you sleep better with me?

You’re make me safe and comfortable. You’re a cuddler and so when I’m in the dark, I know you’re right there. I can’t even sleep with the light off when I’m alone.

You don’t sleep with the lights off?

No I don’t like being in the dark all alone.

I never knew that. Good to know in the future.

I hope not for prank reasons.

Sweetheart, you should know by now I’m not exactly a prankster like that.

No but you are mischievous.

How else am I gonna keep you on your toes?

I do love that you just glazed over that fact I told you you made me feel safe and comfortable.

It was acknowledged. I’m just not used to being told I make someone feel that way.

Well I mean it.

Promise me one thing - you will never take me into the woods.

I promise, but I would like to know where this is coming from.

So I’m at the part in the movie where they lose the map.

They lost the map? How did they lose the map?

I think the real mistake was going into the woods. That’s just me though.

When you get back to Gotham, we’re watching this movie.

You’re gonna hate it.

The movie? Probably. Your company? Never. Besides, I have a feeling we’ll be too occupied to watch it.

I have a feeling you’re right too ;)

Well, Henry just fell asleep. I’m gonna head to bed myself.

Want me to call you when you’re all settled? I’ll stay on the line til’ you fall asleep.

You would do that?

Of course I would. Call me when you’re ready, Sweetheart.

==========================

ONE WEEK LATER

“This is the dumbest movie I’ve ever seen.”

Demetria cackled, throwing her head back. Bruce turned to her, his face slightly scrunched.

“What? I’m serious,” he said.

“ I told you you would hate it!”

“I don’t hate it but it’s hard to enjoy people being morons.”

She smiled, playing with his hair. “So you’re saying you could survive out in some haunted woods with limited resources and no map?”

“Easily.”

“And if I asked Alfred?”

He waved his hands. “We don’t need to bring him into this.”

“I think we-.”

Before she could finish, Bruce’s lips were on hers. After that, the conversation and the movie had been disregarded.

[fuckyeahfightlock]

It's 2004. Someone has sent me a link, or I have found a link, or whatever. Link.

The link is to a video. YouTube has not been invented yet so I waste time downloading this video via the link. This can take up to five minutes as we are past dial-up but still do not tout the number of G's our internet. . .makes? accommodates? (I don't understand G's, to this day). So it's probably broadband that does this.

The video is a panning shot of a black and white. . either a room or an outdoor scene, moody, not necessarily spooky. There is very small, cursive script appearing on the video, a line at a time, while gentle music plays in the background. The text tells me that this is [song title] by the horror/goth/metal/whatever-they-were band Cradle of Filth, then noted something or other about the band, or the song, like a very slow and boring wikipedia article.

I lean in to read the text better. The music is so-so; I've heard of Cradle of Filth, for some reason I know they recently had a baby girl they named Agony, which I admire for its commitment to the premise, but of which I ultimately disapprove--she's a baby, not a fashion accessory.

Suddenly there's a loud screech and a hideous, terrifying face, and I jump and scream. This is a thing that happens online; seemingly innocuous videos end in jump scares, called "screamers". Later, when YouTube is invented, a lot of videos will be filmed of people being jump-scared by screamers.

Fast forward to this morning, when I watched my scary movie of the day and this is exactly the kind of scare this movie has exactly one of (ninety long minutes ends with one scare, then five minutes later it ends on one gross-out. Period.). I do not jump or scream. I roll my eyes and sigh and say loudly, "Oh, come ON, are you fucking KIDDING me right now?" A sudden close-up of a scary black and white face with a shrieky sound. I mean really. What century are we in?

Butterfly Kisses is a 2018 faux-documentary about (wait for it!) some found footage and the man who has cut it together into a film, and how no one believes the footage is real.

I was angry three minutes into this movie, when the lore of "Peeping Tom" was explained. A railroad tunnel in Maryland. If you stare down it for AN HOUR without blinking (impossible, but OK, it does sound like a plausible urban legend), a shadowy figure called Peeping Tom appears at the opposite end of the tunnel. Each time you blink, he comes closer, until finally he is so close to you he can flutter his long eyelashes and they brush yr face and you have to blink and he kills you.

DOES THIS LORE SOUND FAMILIAR??? IS IT THE SAME LORE AS THE THIRD MOST FAMOUS DOCTOR WHO VILLAIN???

I was so annoyed.

My irritation grew incandescent when halfway through the movie the Guy Who Found the Footage (Gavin) takes off his dumb tweed jacket and just happens to have a tattoo on his forearm of a sonic screwdriver. I threw a sofa pillow. These fucking people who made this fucking movie what the fuck.

At one point in the faux doc, which is set in Maryland, actual Eduardo Sanchez!!!, one of the co-directors of actual The Blair Witch Project (also set in Maryland), does a talking head segment about The Guy Gavin, asserting that his found footage must be fake because it's all too convenient. There's another guy who is not actual John Waters but you just know the filmmakers wrote the part hoping John Waters would agree to do their little indie Maryland movie.

The dialogue was improvised, so there was a lot of awkwardly dumped-in exposition and too much swearing. There were only four women with speaking parts, only one with more than ten lines. There were a shit ton of 30something white guys, though!

Director Erik Kristopher Myers died young (40) after being struck by a van, leaving behind a wife and children, so I won't speak ill of him. But this movie just rubbed me every wrong way. It's not good.

Also, how I ended up watching four found footage films in under a week is really beyond me; I don't even LIKE found footage movies. I'd say on the whole I actively DISLIKE them. No more found footage this month. Except that I might rewatch Lake Mungo if I run out of movies near the end of the month (I have a list of To Rewatch films in case I can't find new-to-me movies I want to watch and/or I've watched so many stinkers I just don't want to risk it anymore). But no others!

Anyway, miss me with this one.

[wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee28374728]

Ok, so I just got done with House of Ashes, and this is my thoughts on the first 3

Spoilers under the cut for Man of Medan, Little Hope, and House of Ashes

So I was sorta disappointed by Man of Medan because there was no supernatural stuff at all even though that was the plot of the whole game. It is cool that it's based on the actual case of the SS Ourang Medan(really cool actual ghost ship story btw) and I also see some influence from the movie called Ghost Ship(not very good) and a little bit from JAWS. I was hoping at first that the game would be ww2 era about some ghost on the boat. Then I was kinda hoping they would be diving for the sunk ship and slowly running out of oxygen while being hunted by the ghost kid. But nope. Overall the ending was pretty disappointing that it was just a gas, but at the same time, a toxic gas is one accepted theory of what happened to the real ship. 6/10

Little hope also had a disappointing ending, hut one I like much better for being more satisfing and properly set up and within the theme. This one seems to be more inspired by Silent Hill than anything else. All 4 demons were cool, and I think read that you can get an alternate demon for Taylor depending on how her 60s doppelganger dies. I actually do think this one was good, but after there being nothing supernatural in Man of Medan either, it was a little more annoying than it would be otherwise. But this one was more thematically put together and coherent. I also see some inspiration from The Blair Witch Project, but not much. I haven't seen that many witch horror movies recently. 8/10

I like House of Ashes the best of all of them so far. The vampires were the coolest monster design so far, the most interesting and engaging character relationships. And of course, I'm glad the monsters are finally real. The temple wasn't as cool as the town of Little Hope, but the caverns full of green stuff were awesome. This one seems to be inspired by Aliens, both visually and plot inspiration. Thought that even before I found out they actually were aliens, but that was a better twist than the other two combined. The vampires also looked a bit like the monsters from A Quiet Place. 9/10

Will update when I finish The Devil in Me

[ships-to-sail]

Hello, friends! This is me *finally* getting around to about a million weeks worth of tags from @kiwiana-writes (and half a dozen other eternally patient individuals) so... here we go!

This is coming from a little thing that has, of course, spiraled into a much bigger thing (and because what better time of year to write a ghost story than Christmastime, amirite?)

Dreams are such fascinating little things. The rocketfire launching of electricity across the sleeping grey matter of the human brain, reabsorbed into that thing that we call self and played out across the movie screen of the mind like a palimpsest of reality, a being that has been before, but also never ever was.  Dreams have long been Henry’s companion in the world. When he was young, young enough that he could remember the sound of his father’s voice, the soft folds of his face when he smiled evident under Henry’s pudgy fingers and not through the cold, smooth gloss of a picture, he’d liked to think of them as channels on a television. Too scary? Not funny enough? Simply grab the remote, and change the channel. Problem solved. Usually. (He doesn’t and won’t ever talk about the summer he’d watched The Blair Witch Project and had needed to sleep in Bea’s room for over a month.) But then time had pulled its cruelest trick of all, and suddenly the things happening in his waking hours were far harder, far scarier, far nastier in the pit of Henry’s stomach than anything his mind could create to supply him with at night. This is also, coincidentally, the time in his life at which Henry stops sleeping through the night.

Tagging a bunch of folks who've tagged me, a couple of folks I just want to hear from, and of course everyone who feels like sharing! @kiwiana-writes @rmd-writes @nontoxic-writes @hgejfmw-hgejhsf @sparklepocalypse @celaestis1 @indomitable-love @cricketnationrise @lilythesilly @eponymiad @schittposting @thedidipickles @grapehyasynth @affectionatelyrs @happiness-of-the-pursuit @inexplicablymine

[kurtxhummels]

Kurt wasn’t exactly sure why he thought going through the haunted walkthrough actually carrying his mallet with him was a good thing. It was part of his costume, yes, but he should have known better. He wasn’t a big horror fan, if he were being honest. One too many viewings of The Blair Witch Project and his ex-fiancé’s obsession with the damn Conjuring universe had definitely taken its toll. He didn’t hate horror movies per se, but he definitely wasn’t their biggest fan. He definitely didn’t watch them alone; usually only with someone who wouldn’t judge him too hard if he left half moon shaped markings in their arm while watching over the person’s shoulder. Depending on the film at least. Even so, though, he’d heard that the walkthrough wasn’t that bad so he thought he could walk through it by himself and be fine. He had been wrong. Admittedly most of it wasn’t too bad. Some of the stuff was just creepy (he had a thing about clowns and dolls, and it’s like they were fucking everywhere), but the fact that he couldn’t tell if the screaming was genuine people walking through and screaming out in fear or if it was a recorded effect for the added ‘spookiness’ made him uneasy. Logically, he knew people weren’t too far behind him so of course others could see him, but it still felt like eyes were on him everywhere he turned in this place, and that didn’t help either. To make matters worse, there were a few jump scares that had caught him way off guard - he wasn’t good with jump scares - and now he was on edge. Especially towards the end of the walkthrough. He had psyched himself out so bad that he nearly took someones head off with his mallet; they had jumped out from behind one of the animatronics as a joke, one that he didn’t take very well. He’d stopped himself at the last second, but he had scared the shit out of the person. He couldn’t apologize enough, and by the time he reached the end of the walkthrough he was damn near done with the night. He didn’t want to leave, really, the rest of his night had been fun, but he definitely needed a drink. Something stronger than wine, at first at least. Going over to the bar area, he ordered himself some shots of tequila as well as the largest glass of red he could get. “That should work to calm my nerves a bit,” he muttered to himself before thanking the bartender. Slamming down one after another of the three shots of tequila he had ordered, he let out a cough as he gasped for air before shaking his head a bit and swallowing hard through the burn in his throat. “Fuck me,” he cursed quietly as the bartender took the shots and poured him his glass of wine with a smirk on his face. “I hate the taste of tequila, but at least it’ll get the job done.” He thanked the bartender again, grabbed his mallet and his wine, and moved towards a nearby table to sit down for a bit; he could still hear the screams and feel his pulse racing every time he thought about the poor guy that had jumped out at him. What would possess someone to jump out at another person with a croquet mallet in his hand was beyond him, but he definitely needed to calm down a bit.

[lesvegas]

ritchie’s🎃💀 ABCs of Horror Movie Marathon!! 💀🎃

Horror movie challenge prompted by @quintsmachete

Day Three - C is for Cloverfield (2008)

In the seventh grade, a kid newer than me would bring up this movie at least once a week. Any request for suggestions on activities was always met with "let's watch Cloverfield!" followed by annoyed groans from everyone else. I genuinely think he kept a Cloverfield DVD in his bag at all times because the one time, the one time our teacher caved in, he just happened to have brought it to school and was ready to go. We got about 5 minutes into the movie before the teacher ordered him to shut it off because the opening was a house party scene where someone probably mentioned sex or drugs.

After a cursory google, I discovered that a lot of people think this movie was way over-hyped back in the day, but I was too out of touch to have seen any of that, so I went into this with relatively tempered expectations. All I had to go off of was the trailer and two semester's worth of hype from one classmate from a decade and a half ago. So was whatshisname right about this movie being totally awesome?

Yes. He was extremely right. And I just KNOW he was seething when we were forced to stop watching just 2 minutes before it got good.

I always wanted The Blair Witch Project (1999) to be my first found footage movie, but I honestly have no regrets seeing this one first. It might not be the origin of the genre, but it's easy to see how it helped popularize it. The whole movie flew by and I was having a blast the entire time save for maybe the first five minutes or so and I was genuinely impressed by so much of it.

I was honestly shocked that the entire film (save for the opening and closing credits) was from the perspective of the exact same camera, even when it came to scenes that were non-linear. I was expecting there to be some non-'recorded' scene or a cut to another camera at any moment and was pleasantly surprised when the movie ended entirely contained within the one tape.

Through most of the movie, I felt invested in watching the main characters go through all this and wanted to see at least one of them make it out alive. I didn't fall in love with them enough to get disappointed when some died, but I did find them more relatable than a lot of other horror/disaster/monster movie protagonists. Off-camera and mentioned deaths felt like a genuine loss, too.

I also really liked how realistic and thus kinda fucking scary it all felt. Most of the choices made and logic followed felt reasonable, and any place you could think to escape through like bridges or the subway or shops and buildings were all tried and proven to be unsafe. And while some of the CGI hasn't aged the best, I'd say most of the effects fucking ruled and had weight to them, especially early on.

Genuinely way better than I was expecting and I'm glad I saw it. I will be getting it on DVD and keeping it in my work bag at all times just in case there's an opportunity to suggest watching it.

This one easily gets 5 fuckin clovers outta five babey 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

[coridallasmultipass]

Happy Halloween, ny'all. 🎃

Back hurts (what's new lol), so I didn't feel like pulling a wig out for this, but I hand-knitted the beanie this month (along with a bunch of socks). I've been watching some of my fave horror movies over the past 2 months and paying attention to the fiber arts involved for knitting/crochet inspo. I figured I had yarn in the right shade (well, similar, this one is heathered periwinkle and brown) to make the beanie Heather wears in The Blair Witch Project, so might as well make that my Halloween costume since I have similar enough clothes in my closet. The yarn is too thick to put on the dog embroidery (and I ain't an embroiderer), so I'm fine calling this a costume and not a cosplay lol. I got too many health issues going on right now to strive for accuracy (the flannel isn't even accurate either).

Still, it was fun knitting something I saw in a movie. And I've never done a beanie on circular needles before, and I learned a new cast-on method that I'm trying on the cuffs of my current socks-in-progress because it's extra stretchy ('circular tubular cast on for 1x1 rib' it's a type of provisional cast on and is super fiddly with a crocheting start, but was perfect for a stretchy beanie to have a seamless start).

Anyway, that's all I got. Haven't been feeling like posting on here much, but it's Halloween.

((Also, that plastic bag is my Halloween tree, RIP. I have had a back injury [from heavy lifting around the house] since May that never got better and I've re-injured it twice since then, and I think I'm just going to skip all decorations altogether this year, 'cause I'm just in too much pain to do more than sit.))

[world0fmadness]

Hey, you seem like you’re into horror. Do you have a favourite horror movie, any suggestions on what to watch? Hope you’re having a great day!

Ps. Love the last hc about camping, Nocturno really deserves more love in this community :))

-🐀

୨୧ hey there, my sweet little rat anon! i’m having a very decent day and i hope you are too, if not then i send many hugs and kisses

indeed, i am very much into horror lolol! been into it just about as long as i have been extreme metal music, just a little earlier… oh what an amazing question to ask during the spookiest month of the year and so close to halloween! trying to get some scary movies figured out for the rest of the month? nothing feels better than watching a horror during halloween… it would simply be too hard for me to pick a singular favourite but i can name a couple off the top of my head for you

some of these kind of teeter on the edge of thriller more than horror but some favourites would be ;

house of wax, 2005 ( perhaps this will be a hot take but as someone who owns both the original movie and the remake, i actually preferred the remake! i think it was just so different and creative in the best way possible, it was not just a lazy cash grab remake of an old film, they really put their own spin on it and changed things up for what i think was the better! the set design for this movie is absolutely gorgeous and i believe the short documentary or behind the scenes footage is available to watch for free on youtube but i have it on dvd myself! paris hilton is in this movie and surprisingly does a decent job at acting her role, she did very well and fit her assigned character )

house of 1000 corpses, 2003 ( listen, i do not think this is the best horror movie in the world and i would never claim it to be that but it just has a very special place in my heart because it hits points of everything i enjoy in a movie! the acting, in my own opinion, is very good, the plot is so strange but not too much of a complete mind fuck to where it is just not enjoyable to watch anymore, it has some comedy that works well and is not just randomly thrown in there and ohhh the soundtrack, my beloved soundtrack! just a killer halloween movie, especially since it actually takes place during halloween )

black christmas, 1974 ( there really is not much i can say about this one without rambling for hours! just a classic, must watch horror! it’s an annual christmas and halloween movie for me! it used to keep me up some nights when staying at my grandparents house due to the type of house they had being similar to the house in the movie unlike my own )

the crow, 1994 ( another general classic movie that to me, is a must watch for the dark and gothic romantics out there! such a beautiful movie with and even better soundtrack for those who enjoy industrial metal and all )

rec, 2007 ( so damn freaky, knocks the blair witch project out of the water when it comes to found footage horror films! the screaming and yelling all just sounds so genuine and loud, the acting from the main cast is just so incredible in my opinion )

the descent, 2005 ( as someone who loves horror movies that slowly turn into so much more than they seem on the surface… wowee did this one catch me so off guard! the feelings of claustrophobia this film fills you with, the feelings of panic and tension is just amazing )

the dark crystal, 1982 ( i class this as a horror because the strange vulture creatures scared the living shit out of me when i first watched it as a child and i always watch this movie during october but now, i see how truly gorgeous this movie is despite still being a little disturbing to me at times )

the texas chainsaw massacre, 1974

elvira: mistress of the dark, 1988

the satanic rites of dracula, 1973

the evil dead, 1981

the birds, 1963

psycho, 1960

carrie, 1976

and some that are not quite favourites but i still think are definitely worth mentioning as recommendations ;

silent hill, 2006 ( i have my issues with this movie and i absolutely hate how the snow not ash lore plagued the community for so long and still does but i would be lying if i said i did not find it to be an enjoyable movie! i do absolutely love the atmosphere and the costume design, not to mention that the plot is not all that bad at all! definitely worth a watch, especially if you would like to get into silent hill but maybe do not enjoy playing games and simply prefer movies )

the texas chainsaw massacre 2, 1986 ( obviously nowhere near as spooky and scary and grisly as the first, classic movie but that is the whole point! the tonal shift is just amazing in my opinion and the comedy is just so… so obviously eighties in the best ways possible! a must watch comedy horror for me, so goofy and weird yet so lovable )

elephant, 2003 ( not so much a horror at all, more a thriller but i will mention this movie whenever i can because it is just so eery and so incredibly disturbing despite not being a horror, despite not having creatures that look like they come from the deepest pits of hell, despite the only cast and characters being our own human selves )

tokyo gore police, 2008 ( another less than perfect movie but to me, it is just such a joy to watch with all of the weirdness and wackiness it holds )

creepshow, 1982, creepshow 2, 1987

the lovely bones, 2009

bride of chucky, 1998

murder weapon, 1989

the collector, 2009

the lost boys, 1987

laid to rest, 2009

cat people, 1942

may, 2002

again, these are just quick and off the top of my head so i am definitely missing a few notable ones, does not help that i’m a little sleepy at the minute but hopefully these are some decent enough recommendations for you! have fun watching ^w^

and thank you very much! super glad to hear how many people really liked them when i was so worried about them not being the best hehe…

yeahhh, he absolutely does! he was and still is a total cutie, so so so handsome and so obviously a complete sweetheart! though to be honest, i feel like there are just so many under-appreciated and under-loved people in the black metal scene! there are so many people who deserve so much love and appreciate, much more than they get…

thanks again for this ask, rat anon! you guys don’t know how happy it makes me to answer any and all of your questions <3

[impuretale]

The Blair Witch Project was not the first found footage horror movie. It did catch on and kick off a craze, and its marketing increased the controversy around it and everything from websites to fake supplemental documentaries created this verisimilitude around it that fooled some people into thinking it was real for a while, and that in itself was fun to watch and appreciate and look back on. The mechanisms for which it was released to the world and unraveled was pretty unique to it.

But most would argue that the first found footage horror movie was Cannibal Holocaust, which by name alone should tell you everything you need to know about it. It would become part of a larger trend in Italian-made horror that based itself around depicting native peoples as human-eating savages in loin cloths for shock value (and actual natives featured in the films were often underpaid, mistreated, and put at risk), and the movies pretty much always universally included a lot of staged but still quite real animal cruelty to increase the violence quotient, too. But the title mentioned used the found footage element -- effectively enough, mind, that the director was dragged into court and forced to prove he didn’t murder a bunch of his actors on camera. (The courts did not care about the animals, mind.) The movie has a storied and frankly uncomfortable history.

It does not take away from the fact that The Blair Witch Project for what it was sparked a real drive toward that form of filmmaking (found footage, not cannibal films) and used various elements to make the product more interesting to consume. It still pioneered something for its time. I am not going to get angry if most people’s first foray into that particular kind of movie begins there and not with the movie that included widespread animal cruelty, racism, blatant, exploitation-film levels of sexism in all the ways you would want a content warning for, and gore that was convincing enough that again, the director was forced to prove it was all fake or go to prison.

Sometimes a thing can be a first just for being a notable entry in a genre or form of storytelling because it is what people are widespread going to be exposed to first, because it is doing something unique that nothing currently is doing, and in its own way. The rest may come later for those curious enough to look. And we can offer those things to that audience without diminishing what got them started.

So let’s maybe start to look for language that lets us do this better because nothing turns off new ears to new sounds more than “I liked it before it was cool” vibes.