#idk I don't really like horror movies

[waivyjellyfish]

What if... Es with a fixed face causing the The uncanny valley effect.

The warden never changes their face expression like a doll. But there aren't hinges on the elbows and knees, the skin and hair are quite humanlike. And they moves as smoothly as any human, except their face. It doesn't change. The eyes wide open and not blinking, and the gaze is directed only forwards, therefore the warden either turns their whole head to see or or unfolds with the whole body. When they talks their mouth doesn’t move. Even when they screams. No one’s ever seen warden eating or drinking. Their face is soft and it can be kneaded like any other, Mahiru had checked it during the first trial. And that makes it so much scarier and uncomfortable, because the warden’s face somehow doesn't move completely. The whole body moves, but not the face.

[astrxealis]

dear gods i adore horror tbh but i am way too sensitive to it

[icedille]

ok i'm FINALLY done. quick first impressions on the substance bc i need to rethink some stuff but: the actual horror was great loved the concept loved the designs loved the horrible horrible things and the general metaphor is good on paper. everything else about this movie is dumb as shit it did not work for me at ALL

[star-that-howls]

yesterday i got called a movie buff and a horror movie nerd by different people in the span of like an hour which is crazy because I don't consider myself either but I forgot that to like Normal people I definitely am

[pinktinselmonstrosity]

i only have three more best picture nominees to watch before the oscars 👀 and i'm leaving the ones i'm most and least excited for til last so i think i'll watch poor things next

[battywitch]

What's it like to be able to share something you like with someone and have them at least pretend to care (not about the thing necessarily, but to just listen or look at the thing and acknowledge you like it, without making you feel like a piece of shit or mocking it/you or dismissing you etc) for, like, idk? 30 seconds or something?

[echthr0s]

just remembered that I saw the trailer for the Crow reboot at the theater and uhhh. that shit looks pretty tight actually

[conspiracydawg]

I feel like there's increasingly a tendency online to sort media into binary "good" and "bad" categories. not that that's unusual for human beings, but I also feel like those binaries are shifting further apart into "incredible showstopping and morally correct" and "horrible awful and morally wrong". now I'm not saying it's impossible for a piece of media to take good or bad stances on moral issues, but the existence of that piece of media is generally morally neutral. likewise, the consumption of that piece of media is also morally neutral

I guess my point is that it makes me kind of nervous that I increasingly see movies and shows and whatnot lauded as not only being good, but also morally correct in one way or another, whether that's from the writing's take on various issues or the opinions of the actors and other people involved in making it. people should enjoy their fave by all means, but I think it's important to be wary of the, again, very human tendency to categorize it as good or bad, especially in the sense of "this movie is good so it's morally correct" or "this show is bad so it's morally wrong"

[unproduciblesmackdown]

one in a million when i watch smthing in the horror genre and don't end up disappointed to/and/or pissed off about it so like "also yeah i liked it. ooo" is like relative to that an off the charts rave review of media of the millennium. also i did think about mh a lot along the way so would recommend its affect/effect if you like mh's horror too

[nikialexx]

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[spideyladman]

burnt out nuerodivergent people getting overly attached to children's shows and cartoons when they see another old/new cartoon aimed at kids:

[steddie-island]

Listen.

I can't say The Mist is a great movie.

But it's got one hell of an ending. Goddamn.

[sylveriasarcana]

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[neverendingford]

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[idiopathicsmile]

a horror movie about making a horror movie. wait, don't walk away. a horror movie about one of those grueling seventies productions that broke every OSHA rule—long, exhausting shoots in the middle of the woods, presided over by one of those directors convinced of his own genius and certain the only way to get the performances he needs is to relentlessly isolate and gaslight his female lead. the crew are terrified of the director's outbursts and so are going along with it. there's one other woman in the cast but she plays the one who takes her shirt off earlier in the film and then dies, and the director has done everything in his power to turn these two people against each other, the better to keep his female lead unbalanced and unsure, and when the deeply disquieting scary stuff starts happening for real, the female lead has nobody to confide in and assumes it is the director very characteristically going out of his way to fuck with her. one of the camera operators gets possessed and is being flung around the trees, head spinning as he oozes an acidic black liquid and the female lead is like, "i can't let fucking jerry think he's getting to me." and then—this may be too much, idk—the only way the two actresses can figure out what's really going on is to acknowledge that they've been pitted against each other and that they really don't have any reason beyond this not to trust each other, so they compare notes and that's how they discover that hey, this production actually is cursed.

[bi-writes]

Hi, you mentioned MOB and Simon do movie nights. What kind of movies do you think they'd watch together? I can picture him stomaching a cheesy rom com because he knows how much she loves them but I can also kind of imagine her surprising him by choosing something like a horror movie. I'm probably way off base. Idk why and this might just be me but I find that certain horror movies put me in a bit of a cozy mood lol

mail-order bride

"simon, did you get the popcorn?"

you hear what sounds like a grunt in response. you keep rummaging through the cabinet on your toes, frowning, pushing aside the cartons of stock and bags of rice as you look for the box he supposedly picked up.

"simon--?"

you jump when you feel two big hands on your waist. you gasp when he drags you backwards, pressing your ass against his front, reaching up over you as he slides the corn starch aside to pick out the box you were looking for. he drops it into your hands, giving the side of your neck a warm kiss before pulling away.

"you put it up there on purpose," you giggle, turning around to face him. he makes a face, feigning ignorance, and he puts a hand over his chest.

"dunno wot y'r talkin' about, luv," he mutters, touching your chin gently. "did y'pick a film?"

you nod, and he takes the box from your hands.

"mmm. i'll get it ready for ya. you get it started on the telly," he nods his head behind him. you give his cheek a light kiss before making your way behind him. you curl up on the couch, throwing a blanket over your legs. you watch as the cat slinks into the room from the corner of your eye, padding into the kitchen where she smells the popcorn. when simon comes back into the room, she's following him closely, staring up at the bowl in his hands as he takes a seat next to you.

he glares down at the cat as she takes a seat in front of his legs. she hops up onto the coffee table, sitting on the edge, and she blinks as he snarls at her, putting a piece of popcorn in his mouth and crunching down on it rather obnoxiously as if to taunt her.

"wot are we watchin'?" simon asks finally as you click the remote. you lean your back against one side of him, settling the blanket over both of you as you reach into the bowl and take a few pieces of popcorn.

"terrifier."

"ya wanna watch somethin' scary?" he chuckles, raising a brow. "didn't think ya'd fancy somethin' so..."

"so what?" you smile up at him, turning your head. "gory? you should know, i happen to appreciate low budget, indie films that feature lots of blood. besides, i heard people literally got sick from the second one, so we have to catch up."

simon snorts, bopping your nose with his thumb.

"y'r bloody hilarious, baby," he mutters, nudging his nose against yours. you put a hand on his chest and push him backwards, giggling.

"oh, no," you warn him, shaking your head. "we're not doing this again."

"doin' wot?"

"we haven't finished a single film in the last few weeks because you can't keep yourself off," you laugh, turning back to the tv.

"don't know wot y'r talkin' about," he murmurs, his eyes honed in on your mouth. the curve of it, how you wet it with your tongue, the cherry gloss that's still lingering from when you put it on earlier.

you lean up a little, whispering against his lips, "i mean..." you kiss him softly, "like last night..."

he chases you when you pull away, his breaths heavy as he stares down at the low neckline of your shirt, the peek of the bra he nearly tore off of you just a few hours ago. he meets your eyes, humming.

"mmm..." simon licks his lips, "fuckin' hell..."

you smile, big eyes, all soft.

"i really, really wanna watch it, simon," you whisper. "can you do that for me? pretty please?"

simon sighs, scrunching his nose a little before nodding his head.

"woteva y'want, baby. can have woteva y'want."

you crunch on more popcorn as you turn your head around. simon throws his arm around you, pulling you closer, and he narrows his eyes as the cat jumps onto the couch beside him. he relents finally, picking off a small piece of popcorn and setting it down in front of her.

simon nearly throws the entire bowl when she merely sniffs it and walks away.