#this movie is as iconic as jennifers body and ginger snaps to me

[misandriste]

Teeth (2007)

[hiskillingjar]

Do you recommend any movies for this Halloween?

oooh what a fun question!

i love horror of all kinds so i always have a ton of recommendations if someone is looking for horror ESPECIALLY around halloween. soooo i'll split my big ones into lists. under the cut cus it's a long post lmao

typical halloween fare for a newbie who doesn't like gore

beetlejuice. a fun older romp that's suitably spooky (not at all scary lol) and fun to watch with a non-horror fan (don't watch the sequel though)

hocus pocus. another fun campy romp that i watch every halloween. are you a gay person if you don't like hocus pocus (and i reference it whenever i do a conference paper lmao)

ghostbusters. a classic, of course, and sigourney weaver…woof woof.

monster squad. universal monsters come to life and it's up to a group of plucky horror-obsessed youngsters to stop them. cute and fun!

witches of eastwick. cher, susan sarandon, and michelle pfeiffer. mothers are mothering.

classics for versed horror fans

halloween. a classic, i prefer the orginal 1979 version but the recent requel is a great romp, and the rob zombie version is dogshit but in a fun way. it has a million sequels too, so you could watch them all month

trick r treat. another classic, a little more modern, an antholody of short scary and gory films all themed around Halloween :)

scream. one of my favourites (literally have a tattoo for it) and the ultimate classic. so easy to watch and the best time you'll have watching a horror movie

jennifer's body. a contemporary classic, megan fox plays a sexy demon and there are cute goth boys too! i like lisa frankenstein more (watch that too) but it's still an emblem of emo-ism

reanimator. i'm wearing a reanimator t-shirt right now so i have to. gay people reanimate the dead. good movie!

underrated new watches for a more versed horror fan

wolf creek 2. torture porn for when you've finished the saw franchise. i recommend 2 because it's a lot more bizarre and fun, but the first one is good too :) (cw for rape though)

the loved ones. despicable campy gorefest, a girlboss torturing a beautiful emo boy, i fucking LOVE this movie and i wish more people knew about it, it's iconic.

house of 1000 corpses. i'm not a HUUUUUGE fan of this movie, but it's got a good halloween aesthetic to it :)

ginger snaps. teenage girls turning into werewolves, this has a GREAT aesthetic to it (better than jennifer's body to me) and katherine isabelle is my woman crush wednesday forever and ever

fright night. gay vampires trying to groom kids into gay vampisism :) but it's a lot more playful then that, chris sarandon is such a hottie in this movie too

[babygorewhore]

So I was tagged by @xxbimbobunnyxx @littlexdeaths @bimbotrashcan to do the movies the year you were born, but I didn’t like most of them that year so instead I’m listing iconic movies and vote which character you see me as the most!

Tagging @cxrrodedcoffin @lesservillain @take-everything-you-can @taintandviolent @marchsfreakshow @sawxwhxrex @drudyslut @starkeysprincess @oceandriveab @sturnioloshacker @redhead1180 @rafescurtainbangz @rubyfruitjungle @nemesyaaa @loserboysandlithium @usergeta

[lovewithoutresin]

ok so. here’s some random recs! i don’t know if you’ve watched any of these yet so if you have, well, pretend you haven’t <3

freddy vs jason : cheesy ass slasher movie where two iconic slashers duke it out and fight like children. this was the first slasher film i ever watched ( thanks to my dad showing me ) so i’m very fond of it even though it’s ass! you don’t have to know anything about jason or freddy as slashers per se before watching this film … it can just be a fun little experience / a palette cleanser for the better, more serious works.

midsommar : now THIS is way more serious! this movie is rather dark and psychologically disturbing … i saw it once at a drive-in and i’ve never been able to shake it from my mind. i think his other work, hereditary, is also very profound but it’s harder to understand than midsommar! so i’d recommend this first. deals with the inherent danger emotional women are in and how easy it is to fall victim to certain ‘groups’. i also would recommend this because if you ever get around to watching yellowjackets, there are a lot of parallels to be made with the themes!

the boy ( 2016 ) : i love this movie so bad! has a very good twist that i’m not gonna spoil and really exceeded my expectations. i can’t say much about this movie because a lot of what i love about it is spoilery, but it’s about a girl and a haunted doll and the unlikely bond that emerges from that … only for things to take a turn for the worst </3

ginger snaps : MUST SEE. everyone talks a lot about jennifer’s body but ginger snaps is THEE original jennifer’s body and does it’s themes more justice imo. very CAMP and very much centered around the horror that comes with puberty as a woman. the centerpiece of the film’s theme is also about an extremely codependent bond which is always a plus imo. very tragic and very well acted.

coraline : i used to have a halloween tradition of watching this every halloween. i don’t think i need to talk much about this one but it’s genuinely phenomenal visually and story wise. lots of good themes and the other mother serves as a fascinating character and / or metaphor.

i’ve watched more than this lol but these are the ones i’d probably recommend or are the ones i can think off or remember the best. happy spooky month bestie!

alina this is SUCH a super thorough and helpful list and i'd kill for you. i love the variety of options here. also i cant BELIEVE i forgot about coraline and im so glad you reminded me. but yes im adding all of these to my list thank you so much!!

[juniperhillpatient]

I finished Yellowjackets and I already miss it! Any recs for what to watch to fill the void?

Omg I feel you every day of my life I miss Yellowjackets I wish I could watch it all for the first time again 😭

I don’t really watch that many shows so I’m terrible with recommending stuff 😅

If you want more depravity & complicated awful female villains & anti heroes with complex toxic sapphic dynamics Hostel 2 is my go to but you do have to watch the first one to understand it & I love the first one myself but it is very man heavy with characters lol

If you are really wanting to lean more into the messed up flesh consuming homoerotic codependent sapphic dynamic aspect specifically I’d recommend Ginger Snaps or Jennifer’s Body the main canon sapphic female relationships in both those movies are brain rotting in similar ways to JackieShauna. (Though Ginger Snaps gets incestuous so I know that’s as quick for a lot of people tread carefully)

Ooh as far as TV shows go you’d probably enjoy Killing Eve if you like Yellowjackets although that one the writing really goes downhill pretty badly so I do hesitate to recommend it unless you’re in it for the parts that are worth it & prepared for disappoint down the line…. Ugh but Eve & Villanelle are SUCH amazing characters!!

Dead to Me is another show that’s really good & far less depraved & more drama centric than the other stuff I’ve mentioned. However in my opinion the writing does go downhill but the first 2 seasons? Iconic. Not canonically gay like the other things I’ve mentioned but still a delicious dynamic between two complicated & somewhat crazy women.

Not in the same genre as my other recs but Bottoms is a great comedic movie if you just want crazy & sort of awful lesbians.

Oh —- ok last 3 recommendations. These ones don’t necessarily have the toxic crazy sapphic girlies element of YJ that I just assume is a big part of the draw (it is for me lol) HOWEVER they are some of my faves -

Hannibal. I love this show. It’s art. I don’t have anything else to say that hasn’t been said meow articulately by more hardcore fans. I watched this entire show in a fever haze when I had Covid so that probably affects my analytical ability but I promise it’s great. It’s also a little man heavy & the female characters could be… done better sometimes so that is a criticism I have that keeps it from being a number one fave for me but Hannibal & Will are VERY compelling & the plot & visuals are soooo good.

Scream mtv I honestly feel like you’ve seen this one I’m pretty sure but it’s a fave of all time & Emma/Audrey is one of my fave ships of all time. Excellent cast excellent writing it’s so good.

Bates Motel. This show is so slept on in fandom & it’s probably the best horror tv I’ve ever seen from start to finish it tells an amazingly cohesive prequel backstory for one of the most iconic villains of all time in a way that honors the book & film both of which I LOVE & somehow manages to stay fresh & shocking & exciting despite the audience knowing where it’s going. For quality horror tv I can’t recommend this show highly enough it’s honestly the best thing on this list on an objective level like the cinematography the fantastic acting from Vera Farmiga & Freddy Highmore especially but also Max Theriot & Olivia Cookie I just - I LOVE this show. Heavy heavy trigger warning though not just for incest which is inherent to a Psycho prequel but like…. Everything you could ever need a trigger warning for. There is a significant amount of SA shown so yeah be careful.

Anyway there you go you’ve probably seen a lot of the stuff on this list but this is what I could think of to watch next to somewhat keep the mood of Yellowjackets although of course we both know YJ is unique enough you’re never going to recapture that exact vibe ���

If anyone else has recommendations also I’d also be curious! ❤️

Oh wait last thing my best friend Juliet Lewis plays another iconic traumatized girly with maybe worse daddy issues than Natalie even in Natural Born Killers. This is one of my favorite movies but it is NOT for everyone. You are signing up for unapologetic depravity & sympathetic serial killer villain main characters with a toxic relationship. Now for me those are selling points but it is a very messed up movie so yeah. Trigger warning for SA incest & basically every dynamic in the movie being the definition of toxic.

Okay that’s off the top of my head for watching after YJ I’m done now lol 🫶

****Edit I’m listening to music on my porch as I play on tumblr & I Know the End by my best friend Phoebe Bridgers came on & I remembered to recommend School Spirits it’s not exactly the same horror vibes of YJ but I just think you’d like it because it’s a delightfully creepy compelling & fun ghost story / mystery with absolutely wonderful characters fun cinematography exciting lore a good plot & a banger soundtrack ok I’m done now lmao go watch School Spirits it’s so great

[cowboycannibalism]

I am constantly scared of horror movies to the point that I make an effort to not watch them but the passion you have for them makes me want to watch one and expand my horizons. Any horror recommendations for someone who gets spooked easily? I’m fine with gore btw it’s more like realistic anxiety situations scare me like stuff that has to do with being kidnapping/feeling trapped. Have a wonderful night <3

Aw this is so sweet, I'm glad you're wanting to expand your horizons and I'm honored to be your guide! I think you'd enjoy more comedy horror, cheesy horror and horror that is more monster based. I can recommend some horror you could handle but I'd definitely stay away from movies like Saw, Hostel, The Black Phone and others like those.

I'd also recommend watching the trailers for these recommendations just so you can get a taste of them before you dive right in. I hope you enjoy trying out some horror! 🖤

Little Shop of Horrors (1986) its a musical! Rick Moranis is amazing as a guy who gets an alien plant that has an unusual appetite

The Monster Squad (1987) some nerdy horror fans have to save their town from classic monsters that show up

Night of the Living Dead (1968) a zombie movie with minimal scares and an important marker in horror history!

They Live (1988) An alien movie with reflections on society

The Lost Boys (1987) California vampires. that's pretty much it

Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) another musical! campy, fun and queer as hell. one of my favorite movies in the whole world.

Re-Animator (1985) a lil science dude gets his roommate to help him bring people back to life [there is a sexual assault scene towards the end just fyi]

Evil Dead 2 & Army of Darkness (1987 & 1992) Bruce Campbell as a dude who can't catch a break. possessions, time travel, chainsaws, and catchphrases you'll be saying forever

Ginger Snaps (2000) a girl werewolf movie!! sisterhood, puberty, and some awesome special effects

Trick 'r Treat (2007) follow the rules of halloween or a cute lil guy will come and kill you. love this one so so much! also fun intertwined stories

Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) one of my favorite movies! clowns, cotton candy, 2 dudes and 1 girl with a whole lot of chemistry flowing between then and a giant clown boss

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) Elvira's her usual beautiful campy self in a movie where she deals with a small town, an old wizard dude and a show in Vegas

Scream (1996) a slightly realistic slasher movie that pokes fun at horror movies and fans. a great cast and ofc the iconic costume

Beetlejuice [and honestly a lot of Tim Burton movies]

Any/All of the Universal Monster movies [Frankenstein, Dracula, The Invisible Man, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Wolf Man]

Jennifer's Body (2009) A girl gets possessed and hunts down boys while her best friend tries to stop her. queer undertones, awesome leads and iconic lines

Zombieland (2009) a fun silly zombie movie with an awesome cast

Willy's Wonderland (2021) starring Nicholas Cage as a stranger who comes to town and has to deal with some silly possessed animatronics [big five nights at Freddy's vibes]

Dave Made A Maze (2017) a guy who's lost in life builds an insane labyrinth in his living room and it comes to life. such a good movie mixing horror, comedy and life lessons

Feel free to message me/send an ask for more recommendations, your thoughts on ones you watch, or anything else!

[nevermordor]

Hi ! Just saw your tags in the women in horror movies post, would you mind, when you have time, giving me your recommendation in horror movies ? It's a genre i'm learning to appreciate and i'll be curious to know what your favorite are ! Hope you're having a good day !

Oh nooooooo, you’ve activated one of my trap cards.

So the fun thing about horror is that it’s truly a diverse genre with many different places to start. I hardly feel qualified to make a rec list, because I feel like there’s still so much I haven’t seen??? So the below is by no means comprehensive, but hopefully it helps get you started! Also please feel free to talk to me about horror anytime, haha, I would love to know what you think if you get around to watching any of these.

The Classics: -The Blair Witch Project. The inception of found footage horror. -Halloween. The first slasher I ever watched. John Carpenter made this on a shoestring budget and the behind-the-scenes story is so fun. Plus, Jamie Lee Curtis’s breakout role. -Candyman (1992). Tony Todd is so sexy in this, but also it’s a great horror story about the power of myth, and an exploration of racial dynamics in Chicago. -Poltergeist. Has its issues but ultimately a very fun movie about a family working together to try and rescue their daughter from evil spirits. There’s a very famous scene with a clown doll. You’ll know it when you see it.

Women and horror: -The Perfection. Queer and deeply messy. An exploration of how art can still be used as a system for abuse. Tw: implied sexual assault, self-harm. -Ginger Snaps. Explores the struggles of two teenage sisters via werewolf metaphor. Love this one. -The Witch. Ominous and atmospheric. The horrors of being a girl raised in a religious fundamentalist family. -Jennifer’s Body. A cult classic that’s been validated/revisited in more recent years. Also queer and messy. Transplants the dynamics of teenage girl best friends into a horror movie setting. -The Babadook. Queer internet icon, but also an exploration of mental illness and the horrors of motherhood/the fear of being a bad mom. -The Descent. Do not watch this if you’re claustrophobic. A group of women go cave diving and discover creatures lurking beneath the earth. I think of certain shots/scenes from this movie often. -Black Christmas (1974). A sorority house is stalked by an unknown killer over the holiday season. Probably the one slasher that still scares the hell out of me, mainly because of how it chooses to depict its killer. Also more political than you’d think, featuring an abortion subplot in the 70s no less. -Us. Lupita Nyong'o should have won an Oscar for this one. -Hereditary. Ari Aster has his flaws as a filmmaker (who doesn’t) but this movie is like……really good. Toni Collette knocks it out of the park. Tw for GRAPHIC depiction of child death and suicide. Movies that personally scared the hell out of me: -Oculus. The fun thing about horror as a genre is that everyone has specific tropes that personally freak them the hell out. This movie dug its nails into one of mine and would not let go. -Parasite. People will probably argue that this is not a horror movie so much as a “thriller” but this movie felt like a borderline panic attack and filled me with despair, and if that ain’t horror, I don’t know what is. Sci-fish horror: -Nope. I really think this might be Jordan Peele’s best movie. Two fantastic lead actors, and dense with ideas, worth watching more than once. -Alien + Aliens. Sigourney Weaver should be enough of a selling point. The first two movies are famous, and they fully live up to the hype.

Personal faves: -Trick ‘r Treat. I watch this every October. A ton of fun. -The Lost Boys. 80s vampire camp, and kinda gay tbh. -Francis Ford Coppola’s Dracula. This film is darkly, gorgeously sumptuous. Just a spectacle of practical effects and costuming, and I highly recommend checking out the behind-the-scenes features. -The Silence of the Lambs and Manhunter. Lambs being my problematic fave for years. Manhunter is the best adaptation of Red Dragon hands down (no disrespect to NBC’s Hannibal.) -Rear Window. Because while Psycho is good, it’s also a problematic fave. Plus Rear Window was the first Alfred Hitchcock movie I ever saw, and it holds a special place in my heart for that alone. -The Invitation. The most uncomfortable dinner party in a film I’ve ever sat through. A slow burn for sure, with a terrifyingly good payoff. A movie about grief, unreliable narrators and primarily, the horror of no longer knowing people as well as you thought you did. Tw for suicide/self-harm. -Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight. I adore the first few seasons of the Tales from the Crypt TV series, but you don’t need to watch any of the show in order to enjoy this standalone movie. It’s silly. It’s gross. Billy Zane is having the time of his life as the villain, plus Jeryline is one my fave final girls in horror. -Hellraiser (1987). I adore Clive Barker as a writer (if you like to read horror too, please, PLEASE check him out) and I love that he got to direct his own feature film. This movie is gross, horny as hell, and unlike anything you’ve seen before. Misc recs: -Jacob’s Ladder. Surreal, nightmarish and tragic. Hard to talk about this one without giving too much away. Would recommend going in blind and letting it unfold. -Possession. This movie is Nuts. Even harder to talk about this one. Isabelle Adjani especially carries this film with her performance. -Barbarian. Probably my favorite new horror movie I watched last year. An examination of rape culture that didn’t feel exploitative (rare in horror.) Also some of the most bizarre plot twists I’ve seen. Go in blind. -American Psycho. Still my favorite role of Christian Bale’s to date. Funny: -Tremors. Horror is a fantastic space for practical effects, and it’s really, really hard not to love all the work that went into operating the giant worm puppets. Also hard not to love the queer platonic partnership between Kevin Bacon and Earl Bassett’s main characters. -What We Do in the Shadows. Also rec’ing the TV show, but the original film still holds up and is funny as shit. Animation: -Perfect Blue. Satoshi Kon is one my favorite creators of all time, and this was the first feature film he made. Tw for an implied/simulated rape scene. -Paranoia Agent. Not a movie but an 11 episode anime series, also from Satoshi Kon. A mixing of genres, but tied together with a horror-themed premise and tone. I fucking love this show.

I don’t know if they’re available internationally as a streaming service, so it might depend on what country you’re in? But if you’re looking to get into more horror, I would def recommend checking out Shudder. They’re strictly horror-focused, with a wide variety of film and TV, plus they’re only 5 dollars a month!

I would also suggest checking out a great book called, “It Came From The Closet”, a collection of essays on horror movies from queer and trans writers.

Happy viewing!!! Genuinely hope you enjoy and can't wait to hear what you think!

[clawrots]

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an independent , selective and trigger heavy horror based werewolf oc . heavily inspired by movies such as jennifer's body and ginger snaps , with lore from mixed media . open to most fandoms . violence in general , gore & death will likely make frequent appearances ; proceed with caution if these things bother you . icons will be limited due to lack of resources & gifs can be used . i'm stuck with the beta editor , so pls use it when writing with me ! if soft blocking , pls hard block instead .

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[raisinchallah]

why isnt the teenage girl who gets crazy powers or starts turning into a monster and is out for blood and has to get taken down by the person closest to her not a bigger thing like i want a full blown horror sub genre here...

[vonxodd]

Horror movie time! Do you like them? Are you a thriller person or a gore person? Any favorite villain? What horror movie do you think is over hyped? What horror movie do you like the most? How do you feel about jumpscares? Twist endings? If you're not a horror movie fan, just talk to me about your favorite Halloween movies :)

ahhh this ask was made for me 💗

where do i begin?

i love thrillers but i like gorey ones slighly better but it's mostly 80s horror films that include practical effects that i like the most, it's just something about them makes it way better tham in modern horror films. one of my faves i would say is the thing and the evil dead (and pretty much any movie that contains blood). actually i found out a few days ago that they included a bit of stop motion for the evil dead two and that's what made me love that movie even more <3 the only modern body horror movie i liked would be men (i know it wasn't a cup of tea for many ppl) but personally, the effects and the intense build up made it terrifying and good for me. also not sure why but i also tend to love horror that includes religion, like the exorcist and the conjuring movies and hereditary (the devil thing). i'd say the horror film that i love the most would be the chucky movies [ and ofc bride of chucky ;) ] since i also been loving slasher films lately, and those movies also has some paranormal stuff in it (like in bride of chucky when tiff tries to resurrect chucky).

i only like jumpscares if they're not too overused and if they're timed right. in hereditary for example, that one clicking scene got me good and the head against the ceiling scene (that entire movie is a masterpiece itself) i also feel the exact way with twist endings as long as they're relevant to the story and how executed they are.

not sure i can think of which one is overhyped but i've heard the recent halloween movies kinda are which i can see why (the first one is the best imo) i saw halloween ends and i only enjoyed the second half lol but i think those movies are decent. as for my favorite villain, i would go for ginger from ginger snaps and jennifer check, they're both one of my favorite horror icons but that would be a story for another ask :)

[aubigney]

31 Days Of Terror 👻

for october, my wife and i watching a horror movie every day, to get into the spooky wooky season. not that we care about halloween, but it's fun to do things. we have been on and off watching american gods (we finished season 2 before we had to take a break) and we watched the first ep of a league of their own, but it was getting a bit stale. i'm someone who bores easily and hates routine, but we love watching films and tv shows. so this is perfect for us!

so far we have seen:

ginger snaps

this is the first time i saw this movie. i've been meaning to see it for a while, because i absolutely love werewolves so much. they're my favourite supernatural creature! i used to get visited by a big werewolf guy when i was kid (in my delusional fantasies)! and watching it for spooky season was perfect. animatronics! prosthetics! scary lycanthropes! death pacts! heroin! loved it beginning to end

alien

if you had asked me before i watched it if i'd seen it, i would've said yes, absolutely, of course i've seen this amazing piece of cinema. that chest burster scene, amiright? jonesy, my beloved! fortunately for me, i had only seen elements of this movie, snapshots even. i had not yet gazed upon the beauty of lambert's face. i had not witnessed the evolution of the beast. i had not seen sigourney weaver wield a flamethrower (in THIS movie at least). and good goddamn, i'm glad i didn't, because it means that i got to watch it all the way through with my faculties up to speed. what a brilliant movie. that chest burster scene, amiright? jonesy, my beloved!

jennifer's body

if you have ever met me, you will know my feelings about this movie. i've seen it 400 times AT LEAST. i can quote it word for word. it was my gay awakening. i j'adore this movie with all my tit -- i mean, my heart. and i'm so happy i got to watch it with my wife. she hadn't seen it, and she was really impressed. the best feeling in the world is showing someone you love something you love and watching them love it too.

since we're up to day 4, that's all we've seen. we're about to watch ALIENS when it finishes downloading, and i'll update in a few days.

great news, though. i've gotten back into youtubing for realz and i've just finished filming a video about jennifer's body and ginger snaps -- both iconic pieces of monster media that are my two favourite supernatural creature movies, i think. idk. i'll have to rewatch fright night and american werewolf in london to know for sure. but i'd say probably. so stay tuned for that video essay! it'll be out in a couple days.

[gogetyrshovel]

tagged by @girlmeat thanks!! <3

cheesy horror movies or serious horror movies

horror novels or horror movies (i love horror movies but i feel like horror novels have to work a little harder to scare you because they can't rely on jumpscares)

short film story or full length film story

futuristic or current time or past

fictional story or true story (true crime can get kinda tasteless or flippant w tragedy and it makes me sad sometimes)

clowns or dolls (i hate both ok)

werewolves or vampires

(setting) small towns or big cities

monster movies or murderous movies

happy endings or sad endings (no pref)

teens as the main characters or adults as the main characters (teens are funny)

everyone dies or everyone lives or one survivor

one main character or group of main characters

ghosts or witches

70s-90s or 00s-10s

main characters being siblings or main characters being a couple

killers or final girls

experimental or iconic

psychological horror or slasher

instrumental score or radio music soundtrack

faked death as the killer twist or unexpected relation to the protag as the killer twist

trapped in one room or lost in vast nature

stand-alone or series

existential horror or realistic horror

ambiguous endings or everything makes sense by the end

period piece or post 1960s

gore/splatter or suspense

high schools or hospitals

haunted house or possession

aliens or zombies

chainsaw or an axe

ceres’ questions:

Horror as a metaphor or horror for horror?

Remakes or reboots?

Silent killer or wise cracker?

quinn’s questions:

female slashers or first girls or final girls?

wes craven or john carpenter?

horror with aesops or horror with no real messaging aside from guy kills people?

girlmeat's questions:

realistic horror or supernatural horror

sex scenes or no sex scenes (how else are we going to decide who's first to die??)

campy horror or serious horror

surgery or cannibalism (man i am a hannibal fan they both have their place)

interesting characters or interesting plotlines

my questions:

jennifer's body or ginger snaps

rats or spiders

creepy kids or creepy pets

[ispyspookymansion]

thank u for tagging me shreya @h0rrordyke !!

cheesy horror movies or serious horror movies

horror novels or horror movies

short film story or full length film story

futuristic or current time or past (as in like, 70’s, not 1800s)

fictional story or true story

clowns or dolls

werewolves or vampires

(setting) small towns or big cities

monster movies or murderous movies

happy endings or sad endings

teens as the main characters or adults as the main characters

everyone dies or everyone lives or one survivor

one main character or group of main characters

ghosts or witches

70s-90s or 00s-10s

main characters being siblings or main characters being a couple

killers or final girls

experimental or iconic

psychological horror or slasher

instrumental score or radio music soundtrack

faked death as the killer twist or unexpected relation to the protag as the killer twist

trapped in one room or lost in vast nature

stand-alone or series

existential horror or realistic horror

ambiguous endings or everything makes sense by the end

period piece or post 1960s

gore/splatter or suspense

high schools or hospitals

haunted house or possession

aliens or zombies

chainsaw or an axe

ceres’ questions:

Horror as a metaphor or horror for horror? (all horror is a metaphor)

Remakes or reboots?

Silent killer or wise cracker?

quinn’s questions:

female slashers or first girls or final girls?

wes craven or john carpenter?

horror with aesops or horror with no real messaging aside from guy kills people? (sorry, time and place for both and most ARE both!)

girlmeat’s questions:

realistic horror or supernatural horror

sex scenes or no sex scenes

surgery or cannibalism

interesting characters or interesting plotlines

shreya’s questions:

jennifer’s body or ginger snaps (cmon theyre both good)

rats or spiders

creepy kids or creepy pets

my questions:

expected jump scare or fake out

holiday season or halloween night

found footage style or anthology style

origin story film or next generation film

and i’ll tag @skeletaldomains @abigailswound @rhymingwithpurple @transfagsex @lesbiansidney and @woundthatswallows

[americanphysco]

top five horror movies <3

this is such a hard question for me like half of my personality is based on liking horror movies 😔😔

5. scream. self explanatory. ppl have talked to death why scream is good.

4. the lost boys. oh my god this movie makes me crazy. the atmosphere of it, the characters in it, the soundtrack! and gay sam! micheal is literally my pfp, I think I have a problem 😔✌🏻

3. noes 3/jennifer's body. sorry for double ranking but you knew that was gonna happen. noes 3 has some of my favorite horror teens (although noes 4 has a better final girl alice my love) qnd their friendship means a lot to me. and jennifers body FUCKS HARD.

actually wait I'm triple ranking malignant is also tied for #3. like how am I not supposed to love a movie about a girl who's parasitic twin lives in her brain and causes her to do a massive backbend while he hijacks her body and uses it to mass kill a bunch of people. also the cinematography is everything.

2. ginger snaps. movies that make you sob uncontrollably. also bridgette fitzgerald is a fashion icon </3

1. bride of chucky. literally movies of all time it has everything you'd ever want from a film. this is like required viewing to interact w me.

[batterycityghoul]

Masterlist of Icons/Gifs

 I wanted to keep track of all of the icon sets I’ve been making, so I decided to put together this masterlist. 

The Umbrella Academy:

Season One:

Klaus: Set One / Set Two / Set Three / Set Four / Set Five / Set Six

Diego: Set One / Set Two / Set Three

Allison: Set One 

Number Five: Set One

Ben: Set One

Various: Set One / Set Two / Set Three / Set Four / Set Five / Set Six / Set Seven / Set Eight / Set Nine 

Episodes: Man on the Moon / The Day That Wasn’t / I Heard a Rumor / The White Violin

Holiday: Set One / Set Two / Set Three

Season Two:

Promo Photos: Set One / Set Two 

Diego: Set One / Set Two / Set Three

Klaus: Set One / Set Two / Set Three / Set Four / Set Five 

Number Five: Set One  / Set Two 

The Hargreeves Family: Set One / Set Two / Set Three 

Lila Pitts: Set One 

Trailer/Promo Video: Set One / Set Two / Set Three 

The Umbrella Academy Cast:

Robert Sheehan: Set One / Set Two / Set Three / Set Four 

The Haunting of Bly Manor 

Dani Clayton: Set One

Various: Set One / Set Two 

Dani and Jamie: Set One 

Stranger Things:

Robin: Set One 

Steve: Set One / Set Two / Set Three

Season Two: Set One

Season Three: Set One / Set Two 

Misfits: 

Nathan Young: Set One / Set Two / Set Three / Set Four / Set Five / Set Six / Set Seven / Set Eight 

Love/Hate 

Darren: Set One 

Supernatural: 

Episodes: Bad Day at Black Rock

Doom Patrol:

Episodes: Jane Patrol 

Marvel:

WandaVision: Set One / Set Two / Set Three / Set Four

Good Omens:

Aziraphale and Crowley: Set One / Set Two 

The Boys:

Various: Set One

Billy Butcher: Set One 

The Walking Dead:

Season Four: Set One 

Horror Movies:

Anna and the Apocalypse: Set One / Set Two 

Attack the Block: Set One 

Bad Samaritan: Set One 

Happy Death Day/2U: Set One

It (2017) and It (2019): Set One / Set Two / Set Three / Set Four / Set Five / Set Six 

Jurassic Park: Set One / Set Two 

The Lost Boys: Set One / Set Two / Set Three

The Mummy: Set One 

Ready or Not: Set One 

Scream: Set One / Set Two / Set Three / Set Four 

31 Days of Halloween Horror Movie Icon Fest: 

Hocus Pocus / Ginger Snaps / Bad Samaritan / Fright Night (2011) / Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark / The Faculty / Goosebumps (2015) / Silent Hill / Ready Or Not / The Babysitter / Scream / The Rocky Horror Picture Show / The Lost Boys / Nightmare Before Christmas / Ginger Snaps / Happy Death Day / Happy Death Day 2U / The Mummy / Shaun of the Dead / Halloweentown / Cabin in the Woods / Casper / Friday the 13th / Jennifer’s Body / The Addams Family / Corpse Bride / It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown / Ghostbusters / Monster House / Alien / Halloween

Extras: Set One 

Movies:

Birds of Prey: Set One / Set Two 

Captain America: The Winter Soldier: Set One 

Dead Poets Society: Set One 

The Nightmare Before Christmas: Set One

Once Upon a Deadpool: Set One

The Road Within: Set One / Set Two 

Gifs:

Music: 

MCR: Helena / I’m Not Okay (I Promise) / Na Na Na / Desolation Row / The Ghost of You / Welcome to the Black Parade / Sing / I Don’t Love You / Helena pt. 2 / Famous Last Words / Na Na Na pt. 2 / Every Snowflake is Different / 

FOB: 

Evanescence: Call Me When You’re Sober / 

Celebrities: 

Robert Sheehan: Set One / Set Two 

Get to Know Me: 

Music / Horror Movies / Movies / 

Favorite Characters: Richie Tozier / Various / Steve Harrington / 

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okay i was really tired when i answered this so i’m tidying it up, original rambling under the cut.

i had to think really fucking hard about what movies would give a better understanding of my writing of daisy, rather than what movies have characters like daisy, and while the two are difficult to completely separate here’s a very tentative list, which again, cannot account for everything my brain is forgetting:

1) black swan (2010): one of daisy’s core characteristics is how relentlessly she pushes herself to the point of self destruction, the kind of punishing, violent drive that controls her. like, lesbic ballerina slowly descents into self destructive madness to attain a single, ephemeral, arguably meaningless moment of complete perfection, hello? this is also the only move in this list that i watched before i wrote daisy, so it gets the first place.

2) a dark song (2016): this is probably not only one of my favourite horror movies but one of my favorite movies, period. it is so atmospheric as the dread slowly rises, and although it is a story about grief and loss it is also about a woman who is callous and strong and viciously determined to put herself through hell to do right by the one she loves. it hits that strange, beautiful note between love and horror. a huge deal of daisy’s magic is influenced by this movie.

3) skins gen 2 (2009-2010): OKAY yes, make fun of me! but like i actually missed skins the phenomena as a teenager and watched it maybe one or two years ago? and watching it as an adult is honestly an entirely different experience: yes, it is vapid and written basically in one-lingers but isn’t that the absolute fucking delight of it? skins gen 2 does such an artistic job of encapsulating an idyllic teenage experience that slowly but surely descents into a hellish landscape that reflects how end-of-the-world violently devastating it FEELS like to be a teenager (in this essay i will----). also, like, so much of daisy is being retroactively influenced by Known Bitch, effy, like, tough slutty too-smart-for-her-own-good, afraid-of-nothing sex-and-drugs teenage girl is completely destroyed to the point of a mental break down the moment she falls in love? hello? effy literally not speaking for the entirety of gen 1 but still being That Bitch? that scene where she stands in the middle of the road screaming “i’m not scared”? effy hiding under the bed crying? filed under super self indulgent? yes. absolutely valid? you decide

4) stoker (2013): this movie is enjoyed best completely spoiler free, but it is a very, very good essence of everything that makes daisy: unstable, resentful mother-daughter relationships, familial power dynamics, murder, intrigue, faux innocence and a teenage girl-shaped reckoning

5) gone girl (2014): last but not least. cool girl is hot, cool girl is game. cool girl never gets angry at her man, she only smiles in a chagrined loving manner and presents her mouth for fucking. will a piece of media ever again allow a crazy smart, cold, calculating woman to unleash the inner psycho that the patriarchy gestates in every single one of us, and not  punish her? i literally cannot contain how passionate i am about fictional women being allowed to maim and murder and fucking rage, and somehow, somehow, to get away with it.

6) the dreamers (2003): okay, yeah sorry i can’t do just five. the dreamers is so pretentious it is borderline ridiculous and that’s what makes it so delightful and a quintessential daisyism: incestous-ish twin brother and sister are too smart for their own good, absorb an outsider into the gravitational orbit of their extremely insulated bubble, and their their pseudo-intellectualism is all fun and games until they can no longer ignore the revolution happening outside their cluttered apartment, and their refusal to acknowledge the outside world eventually leads them to their downfall. very problematique!!!!

7) the OA (2016): a magical realism story about a woman who resurfaces after being missing for seven years. none of the characters are quite like daisy, but this series is very close to my heart and it highly influenced daisy’s magic, as well as the tender, softest parts of how daisy’s magic connects to her emotions. a distillation of tenderness in the face of sorrow. like, everything in brit marling’s filmography (the east (2013), another earth (2011), sound of my voice (2011)), is an influence for daisy one way or another.

honorable mentions: 

jennifer’s body (2009), i mean, iconic! and an absolute study on how daisy struggles with her relationships with other girls, but unfortunately a little too shallow in the characterization department to make it on the list. daisy is still about a solid 40% jennifer though. “you’re killing people” “no, i’m killing boys!” 

the little hours (2017) a comedy about nuns turning to witches in which aubrey plaza basically plays au daisy. 

heathers (1988), because bitchy one liners and six layers of offensive ironic humor going on at all times.  

killing eve (2018): too recently released to truly count as an influence, but villanelle is basically daisy and they fucking owe me royalties.

florence + the machine’s The Odyssey (2016): for abstract inspiration on daisy’s magic of movement, as well as violent tenderness.

honorable influences from shit i haven’t watched: 

cersei lannister from game of thrones

claire underwood from house of cards

 the entire nunsploitation genre

ok i love LOVE films so i can’t even categorize them, like:

gone girl, obviously, but it doesn’t really count because a) obvious and b) already used it in books. but of course, the revenge, the female rage, the power fantasy! of course! of course! of course!

and being on the gillian flynn train, sharp objects, the whole thing, is just! the epitome of female rage, of female rage that surges from patriarchy, how it breeds women that turn against each other and against themselves and suffer this silent, unspoken dread that they can’t put into words. all of it! it’s so good!

stoker, is like peak daisy content, and i can’t even really talk about it because you gotta experience it with absolutely no spoilers.  

ex machina, hannah, the vvitch (duh!). nurse 3d and american mary,  sympathy for lady vengeance, raw (2016), the neon demon. 

jenifer’s body, DUH!

ginger snaps,  the beguiled. i, tonya, matilda. alias grace, big little lies. the OA, because very deep down daisy is Soft. none of the characters are quite like her,  but the physical aspect of it, magic as movement, movement as something engaging, physical, magic that comes from the body is a huge influence on daisy’s core and heart and magic.

i haven’t watched game of thrones and don’t intend to, but like, all of cersei lannister’s plotline, and every character jessica lange has played in AHS

possession (1981),   the video “voodo in my blood” starring rosamund pike

im probably forgetting like six billion important movies and i’ll hate myself when i remember them