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So... the Devlin kids wanted my attention tonight @unfortunate-arrow 😅

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devlindefran 107th running of the INDY500 done ✅ P26 to P13 thank you @andrettiautosport for pushing hard with me all month! So many emotions this month. Looking forward to Detroit next week! @sodexolive

[brokehorrorfan]

Cobweb will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on September 12 via Lionsgate. Currently in select theaters, the 2023 horror film will be available on Digital this Friday, August 11.

Samuel Bodin (Marianne) makes his feature directorial debut from a script by Chris Thomas Devlin (Texas Chainsaw Massacre). Lizzy Caplan, Woody Norman, Cleopatra Coleman, Antony Starr, and Luke Busey star. Evan Goldberg & Seth Rogen produce.

Special features are listed below.

Special features:

Becoming “The Girl”

Through the Eyes of a Child

A Primal Fear

Eight-year-old Peter is plagued by a mysterious, constant tap, tap from inside his bedroom wall – a tapping that his parents insist is all in his imagination. As Peter’s fear intensifies, he believes that his parents (Lizzy Caplan and Antony Starr) could be hiding a terrible, dangerous secret and questions their trust. And for a child, what could be more frightening than that?

Pre-order Cobweb.

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COBWEB | Official Trailer, Poster & Images

Eight-year-old Peter is plagued by a mysterious, constant tap, tap from inside his bedroom wall – a tapping that his parents insist is all in his imagination.

Lizzy Caplan as Carol in the Horror/Thriller film, COBWEB, a Lionsgate release. Photo courtesy of Vlad Cioplea.

As Peter’s fear intensifies, he believes that his parents could be hiding a terrible, dangerous secret and questions their trust. And for a child, what could be more frightening than that?

Woody Norman as Peter in the Horror/Thriller film, COBWEB, a Lionsgate release. Photo courtesy of Vlad Cioplea.

COBWEB, from the producer of “Barbarian” and “IT,” is directed by Samuel Bodin, screenplay is by Chris Thomas Devlin, and stars Lizzy Caplan, Woody Norman, Cleopatra Coleman, and Antony Starr.

(L-R) Woody Norman as Peter and Antony Starr as Mark in the Horror/Thriller film, COBWEB, a Lionsgate release. Photo courtesy of Vlad Cioplea.

COBWEB, from Lionsgate, will be in theaters July 21st, 2023.

[anhed-nia]

BLOGTOBER 10/3/2023: COBWEB

I'm extremely ambivalent about this movie, which can sometimes be more interesting than having a simple pass/fail reaction to what you've seen. It's a type of thing I don't often like: A modern fairy tale about an alienated little boy whose imaginary friend drives him to madness. I'm not pressing myself to come up with all the examples I've forgotten because I found them um er forgettable, but I bet you know what I mean, the kind of movie that is overly dependent on aesthetics and a kind of generalized "spooky doll" vibe that doesn't always work if you're not thrilled by the alleged novelty of combining grownup horror with an infantile affectation of innocence. There are certainly films that have done this really well, and I'd say that COBWEB mostly feels like sort of a primitive ripoff of THE BABADOOK and Bob Balaban's incredible PARENTS. I could also recommend THE PIT if you want to see the most insane possible iteration of this type of thing. But, although I find this movie a little basic and a little blunt, it still outdoes itself on occasion. The parts of it that feel like pretentious cliches about the scariness inherent in a lonely childhood may have lulled me into a false sense of security, because when the shit really hits the fan in the back half, I was genuinely surprised! It's a lot more brutal and grim than what I thought I saw coming.

Meanwhile, I've been watching the Apple TV show The Changeling, which is uneven but often terrific, and it occurs to me that the last Apple show I thought was interesting was also about a changeling, sort of: I hesitate to call it "good", but I found The Servant absolutely fascinating and watched every episode with rapt attention. I wonder what the changeling archetype is about. Like, the werewolf idea is always about managing "the beast in man", and the vampire is a cypher for many forms of foreignness and queerness and contamination (among other things). Ghosts always recall the ill effects of an unsettled past...you can find some kind of allegorical value in most any folkloric horror. But what is the changeling about? Or conversely, movies about evil parents? It seems too simple to just say that these stories are about, um, not getting along with your relations, being disappointed by or ashamed of a parent or child who you think should present in a specific way that pleases you personally. And maybe it's also too pat to say they're about mental illness--about how it feels when someone you're supposed to be intimate with becomes unrecognizable to you. And maybe it's too limiting to say that these tales always reflect post-partum depression experiences. I'm not really in a position to speculate on what the many peoples across time and space were thinking when they developed their respective changeling-like myths, but it's interesting to wonder what factors might link them all.

[creativejamie]

Cobweb Movie Ending Explained (In Detail)

The fact that clichés are played with is now almost a cliché itself in horror films. But the scary film COBWEB takes on this task entirely without blinking an eye and creates a scenario that loses all predictability due to its surprising developments and turnarounds and suddenly strikes an unusually dramatic note in the genre. The fact that little Peter (Woody Norman) hears knocking in the walls…

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Cobweb, Samuel Bodin (2023)

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On February 22, 1961, Underworld U.S.A. debuted in Boston and Hartford, Connecticut.

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Cobweb Review- An Early Halloween Freight for All Adults Young and Old

The horror genre has championed new filmmakers and writers for decades now. Some of them have been a flash in the pan and others have gone on too because men and women horror fans and film fans in general have come to embrace. Josh Bodin, the director, and Chris Thomas Devlin, the writer,  the ones behind Cobweb, their latest horror film, are ones people are going to remember in the…

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Art and creativity shapes and reflects the diverse experiences of our communities. It’s vital that politics does too, and that everyone’s voice is heard in our democracy. 

But in Britain today, as many as 8 million people are not registered to vote at their current address. Turnout of younger voters has been falling considerably.  New rules requiring photo ID risk excluding hundreds of thousands of citizens, and disproportionately affecting poorer people, those with disabilities and people from minority ethnic backgrounds.

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For anyone interested: It all started on Saturday when it was reported that Devlin Defrancesco’s dog was killed at the motor home parking lot at Daytona. First tweet didn’t say who (the person responsible didn’t reply to comments) so speculations started and Devlin’s dad retweets and Jenna Fryer’s tweets (IndyCar journalist) were suggesting that it was not an accident.

Today Jenna confirmed that the person responsible for the death of the dog was none other than Chip Ganassi, who claims that he did stopped, talked to 4 police officers at the scene and tried to call De Francesco with no answer.

De Francesco, his dad (Andy Defrancesco) and his girlfriend (the tiktok influencer Katie Samuell) are not only heartbroken but subtly letting slide that “everyone saw what Chip did and how he reacted afterwards” also suggesting that Ganassi didn’t stop after killing their dog and that he suffered a lot before finally dying (suggesting Chip didn’t help the dog afterwards). His girlfriend made a Reddit comment that she deleted quickly after. Some rumours say Chip was drunk but Jenna said he doesn’t drink. Jenna also says that Devlin’s IndyCar mates were “horrorified” at the pre-grid walk.

[slytherindisaster]

sam & jojo are besties I don't make the rules

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Stargate rewatch: 1x20 Politics

We pick up right where the last episode left off, Daniel getting his shoulder wound treated and trying to explain the alternate reality to his sceptical team.

It’s funny to see the team not really believing Daniel because it’s still early in the run, whereas later on any of them could say the weirdest shit happened and the rest of them would just roll with it no questions asked.

Jack: “And you were there, and you were there, and there’s no place like home.” Daniel: “As a matter of fact, you were there.” Heh. Is Daniel just frustrated or did he not get the Wizard of Oz reference? Works either way.

I’m curious how the team thinks Daniel got shot by a staff weapon if it was all a dream though.

“Yes but the defining event, the death of Ra, took place in both worlds.” A bit of a logic leap by Daniel but hey, it’s what he does.

This is a clip show. I give SG-1 a lot of credit for actually making an effort with their clip shows, always building them around an in-universe plot to give context and cause. They’re still annoying to watch in these days of binging, but they’re as successful as they can be.

Written by Brad Wright (not including excerpts) and directed by Martin Wood.

“How’s our boy?” I find this very cute? Hammond really is the mama duck to SG-1’s ducklings, the epitome of restrained affection.

His absolute and obvious disdain for Samuels is also a real treat. He rolls his eyes!

Samuels is played by Robert Wisden, who was also briefly in Smallville as Chloe's father Gabe. Both shows were based in Vancouver, and both ran for ten seasons, so there's quite the guest star crossover.

In a private meeting with Jack, Hammond goes from “this is what I look like when I’m not laughing, Colonel” to almost laughing when Jack cracks another joke. I love Hammond so much.

I think Ronny Cox as Kinsey is actually the longest running villain in the entire show? Apophis finally bites it in season 5, but Kinsey makes it all the way to season 8.

“And this must be the drain through which the money flows” is such a great line for a pontificating blowhard politician, as is his hypocritical speech. You immediately know who Kinsey is, and you hate him even though he’s actually right about a lot of stuff.

“Oh you’re right, we’ll just upload a computer virus into the mothership.” lol, the shade at Devlin/Emmerich here.

We get a date for the Chulak mission - 10 February (presumably) 1997. The computer in the previous episode indicated it was December 1997 so assuming time was the same in the alternate universe, it's been approximately 11 months since the pilot which seems about right.

The purpose of the mission is described as “to rescue both Dr Jackson’s wife and her brother, and determine the Goa’uld threat” which is the first mention we’ve had of Sha’re and Skaara in a while.

lol, Jack looking to Sam to give the correct pronunciation of Goa’uld because he doesn’t want to.

Lt Colonel “secondary objective” Samuels being the one to read from Jack’s report about Skaara being chosen really twists the knife.

“Because what is right cannot be measured by strength.” Great Teal’c line.

Argos gets discussed and it’s mentioned that SG-2 made recent contact with them - a nice little background aspect of the show that they do check in on the worlds they’ve visited from time to time.

Much is made of the lack of benefit to the Stargate program - guess that wonder drug from Emancipation didn’t pan out? Or maybe everyone just wants to forget that episode happened.

Sidebar - with all the clips it’s obvious that Daniel’s hair has been getting longer throughout the season - irl because Michael Shanks’ hair was shorter and was growing it out as filming progressed to get that Daniel look, but my headcanon in universe is that Sha’re used to trim it for him on Abydos, and since her abduction he can’t bring himself to get it cut

There’s an ongoing metaphor by Kinsey for the Stargate being a Pandora’s Box that’s kind of apt, the box (jar) being a gift from the gods intended to punish mankind after Prometheus gifted them fire, with humanity as Pandora, eternally curious and unable to resist peeking inside.

The show never had a Goa’uld character who took on the persona of Prometheus, Epimetheus, or even Pandora, which was kind of a missed opportunity.

Samuels the slimeball is “sorry it had to end like this” and Hammond rightly tells him to gtfo.

Nice crossfade, Mr Wood.

The Stargate shut down, the threat of an imminent attack - all in all, a good setup going into the season finale!

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Repressing the Past & Nurturing Monsters in COBWEB

Cobweb (2023) Directed by Samuel Bodin Screenplay by Chris Thomas Devlin Starring Lizzy Caplan, Antony Starr, Woody Norman, Cleopatra Coleman, & Aleksandra Dragova. Horror / Thriller ★★★★ (out of ★★★★★) DISCLAIMER: The following essay contains SPOILERS! You’ve been warned. Samuel Bodin’s unnerving Gothic film Cobweb follows the plight of an eight-year-old boy named Peter (Woody Norman) after he…

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COBWEB - Review

DISTRIBUTOR: Lionsgate

SYNOPSIS: Eight-year-old Peter’s nights have become plagued by a mysterious and constant tapping from inside his bedroom wall. Unable to sleep he turns to his parents who attribute the tapping to his imagination. As it continues and intensifies, Peter knows it is real and he suspects his parents could be hiding a terrible and dangerous secret. WIth no one to turn to for help, Peter’s world descends into a deadly nightmare he may not survive.

REVIEW: COBWEB is a classic tale that combines Grimm Fairy Tale elements with contemporary themes in a wonderfully crafted tale with plenty of twists and turns to keep its secrets hidden to the terrifying end.

Screenwriter Chris Thomas Devlin does an admirable job of laying out a chilling tale of a child in peril. The screenplay weaves a fairy tale style with haunted house themes, and a menacing tone of sinister adults that is reminiscent of 1961’s “The Innocents.” Peter is the central character, but the plot has some solid character arcs for his parents, Carol & Mark, and his teacher Miss Devine. He takes the view on an emotional roller-coaster ride and just when you think you know what is going on flips the tale on its head in a jaw-dropping reveal. The story does a nice job building the mystery and suspense and it saves the majority of the horror and shocks for the story’s final act. While the screenplay takes the edge off the tension, the closing moments ratchet it up a bit and set it up for a potential sequel.

COBWEB has excellent production values. Overall, the cinematography has this blue, gray, brown, and green nightmare look that adds to the emotional tone of the film. Even the exterior white of the house looks old and dirty. They create a sense of unease through an engaging use of space for the interior use of space, especially Peter’s bedroom. There is interesting framing and skilled editing that crafts a pacing that ebbs and flows like an amusement park ride. There is an interesting use of color, especially for the pumpkin patch in the backyard. Clearly there is something “not well” with this home, and it extends into the neighborhood. The way it is shot, it seems to fade the further you get away from the house, until you come to the school where there are more vibrant colors, but it is still surrounded by this grayness. The family’s costumes are also grays and blues, where in contrast Miss Devine’s wardrobe feels like a beacon in Peter’s bad dream. It all combines to create a visually compelling experience.

COBWEB features a wonderful ensemble cast. Young actor Woody Norman, with already 19 acting credits, does an excellent job of bringing Peter to life, hooking the sympathies of the viewer and taking them along for the emotional ride. Lizzy Caplan, who played Annie Wilkes in the TV series “Castle Rock,” delivers an amazing performance as Peter’s mother. She presents a character consumed by an emotional storm. She clearly loves her son, but there is some much more going on that is internalized and we see that storm brewing beneath the surface. She is both terrifying and sympathetic. Antony Starr, unforgettable as Homelander on the Prime series “The Boys,” gets to work a slightly broader palette as Peter’s father. His performance fluctuates between being an authority figure and psychotic, at times finding these tranquil moments that are convincing. Caplan and Starr are truly menacing yet provide moments that leave the viewer questioning what is going on here. Cleopatra Coleman, an Australian film and television actor, has been in numerous genre films and brings her unique skills to Miss Devine. She is totally believable as an educator who perceives that one of her students is in peril and is compelled to ensure that he is kept from harm. She presents a brightlight in this dark tale.

Back in the day, before Covid and streaming platforms, there were solid genre films that would help fill in the space between the summer blockbusters. They also served as a vehicle for tv stars to make the transition from the small screens (again back in the day before large flatscreen tvs) to the big screen. COBWEB feels like one of those films, a creepy, greasy popcorn movie. There are many reasons to make the trek to your local theater to put a chill into a hot summer day. Great cast, great production designs, and a haunting tale that leaves a lingering chill. There are a few moments that feel a bit off in the film’s logic, but considering this is a dark, modern fairy tale they’re easily forgiven due to the fantastical theme. It’s more of a tween to adult family film, and definitely in need of a drive-in.

CAST: Woody Norman, Lizzy Caplan, Antony Starr, Cleopatra Coleman, Ellen Dubin (voice), and Luke Busey. CREW: Director - Samuel Bodin; Screenplay - Chris Thomas Devlin; Producers - Evan Goldberg, Roy Lee, Seth Rogen and James Weaver; Cinematographer - Philip Lozano; Score - Drum & Lace; Editors - Kevin Greutert & Richard Riffaud; Production Designer - Alan Gilmore; Costume Designer - Anna Gelinova; Prosthetic Designer - Yana Stoyanova; Special Effects Supervisor - Ivo Jivkov; Visual Effects - VFX Legion, Outlanders VFX & Worldwide FX. OFFICIAL: www.lionsgate.com/movies/cobweb FACEBOOK: N.A. TWITTER: N.A. TRAILER: https://youtu.be/Y3mwqvSachk RELEASE DATE: In Theaters on July 21, 2023.

**Until we can all head back into the theaters our “COVID Reel Value” will be similar to how you rate a film on digital platforms - 👍 (Like), 👌 (It’s just okay), or 👎 (Dislike)

Reviewed by Joseph B Mauceri

[chlocxli]

What is a Legacy?

Li Ruì’s Journal, as found in the Talbot Archives. A selection of entries that feel pertinent to Chloe as she reads through them alongside Lilith, trying to make sense of where this family history comes from.

For years, Li family Seers have been tasked with keeping Journals of their time as the family Seer. Li Ruì has been a mystery for many years as her journal mysteriously went “missing” after the family’s cross country move from Las Vegas to New England. Some stories had been brought down from generation to generation, but all seemed to stop before they reached Chloe. She’s none the wiser to any connection the Midnight Underground or how her family ties into the world she felt as if she had blindly stumbled into. 

June 2nd, 1905

We moved to Las Vegas today. The town has something special, I can feel it in my finger tips. Baba thinks it was all his idea, but I’ve been hinting for weeks to convince him of such. The town has such potential that he had no choice but to say yes, but moreso, it feels so incredibly special to me. Having been to many places across the west coast, it holds an energy that none of my family can't quite place, but I know it’s right, whatever this feeling is. 

I’ll become a school teacher soon. I’ve never been quite so excited for a new chapter in life as I have this one. It’s a funny feeling, to be an Oracle such as I am, I’ve never seen my own future before my eyes, but I know it’s going to be something special. I can feel it in the pit of my stomach, and Zumu promised me that a gut feeling could be just as powerful as the sight we are given by Jiǎngjiě yuán. I have no choice but to trust it! I can only hope things continue to improve for us throughout life to come. 

June 30th, 1905

Cicerone appeared to me today. It was unexpected, I never thought I would see her with my own undeserving eyes. However, she insisted that our family have been good to her. That we were destined for great things. Insisted she wanted me to have that power, even. I didn’t know what to say, but I very well couldn’t say no! 

She placed a hand over mine, and swore to me that my family would be powerful seers again. Revered like we were before we left for America. I know she’ll make good on her word.

She wore the clothes of a debutant, frills and beautiful pastel colors adorning her body. Though, I suppose it’s not her true form if what others tell me are true. No mortal could see her as her true self without consequence. But, she has deemed me worthy of her knowledge. All I can do is prove that she was right to choose our family.

October 17th, 1905

I’ve met so many people here like us. Not Seers, but those misunderstood who have felt the need to hide until they’ve come here. Vampires, Werewolves, and Wizards alike have all flocked to this town, drawn in by the same power that drew us. It feels comfortable. As if we’ve wandered lost with a shroud drawn over our eyes until this moment where we’ve all found each other. 

Moira Devlin, a Vampire, seems to be a great leader. She takes great care to display her power, and rightfully so as a woman in all of this. I admire her a great deal. She seems to recognize the power I have, though I have not disclosed the blessing given to me. However, I take her appreciation of the power I have as a blessing. Not many have in recent years, and it feels right to be recognized. 

Then there is the Talbot family, a Werewolf pack. Their leader is Samuel Talbot, I quite like him! Not romantically of course, he’s spoken for, but he’s charming and has a good sense of humor. We get along well, though we do have our differences, they don’t seem to matter as much as they could! I hope this is something that persists through our time together. This is quite a special friendship.

July 16th, 1906

The visions have been getting difficult to manage over the last year. They’re more vivid, and leave lingering side effects that I haven’t had before. And much more important, too. Rather than seeing the mundane, I see the dangerous facts. Violence, pain, death, and more all seem to become a part of my readings in some respect now. They were something I was no stranger to before, but I worry that the once vivacious nature of visions is fading into something that may be used against me in time. Or, may this not come true, against my family. 

Samuel assures me that it’s not all bad. Power is met with responsibility as he’s learned as he’s led his pack. I’m helping those that I see, too, warning them of what could be, and giving them a chance to be vigilant and in control of their futures. A power not so easily bestowed, but I feel as if he doesn’t understand why I feel the way that I do about these things. I am one young woman, and holding this responsibility in my hands doesn’t feel fair. 

April 17th, 1907

I marry in a few weeks. Sometimes I think Samuel is more excited than I for the occasion. He’s been close since I spoke with him about my fears with my visions last year, and I thank him for that constantly. He insists it’s what he’s meant to do as a leader, strong and solid. However, I tell him often that those are not the only qualities that make up leadership. Least of all his leadership. I’ve watched him lead with a heavy hand, but I know him to be gentle and kind as well. A soft and open heart ready to appreciate the hearts of those around him. 

He tells me I discredit him with such comments, but I see him smile while he says it. I know he knows me to be truthful, I’ve never been less than truthful with him at least. And, he says he appreciates that. Too many people are willing to lie to him, and he doesn’t know how to handle that. It’s much easier to deal with my ‘brutal honesty’ as he puts it. 

We agreed today that we would be Best Friends. More than that, we agreed our Children would be best friends when the time came, too. They will inevitably be as joined at the hip as we are, and I look forward to the adventures our families will share in the years to come. We insist that we will always be connected somehow, and that brings me an indescribable joy. 

December 15th, 1909

The visions only seem to be getting worse. Maybe it’s this place, and the chaos that it’s been slowly brewing, but all that I seem to note are the horrors people will face. Including Samuel. Poor Samuel. It wasn’t even a purposeful reading, he says he doesn't ever want one of mine after all that I’ve seen. Blissful ignorance is safer. But feeling a bullet rip through one of the people I hold most dear requires me to say something. I couldn’t keep it from him even if it was what he would have preferred. I told him all that I saw, though it wasn’t much to create a mental picture with. 

Wherever it was, it was incredibly dark, almost blurry. It was as if an arm extended from the shadow, and a gun fired so loud I thought my ears would ring for days. And then there was this sharp pain that seemed to rip through my entire body, and there I stood helpless, feeling the way life seemed to siphon from my body with no chance of recovery. Though I don’t know for sure, it must have been a silver bullet to cause such concrete damage. Samuel has told me time and time again that silver is the only thing that can do him true damage.

I couldn’t quite gauge his reaction the way I wish I could have. I begged him to speak with me about it in the hopes we could come up with a solution, but he seemed far too accepting of a fate I do not wish to see befall him. I’ve never had such pushback from him on a matter before. I don’t know how to feel about all of this, and he’s the only person I wish to discuss it with, though I feel as if I can’t speak to him on the matter. 

January 7th, 1910

As if the issue with Samuel is not enough, I had another vision today off someone by mistake. I didn’t know him well, but I knew him to be a family man. A human at that. His entire family is slated to die if he isn’t careful, and worst of all, he will involve himself in this world through a deal with a demon. He’s to become Tainted like so many before him. There’s nothing I can do if he refuses to believe me which seems to be the case. 

I told him then and there that the danger was apparent, written in the strings of fate already. He reacted so poorly, I couldn’t explain it as well as I hoped to, but I’ve done my job. I’ve told him what I saw, and there’s nothing else I can do. As I’ve learned, time and time again, there is no way to make someone believe the truth. A lesson learned is the only way for one to learn the truth.

I wish him well. I hope I’m wrong. 

February 12th, 1910

I tried to speak with Samuel again. I wanted to know if he had taken any sort of protective measures or if he even knew of anyone we could question about an incident like this. Shooting the Alpha of a Talbot pack was no small atrocity, and one that I am sure more than myself would like to see never come to pass. All it did was upset him, and I can tell he’s been upset with me for quite some time. He of all people should know that I don’t choose what I see, and that I do not wish him ill. But, it doesn’t seem like enough to temper his anger. 

He yelled at me in a way that I’ve never heard him do before, and I didn’t know what to do but to yell back. It just continued to escalate from there, and when I insisted that I couldn’t sit by and watch all of these horrible things continue to come to pass anymore, he said that maybe I shouldn’t remain in the Underground anymore.

And, like a fool, I agreed. 

Moving away has been in the back of my head for weeks now, but I didn’t want it to be like this. Las Vegas still feels like home, but I can’t live like this anymore. I can’t subject my Daughter to this life. Still, it feels as if Samuel has forced my hand when I wanted this to be something we planned together. Perhaps moving just far enough that it was only a day trip by train when one of us worked up the fare. 

But, now all I want is to be as far from any reminder of this place as possible. I can get a job on the east coast somewhere, I’m almost certain of that fact. And, the distance will be good for my family. I don’t want this place to stain us any longer.

Maybe one day we’ll be cut out for this life. Maybe one day we can return to the Underground when we’re stronger. But my place is not here. And, I don’t want it to be some mission by our future Seers to claim their place here by sheer dumb will alone. This Journal will be lost with the rest of our life here. I’ll leave it with Samuel’s wife, kept safe and away from my own family. I trust her with it, as I’ve trusted both her and Samuel with my life.

If, one day, someone reads through this Journal again, know that I’m sorry I couldn’t be stronger. I know this power is a blessing, but it comes with a heavy weight to carry as with any power. It was not a weight I was ready for. One day, someone will be strong enough. Someone in our family has always found strength in the face of adversity, and I know that the promise that we were given by our God will come true. What I wouldn’t give to see it be true.