#small town setting

[screamingeyepress]

This Christmas Eve, step into the darkened streets of a small Pennsylvania town, where a wealthy factory owner’s night drive becomes a journey into his own soul. Thomas M. Malafarina’s “It Came Upon A Midnight Clear” echoes timeless seasonal moral tales, urging us to question what we truly value. https://www.screamingeyepress.com/twisted-pulp/issue-032/it-came-upon-a-midnight-clear-by-thomas-m-malafarina/

[yourfavebooklrsfavebooklr]

Jackal by Erin E. Adams

3.75 Stars

Definitely an interesting read! Honestly, I thought it was a bit boring at first, but I stuck through it and I’m glad I did! I thought that the main character was compelling and I liked how it almost felt like an unreliable narrator at times. It’s not the type of book I usually like (I’m not a huge fan of mysteries) and honestly I wasn’t a huge fan of all the red herrings but that’s not the book’s fault lol. I really loved how Jack’s chapters were written. Not a book I think I would’ve picked up unprompted but definitely still an enjoyable read!

I’d recommend this to fans of mysteries with supernatural components & people who like a book with a lot of dark-ish psychological components.

[bookhouseboy1980-blog]

Gremlins and Gremlins 2: The New Batch (watchalong)

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[witchee1014]

Blogging A to Z: Day 2 - Baking mysteries: culinary-themed mysteries that involve baking

Delve into the world of baking mysteries, a sub-genre of cozies that are sure to make your mouth water. From amateur bakers to professional pastry chefs, these mysteries feature lovable characters, small town settings, and delicious baked goods. Discover

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[gummi-ships]

Kingdom Hearts 3 - San Fransokyo

[i-eat-mold]

today was a successful cat spotting (and petting) day

these are just some of them there were too many

[jakeperalta]

need to speak my truth... keep seeing that "pumpkin spice cafe" book EVERYWHERE and every single time it bothers me that the author chose "laurie gilmore" as her pen name. like putting "booktok sensation perfect for fans of gilmore girls 😍" on the cover wasn't an option so they were like ok just make your name as close to a gilmore girls character as possible and that will say the same thing. I cannot read it on principle like I just refuse to accept that could be a quality book

[nenoname]

Journal 3’s references to Stan

(Is this just a chopped up version of a post i made earlier so i can experiment to see why it didnt show up in the tags? ....maybe

But hey now I'm transcribing it all so I hope that helps those who can't read Ford's handwriting lol)

Pre-Portal Ford

"I recall finding a shrunken head in the family pawnshop & bringing it to show-and-tell. Every other student brought a football, a football trophy, or a book about football. All of these objects were thrown at me as I gave my report. If my brother hadn't shielded me and punched one of the other kids in the nose, I might have spent the rest of the year in the hospital."

“Worst of all, I was born with a rare birth defect: six fingers on each hand. Although my family tried to convince me that this made me special (and it did help with shadow puppets)”

[Truth Teeth page] “It would be quite interesting to see what my brother and mother would act like while wearing these!”

[Dream Hipster page] "I tried to shake my hand to make it stop, and it fell off my arm! My hand grew and grew, and began to chase me! Suddenly, I realized my hand wasn't chasing after me at all- it was chasing after my brother; and it was going to squeeze him to death! It grabbed him and lifted him into the air. I tried to run to help him, but my feet were frozen.

Just when it looked like my brother was done for, the Hipster appeared, and said, "LOOKS LIKE YOU FINALLY GAVE YOUR BROTHER A HANNNDD!" The entire thing was just a setup for one of the Hipster's stupid snarky puns!"

“It occurs to me that if I must keep secrets from F, I might as well begin writing certain passages of this book in code. I aced Cryptology in college, so this will be fun! (At least for me. It would be deeply tedious and annoying for someone trying to decipher it.) It amuses me to think of their frustrating effort!” (ok this is likely for the reader and likely ain’t a direct stan reference. but like. it is to me)

(Caesar cipher) "I still recall that one summer Stanley and I hunted for the Jersey Devil in the Pine Barrens. Mom and Dad never believed that we really saw one...."

"Reminds me of camping with my brother. I wonder what he's up to...."

“When I sat down, [the fortune teller] quickly grabbed my hands and said, "What took you so long, Sixer?” I felt a chill run down my back. How she knew my childhood nickname was beyond me."

"It reminds me of the tree forts me and my brother used to build... when we dreamed of being adventurers...."

"I collapsed by the parking lot of the Twin Bed Motel. I stared at the word "twin" as I tried to catch my breath, and I realized that there was only one person left in this world that I could possibly trust with my secrets. I began forming a plan."

[Blacklight Hiding Places page] “Journal 3: The volume I hold in my hands. Describes my embarrassing defeat at the hands of Bill and the loss of my very sanity. Also contains a pretty good drawing of a plaidypus. Will soon be bestowed upon S and hidden at the ends of the Earth (I hope).” (he wrote the wrong journal to give to Stan lmao)

"Ironically, the only other person left that I can trust is the least trustworthy person I know. He is a thief and a charlatan- but a well-traveled one. I have no doubt that he is familiar with mob hangouts and back alleys the wide world over. He will find somewhere to hide Journal 1. I have sent word to him and now must await his arrival.

Perhaps he can yet prove his worth to me. Perhaps the mistakes of the past can be undone. There's nothing I can do but wait."

"The time has come to bury this tome. After that, all there is left to do is wait for S. And save the world. Or lose my life in the effort.”

Other sections: Post-Portal, Post-Weirdmageddon, Lost Journal pages + Ford's letters

[elevenenthusiast]

If those leaks about stranger things 5 on twitter are true then i have nothing else to say other than that it sounds ass.

[ants-personal]

god thinking about benson who barely scrapes by puts all his money into the house his ma and his car which leaves nothing for him except his cigs and scrapes of food he gets from leftovers or he steals from work but half the time he forgets to eat anyways stressed about bills mas health and then drowing in untreated trama living off cigs alcohol and caffeine

and then the shooting happens and he takes his last day to go to a diner and eat an actual meal ....

[saraminia]

Noah Reid as Tommy Cummins in Murder in a Small Town (2024–) S1E08 "Sleep While I Sing"

[4ng3l-0nl1n3]

[bugsbenefit]

"i just want byler to happen, Mike's sexuality doesn't need to be defined for that" is all well and good but doesn't acknowledge that it would actively devalue byler

for a ship to be compelling and universally enjoyed (not just by a subset of fans who's been hyperinvolved with the ship for years) it needs to be built up and executed well... which means BOTH characters need to have depth and a coherent character arc in order for people to get why the ship is happening and why they should root for it

if we never even get insight into the most surface level "did he even like El romantically at some point" questions, his character is absolutely fucked forever. goodbye main character Mike, Will might as well date a random new guy then if they were to reduce Mike to an actual prop with nothing worth exploring on screen. Byler would have no hit to it and would be a waste of a childhood friends to lovers and mc/mc romance

just Will having a compelling arc with his sexuality isn't enough to carry the ship if the other party gets brushed off with a "he likes Will back so we don't care about anything else he's got going on". especially when Will thinking Mike was straight so he had no chance with him was a main plot point of the previous seasons. Mike can't just suddenly do a 180 with no further explanation without it being bad writing. that's just the fact of the matter. byler would be rushed and bad writing if it was executed like that, no shipping goggles or love for their characters would change that

if you "just want byler to happen" and want it to be done in a way that doesn't have people hate it you DO actually want Mike's sexuality to be addressed. because one requires the other to happen

[flea-palace]

new brain worm has emerged...midwest gothic phantom of the opera...

[witchee1014]

Blogging A to Z: Day 2 - Baking mysteries: culinary-themed mysteries that involve baking

Delve into the world of baking mysteries, a sub-genre of cozies that are sure to make your mouth water. From amateur bakers to professional pastry chefs, these mysteries feature lovable characters, small town settings, and delicious baked goods. Discover

This post contains affiliate links. When you buy from my links, I earn a commission. So, thank you. Welcome, cozy mystery lovers! Today, we’re going to talk about a sub-genre of cozies that’s sure to make your mouth water: baking mysteries. If you’re a fan of culinary-themed cozies, then you’re in for a treat. Baking mysteries are the perfect blend of suspense, humor, and delicious baked…

[creekbed-burial]