#spoliers but honestly if you haven't seen these by now

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ㅤㅤScream 4 2011 dir. Wes Craven | Scream 2022 dir. Matt ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤBettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett

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Those that go knocking on forbidden doors often find the one who guards it – Dominik Szoboszlai

Summary: Dominik suffers the consequences for killing the one he should not have hurt. But maybe there's still hope left for him

Warning: Blood, violence, nightmare, death, disturbing imagery and description, implied mentions of religious elements and of course angst

Well this took a turn I did not expect. Now there's a cult, decades long conspiracy, a century old man and the devil possibly involved

Can be read said a part 2 of If there is something after hell.

Major spolier alert for the game "Faith: the unholy trinity"* If you haven't played the game, I highly recommend playing it.

(Name) smiles at him, so loving that for a moment the pain subsides. For a moment, Dominik forgets she is plunging the knife deeper into his heart. 

Dominik turns and is faced with a distorted version of (Name). It has a gaping bloody hole where the face should be. It can't be her. Suddenly, a hand reaches out from it and pulls him inside.

Dominik turns around and is met with his reflection in the mirror. He's holding onto a key that he can't remember. The reflection has an eerie smile as it brings the key closer to its face.

Without a thought, Dominik jams the key into his eye. Blood starts to pour out and turn the floor black. As he stumbles back, the room suddenly turns dark. 

“Priest…” someone whispers into his ears. The voice sounds familiar, the voice sounds like Ga–

Before Dominik can grasp the thought, the air around him thickens with an ominous presence. A figure materializes in the darkness, draped in crimson robe. Just as the figure is about to make contact with him,

Dominik returns to reality with a gasp. Beads of sweat cover his forehead as he frantically scans the familiar surroundings. The clock's hand is ticking away at 8 in the morning, meaning he'd have to spend another day with only four hours of sleep.

Another nightmare, he sighs to himself. Frustration hangs heavy in the air as Dominik buries his face in his hands. Why is this happening to him? This is the…he has honestly lost count on how many times she keeps haunting him. He's lost count of the sleepless nights at this point.

Nothing seems to work; instead, the nightmares persist and evolve. Everything feels like a nightmare now, sometimes he isn't even sure if what he sees is in reality.

He still sees her in the house, just standing in the corner and watching him. He can't tell anymore what's real or not. It's like someone is trying to show him something. Like she's still out there somewhere, trying to communicate with him.

With a sigh, Dominik reaches towards his bedside desk and pulls out a journal. He's been trying to write whatever he can recall from his nightmares. Seemingly trying to make sense of this nothingness. 

Day-???

I think I am going crazy. I still see her and it doesn't feel like a dream anymore. In my ‘dream’, she told me not to be afraid. In my ‘dream’, she hugged me. When I woke up, it felt real. Too real.

Day-???

I was in the bathroom when I looked up at the mirror. I didn't see my own reflection but (Name). She was looking at me with something I can't quite decipher. It wasn't sadness or anger. But it wasn't a look a human gives you either.I woke up after that.

Day-???

I think I shook hands with the devil. He looked like a long lost friend. 

Day-???

She smiled at me today and I smiled back.

I didn't wake up after that.

September 21

There were new kids at the training today– Conor Bradley and Bobby Clark. Boss seems to like them. Everyone says this is the first time they've been here but I swear. I swear I have seen them before.

In my house.

September 22

I didn't have any nightmares today.

Day-???

Bradley and Clark are weird. Whenever I look at them, I see (Name) nearby. Before I only used to see her in my home. But ever since these kids have come here, I keep seeing her here too.

I don't think these are my nightmares anymore.

Day-???

Isn't it weird now I am having nightmares about something that never happened?

I was in this old house in the middle of nowhere and so was (Name). Of course she was there. But she didn't look like her, it was almost like something was ___ her.

Right in front of my eyes, she ___ someone with their own ___. I have never felt more scared than that moment. I ran to the basement and she chased after me. I called God, anyone, anything to get me out of here.

Then out of nowhere, a figure in white appeared. I begged the figure to let me leave alive. It gave me a choice.

Stay here and try to save (Name) or leave but that would mean ___ (Name)’s soul forever. I was so scared, I just wanted to get out of that place. So, I __. I agreed to ___ (Name)’s soul.

I got out alive. I woke up in the hospital.

Two days later, the police said they found a body that matches (Name)’s description. 

Why did that feel so real?

Dominik's sigh lingers in the quiet aftermath of his journaling session. His eyes remain closed momentarily, when the familiar chime of the doorbell cuts through the silence. 

A brief pause envelopes the room as Dominik hesitates getting up. The doorbell echoes again, demanding a response. Another sigh escapes him as he rises from his place.

His house is quiet now and Dominik hates it. He hates the silence, it feels as if the silence itself is always mocking him. 

Upon opening the door, he finds no one. Just as Dominik's about to close the door,a subtle touch at his feet halts him. He glances downwards to discover a newspaper lying at his doorstep.

In any other circumstance, he would've ignored it but the headline captures his attention with a grip that refuses to release him. The words on the front page bring back a painful truth, a stark reminder of the past he desperately wants to bury.

He should go back but an unseen force seems to guide his movements. Something, inexplicable and compelling, makes Dominik pick up the newspaper. He feels compelled to read on, as if an unseen hand is guiding his eyes across the paper. 

Liverpool mourns the death of (Name) Alexander-Arnold Szoboszlai 

West Derby, Liverpool

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West Derby observed their three day long community wide mourning for the slain ____.

The body of (Name) Alexander-Arnold Szoboszlai was discovered in the woods outside of West Derby last week, in what authorities are calling a ritualistic murder. 

Police report that she was apparently stabbed multiple times in the throat and beheaded before being killed in a paganistic ritual. Pandemonium regnat. Her body was partially burned as well. A body part is said to be missing, although authorities would not specify which one.

An investigation is ongoing into the mysterious disappearance and subsequent death of (Name) Alexander-Arnold Szoboszlai. A month into the probe, any official comments on the case have been declined. Trent Alexander-Arnold, the English and Liverpool right-back and brother of the deceased, has publicly pointed fingers at Dominik Szoboszlai, his clubmate and husband of (Name), accusing him of murder. 

Dominik Szoboszlai's team has swiftly rejected these serious allegations. Despite the team's unequivocal denial, the Hungarian footballer himself has yet to make any public comments on the accusations. 

Authorities are urging people of West Derby not to mourn the death of Alexander-Arnold Szoboszlai because, after all, she was a degenerated devil-worshiping thug who was hooked on crack cocaine and hated her parents.

Why even conduct an investigation at all? That's what you would like them to think, wouldn't you Dominik? You actually did the community a favour when you found her in that house. You stalked her through the forest and dragged her into the house. You ignored her cries for help, her pleas for mercy. You put holes in her ruined drug addict body and then you chopped off her heads because everybody knows that removing the head is the only way to kill a snake. Well guess what? YOU DIDN'T KILL THE SNAKE, DOMINIK. YOU CANNOT KILL WHAT CANNOT BE KILLED. THOU SHALT NOT RAISE UP WHAT THOU CANST NOT PUT DOWN AGAIN. THOU COULDST NOT KILL (NAME); THOU SHALT NOT DESTROY MY WORKS FOR THEY ARE THE WORKS OF THE ETERNAL DRAGON. EVEN NOW SHE IS AT THY DOOR. HER HAND IS AT THY THROAT, YET YOU SEE HER NOT. I WILL HAVE THY SOUL FOR I AM THE G O D O F T H I S W O R L D

I AM HERE,  DOMINIK. 

His hands, already shaky, grasp the newspaper with a desperate urgency. As Dominik reaches the final lines of the article, a cold shiver courses down his spine.

Suddenly, the newspaper dissolves into a pool of blood. As Dominik recoils with a scream, his frantic attempts to distance himself makes him stumble in every step.

A red creature starts to emerge from the bloodstained remnants of the article. Dominik's heart pounds in his chest as he retreats, his eyes locked in a terrified gaze on the creature before him.

As the creature lets out a scream, his terror reaches its peak. With a sense of impending doom, Dominik braces himself for the worst. But as soon as it appeared, the creature vanishes into nothingness.

Blinking in disbelief, he finds himself face to face with Conor and Bobby. The sight of the boys covered in blood and ethereal light sends a jolt of confusion through him.

“What a–”

The sentence dies on Dominik's lips as an unseen force starts to drag him backwards. Panic surges through him and his efforts to break free goes nowhere. The touch is surprisingly gentle yet he can't bring himself to remove it. It feels familiar.

Soon, he's thrust into a room and the door slams shut. As the figure turns, Dominik's breath catches in his throat. His eyes widen in disbelief as he stares into the face of (Name).

Nightmarish sounds begin to seep through the door as (Name) draws closer to him. As she sits before him, Dominik finds himself unable to look away. Her touch, light and gentle, sends a shiver down his spine. And he can't help leaning into her touch. 

“(Name),” he says tenderly, intertwining their hands. Her sad smile tugs at his heartstrings. With a gentle touch, Dominik tries to reassure (Name) but her gaze remains fixed on the door.

“There isn't much time,” (Name) murmurs. With a swift motion, she retrieves a necklace. She places it close to her heart, muttering some sort of silent prayer. 

As she places the necklace into Dominik's trembling hand, a wave of inexplicable calm washes over him. (Name) draws Dominik's face closer and her lips press gently against his forehead in a tender kiss.

“Do the right thing, Dominik,” she whispers like a last goodbye. But before he can ask what she means–

Dominik wakes up and he has never felt more exhausted. With a resigned sigh, he reaches for his phone. Alexis has been pestering him for months now to talk to Dr. Martin and today, he finally caves in and gives him a call.

Dominik's the last one to arrive at the training and he's just glad Jurgen isn't angry at him for that. He supposes the bags under his eyes are a dead giveaway of the nightmares. 

For some reason, Conor and Bobby look different to him. The usually hyper boys, are now looking at with a mixture of pity and concern. He can't shake the feeling that they know something he doesn't. 

The big red marks on both Conor and Bobby's arms, same as his, doesn't escape Dominik's eye.

As the training wraps up, the sun begins to descend. The sight that greets Dominik when enters the dining room is the last straw. The once familiar room is now a scene of chaos and destruction, with shattered glass littering the floor and torn curtains hanging in tatters.

Shock overwhelms Dominik as he staggers backwards. He's caught by Conor and Bobby's arms in time. The status of the wall is what terrifies him the most. It wasn't a dream, it was real. All of it.

In what seems like red paint, it says,

“THOU COULDST NOT SAVE (NAME), THOU CANST NOT DO THE RIGHT THING, DOMINIK”

“We had a deal, Mr. Szoboszlai.”

“I have no idea what you mean, Mr. Miller.”

“I promised you that I'll help you gain whatever achievement you desire and in turn, you will help me by providing ‘donations’ for my clinic and apartment complex.”

Dominik wants to laugh. “You think you were the reason I won everything?”

Gary's smirk flutters Dominik's amusement. “You think your broken leg was repaired overnight without the assistance of an unworldly being?”

“I suggest you leave now with dignity, Mr. Miller. Before I call the security.”

“You are going to regret this Dominik Szoboszlai.” 

[gronjon44]

So quick thing about Maya and the Three

SPOILERS AHEAD BTW

Aside from two minor issues there was only one major thing that's bothered me about the show

And it's these three and how the show/Jorge Gutierrez "utilized" them.

Acat and the Skele-twins are, in my personal opinion, the most underused Goddesses in this show.

Let me explain.

Acat is delegated to an off-handed love interest to Zatz in a relationship that does nothing to the plot (and then gets killed off and seemingly forgotten about.

Heres how I'd have fixed Acat:

There are better ways they could've used them (maybe have Acat flirt with Zatz, alluding to her interest in him idk anything other than their "relationship" in the film)

Acat and Zatz being together does nothing for the plot and, if you remove that one detail, the plot would remain the same.

As for Bone and Skull:

They just really annoy me because it feels like Gutierrez just didn't know what to do for anymore God's and made another set of twins.

Hura and Can are actually intimidating, prove to be challenging for the main group, and are integral to the actual plot. Bone and Skull are just kinda there honestly?

Like compared to Xtabay and Cipactli they're not as interesting physically just shorter versions of the Adolita Cousins from the Book of Life

And they aren't thematically relevant either, since their only notable feat is that they belittle Maya and threaten to steal the gifts left behind by her brothers (and after one dies the other is left as a joke character and then killed off by Miclan)

Comapred to Xtabay who uses their fears against the characters and actively confronts Picchus morals/past while Cipactli becomes an ally alongside her husband Cabrakan.

You wanna who would've been cool to see as a Goddess instead of these two?

The Scorpion Warrior from Picchu's past.

I've seen some people complain about how alot of the women in Maya don't have as much creativity behind them as the male characters do, eith some exceptions. But are we really going to ignore this chick who i haven't seen alot of people talk about?

⚠️⚠️SPOLIER⚠️⚠️

Scorpion Warrior is the one who killed Picchus family/entire village.

And she is by far my favorite secondary character in the film and I stand by this.

But pray tell, why is she my favorite? Well how about a list of reasons:

Has arguably the most unique design for a female besides Lady Micte.

Is responsible for what is one of the saddest character origins in the whole series.

Scorpions are always a plus.

Hammers

Because I said so jk but not really

So yes I do in fact thoroughly enjoy this character, but why do I think she should've been a Goddess?

She has arguably more presence then Bone and Skull, she has a much more unique design and is by far more standout than the Skele-Twins, and is arguably more intimidating than most the other female gods.

Adding on to that she could have added more fun banter with other Gods and Goddesses (I imagine her having been very loyal to Miclan)

But now you may ask, "How would one character fill the void left by 2 others?"

Simple:

Combine the Skele-Twins

You can still have a Goddess of Theivery you don't need to have 2 of them; you can even keep the pirate theme and have the one Goddess be something like "Madame Refelar, Goddess of Theives" (Refelar being a Spanish word for Steal) don't quote me on that I haven't done Spanish in years that's a ruff example

And if you wanted to you could even keep the sibling dynamic between the Goddess of Theives and (in concept) a Goddess of Scorpions.

Yes it's a sibling dynamic, but you don't have another generic twin gimmick like with Bone and Skull or Hura and Can.

One sister is a Thief, and the other is a Backstabber (Scorpion Warrior directly quotes the story of the Frog and the Scorpion even)

As far as a name goes for Scorpion Warrior maybe Alacrán again a ruff example don't kill me for my Spanish if it's bad

Also just something that I think would've been cool to see, in the first all out battle between Mayas group and the Gods, have Alacrán lead them into battle alongside Chivo; and while they fight have Alacrán battle Picchu and have Xtabay and Relefar fight Maya since that thematically makes more sense.

Picchu confronting his demons in the form of Alacrán doesn't change his actual fight when comapred to the film as it can still end the same way.

And when Maya fights with Xtabay and Refelar they can have Xtabay uses her illusions to belittle Maya into blaming herself for her brothers death, while Refelar attacks her from the shadows.

And come the end of the fight when they're united against the Gods have Maya still kill a God, but have it be Refelar (it'll play out like when she killed the one twin)

Alacrán can be enraged, swearing vengeance on Maya just like the other twin did in the original scene.

And when the climax comes pit her against the Puma Army in place of the remaining Skele-Twin (keep that comment about one at a time or all at once, and add a side remark about Picchu and how she'll enjoy destroying the rest of the Puma people like they did)

The relationship with the Scorpion Warrior and Picchu, and possibly the Scorpion Warrior being a Goddess herself could've made for a great addition to the story.

I'll admit this was more of a rant then i planned, but hey these happen.

[a-vicious-faithless-angel]

Ok ok ok going on a rant about Mia because I'm a mia fan and I will defend but also call her out for the rest of my life fuck y'all so ig spoliers if u haven't seen re7/8

So first off Mia literally works in a military like base (I'm not too sure what to call it so yeah) dealing with what is basically a bio weapon which if got loose could seriously fuck up the world. People *love* to blame Mia for Eveline getting out of control as if we didn't see within the tape when she goes to talk with Alan he straight up admits it's his fault for Eveline losing control. It was also Mia's job to keep Eveline under control as well she did have a great part of this since it was her job as well to be a parental figure towards her. While she does play a part you can't straight up just blame her since it's partially not. So after Eveline wipes out the ship to where the Bakers found them. Also ik people bring up "well she shouldn't have lied to Ethan!" No, she shouldn't have but if she did tell him, do you think she suddenly could have gotten out of that job? I highly doubt that her "babysitting job" would be easy to get out of if Ethan reasonably was like "hey uh what the actual fuck Mia that's HORRIFYING" (and I'm not completely defending Mia she should have told Ethan instead lying to him)

So now onto when the Bakers found Mia n Eveline.

So no doubt if u just woke up from being flown thousands of feet off a ship into water after a literal demonic child decided to fuck shit up, ur not In great health and in no way of getting Evelyn back to a more secure place. (While we do hear from the news that helicopters are out searching) I don't think if Mia honestly told them "hey don't trust this child" they would be like "ok bet" since clearly they already got affected by the mold in 'Daughters' so from there for the next 3 GODDAMN Y E A R S Mia was trapped unable to control Eveline and having a whole family (besides Zoe) being contaminated by the mold (and Mia herself) Clearly that does a LOT to a person since she was trapped in a cell for the last 3 years under control of Eveline and not being able to escape the Bakers family. When Ethan finally does find Mia you can tell it had quite the effect considering how she acts and the fact that it's quite easy for Evie to take control over her. (I also see people call her abusive and-) Do people just forget that Mia has no control over what Eveline does when she takes control? Do y'all really think Mia really would have chopped Ethan's hand off??? Mf no! We see near the end of the game Mia's perspective! Eveline tells Mia to do it. Like holy fucking shit and to say Mia not telling Ethan is abusive is....bruh-

Is Mia a flawed character? Definitely! She was doing a job that she had to do but did some not so great things. Where some of these things in her control? No. Should she had been keeping better track of Eveline? Yes but we have no idea where she was when Alan lost control of her. We do see (if u get the good ending in 'Daughters' that Mia does try to tell them/Zoe to stay away from Evie and even tries to give the cure if they get sick [which they already have]/how to make the serum.)

Now, if I'm being honest I can't remember re8 too much because it's been awhile since I first saw it but I've seen before people kinda get snarky? About Mia not wanting to talk about what happened. Which 1 part is COMPLETELY understandable, what Mia went through was very very very traumatic, but it is something that needs to be talked about between her and Ethan (assuming Ethan still doesn't know the entirety of what Mia's job was) it is a very important subject that should be talked between them but you can't get angry at someone who went through something traumatic who doesn't exactly wanna fucking talk about that traumatic experience 💀. But u can't tiptoe around it and pretend it doesn't exist because not only was Ethan affected, an entire family was affected. (not saying that Ethan going to get Mia was a bad choice/shouldn't have) Ethan was greatly affected as well in the process (it's hard to say not as extreme since Ethan saw some fucked up shit but he also wasn't dealing with, rotten food, 4 molded people, being trapped in a cell, and once again! Being controlled by Evie.

Anyway that's all. You are 100% allowed to dislike Mia but don't go around pretending she's straight up the most evilest fucking character out there through out the entirety of resident evil (cuz completely ignore Mother Miranda or the others yknow-) I love Mia winters ♥️ she's my fictional wifey.