#if any of my htp fam are looking at this:

[ex0rin]

Very Important Scenes (1/?): Frenchie in a crop top.

[voidscreamintheories]

Htp Theory: A School on Who's the Ghoul 2 of 2

This is a second half of a theory about the ghoul, first half here. Spoilers for hunter the parenting

So Occam’s the ghoul

Think on this, wouldn’t the best person to ghoul if you want to control an organization be the top-dog of said organization? Further, with everyone relying on Occam as the head honcho it leaves him without suspicion. We know that D and family were booted from the Arcanum for doing a bunch of unsanctioned hunts, even though (according to the poppenang leaks posts) the Arcanum are actively working with a hunter organization. Maybe Occam saw D and fam getting a lil too close to his vampire master’s activities and tried to put a stop to it through banishment, conveniently Blacklaw was calling for this already so Occam had an easy way to wash his hands of the matter. Same idea with the destruction of Dfams contributions to the Arcanum, almost certainly there was some real useful hunter info in there, that Occam can just say “had to get rid of it, couldn’t keep info from exiled members, sorry. Blacklaw was the one who called for it”. Honestly maybe their marriage was a way to try and keep D in check, however we don’t know how long they’ve been married or how long there has been a ghoul.

Then there are Occam’s actions during episode 4. He is VERY quick to go along with the witch hunt, which probably contributed to the stress we see in some of the characters, drawing suspicion to them. Then he proposes the blood test, then sends everyone away. AND he sends them with the task of carrying the big metal BAWKS, a task he almost certainly knows they will fail spectacularly, resulting in more infighting and a big mess that needs time and energy to clean up. What about the choking? If he’s a ghoul he would have increased physical strength, he could have choked himself enough to look like he was attacked, again, while everyone was supposed to be leaving him alone. But also, what happened to those choke marks on his neck when we next see him. He also bounces back from being family guy ragdolled remarkably quickly. How did he get back so quick, without marks on his neck? I don’t think the doc is that good at her job, especially high. I think he was faking it, and now with Spit having popped Fatigue like a balloon, he’s got an EASY out to hang the albatross on.

Also as two jokey points, 1. Occam’s razor, as a concept, he would be the simplest answer because having the head of the arcanum under your sway is a good idea. 2. I saw someone on this site say that Occam looks more like a vampire than any of the vampires thus far. This series doesn’t do design choices without reason, think of the bloodied wolf after Spit’s fit or Remold’s clothes hinting to him being B*lgian. Maybe Occam looking like a vampire is because he is connected to vampires.

Now, the connections to my earlier theory, and why I REALLY suspect Occam. Occam was shown using magic, solar sorcery specifically. For a lil bit I was concerned with my theory because sunlight kills vamps, but Occam isn’t a vamp, he’s a mortal servant of a vamp, the ability to sit in the sun is explicitly a design goal of a ghoul. (also the fact he breathes deeply before each solar spell means he’s a hamon user, good choice). Now, solar sorcery is a form of “linear sorcery” this is a type of magic which exists in WoD that basically is lesser magic that can’t bend the very fabric of reality. It’s a type of magic you have to actively learn and practice, rather than mage magic which is just innate to the person. Now remember in part 2 where I mentioned vampire clans have certain preferences for who to turn/ghoul? As an example Pyotr was likely turned by a Nosferatu because he was pretty and the uglies like making more uglies, Shitbeard was turned by a brujah because the brujah like bikers. Well clan Tremere really likes turning/ghouling intelligent, studious people, ESPECIALLY if they practice linear sorcery. Because the magic clan likes having more magic at their disposal. Why didn’t they just turn Occam? Well maybe because having him as a ghoul is more useful (again, head of a rival faction in the area), maybe the fact he does solar sorcery makes him immune to being turned by virtue of having sun in the blood, who knows? Another thought, maybe Occam willingly became a ghoul. He was married to Big D, who we know does A LOT of drugs. Maybe D took all the good drugs in the divorce, and Occam needed a hit of something extra potent, and found his way to getting high on the cold red stuff. Back to the sorcery though, you know what else linear magic is REALLY good for? Summoning things from the depths of hell.

So, I think Occam was recruited by the regent of Yarmouth, a Tremere who is actively looking to become an infernalist. He is a prime candidate, he is in charge of a local sect of a rival organization, he fits desirable traits for the clan as a whole by virtue of being a magic practioner, and that same magic would be a big help for the regent’s secret project.

I would suspect, if I am right, that Occam would be closely tied to the regent, keeping a useful tool close at hand so to speak. This could be a great big problem for our protagonists, because we’ve seen a ghoul close to the regent have knowledge of the local operation, namely the manager ghoul recognized the name Kevin. And unfortunately, Big D is brandishing Kevin’s ID. It’s possible Occam missed it at the big table meeting because he glossed over D’s actions, but Remold is currently trying to use the id to make a case against D. If ghoul Occam recognizes Kevin on the id, sees it connected to Big D, there’s a real chance our intrepid heroes may be in trouble.

If you have read through all of this series of theories, thank you. I may have taken on the Malkavian gift/curse of seeing, and as such my predictions may have mistakes. But I had a lot of fun theorizing and I hope you enjoyed my ideas. Until we get more HtP I probably won’t post too too much, but I look forward to having more things to talk about when we next get some Hunter! Thank you again for reading.

As always, good evening.

[the1918]

2020 for the1918

Am I the last person to make this list? Maybe. Do I regret that? Yes. Am I making it anyways because my cognitive behavioral therapy is teaching me fix my avoidance issues? Also Yes.

Let’s do this: @The Trees In Front of Cevans’s House and @Bucky’s Arm... you da real MVPs.

But other than them...

Thank You to Everyone that Truly Made My 2020:

@cantabile-l  Jo (Daddy Dumpster™ Co-Founder) — I have to list you first. How could I not? Every friendship I’ve made in this fandom comes back to you. We literally bonded over porn lookalikes and started this craziness called the Stucky Porn Lookalikes Archive ( @stucky-lookalikes-archive ) to preserve the porn, and it now has now has 85k hits and 500 bookmarks (!!!?!!). But it’s more than that, even more than starting the Daddy Dumpster™ and bonding over culihos. Bespoke got finished because you got me excited enough to want it, just like half a dozen other fics. You were also the basis for many, many other friendships that I list below. Your nesting head canons were the inspiration for so, so many A/B/O moments in my fics. We’re so on the same length on an intellectual and spiritual level (I feel like you and me and @ixalit are three parts of one whole ❤) and I am in love with you for it. Culihos forever.

@hanitrash​ Hani (O.G. Dumpster™ Citizen) —I’m so, so damn glad you’re in my life. We share that sick sense of humor and refusal to adopt a filter. You add flavor to our Dumpster™ with your wit, and I feel so warm when you share pics and updates about the family with us. You were the first person I ran to when I “discovered” HTP and you held my hand 😂 And Jesus—your talent. I could go on and on and on about Through The Darkness I Heard Your Voice and Private Showing, but also one of my New Year’s resolutions is to start reading your work as Loralynne Summers. Thank you for making me smile every day of last year since April.

@trekchik Jini (O.G. Dumpster™ Citizen) — I can’t speak to the number of laugh-out-loud, belly-grabbing, cackling moments I have had in a year that could easily have been shit otherwise, all because of you. I feel like you’ve truly become a member of my family; like, I see you posting in the Dumpster™ when I wake up in the morning and I think to myself, “Oh, what’s the fam up to today?”. I know I’ve gone on and on about your talent (absolute queen of dialogue and pacing) before, but I don’t thank you enough for keeping the Porn Archive alive when the rest of us are slacking. Your Stucky Tumblr Drabbles (especially the meet cutes) puts a smile on half the fandom’s face regulary, and I’m excited to re-read the wonderful Anagnorsis & Peripeteia soon. Here’s to another year of weird dildo pictures.

@thegodswife Amanda (Dumpster™ Citizen) — I feel like we were literally destined to become friends. The love I feel for you and your little family is real and immense, and I feel like your victories (in life and in writing) are my victories. You have made a slow but steady convert of me to Shrinkyclinks with fics like peaches and because it's christmas, and I am in awe of your talent for writing charged dynamics with jaw-dropping moments. This fandom is lucky to have such a gem as you. 2021 is going to be the Year of Amanda (*clinks Lindeman’s Framboise glasses 🥂*)

@ixalit Max (Dumpster™ Citizen) — My relationship with you has and continues to be lifechanging for more reasons than I can even go into on tumblr. You make me laugh. You make me cry (usually in good ways). You make me horny by supplying the #porn-and-fun as the dutiful resident horny teenage boy of Dumpster™. I remember so clearly when we first messaged talking about your Evanstan thoughts and fics, and I knew your writing was special then (omg, Hiraeth?? How dare). You deserve all the success you earned in 2020 and every bit more success that you will continue to have this year. There is no one else I would rather have with me as we make this ~journey through Song of the Rolling Earth together. 

@becassine Bex (Dumpster™ Citizen) — What can I say about my lucky charm? 🍀 I found our friendship later in the year and I feel it was truly central to the way I finished out my year with a bang (lol). Your encouragement to finish Bespoke supercharged me, and I’m still riding that high in writing SoRE. But for every bit we talk about you being the Queen of Hype (Becassine, First of Her Name), I am also stunned by your own gorgeous writing. The Way I Feel For You is a gift to this fandom and it’s gonna keep rocking our world, along with any other creative endeavor you choose to embark on. Thank you for the treasure of your continued friendship.

@darter-blue​ Bec (Dumpster™ Citizen) — My gorgeous, gorgeous cunt of a friend. What ever am I going to do with you? I feel like you and I have clicked so perfectly and so instantly, and I feel such a strong connection to you. I have been enamored with your skill and your style since I first stumbled across your Sergeant Barnes and Colonel Rogers: A Love Story series and then rapidly gobbled up your other writing. Getting to collab with you on No Vacancies was a dream come true. You make me feel so connected to the outside world and humanity even in this bizarre time and even though you’re on the other side of the world.

@kalee60 Kel (Dumpster™ Citizen) — You flawless sass-master. You brilliant human. You tricky little bastard. What a perfect addition to the Dumpster™ you have been! And your talent, Jesus... just being around you makes me want to write. I have truly never seen someone with as much talent write so prolifically, and I am in very real awe of it. If I had to pick “Fic of the Year” for me, I would not hesitate to pick Push The Button—it turned my world upside down—but for as much as we talk about that epic, your AU Extravaganza is really miracle to behold. And I am so, so pumped for you during this exciting time coming up in your life. Here’s to magnificent year for you in 2021!

@andysmountains​ Andy Gator Lord 🐊 — You’ve changed my life. I’m sitting here and I honestly don’t know how else to put it. You’re hilarious and you’re a ball of sunshine and you have kept this breeder feeling rooted to reality (in a great way) and remembering how to smile during some of the shittiest times I can remember. Newts. You’ve helped me explore my identity, and I’m not sure what greater gift you could have given me. Also, I’ve never heard true love whispered more sincerely than when I see 🔪—and I would give you nine hundred and ninety-seven 🔪 now if not for the fact that you have literally beat me to it.  

@ceratonia-siliqua Cera — We’ve shared so much. I feel so privileged that you’ve picked me to be a person that you want to talk to during hard times because you’re such a special guy, and because you’ve got talent that the world needs to see forever and ever and ever (I continue to blown away by what you did in Sunshine, and none of us are ready for Quilt Fic™) and I hope you never stop writing your whole damn heart out. I truly love you. I do. Thank you for reminding me that there is endless humanity and prose in this world.

@howdoyousleep3​ K — I feel like 2021 couldn’t be starting off better now that you’re in my life again. Last year was largely defined for me by the time I spent with you, and I’ve truly been changed by you and your writing. You are an endless amount of inspiration for me and this whole community; I would bet real money that the number of Daddy Kink converts that owe their new *interest* to finding your Daddy Steve Rogers/Baby Bucky Barnes series numbers in the hundreds (not to mention your other AUs). But fics aside, I had so many smiles and laughter throughout 2020 because of you, and I owe such a big part of my happy heart to you and your presence in my life. You have a huge, caring heart. Cheers to Cevans continuing to be a giant, bro-ish man slut and us never stopping giving him shit for it — and here’s to Trucker Bucky and his bug.

@lullabybeauty Bee — I’m not sure I would still be writing if it weren’t for you. The interest you took in my fics and endless support you’ve provided have turned me into a real-life 🥺🥺🥺 face so many times I can’t count them. But more than the hype you provide, you are an amazing person, and I hope you never stop putting (and ceaselessly keeping) the word out in our community through your blog that Black Lives Matter and black women matter now and forever; it’s far too easy for those of us who are white to let that truth fade from our minds when there’s not something terrible happening in the news, and I’m so thankful for your posts filling up my dash with reminders I need to be a good ally and giving me information to share with others. Thank you for the gift of yourself.

@ywecanthavenicethingsanymore Caroline—You sort of swooped out of nowhere for me and boosted my confidence through the roof. Your comments and your hype and your hilarious tags remind me every day that writers are only half of the fanfiction equation; all we do without supportive friends like you is sit in the corner dreaming of stories we don’t have the confidence or feel-good to put to words. Thank you for your constant support and for being so. damn. cool.

@littlesurfergrl Heather—Oh, Heather. Queen of the A+ tags. Sender of inbox updates about what time you get off of work and why you’re vibrating to read a fic. All-around beautiful person. Your love and support is magic in my veins.

@hoeforthegays Baby J—I am so damn excited for this creative project you’ve taken on; you are so talented. I look forward to our thirst talks all the time. You make me laugh with your screaming and even your advice. Such a source of sunshine in my life.

@capbvckyrogers / @tae-withsuga Cam — You were the first person who ever reblogged a farmer daddy post. You were the first person who ever sent me a prompt. Honestly, you were the first person who ever bonded with me over a character. There zero (0) chance I would have enjoyed fandom (or certainly any kind of creative success) the way that I did in 2020 if not for you. Thank you, endlessly. 

@justice-for-plums​ Kenz — Another “late in the year” friendship find that I am so grateful for. I love our talks! I am so thankful you felt comfortable to reach out and talk about writing. Our workshopping has helped remind me of what works and what doesn’t for me, and I love the creative collaboration on head canons! Excited for more in 2021.

Shrunkyclunks Bitches®, or those not mentioned already above: @dreadlockholiday (co-founder of the Bitches® with @justice-for-plums​ and #1 reason I blushed last year), @oh-i-swear-writes​ @wayward-lives​ @allegedlyann and others I either am missing on tumblr or forgetting (but not because I don’t love you) — Here’s to Cap Steve and modern Bucky and 1,000,000+ words written during our writing sprints in 2021. [Bitches® server membership is open by the way! If you love Shrunkyclunks, contact Dready @dreadlockholiday​].

And to the endless list of others who made me smile, laugh, sometimes cry, feel proud, but always feel that incredible Stucky love — a list that includes but is certainly not limited to @fishcustardandclintbarton,​ @hawkeyeandthewintersoldier, @willbakewithstucky, @hannah-stagram​, @thewaythatwerust​, @bigbraiiin, @musette22, @luninosity​, @fandomfluffandfuck​, @maddiewritesstucky​, @hbalbat, @doctorenterprise​, @epicstuckyficrecs, @k347 and the massive important people I know I am forgetting (...like some BIG ones)

To everyone above and anyone else who has scrolled this far:

Thank you.

Let’s all have a fantastic 2021 🥂

[hauntedtrailerpark-blog]

Surprise! Another remake of an old horror movie because nothing is original

It’s been a month since you last heard from me. I don’t have any excuses, only heartfelt apologies in the form of my blood, sweat, and tears. “That’s gross, Tori," you say, shaking your head in disappointment and disgust. I don’t know HTP fam, it’s been a quiet month for horror and nothing has really grabbed me quite like the Hereditary trailer did. I’m still kicking the idea around of a podcast, but haven’t had the time (or to be honest, the motivation) to really think about what that would look aka sound like. Anyway, consider this week’s email a promise from me to commit to fully figuring out wtf I’m doing with this newsletter for the rest of 2018. Love you all, thanks for reading! If you actually do, maybe some of you just change status to “unread” and then delete, that’s okay too. Anyway, this week: the Suspiria remake trailer gets a review.

Let's get into the nitty gritty...

The premise: Suspiria is a remake of an Italian film of the same name, and based off of the trailer it appears to be similar if not the same plot as the original. It centers around what appears to be a ballet company, starring Dakota Johnson as who I’m assuming is the young ballet student and Tilda Swinton as an older ballerina.

The music: The music in this trailer is amazing. There is no dialogue at all so the music drives the whole thing, the only non-musical sound I noticed was when this creepy scythe-like device is placed on a wooden table. You hear the sound of it being dropped on the table, but that’s it. The music is dizzying and obsessive, the same notes repeat throughout but increase in volume and are layered with the creepiest synth situation. It reminds me a lot Vertigo’s iconic score.

Other spooky observations: Tilda Swinton looking and acting creepy. Need I say more? There are various visualy references in the trailer to occulty things aka my favorite. I don’t know if it’s because of the ballet aspect, but this trailer reminds me a lot of Black Swan. Darren Aronofsky must be really into the original Suspiria film or something. Is Dakota the new Natalie? 

The verdict: 5/5 ghosties. I’m so excited to be excited about a scary movie trailer. This doesn’t look traditionally scary, but it looks creepy and cerebral, like I’m going to be thinking about it for a long time after I leave the theater. And if anyone wants to watch the original, I know what I'm doing a deep search for on the internet tonight.