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Reader's Guide: World AIDS Day 2024

World AIDS Day falls on December 1st. Young Adult Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian It’s 1989 in New York City, and for three teens, the world is changing. Reza is an Iranian boy who has just moved to the city with his mother to live with his stepfather and stepbrother. He’s terrified that someone will guess the truth he can barely acknowledge about himself. Reza knows he’s gay, but all he knows…

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Projecting onto my second favourite characters bc i dont wanna hurt my favourites like my life depends on it.

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The then newly-restored plaque in St. Mary’s Square honoring the “Americans of Chinese Ancestry” who gave their lives for America in its world wars, November 10, 2018. Photograph by Doug Chan.

The Last Full Measure: St. Mary’s Square Monument to the Fallen of Chinese America

In his book San Francisco Chinatown: A Guide to its History & Architecture, historian Philip P. Choy, shared his observations about the monuments in St. Mary’s Square as follows:

“Across from the statue of Dr. Sun Yat-sen is a less imposing but more significant monument, with 97 names of Chinese American soldiers of our community, who made the supreme sacrifice in World War I and II. Every year on Veterans Day, the Cathay Post No. 384 and the VFW Chinatown Post march to the square to honor those who died for us, that they never be forgotten. This commemorative plaque and day of remembrance are more symbolic of Chinese America than Sun Yat-sen’s statue and the “Ten Ten” celebration.”

During the Second World War, thousands of young men and women enlisted or were drafted from Chinatowns, Japantowns (and concentration camps), Manilatowns, and other small communities across the country.

According to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs and researchers at the Oakland Museum, 13,499 Chinese American men fought in the armed forces. (Community estimates range as high as 20,000.) Approximately 75 percent served in the US Army, with ground units such as the 3rd and 4th Infantry Divisions in Europe and the 6th, 32nd and 77th Infantry Divisions in the Pacific. A quarter of the total Chinese American personnel under arms served in the Navy. Still others served in specialized units, such as the all-Chinese American 1157th Signal Corps -- part of 14th Air Service Group that would join the fight against Imperial Japan in the China Burma India theatre of operations.

Group of Chinese recruits for the U. S. Navy taking their oath on top of a captured Japanese submarine, on Navy Day in San Francisco Chinatown, October 27, 1942. Associated Press photographer unknown (from the collection of the San Francisco Public Library). As written on the verso: ""A two-man Jap submarine, captured after the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, T.H. [Territory of Hawaii], began its nation-wide tour in San Francisco Oct. 27. In Chinatown, Chinese recruits for the U.S. Navy lined up on the vessel and took their oath. It was part of Navy Day ceremonies."

The Chinese American men who served in the armed forces during WW II comprised 20 percent of all such men in the continental U.S. As historian Iris Chang would write decades later, “ethnic Chinese men gave their lives disproportionate to their presence in the country.”

As in many cities, the public spaces in San Francisco had included memorials to the fallen in America’s wars. On Memorial Day on May 30, 1919, city officials and thousands of spectators dedicated a 15-acre plot as the “Grove of Heroes,” in remembrance of the US dead and wounded in the First World War. In 1930, a sculpture originally created by M. Earl Cummings for the Pan Pacific International Exposition was acquired and installed in the meadow adjacent to the grove. The bronze figure holding a laurel wreath became known as the “Doughboy Statue,” and it is readily noticeable from the park’s John F. Kennedy drive and promenade. On Armistice Day (now known as Veterans Day), November 13, 1932, public officials assembled again to dedicate an 18-ton granite boulder (reportedly quarried from Twin Peaks) to commemorate US war dead. The monument, which was sponsored by the Native Sons of the Golden West, was inscribed with the names of 748 men and 13 women, all local soldiers and volunteers who died during the Great War.

The Doughboy Statue in the “Grove of Heroes” in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. The plaque, sponsored by the Native Sons of the Golden West and inscribed with the names of US dead in two world wars, omits the names of non-white military personnel killed in the line of duty.

Although Chinese Americans had served and died in WW I, no Chinese names had ever been inscribed in any of San Francisco’s war memorial monuments from that era. Their omission was hardly surprising. The Native Sons of the Golden West had been founded in July 1875 as a fraternal organization "embracing only the sons of those sturdy pioneers who arrived on this coast prior to the admission of California as a state." In the 1920s, the Native Sons adopted a white nativist stance on public policy issues. President William P. Canbu of the Native Sons wrote that “California was given by God to a white people, and with God’s strength we want to keep it as He gave it to us.” The Native Sons openly opposed Chinese, Mexican, and Japanese immigration. At the outset of the Second World War, the organization waged an unsuccessful legal battle for Japanese Americans to be disenfranchised.

The size of the returning cohort of Chinese American men (and the few women) from the Second World War had been unprecedented, and they produced a transformative generation of determined civic activists in the postwar era. As was the case with many other communities of color in the country, Chinese Americans had to struggle for acceptance and civil rights. Community activists such as John C. Young, a retired colonel from the United States Army and World War II veteran, made it their mission to join the struggle for Chinese Americans’ civil rights and participation in mainstream society. Young’s family led that effort by example as one of the first Chinese families to buy a home in defiance of racially-restrictive covenants against homeownership in San Francisco’s Richmond District (See the story here: https://www.outsidelands.org/chinese-in-the-richmond-alfred-john-young-and-connie-young-yu.php)

Left to right: Janey Young Cheu, Connie Young Yu, Mary Lee Young, Lt. Col. John C. Young, and Alfred John Young in the Young family house at 674 37th Avenue, circa 1952. (Courtesy of Al Young)

With the onset of the Cold War and actual armed conflict on the Korean peninsula, Chinese American leaders sensed that the path toward progress and acceptance of Chinese Americans had been jeopardized by the People’s Republic of China’s deploying troops to support North Korea’s military against UN forces.

As a commander of the American Legion Post #384 (Cathay Post), John Young and his fellow veterans spearheaded a proposal to erect a war memorial to the fallen Chinese American Veterans of World War I and World War II.

In 1951, the same year in which the Native Sons added the names of 16 white members who had died in World War II to the plaque on the rock pedestal of the Doughboy Statue, Chinese American veterans’ proposal to honor their fallen comrades in Chinatown gained acceptance.

Members of the VFW Chinatown post and Cathay Post no. 384 of the American Legion huddle and review conceptual drawings for a St. Mary’s Square monument with San Francisco Mayor Elmer Robinson in the Mayor’s office in City Hall, c. 1951. Standing (left to right): Lim P. Lee, Peter H. Wong (unidentified veteran), Shaw Pange, Charles Leong, and Joseph Quan. Sitting: John C. Young, Mayor Elmer Robinson, and James Hall. Photographer unknown (from the collection of the late Col. John C. Young and his daughter Connie Young Yu).

Before 1951, a large and dramatic stainless steel statue of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, designed local sculptor Benny Bufano, represented the principal statuary in St. Mary's Square.

St. Mary's Square Nov 12, 1943. In this view of St. Mary's Square, looking north toward Old St. Mary's Church, members of San Francisco’s Chinese community bow before the statue of Sun Yat Sen on the occasion of Dr. Sun’s birthday. Among those attending the ceremony was Tse Kiong Sun, grandson of Sun Yat Sen. Photographer unknown (Courtesy of a private collector).

According to historian Phil Choy, the statue had been commissioned by the Chinese Six Companies to commemorate October 10, 1911, the day Dr. Sun's revolutionary party overthrew the Manchu government and established the Republic of China. As Choy wrote in 2012:

“For almost a century, October 10th, known by the Chinese as “Ten Ten,” was a major day of celebration in the community. Banners stretched across Grant Avenue. Organized by the Chinese Six Companies, drum & bugle corps and pupils from every Chinese language school dutifully paraded through the streets. Today the celebration no longer has 100% community support. Members of the Chinese Six Companies are divided; some still embrace the Kuomintang (KMT) Party of the former Republic of China (now the Taiwanese Government), while others support the People’s Republic of China.”

The efforts by the Chinese community’s veterans and supporters to honor the fallen of two world wars culminated in 1951 with the installation of the memorial plaque still seen today in St. Mary's Square. (A recounting of the memorial's dedication and other recollections by the daughter of one of the leaders in the effort to establish the monument, historian Connie Young Yu, may be heard here. (https://chiamgi.substack.com/p/col-john-c-young-profile?triedRedirect=true)

“Soldiers firing salute at dedication of memorial to deceased Chinese-American veterans at St. Mary's Square,” May 28, 1951. Mayor Elmer Robinson stands at center in dark suit. Photographer Unknown (Examiner Negative Collection / courtesy of a private collector)

A large crowd attended the dedication ceremonies for the Chinese veterans memorial at St Mary’s Square on May 28, 1951. An Army band is seated with musical instruments, and members of the Chinatown Boy Scouts troop appear in the right foreground. Photographer unknown (form a private collection).

Civic leader and president of the Wing Nien Soy Sauce Co. Col. John C. Young (ret.) speaks to the crowd assembled on May 28, 1951, for the dedication of the memorial to Chinese American service personnel killed during the First and Second World Wars. His speech to the crowd occurred in the presence of his former commanding officer, General Albert Wedemeyer, under whom Young served as a heavy weapons officer in the China-Burma-India theater of operations.

If the irony of Chinese Americans' entering the US armed forces during wartime was apparent, it was never expressed publicly by those who had served honorably. Native-born, as well immigrants ineligible to naturalize as citizens by punitive immigration laws, had answered the call to service for an America that had, for most of the previous century, robbed, murdered, burned, lynched, taxed, and excluded the pioneer generations, while building much of the political economy of the American West on the strength of Asian labor.

Veterans from Chinatown's American Legion Cathay Post 384 and VFW Chinatown Post 4618 assembled on Memorial Day 2016 in front of the WW I and II memorial plaque in St. Mary’s Square to commemorate the Chinese American fallen in all the nation’s conflicts and wars. Photograph by Doug Chan.

The numbers of Chinese Americans KIA and MIA from the world wars remain imprecise. The honored dead, including Medal of Honor recipient Capt. Francis B. Wai are, and will be, remembered in perpetuity for their extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty. For others, such as Lt. Kenneth Kai-Kee, the memories, grief and loss of those he left behind have already faded with the passing of family, friends, and loved ones.

The passage of time confers on community historians the duty to impart to each new generation the mission to remember the wartime sacrifices of Chinese America's sons and daughters. The debt to those who gave the last full measure of devotion must be honored in perpetuity.

Photograph by Doug Chan.

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Oooh ok lets see

5 Favourite Characters Poll (Tag Game)

I was tag by: @star-mum

Rules: make a poll with five of your all time favourite characters and then tag five people to do the same. See which character is everyone's favourite.

Thanks you so much for the tag

Tags <3: @meeks-beas @practically-an-x-man @outer-space-face @trashworldblog @mydearlybeloathed

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December 1 is World AIDS Day!

Where We Go From Here by Lucas Rocha translated to English by Larissa Helena

Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett

The 2001 run of Green Arrow comics by various contributors

And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts

Love is the Cure On Life, Loss, and the End of AIDS by Elton John

Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors by Susan Sontag

My Government Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson

On my TBR:

Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez

How to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS by David France

When You Call My Name by Tucker Shaw

Breaking the Walls of Silence: AIDS and Women in New York State Maximum Security Prison by members of the AIDS Counseling and Education Program

The Quilt: Stories from the Names Project by Cindy Ruskin

The Prettiest Star by Carter Sickles

Red X by David Demchuk

The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara

Never Silent: ACT UP and My Life in Activism by Peter Staley

Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993 by Sarah Schulman

It Was Vulgar and It Was Beautiful: How AIDS Activists Used Art to Fight a Pandemic by Jack Lowery

Love Your Asian Body: AIDS Activism in Los Angeles Eric C Wat

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THIS DAY IN GAY HISTORY

based on: The White Crane Institute's 'Gay Wisdom', Gay Birthdays, Gay For Today, Famous GLBT, glbt-Gay Encylopedia, Today in Gay History, Wikipedia, and more … December 13

1904 – The Iowa Supreme Court rules that "irresistible insane impulse" is a possible defense against a charge of sodomy.

1904 – Glen Byam Shaw (d.1986) was an English actor and theatre director, known for his dramatic productions in the 1950s and his operatic productions in the 1960s and later. Created CBE in 1954, he also received the Hon DLitt of the University of Birmingham in 1959.

In the 1920s and 1930s Byam Shaw was a successful actor, both in romantic leads and in character parts. He worked frequently with his old friend John Gielgud. After working as co-director with Gielgud at the end of the 1930s, he preferred to direct rather than act. He served in the armed forces during the Second World War, and then took leading directorial posts at the Old Vic, the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre and Sadler's Wells (later known as the English National Opera).

Byam Shaw was born in London, the youngest of five siblings. He was educated at Westminster School, where his contemporaries included his elder brother, James Byam Shaw, later a well-known art historian, and John Gielgud, who became a lifelong friend and professional colleague.

Byam Shaw's first appearance was at Torquay in the west of England, in C. K. Munro's comedy At Mrs. Beam's. In 1925 he made his London debut, playing Yasha in J.B. Fagan's production of The Cherry Orchard, in a cast that included Alan Napier as Gaiev, O.B. Clarence as Firs and Gielgud as the young student Trofimov. Over the next few years Byam Shaw appeared in three more plays by Chekhov, and in plays by Strindberg and Ibsen. He made his New York debut in November 1927 as Pelham Humphrey in And So To Bed.

Actress Constance Collier was impressed by Byam Shaw and used her influence to gain him roles. Among those to whom she introduced him was Ivor Novello, then a leading figure in London theatre. She directed them both in the play Down Hill in 1926. Byam Shaw and Novello became lovers for a short time. This drew him into contact with the poet Siegfried Sassoon, another friend of Collier; he and Byam Shaw became close. Their friendship lasted for the rest of Sassoon's life, although they ceased to be sexual partners quite quickly; Sassoon became involved with Stephen Tennant, and Byam Shaw fell in love with an actress, Angela Baddeley. They married in 1929. The marriage, which lasted until her death in 1976, was, Denison writes, "a supremely happy one, both domestically and professionally"; the couple had a son and a daughter.

1912 – England requires flogging for a second violation of the 1898 law prohibiting Gay solicitation.

Peter Dorey (L) with Ernest Cole

1947 – Peter Dorey (d.2021) was the co-founder of Gay’s the Word, the first bookshop in the UK dedicated to selling books and magazines for the LGBT+ community.

Dorey founded the shop in Bloomsbury, central London, together with Ernest Hole and Jonathan Cutbill, in 1979. Naming the shop after the Ivor Novello musical, the trio aimed to provide a safe space where LGBT+ people could meet and share a love of books, including many titles that were not available elsewhere.

Peter Dorey was born in 1947 in London to Frederick and Irene Dorey and educated at Preston Manor Grammar School in Wembley. Whilst at the University of Leeds he became interested in broadcasting, working for the student radio station on campus. Upon graduating he joined the BBC as a sound engineer, spending more than 20 years at studios in Belfast and Bristol. It was at a meeting of Gay Icebreakers, a social group, that he and his colleagues came up with the idea of a specialist bookshop for the LGBT+ community, with Dorey providing the funding.

During the miners’ strike of 1984-85, the bookstore became the meeting hub for Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM), a group which raised funds for striking coalminers in south Wales. Their story is celebrated in the film Pride (2014), directed by Matthew Warchus.

As the subject of long-term surveillance and institutional homophobia, Gay’s the Word was raided in 1984 by HM Customs and Excise, which claimed that “indecent or obscene” material was being held there. Thousands of pounds of stock was removed by Customs officers whilst Dorey and his colleagues were charged with conspiracy to import indecent books, under the archaic Customs Consolidation Act of 1876.

Questions in parliament from Chris Smith and Frank Dobson and pressure from campaigners forced a review of the case. A crowdfunding campaign raised £55,000, including £3,000 donated by the author Gore Vidal. Smith came out as Britain’s first openly gay MP a few months later. The charges against Dorey and his co-directors were eventually dropped.

Dorey met Timothy Groom in 1985 and they were partners until Groom's death in 2010.

1948 – Tom Walmsley, born in Liverpool, England, is a Canadian playwright, novelist, poet and screenwriter.

Born in Liverpool, Walmsley came to Canada with his family in 1952, and was raised in Oshawa, Ontario, and Lorraine, Quebec. He dropped out of high school and battled addictions as a young adult.

In addition to his plays, Walmsley was the winner of the first Three-Day Novel Contest in 1979 for his novel Doctor Tin. He later published a sequel, Shades, and another unrelated novel, Kid Stuff. Walmsley wrote the screenplay for Jerry Ciccoritti's film Paris, France in 1993. Ciccoritti also later adapted Walmsley's play Blood into a film.

Walmsley's style of writing ranges from the naturalistic to the poetic and, at times, the absurd. He moves easily between dramatic and comedic, and some of his "darkest" work is treated with a cutting sense of humour. His most common themes include sex (both hetero- and homosexual, often involving sado-masochistic fetishes, adulterous affairs, and, in the case of Blood, incest), violence, addiction (to alcohol and heroin in particular), and God (from a Christian perspective). He rarely deals with politics directly, although he openly displays a distaste for middle-class morality and social conservative interpretations of Christianity.Early in his career, Walmsley summarized his sense of personal identity as "blond, stocky, below average height, uncircumcised, bisexual, tattooed, with bad teeth and very large feet".

1975 – Lionel Baier, born in Lausanne, is a Swiss film director. He began his career with a short called "Good Enough To Eat" and two docs: one for Swiss television called The Pastor, the other about gay pride in the Valais.

At 28 he released his first feature, a breakout festival hit, Garcon Stupide, about a confused, uneducated, perpetually frisky 20 year-old named Loic who wants more than the quick tricks he turns with older men on the streets of Lausanne. The marketing department tried to sell Baier's follow-up, Stealth, as another gay romp but the character's main preoccupation is coping with the discovery that his family's background is Polish, which leads to a road trip, which leads to a providential hookup.

In 2009, Baier made Another Man about a straight writer who stumbles into a job as a small-town newspaper movie reviewer For something different, the next year Baier shot Low Cost on his cell phone in a month. Low Cost is a 60-minute drama about a 34 year-old who knows when he's going to die. In 2013 he released Great Waves, his first period drama, set in April 1974 during Portugal's Carnation Revolution.

1990 – Anton Hysén is a Swedish footballer who plays in the Swedish third division for Utsiktens BK, which is coached by his father Glenn Hysén. He is a former member of the Swedish national under-17 association football team and was given a trainee contract with BK Häcken from 2007 to 2009,[3] but was hindered by injuries and instead joined Utsiktens BK, for whom he plays in his third season. He was previously a member of Torslanda IK. His older brothers are football players Tobias Hysén (half-brother) and Alexander Hysén. He won the seventh season of Let's Dance, being the first openly gay person to win this competition.

He came out as gay to the Swedish football magazine Offside in March 2011. Daily Mail has described Anton as the "first high-profile Swedish footballer to announce that he is gay" and as the second active professional football player to come out, after English footballer Justin Fashanu in 1990. The BBC called him "a global one-off".

Hysén was profiled on Swedish broadcaster TV4 on March 9, 2011, in a debate show moderated by Lennart Ekdal titled "Can gays play football too?".

He works part-time as a construction worker.

1999 – US Defense Secretary William Cohen ordered a full review of the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy. The policy had recently been criticized for creating a hostile environment.

2002 – The Belgium Senate approves same-sex marriage, making Belgium the second country to do so.

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The Antonian Reading List

Mark Antony: A Life by Patricia Southern (Highly recommended!)

Mark Antony: A Biography by Eleanor Goltz Huzar (Highly recommended!)

The Life and Times of Marc Antony by Arthur Weigall (Recommended)

Marc Antony: His Life and Times by Allan Roberts (Recommended)

Marc Antony by Mary Kittredge

Antony & Cleopatra by Patricia Southern

Antony & Cleopatra by Adrian Goldsworthy (By far the most negative book on Antony by a modern historian, the Cleopatra portion is better)

Mark Antony: A Plain Blunt Man by Paolo de Ruggiero (Recommended)

Mark Antony and Popular Culture: Masculinity and the Construction of an Icon by Rachael Kelly

Mark Antony's Heroes: How the Third Gallica Legion Saved an Apostle and Created an Emperor by Stephen Dando-Collins

A Noble Ruin: Mark Antony, Civil War and the Collapse of the Roman Republic by W. Jeffrey Tatum (Highly recommend!)

Mark Antony & Cleopatra: Cleopatra's Proxy War to Conquer Rome & Restore the Empire of the Greeks by Martin Armstrong

Actium and Augustus: The Politics and Emotions of Civil War by Robert Alan Gurval

The Roman Revolution by Ronald Syme (Recommended)

Octavian, Antony and Cleopatra by W. W. Tarn

Fulvia: Playing for Power at the End of the Roman Republic by Celia E. Schultz

Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt by Joyce Tyldesley (Highly Recommended!)

Cleopatra by Michael Grant (Highly Recommanded!)

Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff (Highly Recommended!)

Cleopatra - A Biography by D. Roller

Cleopatra and Antony by Diana Preston

Cleopatra by Alberto Angela (Recommended)

Cleopatra by Jacob Abbott

Cleopatra the Great by Joann Fletcher

Cleopatra and Egypt by Sally-Ann Ashton

Cleopatra and Rome by Diana E. E. Kleiner

Cleopatra Her History Her Myth by Francine Prose

Cleopatra Histories, Dreams, and Distortions by Lucy Hughes Hallett (Recommended)

Cleopatra’s Daughter Egyptian Princess by Jane Draycott

The Storm Before the Storm by Mike Duncan

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard (Good for beginners)

The Last Assassin: The Hunt for the Killers of Julius Caesar by Peter Stothard

Robicon by Tom Holland

Alesia 52 BC: The final struggle for Gaul (Campaign) by Nic Fields

Actium 31 BC: Downfall of Antony and Cleopatra (Campaign) by Si Sheppard

Pharsalus 48 BC: Caesar and Pompey – Clash of the Titans (Campaign) by Si Sheppard

Philippi 42 BC: The death of the Roman Republic (Campaign) by Si Sheppard

Mutina 43 BC: Mark Antony's struggle for survival (Campaign) by Nic Fields

The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss

The Battle of Actium 31 BC: War for the World by Lee Fratantuono

Rome and Parthia: Empires at War: Ventidius, Antony and the Second Romano-Parthian War, 40–20 BC by Gareth C Sampson

Rivalling Rome: Parthian Coins and Culture by Vesta Curtis

Classical sources:

Plutarch’s Lives

Cicero: Philippics, Ad Brutum, Ad Familiares

Appian, The Civil Wars

Dio Cassius, The Roman History

Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars

Flavius Josephus, The Jewish War

Livy, The Early History of Rome

Tacitus, Annals and Histories

Friction:

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra by Willian Shakespeare

All For Love or The World Well Lost by John Dryden

The Siren and the Roman – A Tragedy by Lucyl

Caesar and Cleopatra by George Berbard Shaw

Cleopatra (play) by Sardou

Antony by Allan Massie

I, Claudius by Robert Graves

I, Cleopatra by William Bostock

Cleopatra by H. Rider Haggard

Cleopatra by Georg Ebers

Kleopatra (Vol I & II) by Karen Essex

Last Days with Cleopatra by Jack Lindsay

The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George

When We Were Gods by Colin Falconer

The Masters of Rome series by Colleen McCullough

Caesar's Soldier: Mark Antony Book I by Alex Gough (Ongoing series)

The Antonius Trilogy by Brook Allen

The Last Pharaoh series by Jay Penner

Throne of Isis by Juith Tarr

Hand of Isis by Jo Graham

Woman of Egypt by Kevin Methews

The Ides of Blood 01-06 (Comics)

Terror - Antonius En Cleopatra (Erotic yet pure love, Dutch comics)

Cleopatra - Geschiedenisstrip (Dutch comics)

Les Grands Personnages de l Histoire en Bandes Dessinees – Marc Antonie (French comics)

Les Grands Personnages de l Histoire en Bandes Dessinees – Cleopatre (French comics)

Les Grands Personnages de l Histoire en Bandes Dessinees – Julius Caesar (French comics)

Cléopâtre (French Manga)

 Ils Ont Fait L'histoire - Cléopâtre (French Graphic Novel)

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my brother in law and i have made our ways through all of your available cog stories (you have become a household name); i wanted to ask if there are any choice of games or other interactive fiction you recommend? i saw you answered in 2020, but wanted to see if there's any more on your radar since then!

I have a bunch of links and recommendations over here including my top ChoiceScript games ever. And I am here to recommend lots more!

Please note that I have the time and energy to play very few games and a vanishingly small number of WIPs. This only a tiny snapshot of the amazing interactive fiction out there. Do check out IFDB, sub-Q, the IF Comp and Spring Thing archives, the Narrascope and AdventureX speakers and exhibitors, and the interactive fiction tag on itch.io.

More below because there are A LOT:

Here is a big bunch of ChoiceScript games that I had a great time with!

Choice of Broadsides by Adam Strong-Morse, Heather Albano, and Dan Fabulich

Choice of Romance by Heather Albano and Adam Strong-Morse (note that it is not romantic and is not a dating sim!)

A Crown of Sorcery and Steel by Joshua LaBelle

Blood Moon by @barbwritesstuff

Deathless: the City's Thirst by Max Gladstone

The Dragon and the Djinn by @atharfi

The Eagle's Heir by Jo Graham and Amy Griswold

Fine Felines by Felicity Banks

Hollywood Visionary by Aaron Reed

Nikola Tesla: War of the Currents by Dora Klindžić

An Odyssey: Shadows of War by Natalia Theodoridou

The Play's the Thing by Jo Graham and Amy Griswold

Rent-a-Vice by Natalia Theodoridou

Siege of Treboulain by Jed Herne

Stronghold by Jo Graham and Amy Griswold

Their Majesties' Pleasure by Leia Talon

Thieves Gambit: Curse of the Black Cat by Dana Duffield

Tower Behind the Moon by Kyle Marquis

Turncoat Chronicle by @zincalloygames

Weyrwood by Isabella Shaw

Visual novels:

Analogue: A Hate Story by Christine Love

Dream Daddy by Game Grumps (writers: Vernon Shaw and Leighton Gray)

EXTREME MEATPUNKS FOREVER by Heather Flowers

Ladykiller in a Bind by Christine Love

Other IF-adjacent games with visuals that I have loved:

80 Days by inkle (writers: Jon Ingold and Meghna Jayanth)

Fallen London by Failbetter Games

Overboard! by inkle (writer: Jon Ingold)

Over the Alps by Stave Studios

Twines:

There are so many more that I've enjoyed but these were what popped into my head right now - this is one where it's essential to check out itch.io:

Anything by porpentine charity heartscape especially With Those We Love Alive and Vesp

16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds by Abigail Corfman

Cactus Blue Motel by Astrid Dalmady

Detritus by Maz Hamilton (published as Mary Hamilton)

Faith by @kithj

Invasion by Cat Manning

Human Errors by Katherine Morayati

If I Die, Consume Me by @fiddles-ifs

Mama Possum by Kevin Snow

Nine Months Out by @nellplays

Salvage by @atharfi

Tangaroa Deep by Astrid Dalmady

To Spring Open by Yoon Ha Lee and Peter Berman (as Two-Bit Chip)

Parser games:

The Boot-Scraper by Caleb Wilson

The Compass Rose by Yoon Ha Lee (note that I didn't finish this one because I am bad at puzzles)

Galatea by Emily Short

Gun Mute by C. E. J. Pacian (as above)

Laid Off From The Synesthesia Factory by Katherine Morayati

Lime Ergot by Caleb Wilson

Midnight. Swordfight. by Chandler Groover

Take by Katherine Morayati

Games made with other tools:

Cape by Bruno Dias (Raconteur)

Honeysuckle by Cat Manning (Texture)

Prospero by Bruno Dias (Raconteur)

I play such a vanishingly small number of WIPs that it's ridiculous but I did really enjoy what I played of these two and am looking forward to more:

Body Count (@bodycountgame) by @nellplays (Twine)

Chop Shop by Becky @losergames (Twine)

Fervency (@fervency-if ) by Niko Charos (ChoiceScript)

[skyetenshi]

Ich glaub, das hier ist Teil 7, der längste, der noch nicht mal vollständig ist? Lets go?

Oh und... 👉Teil 6

15:17 Uhr, Großraumbüro, Polizeirevier, Rocky Beach

Gerade dachte Smyth mal die Ruhe genießen zu können, während man Shaw mit anderen Aufgaben betraut hatte, da kam jemand Bekanntes zur Tür des Reviers rein: Skinner „Skinny“ Norris.

Er sah absolut unpassend in dieser Umgebung aus – zumindest ohne Handschellen und Polizeibegleitung. Ihm war das wohl auch bewusst, und er streckte trotzig das Kinn vor, während er betont lässig am Empfang lehnte. Die leise Frage der Kollegin konnte Smyth nicht hören, wohl aber die Antwort: „Ich will zum Supercop Shaw.“

Smyth, bereits dabei näher zu treten, hörte die Kollegin fragen: „Wie ist Ihr Name?“. Skinny zögerte merklich, schien dann aber zu denken, dass ihn schon genügend Polizisten kannten und das auch keinen Unterschied mehr machte: „Skinner Norris. Ist Shaw nicht da?“

„Worum geht es denn?“, fragte die Polizistin unbeirrbar.

„I c h m ö c h t e g e r n e m i t P e t e r S h a w s p r e c h e n.“, sagte Skinny langsam und deutlich, als hätte er es mit einem besonders begriffsstutzigen Kind zu tun. Smyth entschied sich dafür, sich selbst zu opfern: „Guten Tag, Mr Norris. Ich bin Officer Smyth. Viellicht erinnern Sie sich, dass ich dabei war als Officer Shaw Sie befragt hat.“

„Ja, ich weiß.“, sagte Skinny halbwegs höflich und scheinbar froh, dass jemand verstanden hatte, worum es ihm ging.

„Der Kollege Shaw hat gerade noch zu tun. Wenn Sie möchten können Sie gerne warten, oder ich kann Ihnen vielleicht helfen.“ Smyth ließ den abschätzenden Blick über sich ergehen. Schließlich seufzte Skinny: „Ich würde gerne warten.“

„Kommen Sie mit. Mr Norris.“, sagte Smyth. „Möchten Sie etwas trinken? Kaffee, Wasser?“

„Whisky habt ihr wohl nicht, was?“, fragte der junge Mann flappsig. Als aber keine Reaktion kam, sagte er: „Wasser bitte.“ Smyth lächelte leicht. So großmäulig er sich gab, so schnell verlor er den Wind aus den Segeln. Kaum hatte er das Glas Wasser und saß vor Shaws Schreibtisch erklang das ungleichmäßige Klicken, seiner Metallringe und schwarz lackierten Fingernägel gegen das Glas, als er nervös damit herum spielte.

„Wenn es etwas Dringendes ist, könnten Sie mich schon ins Bild setzten.“, bot Smyth an, hinterm eigenen Schreibtisch sitzend.

„Ich bin mir nicht sicher, ob das was für die Polizei ist.“, gestand Skinny.

„Warum sind Sie dann hier?“, fragte Smyth direkt.

„Sie wissen doch wie Peter ist.“, sagte Skinny Augen rollend. „Kein Rätsel kann er ignorieren, keine Damsel in Distress, die er nicht retten will.“ Smyth war etwas überrascht von dieser Einschätzung. Vor allem weil Skinny Shaw sonst so kritisch gegenüberstand. Das mit den Rästeln war auch neu, nicht aber der offensichtliche Heldenkomplex, den hatte Smyth bereits oft genug in Aktion gesehen.

„Wer muss denn gerettet werden?“, fragte Smyth. Skinny verzog das Gesicht. „Ich weiß nicht mal, ob es so ist. Ich hab nur ein mieses Gefühl. Da ist dieses Mädel, sie ist 14 und eine Ausreißerin, wenn sich denn ihre Eltern scheren würden, wo sie ist.“

„Und was ist mit ihr?“, fragte Smyth.

„Verschwunden is sie.“, sagte Skinner. „Sonst ist sie immer zu uns gekommen, wenn was war. Anfang der Woche war sie mal wieder da. Stress mit den Alten dachte ich erst. Bis sie dann angefangen hat zu heulen und mir erzählt hat, dass sie schwanger is.“

„Von dir?“, fragte Smyth ernst nach.

„Sach mal hackts bei Ihnen? Ich hab doch schon gesagt, dass sie 14 ist.“, echauffierte sich Skinner. Fair enough, dachte sich Smyth. Aber Nachfragen musste trotzdem sein.

„Ziemlich jung für eine Schwangerschaft.“, meinte Smyth.

„Soll aber vorkommen.“, sagte Skinny düster. „Ihre Eltern könne sie das nicht sagen, die würden sie steinigen. Gläubige Menschen scheinbar. Oder einfach nur Arschlöcher...“

„Skinny, was machst du denn hier?", fragte Shaw plötzlich von der Seite. Smyth bemerkte, dass Skinny ordentlich zusammen gezuckt war, sich aber schnell wieder im Griff hatte. Er lümmelte in dem Stuhl und sah Shaw schief und trotzig an: „Hast doch gesagt, ich soll mich an dich wenden, wenn was ist.“

Shaw lächelte zustimmend und nickte: „Natürlich. Was ist los?“

Skinny seufzte und sagte dann schnell: „Hier die Kurzfassung: 14-jähriges Mädchen verschwunden, schwanger und ihre Eltern werden sich nicht darum scheren, wo sie ist. Nein, ich weiß nicht wer ihr Macker ist oder wie weit sie ist. Alle bekannten Freunde habe ich schon gefragt. Keine Spur. Nur ein ganz mieses Gefühl.“

Shaw setzte sich nachdenklich vor Skinny auf die Tischkante: „Warum hast du mich nicht angerufen, sondern bist direkt hier her gekommen?“

Skinny verzog das Gesicht: „Warum ist das wichtig? Mein Schrottteil von Handy ist mal wieder kaputt.“

Shaw lehnte sich vor und zog mit zwei Fingern den Kragen von Skinnys Lederjacke auf: „Und hat dein kaputtes Handy irgendwas mit dem Hämatom hier zu tun?" Smyth konnte überrascht einen Blick auf einen fast schwarzen Fleck auf Skinners Brust werden. Wie hatte Shaw das so schnell gesehen?

Skinny schlug Shaws Hand zur Seite: „Nein, das war mein Privatvergnügen.“

„Skinny.“, sagte Peter vorwurfsvoll. „Das sieht mir so aus, als hätte man dein Schlüsselbein angeknackst. Und das zu einer Zeit, in der du ratlos genug bist dich an mich zu wenden? Komm schon, Skinny, das kannst du doch besser.“ Shaw schien tatsächlich den richtigen Ton mit Skinner zu treffen, denn er knirschte mit den Zähnen: „Das Mädchen war bei uns in der Bauwagenkolonie. Eines Abends fangen die Hunde an zu kläffen und bevor wir wissen, was los ist, zerren irgendwelche dunklen Gestalten Nelly aus dem Bauwagen. Ich bin hinterher und habt mir eine gefangen.“

Peter nickte verstehend: „Hast du schon eine Ahnung, wer das war?"

„Ne, aber es war kein Teenie wie Nelly.", sagte Skinny düster. Auch Shaws Miene verdunkelte sich gleich: „Hat Nelly gesagt, dass etwa gegen ihren Willen geschah?“

„Nicht direkt. Sie wurde wohl gedrängt aber nicht gezwungen. Nicht dass das einen wirklichen Unterschied machen würde. Aber jetzt mit dem Baby, muss der baldige Vater wohl etwas unternehmen.“

„Glauben Sie, man wird ihr was an tun?“, fragte nun Smyth.

„Wer weiß. Wenn Nelly tot wär, kann man sie keine Aussage mehr machen, wobei dann wahrscheinlich immer noch DNA Spuren zu finden wären – solange es eine Leiche gibt. Wenn man sie hingegen dazu bringt das Kind zu verlieren und sie so sehr einschüchtert, dass sie nie wieder was sagt, wäre es für alle Beteiligten von Vorteil.“

„Außer für Nelly.“, merkte Shaw trocken an.

Skinny verzog unwillig den Mund: „Kannst du mir helfen?“

Shaw seufzte: „Ich schätze mal, du kommst zu mir, weil es keinen offiziellen Anlass gibt das Mädchen zu suchen.“

„Niemand außer mir und den Kids vermisst sie. Ihre Eltern wissen wahrscheinlich noch nicht mal, dass etwas passiert ist. Mir egal, ob du daraus eine offizielle Suche nach Nelly machen willst, oder deine beiden Schatten anrufst und ihr auf eigene Faust los zieht.“ Shaw nickte nachdenklich.

„Mir ist egal wer etwas unternimmt, ich weiß nur, dass Nellys Chancen um ein vielfaches besser stehen, je mehr Leute nach ihr suchen.“ Skinner hatte die Sache sich bereits gut überlegt. Und scheinbar gab es zwei Personen, die er zu Shaws engen Bekanntenkreis zählte und vielleicht auch helfen konnten.

„Da hast du recht.“, stimmte Peter zu. „Kennst du Nellys Nachnamen? Wenn nämlich nicht und du nur gesehen hast, wie ein Unbekannter ein junges Mädchen mit Gewalt entführt hat, dann ist das durchaus ein Grund Ermittlungen zu beginnen. Wir können ja ohne den Namen nicht einfach bei den Eltern nachfragen.“

Skinny zog die Augenbrauen hoch: „Ihr echter Name muss mir entfallen sein. Überhaupt nannte jeder sie nur bei ihrem Spitznamen Nelly.“

„Ich spreche mit Cotta.“, sagte Shaw. „Können Sie bitte die Aussage ins Protokoll aufnehmen?!“

„Ja klar.“, sagte Smyth bereitwillig. In diesem Fall hatte das entführte Mädchen eindeutig Vorrang. Und vielleicht verriet Skinner noch etwas mehr über die gemeinsame Vergangenheit.

„Alles noch mal von vorne erzählen?“, fragte Skinny ernüchtert nach.

„Jep.“, sagte Smyth. „Doch ein Kaffee?“

„Bitte.“, sagte Skinny.

„Möchten Sie auch eine Anzeige wegen dem Angriff stellen?“, fragte Smyth.

„Bringt ja nichts.“, murmelte Skinny.

Smyth rollte mit den Augen: „Wenn wir denjenigen finden, aber Nelly nicht aussagebereit ist, könnte es nützlich werden.“

„Fick mein Leben.“, murmelte Skinny besonders leise. „Ja gut ich möchte eine Anzeige aufgeben. Gegen unbekannt.“

Als Shaw wieder zu Ihnen stieß und erzählte, dass er bei Inspektor Cotta erreicht hatte eine umfassende Ermittlung zu beginnen, schien es für Smyth fast so, als wäre Skinny überrascht wie sehr man sich für Nelly ins Zeug legte. Oder das Shaw ihm tatsächlich half.

„Hallo Skinny.“, sagte Cotta, als er ebenfalls zu ihnen trat. Sogar der Inspektor schien Skinny von Früher zu kennen. Vermutlich aber nicht als Hilfesuchenden.

„Hallo, Inspector Cotta.“, sagte Skinny neutral.

„Wir müssen möglichst alle Kontakte von dem Mädchen haben.“, erklärte der Inspektor.

Skinny nickte und kramte in seiner Lederjacke. Er zog ein kleines Smartphone in einer golden glitzernden Hülle hervor. „Das ist im Bauwagen liegen geblieben. Ich kann es nicht entsperren, aber zu wem auch immer sie Kontakt hatte, sollte darin zu finden sein.“

„Das ist super.“, sagte Shaw. „Da haben wir eine gute Chance, Beweise zu finden.“

Skinny lächelte halbherzig: „Aber leider wird es uns nicht verraten wo sie ist.“

„Wir werden Sie finden.“, sagte Shaw aufmunternd und ganz und gar nicht dem folgend, was man in der Ausbildung lernte. Leere Versprechen zu machen konnte nämlich auch nach hinten losgehen. Skinny nickte verbissen.

Nachdem sie alles zu der Anzeige aufgenommen hatten und eine Durchsuchung der Daten auf dem Telefon angeordnet wurde, hatte sich Skinny verabschiedet in dem Versprechen Kontakte zu befragen, die für die Polizei zu lichtscheu waren. Shaw begleitete ihn noch zur Tür und kaum dass Skinny weg war tippte er eine Nachricht auf seinem Handy.

Smyth runzelte die Stirn. Einen Informanten vielleicht?

19:32 Uhr, vor dem Polizeirevier, Rocky Beach.

Bis zum Feierabend, dachte Smyth nicht mehr an all die ungeklärten Fragen um Shaw. Er machte seine Arbeit gewissenhaft und schnell wie immer und machte sich dann wie üblich Feierabend. Das einzige, das Smyth auffiel war, dass er vor dem Revier von Skinny erwartet wurde. Aber sie blieben nicht lange allein, denn ein weiterer junger Mann gestellte sich zu ihnen, der junge Mann von Schrottplatz. Just. Neffe von Titus Jonas.

Smyth hätte weitergehen sollen, nach Hause, ein Fertiggericht in die Mikrowelle schieben, einen alten Film streamen und gut wärs gewesen. Aber da stand das Rätsel in Form von einem Kollegen mit seinem mysteriösen Jugendfeind und einer weiteren Person, die Smyth soweit noch nicht einschätze konnte.

„Gibt es schon etwas Neues?“, fragte Smyth sich mental in den Arsch beißend.

Skinny rümpfte die Nase: „Nee. Nur ein Haufen Leute, die schwören, dass sie nichts wissen.“

„Wir sollten uns den Tatort ansehen.“, fragte der junge Mann namens Just.

„Da waren Kollegen schon“, sagte Shaw. „Aber wir können bestimmt einen zweiten Blick riskieren.“ Das sahen die Vorschriften bestimmt anders, andererseits war der Tatort, das Freeman-Gelände fast so etwas wie öffentlicher Raum.

„Wenn jemand noch eine Spur findet, dann die Superspürnasen:“, sagte Skinny ironisch. „Wo ist eigentlich mein alter Kumpel Stan Silver?“

„Arbeiten.“, sagte Just sehr kurz angebunden. „Aber er weiß auch Bescheid und hält die Augen auf.“ Smyth runzelte die Stirn. Wer zu Hölle war Stan Silver? Der Name war bisher noch nie vorgekommen im Zusammenhang mit Shaw. Vielleicht bestand der Zusammenhang auch nur zwischen Just und Skinny. Schwer zu sagen.

„Dann machen wir uns mal auf den Weg.“, sagte Shaw. Smyth fand sich selbst sagen: „Melden Sie sich, wenn sie was herausfinden:“ So viel zum wohl verdienten, ungestörten Feierband. Aber natürlich gingen verschwundene Kinder vor.

Smyth hörte am Abend aber nichts mehr von Shaw. Stunde um Stunde verstrichen, aber niemand meldete sich.

7:28 Uhr, Polizeipräsidium, Rocky Beach

Als Smyth am nächsten Tag zur Arbeit erschien, saß Shaw bereits über eine Akte gebeugt an seinem Platz. Seine Kaffeetasse war bereits wieder leer. Er war wohl schon länger hier. Frühaufsteher waren Smyth schon immer suspekt gewesen.

„Guten Morgen.“, sagte Smyth und warf einen Blick auf die Akte.

„Morgen.“, sagte Shaw kurzangebunden.

„Ist die Forensik schon fertig mit dem Handy?“, fragte Smyth überrascht.

„Nein. Ich habe einen Externen damit betraut, das Handy zu analysieren. Er ist wesentlich schneller. Mehrere Chats mit Schulfreunden und Internetbekanntschaften.“, erklärte Shaw.

„Keine Spur?“, hinterfragte Smyth. Shaw brummte: „Einer ist unter >Love< eingespeichert. Und die Chats lesen sich... naja sagen wir mal so etwas habe ich nicht mit 14 geschrieben, geschweige denn geschickt bekommen.“

Smyth hing die Uniformjacke über den Bürostuhl: „Was haben Sie dann mit 14 gemacht?“

„Hauptsächlich um mein Leben rennen und um Waffen kämpfen.“, sagte Shaw nebenbei in der Akte blätternd.

„Soll das eine Hunger-Games-Referenz sein?“

Shaw sah fragend auf: „Nein, wieso?“

„Äh schon gut.“ Smyth deutete auf die Akte. „Unanständige Texte?“

Shaw verzog das Gesicht: „Oh ja. Der Verfasser wollte Nelly immer wieder dazu drängen, sich heimlich mit ihm zu treffen. Keiner sollte davon wissen. Sie würden es nicht verstehen und nicht sehen wie reif Nelly doch schon ist. Alles Textbuch getreues Grooming. Liebesbekundungen und Geheimhaltungsschwüre. Nelly war aber nicht so auf den Kopf gefallen. Sie traf ihn nie allein, sondern hat sich nur an öffentlichen Orten mit ihm getroffen und klar gemacht, dass sie die Gespräche schätzt aber noch nicht bereit für Sex ist.“

„Das scheint sich ja geändert zu haben.“, bemerkte Smyth.

„Besser wäre es.“, sagte Shaw düster. „Wenn nicht... Die letzten Nachrichten lesen sich wie ein Thriller. Wo bist du? Warum meldest du dich nicht? Du bist nicht zu unserem Treffen erschienen. Betrügst du mich? Du warst nicht in der Schule, ich habe auf dich gewartet. Dann hat Nelly ihm geschrieben, dass sie schwanger ist und ab da wird es richtig krank. Lauter Anschuldigungen, dass sie nicht richtig verhütet hat. Und dann das Drängen zu einer Abtreibung.“

Smyth schluckte eine Welle von Übelkeit hinunter: „Wow, ich glaube, ich brauche keinen Kaffee mehr.“ Wenn Smyth das genauer betrachtete wirkte Shaw tatsächlich auch etwas blass: „Seien Sie froh nur die Zusammenfassung von mir bekommen zu haben. Es geht aber noch weiter. Nelly wollte nicht mitspielen und auch keine Abtreibung. Erst versucht der Typ sie zu überreden, dass sie noch zu jung sei und sich nicht mit einem Baby belasten wolle und als sie sich dann Nelly abmeldete mit der Nachricht, dass sie nachdenken müsse, gingen wüste Beschimpfungen und Bedrohungen los. Das Mädchen ist nicht zu Beneiden.“

Smyth sah sich die Protokolle des Chatverlaufs an. „Zeitlich kommt es ihn, dass sie nach ihrer Nachricht bald zu Skinner Norris gekommen ist.“

„Sogar ziemlich direkt, denn sie kommt eigentlich aus Santa Monica. Mit dem Bus oder oder Anhalter dauert es in etwa genau so lange wie sie gebracht hat, um bei Skinny aufzutauchen.“, sagte Shaw.

„Wissen Sie denn schon wer Nelly ist? Und ihre Eltern?“, fragte Smyth. Shaw sah mit einem unbewegten Blick auf: „Nein, sonst hätte ich die Eltern ja verständigen müssen. Ich weiß lediglich durch die Funkzellenabfrage, dass sie sich in den Wochen zu vor in Santa Monica aufgehalten hat. Bis ein genauer Name und ihre Familie gefunden wurde, wird es wohl noch etwas dauern.“

Smyth zog eine Augenbraue hoch. Shaw hatte keinen Tell, dass er log, außer dass er dermaßen gelangweilt aussah, als hätte er diese Frage schon tausendfach beantwortet.

„Glauben Sie, der Mann – der werdende Vater – kommt auch aus Santa Monica?“, fragte Smyth.

Shaw wog den Kopf hin und her: „Wahrscheinlich. Mein... externer Ermittler hat ein Täterprofil erstellt. Der Mann hat mehrfach versucht spontane Treffen einzuleiten, also weit können sie nicht von einander entfernt sein. Außerdem würde sie wohl kaum dort bleiben, wo sie ihm jederzeit über den Weg laufen könnte.“

Smyth warf einen Blick auf ein Handschriftlich verfasstes Täterprofil, das scheinbar mehrere Seiten umfasste mit Querverweisen zu den entsprechenden Chatstellen. Saubere Arbeit. „Dann sollten wir auch die Kollegen aus Santa Monica verständigen. Nicht, dass das Mädchen in seinem Keller sitzt und wir uns in Rocky Beach dumm und dämlich suchen.“, sagte Smyth.

„Das glaube ich nicht. Aus den Gesprächen geht hervor, dass er wohl noch bei seinem Eltern lebt und da wohl immer jemand Zuhause ist. Ein fremdes Mädchen würde denen wohl auffallen.“ Shaw rieb sich über die Augen. „Aber mit den Kollegen haben sie natürlich recht.“

„Dann schicke ich gleich ein Schreiben rüber.“, sagte Smyth. Wurde Zeit Shaw nicht alles alleine machen zu lassen.

„Skinny hat noch etwas gesagt, über dass ich nachdenke.“ Shaw lehnte sich in seinem Stuhl zurück: „Der Typ, der ihn angegriffen hat, war verdammt schnell und gut koordiniert. Und so wie Skinny Brust aussah, habe ich den Verdacht, dass er das professionell macht. Vielleicht ist es nur der Handlanger vom werdenden Vater, vielleicht der Vater selbst, aber vielleicht können wir die Suche damit eingrenzen.“

„Wie stellen Sie sich das vor?“, fragte Smyth ratlos. „Alle Männer, die irgendwann mal Kampfsport gemacht haben zu überprüfen. In Kalifornien?“

„Ein bisschen mehr haben wir schon. Es gibt verschiedene kleine Hinweise in den Chats. Der werdende Vater ist vorbestraft und geht nicht mehr zur Schule, scheint aber auch noch nicht zu Arbeiten. Selbst wenn der Kampfsporttyp nur ein Handlanger ist, ist er vermutlich im ähnlichen Alter.“, sagte Shaw. Smyth zeigte sich nicht beeindruckt: „Trotzdem ziemlich dürftig.“

Shaw runzelte unzufrieden die Stirn und griff nach seinem Handy. Während er jemanden anrief, stand er auf und ging in richtig Hinterausgang, wohin die meisten Raucher für die Zigarettenpause gingen. Smyth konnte gerade noch hören: „Hey Dritter, ich bräuchte deine Hilfe...“

War Shaw jetzt sauer? Oder hatte er irgendeinen Informanten? Aber welchen Informanten nannte man Dritter?

16:23 Uhr, am Rande des Einkaufsviertels, Rocky Beach.

Smyth starrte durch die Windschutzscheibe auf das Haus: „Okay, was machen wir hier?“

„Nachschauen, ob hier vielleicht Nelly ist.“, sagte Shaw.

„Wieso?“, fragte Smyth.

„Brauchen Sie jetzt nen Grund nach einem verschwunden Kind zu suchen?“, fragte Skinner Norris vom Rücksitz, wo er breitbeinig in der Mitte saß und sich natürlich nicht angeschnallt hatte. Smyth wusste nicht, ob man das als Mut oder Dummheit bewerten sollte.

„Einen Grund nicht aber sachdienliche Anhaltspunkte.“ Smyth war einen eisigen Blick nach hinten. Skinny rollte mit den Augen und stieg aus. Shaw versuchte es versöhnlicher: „Die Recherchen von einem Freund haben ergeben, dass diesem Haus verschiedene Kampfsportarten unterrichtet werden, aber gerade Sommerpause ist. Also sollte niemand hier sein.“

„Was das verschlossene Tor erklärt.“, sagte Smyth trocken. Shaw steig aus: „Wir können ja mal schauen, ob uns etwas auffällt.“ Etwas unwillig bei einer so nonexistenten Hinweislage stieg Smyth auch aus dem Auto aus und besah sich Haus, Zaun und Boden. Nichts was hier auffällig war.

Skinny scharrte ungeduldig mit den Schuhen im Staub: „Gehen wir jetzt rein?“

Smyth schüttelte den Kopf: „Ohne Durchsuchungsbefehl dürfen wir nicht auf das Gelände.“ Skinny verzog das Gesicht und sah zu Shaw, als würde er erwarten, dass dieser widersprach. Als das nicht passierte, stöhnte er genervt auf und starrte böse auf das Haus. Nach einem Moment hob er fragend den Kopf: „Aber wenn ihr eine verdächtige Person über den Zaun steigen sehen würdest, solltet ihr doch hinterher, oder?“

„Ja, schon.“, sagte Shaw. „Aber mit deinem Hämatom bei der Höhe-“ Skinny unterbrach ihn: „Ja, ja, sei mal Freund und Helfer und stell dich hierher. Leicht in die Knie gehen die Hände miteinander verschränken, festen Stand suchen. Gaaaanz toll. Und jetzt hop.“ Shaw hatte natürlich verstanden, was Skinny wollte sonst wäre das alles nach hinten losgegangen. Aber so machte er Skinny eine astreine Räuberleiter, sodass sich Skinny ohne Problem über den Zaun schwingen könnte. Und ohne seine verletzte Brust überanstrengen zu müssen.

Smyth blinzelte drei mal: „Kollege, ich glaube, Sie haben gerade bei einem Einbruch geholfen.“

„Da weiß ich nichts von.“, sagte Shaw ruhig. „Aber wir sollten der verdächtigen Person folgen.“'

„Sie meinen Ihrem Freund, der gerade eingebrochen ist?“, harkte Smyth noch mal nach. Shaw schüttelte den Kopf: „Als Freunde kann man uns wirklich nicht bezeichnen.“ Einsehend, dass nicht mehr Informationen kommen würden, betrachtete Smyth den hohen Zaun. Smyth selbst war bei Weitem nicht so groß wie Shaw und so kam die leise Frage: „....machen Sie mir auch ne Räuberleiter?“

Shaw grinste und stellte sich sofort in Position: „Sicher... allez hopp.“

„Wenn Sie mich fallen lassen, Shaw, verlassen Sie wieder den Innendienst.“ Smyth zeigte den besten drohenden Blick, der Kadetten und Verbrecher gleichermaßen einschüchterte. Shaw aber verdrehte nur die Augen: „Weniger quatschen, mehr hopp.“

Hopp.

Smyth stieg ergebend in die dargebotenen Hände und wurde überraschend sicher hoch gehoben. Gekonnt schwang Smyth ein Bein über den Zaun und sah runter: „Wie kommen Sie jetzt hoch?“

„Springen Sie erst mal runter.“ Shaw lächelte leicht, und als Smyth unten war, ging er zwei Schritte zurück und sprang mit einem einzigen Satz so hoch, dass er die Zaunkante erreichte.

„Angeber.“, murmelte Smyth.

Skinny lachte gehässig: „Sie haben ja keine Ahnung.“

„Könnten wir jetzt bitte ein Kind suchen gehen?“, fragte Shaw.

Smyth nickte kurz. Alles was passiert war und alle neuen Informationen müssten später sortiert werden. Vielleicht klärte sich ja schon etwas aus, sobald bekannt war wer Dritter war und wie der wiederum dieses Haus gefunden hatte. Und wer hatte das Täterprofil erstellt?

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tbc. Teil 8

(Weiter bin ich nicht gekommen, obwohl meine Ideen ein bisschen wild geworden sind. Wie man an diesem ziemlich langen Teil sehen kann.)

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Don Ottavio* Modern Prod Jobs Tierlist

* and Ottavio-like characters in adaptations

As far as I remember (although my memory has heavy biases), Ottavio seems to be the Don G character with the most random jobs assigned to him when in a modern day setting. It makes sense; in the original he’s nobility, and they don’t really work at all, so in a modern prod, they’ll assign him something to give him more character traits than “guy who likes his gf, like, THIS MUCH”.

Some of these are really bad though.

F:

Parking inspector (#UncleJohn, Toronto, 2014) For some reason, this adaptation changed Anna and Ottavio to be significantly poorer than Zerlina and Masetto. Why? I have no idea. Anna and the Commendatore get an okay lot, being Zerlina and Masetto’s wedding planners, but Ottavio is a particularly low-ranking cop. This is pretty irreconcilable with the text and the actual character, although it does make him look extremely pathetic.

D:

Soldier (Don Giovanni, Chicago Lyric Opera, various) I just find it really hard to believe that a soldier is so squeamish about killing.

C:

Unspecified white collar profession (various) Sometimes you just gotta put him in a nonspecific grey suit. Practical, but boring. Words that could describe the man himself?

B:

Architect (Don Giovanni, La Monnaie, 2020) I'm not really sure what them specifying his profession is supposed to do for the production, considering in practice he ends up being just Anna's boytoy and hot tenor eye candy, but this is a solid choice and I could see it happening.

Whatever tf Poodle Ottavio is doing (Don Giovanni, Salzburg Festival, 2021) Is he an arctic explorer with a dog for some reason? Is he a military captain? Is he a guy in a toga with four arms? Romeo Castelluci I demand answers

A:

Artist/poet and professional sillyboy (Shaw’s Man and Superman) Okay, Tavy Robinson is not really Don Ottavio. He’s a lot more naive and adorably stupid, but I put him on the list anyway. Because Tavy is so romantic and idealistic, this works for him pretty well, although I would object if this was used for an actual Ottavio.

Just some rich guy who doesn’t work (various) Probably the most logical updated version of his original character, since noblemen don't work and billionaires don't either. He wears classy grey suits everywhere because he can and so he can look as stylish as possible constantly along with his equally stylish wife.

Undercover cop (Peter Sellars Don Giovanni) Similar to Man and Superman, I consider the Sellars prod to be a completely separate story, but this choice works very well in the story it's trying to tell, and textually, it's not the worst either. Ottavio is trying to catch and kill a criminal, and he also achieves absolutely nothing. Peak American police behavior.

S:

I had a joke here about the La Monnaie 2014 Ottavio but honestly that production portrays this relationship in such a rapey way that I really don't want to mention it as a punchline. So pretend there's something actually cool and insightful here.

[ddf-deepcuts]

[lgbtqreads]

Reader's Guide: World AIDS Day 2023

Young Adult Another Dimension of Us by Mike Albo In 1986, Tommy Gaye is in love with his best friend, budding teen poet Renaldo Calabasas. But at the height of the AIDS crisis and amidst the homophobia running rampant across America, Tommy can never share his feelings. Then, one terrible night, Renaldo is struck by lightning. And he emerges from the storm a very different boy. In 2044, Heron High…

[identity-library]

Diverse Sexuality (TV Shows)

A:

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)

José "Joey" Gutierrez (Gay)

Marcus Benson (Gay)

All Saints (1998)

Charlotte Beaumont (Bisexual)

American Dad (2005)

Greg (Gay)

Terry (Gay)

Andor (2022)

Cinta Kaz (Unspecified WLW)

Vel Sartha (Unspecified WLW)

Arthur (1996)

Nigel Ratburn (Gay)

Patrick (Gay)

B:

Battlestar Galactica (2004)

Felix Gaeta (Bisexual)

Big Mouth (2017)

Ali (Pansexual)

Charles Lu (Unspecified MLM)

Connie LaCienega (Pansexual)

Elijah (Asexual)

Jayzarian "Jay" Bilzerian (Bisexual)

Jessica "Jessi" Glaser (Bisexual)

Matthew MacDell (Gay)

Maury Beverly (Pansexual)

Megan (Bisexual)

Mona (Bisexual)

Nadja El-Khoury (Lesbian)

Shannon Glaser (Lesbian)

Simon Sex (Bisexual)

Sonya Poinsettia (Bisexual)

Tyler Pico (Pansexual)

Bob's Burgers (2011)

Natalie "Nat" Kinkle (Unspecified WLW)

Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)

Jenny Gildenhorn (Bisexual)

Jocelyn Price (Lesbian)

Kevin Cozner (Gay)

Raymond "Ray" Holt (Gay)

Rosalita "Rosa" Diaz (Bisexual)

C:

Chicago Fire (2012)

Clarice Carthage (Bisexual)

Darren Ritter (Gay)

Emily Foster (Bisexual)

Leslie Shay (Lesbian)

Chicago Med (2015)

Lawrence Dayle (Unspecified MLM)

Peter Kalmick (Unspecified MLM)

Terry McNeal (Gay)

Code Black (2015)

Carla Niven (Lesbian)

Malaya Pineda (Lesbian)

Noa Kean (Bisexual)

Community (2009)

Craig Pelton (Unlabeled MLM)

Frankie Dart (Unspecified WLW)

Craig of the Creek (2018)

Alexis (Pansexual)

Courtney (Lesbian)

George (Gay)

Jasmine Williams (Lesbian)

Kelsey Pokoly (Lesbian)

Laura Mercer (Lesbian)

Raj (Gay)

Secret Keeper (Gay)

Shawn (Gay)

Stacks (Lesbian)

Tabitha (Lesbian)

D:

Dead End: Paranormal Park (2022)

Barney Guttman (Gay)

Logan Nguyen (Gay)

Norma Khan (Bisexual)

Zagan (Pansexual)

Doom Patrol (2019)

Kay Challis/Crazy Jane (Lesbian)

Larry Trainor (Gay)

Dr. Who (2005)

Adric (Pansexual)

Bill Potts (Lesbian)

Canton Everett Delaware ||| (Gay)

Chris Cwej (Bisexual)

Clara Oswald (Bisexual)

Elizabeth "Liz" Shaw (Bisexual)

Heather (Lesbian)

Jack Harkness (Omnisexual + Polyamorous)

Jennifer "Jenny Flint" Scarrity (Lesbian)

Madame Vastra (Lesbian)

Melony "River Song" Pond (Bisexual + Polyamorous)

Nyssa of Traken (Bisexual)

Oliver Harper (Gay)

Olivia "Liv" Chenka (Bisexual)

Patricia Haggard (Lesbian)

Rogue (Gay)

Tania Bell (Lesbian)

Tegan Jovanka (Bisexual)

Toshiko Sato (Bisexual)

Yasmin Khan (Queer)

E:

Equestria Girls (2017)

Sunset Shimmer (Bisexual)

ER (1994)

Courtney Brown (Lesbian)

Kerry Weaver (Lesbian)

Kim Legaspi (Lesbian)

Maggie Doyle (Lesbian)

Sandy Lopez (Lesbian)

Euphoria (2019)

Cal Jacobs (Bisexual)

Elliot (Unlabeled MLM)

Jules Vaughn (Unlabeled WLW)

Nate Jacobs (Unspecified MLM)

Rue Bennett (Lesbian)

Ever After High (2013)

Apple White (Unspecified WLW)

Darling Charming (Unspecified WLW)

F:

G:

Glee (2009)

Adam Crawford (Gay)

Alistair (Unspecified MLM)

Blaine Anderson (Gay)

Brittany Pierce (Bisexual)

Dani (Lesbian)

David "Dave" Karofsky (Gay)

Elliott Gilbert (Gay)

Hiram Barry (Gay)

Kurt Hummel (Gay)

Leroy Barry (Gay)

Santana Lopez (Lesbian)

Sebastian Smythe (Bisexual)

Spencer Porter (Gay)

Grey's Anatomy (2005)

Amelia Shepherd (Bisexual)

Arizona Robbins (Lesbian)

Callie Torres (Bisexual)

Carina DeLuca (Bisexual)

Dayna Knox (Lesbian)

Eliza Minnick (Lesbian)

Erica Hahn (Lesbian)

Levi Schmitt (Gay)

Mika Yasuda (Bisexual)

Nico Kim (Gay)

Taryn Helm (Lesbian)

Teddy Altman (Bisexual)

H:

Harley Quinn (2019)

Basil Karlo/Clayface (Gay)

Edward Nygma/The Riddler (Gay)

Frank (Asexual)

Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn (Bisexual)

Leslie Wills/Livewire (Lesbian)

Mari McCabe/Vixen (Bisexual)

Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy (Bisexual)

Selina Kyle/Catwoman (Unspecified WLW)

Sylvester "Sy" Borgman (Bisexual)

Hazbin Hotel (2024)

Alastor (Aromantic, Asexual)

Angel Dust (Gay)

Charlotte "Charlie" Morningstar (Lesbian)

Cherri Bomb (Bisexual)

Husker (Pansexual)

Sir Pentious (Bisexual)

Vaggie (Unspecified WLW)

Valentino (Pansexual)

Vox (Bisexual)

Heartbreak High (2022)

Darren Rivers (Gay, Queer)

Donald "Ca$h" Piggott (Asexual)

Dustin Reid (Unspecified MLM)

Malakai Mitchell (Bisexual)

Missy Beckett (Bisexual)

Quinni Gallagher-Jones (Lesbian)

Rowan Callaghan (Bisexual)

Sasha So (Lesbian)

Heartstopper (2022)

Ben Hope (Unspecified MLM)

Charles "Charlie" Spring (Gay)

Darcy Olsson (Lesbian)

Isaac Henderson (Asexual, Aromantic)

Nick Nelson (Bisexual)

Tara Jones (Lesbian)

How I Met Your Mother (2005)

James Stinson (Gay)

Human Resources (2022)

Claudia (Lesbian)

Danielle (Lesbian)

Flanny O'Lympic (Bisexual)

Van (Lesbian)

I:

J:

K:

L:

M:

Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (2015)

Alix Kubdel (Aromantic)

Caline Bustier (Unspecified WLW)

Gisèle (Unspecified WLW)

Juleka Couffaine (Unspecified WLW)

Marc Anciel (Unspecified MLM)

Max Kanté (Asexual)

Nathaniel Kurtzberg (Unspecified MLM)

Rose Lavillant (Unspecified WLW)

Zoé Lee (Unspecified WLW)

Modern Family (2009)

Cameron Tucker (Gay)

Gil Thorpe (Gay)

Mitchell Pritchett (Gay)

Pepper Saltzman (Gay)

Ronaldo (Unspecified MLM)

Mom (2013)

Bonnie Plunkett (Bisexual)

Ray Stabler (Gay)

Rudy (Bisexual)

N:

Nanbaka (2016)

Jyugo (Bisexual)

New Amsterdam (2018)

Elizabeth Wilder (Bisexual)

Iggy Frome (Gay)

Lauren Bloom (Bisexual)

Leyla Shinwari (Lesbian)

Martin McIntyre (Gay)

New Girl (2011)

Melissa (Unspecified WLW)

Reagan Lucas (Bisexual)

Sadie (Lesbian)

O:

P:

Peacemaker (2022)

Christopher Smith/Peacemaker (Bisexual)

Leota Adebayo (Lesbian)

Private Practice (2007)

Amelia Shepherd (Bisexual)

Q:

R:

Raising Dion (2019)

Kat Neese (Lesbian)

Roswell, New Mexico (2019)

Alex Manes (Gay)

Allie Meyers (Unspecified WLW)

Anatsa Mufaro (Unspecified WLW)

Blaire (Unspecified WLW)

Forrest (Gay)

Isobel Evans-Bracken (Bisexual)

Michael Guerin (Bisexual)

Shivani Sen (Unspecified WLW)

Runaways (2017)

Karolina Dean (Lesbian)

Nico Minoru (Bisexual)

Xavin (Pansexual)

S:

Safe (2018)

Pete Mayfield (Gay)

Saving Hope (2012)

Bree Hannigan (Lesbian)

Maggie Lin (Bisexual)

Sydney Katz (Lesbian)

Shadowhunters (2016)

Alexander "Alec" Lightwood (Gay)

Aline Penhallow (Unspecified WLW)

Magnus Bane (Bisexual)

Olivia Wilson (Unspecified WLW)

Samantha (Unspecified WLW)

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018)

Adora (Lesbian)

Bow (Bisexual)

Catra (Lesbian)

Double Trouble (Gay)

Entrapta (Bisexual)

George (Gay)

Glimmer (Bisexual)

Huntara (Lesbian)

Kyle (Bisexual)

Lance (Gay)

Light Hope (Lesbian)

Lonnie (Bisexual)

Mara (Lesbian)

Mermista (Bisexual)

Netossa (Lesbian)

Perfuma (Unspecified WLW)

Rogelio (Bisexual)

Scorpia (Lesbian)

Sea Hawk (Bisexual)

Spinnerella (Lesbian)

Station 19 (2018)

Amelia Shepherd (Bisexual)

Carina DeLuca (Bisexual)

Dayna Knox (Lesbian)

Eli Stern (Bisexual)

Emmett Dixon (Gay)

Maya Bishop (Bisexual)

Michelle Alvarez (Lesbian)

Nikki (Bisexual)

Pam Williams (Lesbian)

Travis Montgomery (Gay)

Steven Universe (2013)

Bismuth (Lesbian)

Dogcopter (Gay)

Harold Smiley (Gay)

Pearl (Lesbian)

Peridot (Asexual, Aromantic)

Ruby (Lesbian)

Sapphire (Lesbian)

Stumptown (2019)

Dex Parios (Bisexual)

T:

The Babysitter's Club (2020)

Dawn Schafer (Unlabeled WLW)

Janine Kishi (Lesbian)

The Magicians (2015)

Eliot Waugh (Gay)

The Owl House (2020)

Amity Blight (Lesbian)

Darius Deamonne (Gay)

Eda Clawthorne (Bisexual)

Gilbert Park (Unspecified MLM)

Harvey Park (Unspecified MLM)

Hunter (Bisexual)

Lilith Clawthorne (Asexual, Aromantic)

Luz Noceda (Bisexual)

Willow Park (Bisexual)

The Resident (2018)

Jake Wong (Gay)

The Rookie (2018)

Jackson West (Gay)

Gino Brown (Gay)

The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy (2024)

Klak (Unspecified WLW)

Slug Girl (Unspecified WLW)

The 100 (2014)

Bryan (Gay)

Clarke Griffin (Bisexual)

Eric Jackson (Gay)

Lexa (Lesbian)

Nathan Miller (Gay)

Niylah (Lesbian)

Zev (Gay)

Titans (2018)

Tim Drake/Robin (Bisexual)

Total Drama (Franchise)

Bowie (Gay)

Raj (Gay)

U:

V:

W:

X:

Y:

Z:

#:

9-1-1 (2018)

David Hale (Unspecified MLM)

Evan "Buck" Buckley (Bisexual)

Henrietta "Hen" Wilson (Lesbian)

John Russo (Unspecified MLM)

Karen Wilson (Lesbian)

Michael Grant (Gay)

Tommy Kinard (Gay)

9-1-1: Lone Star (2020)

Carlos Reyes (Gay)

Tyler Kennedy "TK" Strand (Gay)

[incrediblyfastfilms]

INVASION of the BODY SNATCHERS (1978) written by W.D. Richter (from the novel by Jack Finney) produced by Robert Solo directed by Philip Kaufman starring Donald Sutherland Brooke Adams Leonard Nimoy Jeff Goldblum Veronica Cartwright Art Hindle cinematography by Michael Chapman edited by Douglas Stewart music by Danny Zeitlin

JAWS (1975) written by Carl Gottlieb (from the novel by Peter Benchley) produced by Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown directed by Steven Spielberg starring Roy Scheider Robert Shaw Richard Dreyfus Lorraine Gary Murray Hamilton Carl Gottlieb cinematography by Bill Butler edited by Verna Fields music by John Williams

E r a s e r h e a d (1977) written, directed and produced by David Lynch starring Jack Nance Charlotte Stewart Allen Joseph Jeanne Bates Judith Roberts Laurel Near Jack Fisk cinematography by Frederick Elmes Herbert Caldwell edited by David Lynch sound design by Lynch w/ Alan Splet special effects by Lynch w/ Frederick Elmes

P s y c h o (1960) written by Joseph Stefano (from the novel by Robert Bloch) directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock starring Anthony Perkins Vera Miles John Gavin Janet Leigh Martin Balsam Simon Oakland cinematography by John L. Russell edited by George Tomasini music by Bernard Hermann

A L I E N (1979) written by Dan O'Bannon (story by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Sushett) directed by Ridley Scott produced by Gordon Carroll David Giler Walter Hill starring Tom Skerritt Sigourney Weaver Veronica Cartwright John Hurt Harry Dean Stanton Yaphet Kotto Ian Holm cinematography by Derek Vanlint edited by Terry Rawlings music by Jerry Goldsmith

John Carpenter's The THING (1982) written by Bill Lancaster (from the novella "Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell) directed by John Carpenter produced by David Foster Lawrence Turman Wilbur Stark starring Kurt Russell A. Wilford Briley T.K. Carter David Clennon Keith David Richard Dysart Charles Hallahan Peter Maloney Richard Masur Donald Moffat Joel Polis Thomas Waites cinematography by Dean Cundey edited by Todd Ramsay music by Ennio Morricone

The Exorcist (1973) written by William Peter Blatty (from his novel) directed by William Friedkin produced by William Peter Blatty Noel Marshall David Salven starring Ellen Burstyn Max Von Sydow Jason Miller Lee J. Cobb Jack MacGowran Kitty Winn Mercedes McCambridge Linda Blair cinematography by Owen Roizman edited by Norman Gay Evan Lottman music by Jack Nitzche "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield

R e p u l s i o n (1965) written by Roman Polanski Garard Brach screenplay adaptation by David Stone directed by Roman Polanski produced by Gene Gutowski starring Catherine Deneuve Ian Hendry John Fraser Peter Wymark Yvonne Furneaux cinematography by Gilbert Taylor edited by Alastair McIntyre music by Chico Hamilton

THE SHINING (1980) written by Diane Johnson Stanley Kubrick (from the novel by Stephen King) directed by Stanley Kubrick produced by Stanley Kubrick w/ Jan Harlan starring Jack Nicholson Shelley Duvall Danny Lloyd Scatman Crothers Barry Nelson Philip Stone Joe Turkel cinematography by John Alcott edited by Ray Lovejoy music by Wendy Carlos Rachel Elkind

Night of the Living Dead (1968) written by John Russo George A. Romero directed by George A. Romero produced by Karl Hardman Russell Streiner starring Duane Jones Judith O'Dea Karl Hardman Marilyn Eastman Keith Wayne Kyra Schon Judith Ridley cinematography by George A. Romero (uncr.) edited by George A. Romero (uncr.) Hugh Daly

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) written by James V. Hart (from the novel by Bram Stoker) directed by Francis Ford Coppola produced by Francis Ford Coppola Charles Mulvehill Fred Fuchs Michael Apted Robert O'Conner starring Gary Oldman Winona Ryder Anthony Hopkins Keanu Reeves Cary Elwes Richard E. Grant Billy Campbell Sadie Frost Monica Belluci Tom Waits cinematography by Michael Ballhaus edited by Anne Goursaud Glen Scantlebury Nicholas C. Smith music by Wojciech Kilar

TWIN PEAKS fire walk with me (1992) written by David Lynch Robert Engels (from the television series created by David Lynch and Mark Frost) directed by David Lynch produced by David Lynch Mark Frost Gregg Fienberg Johanna Ray John Wentworth starring Sheryl Lee Ray Wise Moira Kelly Grace Zabriskie Chris Isaak Kiefer Sutherland David Lynch Miguel Ferrer Harry Dean Stanton David Bowie Michael J. Anderson Frank Silva Al Strobel Jurgen Prochnow Dana Ashbrook James Marshall Frances Bay Catherine E. Coulson Kimberly Ann Cole Walter Olkewicz Lenny Von Dohlen Madchen Amick Peggy Lipton Julee Cruise Kyle Machlachlan cinematography by Ron Garcia edited by Mary Sweeney music by Angelo Badalamenti

Let the Right One In (2008) written by John Ajvide Lyndqvist (from his novel) directed by Tomas Alfredson produced by Frida Asp starring Kare Hedbrant Lina Leandersson Per Ragnar Henrik Dahl Ika Nord cinematography by Hoyte Van Hoytema edited by Tomas Alfredson Dino Jonsater music by Johan Soderqvist

W A R of the W O R L D S (2005) written by Josh Friedman David Koepp directed by Steven Spielberg produced by Kathleen Kennedy Damian Collier Paula Wagner Colin Wilson starring Tom Cruise Tim Robbins Dakota Fanning Miranda Otto Justin Chatwin Amy Ryan cinematography by Janusz Kaminski edited by Michael Kahn music by John Williams

Hannibal (2001) written by Steve Zaillian David Mamet directed by Ridley Scott produced by Martha De Laurentiis Dino De Laurentiis Ridley Scott starring Anthony Hopkins Julianne Moore Ray Liotta Gary Oldman Frankie Faison Giancarlo Giannini Francesca Neri Zeljko Ivanek Hazelle Goodman cinematography by John Mathieson editing by Pietro Scalia music by Hans Zimmer

The Hunger (1983) written by Ivan Davis Michael Thomas (from the novel by Whitley Strieber) directed by Tony Scott produced by Richard Shepherd starring Catherine Deneuve Susan Sarandon David Bowie Cliff De Young cinematography by Stephen Goldblatt edited by Pamela Power music by Michel Rubini Denny Jaeger

DON'T LOOK NOW (1973) written by Allan Scott Chris Bryant (based on the novella by Daphne Du Maurier) directed by Nicholas Roeg produced by Peter Katz starring Donald Sutherland Julie Christie Hilary Mason Clelia Matania Renato Scarpa cinematography by Anthony Richmond editing by Graeme Clifford music by Pino Donnagio

Prisoners (2013) written by Aaron Guzikowski directed by Denis Villeneuve produced by Broderick Johnson Kira Davis Andrew A. Kosove Adam Kolbrenner starring Jake Gylenhaal Hugh Jackman Maria Bello Viola Davis Melissa Leo Terrence Howard Paul Dano cinematography by Roger Deakins edited by Joel Cox Gary Roach music by Johann Johannsson

The Company of Wolves (1984) written by Neil Jordan Angela Carter (from the short story in Angela Carter's book "The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories") directed by Neil Jordan produced by Chris Brown Stephen Woolley starring Sarah Patterson David Warner Angela Lansbury Micha Bergese Stephen Rea cinematography by Bryan Loftus edited by Rodney Holland music by George Fenton

A Quiet Place (2018) written by Bryan Woods Scott Beck John Krasinski directed by John Krasinski produced by Michael Bay Andrew Form Brad Fuller starring Emily Blunt John Krasinski Millicent Simmonds Noah Jupe Cade Woodward cinematography by Charlotte Bruus Christensen edited by Christopher Tellefsen music by Marco Beltrami

W O R L D W A R Z (2013) written by Matthew Michael Carnahan Drew Goddard & Damon Lindelof (from the novel novel by Max Brooks) directed by Marc Forster produced by Brad Pitt Dede Gardner Jeremy Kleiner Ian Bryce starring Brad Pitt Mireille Enos Daniella Kertesz James Badge Dale Peter Capaldi Pierfrancesco Favino Ludi Boeken Matthew Fox Fana Mokoena David Morse cinematography by Ben Seresin edited by Roger Barton Matt Chesse music by Marco Beltrami

LOST H i g h w a y (1997) written by David Lynch Barry Gifford directed by David Lynch produced by Mary Sweeney Tom Sternberg Deepak Nayar starring Bill Pullman Patricia Arquette Balthazar Getty Natasha Gregson Wagner Robert Loggia Robert Blake Michael Massee Jack Nance Henry Rollins Gary Busey cinematography by Peter Deming edited by Mary Sweeney music by Angelo Badalamenti

N e a r D a r k (1987) written by Kathryn Bigelow Eric Red directed by Kathryn Bigelow produced by Edward S. Feldman Steven-Charles Jaffe Charles Meeker starring Adrian Pasdar Jenny Wright Lance Henriksen Bill Paxton Jenette Goldstein Tim Thomerson cinematography by Adam Greenberg edited by Howard Smith music by Tangerine Dream

S e c o n d s (1966) written by Lewis John Carlino (from the novel by David Ely) directed by John Frankenheimer produced by John Frankenheimer Edward Lewis starring Rock Hudson Salome Jens John Randolph Will Geer Jeff Corey Murray Hamilton Frances Reid cinemtography by Tak Fujimoto edited by David Newhouse Ferris Webster music by Jerry Goldsmith

Nosferatu The Vampyre (1979) written by Werner Herzog w/ Tom Shachtman Martje Grohmann directed by Werner Herzog produced by Walter Saxer Werner Herzog Michael Gruskoff starring Klaus Kinski Isabelle Adjani Bruno Ganz Roland Topor Walter Landengast Martje Grohmann cinematography by Jorg Schmidt-Reitwein edited by Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus music by Florian Fricke Popol Vuh

30 DAYS of NIGHT (2007) written by Steve Niles Stuart Beattie Brian Nelson (from the graphic novel by Steve Niles Ben Templesmith) directed by David Slade produced by Sam Raimi Robert Tapert starring Josh Hartnett Melissa George Danny Huston Ben Foster Mark Boone Jr. Amber Sainsbury Megan Franich Manu Bennett cinematography by Jo Willems edited by Art Jones music by Brian Reitzell

f r e a k s (1932) written by Willis Goldbleck Leon Gordon (from the short story "Spurs" by Tod Robbins) directed and produced by Tod Browning starring Wallace Ford Leila Hyams Olga Baclanova Roscoe Ates cinematography by Merritt B. Gerstad edited by Basil Wrangell

the M i s t (2007) written and directed by Frank Darabont (from the novella by Stephen King) produced by Frank Darabont Martin Shefer Liz Glotzer starring Thomas Jane Laurie Holden Marcia Gay Hardin Andre Braugher Toby Jones William Sadler Frances Sternhagen Jeffrey DeMunn cinematography by Rohn Schmidt edited by Hunter M. Via music by Mark Isham

Invasion of the BODY SNATCHERS (1956) written by Daniel Mainwaring (from the novel by Jack Finney) directed by Don Siegel produced by Walter Wanger starring Kevin McCarthy Dana Wynter Larry Gates King Donovan Carolyn Jones Jean Willes Ralph Dumke cinematography by Ellsworth Fredericks edited by Robert S. Eisen music by Carmen Dragon

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