#get jiggy goblin

[psychronia]

For anyone who wants to know the actual name of the song, it's "Trick style" by DOVA-SYNDROME.

man, that game made up of games made from fake-games to advertise even worse games has this theme in the goblin shooting game and its kind of insane

[castle-dominion]

castle 7x3 clear and present danger

the invisibility episode liveblog

WILLIAM FAIRWICK is a name I rexognize, probably from this show but I feel like it was damien westlake.

Anarchist playin pool, my man looks like he's having fun.

*reading over their tablets* how does she read with the text so small? how do you focus on the words when there are so many pf them? those two totally need to get it on. I'm so proud of them. "WHAT?? : ( :( : ( "

RC: You promise? KB: Yes, we’ll pick up where we left off. I’ll even slip into that Valentine’s Day gift you got me. RC: You mean the one with – KB: Mmhmm. RC: With the – KB: Yep. She moves into the apartment. RC takes a second to compose himself, sighing heavily and leaning on the UNIFORM guarding the door.

Skulls & pool cue thru his chest, love this look, so cool. 25 & owns all this?

JE: Other than his taste in anarchy tattoos and satanic design, not much yet.

KEVIN RYAN rushes into the room pulling on his own set of gloves. KR: Sorry. Subway took forever. JE leans closer. JE: Bro. You’re supposed to be on call. Why do you smell like a wino? KR: Oh, I was at dinner with Jenny and – and someone spilled a drink on me as I rushed out. JE gives him a weird look. He’s not buying the story. KR rushes away.

Not clipping but dang that's a thing. (also ryan isn't allowed to drink at dinner with his gal but beckett,, well ig she didn't get to have sex with her husband to be...

that is A Lot of money!

Henry's boyfriend or neighbour. East mountain goblin castle playing viddy games <3 also wow looks like his shirt is so very nonbinary

I learned how to play pool better between the last time I watched this ep p& now

ten bills a game *looks over to the drunk rich guys*

Shepherd: But uh … what people say and do doesn’t always make sense. Me: actions & words. Reminds me of that codex alera quote. Ooh anarchist with skull imagery "made a deal with the devil" for his talent Nice!

Shep: I once asked him how he got to be so good. He told me he "went down to the crossroads and made a deal with the devil" for his talent. I figure, that’s gotta be a joke, right? But the other night, well, he looked nervous. I mean, downright scared. So I asked him, I said, what’s going on? You know what he told me? RC: (enthralled) No, but I want to know. Shep:He said it wasn’t a joke. He said his time was up. That he was about to lose his soul. (laughs) Like I said though, stupid, right? Becklett oesn't care but castle is in love.

He didn't lose his soul, he just died. Woah audio cutting w/ ryan's voice there huh! Ryan sus. What was that face? the lighting is so I don't like. jdssdjkasfdkjl Devil & the contract was up XD

TItle card!

KB: Really? That’s how the devil is going to kill someone? Using a broken pool stick? RC: Well, perhaps the prince of darkness is trying to make a point. You live by the cue you die by the cue. I noticed with castle too, there could not have been wind, except for pressure differences within the place itself.

These two are flirtin by talking abt the case KB: Don’t answer that. (she hesitates) Don’t. Don’t even. Don’t look at it. Don’t answer it. Don’t pick it up. *curses* "lanie!"

I can see it! wait! Spoiler brackets! {he put glass on the floor so the invisikiller would walk through the glass & make footprints!}

RC: Swinging a pool cue blindly to defend himself? I’m telling you, it makes perfect sense. What would you do if you were attacked by an invisible demonic force? KB: I’d tell Ryan to lay off the bean burritos at lunch. *ryan walks up behind them* (not clipping but OH COULD I)

Pink ryan second day in a row Jiggy Michaels Love the pair of them their outfits

Cue ball was possessed? "my boyfriend" was it the way girls say girlfriend or does he mean romantic?

lmao hytch

My man is still in the hospy. KB wouldn't believe you, RC might. "you mean him right?" i hate kb. so this will saved his life!

KB: Demons don’t need help getting past security systems and the devil doesn’t need to use the door.

KB is so awful. *shares a look with the evidence officer*

You collapsed the foam.! (looks like a castiron pan hanging by the doorway)

Marine biology my beloved

My baby bro was considering going to MIT but he is not good with paperwork & stuff so didn't apply.

Castle don't! Donna Brooks & me: Cuttlefish don't like that!

gosh I had an interview with my boss but I had to make him switch seats with me bc I couldn't sit facing the corner. embarrassing

Is pcp a drug?

Where was he going every day & why was he using his key card?

Wow nighttime.

Castle my beloved. RC: Did the invisible man just goose you? I know, they're like that. So gauche. fight scene! IU touched it! Ow! Ow! Ow! Castle sleight of hand moments!!!

VG: You were attacked at a closed crime scene? (CASTLE nods) By whom? KB: We didn’t get a good look at the assailant, Sir. RC: Actually, we – He stops abruptly when BECKETT nudges him. or steps on nhis foot. VG: Yes, Mr. Castle? RC: It was dark and we didn’t see anything.

why did becks stay behind then?

Ok you didn't lie abt not seeing but you did lie when u said you weren't witholding snything RC: Omission is the invisible lie. more invisibility

Love the music "I missed it more" o no invisible one making a porno if u have sex in a horror movie u die the perspective of the camera makes me think yeah they are being watched. (& not by us lol) RC: And you thought zombie apocalypse survival camp was a waste of time. (did she go WITH him? I need a fanfic of that crossed with a casefic) Transcript: He’s hung more pots and pans than a normal person would have in their house, but he’s proud of the setup. Me, a chef: wdym? martha my beloved

Invisible man doesn't mean fingerprintless man

Area 51? 20th september of 2019 hasn't happened yet!

KR: So CSU reprocessed that crime scene. No new fingerprints, which means – JE: Come on, an invisible man? KR: I’m just saying. Even Beckett seemed freaked out last night. JE: makes a dismissive noise. JE: It would be cool, the power of invisibility. KR: I would so sneak into Area 51. You? JE: Super Bowl. Fifty yard line. Best seat in the house. JE: ’S smile falls when he notices KR: . JE: Hey, what’s that on your neck? KR: ’S face stays passive, but he swipes at it anyway. His hand comes away sparkly. JE: Is that … body glitter? (JE: studies him harder) Is that a scratch? KR: scoffs. KR: No, it’s nothing. JE: (aghast) Married women don’t wear body glitter. What’s going on? You stepping out on Jenny? KR: What? What – no. JE: She’s the mother of your kid. KR: I am doing this for my kid. JE: Oh come – ugh. KR: Do you realize how much it’s going to cost to send Sarah Grace to college? A quarter of a million dollars. That’s for a state school. I – got a second job working nights. JE: raises his eyebrows. JE: Doing what? KR: I’m bouncing at a club. (rly cut off word. Yeah I wanted to bounce at some point. Dad even wrote a song about it.) JE: Where they use body glitter? (he gasps) It’s a gentleman’s club. Is it Bottom’s Up? Pole Position? No, no, no. Landing Strip? KR: (behind his mug) Men-hattan. JE: What? KR: (clearly) Men-hattan. JE: Men-hattan. (he laughs) You got a job protecting male strippers? He laughs harder as he leaves the room. KR: Hey. It’s no joke. It’s more dangerous than this job. (he's right) Con't: Those women, they rush the stage like these are the last men on the planet. I have bruises I can’t explain. Ladies be crazy, Javi.

Anarchy boy <3 yeah what IS this place Lady, while calling the security: I love that jacket

Wait he was right aout being right invisibility serum! ha acab moments I don't know darpa actually

wait will was working at a government facility? anarchist boy? KB: During our investigation we encountered … an unseen person – RC: Invisible person. The doctor just moments ago: there is no such thing as invilisibity

ew oof what is this corner? oof what is wrong with the computers? It's always russia or china

Doctor: It’s what I promised Will to lure him here. The opportunity to play with advanced government tech. Of course, as an anarchist he joked it was his deal with the devil.

Castle don't play.

Terra quest? how is that involved?

Ah he's into vulnerability assessment on the digital side of things huge case file! ryan outfit mmmm yum love it. esposito wearing smth I'd wear & that is not necessarily a compliment. we already all love caskett.

Love how castle is playing video games at work XD How is that guy playing video games with those gloves on? My man is legit wearing a crown Castle hit him with a sword! (I could clip that but i don't think I will)

Henry: And since there was no way I was going to get security clearance Me: with yoyur record? no way

you snapped but u didn't kill him so maybe attempted second degree murder. Love the geek references. Henry: the suit was the One Ring to rule them all. Will knew it was too much power for anyone to have, especially the government. Yeah mr anarchist cephalapods cuttlefish

He just dumped her? wow. Didn't even stay with her for a bit after & let it peeter out or start a spark again? RC: The suit you wore when you went after Will’s keycard and you got my credit card instead. (he holds it up) Just found it, buried in the back of your drawer. Thank you for that, by the way. I forgot to cancel this thing. It would be such a pain. Yeah jerk move on his part. Lol disappear from his life go under the thing couldn't she put the suit on over her clothes?

castle u just locked yourself in with a murderer...

Castle just turned on the gas

*in synch with fire extinguisher* RC: I so missed these mind melds.

KR: Beckett, what would you do if you were invisible? KB: I’d walk out of here without having to file this report. KR: Hmm. Boring. KB: Yeah. I know. JE: What about you, Castle? RC: Be a fly on the wall, see what Beckett’s dad really thinks of me. Clearly JE: thinks that’s boring, too. JE: Hmm. RC: doesn’t care. He continues to play with the suit. It’s a cool toy. KR: notices a gift on his desk. KR: Hmm. What’s this? (he opens the note on top) "Time you had a proper uniform. Love, Javi." JE: It’s from the heart, bro. KR: Okay. He opens the box. It’s a blue thong with the word “security” embroidered on the front. JE: smirks. JE: Too big? KR: Want to help me try it on? He shoves it in JE: ’S face. JE: grimaces. JE: They told me it was new. KR: I could really use your help. JE: backs away. KR: follows him. JE: Get that away from me. KR: What? Blue’s my color. What’s wrong with you? JE: Hey, enough! KR: Just help me try it on. You don’t have to be embarrassed.

lol the hot thing in front of him

lol invisible

I'm happy! I watched a few episodes, tho I kind of wish I could have watched more even tho it is overwhelming... p happy

[thebadgerclan]

Lord and Lady Prince-Chapter 3

Pairing: Severus Snape x reader

Chapter Summary: Severus claims his title and you try to learn a little more about the protocols of courtship

“Ahh, Severus,” his goblin greeted.  “What can we do for you today?”  “I’m here to claim the Prince Lordship.”  The goblin’s expression turned stern.  “Very well, please follow me.”  The pair walked down the hall and entered a plain room, holding just a table and a few chairs.  The goblin produced several sheets of parchment and a quill.  “Please sit.”

“These papers list what the Prince family owns in terms of land and property.  I’ll give this to you to look over at a later time.  This,” the goblin pushed a piece of paper towards Severus.  “Is your claim.  All you must do is sign and affix a drop of your blood.  The spells will be cast and the lordship will be yours.”  Severus did so, healing the small pinprick on his finger.  “Now, is there anything we can do for you today?”

“I need to get into the Prince vault,” Severus said, standing.  “Of course, sir, right this way.”  The goblin led Severus to the carts that led to the vaults and sped down into the earth.  Once they were there, he opened the vault, gesturing for Severus to enter. He quickly sought the small green velvet box and pocketed it.  “That will be all.”  The goblin bowed and brought Severus back to the lobby.  

“I have a few questions regarding the courtship,” Severus said.  The goblin nodded, indicating for Severus to proceed.  “My girlfriend, or should I say my intended now, and I, well.  We’ve been intimate before.  Will that affect the purity spell?”  The goblin shook his head.  “No, we’ve seen this situation before.  Simply bring the young lady in at the start of your courtship and we will cast a temporary purifying charm.  When the spell is cast at your wedding, it will only detect activities performed after our charm was cast.”

Severus smiled.  “Thank you so much,” he shook the goblin’s hand.  “We’ll be seeing you soon.”  “It is my pleasure, Lord Prince.”  Severus Apparated home to find you surrounded by books.  “Sev!  I found these books about courtship stuff!”  He laughed and sat next to you, putting an arm around you.  “Where did you find all these?”  “I asked Jiggy to bring me as many books as he could find,” you said.  Jiggy was Severus’ house elf who had quite the talent for getting whatever you needed or wanted, whenever you asked.  If you asked him to get you  German chocolate cake at 3 AM, he’d get you one.

“Love, you don’t have to worry about all this etiquette.  That’s what I’m here for.  Hell, these books even tell you to know everything so that the lady doesn’t have to.”  You put down the book that was in your hand and relaxed into his arms.  “I guess.  It’s just a lot to take in.” Severus nodded.  “I know.  Tomorrow, we’ll start moving into the manor. One thing that I know neither of us will like is that we’ll have to sleep separately.  I wish we didn’t, but it’s what we have to do. The Ladies Suite is attached to the Master Suite, so we’ll be close, but we can’t share a bed until after we’re married.”

Your face dropped.  “Really?”  Severus nodded and took your hand.  “I know.  But we’ll get through this.”  You snuggled against his shoulder.  “So this is sort of our last night together?”  “Until the weekend away, yes.”  You sighed, and Severus pulled you closer.  “It’ll be alright.  We’ll still be together.”  You dressed for bed and settled in Severus’ arms, trying to preserve the feeling of his arms around you for as long as you could.

[scurvyboy]

i'm gonna get jiggy with it and say that i'm open for asks in case people want to talk about goblin and rapscallion related topics

[qiu-yan]

weeb lore elaborations:

wei wuxian - you literally can't talk to this guy about anime because he will find a way to bring it around to jojo. not everything is a jojo reference, wei wuxian. also he thinks the CLAMP "kakyoin lays an egg" doujin is peak fiction

lan wangji - other weebs legitimately can't tell if he looks down on them for enjoying more "mainstream" anime, or if he just genuinely likes his "highbrow" anime. either way people think he's pretentious for being a hater about how people use "lainpilled" on tiktok. that's not what serial experiments lain is about you guys havent actually watched the show!!!

jiang cheng - got roasted once in middle school for naruto running in the halls with wei wuxian and his ego never recovered. "anime is CRINGE," he howls while hiding 500 anime plushies in his closet

nie huaisang - along with all the artistic hentai he posts on twitter for free, he also makes mad bank on hentai commissions. he's also a tax evader because you know he's not reporting any of this to the IRS

nie mingjue - a lot of powerscalers will fudge the rules to argue that their personal fave solos your entire universe etc etc., but this guy is completely objective in his assessments. this does not make him less annoying

lan xichen - due to his inability to ban anyone and insistence that all interpersonal disagreements can be resolved, the massive semi-official fan discord he moderates is a complete mess. unfortunately he's also really nice so you can't even be mad at him

su minshan - undecided whether he just hates on popular things because they're popular, or if he legitimately hated a show due to it's lack of artistic merit only for it to get super popular. in the second case he is hatewatching every single episode of that show and reading all the lore just so he can More Effectively Hate

xue yang - you can't trust anything this guy says because he will try to convince you to watch goblin slayer and redo of healer blind, that higurashi is a family-friendly anime, and that nothing bad happens in madoka magica. so far it hasn't worked but he'll get someone (xiao xingchen) eventually

jin ling - will smugly post about how the fandom was so much better when it was just manga readers and how the anime-onlies brought all the bad takes in with them. but he won't try to actively start shit with anime-onlies, and if an anime-only asks him for help, he will help...after posturing about it first

lan jingyi - you can't even be mad at him for posting untagged spoilers because he's not doing it on purpose. he just gets too excited about his blorbos and...forgets

ouyang zizhen - this is the guy writing 10K yaoi about two characters who stood next to each other once and otherwise never interact. this is also the guy who causes the character tag of your favorite blorbo to get completely overrun with ship content

jin guangyao - he works for jinlintai media, inc. under CEO jin guangshan. the tax evasion was jin guangshan's idea, but when authorities started investigating the company, he chucked jiggy under the bus :(

[lionfanged]

fun fact atticus has had a blog since ~2012. that’s quite literally a decade of tumblr hell and many a nsfw sunday. and while ppl come and go i literally never feel like posting sunday stuff anymore bcuz im like ‘well i already posted my thoughts!’, ignoring the fact ive changed blogs fifteen hundred times, ppl don’t read thru hc tags bcuz that shit is broken as hell and probably a fuckin nightmare to try and read every post if u can even find any, etc., etc.

and im still not posting anything bcuz i still have nothing in mind GFDKLJDF

just to join the convo tho, yeah atticus has The Sex(TM) 😌 yes he has, perhaps, produced two accidental crotch goblins i don’t rly like writing horny times anymore but he is Very Hypersexual due to ~*trauma*~ and cannot and will not be stopped from getting jiggy with it.

[getthatgirlapen]

WinterSong: A Review

All her life, Liesl has heard tales of the beautiful, dangerous Goblin King. They’ve enraptured her and inspired her musical compositions. Now eighteen, Liesl feels that her childhood dreams are slipping away. And when her sister is taken by the Goblin King, Liesl has no choice but to journey to the Underground to save her. But with time and the old laws working against her, Liesl must discover who she truly is before her fate is sealed.

A 3.5. No, more like 3.7 bookworm squeals. But not a showstopper for me. Although the story did stay with me for several days after, so I'd say it's earned the extra .squeals

The setting was lush (or not lush depending on whether you're above or Underground and married to a goblin). I didn’t think Jones necessarily did a good job of painting a picture of the wider Goblin world, but then, maybe we were supposed to feel small, and trapped, just like Liesel.

The music was an interesting framework for the story but having no musical tutelage I think it was lost on me. I liked how much a part of Liesel and her family it was, and how it drew her to The Goblin King. It was a great tool to describe the characters and their wants/desires, other than just telling.

The components of a dark fairytale were there and then some. It felt like I had picked a book up off the shelf from a long time ago, when fairytales were truly being created. I think this is a positive.

However, the characters just didn't do it for me.

Liesel was not a girl of action. She was more a throw myself on the floor and ask why, oh why, am I so ugly and why does no-one love me, kinda girl. 

Well, maybe because you're desperate!?! 

Harsh, but true in my eyes.

We should be allowed to feel how we feel about ourselves without being judged, but it got a bit too shallow for me in some places.

So much emphasis was placed on looks and then other characters saying she's so talented but Liesel dismissing it because she wishes she wasn't so plain. Thank god for the Goblin King telling her to STFU about beauty all the time.

Also, I'm done with the world looking down on girls like Kathe, who love their bodies and want to use it to get their kicks and do enjoy the pleasures of life without shame. I'm not down for guys saying; "but you're not like other girls." Funny how Liesel spent so long making snide remarks about her sister and then when it came to her chance at getting jiggy with it she jumped right in! Hmmm...

I am still going to pick up the next book because I was just want to read Liesel feeling like a humongous idiot for having ALL the hints and clues and stories told to her about how to save her life AND the goblin King and not figuring it out grrrr.

[hottytoddynews]

We’ve gotten used to the Christmas holiday season beginning around Halloween, but how often has Halloween thriller season begun the week after Labor Day? As the studios and moviemakers have learned, there’s a huge audience for horror. If you are skeptical, look at the grosses for new latest in Tyler Perry’s Madea franchise. Major record-breaking!

For the longest time, producers/studios would grind out assembly-line horror, capitalizing on mindless or copycat sequels of original hits that would make you groan, “Been there, seen it.” But even the usual suspects have come around; and there seems to be a newbie at the game: Blumhouse Productions, which this season could be crowned Prince of Horror.

You might say that horror season began way before Halloween — even in February. That’s when Get Out! (Blumhouse Productions/Universal), featuring Bradley Whitford, Catherine Keener, Allison Williams (TV’s Girls) and young Brit Daniel Kaluuya (TV’s Babylon; upcoming Watership Down mini-series based on Richard Adams novel) hit cineplexes. It wasn’t a cookie-cutter, standard-issue thriller, but smart and well made – and had a sense of humor. It also offered a thoughtful look at the race issues making headlines.

Young Anglo woman (Williams) invites Afro-American young man (Kaluuya) for a meet-the-parents getaway, where he finds the family overly accommodating — an effort to deal with their daughter’s interracial relationship. As the weekend progresses, disturbing discoveries come to a head and lead him to a truth he never could have imagined. Something different, yes? And, going even further, it was R-rated. That usually can be the death knell to a film pitched for teens, the catalyst for a film’s opening weekend. They came, whether accompanied by an adult or with fake I.D.s. A film budgeted at a minuscule $5 million has raked in over $175.5 million. 

Jeepers Creepers III (Infinity/Screen Media) quickly followed. Set between the first and second film, it was quickly obvious it was in the lesser category. Sergeant Tubbs (Brandon Smith) went about attempting to learn the secrets and identify of Creeper (Jonathan Breck), the monster terrorizes a local farming community. Lovely Trisha (Gina Phillips) was sort of pushed aside for the introduction of Gaylen Brandon (Meg Foster (TVs Pretty Little Liars and Ravenswood), stealing the film, as someone with a history with the Creeper. It didn’t help. Initial audiences were bored, word-of-mouth was a downer. Made for $18 million, it grossed a paltry $2.3 million (JC1 exploded at the box office with sales of $35.7 million). Maybe the gross will rise – a bit – with the DVDs’ December release.

Oscar nominee Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bella Thorne (Boo!: A Madea Halloween; TV’s Famous in Love, Big Love), Thomas Mann (Kong: Skull Island), and Kurtwood Smith (TV’s That 70s Show) weren’t enough to turn the lack of horror in Amityville: The Awakening (Blumhouse Productions/Dimension/TWC) into a silk purse. After a two-year shelf life, it was comatose (like Belle‘s twin brother) on arrival.

Then Came September   

“When you are a kid you think the world revolves around you, that you’ll always be protected, care for. Then, one day: a friend goes missing.” The opening words of It (New Line/Warner Bros./RatPac-Dune Entertainment), the cinema adaptation of the 1990 three-hour mini-series based on Stephen King’s terrifying best-seller, leads audiences on a thrill ride as satisfying as any on a mega coaster. The plot line involves kids of a small town, rumored to be cursed, disappearing in bloody spades. A gang of seven, led by Richie (Finn Wolfhard, Mikie on Stranger Things), united by their horrifying and strange encounters with the evil Pennywise the Clown (Bill Skarsgård), mount their bikes determined to kill “It.” Been there, seen it? But, even with parallels to Stand By Me, The Goonies, and TV’s Stranger Things, it rises to the occasion. Here, though much condensed, it’s all about bonding and the paranormal, but the paranormal’s never been quite like this: Atmosphere (that haunted house; and especially the horrific finale, which even tops David Lean’s in The Third Man), piercing score by Benjamin Wallfisch (Blade Runner 2049, Annabelle: Creation, Hidden Figures), jump-scare sound effects, and, best of all, the brotherly-love kiss to bring back the living dead. Argentine Andy Muschietti (2013 horror thriller Mama) is set to helm the 2019 sequel.

Oddly, with a cast of youngsters, the film’s R-rated for violence and, something you don’t hear often, F words cascading out of the mouths of babes. That hasn’t stopped it from blockbuster status – grossing $179 million in less than two months, ($189.5 million worldwide) on a budget of $35 million.  Reminder: whether pouring cats and dogs or not, on Jackson Street or any other, never look deep into those corner drains!

Happy Death Day (Blumhouse Productions/Universal Pictures) is a dark comedy mystery horror thriller borrowing lavishly from the classic Groundhog Day. On her birthday, teenager Tree (excellent Jessica Rothe) concludes that it will be her last one. That is, IF she can figure out who her killer is. To do that, she relives the day over and over – dying in a different way on each one. No way you’ll snooze, as you get sucked in even before the film begins [You’ll see]. Keep a keen eye on Tree. Christopher Landon (Disturbia, Paranormal Activity) knows how to keep you on the edge of your seat. Shooting in New Orleans’ Garden District, home to the streetcar and fabled mansions, adds tons of atmosphere.

In Boo 2: A Madea Halloween (Tyler Perry Company/Lionsgate) Madea, Bam, and Hattie venture to a haunted campground where they end up running for their lives from a boogeyman, goblins, and monsters, goblins, and the boogeyman are unleashed. Perry has an audience for his sometimes amateurish movies that  segue between embarrassing and somewhat funny. He comes up with great ideas and one has to be envious of his multi-talents and following. In his films, he  plays a lot of characters – some, such as Madea, much better than others. Maybe the mistake is in doing it all: writing, directing, and co-producing.  Boo! 2. But the film shot out of the gate October 20 and astonished the industry selling performances out. Budgeted at $25 milion, it has already grossed $35.5 million. Boo! 2 became an instant hit. Budgeted at $25 million, it’s close to exceeding that in just over a week.

Jigsaw (Serendipity Productions/Lionsgate) is the eighth title in the Saw franchise, which became a popular slasher series with face-cringing, spine tingling twists to the serial killer saga and a look at the day’s social mores. Then it ended, until this past weekend when it’s been reborn in hopes of bringing in more moola. As bodies drop everywhere – each with gruesome demise that fit Jigsaw’s style, police find themselves chasing the ghost of a man presumed dead for over a decade (Tobin Bell), and become embroiled in a new cat and mouse game. Is Jiggy/John Kramer back? Is this a copy cat? Or  are they falling into a trap set by another monster? The story is told in such a fast pace that there’s little time for character development. However, it gets props for the show-stopping, head-rolling finale. The film got a knife in its back from critics and moviegoers. One reviewer’s assessment: “Watching Jigsaw is a dumb, ugly waste of energy.”

There Was Another Horror at the Weekend Box Office

Suburbicon (Paramount/Dark Castle/Black Bear Pictures) – It had the cache of George Clooney as director when it premiered at the Venice Film Festival, but was received with a few boos. Conceived by Joel and Ethan Coen (remember their 2016 misfire Hail, Caesar!, about a tough Hollywood studio “fixer”), Clooney (a Hail, Caesar! co-star), and Grant Heslov (co-writer, Matt Damon’s Best Picture Argo), is a racially-charged farce that “draws parallels between the U.S.’ ugly past and the situation today.” Damon, Julianne Moore, and Oscar Isaac, Summer of 1959, are in an Eden to raise a family: an idyllic community with affordable homes and manicured lawns. However, tranquility changes to disturbing reality in the town’s s dark underbelly of betrayal, deceit, and violence [including flaming Confederate flags]. Come critics went “Huh?” and “Huh!” The often kind Rotten Tomatoes wrote: “It’s A Raisin in the Sun Meets The Donna Reed Show. Only occasionally does an image strike a lyrical blow and yield the creepy effect Clooney is aiming for.” Worse, audiences weren’t camping overnight to be the first at box offices. Maybe it will develop a cult following.

At Home 24/7 Horror and Halloween Fright Fest  

Is this not the best time of year to revisit famous Halloween spook with everything from zombies and slashers to séances and lots of screams? There’s so much horror to enjoy spread on the couch with a beer or soda and chips and dip. Can anything top the original Frankenstein, Dracula, The Mummy, Hitch’s Psycho, Kubrick’s The Shining [Where’s Jack? Bring him back!]? Maybe a bit of Poltergeist; or some Stephen King? How about Halloween, The Fog, Christine or anything by John Carpenter, because he knows how to scare your pants off? There’s Wes Craven’s bad ole Freddy in  Nightmare on Elm Street; or the original Saw; contemporary grand guignol of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?; and any season of American Horror Story – because Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuck know how to creep you out. Then, there’s family-friendly “horror” in Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein/Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde/The Invisible Man.

3-D is having a much-longer shelf life than expected. For a great at-home theatrical experience, check out the Blu-ray 3-D edition of the edge-of-your-cushioned-seat 1953 blockbuster House of Wax [Warner Home Entertainment, SRP $40]. Vincent Price, so fantastic playing madmen, is perfect casting for demented Professor Henry Jarrod. The Technicolor, pre-digital 3-D two-projector image realignment, and sound track have been meticulously remastered with a 4K scan. Don’t spill your popcorn as you experience one of the most incredible horror flick finales. Beware: You can’t escape the flames!

If your dream is a near lifetime of at-home horror, get 50 Horror  Classics (Mill Creek Entertainment; 3,743 minutes/12 discs; $15.65 on Amazon). The massive set contains some classics – keep in mind the majority are from the 30s and 40s and most, if not all, fall into Public Domain, so they haven’t been remastered: The Ape (Boris Karloff), Bluebeard (John Carradine), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (John Barrymore, Silent), Allan Dwan’s comic romp The Gorilla (Ritz Brothers, Bela Lugosi), William Castle’s The House on Haunted Hill (Vincent Price),

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Lon Chaney, Silent), Roger Corman’s  Little Shop of Horrors (Jack Nicholson),  Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, Murnau’s Nosferatu (Max Schreck, Silent), The Phantom of the Opera (Lon Chaney, Silent), and, among numerous others, White Zombie (Lugosi).

Universal Studios’ horror period produced first-rate thrillers. Six have been remastered for Blu-ray for Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection (Universal Home Entertainment; eight discs/710 minutes; $45 on Amazon): James Whale’s  Bride of Frankenstein (Elsa Lancaster, Karloff, Colin Clive) – many feel this sequel surpasses its predecessor, Tod Browning’s Dracula (Lugosi) – note how the mood is set with a lack of score, Whale’s Frankenstein (Karloff, Clive, Mae Clark), The Invisible Man (Claude Rains) – with humor to offset the horror, The Mummy (Karloff), and The Wolfman (Lon Chaney Jr.). There’s bonus material galore, including an alternate Dracula score by Philip Glass, performed by the Kronos Quartet.

Ellis Nassour is an Ole Miss alum and noted arts journalist and author who recently donated an ever-growing exhibition of performing arts history to the University of Mississippi. He is the author of the best-selling Patsy Cline biography, Honky Tonk Angel, as well as the hit musical revue, Always, Patsy Cline. He can be reached at ENassour@aol.com. 

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I'M ON BOARD.

Here are mine, for your consideration:

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what's the vibe today lads? what are we thinking.

[thebadgerclan]

Lord and Lady Prince-Chapter 7

Pairing: Severus Snape x reader

Chapter Summary: The first outing...

When you landed in Diagon Alley you were a little surprised.  “We have a quick stop to make,” Severus explained, leading you to Gringotts.  His goblin was waiting in the lobby for him.  “Lord Prince!  So good to see you!  This must be your young lady?”  Severus nodded.  “Yes.  Y/N, this is Brodnus, he manages my vaults.  Brodnus, this is Y/N L/N.”  Brodnus shook your hand.  “So good to meet you, miss.  I can see you’ve somewhere to get, so if you’ll follow me, we can get this done.”

Brodnus led you to a small room, the same room where Severus claimed his lordship.  You sat and Brodnus drew a wand.  “I will be casting a temporary purification charm,” he explained.  “This will ensure the purity spell will work properly at the wedding.  This charm will only detect activities performed after it is cast, so your current virginal status will not matter.  Any questions?”

“A few, actually.”  Brodnus nodded for you to proceed.  “If I’m correct, Severus and I must go on outings before we can hold hands, and an additional 2 before we can kiss.  Will the charm detect those?  And how will it know if we’ve gone on the required amount of outings?”  Brondus laughed a bit.  “The charm only detects, shall we say, ‘marital acts’.  The hand-holding and kiss rules are more old fashioned but are encouraged nonetheless.  The charm won’t know if you hold hands or kiss, merely if the more important aspects of the courtship are violated.”  You nodded.  “Alright,” you said, looking at Severus, who seemed unconcerned.

“Very well then.  Haec sunt non purus matrimonia iungeremus velint. Erit tempus eorum animabus illis purificatus, ne unio sit sana”  (Though these two are no longer pure, they wish to join in marriage.  Let their souls be temporarily purified so their union may be sound)”  A tingling sensation filled your body for a brief moment before fading.  “The spell is complete,” Brondus stated.  “I wish you nothing but happiness.”  “Thank you,” Severus said as he stood.  Once you were outside, you took his arm and he Apparated you away.

This time, you were outside a muggle restaurant, the line wrapping around the block.  But Severus walked inside.  “Reservation for 2, under Snape.”  The hostess smiled, grabbing menus and leading you to a table.  It was in a quieter part of the restaurant with only a few diners.  There were candles lit on the table and a bottle of wine was chilling in a bucket of ice.  “I’ll give you a few moments to look over the menu,” she said before leaving.

Severus pulled out your chair before taking his seat.  “What’s good here?” you asked, opening your menu.  “I’m not sure, it’s my first time eating here.”  You decided on the lobster bisque while Severus ordered  the fillet mignon.  He poured you each a glass of wine and you fell into easy conversation.  Your food arrived and you were silent for a while, enjoying the meal before you.  Severus ordered dessert for the pair of you, a decadent chocolate mousse topped with strawberries, and at last, it was time to head home.  Jiggy took your coats and Severus led you upstairs.