#horror theory

[diaryofaphilosopher]

"The shift from the Afro-Caribbean zombie to the U.S. zombie is clear: in Caribbean folklore, people are scared of becoming zombies, whereas in U.S. narratives people are scared of zombies. This shift is significant because it maps the movement from the zombie as victim (Caribbean) to the zombie as an aggressive and terrifying monster who consumes human flesh (U.S.). In Haitian folklore, for instance, zombies do not physically threaten people; rather, the threat comes from the voduon practice whereby the sorcerer (master) subjugates the individual by robbing the victim of free will, language and cognition. The zombie is enslaved."

— Justin D. Edwards, "Mapping Tropical Gothic in the Americas" in Tropical Gothic in Literature and Culture.

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[poppiesbloodandgore]

"The Prototype will save us."

DEEP SLEEP 2024 | Poppy Playtime: Chapter 3

[bigfatzucchinii]

SMILE 2 ENDING THEORY

THE REEXPLANATION IS NOW POSTED ON MY ACCOUNT GO CHECK IT OUT

Smile 2 has officially been released on digital and since now it is on digital let’s talk about the confusing ending and how I and others think Skye Riley got on stage.

Before the movie came out Parker Finn and Naomi Scott did say in interviews that the audience will be left confused at the end and they were right because after watching the movie my jaw dropped at the end, left confused, and was trying to think how the hell she got there.

Recap of what happened before she got on stage.

Now here's the theory, a few days after watching the movie I was looking back at the first teaser that they released on Interscope Records YT account and it was when the marketing was first beginning and it was released on June 13, 2024.

and billboards promoting her and the song 'Blood On White Satin' with a qr code back in June.

PopCrave tweet promoting.

Another video talking about Skye.

And the famous skyerileynation account.

now ofc there were people thinking that this was a industry plant since people didn't know who Skye was or even knew Smile 2 was happening and I knew this was for the movie and i thought this was genius.

Also i just want to say I don't think many people know this but when Naomi Scott was casted to play Skye on the IMDB page for the movie her name was put as Quinn Parsons.

and when the marketing was first beginning they had her name on the casting list as Quinn Parsons/Skye Riley but it got removed after the 2nd trailer released. They were probably doing this so it won't ruin the marketing since they were making it seem she was real and they did announced Naomi was going to be in the movie in December 2023. Also when they first started the marketing they were hiding Naomi's face.

Anyway back to the theory.

I wanted to look back at it because I remember how excited I was when they announced Naomi was going to be in it, and it was going to be about a pop star. I love horror, Naomi, and pop music so I didn’t shut up about it for months.

In the first 13 seconds of the teaser it showed Skye going on stage all excited and at like the last 3 seconds of it it was her looking at all of her fans and I noticed that she was wearing the exact same outfit and had the same hair like in the end of the movie.

same hair and outfit.

After noticing I went on twitter to talk about it and someone said “The entity must’ve controlled her body there when it stuck its hand in her mouth” and I was so surprised because I didn’t think of that.

So I also think that it must’ve put a piece of it into Skye and when she woke up in the hospital it must've been the entity acting as Skye like everything was fine and was ready to start the tour.

While the real Skye was probably in some type of coma in her head hallucinating the events in the hospital, car, and at the Pizza Hut, obviously thinking it was all real.

And when the entity closed the doors on her that’s when she woke up.

That is why the entity said "This isn't real, Skye" and "You're not the one in control.... I am".

Now even if that whole thing was real in the Pizza Hut it wouldn’t make any sense because why would her label still make her go on tour after all of that like they probably would’ve moved the dates till Spring and have her take more of a break.

Also her fucking mom turned out to be alive so if that whole thing was real she would've woken up in a real hospital with police asking her what happened and why she kill her mom

and in that part when she put the needle in her neck I don't think the drug was in it and when she was about to pass out it was probably blood loss from her foot or not drinking any water and not eating.

Also, I think when the entity was acting as Skye, it definitely chose the outfit on purpose and was like to her team “You know what, I changed my mind. I want to wear this” just to piss her off and show how 'disgusting' she is to her fans.

This is the theory for now, I would like to hear what you guys think. I would like to make an analysis of this movie, especially one about Skye. Bye

[queerslovehorror]

To be transgender is to be both creator and created; to strive for the power to surpass your biologically assigned limitations, to claim that which society deems impossible, while simultaneously being treated like a monstrous patchwork of parts, maligned by an unfounded essentialism and chased out by those who might, under other circumstances, have been your family. That which genders the Creature as visually Other is the scarring across his forehead and ‘prosthetics’ in the form of bolts through his neck; visual suturing. Halberstam’s Skin Shows extensively discusses the concept of suture. In film, suturing is intended to be invisible, the cuts between shots intended to mimic reality. Foregrounding this suturing can act as a visual representation of incompleteness or monstrosity – it attempts to make complete that which is not and in doing so acts as a marker drawing attention to this incompleteness. Suture also marks a space of liminality, of a boundary which has been crossed and thus threatens to cross that boundary again. It is interesting, here, to consider the way in which prosthesis use and visible suturing has, particularly recently, become a signifier of many transgender people’s (primarily but not exclusively transgender men’s) own ‘completeness’; instead of marking something absent or ‘incorrect’, suture and scarring are reclaimed as a mark of pride in the self-construction of a transgender body, and in the embracing of such a liminal position.

Transsexual Transylvania – An Exploration of Male-Bodied Births in Horror ( Aidan James)

[virgin-martyr]

This is the gothic irony of Jackson’s fiction: escape is an illusion for her heroines. Merricat destroys every vestige of patriarchal order, yet on that razed ground Constance is still a prisoner, perhaps more narrowly confined than before. Eleanor has already lived through the reality of giving up everything to nurture a dependent; this is the horror Constance faces as well. With more power than Eleanor, Merricat reshapes Blackwood Farm to fit her vision, starting the fire in her father’s room that guts the upper floor and front rooms so that the only livable space is the back kitchen opening out into the garden. Merricat destroys the patriarchal façade of the house, leaving the nurturing, matriarchal space behind. By the novel’s end she physically embodies Jackson’s idea of a picnic: her clothing ruined, she dresses in a checked tablecloth of which her sister Constance says, ‘I believe the one you are wearing now was used for summer breakfasts on the lawn many years ago. Red and white check would never be used in the dining room of course’ (Castle 200). The outfit, then, suggests the same opposition between inside and outside, hellish and heavenly, formal and informal eating that Jackson establishes in Hill House.

Jen Cadwallader, excerpt from “Picnicking at Hill House: Shirley Jackson’s Gothic Vision of Heaven”

[pintsofguinnesmakeyoustrong]

people saying that its unrealistic for the kids in skinamarink to be so chill with all the weird shit going on but like. that's just how being a kid is. when you're 5 years old theres monsters under your bed and in your bedroom closet and in the deep end of the pool and under the slide and hiding in the bushes. you grow up believing that one wrong step will land you in the jaws of death, so you do your little rituals to keep the monsters at bay. can we sleep downstairs tonight? can we watch something happy?

[slothpoth]

I was rewatching poppy playtime videos and wanted to point out

In RESTRICTED_restoration.mp4 the guy who got turned into Bron gets attacked by a character off screen, all we see of them is their paw

I just realized that this was the first look at the new enemy in chap 3

At the very least the paws are around the same and it’d kinda make sense with the way the toys were acting.

Like if the chap 3 enemy is supposed to be like a leader type it’d make sense that in this system he’d attack first before everyone else descends upon bron.

(Also I think it’s interesting how each boss up to this point is going up in rank, from security guard still doing their job, to caretaker rebelling from their job but still not with the “flock”, now to leader of the flock)

[third-world-punks]

Accusing immigrants of poisoning Americans’ blood is one of the most recent attacks by far-right politicians on populations of color in the United States. The disturbing accusation draws on historical processes of “monstrifying” immigrant groups from the global South.

- Gabriel Eljaiek-Rodríguez , August 1, 2024

[agirlnamedbone]

R.H.W. Dillard, "Night of the Living Dead: It's Not Like Just a Wind That's Passing Through," (Horror Films, 1976)

[kevlarcrack3d]

(TW: HORROR) UrbanSpook's Painter Analog horror theory: 2 Killers - "Bonnie" and "Clyde"

(Note: I am not glorifying or simping for serial killers. I am just bringing up notable examples. Also, this blog will touch the topic of criminal activities and scary stuff, so if you don't like that, click off)

So, I discovered this relatively new analog horror series by Urbanspook called "The Painter" which is about a string of murders with an artistic touch of paintings of the victims. It was not like any other analog horror I've seen because it contains mystery, thrills, and the use of "real fear" due to the fact that there REALLY are very messed up serial killers out there, and here's my theory based on the latest upload!

What am I getting from here? I am very confident that there are TWO PERPETRATORS, with initially one prime suspect, who I'll be calling "Bonnie" , and theres another, "Clyde".

BONNIE THE ARTIST

If we look at the previous videos, there are pictures of this person with long, dark, messy hair and sunken, paranoid looking eyes, one painting of them (titled "self-portrait") and two photos.

Judging by the title of that painting, this person, who I'll be calling "Bonnie," is the artist and what everyone thought to be the killer who also happens to make the artworks. However, Bonnie just sits in their cabin behind a crack and does art because "Fuck going outside, I love to draw." But, in "the Lighthouse", Bonnie has a photo alongside those of the family, so they occasionally go outside to paint alongside Clyde, who I'll talk about later.

I've seen others conclude that Bonnie painting themself is nan implication of suicide because everyone in the paintings is killed, but I think it's a case of simply wanting to paint one's self.

CLYDE THE KILLER

As shown in the latest video, there is a photo caught on Sean's CCTV of a person covered in the skin of a person (there are stitches at the side, a hint to the crappy sewing skills of the killer mentioned in "In the Walls"). Now, if we look harder, this person does not have the sunken, weary eyes of Bonnie. They look vibrant and alert. This is could be a different person.

In addition to that, Sean seems to have written the number 2 in his blood on the wall. He left a clue that there are two criminals on the loose and not just one. After all, I'm sure Sean, a private investigator, had time to fight back a little, remember the information gathered so far, and have a "Eureka" moment in the struggle finally knowing that there are two different sickos commiting these crimes; one who paints, Bonnie, and the other who kills, who I'll be calling "Clyde".

Clyde, in this case, is doing most the dirty work, finding subjects and references, tormenting them, killing them in creative ways, and giving them to Bonnie to paint. They also seem to have some artistic flair with the way they kill, such as covering people in wax (Tom Harris/Wax Doll Tom) and the like. Clyde also seems to wear the skins of some victims to cover up his identity.

DYNAMICS BETWEEN "BONNIE" AND "CLYDE" + INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER CHARACTERS

Now, this is more headcanon and speculation on how these two criminals operate. Expect expectations to be subverted 😄.

Bonnie and Clyde are clearly very messed up individuals, distorting their victims, torturing them, and killing them just for art references, being extreme in their acts, and taking pictures of them to taunt the authorities in an act of "Wanna catch us, bitch? Here's what we can do!".

Bonnie is probably less discreet, having photographed themself in "The Lighthouse." Clyde seems to be the more cautious one, judging by how they tried to cover up the security cam in a panic. Either way, they both enjoy bluffing everybody with their art, grisly actions, and photos, which actually give lots of way, but hey! They view this as an art, so who cares? Art is 💥FLASHY💅 and ✨️CREATIVE🔥.

Clyde and Bonnie here also seem to not mind working together for this, showing a certain level of cooperation and passion for their craft, so, yeah, very fucked up.

To wrap this up,

TL;DR: I AM REALLY CONFIDENT THERE ARE TWO CRIMINALS WILLINGLY AND KNOWINGLY KILLING AND PAINTING THEIR VICTIMS FOR THE SAKE OF ART.

[diaryofaphilosopher]

"At first glance, the term 'Tropical Gothic' sounds a lot like an oxymoron, since in popular understanding the genre is often synonymous with its early settings of bleak European wildernesses battered by howling winds and tumultuous storms. In contrast, Tropical Gothic heroes and heroines have vacated traditional eerie castles and chilling wind-swept moors to take up residence in haunted plantation houses, overgrown bayous, mysterious jungles and exuberant tropical cities, where the horrific and the uncanny not only lurk in the shadows but occupy open, sun-drenched spaces alongside humans."

— Anita Lundberg, Katarzyna Ancuta & Agnieszka Stasiewicz-Bieńkowska, "Tropical Gothic: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences."

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[poppiesbloodandgore]

LITTLE NIGHTMARES 3 HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN ANNOUNCED!

In 2024, we‘ll be joining Low and Alone on their dangerous journey through the horrific world of the franchise. Are you excited?

Check out the announcement trailer here!

[bigfatzucchinii]

SMILE 2 ENDING THEORY (re-explained)

I'm doing this again because I didn't really like how I did it in my last post. It was very rushed and I was kinda on a time crunch at the time. I think i didn’t really explain it well enough for people to understand, i mean there are probably some of you that did but looking back in my eyes it just looks like shit and not properly explained. I posted it on my second IG account where I now post some theories and updates on other stuff and since IG has a word limit I couldn’t explain a lot more of it and just used that to put it on here and add a little more but it just wasn’t enough for me at least.

So here is the theory properly re-explained.

A recap of what happened after Skye was being chased by her backup dancers.

A few days after watching the movie in theaters I was looking back at the first teaser Interscope Records released to promote Skye’s song ‘Blood On White Satin’ released on June 14, 2024. This was when Smile 2 was doing a secret marketing campaign to seem like Skye was a real person and it did work by making a fan account with the user ‘skyerileynation’, putting up billboards in LA and the UK with a QR code, pop culture accounts teasing her new era, another video about Skye, and having the character’s name be Quinn Parsons on the IMDB page and the casting list for the movie until the 2nd trailer released. And they were hiding Naomi’s face so it wouldn’t ruin the marketing. Of course there were a lot of people thinking she was real.

I was looking back at it because I remember how excited I was when they said it was going to be a pop star getting the curse and she was going to be played by Naomi Scott. I love horror, pop music, and Naomi so I didn’t shut up about it for months.

Here’s the teaser.

In the teaser you can see Skye going to stage excited, obviously you can’t see her due to not ruining who she looks like but by body movement. And in the rest of the video it’s her performing the song on stage with a different outfit, showing 2 small clips of the movie, and 2 other clips of Skye facing the other way.

Now here’s the theory.

After watching the teaser again I noticed in the first 10 seconds she was wearing the exact same outfit she didn’t want to wear because it showed her scar.

I didn’t think too much of it until in the last 3 seconds of it it was her on stage looking at her fans. I quickly went back to the beginning and noticed she had the exact same hair from the end of the movie and realised it was the day of her official comeback.

I went to talk about it on twitter and said that is kinda footage of how she got there, but how exactly it was still confusing for me and a lot of people because how the hell did she go through all of that and her label still made her go on tour????? That’s when someone replied with “The entity must’ve controlled her body there when it stuck its hand in her mouth”.

I was so surprised when I saw that because I didn’t think of that and I just thought when it put its hand in her mouth just to traumatize her or just put her to sleep for now.

So I also thought that it must have put a piece of it in her and when she woke up in the private clinic it wasn’t her it was the entity acting as her. Let me explain:

I think after she said “I wish you could feel what it's like to live inside my head” to her mom, some type of switch happened after the entity possessed her mom.

The real Skye was put in some type of coma in her head, obviously hallucinating the clinic, car, and the pizza hut. Or was put in some type of dimension by the entity to just torture her more. And the fake Skye who is being controlled by the entity apologized to Elizabeth, apologized to everyone on her team and was ready to start the tour.

And when the entity closed the doors on her and when they opened again that is when she woke up. That is why the entity said “This isn’t real, Skye” and “You’re not in control, Skye…. I am”.

So basically what the fuck I am saying that in the first teaser they released showing Skye going on stage all happy it wasn’t her, it was the entity possessing her body all excited to curse thousands of people in the crowd. While the real Skye was sent into some coma/dimension(?) and woke up when she got on stage.

It was not kidding when it said “i like wearing your skin”.

If this theory was ever to be true by Parker Finn it would make this movie a thousand times better because it really shows how powerful the entity is and what other crazier things it can do in the 3rd movie.

Also I think when Skye stabbed herself with the needle in her neck, I don’t think the drug was in there, it looked empty to me. And when she was about to faint it was probably blood loss from her foot or not eating and drinking water. Throughout the whole movie she did not eat once and that was probably because of Lewis’ death or after the car crash she started not eating much.

One more thing I want to share that doesn't really have nothing to do with this but someone in the comments on the first post of this theory thought I didn't get the whole thing of the entity and the movie even though I do. Like this is just something cool i wanted to share that is all. not everybody is going to get it when they first watch something like this that is why there are explanations videos.

This is the theory for now. I will update if Parker says anything about the ending in some interview or in any or the special features they will release. I would love to hear what you guys think about this. Thank you for reading this thread if you did.

[queerslovehorror]

In a 1984 study of anti-homosexual attitudes, the investigators broke heterosexuals' fears of gay and lesbian sexuality into three topic areas: (1) Homosexuality as a threat to the individual - that someone you know (or you yourself) might be homosexual. (2) Homosexuality as a threat to others - homosexuals have been frequently linked in the media to child molestation, rape, and violence. (3) Homosexuality as a threat to the community and other components of culture - homosexuals supposedly represent the destruction of the procreative nuclear family, traditional gender roles, and (to use a buzz phrase) "family values." In short, for many people in our shared English-language culture, homosexuality is a monstrous condition.

Monsters In The Closet (Harry M Benshoff, 1997)

[virgin-martyr]

More often than not, the kitchen has been designated as a feminine space. Kitchen appliances, in turn, are often seen as extensions of the female body to which a range of temperatures and climatic conditions (ice cold, frigid, smoking hot, wet, dry, etc.) are disproportionately attributed. The colloquial expression for pregnancy “to have a bun in the oven,” though not complimentary insofar as it equates a pregnant woman with a household appliance, provides a telling example of a long-standing link between procreation, gestation, and kitchen technology. The phrase imagines the womb as an oven and, by the same logic, the oven as a womb, similar to “The Gingerbread Man” and other folktales of high-carb homunculi cooked up by women in the kitchen. Andrzej Zulawski’s Possession (1981), “a fairytale for grown-ups” according to the director, falls within that tradition, although instead of a bun in the oven, the story features a body in the refrigerator, and instead of piping-hot runaway baked goods, the woman of the house prepares a tentacular, glutinous golem through a miscarriage of groceries and bodily secretions expelled in the tunnels of the Berlin U-Bahn during an ecstatic trance. The aberrant offspring of a body in crisis disrupts a marriage, an affair, and two kitchens. When considered in relation to perishable food distribution, refrigerator-related household duties, and the desire of a woman to say “I” for herself, the miscarriage-birth emerges as an abject expression of identities both human and nonhuman, of a woman who runs hot and cold, and of refrigerators and their unspeakable contents.

Marc Oliver, excerpt from Household Horror: Cinematic Fear and the Secret Life of Everyday Objects

[flocklings]

kiss the creature into me please