#evil dentist

[phoebepheebsphibs]

Hehehe Todd is king

@sariphantom

[abuddyforeveryseason]

This is the Buddy for March 14th. You see he's holding his instrument of torture, ready to subject his latest victim patient to a cavity treatment. Nothing surprising there, after all, a dentist is just a sadist with newer magazines.

Some people are afraid of dentists. Dentophobia, they call it. And, it might be understandable since a lot of times going to the dentist is a painful and uncomfortable ordeal. And it doesn't help that they all look like nazis. Or the sinking feeling that if were actually competent, they'd have gone into medicine.

Or maybe these people are just ashamed of admitting they can't afford to go. Because to me, the scariest part about going to the dentist is the bill. I hate to go, sure, but the pain and discomfort is the least of my issues, since they at least seem to be a logical consequence of the work being done.

Of course, you have to take a sick day to go to the dentist, and those are worth their weight in gold. You get there and there's a rude receptionist glued to her phone, having you fill in an enormous, useless questionaire. Why does the dentist need to know my address?

The tyranny of the waiting room is somewhat diminished by having an e-reader and internet access. I learned really early on to carry an emergency book everywhere just in case I have to be subjected to a sudden waiting room.

Then at the consultation itself, you're at a battle of wits. The dentist will try to gouge as much money out of you as he can, which doesn't really engender trust - I'm not accusing the dentist of making up cavities so I'll shell out even more cash (or, so the insurance will, making me more of a piggy bank that shoots out money whenever he hurts it, in the eyes of the dentist) - but it does feel worrisome to know that, the worst my dental health is, the more money he'll make.

And it doesn't help that the dentist'll try to guilt trip me about whatever's wrong. For the sin of allowing the cavities to develop (by eating all that sugar) I should be fined with a larger bill. It's not like the torture isn't punishment enough, no. After all, if dentistry was free, nobody would even bother brushing, right? It's just some hours in house of pain, sitting in that alien chair looking up at the flying saucer lights while doctor Mengele sharpens his hooks and needles.

And you accuse me of not flossing enough? Fuck you, how about I get some floss to wrap around your neck and choke you with it, you piece of shit?

Huh, maybe I am a dentophobe.

[ruthytwoshakes]

2nd instillation in tf2 sniper teeth time. Putting her through the wringer with some made up evil dentist equipment. Uh uhhh sniper afraid of dental work but has many cavities that must be taken care of. SAD. rest in pieces bitch boy

[pango-doots]

gay wrongs

[pocket-watcher]

I’d like to thank you all for your patience whilst you wait for me to get round to your asks!

Whilst you wait, might I offer you a spiral? Or would you prefer to peruse my pocket watch collection. You can go away and drop and come back later! I’ll hold your place in line, I promise…

[i-drop-level-one-loot]

You watch slasher movies? I haven't done so in years (much to my disappointment), got any recommendations, classics, popular, underrated, anything really?

I knew I hadn't watched them in a long time, but it wasn't till I had to try and write something based on classic slashers, that I realized how long its been since I consumed that kind of content.

My only plan so far is that I need to watch The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Alright, Pandora, it depends on your tastes, and what you look for in a "slasher" ❤️

As you may remember, I fucking love the OG the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and when I got pretty bad last month emotionally I watched it on repeat for two weeks straight. However, if you go in for a regular slasher film you will be disappointed. The first movie is incredible, focusing on amazing shots and atmosphere for nearly the entire first half. It's less of a slasher as we would come to know the genre, and more of an artistic film centered around the horrors of humanity. The series is a wonderful mess of multiple timelines and little continuity, but the sequels better fit the slasher archetype. The best sequel (imo) is the one directly after the first, and it's a black comedy slasher, focusing more on the kills.

Now, slashers ❤️

If you're a nerd and want to experience the slasher history, then before Halloween (which still holds up) there was Black Christmas, and before that the Town that Dreaded Sundown.

The Town that Dreaded Sundown is based off a true serial killer, and unlike TCM which is loosely inspired by Ed Gein, a lot of the kills (except the trombone scene) are based on actual murders, with his mask accurate to the only real world survivor's testimony of her assault. It's very slow pace, and with how desensitized we are as a society you might find it boring, but if you ever get a phonecall from Ghostface, then you have to know the Town that Dreaded Sundown. Fun fact, his mask also inspired Jason's mask from Friday the 13th part 2!

Black Christmas is awesome! I'd recommend it more than Sundown, because of pacing, characters, acting, and overall atmosphere. I love my second wave feminism horror (Stepford Wives (mwah)), and it did a lot better with it's feminist themes than the loose remake from 2019 that tried to be intentionally feminist (ignore the 2006 remake entirely, so bad, so lame, so gross). It did the first person perspective of the killer nearly four years before Halloween's iconic opening. It introduced the idea of the final girl, but she wouldn't become a sexually repressed younger woman until Halloween solidified the trope. It has some great kills that still hold up, and Billy is iconic. I really feel the only reason why he isn't more well known in non-horror spaces is because he doesn't have a mask or outfit that can be replicated and sold in Spirit.

After that we have our most well known slashers, and they're popular for good reason ❤️

A Nightmare on Elm St, Friday the 13th, and Halloween spawned sequels that spiraled off into varying degrees of madness, but still have fun moments.

After the success of Friday the 13th (and the realization of the franchise-ability of slashers) there were a lot of slashers that tried to capture the money magic of the first few success stories. Not all of them were great, but a few notable slashers imo are My Bloody Valentine and the Dentist.

Although Candyman is often lumped in with slashers, like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the first movie is more than a traditional slasher. I recommend the first one as a beautiful love story about the horrors of American racism. It's score is still incredible, the behind the scenes are so interesting, and Tony Todd is absolutely beautiful. Such an amazing actor. (Not so) Fun fact: Tony Todd said in the behind the scenes that there originally was a romantic scene where Helen proclaimed her love for Candyman, but they were forced to cut it, because "they were okay with a tall, black man covered in bees.. but, mm, when it came to a kiss, or something like that, it was a little bit too risque..." ( :/ )

(Please please please watch Candyman)

Then the best, or worst (depending on your views), thing happened to the genre; Scream.

One of the best slashers there is, it isn't the first self referential, meta horror (see Wes Craven's New Nightmare), but it did change the slasher genre for a very long time. It was a revival for the genre, since it was declining in popularity by the early 90s. However, post Scream horror was very meta. See Chucky's personality changing from the occasional funny quip, to Bride of Chucky levels of silly (still love him tho). Of the terrible horror trying to copy Scream, I'd recommend Urban Legend over I Know What You Did Last Summer. It was a shame, just how silly a lot of scary movies got back then, trying to be as smart and self aware as Scream was.

But my favorite (outside of Scream) meta horror slasher film is Behind the Mask: the Rise of Leslie Vernon ❤️ took meta to a whole new level, mockumentary style, a camera crew follows a wannabe slasher killer explaining how to be a slasher icon.

I've watched too many slashers to remember all of them right now, but if you want really meta black comedies, Tucker and Dale vs Evil isn't a slasher but a loving joke on the genre, and the Final Girls made me laugh and cry like a little bitch.

A lot of slashers since the late 90s have drifted closer to the black comedy sub genre. Killers that kill for the sake of killing are often B-rated blood fests, that can be great for mindless fun but not so great for box office gains, especially in our current horror renaissance. Slashers don't fit in to the current horror culture. Serial killers aren't scary for desensitized audiences, and the mindless gore expectations set by older slasher films have created a pretty specific genre setup and pay off (dumb people who only exist to die get brutally murdered). It either has to be B-rated mindless fun (Laid to Rest 1 and 2 had terrible camera work and directing, making even incredible actors like Lena Headey feel lackluster, but the practical effects are so impressive I'd recommend it just for the blood and guts (and bewbs)), or comedic (the Hatchet series has great cameos, genuine laughs, and more impressive practical effects, but with good cinematography and directing (still bewbs)). Slashers that don't lean in to how ridiculous the concept of slashers are and try to take themselves seriously often end up falling short, either creating boring killers with no personality or trying to force a plot into a generic slasher shaped hole.

This does include most remakes of slasher movies, as a lot of slashers were remade in the early 2000's with less interesting characters to be killed off by the slashers. The remake of Candyman was an exception, because even though it wasn't as good as the original, it did go back to it's non slasher roots, learning from the mistake that was the third Candyman.

TLDR:

Non slashers that are considered slashers because of the slasher sequels/iconic murderers:

the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Candyman

Child's Play

Best Precursor to the genre:

Black Christmas

Popular Classics:

Halloween

Friday the 13th

a Nightmare on Elm St

Pre 90's Slashers that I recommend:

The Dentist

Sleepaway Camp (it's divided on whether it's problematic or interesting representation)

Alice, Sweet Alice

My Bloody Valentine

Post 90's meta commentary/black comedy:

Scream

Behind the Mask: the Rise of Leslie Vernon

Hatchet

The Final Girls

Tucker and Dale vs Evil

There are obviously a lot more, but these are a few off the top of my head ❤️

[silvercap]

9 + 14 with Chreon for intimacy prompts, please! QuQ

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Watching TV/Movies + Sharing drinks

Leon comes out of the dentist's chair stumbling on his feet, helped along by a couple of the nurses who hold carefully onto his forearms, socked feet tripping on nothing and cheek bulging outwards from the wads of gauze stuffed against the new hole Chris knows has been added to his mouth. It makes him look a little bit like a squirrel, but Chris is too panged by the drowsy confusion in Leon's eyes from all the sedatives they'd given him to keep him calm for the procedure to appreciate how funny it is. Leon's never liked doctors or dentists---and for good reason, considering his line of work---but it had been nearly impossible to convince him to go in to get a bad tooth pulled even when he could barely eat without feeling pain. Only the promise of twilight sedation and anxiety relief had been enough to grudgingly convince him, the two little pills he'd swallowed putting him into a trance as Chris had held his hand until the dentist had ushered him into the waiting room.

"Hey, baby," Chris says softly, reaching out to take a woozy Leon into his arms as the other man collides with his chest, the scent of disinfectant clinging to his t-shirt and jeans. His lithe body curls in on itself, forehead coming to rest on Chris's shoulder as Chris kisses him on the temple and holds him close. "You did so good. Let's get your shoes on, 'kay?"

The ride home is quiet, Leon staring blankly out the window as Chris navigates downtown traffic in his massive Jeep, not even making a sound until Chris steps around to help him take his seatbelt off. He's still staggering when Chris helps him into the elevator and into their shared apartment, all but collapsing on the couch with a groan as Chris wraps him in the warm throw blanket tossed haphazardly over the cushions. He checks the gauze in Leon's mouth and helps him replace the bloody lump with fresher material, then settles on the couch to turn on the comedy series Chris has been rewatching on and off now that he has access to it through streaming. Ah, the wonders of modern technology. His poor DVD collection is gathering dust in in the back of his closet somewhere, but Chris decides he doesn't mind so much when Leon snuggles close and he doesn't even have to get up to switch out any discs.

They lounge for an hour, Leon falling asleep on Chris's shoulder, until he wakes with a grimace that means he's starting to come back to himself. Chris soothes him when he groans and goes to fetch the painkillers, setting the kettle up to boil when he sees the goosebumps on Leon's arms. He mixes up a soothing peppermint tea with Leon's preferred heaping spoonful of honey, sipping the liquid as it cools to make sure it's not too hot for Leon's mouth. He holds it up for Leon to drink and periodically cups his own hands around the mug, winter air casting a chill over the apartment.

"Love you," Leon mumbles thickly once Chris sets the cup down again, eyelids drooping as he lays himself out in Chris's lap and promptly falls asleep again, hair soft under Chris's hand when he goes to stroke the strands. The TV blares quietly as Leon snores, finally getting the rest he always seems to be missing out on.

"Love you, too," he murmurs softly, "more than you'll ever know."

[greyauras]

Strange hc time. Ghost/Soap/Roach.

Soap's dad is a deaf chiropractor and has been deaf all of Soap's life, so Soap therefore knows sign language since a young age.

(Inviting Mute!Roach into this equation) When it comes to a 22'verse Roach most people kinda make him friends/lover with Ghost first. But I think given the circumstances Soap and Roach would get along like a forest fire. And especially since Soap would be even easier to communicate with. That means when Ghost meets Roach he'll learn more than the basics that he'd already know. I actually like this idea with 09' Soap better because of the potential for petty arguments.

Soap and his dad have similar attitudes, so when they're arguing, if his dad is fed up with the conversation will close his eyes and cross his arms. The chiropractor part, is mostly because having a family member that is a chiropractor is both a blessing and a whole vibe. Like some people don't trust chiropractors and I saw this post earlier of soap being untrustworthy of chiropractors...so that's amazingly ironic. My cousin will offer to crack any and everyone in the family in half, so Ghost gets a win here.

His dad (Let's call him Davis) likes being a chiropractor because he "Can't hear the scream of pain." And "It's not my problem unless I fuck 'em up." He asks them if they're fine and they'll do a thumbs up.

Soap brings Roach home and he and his dad hit it off immediately. Davis adopts him on the spot and jokes, "What a wonderful lad, you didn't have to get me a friend Johnny." Ghost however needs to get his game up. Half-deaf boyfriend who has a deaf father and a mute boyfriend? -1 point. Can't even read his lips...he wears a mask.

Eventually Soap's hearing leaves him with having to use hearing aids.

So Davis, Soap and Roach will have complete signed conversations with each other and leave Ghost in the dust to try and figure it out lmao. (Soap's mom will translate for him.)

Anyway, here's the video that made me think of this. This would definitely happen too.

Let's imagine the kinetic sand video on the side is just Roach being Roach, okay.

[candycoated-rage]

[gentle-hero-blog]

Real metroid fans avoid getting 100% items so we don't have to see her face. girl i love you but put that thing AWAYYYYYYYYY

[phoebepheebsphibs]

Doing some traditional art for a change…

Inked || Final

[spoofyleaf]

Having my dentist say “you need root canals… in ALL of your teeth!” in the most Cartoon Mad Scientist way he could wasn’t something I expected, but something I’m glad I heard bc bro what

[reputayswift]

I’m so stressed

[hardestwaypossible]

can't stop, addicted to the doodles.

[theprestigegirly]

dentist saddler for @mooseonahunt

[squidsploitation]

wanted to finally tackle the pile of books from the library which Are Due but instead spent the day off doing collages… i love you mixed media i’m having a blast with this i’ve made a shaker element in my. journal. with glitter.