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whorrorgrl · 2 years ago

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What I Watched In January

First off... since my last post, I've gained a lot of new followers. Thank you all for even following my account, reading my reviews, and interacting with them. It's nice to know I'm living out my journalistic dreams and I appreciate it. Thank you.

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Ever since making this blog, I’ve been more conscious in watching shows and movies, especially when I’m a horror fanatic and haven’t even watched majority of the classics. So I made it a resolution. Throughout the year of 2023, I'll be watching majority of the horror classics that I've yet to see. I'll begin by making a "wrap up" As much as I love analyzing movies on here, not all of them can have their own individual post, and sometimes there’s not much to analyze from it. So, I’ll be making a wrap up every month of all I’ve watched; from shows, movies, books, etc. They'll mostly all be horror. Some might not be but I just wanted to post my thoughts on them.

1. The Barbarian (2022)

A young woman discovers that a rental home she booked is already occupied by a stranger. Against her better judgment, she decides to spend the night but soon discovers there’s a lot more to fear than just an unexpected house guest.

Hm.

People raved about this one. I couldn’t escape the Tiktoks, the tweets, or Youtubers that posted their reviews, outright spoilers, or suggestive memes that gave me an idea of what the movie's "twist" would be. I tried my best not to run into them, I really did. But I knew there would be a seven foot tall inbred character residing in the basement. What was a surprise was the strategic casting of Bill Skarsgard. I assumed the woman was his deformed mother and that he lured people in for whatever sinister reason, but I was surprised when the very creature bashed his head in. Would my experience have been slightly better had I not known? Maybe. Do I think it makes a difference? Not really.

I didn’t like it as much as I thought I would. Truthfully, I wouldn’t rewatch it. I assumed it would be a gem that would bring a fresh take on horror. The way people went on about it, I expected more. We're used to the run of the mill movies that are kind of the same and all merge together, so I assumed this one would bring something new. Like a Jordan Peele-esque surprise. I just...I don't know.

The random story about Frank in the 80′s felt pointless. Granted, it explained why the creature exists but not much else. Why the creature was obsessed with motherhood is also a mystery. What the fuck was in that bottle? That was the true horror. The tunnels were also unnecessary. They run for miles beneath the shantytown and I don't think its existence was used to its greatest extent. The random sexual assault case with Justin Long's character AJ was just..there. I'm not quite sure of the connection and if it serves more than a tool to throw into the plot since everyone else is doing it in their movies. If there is a connection to them all, the pay off sucked. The homeless man who is just there to create some exposition for the protagonist...yeah. I just don’t really know what to make of it. I wanted to like it, I really did, but 5/10.

2. Death Note

High school student Light Yagami's life changes when he discovers a supernatural notebook that gives him the opportunity to play god.

I've tried for years to finish this anime and read all the mangas. It's a very information-dense manga and the anime is not that much different. I'm proud I finally was able to fully watch it and have no regrets. As a budding socialist, I find the parallels of disorderly power and what it does to those who possess it so overt in this show. When you have seemingly unlimited control over some sector of society, it inevitably becomes corrupt when gone unregulated. It doesn't matter how pure and righteous it began in the beginning, if gone unchecked, it can completely consume the holder's morals and have them act in ways that they probably wouldn't have had they not come into this power. It's human nature to indulge, and it's also human nature for that unmanageable indulgence to run rampant if gone unchecked.

You watch, almost like an unwilling participant, as Light expertly maneuvers through the accusations of being Kira by L, a lone detective with unorthodox deductive practices. It's funny because L does live up to the reputation the show establishes as one of the best detectives when he immediately suspects Light of being Kira. But the two are one in the same and keep each other on their toes so much that L isn't 100% sure if Light is Kira or not. What shocked me and I wasn't expecting was Light actually dying by the hands of Ren, a Shinogami of Misa, who then in turn dies for using her notebook to save a human. I honestly feel that if L hadn't died, Light would've never been revealed to be Kira. They were just too alike, besting each other at every turn. It was like a race that would be endless. N, the predecessor of L, was able to catch Light by the short and curlys and finally take him down along with a team of his own people.

Is Light an inherently bad person? I believe he's simply human (derogatory) with enough power than he knew what to do with. This is why democracy, a team of peers (like, say, a court) is required in carrying out such kinds of power. This is why Tyler Perry's one man team in his writer's room is contributing to the deterioration of the black community.

Majority of us would probably do the very same thing he did if given the power to control who dies and who lives - we just wouldn't admit it. We see it when we externalize that power into dieties and gods who seem to be the only ones justifiable in the mortal judgment of man. We see it in systems supportive of death row. We see it in every day capitalist societies that find ways to justify the bottom dwellers of their hierarchies. If handed a Shinogami notebook, we would probably see ourselves as a modern messenger that, too, have similar powers to part seas and walk on water and bring an entire world to its knees in the name of altruism. Light believes he is some earthbound god that the god (capitalized) bestowed the right to pass judgement on his fellow man. We see as he then murders innocent people who get in his way, refusing to compare himself to Misa's reckless murders of similar innocents. He feels he is righteous in turning his district, and soon all of Japan, into this dictatorship where not only could you be murdered for something as heinous as assault, but, when the boredom of order arose, could be dead for simply cheating on a test.

Light, just like his cop father, has an undying sense of justice. He's previously helped the police force on cases and have proven to have amazing deductive skills. We see this uncorrupted sense of justice when he temporarily relinquishes power of the death note, therefore losing his memory, and witness his interactions with the Task Force in catching Kira. With his memory, he was completely fine with using Misa's obsession with him to his benefit. Without his memory, the thought of it seemed immoral. With his memory, he justified the senseless killing of those he feels vindicated to judge. Without it, he believes no man is capable of such a power. To believe is to not know, whereas to know is to be sure. You are completely different in your beliefs, which are usually guesses, faith; knowledge could change that. No matter how smart of a boy he thinks he is, he's between the ages of 17-23 during the show's runtime. Very young. Very idiotic.

I knew he died in the end because of Death Parade's (2015) Yagami cameo, but the ending, despite it all, was very sad. Whether this evil laid dormant in him and would've been triggered by any portion of power, meeting Ryuk was the worst thing to happen to someone like Light. Not everyone can be a Guevara and Castro. 10/10.

3. The Invitation (2022)

After the death of her mother and having no other known relatives, Evie takes a DNA test and discovers a long-lost cousin she never knew she had. She is later invited to her newfound family's lavish wedding in the English country-side where she gets more than she bargained for.

I have an entire post dedicated to this movie, so I'm not gonna go too hard into how I feel on this movie because I don't want to be redundant. Overall, this was what I expected, even in the end. The 'lore of vampires did turn me off in this universe, but it was overall beautiful and could've done well with a lot more cinematic shots focused on the manor and its land. Just England in general. But, if you care, my review on the movie will go into deeper analysis and will be posted whenever. No hard dates. Link will be HERE when posted.

4. Vinland Saga (2019)

After the death of his father Thors, Thorfinn pursues a journey with his father's killer, skilled pirate Askeladd, in order to one day take revenge and end his life in a honorable dual.

I did not know this one was ongoing. I've had it in my list for years, however began it just as season two released with two episodes. As far as season one and season two all the way to episode 2 goes, I adored this show.

I knew it would be good. It's highly talked about but I never 100% knew what it was about, which I found helpful because it was an entire trip from start to finish.

I always criticize American shows like The Vampire Diaries and Pretty Little Liars for having characters overstay their purpose at the expense of the plot. I watched, almost like I was sat front bench at a funeral, as PLL brought back a villain that would've gone down in history as one of the best, only to turn her into a mopey, sappy shell. Despite the fact that Klaus is an exceptional example of a character overstaying and actually benefitting the storyline (even earning his own spinoff), it completely changed the trajectory of the show's following series had the original plot been honored and the team had vanquished the seemingly unbeatable icon. Word on the street is, he was supposed to die right before the ritual when he was at his weakest. Because of this not coming to pass, prior plans were abandoned and TVD suffered in quality. They followed the trend of bigger being badder, abandoned established rules of their universe, and made mockery of the developments of their characters. The last two seasons of TVD were painful to get through. Actually, I wouldn't know. I stopped halfway through the second to last season and gave up.

Vinland Saga, much like majority of Japanese animes I've watched, are not afraid of hurting your feelings. If you love a character, say goodbye to them. It's a bloodbath, an amazing (from my own knowledge) depiction of the time period of vikings, the politics between the Danes, the English, the Welch, etc. I don't know much about white people drama that far back, nor have I ever had much interest, so this is a sneaky way of me blabbing about the religious politics in the 1000 AD period. I'll just leave out the part where my source is Makoto Yukimura.

Thorfinn is so blinded by the pursuit of rectifying his father's unfair death that it's created this narrow vision, blocking out all else that matters and simply focusing on Askeladd. Askeladd is one of the best fighters in the show, which is impossible for a baby like Thorfinn to challenge and actually win. So he stayed with the pirates that watched his father die, shadow behind a man that gave the orders to that death. He no longer thinks of his mother nor his sister, nor his people in Iceland. It doesn't matter. What matters is vengeance.

This, of course, is not what his father would've wanted if he were alive to advise it. Thorfinn even has a dream where his father, in the meadows of the land of Vinland, tells him this. But Thorfinn wants to be the one that ends Askeladd's life, so he does Askeladd's biddings and follows him wherever he and his group of bandits go for the better part of a decade. They've murdered countless people and destroyed many lands. We watch Thorfinn, once a sweet little boy, turn into a vicious murderer.

When Askeladd died by Canute of all people and Thorfinn holds him in his arms, willing the old man to stay alive so Thorfinn can be the one to finish him off, we watch as another father figure in his life dies in front of him. No matter how much resentment he had for Askeladd, somewhere in him he grew to care for the very man that killed his father.

I see a similarity between Askeladd and Thorfinn that I hope is not me reaching and actually purposeful. Askeladd is the bastard son of Olaf, a Norse warrior, his mother one of Olaf's many slaves. Upon the sick murder of his mother by Olaf, he is taken in and raised with his other half siblings. When Thors is murdered by Askeladd's signal, Thorfinn, for all intensive purposes, is an orphan...just like Askeladd was the moment his mother was slain before his eyes. Both boys watched their parents die and later worked closely with the murderer, father figures, until the window of opportunity for revenge opened. Where the boys differ is that Askeladd played the long game. He feigned love, he feigned compassion, he feigned dedication and loyalty to his father and his half siblings. He never got swept away in the emotions of being in close proximity with his royal family and was able to not only carry out the final blow in murdering his father but framed one of his half-brothers. He, from what we see, holds no remorse or regret for betraying his new family because they are the embodiment of his mother's death. He didn't challenge him to a dual or care for honor. He slayed Olaf in his sleep. Thorfinn values equality in this context. However, if given the opportunity, even on fair grounds, would Thorfinn have done the same? I believe he might've hesitated giving the final blow if he had somehow had the upper hand to Askeladd. If not, he would've killed Askeladd but it would've been Thors all over again. Askeladd is a vicious murderer, and no matter how savage Thorfinn is portrayed he is not that soulless. I don't believe he has what it take to slay his "father."

In season two, the two episodes I watched, Thorfinn is now a slave to a landowner, Leif feverishly looking for him, and has seemed to lose all the fight he had. He had no motivation, no purpose, no drive. He's going through the motions. Could this be from the loss of Askeladd, a father, or Askeladd, a missed vengeance? I don't know. But it's obvious it has to do with either or. I'm fascinated to know what will come of King (?) Canute and how he ties into the story, or our new protagonist, Einar.

9/10

5. Circle (2015)

Fifty strangers facing execution have to pick one person among them to live.

This is a rewatch.

If there is a post-apocalytic society that ever wanted to get an idea on how society now was ran, this is one of the shows I would play. The Platform (2019), Hunger Games (2012), Parasite (2019), The Hunt (2020) and a few other would be queued. It's simply just another work on how society is and who we view as important.

We have black, white, latino, Asian participants, etc. We also have people with U.S. citizenship, people without, people serving country, whether military or police force. We have old, young, and all in between. Lesbian, straight, pregnant, man, woman, the likes. They've all been abducted, chipped, and placed in a circle on a platform that will kill them if they move off of it. They have two minutes to decide who dies by popular vote. The entire movie is just seeing the changing dynamic as everyone argues on who deserves to get killed. Some volunteer, some are voted out, and others are murdered off if the vote takes too long or by others who want to better understand the function of the game. We see discrimination on pregnant women, a lesbian woman, an amputee, people within certain age ranges, and even someone potentially being a porn star. Opinions also influence the dynamic. A cop is murdered off for being racist towards another black participant, a Latino man is murdered off for beating on his girlfriend, a Hispanic man is almost murdered off for not speaking English, another is killed because he wants another participant in remission for cancer to die because it "might come back." We even see an atheist get killed off for offending a room full of majorly Christians. It's a lot, but you get the idea.

The overseeing aliens are doing an experiment to better understand humans and what they value the most - this is the assumption by Eric, a seemingly altruistic man. At the end of the show, when Eric, a character we least expected to pull a fast one on us, ends up murdering both a pregnant woman and a little girl (then murdering the fetus). He is deemed the final winner of the circle and wakes up outside of the ship. When he joins a group of onlookers (those who "won" their circle), it is mostly children and pregnant women.

The conversations reflect today's current climate perfectly. Police brutality and the profiling of minorities and black people we can see when The Cop argues about "all black people being the same." We even get a hint of this before with the kind of language he uses when arguing with the heavily tattooed Latino man, commenting that his cousin being murdered by cops is one less criminal on the street. The first people expected to go were elders because "they're on their way out." It shows us how agism makes people believe that the life of the elders don't matter compared to anyone else's. "Rich Guy" thinks it's a good idea to kill off "The Hispanic Man" because he doesn't speak English, therefore can't contribute to the conversation, yet had no qualms for "Silent Man" that outlived him without even voting or opening his mouth. There are probably ten more handfuls of things that I'm missing, but those were the most common ones.

I want to be a teacher and play this movie for my class. I'd have them do some essay on it to analyze the many moving pieces in the movie. It's great and I'm glad I took the time to rewatch it again.

10/10

6. Devil (2010)

Five strangers in an elevator ride encounter something unordinary when their elevator gets stuck. As strange things begin to happen, the strangers are now faced with the revelation of their secrets and transgression being the reason they're fated to die. One of them is the devil, and he's come to collect.

So this movie is Catholic as (ha!) Hell. I was confused in the end as to why confessing their deepest sins would have the Devil back off, but I'm not familiar with Catholicism so I better understood it after realizing the entire purpose of a confessional. It's very wild. To think you could murder a mother and son and still enter the gates of heaven so long as the confession hits air. Does it need to oxidize in order to meet god?

This is another rewatch, but I never knew M. Night Shaymalan was behind this. It makes sense given the twist, his signature plot device. I like plots where things are pre-destined and unavoidable. Everyone in that elevator was meant to be there; everyone watching is meant to witness it. Ramirez is meant to be the exposition for Det. Bowden, and in turn us, to understand why everything is happening. Bowden, who lost his wife and son to a drunk driver who only left an "I'm Sorry" note at the scene of the crime, is connected to the Mechanic, who holds the memory of being the drunk driver to murder a mother and son. The rest of the characters in the elevator are guilty of other Abrahamic sins they refuse to admit to, or, really, don't get a chance to before they die since they didn't stay alive enough to know the rules of the stake at hand. It's funny that a building full of lawyers is the place that the devil decides will be the site of retribution.

Loved it as much as I did the first time. 8/10.

7. Smile (2022)

After witnesses a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain. As an overwhelming terror begins taking over her life, Rose must confront her troubling past in order to survive and escape her horrifying new reality.

This one's the same as Barbarian. They hyped it up so much to the point that I got excited to watch it...only to not like it so much.

It reminds me of Truth or Dare (2018) and It Follows (2014). It has the visuals of ToD with the reminiscent plot line of IF. All I can really say is the plot is very familiar to 2000's movies like Drag me to Hell (2009) and The Ring (2002). I did a review on Countdown (2019) that was also similar. Something horrific happens to the main character, it follows her with a limited time to live, she investigates (there's always a survivor or some witch with all the answers) ,then tries to defeat it...unsuccessfully. Whatever trick or remedy always fails.

I saw an analysis on the movie briefly that painted it out to be as deep as I honestly don't think it is. The movie clearly speaks on mental health and how this entity feeds on trauma and (if void of it) creates it, in order to gain access to you. I just don't think it touches on anything new or mainstreams a new layer on understanding trauma. It just gives me the energy of, "I've watched this movie before." I feel like this and the movies I described are so interchangeable, It Follows and The Ring actually being the superior. I just get tired of the story layout. I expect it from 2000's movies and most of the time the reason we like them is because they were the first introduction to this type of plot, but in 2023? Really? 4/10. I think I'm being harsh but that car scene with her sister alone is questionable.

8. The Midnight Meat Train (2008)

When struggling photographer Leon Kaufman, played by Bradley Cooper, meets the owner of a prominent art gallery, he sees a chance for the success that has, so far, eluded him. Determined to show the dark side of humanity for his debut showing, Leon crosses paths with Mahogany a serial killer who preys on late-night subway commuters. His fascination with Mahogany pulls him, and his lover, deep into an evil abyss.

Another rewatch!

I really should be watching new works, but I'm in an area that's not my home and it seems comforting watching movies and shows that I did back home, so...

Anyway, I love this movie. I forgot how good it is. I came across a critic on sex scenes in movies and that they're unnecessary towards the plot, but it's not entirely true. The Midnight Meat Train is always an example that comes to mind. Could they have interpreted their message any other way? Yeah. But that's all plot devices. Random, but I just wanted to push that out there.

Leon wants to find the ugly of society for his photographic work,. In a city like New York, that's cake. What always psyched me out was that he could take pictures of every day people in the city and just...sell them in a museum. No release form, no anything. There's always something so pervasive about photographers like this. I don't think the way this ending of the movie turned out is an even punishment for it. But I feel less concerned. That's what you get for being nosy.

This movie is supernatural, which gets a plus for me. Mahogany has been around for a while (Bella: "How long have you been 17?"). He takes the last train every day, murdering everyone left on it when the train takes an unscheduled turn down the bowels of the city to feed the creatures that reside below it. This is carried out by the conductor and detective Hadley at the police station who deter any reports. Why they keep the bus schedules from so long ago is a mystery to me. It seems like they're begging to be caught.

What scene I loved was when we, already witnessesing Mahogany's strength, see him almost lose to a man who managed to land a few punches. He's getting weaker, dying. Just before, Leon had proposed to his wife and in their celebration of the moment, they have sex. Leon is rough and more forceful. From the looks on Susan's face, this isn't their usual way. We're literally seeing Leon gain strength, strength he'll need to become Mahogany's predecessor. He doesn't know of his influence nor is he aware, but Susan never brings it up.

The 'lore is in this movie is amazing. Through exposition from the conductor after Leon wins his fight with Mahogany, killing him, we learn that the creatures that Mahogany kills thousands of people for for hundreds of years have lived beneath the city way before the subway was created. Mahogany was the butcher, and his job was to feed them every night to keep them from coming up and attacking the subway riders. The creation of the subway meant digging into the layers of the earth, opening up access from the creature's world to the human's. Having killed Mahogany, Leon will take his place. The conductor makes it seem as if Leon murdering Mahogany gave him the job, but he was definitely picked the second Mahogany showed weakness (maybe lack of motivation). Leon's tongue is ripped out by the conductor who then eats it. We see another clip of Leon on a train, the new butcher.

Such a good 'lore.

Apparently this movie wasn't marketed properly and was kind of thrown out there. It's always the amazing movies that get the worst marketing ever. If you've read my previous reviews, you know how I feel about Suckerpunch (2011) and Jennifer's Body (2009). 9/10

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Furthermore.....

There were all my reviews for the month of January. I'll be sure to upload my review on The Invitation ASAP to connect this this one. But if you have any suggestions for February that are horror, thriller, suspense, or all in one, do let me know and I'll check them out!

#smile #the invitation #circle #barbarian #death note #vinland saga #devil #the midnight meat train #horror movies #whorrorgrlreviews #reviews #movie #January #2023

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jasonsutekh · 15 days ago

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The Midnight Meat Train (2008)

A photographer investigates a mysterious stranger who may be behind many mysterious disappearances aboard a late night train.

There were several recognisable actors which carried the drama a lot better than if they were lesser known and that’s easily the major attraction of the movie. Some of the basic concept is also effective but it’s not always handled in the best way since there have to be breaks for the characters to go home and marinate on events.

Some of the gore was effective in a brutal way but was mainly let down by the CGI which was more comical, especially when in the slow motion sequences. The antagonist was a sounding board for the protagonist with less personality than even Jason Voorhees and most of his appearances didn’t include a face.

The photography and art element lended some credence to the cinematography, ignoring the slow-mo segments. The investigation was intriguing for a while but wasn’t unpredictable enough for the audience to not guess exaclty who was to go and when. The lighting was one of the strongest elements, mainly on the train as it looked vaguely like an abattoire before the killings occur.

Easily the biggest weakness of the film was how disappointing the ending was. It wasn’t entirely unpredictable and mainly served to make the entire unravelling of the narrative completely pointless, not to mention unsatisfying. It also leaves several points of the lore unanswered, such as what the point of it all was, which isn’t great.

2/10 -It’s not THE worst, that’s something else. But…-

-Despite being referred to as the "Midnight" Meat Train, the actual schedule always put the murder trains after 2PM.

#Film #Review #The Midnight Meat Train #2008 #Horror #Slasher #JasonSutekh

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thembo-movie-recs · 1 year ago

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Summary

A photographer becomes increasingly obsessed with the frequent disappearances of people on the night train and the man surrounding it. As his obsession develops and he uncovers more of the mystery he starts losing his grip on his job, relationships, and mentality.

Review (minor spoliers)

This movie was a lot of fun in some places and in others it seemed to drag on. Being a mix between a thriller and a slasher (kinda) it didn’t always feel like I was watching the same movie. As an antagonist I LOVED meat tenderizer guy! His scenes were always so much fun and entertaining to watch. On the other hand I wanted to beat the shit out of Bradley Cooper’s pretentious twunk ass during the whole movie. I’m still unsure how I feel about the big twist at the end. The big twist and Cooper’s character development is why I think I would enjoy the movie more during a rewatch. All in all a pretty good movie and well worth the hour and 40 minutes.

#the midnight meat train #movies #films #horror #horror movies #horror films #movie review #movie suggestions #movie recommendation #cw: gore #cw: violence #cw: Bradley Cooper #cinema #movie poster #rant #review #mystery

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draganwhorror · 6 months ago

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Master List of my Ted Raimi gifs

Movies & Shows

Skinner (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

Supernatural (1) (2) (3)

Dante's Hotel

Millennium Crisis

The Fountain Clowns

Lunatics: A Love Story

The Attic Expeditions

The Man with the Screaming Brain

Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader

Deadwax

The Quarry

Creepshow

The Midnight Meat Train

Shocker

Eddie Presley

The Shot

The Grudge

Candyman

Darkman

Intruder

Angel of Death

Clarissa X

30 Days of Night: Dust to Dust

Illusion

Masters of Horror - The Damned Thing

Ash vs Evil Dead

Odyssey 5

SeaQuest DSV

Xena

Hercules

A.L.F.

Buddy Thunderstruck

American Gothic

Diamonds & Guns

Alien Nation

Survival of the Film Freaks

My Name is Bruce

High Hopes

Freezerburn

Freak Talks About Sex

In This Corner

Legend of the Seeker - Season One

Twin Peaks

Darkness Rising

Planet Raptor

Videodome Rent-O-Rama

The First Man

Evil Dead II

Army of Darkness

Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except

Iggy Vile M.D.

Red Zone/Players

Apollo 11

The Finishing Touch

Between the Sheets

Warpath

Acting and Reacting

It's Murder

Wishmaster

Spiderman Trilogy

Patriot Games

Reign Over Me

Easy Wheels

CSI: NY

Semblance

Inside Out IV

Tales From the Crapper

Failure! Trailer

MISCELLANEOUS

Millennium Crisis - Behind the Scenes (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

Skinner - Behind the Scenes

HorrorHound Weekend

Meet the Filmmakers

Letterboxd Reviews

Alone Music Video

Ted Raimi Alphabet

The Thick Brown Line

Random Ted Raimi Roles

Fanalysis

Random Voice Acting Roles

Swallowed Souls

Medieval Times

Steel City Con

From the Mouth of Babes

Morbid Minutes Behind the Scenes

The Scariest Stories Ever Told

#ted raimi #my gifs #gifs #masterlist #master list #the attic expeditions #dante's hotel #shocker #darkman #deadwax #millennium crisis #the man with the screaming brain #the quarry #creepshow #a whole bunch more

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paranoidgemsbok · 2 years ago

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you could spend your time doing something productive or enjoyable OR you could rewatch midnight meat train because one of your horror reviewers is going to talk about it next week

#its definitely a movie #things sure do happen in the movie #lionsgate definitely did release it #to be clear when i say 'rewatch' i mean i saw it like ten years ago

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purplesurveys · 2 years ago

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What was the name of the main character in the last book you read? Edward, I guess lol. I just found the copy of Midnight Sun that I totally thought I lost two years ago and have been rereading it from the start even though I know what happens.

Do you own a pair of Disney pajamas? I don’t. Not anymore, at least.

What are three of your favorite toppings for salads? I only eat one kind of salad and that’s spicy tuna salad, so whatever goes in it.

What was the last place you went out to eat? Andi and I went to this quaint little cafe in Maginhawa last Tuesday where I helped review them for an upcoming law exam. I didn’t exactly have a big meal there as I had a heavy lunch earlier that day, but I did get two of their double chocolate cream cheese cookies, plus a mocha nut latte.

Do you have a lot of clutter in your home? Funny and very timely that you mention this because we actually used to, but my dad decluttered AS FUCK throughout this week. The house looked like a jungle the entire time he was clearing out stuff.

What was the last pill you took? 💊 My best friend, Biogesic, for a headache I had a few days ago.

Are you happy with your current doctor? 👩‍⚕️ I don’t have a regular doctor.

Is there a bottle of Benadryl in your medicine cabinet? No. Do you take vitamins? Nope. My carpal tunnel syndrome got extremely bad this week though and it had me worrying about whether I should start taking vitamins more frequently to help mitigate it. My left arm has felt funky the last few days and it is NOT pleasant.

Does your hair need to be washed right now? Well not for a while, because I already took a shower like half an hour ago.

What was the last thing you ate? The best cheeseburger ever, made by my dad.

Do you prefer pizza or hot dogs? 🌭 🍕 Pizza. More variety.

What is your favorite pizza topping? 🍕 Cheese, bell peppers, onions. Not a fan of meat on my pizza and I almost always give the small chunks (if any) to my dogs instead.

Is your dad a jerk? He has some opinions that can be kinda out there for me but overall those are just a once-in-a-while type of thing that doesn’t affect what I think of him. My dad is a great guy.

What color are your fingernails painted? They’re not painted and haven’t been in a while but I WILL SHARE! that Trina gave me these adorable RM-themed press-on nails for Christmas; most of the designs were scarlet. It was my first time applying them so the finish was quite clumsy, but I still really liked how they look and I appreciate the effort she put in giving the gift.

Is anyone in your family currently in the military? No. I know someone currently serving though... :(

What was the last thing you bought at the dollar store? From our dollar store equivalent, the last thing I got was a pair of training chopsticks. All the hours I spent watching Return of Superman made me want one of my own, lol. Are prices of things going up where you live? Yes. My family is fortunate to not be affected by it (unless my parents are doing a great job pretending for our sake...? I doubt they are, though, as they are comfortably spending on leisure-y stuff now), and I am extremely grateful and aware of the privilege considering the financial difficulties we faced during the pandemic.

But inflation is for sure felt by many others - the question of whether or not families could even afford a Noche Buena dinner this Christmas is constantly covered in the news and it makes me sad.

What color was the last carpet you sat on? Grey.

What is your favorite dog breed? Aspins and beagles.

When was the last time you wore make-up? 💄 Mid-November for a work event.

What was the last thing you ordered at the last restaurant you went to? Oh I kinda answered this earlier but I got two cookies and a mocha nut latte. I got the latter just because I didn’t know what it was and I felt like trying something new, so I was really excited when I learned that it was essentially mocha with fucking CHOCNUT. Drink turned out amazing.

What was the last thing you wore that was pink? A pair of lounge shorts.

Name three people you know, if any, that currently live in another country. Hannah, Pam, Sofie.

Name three people you know who are from another country (and what countries?) I wouldn’t call the Philippines diverse. Only way you’d get to know people from other countries is if you attend an international school or work at a multinational company, pretty much.

What are your grandmas' names? Dolores, Agnes.

If applicable, who lives across the hall from you? It is not, in fact, applicable.

Have you ever heard of "fairy hair"? (It's tinsel in the hair that gets put in permanently...it's like tinsel highlights.) I’m afraid I haven’t.

Have you found any gray hairs on your head? Yes.

If applicable, how old were you when you found your first gray hair? I was 11 when my mom first spotted one on me.

Do you think you will dye your hair when it's gone gray? Maybe when they start arriving earlier than I’d like, yeah.

Do you have a sister-in-law? Kind of, yeah - my cousin’s fiancée. That cousin is practically a brother of mine at this point, so I’m counting Kat as an in-law.

Do you have a brother-in-law? Nope.

When was the last time you went swimming? 👙 ☀️ Two or three weeks ago, can’t recall well at the moment. Tomorrow I’ll be at the beach again so I imagine I’ll be doing lots of swimming too by then :)

Do you own a bikini? Yeps.

What color is your bike, if you own one? I don’t, because I don’t know how to ride them.

If you were a rockstar, what color guitar would you have? 🎸 Purple.

What are three places you've been on vacation that you've enjoyed? Sagada, Jeju, San Felipe in Zambales.

Does your home have carpeted floors? No. Not at all a common feature in houses here.

What color was the last scarf you wore? I don’t wear scarves.

What was the last spicy thing you ate? I mixed sriracha sauce and mayo in the burger I had for dinner.

Do you like sushi? 🍣 Yes, a lot!

When was the last time you had sushi? 🍱 About a month ago when my family went to a Japanese restaurant for lunch. The place is more known for their ramen but the sushi craving was bad that day so that’s what I ended up getting, lol.

Can you see a box from where you are sitting right now? Several.

Would you rather sing or dance? 🎤 💃 Right now, I feel like answering dance.

What color was the last sports bra you wore, if applicable? Black.

What is your nicest neighbor's name? I don’t know any of their names and don’t talk to them nearly enough to determine who’s the nicest.

Would you rather have a personal chef or personal house cleaner? Chef. Cleaning I can do on my own, but I’m incapable of anything in the kitchen so having someone do all my meals (and have them turn out great every time) would be fantastic.

Do you have any zits on your face right now? Yeah the right side of my face is going through It.

Do you wear glasses or contacts? Glasss, yep.

How many Britney Spears albums have you owned? I’ve never bought her albums; nothing against her, but I was always a Beyoncé girl.

What was the first concert you went to? Paramore, 2013.

Do you like cheese? 🧀 Yeah but I'm not obsessed with it enough the way some people like to make it a part of their personality. Which I’m not saying is bad or cringey, but I just don’t like cheese that way haha.

What are three of your favorite things to sprinkle cheese on top of? Pizza, spaghetti, and not sprinkle but I do like to dip samgyeopsal in a cheese dip.

What are three of your favorite bakery items? Croissants, doughnuts, chocolate chip cookies.

When was the last time you went to a bakery? 🧁 Last week to pick up a box of cookies for Bea’s birthday.

Do you prefer coffee or chai? ☕️ Coffee. I haven’t even had chai and don’t have the first clue how it tastes.

Do you know what "chai" means? Can’t speak for chai but I know that cha means tea in many parts of Asia. In Filipino we call it tsaa (as in cha-ah).

What are three other names you like that start with the same letter as your name? Rose/Rosie/Rosalie, Rhiannon, Renée.

What are three creative hobbies you enjoy? Writing, painting...and yeah that’s it.

Is there a bag or basket of yarn somewhere in your home? 🧶 Possibly. And if we do, it’s most likely my mom’s or sister’s. Do you ever wear skirts? Nope, not my style in the slightest. I used to have a denim skirt but I haven’t worn it in yeeeEEEEEEARS. Do you ever find it hard to live in a world where nobody cares? Continued from Friday evening. It can be frustrating, which is why I like to surround myself with people who do care a little more than others. Would you rather have a tattoo of a skull or a flower? Flowers. In fact that design doesn’t sound too meh to me now and I’d love to get a tattoo inspired by Namjoon’s song, Wild Flower. Have you ever had to take steroids? 💊 Nope.

What are three of the worst withdrawal effects or side effects you have experienced from a medication? 💊 I haven’t had any.

What are three things you like about church? Nothing.

What are three things you dislike about church? The way they dictate how people should lead their lives; the way that many followers are hypocrites; and the way they cover up sexual abuse issues. I hate everything about the religion but these are my three main reasons. Does your town have a horse and carriage company? There are calesas that continue to roam around Manila offering to give rides (mainly to tourists, I’m guessing), but I hate those and hope that people stop supporting them enough for them to discontinue because I feel bad for the horses.

Who are three of the biggest jerks you know? I don’t really keep jerks in my lives so suffice it to say that the biggest ones I know are probably just the occasional asshole drivers I encounter on the road.

Have you ever met a Jason that you didn't like? I don’t think so. Nobody comes to mind now, at least.

Have you ever had a friend named Sarah? Nope.

Did you go to school with a Suzy? I didn’t; not really a common name here.

What was the name of the person who bullied you the most in high school Bullying was pretty much nonexistent by the time I got to high school. In my younger years, though, I had to deal with Kaira who had a pretty nasty attitude - particularly towards me - in kindergarten and the first few years of grade school,. By Grade 4 we were civil and I even remember her sharing her recess with me; by high school we were in the same friend group. Do you know someone named Matthew? A few, but I’m not close with any of them.

...Mark? Doesn’t ring a bell.

....Luke? Yeah, I have a cousin with the name. Also had English classes with a Luke, back in college.

....John? So many. It’s extremely common here, along with Maria for girls. John is so popular that many boys have it as their first name, where it largely serves as a placeholder - John Luis, John David, John Christian, etc.

Have you ever been friends with an Ashley? Nope. Too white a name where I live, lol. ....an Emily? No.

....a Jessica? I knew one from high school. Acted as white as her name.

....a David? Yes, this is Andi’s second name. Also Patrice’s boyfriend.

Have you ever dated a Matthew? No.

Who was the last person you remember hanging up on you? Just a delivery rider who was confirming my order and had nothing else to ask me.

How's your heart? Are you wounded? 💔 She’s doing fantastic.

What was the last type of pie you ate? Pizza.

Are you happy today? Yeah, I’m great for now. I’m on vacation but we’re checking out in about an hour, so I’m just making the most out of the remaining time we have here. I imagine my happiness won’t last the the whole day though - by 11 PM I have a World Cup final-related event to attend and manage, and I’m not fucking delighted about working near midnight for a sport I couldn’t give two shits for.

What time did you wake up this morning? It was around 8 AM.

And last but not least, did you enjoy this survey? Sure!

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But but but... Raphael still has not actually discovered what kind of creature is lurking in his home now. Is he not at all curious? Is he not bothered by the noises happening now and then as it rustles through his stuff or knocks something over or such?

Raphael stretched his aching limbs when he stumbled back into his home around midnight. Michael meant well, and got the training regimen specifically arranged for him. It’s just a shame when Raphael half-assed it and flunked on the forms. And now: Ow.

Admitting he was in the wrong himself was the worst.

Maybe he should think about doing more of a regimen. Properly. If nothing else grabbed his attention. Maybe. … sometimes he could understand Michael’s frustration with everyone.

Ah well.

The daily check of the food bowls revealed that a slight bit of green produce was left over. He made note of it. Not the whole pound of celery stalks was consumed. Well, better than the different kinds of cabbage he’d offered beforehand. The whole three pounds of meat had still disappeared.

Hungry little fellow.

… still had to be little, right? Otherwise he would have seen the critter by then.

After three weeks of careful non-searching – privacy is important and should be granted, even to weird trespassing critters – he should still have seen something that can consume four pounds of food without breaking a sweat. If it worked in conventional ways.

I had left two hairs behind. One in the pile of wool… one stuck to the pottery clay. One was black. One was… a blackish-red? Slightly coarse, maybe the length of a segments of his finger, but without a root, the fur might be even longer…

So it had… blackish-red fur. At least partially. Ate four pounds of food without issue, had opened the lab-door the second day it had been in the flat – apparently, a proper key would be in order – and… that’s that. No metallic pens were allowed anymore, they get thrown down and bitten into. The bitemarks are inconclusive, though.

It appears to be a mammal. Which… is a bit of a disappointment, usually Raphael attracts birds – and they have a much more favourable disposition to him. Reptiles would have been fine, too… a big insect, maybe? But… a mammal it was.

With a shrug, the angel grabbed the bowls and put them on the pile to go downstairs for the next morning. A few files were waiting already their review was done.

It was a bit of a shock how long it stuck around, actually. The window had been open the whole time. After two days, a little ramp had been added to ease a possible escape, but it had been destroyed. And the window bitten into. Which… seemed to be a theme.

Walking up to the sofa for the current excursion into Late Cretaceous period, he noticed that the theme of biting had received a bit of an expansion.

The armrest of the sofa had been bitten through, stuffing falling out. Large parts of the pillows were simply destroyed… whole chunks of the seating pillows were partially ripped out.

Hm. Someone seemed unhappy. It most likely was not the fault of the food. Had the visitor been fed up by something?

Or was it the change in schedule?

Raphael smiled at the destroyed furniture: “Did you miss me?” Then flipped over the cushions – not the most comfortable, but it would do for the night – and sat down to flip a geography book open: “I can tell you when I’ll come and go. If that helps. I still don’t know if you understand me…”

And currently there was no real way to judge…

“… I mean… uhm… put… one of the bitten pillows into a bowl when you’re done eating? Tomorrow? That’s not demeaning? We can go from there?” It still felt really awkward talking to himself.

“… or you just bite me and I get a good look at you and we’re fine.” He looked around just in case, trying to look… delicious? Easy to grab with teeth?

After about five minutes, he gave up on the vigilance: “It was worth a shot.”

Avisaurus will entertain. With their strange socket joints between shoulderblade and shoulder girdle. A concave coracoid and convex scapula is the modern day version. Those were exactly the opposite. ‘Opposite bird’ was right.

Their particular brand of anatomy had spread all over the world… only to die out in the looked after Late Cretaceous. Actually… he wanted to hold it in his hands. At least in form, if not in material.

The clay would be used for once. He pulled open the image of the Avisaurus archibaldii and stated to re-build one of the skeletons to scale. He had a pelican skeleton in the attic, so comparisons would be interesting to make, size-approximations helped there.

So he was almost done with the model of the second wind, when he felt a sharp, thorny pain. His wands immediately let the model fall and reached down to grab for the curlprit. Firmly.

It was an almost ear-destroying noise that was first too high and then too low, growling with abandon. He knew better than to let go, though.

Blinking, the angel looked down and saw… a fox. Mostly black with wide areas of red, nothing grey or white in there. Teeth still embedded in his calf.

It’s eyes did not reflect any light, but it didn’t struggle, simply growled.

“Sorry, I have to get a picture,” his phone was the closest camera-supplied apparatus in sight. “Good to see you. Thank you. It hurts a lot. But… you can’t actually harm me… so… maybe come out some other time, you can show me which food you actually like”

When he finally let go, the teeth dislodged to get a deep nip slightly below in. And then ran away. It disappeared into the bedroom. Leaving a bit of a blood trail behind. But had its tail between its legs.

Mh.

“Sorry about that! You surprised me!” He called after the critter.

The wounds were bleeding properly, which was already a good thing. He made a photo of them as well, then ran a hand over the little incisions and closed them up again.

Ah well, cold water and a cloth would get rid of the stains. And then he could continue modelling. Hadn’t seemed like the fox-creature wanted to come back any time soon.

#1004 words #my raph xD #UnknownVisitorAtLarge

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