#evan thayer

[whatithinkaboutdarkshadows]

Episode 598: I thought you might be looking for Adam

Occult expert Timothy Eliot Stokes is searching the room in the long-deserted west wing of the great house of Collinwood where heiress Carolyn has been hiding Frankenstein’s monster Adam since #539 in July. Strange and troubled boy David Collins saunters into the room and greets him with a casual “Hello, professor.” When a flustered Stokes makes up a story about Carolyn sending him to the room to…

[collinsportmaine]

The Collinsport Community Theater has announced its Fall production - Stephen Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street”.

Longtime resident Barnabas Collins stars in the title role. And Dr. Julia Hoffman has taken a break from her busy practice to play Mrs. Lovett, Todd’s partner in his ghastly come.

Maggie Evans plays Johanna, Roger Collins as Judge Turpin, local Attorney Tony Peterson as Pirelli, and William Loomis as Tobias Ragg.

[you-are-my-king-now-cariad]

Voice claim time! Disclaimer, some of these are from what I think are slightly more niche shows/movies, but whatever. Also there are a few “smaller” characters I just have exact voices for so I’ll be including them.

Oh, and apologies in advance for the rambling. I’m trying to be as clear as possible but some of these voices are so hard to pin down.

Nick: a mix of all the male country artists/bands I listen to-Jordan Davis, Blake Shelton, Old Dominion, etc. He’s kind of just generic “guy with a relatively subtle Southern accent.” Also there’s a bit of Tom Holland for some reason.

Sel: Several different voices at different points, and kind of a combination. 1. JD from Heathers-specifically the World Premiere Cast, and even more specifically his voice during Seventeen. 2. Jordan Davis 3. My Chorus Dad Thayer (I have no way to explain his voice-it’s a very very subtle southern accent, very low, and very Sel.)

Bree: I don’t actually know how to describe this bc Bree’s voice isn’t something I’ve ever heard. It’s the voice I hear when Tara speaks-Tara is a character I do text RP as-but there’s no good comparison to that. I can’t mimic it. It’s just slightly different than my voice-enough to be obviously different, but subtle enough that trying to recreate what I hear comes out awful. Closest I’ve heard is probably either Taylor Swift or Tenile Arts, but those are both too far off from mine.

Alice: Erin from the Lore OlymPOD podcast. Yes, I read Lore Olympus, come at me. She’s kind of the default “best friend” voice, actually.

Mariah: You know that trope of the Black woman at the post office who calls you “sweetheart” and is incredibly Southern? That’s Mariah. I know it’s probably closer to Patricia and that Mariah’s 20-something, but hush. Probably the closest I know of is Millie’s first voice in Helluva Boss.

Valec: Asmodeus from Helluva Boss. And for some reason he turns into Angel Dust when he’s mocking/taunting/fighting with Sel. I cannot possibly explain this, don’t ask.

Lord Davis: Striker from Helluva Boss mixed w/Blake Shelton

Issac: The Wolf from Into The Woods, specifically when he’s trying to lure Little Red and being very obviously evil.

Tor: Stella from Helluva Boss.

Evan: Connor from Dear Evan Hansen.

Felicity: Octavia from Helluva Boss but not depressed. Well, not until Bloodmarked.

Anyone else have really specific voice claims that conflict with canon voices? Like… Sel’s definitely a base/baritone, but 2/3 of my voice hcs are tenor voices. And Tor definitely isn’t British, Stella just has the right Bitch Factor.

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"Cross Sentenced To Hang May 19," Leamington Post. March 6, 1930. Page 6. --- Death Penalty Imposed For Murder At Chatham - Others Get Long Terms ---- The death penalty was imposed by Justice Jeffrey late Monday afternoon, at Chatham on Charles (Chuck) Cross, 20, of Windsor, for the brutal murder of John Labadie, night attendant of the Thayer gasoline station, during hold-up of his place at an early hour of the morning of September 22. May 19 was fixed as the date of his execution.

Cross' three accomplices in the hold- up received sentences to the penitentiary as follows: John Evans, aged 18, 25 years; Edward Powell, aged 20, 15 years, and John Sanders, aged 20, 15 years. They are all colored and residents of Windor. The condemned man took the death sentence without showing any particular emotion. He reeled slightly as he left the prisoner's dock, but, recovering, walked out of the court unassisted with Provincial Officers Tom Campbell and J. B. Sheff.

Asked if he had anything to say why sentence should not be passed, E. C. Awrie, K.C. stated on his behalf that he did not propose to make any statement at the present time. David Croll of Windsor, counsel for Powell, who at the outset of the assizes was jointly indicated with Cross for murder, but who late in the latter's trial turned King's evidence, made a plea for leniency. Mercy pleas were made on behalf of John Evans and John Sanders last Friday by J. B. Spencer Pitt of Toronto, and Major J. H. Clark of Windsor, respectively.

In delivering sentences, Justice Jeffrey spoke severely to the prisoners, rebuking them for the deliberate manner in which they had planned the hold-up. Addressing Evans, the 18-year-old youth, whom he sentenced to 25 years, the judge stated that he regarded him as the ringleader. Had he been charged with murder, the Judge stated that there would have been not question but that the jury would have returned a verdict of guilty. Passing of sentences came late in the afternoon with the last of the criminal cases sent to a jury. The courtroom was crowded. The death penalty in the one case and the penitentiary sentences in the case of Cross' three accomplices brought to a close one of the most sensational murder trials in the history of the Chatham court. It involved a crime which, at the time, aroused public indignation to a high pitch.

The facts as brought out in evidence were to the effect that shortly after midnight on September 22, Labadie went out of his station to attend to the wants of what he considered to be a passing motoring party. On walking to his station after replenishing the fuel tank he was told to stick 'em up by Cross, according to the testimony of his accomplices. Almost immediately a shot was fired, and two more followed in quick succession, and Labadie crumpled, mortally wounded. He died in the Public General Hospital the next day. The four fled from the scene in their car.

The only clue which police were given at the time was the information of Leonard Walker, a Tilbury farmer, who happened on the scene shortly after the shooting. He chased the car for several blocks and lost it, but was able to describe it. While police entertained suspicions, It was not until Evans was arrested at Cobourg for housebreaking that he made a confession which enabled them to confirm their theories. When the trial opened. Evans and Banders were the two main witnesses on which the authorities relled. But on the second day of the trial Powell, too, turned King's evidence. His story substantiated that of the other two. The three told how the hold-up was planned as they sat in a car near the city limits. and how Cross reached for the gun when Evans had said he would only shoot down in a jam. The three wit nesses testified that Cross fired the fatal shots, after he had told Labadie to stick 'em up.

[booksdish]

My wrap of 2022 book challenge. I was really into dark, and taboo romances this year and I devoured them. This was probably the fastest that I completed by book challenge and for 2023 my goal is 100 books!

Books by African American Authors I read in 2022:

The Healer Warrior, by Renee Lewin

Bargain with the Beast, by Naima Simone

Dark, by Thayer King

Chaldor, by Thayer King

Whimsy, by Thayer King

Bittersweet Love, by Q.B. Tyler

Forget me Not, by Q.B. Tyler

Today, Tomorrow, Always, by Raven St. Pierre

Gravity, by Raven St. Pierre

Within the Shadows, by Brandon Massey

Single Black Female, by Tracy Brown

The Marriage Pass, by Briana Cole

Love and War, by Shirra Lynn

His Fantasy, by Thayer King

No Strings, by Eve Vaughn

His for Keeps, by Theodora Taylor

All Her Little Secrets, by Wanda M. Morris

His Forbidden Bride, by Theodora Taylor

His to Own, Theodora Taylor

Nordic Lightening, by Camilla Stevens

Where the Pieces Fall, by Blue Saffire

Always Been You, Q.B. Tyler

Jesse's Girl, by Naima Simone

Fire, by Shae Evans

Risks, by Symone West

Hoops Shorts, Kennedy Ryan

First, by Symone West

A Love So Wrong, by Katerina Winters

Wrongful Desires, by Katerina Winters

Lost and Found, by Katerina Winters

Bound Through Time, Twyla Turner

A Million to Blow, Blue Saffire

Other awesome authors that I read for this year

F*ck Perfect, by Danyell A. Wallace

Deadly Vows, by Haley Stuart

Viking Unbound, by Kate Pearce

The Lord of Lost Causes, by Kate Pearce

Viking Claimed, by Kate Pearce

Valentine's Vow, by Adele Clee

At Last the Rouge Returns, by Adele Clee

Descent, by Sam Mariano

Untouchable, by Sam Mariano

The Haunting, by Hope Carr

Bentley, Hattie Jude

Quinn, by Hattie Jude

The Boy of the Bridge, by Sam Mariano

Make You Beg, by Shantel Tessier

You Promised Me Forever, by Monica Murphy

Bound to Please, Hope. C. Tarr

The American Heiress, by Daisy Goodwin

Daughters of Rome, by Kate Quinn

The Worst Best Man, Mia Sosa

The Forest of Vanishing Stars, by Kristin Harmel

Victoria, by Daisy Goodwin

Entropy, by Jennifer Hartmann

Midnight Hunter, Brianna Hale

Star Father, Charlie N. Holmberg

The Forgotten Sister, Nicola Cornick

Love Beyond Time, by Bethany Claire

Regarding the Duke, by Grace Callaway

The Stationmaster's College, by Phillipa Nefri Clark

A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime, by Monica Murphy

Twisted Hate, by Ana Huang

Trick Me Twice, by Becca Steele

Taunt Her, by Caitlyn Dare

Eyes on Me, by Sara Cate

The Unknown Beloved, by Amy Harmon

June First, by Jennifer Hartman

The Patron, by Vivian Wood

Boyfriend's Glasses, by Livia Harper

The Arms of the Enemy, by Lisbeth Eng

Love Wrecked, by Karina Halle

From Sand and Ash, by Amy Harmon

Highlander's Captive, Mariah Stone

Blake, by Victoria H. Smith

Drowning Erin, by Elizabeth O'Roark

Forbidden Love Still Blooms, by Nora Flite

Captured by the Beast, by Jenna Kerna

Men of the North, The Protector, by Elin Peer

Men of the North, The Ruler, by Elin Peer

Reading Challenge Goal for 2022 was 85; so if you're keeping count I have six more to go until I meet my challenge. Which challenges were your favorite in 2020? Let’s discuss in the comments!

[surubaya]

Evan Thayer @ Heffner

[noonlines]

[spacebabe51]

Some text posts that gave me DS character energies pt 1/?

[barnabascollins]

shining up old dark shadows cast photos with Remini until i’m legitimately on the verge of tears part ii. (these are AI based so do not look too close especially at Barnabas and Lara unless you wanna be plunged into uncanny valley hell, but when it works it really works)

[bonnie-m-cooper]

My book blurb!!

In the nowhere place of Polk county, Texas, Easton comes home from a trip that has secretly left her wounded. She is forced to confide in her closest friend, Thayer, about the extent of her injuries, and he searches high and low for a way to help. But no one has heard of a cure for her strange pain. He fears the worst but she plans to go about life as normal, following through with the job she has been trying to finish for decades. Thayer recruits help from Evan, the only sane—and normal—one in their trio of friends, and smuggles him onto a plane to keep Easton safe while he tries to end things once and for all.

But when the mission goes sideways Easton and Evan are taken by force to an undercover HQ base where all rebels of their kind are corrected. While being held as prisoners they discover the atrocities their leaders are committing in secret and form a rebellion against Jlen Kiana, the head honcho of all things evil. This movement of ex-Accomplishers sets in motion a chain of events that no one can stop, and threatens to be the undoing of even the closest of confidants.

Will their friendship be able to hold up under mind-numbing pain and lifelong secrets or will one last mission be the undoing of a connection that has lasted as long as Evan can remember?

But what will happen if he can’t remember? Will he let his friends lead him back to what was once his, or will stronger influences win his trust?

[kwebtv]

James Joseph Lydon (May 30, 1923 – March 9, 2022) Film and television actor and television producer whose career in the entertainment industry began as a teenager during the 1930s.

Lydon easily gained roles in the new medium of television. He portrayed Chris Thayer on The First Hundred Years. The show was CBS' first daytime soap opera. It was performed live for three seasons of 300 episodes.

In 1953, he was cast as Murray in the aviation adventure film Island in the Sky, starring John Wayne. He also played Biffen Cardoza on the last six episodes of Rocky Jones, Space Ranger in 1954 and made appearances in Lux Video Theatre and The Christophers. In 1955, he appeared on Sergeant Preston of the Yukon as Johnny Lane, plagued by cabin fever, in the episode titled "The Williwaw".

In 1958, Lydon played the role of Richard in Anne Jeffreys' and Robert Sterling's short-lived sitcom Love That Jill. Lydon appeared in guest roles on Crossroads, Casey Jones, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Wagon Train, Hennesey, The Twilight Zone, and Tales of the Texas Rangers, as Lt. Jared Evans in the 1958 episode "Warpath". A year later, he guest-starred on the television series Colt .45. Lydon played the role of Willy in the episode "Return to El Paso", with Paul Picerni cast as Jose.

After working increasingly in television in the 1950s, he turned to production and helped to create the detective series 77 Sunset Strip, as well as the sitcom M*A*S*H. He also produced the television adaptation of the film Mister Roberts in 1966 and Roll Out in 1973–1974. Lydon played Captain Henry Aldrich (a reference to his Aldrich movie series) on the latter show.

During the 1970s & 1980s, Lydon continued to act on television, with roles on episodes of Gunsmoke, Lou Grant, Simon & Simon, and St. Elsewhere.  (Wikipedia)

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[collinsportmaine]

IN HONOR OF BARNABAS COLLINS FIRST APPEARANCE ON “DARK SHOWS” ON APRIL 27, 1966 - A WEEK OF COLLINSPORT VAMPIRE PROFILES!

In “House of Dark Shadow”, Barnabas goes on a rampage after Dr. Hoffman’s serum (accidentally-on purpose) fails. He takes Maggie Evans...

Jeff Clark (Roger Davis), Professor Stokes (Thayer David), Roger Collins (Louis Edmonds), and the police search to find where Barnabas and Maggie are. When Jeff arrives on St. Eustice Island he discovers Professor Stokes got there before him and... he too has become a vampire. Jeff dispatches Stokes quickly.

Then Jeff heads to the church where he finds a dead Roger Collins (Louis Edmonds). BUT he’s now the undead. Jeff stakes him quickly and looks for Maggie...

[svejarph]

Hi Sveja, I was wondering if you could offer some fc suggestions ages 31-40 for Natasha Romanova aka Black Widow? Mainly to use as her comic fc. Thank you in advance!

Hello! Thank you for sending this in! I know Natasha in the comics has red hair and blue eyes. Finding FCs with both can be hard. I included people who have both her looks and vibes! As her family is unknown, and Russian is her nationality, I included WOC! (WOC are bolded as usual!)

LOOKS

Allyson Pratt - 30s - Metis of Plains Cree, white Antonia Thomas - 33 - Afro-Jamaican, white Evan Rachel Wood - 33 - white Rose Leslie - 33 - Mexican, white Deborah Ann Woll - 35 - white - fun fact! my friend has a red room muse with this fc! :) Rebecca Ferguson - 36 - white - the closest one I could find to the comics! Alexandra Breckenridge - 38 - white Chyler Leigh - 38 - white Sarah Drew - 39 - white Jen Richards - 40s - white - trans! - has the ICONIC bangs! Asli Orcan - 40 - Turkish Joanna Garcia - 41 - Cuban Annie Wersching - 43 - white - 2nd closest one to the comics! Jessica Chastain - 43 - white Maria Thayer - 44 - white - has younger resources! Amy Adams - 46 - white - has younger resources Christina Hendricks - 46 - white

VIBES

Ashleigh Murray - 32 - African-American - had red hair in Katy Keene! Jaina Lee Ortiz - 33 - Puerto Rican Munroe Bergdorf - 33 - Afro-Jamaican, white - trans & genderqueer! - had red & pink hair Goldshifteh Farahani - 37 - Iranian Natalie Dormer - 38 - white - for action scenes, she’s in Mockingjay Pt I & II! Tugce Kumral - 38 - Turkish - had the ionic bangs?? Julie Gonzalo - 39 - Argentinian, white Olga Kurylenko - 40 - white Maggie Q - 41 - Vietnamese, white Caroline Dhavernas - 42 - white - especially in Mary Kills People Ekaterina Klimova - 42 - white Aishwarya Rai - 46 - Tuluva Indian Roselyn Sanchez - 47 - Puerto Rican Tamara Taylor - 49 - African-Canadian, white - has younger resources Lucy Liu - 51 - Han Chinese - has younger resources galore

[hexandbalances]

Lupercalia pt 1.

ILLUSTRATION BY LABROUSTE DEL., MARY EVANS PICTURE LIBRARY/ALAMY

Chthonic, Apotropaic, Purification, and Fertility

Lupercalia was an annual lustral festival observed in the city of Rome on 15 of Februarius (February). It is described by Plutarch in his 75 CE Romulus:

The Lupercalia, by the time of its celebration, may seem to be a feast of purification, for it is solemnised on the dies nefasti, or non-court days, of the month February, which name signifies purification, and the very day of the feast was anciently called Februata; but its name is equivalent to the Greek Lycaea; and it seems thus to be of great antiquity, and brought in by the Arcadians who came with Evander. Yet this is but dubious, for it may come as well from the wolf that nursed Romulus; and we see the Luperci, the priests, begin their course from the place where they say Romulus was exposed. But the ceremonies performed in it render the origin of the thing more difficult to be guessed at; for there are goats killed, then, two young noblemen's sons being brought, some are to stain their foreheads with the bloody knife, others presently to wipe it off with wool dipped in milk; then the young boys must laugh after their foreheads are wiped; that done, having cut the goats' skins into thongs, they run about naked, only with something about their middle, lashing all they meet; and the young wives do not avoid their strokes, fancying they will help conception and childbirth. Another thing peculiar to this feast is for the Luperci to sacrifice a dog.

There are many important elements to be discussed here, but first we must address a common misconception:

Lupercalia is not the pagan Valentine’s Day.

Pope Gelasius I abolished Lupercalia in 494 CE. There is much uncritical repeating of the myth that Valentine’s Day was instituted in its place, however there is no historical evidence to support this. Pope Gelasius’ letter 100, To Andromachus (found here, regrettably only in Latin), in which observance of Lupercalia is forbidden, makes no mention of Valentine whatsoever. Further, we do not know when celebration of St. Valentine’s martyrdom began, and it is not until 1380 that it is connected to romantic love by Chaucer’s Parlement of Foules. 

But what about the love lottery? The first mention of a match-making lottery administered by the Luperci comes from Alban Butler’s 1756 Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints (vol 2, FEBRUARY XIV.ST. VALENTINE, PRIEST AND MARTYR.): "To abolish the heathens lewd superstitious custom of boys drawing the names of girls, in honour of their goddess Februata Juno, on the fifteenth of this month, several zealous pastors substituted the names of saints in billets, given on this day." 

This assertion from Butler is transposed from Henri Misson’s M. Misson's Memoirs and Observations in his Travels over England With some Account of Scotland and Ireland.[x] There has been as of yet no evidence found to suggest such a thing took place in Rome.

Nor was Lupercalia replaced with Candlemas. This idea comes from conjecture of Cardinal Caesar Baronius in C16 CE, suggesting that Lupercalia was replaced by the Feast of the Purification of the Virgin (Candlemas). This festival was never celebrated in Rome, however, and the forty-day interval between Christmas and Candlemas means it would have been celebrated no later than February 2.[x]

Lupercalia’s association with Valentine’s Day appears to be the result of a modern desire either to be titillated (Flagellation! Blood! Fertility!) or to provide any explanation at all to questions that we are unable to answer.

I will share my reading regarding the ritualistic importance of each element, the possible origin of the festival, and possible associated deities in an upcoming post.

Khaire 🐺💀🖤

Further reading:

Green, William M.  (1931, January). Lupercalia in the Fifth Century. Retrieved from http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Journals/CP/26/1/Lupercalia*.html

[surubaya]

Evan Thayer @heffnermanagementblog-blog

[softavatrice]

tagged by the amazing @softhizzie <3 to list the top ten songs i’ve been listening to, so here we go!

Howl - The Unlikely Candidates

Boss Bitch- Doja Cat

Birthday Party- AJR

Way Down We Go - Kaleo

Not Losing You - Maddie Poppe

Bad Girls (Nick Thayer Remix) - M.I.A.

Home Again - UNSECRET & Aron Wright

All is Found- Evan Rachel Wood (Frozen 2)

Feel It - Gia Woods

It’s Nice to Have a Friend - Taylor Swift

tagging: @rainbowheelies, @hopeemikaelsons, @misshopemikaelson, @posie-owns-me, and @hosie4legacies