#cuz it's not just a horror story
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Jumping on the ask train, with an in-between question! From the medias you've watched so far, which one do you believe to be severely underrated, and/or deserving of much more attention/love? (Not necessarily something hated by the public, more like a piece of media that's completely ignored/ghosted for a reason or another)
I've already gushed about it in the past but- a little treasure of a piece of media I've discovered last year is the truly wonderful Excavation of Hob's Barrow, a horror themed classic point & click game. It's recent but perfectly mimicks the artistry of old LucasArts games and its atmosphere is incredible. Its genius is the setting - old england folk tales, the rainy moors, a backwater village wherein you're very much made to feel like the outsider that you are - the horror is slow, all-encompassing, it grows in intensity; and yet at the same time you learn to know this village and its people and feel a little less lost. You learn to know the land. And to respect its legends.
This game is very much underrated and I dearly wish more people would get to hear of it and give it a try.
I suppose it's held down by the fact it's horror AND classic point & click vibes, which are two factors that do not necessarily overlap in the average person's tastes. Personally it was right up my alley, and it's a huge favourite of mine from last year (and maybe beyond).
#the excavation of hob's barrow#video games#asks#mine#how many times will i gush about this game? the answer is yes#i really love to find a game that relies on english legends for their horror setting instead of stealing indigenous stories also.#cuz goodness knows this happens way too often#genuinely this game is a pearl#cuz it's not just a horror story#you get to learn about that unwelcoming little town. its people. you learn about your character's past and why she is the way she is#why she has those principles and beliefs#the dialogues and characterization is top notch. there even is character growth- in such a short lil game#everything is so good#best 9 hours i've spent on a game
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I Saw the TV Glow is such a uniquely, devastatingly queer story. Two queer kids trapped in suburbia. Both of them sensing something isn’t quite right with their lives. Both of them knowing that wrongness could kill them. One of them getting out, trying on new names, new places, new ways of being. Trying to claw her way to fully understanding herself, trying to grasp the true reality of her existence. Succeeding. Going back to help the other, to try so desperately to rescue an old friend, to show the path forward. Being called crazy. Because, to someone who hasn’t gotten out, even trying seems crazy. Feels crazy. Looks, on the surface, like dying.
And to have that other queer kid be so terrified of the internal revolution that is accepting himself that he inadvertently stays buried. Stays in a situation that will suffocate him. Choke the life out of him. Choke the joy out of him. Have him so terrified of possibly being crazy that he, instead, lives with a repression so extreme, it quite literally is killing him. And still, still, he apologizes for it. Apologizes over and over and over, to people who don’t see him. Who never have. Who never will. Because it’s better than being crazy. Because it’s safer than digging his way out. Killing the image everyone sees to rise again as something free and true and authentic. My god. My god, this movie. It shattered me.
#i saw the tv glow#I saw the tv glow spoilers#it is SUCH a queer story#the disassociation. the hiding in fiction to feel alive.#the horror of watching time tick by and knowing you’re not who you’re meant to be#the unique paralysis of staying put in hell because it’s safer than what might be over the horizon#the tragedy of trying to help someone who isn’t ready to be helped#god it’s so much. god. rarely do I walk out of a film and just stare soundlessly into space#anyway. please see this movie. although I sort of hope if you’re reading this post it’s cuz you already have#eta: I used he because the main character never quite vocalizes another pronoun#but this is SUCH a trans story. suuuuch a trans story. it is not even a little subtle#it’s so good and so so painful
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*throws water bottles at each of them*
*runs away*
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#silly ask#there's like so many sanses here#I wish I could've fit Lust and Dance here :(#Oh well#They'll pop up soon for the story :P#im just gonna tag the characters cuz there's a LOT!!#dust#dust sans#horror#horror sans#reaper#reaper sans#geno#geno sans#dream#dream sans#error#error sans#ink#ink sans#fresh#fresh sans#killer#killer sans#passive nightmare#bill#bill sans#swap#swap sans#augh...
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" I'm a Psycho, loving it~ "
#[album]#ask to tag#cw#Music Shot#S-2#also i just wanna mess with its expressions and poses cuz it's fun#he can turn the black face into a screenface. changing any shapes and expressions as it pleases#horror. realistic eyes. tv static. etc but he prefers the original triangle smiles more#also i'm planning to redesign S-2 right now#S-2 focuses only on killing / violence to gain LV and he's stuck that way and called it a purpose to wipe out population#He got so focus on gaining LV because it made him feel so powerful and wanted more feeling like it's the only thing that made him feel aliv#i'm okay to spoil his story and all. He's made out of human determination in Mark's body and became a split personality to him#that's why S-2 and Mark are both corrupted because they're still not compatible to each other in one body#instead of being unstable in physical form. his mind is. because Gaster used a different formula but failed again#Gaster was trying to cure Mark because he was really ill and about to die#I only took the references/theories from the original undertale amalgamation obviously#S-2 was formed from Mark's own negative emotions and personalities then it became its own character#which causes the two (or Mark or S-2 themselves) to self-loathe with each other#it's literally like looking in a window as a mirror talking shit to each other#The real good Mark in this au is Mark himself. he just needs to be set free from this misery (and need to get rid of S-2 if possible)#that's why in my old Mark death posts. S-2 was gone from self-forgiveness meaning Mark forgives himself and deserves to be happy#(because everyone don't deserve to hate themselves)#i'm gonna keep the left eye joke not being available when doing the horror screenface cuz still wanna make it a Mark thing to him#cw horror#cw eye contact
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"Dywh served no narrative purpose outside of breaking up puppylove and upstage because it's never brought up again in any meaningful way and really should've been replaced and/or written differently" and "male victims of s/a from female perpetrators need their stories to be told and taken seriously instead of being relegated to a scene set up seemingly for shock value (see sexy baby costume and no effort to address the trauma of this scene later as bmc was never going to Be A Story About That)" and "Chloe is a tragic and complex character that pins most if not all of her self-worth on being desirable as a conventionally attractive teenage girl and it makes her act out in cruel ways (bringing down the other girls around her and trying to sleep with her best friend's boyfriend on her ex's parents' bed to rile up said ex)" and "while Chloe should've backed off sooner and the alcohol is no excuse for her actions, her drunken mind had very little way of knowing that Jeremy wasn't interested as the squip FORCED him to participate in something he didn't want and is MORE at fault for deliberately ignoring his pleas to 'make it stop' than Chloe getting mixed messages and not understanding what Jeremy wanted when the squip MADE him stay, drink, and kiss her" are all sentences that can and should coexist.
Including the tags in the actual post because I'm not gonna have anyone try to twist my words against me
#also calling chloe a rapist when she didnt even Do The Thing is wild. yes she still assaulted jer but not all s/a is rape#not to mention she gave up bc it was never about ACTUALLY banging him. making jake THINK she did was all she cared about in the end#yes it was still gross. no im not defending it. im saying dont act like chloe was the ONLY ONE assaulting jer. he was getting tag-teamed#bmc did not have the time to handle the scene with the grace and care it needed#but can we talk about how the squip violates jer's autonomy SEVERAL times in the show and yall seem real quiet about that#narratively the story couldve focused harder on the absolute horror of having something else control your body#JUST so that dywh has a through-line and isnt just haphazardly slapped in there#'oh but you made the connection! you get it!' so why are YALL massacring a teenager for one badly utilized scene?#mj says shit#fuck it i AM fandom tagging this one cuz i am So Tired#be more chill#do you wanna hang
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blood of the covenant
#art#my art#artists on tumblr#digital art#pink space#tw scopophobia#tw body horror#(<- minor minor but !)#fighting for my life and i hate vehicles so Short Comic Break lmao !!#//i really think that if i just drew the whole story in a 900x900 canvas i could actually get it going hfhshb#'why don't you do that then' because it may not actually work and also i'm almost done with this chapter. lol 👍👍#/but also the going is SO slow i've started adding parts i hadn't even conceived of before. to make it harder ig hfhs :3#//anywho i am prolly gonna do more of these simple 3 panel comics lol :333#they're my favorite thing ehe :D#//man. okay i'm really starting to consider it for reals this time#a smaller canvas would do wonders for my functioning + paneling...#cuz i already know that a small canvas + page cap makes me do things to panels that i wouldn't usually So.. :>>#and a smaller thing is just easier i guess !!#Will that mean starting from scratch again? ahahahahaaa.. yea........#or maybe i could just fit the older panels i like into the square ?#hmmm we'll have to seee#definitely wanna try it tho !!#let's see what happensss :33
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it's honestly more than a little frustrating looking at the postal fandom here on tumblr and the depth and complexity they're able to bring to a character as nonsensical and goofy as the dude, the stories and art filled with genuine emotion that people make with him, and knowing we are never going to get something like that officially because RWS is dedicated to never taking themselves seriously and always being "apolitical" (even though their politics are there they're just too afraid to say it) and think that toilet/cheap humor is the way to go with their franchise. deeply squandered potential honestly
#esp cuz they've said theyre probably never going to try something more serious since redux sold poorly#t#postal#idk the horror aspect of p1 i love SOOOO much. the whole narrative of What Makes A Person Do That. despite the 'story' really just being an#aside that existed mostly to give more atmosphere and tone to the game than anything#if you combined that with the (attempted) satire and comedy of 2 you'd get something very solid and interesting i think#always in my dreams....
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nurse man and bird man :]!!!! they’re both pretty simple concepts and they’re rough ideas for my megaman horror-ish concept!!!
nurse is a pretty chill going guy, he’s polite and is one of the first bots to work in a hospital!!!! he’s a first responder and mostly works as an assistant. his “hair” is made out of the same metal alloy that yellow devil is made out of! it’s used to carry multiple patients at once, but should ALWAYS be kept away from open wounds and blood. he can manipulate it freely. he only wishes the best for humans and is best friends with another human nurse in the hospital he works at!!
bird is a mass produced model and mostly used for a number of things! transportation, surveillance, and more!! this particular bird man though never speaks (communicates through morse) and is polite as well, they communicate through their big gestures and they want to be a real bird and have real feathers! they also have an interest in angels and their beauty
gore + blood under cut
meat man and angel man
after fusing too many human parts with his metal hair, it started to slowly gradually change into what you see now. meat can still manipulate it freely and also started having certain cravings….
angel became obsessed with being unique, and started picking off the feathers of any white bird they found and sticking them on their wings. they wanted to beautiful and angelic and stand out from their other models
#There’s more to each of their stories if anyone is interested!!!#I just didn’t want to dump everything all in here cuz it would’ve been a long ass post😭😭😭#but if ppl like them then idk I guess I’ll talk abt em!!!#I have meats/nurses story all fleshed out (pun not intended) but im still working on angel/bird#the whole idea of this horror au ig is robots that deviate from their original programming#kind of like mavericks?? but they want to change their whole appearance and/or programming#they are NOT built by dr wily#or any of the doctors we know in the series#megaman#megaman oc#nurse man#meat man#nurseman#meatman#birdman#bird man#angelman#angel man#not a art tag
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me when i heard ahs was getting a 13th season with sarah and evan
#IDK HOW TO FEEL YALL#LIKE ON ONE HAND ITS LIKE#OMG IM SO EXCITED CUZ I LOVE AHS AND IVE BEEN DYYYINGGGG TO SEE SARAH AND EVAN ONSCREEN TOGETHER AGAIN#but its also like..#RYAN MURPHY IF U DONT GET UR GRUBBY MEATY PAWS OFF OF THEM???#ESPECIALLY EVAN LIKE LEAVE HIM ALONEEEEEE#also like ahs is outta its prime and it feels like hes dragging it along idk like just let the show end😭😭#praying that they at least get semi sane roles#ALSO I THINK EVAN HAS A NEW SHOW COMING OUT WITH RYAN TOO??#like the CHOKEHOLD that he has on him is CRAZY#american horror story#ahs s13#ryan BARFY#evan peters <333#sarah paulson <33
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My madoka magica hot take is I like sayaka/kyoko as a ship more than madoka/homura
#madoka magica#both ships are very very good and make me feral but god kyoko/sayaka really caters to me#i am biased cuz sayaka is my favorite character lol and i just want good things for her#but i mean we get them as enemies fighting to the death obsessively like sayaka gets so focused on proving herself to kyoko she cant think#of anything else and she wastes her energy fighting her instead of witches and just the foil like#both used their wish to grant something for someone else and kyoko lost everything as a result and decided that nothing good will ever come#of helping others so she should only look after number one and of course shed think that cuz shes all she has left#meanwhile sayaka refuses to take care of herself because she never wants others to suffer so she only exists for others#and both of them change their perspectives in pursuit of each other theyre literally red and blue#and i love seeing the development of their relationship and kyokos feelings i love her offering to kill ryosuke for sayaka#and how terrified she is in that moment when she sees sayakas lifeless body separated from the soul gem#or how she shares her story and remembers why she started fighting because of sayaka and fucking#THE WAY SHE ACTS SELFLESSLY AND STUPIDLY OPTIMISTIC TO SAVE SAYAKA FROM HER WITCH FOR#THE WAY SHE SACRIFICES HERSELF TO CONNECT WITH HER THE LOVE SONG#THEM HOLDING HANDS WHILE SAYAKA CRIES AND KYOKO IS THERE FOR HER AND THEY UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER SO WELL#god fucking dammit these fucking gay people are ruining my sleep#yeah idk if its obvious but i have a specific type when it comes to ships i love when characters beat each other up and are the center of#each others motivations and go through the horrors together and come out the other side and love each other deeply#love each others flaws and theres understanding and tenderness#i haaaave to draw them but i also have to draw a lot of blorbos rn alkksk
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When you come back to Identity V after a 2 year hiatus and see the fanbase siblingize the two characters who share parallels to ancient Greek lovers:
#identity v#like... idk how to rlly articulate this but... so far Im seeing Greek gods and mythology being referenced in AOM.#Orpheus' and Alice's pasts are ambiguous to keep people interested in the story's mystery... but the Orpheus and Eurydice stuff#is uh. rlly telling.#like i rlly don't think IDV wants you to see them as siblings... especially siblings with parallels to past lovers#i mean IDV could get weird with Alice and Orpheus by making them siblings since this is a horror game#but. i dont see that happening.#tbh i think the ppl calling them siblings should be like. concerned that these two parallel ancient lovers [Orpheus and Eurydice]#cuz the writers could go there u know...#i think ppl who are calling them siblings have never read the lore or watched the lore videos.#like they just get their information from other sources besides the actual canon material.#anyways...
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hot topic used to have a dedicated section for plushies but it doesnt anymore it just keeps getting worse 🙄
#theres other stores with plenty of plushies where i went to but it still made me sad#they used to have exclusives there like i remember an exclusive cuphead plushie there#it gets worse with every passing year#atleast it didnt have that rlly bad '''''weirdcore''''' shirt anymore#it was bad#it was there last time i went and i tried really hard not to laugh#its like they stole some generic weirdcore/dreamcore image from pinterest#a bunch of realistic eyes and random ominous text#and i saw No junji ito stuff this time 🚶 Boooo 🍅🍅🍅#speaking of I almost did buy Gyo hardcover cuz i already have Tomie and Uzumaki i wanted to complete the set. but i changed my mind 💔#i almost got the Soichi collection too since ive wanted to read those stories fhsjdj me when horror manga AUGHHHH#i cant buy books. i cant buy anymore books i barely read them itd be a waste of money (ive already read all of uzumaki#SIGHHHHH#im just rambling now sorry
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Satellite Boys Headcannons
Yusei is a he/they bi, Crow is a transmasc gay/asexual, and Jack is a very loud straight ally.
Aki and Carly and super into horror movies, which really sucks for Jack and Yusei who are really not into horror movies. Yusei can handle most gore, but psychological horrors really mess with him. Jack can't handle gore beyond a stab wound, but he doesn't really mind psychological horrors because he's just like 'nah im just built different (dumber)'
Crow is very superstitious, much like Martha. Knocking on wood, being wary of the number 13, throwing salt over your shoulder (though that one is kinda justified considering spirits are like a real thing in ygo) are all stuff he does on the regular
Crow is the only person in the house who can cook. Yusei has never touched an oven in his life because he's spent half of it forgetting to eat, and Jack is... Jack.
In between the three of them, Jack has caused the most property damage. This is very impressive considering Yusei likes to kick down every door he can't open, regardless of the situation. He can lock pick, he just decides not to most of the time. Crow is usually more sneaky when trying to get into places he's not supposed/allowed to, though he's not above shattering a few windows for fun. Jack just likes blowing stuff up.
Neither Jack or Yusei have gotten their ears pierced (Jack wears clip-ons), because Crow has told them horror stories of what happened when he got his ears pierced in prison and how horribly infected they got (he told them this with a bright smile because he thought itd impress them and has yet to realize the mental ramifications it has had on his family)
Hogan is Martha's last name.
Jack has the most refined fighting style, mainly sticking to hard-hitting punches that can knock you out in one blow. Yusei's is more of a freestyle, mixing both fast punches and kicks to knock someone down as quickly as possible. Crow fights like a kindergartner, with biting, hair-pulling, spitting in your eye being some of his go-to tactics. Crow has nearly bitten off someone's finger before, and is not afraid to do it again.
Crow has only ever served his full jail sentence once. Every other time he's broken out.
All three of them participate in the twin's school activities in some way. Crow and Yusei usually go to the PTA meetings, and Jack usually goes to things like sporting events because he is too competitive for his own good and nobody can stop him.
#yugioh#ygo#ygo 5ds#yugioh 5ds#yusei fudo#jack atlas#crow hogan#aki izayoi#carly nagisa#faithshipping#scoopshipping#crow: haha yeah so anyways then this weird white stuff started coming out of the piercing and it kinda started hurting but i was fine#yusei and jack: what the actual fuck.#crow probably has like amazing prison stories of him just fucking over guards in the smallest ways that hes super proud of#im calling them the satellite boys cuz i dont wanna use their ship name since these are strictly platonic hcs#we need more platonic group names#none of these three are law-abiding and im tired of pretending they are#can you tell crows my favorite#aki loves horror movies change my mind
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mil-liminal episode coming in a bit. its John's Episode, so for those who don't already know his backstory, and for those who do, i recommend a blankie, your fave plushie and a comfort snack, we're headed into the dark.
-rj
#sometimes humans are the horror story#but theres light at the end of the tunnel#dont forget that#mil liminal#the creaky arc#there were be a trigger warning and a tl;dr summary if you have to skip this one#just a pre-warning cuz this ones tough for me and im sure many of you#love you
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got sidetracked writing and now i’m making a oneshot about the backrooms with entity alenoah and mk as the protag. whoops. anyways feel free to be on the lookout for that within the next few days lol!!!!
#total drama#tdi fanfic#idk how i got here#i’m lying i was doing a deep dive into the concept of the backrooms 💔#it’s very fun so far#i love unsettling horror stories#just a lil update cuz i’m trying to be more active on here again
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to the anon i got who's upset that my vision for falling stars includes some comedic elements... i deleted ur ask cuz it made me kinda sad... but i have to ask, u know what sonic is right? the funny cartoon animal series? with funny cartoon animals? imo... some comic book silliness is to be expected
#ofc the drama doesn't go away completely#i have 2 hands and can hold both#but the funniness factor helps balance out the really stressful situation they're in. a situation that frankly#i don't think would work otherwise. just like. As a sonic story#it's possible that my definition of a ''comedy'' is just different from most people's too#cuz it's just kinda characteristically goofy. yk?#like how j peele's nope is a comedy. but falling stars isn't horror it's action drama.
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