#not twilight

[big-idiot-wolf-boys]

The way I've already seen uncountable "Netflix is hiring!" Ads. They're really just gonna hire scabs and pretend the WGA strike isn't happening....

[bubbly-snail]

[kanejuufann]

Join today!

[cullen-collective]

Hi.

This is not twilight content, my apologies. My big brother died on Saturday, November 11th. My parents are disabled, and we are not very well off. This link will take you to his GoFundMe. I am aware that I am being incredibly vulnerable on the internet, and that leaves me open to harshness and unkindness. But I also know that it leaves me open to compassion and kindness and humanity. If you can, we appreciate any donation possible. If not, thank you for reading.

My brother loved food and cooking. Make yourself something good this week.

[su-angelvicioso]

✨Strawberry Shortcake Inspired Bucket Hats✨

Part 1/2

Preface: I usually never post any of my non-twilight-related art here, but I really like the way these hats turned out and Strawberry Shortcake was literally my EVERYTHING growing up so when this idea came to me I just HAD to do it. I’m confident in the way they look and I am now comfortable enough to share them. 💖 This is only part 1 as I haven’t done all the characters yet.

Enjoy! ☺️

[volterran-wine]

𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐞'𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐰

The Ethics of Saturnalia

Political ramifications of having a Paramour

Leo in a Relationship

The fact I made Carmen's fancast Monica Belucci

How many playlists is too many?

Risks of studying in a vampire infested palazzo.

Austrian cafe culture.

Vergil vs. Caius vs. Motivation.

"Demetri not dealing with his problems™"

Heidi and Felix's friendship.

Antique gold.

Googles: The Lost Chapel of Bones (yes it is real).

Googles again: How long does it take to write a fanfic?

(In other words we have some interesting headcanons, questions and stories on the way.)

[bagofboiledeggs]

Not twilight related but cofandom or whatever anyway I saw Hozier

[edwardssnail]

what’s up with everyone talking about the hunger games renaissance

what is it, where is it. I have seen like two posts about the hunger games on here in a year

I used to have a hunger games blog and deleted it because there was hardly ANYONE in the fandom

someone help me!! I want to be a part of it. I obsessed over the hunger games harder than twilight when i was in middle school

[bellas-lemonade-cap]

Y’ALL IT’S NOT EVEN OFFICIALLY THE 19TH YET IN MY TIME ZONE

[big-idiot-wolf-boys]

I'm disappointed that this doc didn't even mention John K. I just think a doc tackling THIS subject on THIS company should have covered the entire history of Nickelodeon bc it explains how Dan even got away with this stuff bc it was a pre established place for creeps. Cuz its not only an enviroment that more or less tolerates them, but will actively bring them back after concrete allegations came out. And i think the doc should have stepped back on the timeline a bit to cover John K and explain how the workplace environment was changed by him-- and essentially primed Dan, Jason, and Brian to step in.

[personalheroin]

dis my cat, Punkin Patch

[needahugfromesme]

After years working on early modern history as a non-native English speaker,

My spelling:

[cullen-collective]

Today is my brother's birthday. From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank this community for rallying together when I posted the GoFundMe for his cremation and memorial expenses. Having looked at the totals, I can say with some confidence that a very large percentage came from bloggers here in the twilight space. Because of your donations, he is home with my parents, and his box weights a fuckton, which I do still tease him over. Even though we didn't reach the goal, we had enough to have a small memorial with his friends and family.

There's nothing that makes this better. But the fact that so many of you shared and donated and made a meal you loved for him is an honor I don't take lightly. I will be grateful for the rest of my life.

[bellasredchevy]

y’all know me, connoisseur of any and all things vampire media. i found a good one for y’all 

i can’t believe this has flown (hehe) under my radar for so long. a vampire flick??? from lionsgate??? in 2010, a month and a half after the release of new moon??? smack in the middle of twilight mania???

this movie was such a blast, with great casting. ethan hawke? sam neill? willem dafoe???

in essence, it’s a post-vampire apocalypse. it’s sci-fi horror. humans are farmed for their blood like cattle. a vampire hematologist (hilariously) with carlisle cullen-levels of self-loathing teams up with human vampire hunters to save the world. and the name of this vampire hematologist? edward dalton. the movie even has a blue tint.

if you guys check it out lmk. find it on hbo and *ahem* nowhere else

[volterran-wine]

got any thoughts on the newest Nosferatu?

𝐌𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

I love that you simply assumed I had watched this movie dear Anonymous, I take it as a compliment. Sorry for taking a little while to get to this, for the movie was not out until last night for Norway.

I was of course at the first screening in my town with 10 other people filling the theatre. Without going into details; I loved it. Eggers is now four for four when it comes to his work in my eyes, this one might become a favourite for many Eggers fans to say the least.

But you asked for thoughts;

So, below is a mini Review/Rambling about Nosferatu by Robert Eggers, with SPOILERS.

TW for mentions of SA and CA.

Where to even begin.

First I would like to say I am so glad this is not a 'sexy vampire' movie, at all. I was hoping for that gut-wrenching, folkloric horror that these creatures are supposed to be.

Usually I would make a list of pro's and con's for just about any media I consume, but for this one I just cannot do that. The only complaint I have is the fact that my theatre was so empty yesterday it was terribly cold and the Dolby Atmos System was a little too loud with too few bodies to ricochet of off.

I think I will have to do this in sections.

𝐀 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 & 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐤𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞

At one point I attempted to keep track of how many classic horror moments that were being introduced in the movie―I soon lost count because Eggers somehow managed to make every single one of them work so well. You can tell the man simply loves his job. From the attention to folklore, to historical accuracies and homages to classic horror cinema, you will find all of it in this movie.

𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲

Another part of the movie that is so dedicated to blending beautifully done modern shots with ones that clearly is lifted out of the dreamlike sets from older Hollywood movies. It is a visual delight for the eyes. Combined with the wonderful styling and costuming of the characters, it easily becomes a highlight alone.

If the movie had been terrible I would have said the look of the movie was beautiful enough to overlook it.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬

I have had my doubts about Miss. Depp a couple of times, but I have not seen possession scenes like that in a good while. Hereditary comes to mind, and that is a compliment. Hoult plays being a husband being politely terrified so well I want to cast him in all my Gothic fantasies from now on.

Also, Willem Dafoe laughs maniacally while setting fire to an old house, raving about alchemy and the course of life and death while a thousand rats are his co-starts.

How can it get better than that?

Kudos to Emma Corrin and Aaron Taylor-Johnson for being outstanding side characters I felt so terribly bad for.

𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐲 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞

The fact that they worked with scholars and linguists to help reconstruct and invoke the long dead Dacian language for this movie makes me want to cry.

I have also seen people of Romania being quite pleased about the attention to detail when it comes to their culture and history. Seeing as though I am no expert on that topic, I will leave that to them to gush about. I am simply glad Eggers is giving 150% effort on this movie.

When 'Strigoi' was mentioned I quietly cheered though.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 & 𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞

We all know that Vampires and the act of drawing blood is a sexual metaphor―it has been that way for centuries. Vampire media is inherently about the desire for the forbidden and dark we are supposed to reject.

Nosferatu draws on those topics, but it frames it through a lens of what abuse does to person when it is experienced at a young age. The story of this movie is just as much about rape and what it does to a person. It follows you as a shadow, and you never quite know when the next bout of abuse can happen. The movie portrays the terror and guilt someone can harbour, and how it in turn can effect you for a long time after the fact...

There are sadly many real life Count Orlok's.

The movie shows how this is an ugly thing, the fact that pleasure and abuse can exist in tandem and there is not such thing as the perfect victim. Nosferatu tells the story of how frightening and freeing it can be to drag the darkest pits of abuse into the light.

It is the only way to kill it.

𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬

Please go see Nosferatu.

(I will recommend looking up a tigger warning list due to the nature of the movie. There is a fair amount of gore and body horror + themes that may be triggering,)