#craven man

[a-random-curator]

[108garys]

Y'all don't even know about the random af crossover best friend dynamic that just came out of nowhere for an au for a game that isn't even out yet

Like I was already vibing with what I was building but here comes that other character that's not really a character and now I'm like hell yeah they'd be besties

[allwhiterain]

Matthew Lillard and Rose McGowan as Stu Macher and Tatum Riley in Scream (1996) directed by Wes Craven

[gladiolusaesthetics]

THE DARK PICTURE ANTHOLOGY AESTHETIC

i got the color from the cover of the games/trailer/whatever I feel like the color and aesthetic they would be!! they’re not the best I know but I tired so it whatever

MAN OF MEDAN

LITTLE HOPE

HOUSE OF ASHES

THE DEVIL IN ME

DIRECTIVE 8020

THE CRAVEN MAN

WINTERFOLD

INTERCESSION

[rimouskis]

as someone who's been living in Appalachia for most of my adult life, the fucking idiot who just got chosen as the conservative VP pick is a charlatan who made his name by looking down upon a misunderstood and mocked region and its lower class. un-fucking-believable.

[smackaroni-samsonsite]

Non comprehensive list of NPCs I think Matt Mercer will voice when campaign 2 gets animated

Artagan (kind of a given considering he's already done so in tlovm but whatever)

Essek

Uk'otoa

Lucien

Obann and/or the Laughing Hand

Pumat Sol

At least one somnovem member if they get any lines

Honorable mentions

The Gentleman because I can see it going either way

Yeza Brenatto, because I think it's more likely they'll get someone else to voice him but who knows. The chances matt chooses to voice yeza brenatto are low but never zero

[esqueletosgays]

THE BREED (2006)

Director: Nicholas Mastandrea Cinematography: Giulio Biccari

[rearranging-deck-chairs]

the thing with doctor who i think is that it gets better the more you know. maybe this is true of all writing but i only know doctor who so we'll focus on that. but i think it gets better the more you know this is why my fic is not very good. i dont know many things. i think if you have a background in like, just any field you can use you can make your doctor who stories more interesting. like linguistics maths physics and music are things that come to mind for me that i would like to know to make my doctor who stories more interesting but i think it can work with, like, almost anything. biology stuff also works well adds a lot. sociology stuff history. if you know how to sew really well or youve worked in meat factories. just, if you have deep knowledge about something this will enrich your doctor who stories (again, might be true for literally every writing)

but also things you can know that are just lived and not books. like i said with that post about different countries' doctor whos, every country would bring its own history and values and perspective to the stories. but also like for example the class stuff or the queer stuff you see with rtds stories like anything a writer Knows will make their stories more interesting

and thats why doctor who could literally be so good If They Diversified Their Fucking Staff. in every sense of the word. you need disabled people, trans people, racialised people, people with different religions but you need people who know other things than writing too! which i get is difficult because theyre mostly working in their fields and not writing but like there are writers who are not or have not only ever just been writers. or just get writers with some weird fucking hobbies!

even in the most basic way even if you keep your entire show white christian able-bodied man, if you have more of those you will have better stories. it will still suck! but like, less than if you only have 1 guy writing right? thats not a novel concept artists know this writers know this thats why they work together. and i get that making tv is very complex and theres a lot of interests and a lot of choices being made that arent even to do with the stories but i find it so frustrating to think about how good doctor who could be if they let other people in to put their knowledge and their perspective in the stories

[blujayonthewing]

thinkin again about the time elyss's DM cut in to stop a conversation between her and a semi-retired player character to hurriedly take back control of him as an NPC before he could give her, as an extremely kind and thoughtful gift, one of his own personal belongings, and then said 'elyss can probably buy it from him though :)' instead

like. what an egregiously fucking shitty thing to do, actually.

[thylordcorvid]

He promises he’s not okay. :/

[mermaidsirennikita]

can i just say i love anytime you drag romance readers? i literally have trauma from reading goodreads reviews. if i don't see a henry cavill or david gandy fancast ever again in my life i'll die happy.

HAHA thanks. I have a lot of friends and people I follow whose opinions I value even when I don't agree with them, and there are a lot of people who I think give good takes on romance novels, but like. I really dislike the "we as a united romancelandia stand together" perspective, because no. I don't stand with homophobic and racist readers, and I don't agree with reductive perspectives on the genre.

Plus, there's this inherent problem with a readership that does often take a "for women, by women" POV, when a) no, anyone can and should (if they wish) read it regardless of their gender, romance isn't just for women b) what they actually mean is "for [cis] women by [cis] women anyway c) they also mean for [white] women by [white] women.

Idk, I think it's important to enjoy things, but for me enjoying something usually comes with critiquing it and wanting better from it. I feel the same way about tons of other things. Because I love and respect it, I expect better of it. And I don't think you have to consume romance that way. I think you can just love it. But if I think a like... readerly pressure, I suppose... contributes to a drop in quality, I'll comment on it.

And on a shallower level, I think so many GR reviews are so ugly and I'm so tired of seeing the same white guys fancast for heroes every. Single. Time. And like, it's always pics of these dudes from 10 years ago anyway. FIND NEW HOT GUYS.

[nerds-yearbook]

Civilization had been thrown into havoc with the outbreak of an atomic war in 1964. By 1974, one town had been surviving using the wisdom of “The Old Man in the Cave” in matters of what to eat and what to grow and other matters of survival. The peace of the town was disrupted by the arrival of soldiers claiming they were trying to unite the survivors and rebuild society. The lead soldier came into conflict with Mr. Goldsmith who was the only one who had been talking with the old man in the cave. To create discord, the lead soldier, named French, convinces the town’s people to eat canned food that the old man in the cave said was dangerous. To further distance the people from Mr. Goldsmith, French learned and revealed to the people that the Old Man in the Cave was actually a computer. However, the soldiers and the people of the town all died of food poisoning leaving only Mr. Goldsmith. ("The Old Man in the Cave", The Twilight Zone, TV)

[108garys]

How am I suddenly out here thinking about a crossover/au for a game that won't be out for years?

[unitedbydevils]

Match Review: Fulham 0-1 Manchester United

It wasn't an easy game, or a comfortable result, but it was one where United showed desire and determination, and were it not for some extremely suspect refereeing it might have been a much clearer gulf between the two sides...

The game started with a dramatic injury to Harry Maguire, whose missed header saw him faceplant a player's shoulder. A swollen eye socket for his troubles, but thankfully it wasn't serious enough to warrant substitution and Maguire managed to put in another very solid performance.

A nasty foul on captain Bruno Fernandes in the 8th minute led to a free kick; swung left side to Garnacho who played a beautiful ball back across to McTominay at the back post. The jubilation was short-lived however, with appeals for offside leading to a VAR check. In a highly unusual turn, the referee also took a look from the sideline - something PGMOL argue was because of the technical rules of the incident rather than the normal "clear and obvious error" from the on-field referee. In this case, Harry Maguire was adjudged offside. This despite not touching the ball or interfering with a defender who could stop Garnacho, but instead because he showed intent to attack the ball and thus was guilty. An interesting inconsistency compared to some other decisions made this season.

Fulham's reaction to the goal being disallowed was one of increased tempo and determination. In many ways it felt like they had taken a 1-0 lead and had that confidence boost, the wind in their sails, that allowed them to play more expressive football.

The first half drew to an end slightly in United's favour but the second was a far more open affair. Brazilian winger Antony was notably awful on the right side, which saw him substituted fairly quickly for Facundo Pellistri, and it was a remarkable change of intensity, desire, and competence down that right side for United. The scrappy little Uruguayan with his low centre of gravity and a tenacious approach to duels caused Fulham trouble - trouble which opened up opportunities.

An 84th minute chance nearly led to a sensational goal from substitute Anthony Martial, but it was the Captain who became the man of the hour in the 90th minute. Good pressure from Martial, McTominay and Pellistri allowed Fernandes a chance on the edge of the box. A feint left, cut back right, and ping bottom corner past Leno. 1-0 United, and a deserved 3 points for the Red Devils after it felt like perhaps fate had intervened and stolen away a much needed win.

After heavy criticism of Fernandes and Ten Hag in the past few days, both men will be relieved to have claimed the win away at Craven Cottage. The hope now is that a run of form can begin.

Ten Hag spoke to TNT Sports post-match and was questioned by Rio Ferdinand on the lack of team identity or play style this season. Ten Hag's response was that injuries had curtailed any sense of a predictable XI and that had hindered synergy or familiarity, but it is something the Dutchman needs to address quickly. November is upon us - there have been enough games and training sessions now for players to gel.

There are concerns to be had about many players; Bruno Fernandes being too stroppy, Rashford's lack of goals, players not finding enough passes to Højlund up front, but most pressing is the Antony situation. He has been the Manager's Favourite for a while, to the ire of Jadon Sancho. Poor club operations led to United paying double the asking price for him, but even if United had paid £40m, Antony hasn't even lived up to that. He's pacey and holds the ball up well, but he's unfathomably one-footed and fails take-ons almost every time. United's fatal flaw on the attack for years had been a lack of midfielders, and then it switched to being heavily LW-orientated.

If Ten Hag wants to keep the good times rolling he needs to work on Antony - whether that's tactical changes to encourage better match habits from him or benching him for the eager Pellistri. Something has to change if United want to retain a top 4 spot this season, and games against København, Luton and Everton are the perfect time to act.

[loveandmurders]

Less Popular Slasher Masterlist

Hush

Your dark guardian angel (female!reader x the man)

The dare

I thought I lost you (gender neutral reader x Dominic Craven)

[arbitrarygreay]

Motherland Fort Salem is the first show I've seen since Little Witch Academia with a more nuanced approach to leadership, or rather, the way different kinds of people move things forward. In LWA, Akko was the provocateur. She came in with the big ideas, big talk, and willingness to throw herself at things for the sake of them. This would often inspire her friends to help her. One aspect of this, though, is that one reason Akko gathered so many to help her in her plans was that, especially in the earlier episodes, she needed all of the help she could get. In Stanship Takes Off, a much more capable and confident Akko instead is happy to become the helper, supporting her friend's big ideas. Akko is a ringleader, but very much not a traditional leader. Still, even for the series finale of LWA, the final configuration is that Akko sets the stage for the big game-changing idea, and it takes a partner like Diana to see it through with her to reality. As well, the previous generation fails at the same goal because of not having built the same kind of wider relationship network. In LWA, leadership is explicitly a collaborative thing. We see this in Motherland Fort Salem, especially in the developments from S1 to S2. In S1, we begin with the idea of totalizing excellence, from the expectations of the Bellweather family to the dominating authority of Alder, to the expectation of death from touching the Mycelium. Raelle can only perform small petty rebellions, feeling helpless against the scope of the institution's entrenchment. Tally and Abigail both believe that the latter is meant to command others to follow her over a cliff. Scylla answers to a faceless balloon who threatens her life. Anacostia is the perfect soldier. S2 shifts all of those dynamics to something more like LWA. Raelle is "the chosen one" with special powers, but doesn't inspire people to action. Even moreso, neither does Abigail, whose conventional capability only barely sways Adil's heart. Obviously, the entire season is about Alder's downfall. And in the same way that all of the Into The Badlands' cast spend most of the plot reacting to The Widow's initiatives, pegging her as the true protagonist of the narrative, Tally Craven becomes the nexus around which Motherland Fort Salem's world meaningfully moves. Though Tally is much more capable on her own compared to Akko, like the reason why Akko was chosen by the Shiny Rod, Tally is thinking on a level up from everyone else, about what should be beyond what is possible. She pulls Raelle the raw talent and Abigail the honed ambition into executing her intent. It's no coincidence that her big talent is Sight. Tally is literally the one with vision. (Meanwhile, the Mycelium is revealed to be the opposite of the totalizing authority Alder has become. Instead, it was the epitome of her most human moment and a collective of human emotion, a reaction to the tragedies created by political backstabbing.)