#splinter 2008

[fanofspooky]

Horror movies of 2008

[gingersnapsblonde]

Splinter is probably one of thee most slept on horror movies everrrre

[ceteradesunt]

Splinter (2008) dir. Toby Wilkins

[bodyhorrorbeatdown]

Body Horror Beatdown Match 1, Round 1

Vote for your favorite:

Propaganda under the cut.

Splinter:

"A parasite in the form of thorns grows in the bodies of living things and transforms them into mindless zombies. It all happens while the victim is still alive, which is absolutely the most horrific part of everything imo. The part where the cop's body is ripped in half by a thorn creature and sort-of stitched on to the thorn creature as an addition is top-shelf body horror alone. Basically if the best option for survival is cutting off your mutating appendage before it spreads to the rest of your body, then having to fight said mutated appendage as it comes to life, then you're in a body horror film."

Videodrome:

"Directed by David Cronenberg. Come on. A man inserts a videotape into the gaping, wet hole that has opened up in his abdomen in it."

"Cronenberg films are full of body horror. With a tagline like “long live the new flesh,” this is no exception. It starts off with a plot line centering around a mysterious snuff film and gets stranger and stranger. Is the protagonist hallucinating his TV becoming a throbbing, breathing pair of lips? Does he really have a veiny VCR slot in his abdomen? That fleshy gun hand seems lethal enough to be real!"

[herewithinthevoid]

Thirty-one days of my favorite horror movies in no particular order. A favorite creature feature for tonight, because why not? This is another movie that I wish got more love.

Day Thirteen - Splinter (2008)

[what-am-i-outside-my-google-tabs]

I already could not care less for any of these characters. Can't wait for them to get badly killed.

[haveyouseenthishorrormovie]

SUMMARY: Trapped in an isolated gas station by a voracious Splinter parasite that transforms its still-living victims into deadly hosts, a young couple and an escaped convict must find a way to work together to survive this primal terror.

Side note: the guy in the striped shirt looks like Dr Mike.

This movie's creature are terrifying! Other than that, this movie looks like it fucks. Please let the mod know if it does, because she has not watched it.

[splatteronmywalls]

[saurongorthaur9]

So, in the last couple months, I've gotten a few different people commenting on my fanfiction commenting/reviewing methods. I've been involved in fanfic communities since 2008 and I've reviewed literally thousands of stories. I also like leaving long, fairly detailed comments, and I've had multiple people asking me for tips on commenting and what my process is. I needed to take a little break amidst the chaos of packing for a 2000 mile move, so I thought I'd write up a little guide for tips and tricks on leaving great reviews. So here you go: SG's Guide to Commenting on Fanfics!

First of all, my method. I take notes as I read personally. My preferred method is saving stories to my laptop and then highlighting parts I want to comment on, but there are any number of alternate methods, such as using a note app on your phone or jotting down physical notes in a notebook, if you're old-school like that :)

Then, here are my tips on ways to write great comments! (And a reminder, these are just tips, not rules! There is no Fanfiction Comments Bible I am using here, just my own experience for how I write my comments/reviews, so take or leave any portions of it that you want. But hopefully, if you are new to commenting or wanting to leave more detailed comments, you'll find something helpful here.

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1. First, you can never go wrong with an enthusiastic "OMG I loved this! *keyboard smash* *kudos*" I can guarantee you that there is no author out there who doesn't appreciate unbridled enthusiasm about the content they spent hours, days, weeks, or even months working on.

2. Quote passages that stood out to you, then tell the author how that passage made you feel. From my experience, authors love knowing specific passages that impacted their reader. I usually will format it something like this: *Quote from story* Oh my gosh, this piece of dialogue made me laugh so hard...or... *Quote from story* I seriously teared up here, so beautiful.

3. Were there places where the characterization was just spot on? Let the author know. It can be something simple like "When x character did x, that felt SO in character!"

4. Did the characters make you feel emotions? Again, let the author know. "When x character did x, I wanted to punch them so hard!" or "Aw, when x character kissed x character, I felt so warm and fuzzy!"

5. Was there a descriptive passage that felt super realistic? You can say something like "When you described that waterfall, I felt like I was right there" or "When x character was pulling out that splinter, I was squirming the whole time".

6. For a little bit of a more expert reviewer tip, comment on things that author has done to expand or add to the world. This can look like a variety of different comments, but here are some examples. "I love how you've delved into x character's backstory or psychology with your story. I've always found them intriguing and wondered why they made x choice." "Your OC fits so well into this world. I could totally see this character going about their life during the canon events." "I really enjoy that you're exploring x culture in your story; I loved the description of the festival at the beginning."

7. For a really expert tip, comment on the little easter eggs you notice in fics. From my experience, authors are utterly delighted when readers pick up the little tidbits they've meticulously hidden or ways they've shown off their technical skills. This requires more in-depth knowledge of how writing and stories work however. This can look like comments like these: "OMG, I saw what you did there with that foreshadowing when x character said x!" or "That was really clever how you showed a parallel between this character over here and that character over there."

8. Finally, thank the author! They put lots of effort into creating this piece of art that you've just enjoyed; let them know you appreciate their time, creativity, and effort. And if it's a multi-chapter story or a series, let them know you're invested without being pushy for an update. I like saying something like this at the end of my reviews: "Thank you so much for sharing your work with us! I am so excited to see where the story is going whenever you share the next chapter. Cheers!"

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And of course, remember that a simple comment is better than no comment! I know I'm very much not the only person to have said this, but comments are an essential part of the Fandom ecosystem. If you only have time or energy to leave a quick "I loved it!" then do that! You will make the author's day, I guarantee. But if you're considering whether or not to leave a comment at all, please remember that all fanfic authors are people who have poured enormous amounts of time and effort into the thing you've just enjoyed (to give you an idea, it takes me an average of about 60-80 hours PER CHAPTER to write Gorthauro Estel).

I've also seen posts from people about fears of saying the wrong thing in a review. There are very few "wrong" things to say, but just to allay any fears one might have, I've compiled a quick list of what to avoid in your review.

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Don't beg for updates. Getting an "Update please!" review on a WIP that you haven't been able to work on for whatever reasons is always discouraging. I can understand how a beginning reviewer could see it as a complement, but as someone myself who is slow to update, I can tell you that it only puts a larger sense of pressure, weight, and discouragement on the writer. If you want to let the writer know you are looking forward to an update and are invested in the story, look at my last point in the comment tips above.

Going along with that, don't comment on how long it's been since the story has been updated. During some of my gaps where I just couldn't write for a number of different reasons, I would get frequent comments along the lines of "wow, this story hasn't been updated in a year, are you ever going to update?" Those reviews would make me feel SO bad. I was always intimately aware of how long it had been, and I think most authors are the same. Instead, writing a sweet, enthusiastic review with some of the tips above might just give the author the emotional and mental juice to work on that stalled WIP again.

If the author has a different headcanon about a character, event, etc that doesn't line up with your headcanon, don't comment on it. I recently got a review complaining that I write my Sauron as someone attracted to women. I personally headcanon Sauron as heteroromantic demisexual (which is also what I am), and that's the way I portray him in my fics. If the author's headcanon doesn't line up with yours and it bothers you enough to want to comment on it, that story might just not be for you. If you choose to read the fic, you are choosing to enter into the world of the author's headcanon and you should be respectful of it.

Similarly, if the author makes a choice for where to take their story that you don't care for, don't comment on it. You are perfectly within your rights to stop reading if you don't like the way the author chooses to take their story, but it is their story.

Don't point out mistakes unless you know whether the author is comfortable with it or not. I am personally fine with people pointing out typos or the like to me in public reviews, but some people can be sensitive about it. Check with the author privately rather than leaving a public comment to see what they are comfortable with.

Basically, it comes down to the old adage, if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. If you keep your comments positive rather than negative, you're unlikely to say anything "wrong".

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Hopefully, this has been helpful! Now go forth and comment!

[fanofspooky]

[chargohello]

MUTANT MAYHEM TURTLE AGES CONFIRMED

this is a product of insanity on my behalf (no spoilers)

so to start things off the official TMNT Twitter posted this birth month chart for funzies, but I as someone who will never not take things as the factual truth, had to dive deeper.

WHAT DO WE KNOW

1. The movie and trailer both state that the turtles and splinter were mutated "15 years ago". So they are AT LEAST 15

2. The turtles have a confirmed age order being Leo>Raph>Donnie>Mikey (Don's description didn't mention his age but we can assume)

3. Splinter mentioned that when they were mutated they became the age equivalent of when they were animals (grown rat to grown rat man, baby turtles to turtle toddlers).

4. We now know what months they were born in.

WHAT DO WE DO WITH ALL THIS??

Well first we use rationality, if Leo's birthday is first but he's the oldest he must be at least a year older than Mikey and Donnie. We also know that 2008 was 15 years ago (... insane.....). With both of these we can assume that Leo's birthday is sometime January 2007, Raph is April 2007, Don is February 2008 and Mikey is March 2008. Thus making Leo and Raph 16 and Donnie and Mikey 15.

but why stop here...

See knowing the years they were born is the easy part, I want to know the age equivalent of when they were MUTATED. So for those who are curious please stick around

So, it is widely accepted that these four are musk turtles, musk turtles have a lifespan of about 30-50 years, roughly half the average person. We can also assume that the turtles were mutated in August 2008, given that is the same month that Superfly was born.

So let's say the human equivalent age is half of a turtles age (80-100 is roughly double the average 30-50 year turtle life span). Given that 1 year of turtle time is = .5 of human age we divide the turtles technical age PRE MUTATION by two (as before they were mutated they were developing like normal turtles). Leo would be 1 year 7 months in August 2008 assuming he was born in January 2007, so when he was mutated he was the equivalent to a 9.5 month old infant, For Raph he would have been 16 months pre mutation giving him the developmental age of about 8 months. Donnie would be at 3 months and Mikey at 2.5 months old in human development.

So with all that we could probably assume that the boys mental age is slightly less than their actual physical age. To calculate this we would take their developmental age post mutation and add 15 years (since August 2008) making them all 15 with a couple months difference.

To be fair none of this makes sense and I'm totally just running off a whim and got bored and wanted to do some math. But hey if you guys enjoy it

CONCLUSION :

the turtles are 15

TLDR: I did a shit ton of math to prove what we already know and was blatantly stated but with a little more nuance.

[thegoobiest]

SPLINTER | 2008

[hustlerose]

also, what are your thoughts on these games? have you played anything cool recently? let me know!!

[teecupangel]

I was rotating potential crossovers with AC around in my head and was like "oh god how could I forget the 2008 movie Wanted" like an assassin group called The Fraternity with a mystical machine that tells them who to kill? that's right up AC crossover alley XD it could be like the Brotherhood found the (clearly Isu) device and this group wanted to use it while the majority didn't and it cause their faction to splinter off

The device itself could have been some kind of security ‘add-on’ for the Calculations. It was created to ensure that the target ‘timeline’ will come to pass. As such, it’s main function is to locate which individual is pushing the timeline outside the acceptable error percent (around 0.02%).

When the Brotherhood found it, it’s just a coincidence that the list it gave were all Templars or Templar allies because the Templars were the one trying to screw up the timeline without realizing it.

Because of this, some in the Brotherhood believed that it’s a device that senses ‘wickedness’ or something similar.

They’re the Assassins who branched off and formed the Fraternity.

Decades later, the Fraternity stops really caring about any reasoning behind why someone’s name has been marked or not. All they care about is that the names that are marked must die.

Depending on if you want to handle this as a real crossover or not, the conflict of this idea starts when the machine only gives one name and nothing else.

Desmond Miles.

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If this is set in modern day, Desmond’s name pops up because:

1) If this is a “Desmond is the ultimate isekai protagonist”, Desmond shouldn’t exist in this world and, as such, his very existence is throwing the world from its rightful timeline.

2) If this is after 2012 in AC world, Desmond surviving caused the machine to get a severe error because the Calculation’s preferred timeline ended in 2012 and Desmond Miles is the only remaining ‘data’ left when it was meant to self-destruct.

If this is set in the past in AC:

Desmond shouldn’t exist in the past and is actively changing the past, causing him to be the source of errors that are deviating the timeline from its proper course.

[what-am-i-outside-my-google-tabs]

Splinter (2008) you better be the good trash.