#willy wonka theme party

[nhlclover]

𝐏𝐀𝐃𝐌𝐄 & 𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍 | 𝐉𝐔𝐑𝐀𝐉 𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐅𝐊𝐎𝐕𝐒𝐊𝐘

— cozytober masterlist !

summary: you pick out yours and jurajs matching costume for the canadiens halloween party, even though he knows nothing about the world in a galaxy far, far away.

warnings: kind of spoilers for the Star Wars franchise, barely nsfw (just juraj appreciating how hot his gf is)

word count: 1.18k

notes: ninth fic of cozytober! fun fact i have not seen star wars so idk if any of this makes sense.

The party was already in full swing when you and Juraj arrived at Nick’s house. The house was packed with players and their partners, all dressed in an assortment of creative, quirky, and hilarious costumes. The house was decorated with cobwebs, faux tombstones, and string lights that glowed a soft orange, adding a festive yet spooky ambiance. Music thumped through the walls, and laughter echoed around every corner.

Juraj tugged at the collar of his Anakin Skywalker costume, looking down at the dark robes he was wearing. “Are you sure this is right?” he asked, brow furrowing slightly in confusion. He hadn’t seen any of the Star Wars movies, but he’d agreed to dress up as Anakin after seeing how excited you were about the idea. You couldn’t help but grin as you adjusted his tunic a little.

“Trust me, you look great,” you said, smoothing down the fabric of your own Padmé-inspired outfit. The shorts you wore were definitely on the tiny side, hugging your hips, but they worked perfectly with the rest of the costume. Juraj’s eyes briefly flicked down to them before he glanced back up to your face, a slight blush on his cheeks giving away what was going on in his thoughts.

“What if we just went back to my place and skipped the party?” Juraj muttered, a mischievous glint in his eye as he tugged you closer by the waist. His hand rested lightly on your hip, his fingers brushing the edge of those tiny shorts. The way he looked at you like you were the only person in the room, made your heart skip a beat.

You playfully swatted his chest. “Nice try, but we’re already here. Besides,” you gestured toward the house, “don’t you want to show off your costume?”

Juraj chuckled, leaning down to whisper in your ear, “I still don’t even know who I’m supposed to be.” His breath against your skin sent a little shiver down your spine. You laughed, reaching up to brush back a strand of hair that had fallen over his forehead.

“Well, Anakin’s kind of a big deal,” you teased. “He’s the chosen one, strong with the Force, and he falls in love with me—well, Padmé,” you corrected. “So, you’ve basically already nailed the character.”

He grinned, shaking his head. “I’ll take your word for it.”

As you entered the house, you were immediately swept up in the buzzing energy of the party. People were scattered around in small groups, some laughing, others snapping photos in front of a Halloween-themed backdrop that Nick and Caitlin had set up in the living room. You spotted a few teammates dressed in their own humorous costumes — Jake and Emily doing a group costume with Alex as Willy Wonka and Oompa Loompas, Cole as Spider-man, and Brendan and Emma as Remy and Linguini from Ratatouille.

“Lookin’ sharp, Skywalker!” Cole called out when he noticed Juraj, his smirk only growing wider when he saw your costume. “And Padmé! You guys really went all out.”

“Thanks, man,” Juraj said with a sheepish smile, rubbing the back of his neck. He leaned in closer to you, murmuring under his breath, “Who’s Skywalker again?”

You stifled a laugh, about to answer, when Arber and his girlfriend, Stephanie, walked up. Stephanie’s eyes lit up when she saw your outfit.

“Oh my god, I love your costume! You guys look amazing together,” she gushed.

Before you could respond, Arber smirked, eyeing Juraj with an amused glint. “So, do you even know who you’re dressed as, big guy? Or did you just let her pick for you?”

“Honestly, no idea. But she was really excited about it, so… here I am.” Juraj said, being honest with Arber. “Also,” Juraj continued, his voice lowering slightly as his gaze swept over you, “she looks hot in this costume, so I wasn’t going to say no.”

Heat rushed to your cheeks, and you swatted his arm with an embarrassed laugh. “Juraj!”

Arber cracked a grin. “Fair enough,” he said, shaking his head. “That’s as good a reason as any.”

Stephanie giggled, shaking her head. “Well, whatever the reason, your costume is great and you both look adorable.”

As the night buzzed on around you, Juraj stayed close, his arm casually draped over your shoulders. You found a quieter corner of the room, away from the chaos of the main party, where you could talk without yelling over the music. The dim lighting cast a warm glow over both of you, the orange string lights reflecting in Juraj’s eyes as he glanced down at you.

You leaned back against the wall, catching your breath after all the excitement. The noise of the party still hummed around you, but here in this little corner, it felt like it was just the two of you. Juraj had his hand on your hip, fingers lazily tracing circles on your exposed skin just above the waistband of your shorts.

“Maybe I do need to watch these movies,” Juraj said, eyes not leaving yours.

Your eyebrows shot up in surprise, and a teasing smile played on your lips. “Oh yeah? You’re finally giving in, huh?”

Juraj chuckled, his thumb gently brushing over your hip. “I mean, if I’m going to be walking around in this costume, I should probably at least know who I’m supposed to be.”

You bit back a grin, feeling a flutter in your chest at the thought of introducing him to one of your favorite movie series. “I think you’d actually enjoy them. There’s lightsaber fights, space battles, all that good stuff.”

“Yeah, but does the guy get the girl in the end?” he asked, a smirk tugging at his lips.

You hesitated, thinking about the bittersweet love story between Anakin and Padmé. “Well… it’s complicated,” you admitted, your smile softening. “But I can promise it’s worth watching.”

“Hmmm,” Juraj hummed, “Sounds like a plan.”

“Okay if we do watch Star Wars, you have to promise to pay attention,” you said, poking him lightly in the chest, knowing he had a tendency to get distracted during movies.

He grinned, pressing a light kiss to your temple. “Deal.” Then, after a brief pause, he added, “How do you feel about leaving and heading back to my place right now to start that movie marathon?”

The playful challenge in his eyes was hard to resist, and you couldn’t help but grin. “Well, if you insist…” you began, standing up a little straighter and sliding your arm around his waist, “…I guess we could get started on that marathon.”

Juraj’s grin widened, and before you knew it, you were both making your way to the front door, quietly sneaking out of the party without a second glance back. As the cool night air hit your face, you leaned into him, feeling his warmth as he led you toward the car.

“Let’s just hope you can stay awake through the first movie,” you teased, looking up at him with a playful glint in your eyes.

Juraj laughed, his arm tightening around you. “With you next to me? I’m not going anywhere.”

[inv1s1bleghost1345]

Just some random thoughts since fall has finally hit with Halloween consuming my mind .I suck at writing and I dont why I'm posting it but yeah .... be kind is guess ...

One of Remus"s favorite holidays is Halloween , free candy with late night adventures of Mischief always gave him a thrill. Even after the event of being bitten he still found joy to put on costumes, to pretend to be something or someone else even if it was just for one night.

Once he started Hogwarts he was disappointed hoping that he would still beable to partake in the joyous holiday.

When the day started to get closer Remus would hum very softly Halloween hits to himself while he studied , even in the shower so softly he thought no one would notice. Until Sirius started to hum along with him to various songs just as softly. With a grin he finally asked why he hummed so cheerfully.

Pulling him outside to the lake Remus smiled talking nonstop about Halloween and how he celebrated the way that muggles did. Holding onto that childhood nostalgia even at 11 he couldnt let go of. Yet with a disappointing look spreading across his face he told Sirius that he knew most students wouldnt celebrate especially the pureblood .

With the same excitment Sirius would make this all happen for Remus keeping it a suprise just for him. He gathered all the Gryffindors at first then it spread to all the other houses to help orchestrate such an event. Every house and year chipping in for the festivities to bring the muggle touch to Hogwarts on All Hallows Eve.

As it got closer and closer Remus kept noticing whispers and excitment in the halls but when he would interrogating the other students no one would break.

Frustrated and annoyed he made his way back to the dorm when a hands pulls him under the invisibility cloak . James and Sirius smiling bright pulled him along dashing to the Green Houses. Loud music and the smell of sweets filled the air. When they made their way in the party was in full swing .

Overwhelmed Remus turned to Sirius pulling him into his arms holding him tightly. Thank you ,thank you, thank you he chanted.

Every year from then on there was A ghoulish Halloween Party full of Muggle and Wizarding traditions .

During their 2nd year Sirius, Remus and James made their costumes , they vowed to always wear them every year till their last days on earth. Which in the end with them graduating Hogwarts left them behind .

Peter stood firm and didnt want to be apart of their goofy costume opting to wear a very different niche costume each year, he hated being repetitive. Loved to be ask what his costume was just so he can share his love interests with others.

Spooky theme song of The Marauders

Marauders

James and Sirius begged and annoyed Remus to be apart of their silly couple costume till he caved in. Years later would regret his decision greatly .

Sirius -

Dresses up as a realistic Ketchup bottle

James-

The main event to the costume is Realistic Hot Dog with bun . Which to this day laughs everytime

Remus -

Reluctantly but secretly never telling a soul is a realistic Mustard bottle.

All three of them always showing up together to show off.

Peter-

During first year his very first costume was very niche herbology plant that he had to explain to each group of people he ended up chatting with until he finally found the Herbology club which instantly knew.

The Valkyries Spooky theme song

The Valkyries

Lily -

Thrilled to beable to celebrate at school her first costume was a Zombie Librarian.

When she started to date Pandora they became a couple costume. Lily as Willy Wonka and Pandora as literally a gumball machine. Pandora refused to dress as anything else. Each year Pandora would give Lily a bag of enchanted gumballs with her name on them as a gift.

Marlene -

Being just as goofy as James and Sirius she always dressed as a different dinosaur each year, either a inflatable or onesie didnt matter. Her love for dinosaurs and completely confusing the pure bloods made it so worth it.

Even when she started dating Dorcas she still went as a dinosaur, her girlfriend finding it enduring and cute. Marlene's favorite costume was her last year at Hogwarts where Dorcas finally joined her as a inflatable T-rex

Mary -

Loving to create and design her own outfits went all out for the party. Each year she would dress as Barbie through the ages always having a Ken to escorts her to the party. Till she finally found her Barbie.

Spooky theme song of the Slytherin Skittles

Slytherin Skittles

All being pureblood completely confused on muggle views of All Hallows Eve till Barty went to James demanding to know the ends and out of the traditions. Shocked ,thrilled and manaic all rolled into one panicked rush about to find everyone a costume. No one could escape or deny him they would commit to this party. Expect Regulus.

Regulus -

He out right refuses to dress up threatening death to anyone who attempted to ask him to unless it was Pandora. With her puppy dog eyes breaks him which she puts together a last minute costume. She makes him into a fuzzy cute bat as a form of punishment.

As the years go on he slowly changes the theme always very basic hoping to go unnoticed. When James and Regulus get together James begged him to do a couples costume with him ,Regulus just glared at him. For his own safety James dropped it immediately.

Not until they have Harry does James finally gets his wish. At age 2 Harry demands to be a golden snitch and his Papas to be on the red team which was his favorite color. James with the biggest smile teasing Reg all evening as they trick or treated because he was finally a Gryffindor.

Barty-

Loving the idea of it all panics rushes around unable to decide on what it should be, every year. Evan jokingly told him to be a bumblebee since they all call him B. Which to Evan's dismay is forced to join Barty as a Killer Bumblebee. Both holding knives that everyone thought were fake

Evan -

When Barty and him finally got together Barty demands to have the best couples costume each year. Always complaing he always gave in yet loved every minute of it.

With Barty's new found love of muggle horror films always went big in creating serial killers for the both of them to go as. Evan's favorite would always be Chucky and The bride of chucky both of them not beable to not have an knife on them.

Dorcas -

Annoyed with the whole idea of Halloween put little effort in her costume , her first costume being a toilet paper Egyptian Mummy till she actually fully embraced the holiday . Each year she would perfect her Mummy costume always winning the costume contest along side with Mary for the most Intricate design .Which she always took pride in.

When she started to date Marlene she always helped her pick out her dinosaur of the season. Even enchanting it to rawar everytime she jumped out at someone and it was very loud making everyone jump each time. Which they both couldnt help but laugh .

In their last year of Hogwarts she wanted to prove to Marlene that she was dedicated to her Wanting to continue their relationship after Hogwarts. Dorcas dressing up as her favorite dinosaur the T-rex. Marlene not knowing until a slow dance came on and that became their offical song two inflatable T-rex Weirdos

Smashing Pumpkins- Dancing in the moonlight

Pandora -

Pandora found the whole thing absolutely whimsical , always adding and creating new ways to add to the horror element of Hallween. Making items look so real no one could tell . Even enchanting items to crawl , move or grab people when they weren't looking. Paradora being known as the sweetest kindest odd ball that everyone got along with became an absolute menace on Halloween.

Out of everything she learned about the muggles side of the holiday she knew candy was the most important detail to it all so every year she dressed up as her favorite Muggle machine and candy THE GUMBALL MACHINE

One year Lily to get Pandora's attention dressed up as Willy Wonka from the book she recently let her read that she adored, reading it over and over again. Pandora immediately kept Lily at her side all evening at the end finally getting together , Pandora dating her Willy Wonka .

Golden Trio Ers

Halloween costumes

I see them in their 8th year tying to move past the war , to feel some normality they all agree to celebrate Halloween with the entire dorm of elder students. Which excitedly and surprisingly they all chip in

Hermione demanding and blatantly bullying them all till finally gave in. She convinced her core group of friends to do one big costume collaboration of her childhood favorite show Scooby Doo. Leading her to full on rant of the show and handing out silly novels to the Royals ,Luna , Ginny and poor poor Ron .

With the exictment brings everyone a bit of ease to the 8th year common room and houses among them. Getting drunk and having a fun mischievous evening.

Harry -Fred

Hermione- Velma

Ron- Cross dressing as Daphne

Neville -Shaggy

Luna- Scooby

Luna and Ginny going as a couple costume together

Ginny- Scooby Snack

Seamus and Dean -

Going as their own couple costume as

Wild coyote and the road runner

Slytherin Royals

Out of all the characters Hermione suggested none of them seemed to be worthy of them expect the Band The Hex girls

Draco -Thorn

Leader singer/guitarist

Since it's such a new relationship between Draco and Harry he demanded they participate even if Blaise finds the show very interesting and Pansy just wanted to have a sexy outfit. They even performed a lip synced of the song I put a spell on you.

They definitely won the costume contest

Pansy - Luna

Key boardist /backup singer

Blaise -Dusk

Drummer/back up singer

Fuck JK ROWLING

[tornrose24]

“You are a child that Wally has invited to the neighborhood.”

Possible playlist:

Pure Imagination/Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Island Song (Come along with me)/Adventure Time All together now/The Beatles Do you believe in magic/The Living Spoonful The Muppet Show theme/The Muppets Puff the Magic Dragon/Peter Paul and Mary Octopus’ Garden/The Beatles Come Along/Cosmo Sheldrake The Mad Tea Party(unbirthday song)/Alice in Wonderland Scooby Doo Theme/Scooby Doo Let’s Get Together/Hayley Mills Three is a Magic Number/School House Rock If I had a Hammer/Peter, Paul, and Mary Here comes the sun/The Beatles Peace Train/Cat Stevens Perfect Day/Miriam Stockey

(Lily belongs to me.)

[solofanatic64]

Y’all I need to tell you about this dream I had last night it’s crazy

So

Basically there’s this weird purgatory thing that involves suburban houses with families and a weird hallway thing that’s decorated Poppy Playtime style and there aren’t any puzzles your just walking down a hallway and basically how you get there is a strange woman comes up to you in a suburban neighborhood and asks you to join her party or some shit and idk what comes after that your just stuck in Party Purgatory now (this information is important for later). Charlie from Hazbin Hotel goes to the house with families purgatory and does something, idk what she does but apparently it’s very important. 

So now we cut to a NYC sort of cityscape (which is just a long strip of tall buildings that transitions into the suburban neighborhood on one end and a wooded neighborhood on the other), which is constantly under attack by demons and so the 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Shredders henchmen want to become famous heroes by protecting the citizens from said demons (also I’m there and I can fly, but it’s more of a glide style of flying rather than flying flying). So day 1, the city is under attack and they start slaying the demons (and I bring this random rabbit guy to a random apartment thing that doubles as a bakery and I come back the next day to get these small cookie brick things with chocolate sauce and it’s delicious), and the city is saved and everything loves them HOWEVER. The turtles got more attention than the Foot Clan. So they come back the next day (and by that time a statue and exhibit of the turtles is already being made) to fight off another wave of demons and they become famous too.

There’s probably some stuff that comes after that, but now we cut to Raphael and Tigerclaw in a suburban neighborhood. I assume they’re just walking around when suddenly a lady walks up to them and asks them to join her party. Suddenly the two of them have disappeared to Party Purgatory against their will and I have to write a very crappy note in green marker to everyone about what happened. Idk what happens next, but it’s nighttime and for some reason Rocksteady now has a giant Roman-styled mansion with a large pool and a-wife????? (Idk if it was a wife or if it was Bebop or someone else but from what I remember she was white, blonde, and decked out in pearls so wtf??)

Now cut to me in Party Purgatory going through 2 out of the 3 sets of hallways given to me to save everyone stuck in Party Purgatory (for some reason in those hallways were 3 versions of Meg from Family Guy and my entire family from my dads side). But apparently, now everyone (the turtles and foot clan) is stuck in the third hallway and the only way to get them out was to play the elevator game. I play it, I win, everyone’s safe, whoop-de-doo.

Other stuff happens, now it’s snowy and Tigerclaw has turned into a small, white, tiger-leopard snow child and apparently that’s how he stays warm in the winter???? (I guess???) So by now I’ve missed my opportunity to go see the TMNT exhibit that the citizens made in honor of their heroes, but don’t worry, I can also turn back time! (I’m scared to do so because I worry about the effects it might have but I do it anyways because yes). So I go back in time to see it and….it’s very disappointing. Like, Glasgow Willy Wonka Experience disappointing (literally, it was just concrete and large photos on display). And it doesn’t even stay a TMNT exhibit, it changed to other themes over time like Rainbow Bubblegem and shit.

And that’s all I remember from my dream. Also there was a plot point somewhere between act 4 and 5 where the world was gonna end by lava and fire explosion, but I guess that problem got resolved somehow??

Does anyone want more of these because I have more saved in my notes.

[thisismylens]

Justice for Augustus

“Gluttony

1: excess in eating or drinking

2: greedy or excessive indulgence”

One of the Seven Deadly Sins, Gluttony represents overindulgence and consumption. Gluttony is hoarding resources for oneself to the detriment of others. It’s closely associated with Greed.

In a more literal sense, Gluttony refers to overeating, and all images of Gluttony are.. incredibly unkind to those of us who are fat and live in a world that sees us as people who are lazy, who lack self-discipline, and are generally burdensome eyesores. Fatness has been used symbolically in images and illustrations to represent wealthy and powerful figures of controversy, ‘fat-cats’ who abuse their power in order to hoard material and symbolic assets.

In the time of the Donald Trump presidency, of all the things one could mock him for, jokes about his fatness were everywhere. Trump served as the proverbial Gluttony figure of that time, the anti-fatness lightly coated in a façade of commentary.

Imagine seeing your body represented on a magazine cover, except when you look closer, it’s portrayed for disgust or as a warning. They say, “you don’t want to be like this, and you should be ashamed if you are.” If I never see another health magazine cover with an image of someone looking down at their large belly, toes on a scale peeking up at the numbers scroll wildly, it will still be too soon.

Over the years, I have struggled with my body image. I was raised in the 90’s, a chubby, cherub-esque child who simply existed. By the time I was in Kindergarten, I became very aware that something was wrong with me. “What did you do over summer? Go to fat camp?” said a little asshole kid – whose name I still remember, by the way.

This was not made easier by my Mom, who grew tired of my adorableness when I turned six, and immediately jumped on the fad diet bandwagon, determined to get me to be a normal, acceptable size that would not make her look like a neglectful parent. Fad diets were my life for twenty-three years, up and down my weight yo-yoed constantly. I went from starvation diets to protein heavy diets, to supplements and cleanses, and, of course, prescription intervention. I learned early to think about certain foods as good or bad, and often snuck and hid food from my Mom to avoid chastising and the sound of her red pen on a notebook page, tracking my every calorie.

I had parties and get togethers with friends a lot as a kid, not only because I was lonely and wanted company, but because my parents would go out of the way to make the party exciting for others, by getting the best junk food and snacks. It was a prime opportunity to sneak and hide things I was otherwise forbidden to have much of. There were times I ate out of the garbage, or kept perishable food in unsafe conditions to make it last.

Disordered eating has a varied history, where those who become too thin are victims and those who become too big are irresponsible. So here we are, The Fats ™, destined to become life lessons for other people. You don’t want to be like us.

This past week, I have been thinking about this more than I had in a few years. For Halloween, my office decided to turn our space into Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory – which, great in theory, challenging in practice. The room itself was exhausting, but turned out well and rewarding. The on theme costumes that followed were the issue.

Early on, we had enough people committing to being the main character group, of which was left none other than Augustus Gloop.

“Augustus Gloop, Augustus Gloop, you dirty, greedy nincompoop..”

At first, I volunteered, mostly thinking it would be hilarious to do the version from the 1971 Gene Wilder film so I could wear lederhosen. But, as time drew nearer and nearer, and grocery costs shot upward, I found less reason to buy something I would only wear once. Instead, I decided to do the 2005 version – a striped turtleneck and cuffed jeans. Simple enough, right?

I kept putting it off, finding reasons to not yet invest in a costume until a week and a half before Halloween. When I started looking, and nothing by that description could be found in my size, with the exception of a $50 top from one of the over-priced plus sized brands that is actually fast fashion. (You know the one.) Of course, I wasn’t going to buy that. I also didn’t want to paint a plain turtleneck – I couldn’t find any in my size, but even if I could have, I fucking hate the feeling of turtlenecks. I had accepted defeat – rather graciously – and was prepared to throw together another costume, something I was actually passionate about.

The whole purpose of this theme idea was to fulfill a plan created by a coworker that was meant to happen during covid. This is to be her last year before retirement and she’s dealing with some difficult life situations. When I told her I wasn’t going to be on theme, I could see the disappointment on her face. This is a coworker I’ve grown very fond of, and knowing this was her last big Halloween office throwdown, I decided to suck it up and do what I could.

I wore a striped t-shirt (though not the right colors) and jeans. The shirt was slightly too short for my torso, and a bit of my tummy showed. Since the outfit wasn’t accurate, I went all on in commitment, covering my entire head in chocolate brown paint, making little drip streaks on my neck and face.

Dressing up is something I always love to do, but I just wasn’t quite feeling this one. Was it because it was 6am and I was covered in painter-grade acrylic paint instead of makeup? Maybe, but even my partner noted I looked uncharacteristically unenthused. I didn’t read too much into it, noting it had already been a busy week at work.

At first, I was really enjoying the reactions I got from people, even though I had to explain who I was multiple times. I think at one point I got tired of explaining and simply said, ‘the fat kid who gets stuck in the pipe.’ The more eyes were on me, as the painted head did make me quite striking, the more I felt uncomfortable in the shirt I was wearing, showing a bit of my fleshy, squishy belly. I was also suddenly aware of how much space my body takes up.

At some point around mid-day, I realized I was dressed as the personification of fat stereotypes – a character with no real redeeming traits, simply existing as a short-lived fat joke and an attempt at a lesson for children. Augustus Gloop represents Gluttony, overindulgence, greed, stupidity and clumsiness.

“If you are wise, you'll listen to me. What do you get when you guzzle down sweets? Eating as much as an elephant eats. What are you at getting terribly fat? What do you think will come of that?”

People who worked in my building and recognized the character sang the movie songs at me, and laughed at how funny they were. I also won the award for the funniest costume – the judges cited my commitment.

“I don’t like the look of it.”

As soon as the events were over, I peeled every bit of that paint off my head, leaving a little trail of flakes all over my office desk and down the hall into the women’s room. With it went some of my eyebrows, but I didn’t care. I needed to get it off. I felt like I couldn’t breathe. I felt like I needed to sweat and this plastic, constrictive substance was preventing me from doing that.

I began to worry people would see me as this gross charicature of fat people, and I walked back to my desk with my hand holding my shirt down.

Augustus Gloop is meant to be a nine-year-old boy. A nine-year-old! He is held personally and fully responsible for his eating habits, his greed, and his clumsiness that causes him to fall in the river of chocolate. His punishment is not just getting stuck in a pipe, fully on display for everyone to see him while Oompa-Loompas sing about his fatness, his life is being threatened by the possibility of what happens where the pipe goes.

A subtle reminder that this is a child being treated this way. Not his parents, but him as a person.

As a kid, it always disturbed me that we didn’t get to see the other kids come out of the factory at the end.

“I don’t like the look of it.”

In my mind, Augustus did nothing wrong. I feel sorry for Augustus. He isn’t given a personality, but is still treated as having enough agency to be punished for his actions, which likely correlates to how his parents influenced him. He exists for the joke and as a morality lesson. That poor kid never stood a chance.

It was a heavy day for me, but god I’m glad it’s over.

[wizardly-and-dorky]

A fun dnd story I am sharing here because I can't tell anyone in my life without spoiling the campaign for them:

When we can't have players available for major plot points I like to hold off on moving forward in the main campaign so I run small one shots instead that are often fun little themes like nightmare before Christmas, willy Wonka, etc. My party doesn't want to make new characters and learn them for these one shots so instead we write them in as a weird communal dream for the characters in attendance. That way they can still reference things that happened in the one shots in their role-playing. What they don't know is that there is a prominent arch fey that is interested in them and has been continuously feeding them these dreams as a means of warning them or preparing them for upcoming dangers. I keep working in things that relate to the main campaign and they have not yet noticed. A good example: in the one shot the party gets rug pulled and realize they inadvertently made a terrible contract with a hag. In main campaign, a few sessions later, a hag offers them a deal and they see through her schemes and refuse to fall into the same pitfall. I am continously making these 'warnings' more and more blatant clues for major plot points in the main campaign. If they do not discover something is going on on their own, they will eventually meet the npc who is responsible and will explain that she's already been helping them for months and they will be able to look back and see threads as far back as last year that support her arguement. It will be so satisfying to watch them realize my silly little thematic fuck-around one shots have been main campaign all along 😈

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[ivialeko]

The Future of Practical Effects

-Movie theater rooms themed in the setting and layout of their screenings. The Force Awakens could have a StarKiller base or Maz’s castle in Takodana theme. These would be just like birthday parties that have a theme based on their kid’s favorite thing. Imagine opening the door of a movie and being immersed into the environment and atmosphere.

-Being able to test online products physically by recreating them via practical effects without going to a store, kind of like the Amazon commercials where customers dream of how good the product is by how they appear online. (Could be achieved by 3D printing “try me” prototypes)

-Learning by bringing different educational environments to class, or taking class in a physical presence into your home, elevating homeschooling. (Without the means of virtual technology)

-Bringing vacation to your home, by partnering with different hotel and entertainment chains. These would be staycation packages that would bring a paradise of fun to your doorstep.

-Games would be a huge hit for practical reality, making whole environments recreated into your room, and entire scenes reenacted in front of your living room. I could just see Nintendo having Directs that would physically bring your room to life, as well as create locational events at E3 and other conventions with these on-set materials. (This would flesh out childhood imagination)

-Recreating the past, like a stimulative time machine, and bringing it to the present. This has been done for decades in museum exhibits, but it could be brought to an even bigger scale.

-Full scale movie production plays, with practical effects spanning the likes of stunt performers, to movie set scales, scenes with seamless prop transitions, as well as quick change costumes. This would also make for seamless transitions in between acts, potentially as quick as a frame.

-Ads and trailers could be marketed towards physical attractions, with people actually seeing events and products. This could go as mainstream as when tape delay media went live. (AGT) The days of Willy Wonka grabbing the chocolate bar right out of the TV, now could be reality.

-Imagine if you could take the environment of your job at home with you. It's not impossible, since there are already jobs that allow you to work from the convenience of your own roof. Less anxiety around people, with the same exact environment intact.

-Practical effects in films being a norm over CGI, set in real locations

-Prosthetic Medical resources

-3D printed shipping for products online that would print out from your 3D printer.

-Used for military combat simulation. (Recreating the groundwork of different countries of the world, and using these settings to practice altercations in “real time”)

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Tragic Ohio School Bus Crash: 1 Child Lost, 23 Injured 😢

When School Buses Go Wild: A Comedy of Carnage and Chaos Well, well, well, folks, gather 'round for a tale that could only happen in the wild world of Ohio school buses. You know, those bright yellow behemoths that ferry our innocent darlings to and from the realm of learning. But this time, oh boy, this time, it was less of a realm of learning and more of a crash course in comedy, tragedy, and SUV acrobatics. So picture this: a serene morning in Lawrenceville, Ohio, the sun gently caressing the asphalt as children from Northwestern Local Schools hopped onto their trusty school bus. You'd think it'd be a peaceful journey, right? Oh, but wait! Here comes our star of the show: an SUV on a mission. A mission to crash a party it wasn't even invited to. Trooper Tyler Ross, probably wearing his best "this isn't how I wanted my day to go" expression, shared the gripping details. There's a school bus, brimming with curious minds, minding its own business, probably discussing the latest kid controversies – like who brought the weirdest snack to lunch or why math is just another form of medieval torture. Suddenly, out of the blue, a wild SUV appears! Cue gasps. Now, remember, the school bus had right of way, but the SUV thought, "Eh, who cares about right of way when you can have a head-on collision with a bus full of kiddos?" So the SUV veered into the bus's lane, like a wanna-be race car driver attempting a pit maneuver on a majestic yellow land whale. The bus tried to dodge it, but let's just say its dance moves were a bit rusty. They collided, and guess what? The bus decided to audition for the Olympics, performing an impressive somersault. Judges would have given it a solid 9 if it weren't for that SUV. Now, if you thought this was just a fender-bender, think again! One student flew out of the bus like a daredevil on a roller coaster – I mean, talk about taking "school of hard knocks" literally. Unfortunately, this kid's landing wasn't as graceful, and they were pronounced dead at the scene. I know, I know, we're going for funny here, but sometimes life throws in a plot twist that even Shakespeare would be like, "Dude, tone it down." But wait, there's more! Thirteen kids were carted off to hospitals, probably trading hospital bed stories about who had the cooler IV drip. And another ten? Well, their family members decided they wanted a piece of the hospital experience action too, so they chauffeured them there themselves. You know, it's like a twisted version of "Take Your Child to Work Day," but with more sirens. Ladies and gentlemen, the injuries were a mixed bag of non-life-threatening (let's hear it for twisted ankles and bruised egos) and one child who's taking their role as the "seriously injured" cast member very seriously. They got a golden ticket to Children's Hospital – not the Willy Wonka kind, mind you. Oh, and let's not forget the SUV's driver and their unfortunate passenger. Apparently, they decided to join the party too, but instead of bringing chips and dip, they brought themselves to the hospital with a side of non-life-threatening injuries. Maybe they were auditioning for a "Fender-Bender Ballet," who knows? So there you have it, folks, a tale that started as a school bus ride and ended up as a comedy of errors, SUV stunts, and unexpected hospital visits. The school district even set up a parent reunification center, probably complete with crash-themed snacks and ice packs. Who says life in the 'burbs is dull, huh? 🚌💥🚗💃# When School Buses Go Wild: A Comedy of Carnage and Chaos Well, well, well, folks, gather 'round for a tale that could only happen in the wild world of Ohio school buses. You know, those bright yellow behemoths that ferry our innocent darlings to and from the realm of learning. But this time, oh boy, this time, it was less of a realm of learning and more of a crash course in comedy, tragedy, and SUV acrobatics. So picture this: a serene morning in Lawrenceville, Ohio, the sun gently caressing the asphalt as children from Northwestern Local Schools hopped onto their trusty school bus. You'd think it'd be a peaceful journey, right? Oh, but wait! Here comes our star of the show: an SUV on a mission. A mission to crash a party it wasn't even invited to. Trooper Tyler Ross, probably wearing his best "this isn't how I wanted my day to go" expression, shared the gripping details. There's a school bus, brimming with curious minds, minding its own business, probably discussing the latest kid controversies – like who brought the weirdest snack to lunch or why math is just another form of medieval torture. Suddenly, out of the blue, a wild SUV appears! Cue gasps. Now, remember, the school bus had right of way, but the SUV thought, "Eh, who cares about right of way when you can have a head-on collision with a bus full of kiddos?" So the SUV veered into the bus's lane, like a wanna-be race car driver attempting a pit maneuver on a majestic yellow land whale. The bus tried to dodge it, but let's just say its dance moves were a bit rusty. They collided, and guess what? The bus decided to audition for the Olympics, performing an impressive somersault. Judges would have given it a solid 9 if it weren't for that SUV. Now, if you thought this was just a fender-bender, think again! One student flew out of the bus like a daredevil on a roller coaster – I mean, talk about taking "school of hard knocks" literally. Unfortunately, this kid's landing wasn't as graceful, and they were pronounced dead at the scene. I know, I know, we're going for funny here, but sometimes life throws in a plot twist that even Shakespeare would be like, "Dude, tone it down." But wait, there's more! Thirteen kids were carted off to hospitals, probably trading hospital bed stories about who had the cooler IV drip. And another ten? Well, their family members decided they wanted a piece of the hospital experience action too, so they chauffeured them there themselves. You know, it's like a twisted version of "Take Your Child to Work Day," but with more sirens. Ladies and gentlemen, the injuries were a mixed bag of non-life-threatening (let's hear it for twisted ankles and bruised egos) and one child who's taking their role as the "seriously injured" cast member very seriously. They got a golden ticket to Children's Hospital – not the Willy Wonka kind, mind you. Oh, and let's not forget the SUV's driver and their unfortunate passenger. Apparently, they decided to join the party too, but instead of bringing chips and dip, they brought themselves to the hospital with a side of non-life-threatening injuries. Maybe they were auditioning for a "Fender-Bender Ballet," who knows? So there you have it, folks, a tale that started as a school bus ride and ended up as a comedy of errors, SUV stunts, and unexpected hospital visits. The school district even set up a parent reunification center, probably complete with crash-themed snacks and ice packs. Who says life in the 'burbs is dull, huh? 🚌💥🚗💃 Read the full article

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8 Classic Books to Read Before They Become Movies and TV Shows

With themes as resonant as ever, narratives as timeless as they come, and characters that nestle into our hearts and minds, classic novels will always influence contemporary content. Whether using the basis of a tale to weave something more modern or directly adapting the source material, classic novels provide bottomless pools of inspiration for filmmakers. Here are the classics you should read before they become movies and TVshows. 

‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ | “The Captain’s Log” in ‘Dracula’

The Last Voyage of the Demeter is based on a single chapter — “The Captain’s Log” — from Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Stoker’s 1897 novel was not the first story about a blood-sucking vampire, as that honor belongs to Sheridan Le Fanu’s 1871 novel Carmilla. However, Stoker’s narrative has arguably influenced the vampiric landscape to a greater extent, as over 200 films have been made featuring The Count. 

As for The  Last Voyage of the Demeter, the tale is set aboard the Russian Schooner Demeter —chartered to transport 24 unmarked crates of private cargo from Carpathia to London. The story will follow the seafarers aboard the ship who do all in their power to survive the voyage, as they are terrorized by a dark presence nightly. When the ship finally arrives at the harbor, there is no trace of the crew. André Øvredal (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, The Autopsy of Jane Doe) directs the upcoming film starring Corey Hawkins (The Walking Dead, In the Heights), Liam Cunningham (The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Clash of the Titans), and Aisling Franciosi (The Fall, The Nightingale). The Last Voyage of the Demeter will premiere in theaters on August 11, 2023.

‘A Haunting in Venice’ | ‘Hallowe’en Party’

A Haunting in Venice is an Agatha Christie adaptation with Detective Poirot at the helm once again. Following in the footsteps of Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile, A Haunting in Venice sees Detective Poirot come out of retirement to solve the death of a man who lost his life during a seance.

Unlike the previous two murder mysteries directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh in the title role, this film will enter into the horror landscape, boasting jump scares, an eerie atmosphere, and quite the foreboding score. Inspired by Agatha Christie’s 1969 novel Hallowe’en Party, the sequel stars Kelly Reilly of Yellowstone, Jamie Dornan of the Fifty Shades trilogy, funny lady Tina Fey, and Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh. The film premiers in theaters on September 15, 2023. 

‘Wonka’ | ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ 

Though not a direct retelling of Roald Dahl’s 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Wonka will serve as a prequel to the tale set forth in the Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp-led adaptations. 

#WonkaMovie Director, Paul King hosted an early look at the new trailer 🤩

Are you ready to enter a world of pure imagination? pic.twitter.com/rCeiyQvRcC

— Warner Bros. UK (@WarnerBrosUK) July 6, 2023

The upcoming movie musical will trace Willy Wonka’s journey to becoming a famous chocolatier. Timothée Chalamet will take on the iconic cooky candyman, with Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Grant, Olivia Colman, and Ryan Gosling rounding out the primary all-star ensemble. Director Paul King (celebrated for his work on Paddington and Paddington 2) spearheads the film he co-wrote with Simon Farnaby (Ghosts, The Phantom of the Opera). The highly-anticipated fantasy is scheduled to premiere in theaters just in time for Christmas on December 15, 2023.

‘The Color Purple’ | ‘The Color Purple’ 

Nearly 40 years following the film that made Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg household names, The Color Purple will return to the silver screen with an all-star ensemble led by Fantasia, Taraji P. Henson, Ciara, Halle Bailey of the live-action The Little Mermaid, Corey Hawkins, and Danielle Brooks (Orange Is the New Black).

The Color Purple, by Alice Walker, documents the trials, tribulations, and gradual triumph of Celie (Fantasia) — an African American teenager raised in rural Georgia. Celie narrates her experience via painful letters written to god in a story that examines race and racism, spirituality, self-realization, and more. The Color Purple is scheduled to premiere in theaters on December 18, 2023. 

‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ | ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ 

Edgar Allen Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher is one of the author’s most celebrated short stories. Though not exactly a book, its legacy warrants its place on this list, and you will find it in any notable collection of Poe’s works. Capitalizing on the eerie and medieval atmosphere akin to gothic fiction, the tale puts forth themes of isolation, family, and madness to lay the groundwork for the eventual collapse of a decaying mansion. 

The story follows an unnamed narrator who is called to visit The House of Usher by his childhood friend, Roderick, who is slowly dying. The narrator, empathetic for a man on his deathbed, heads to the mansion (and stays longer than he should) out of respect for his childhood friend’s final wishes. 

A few minutes ago we wrapped production on THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, closing a huge chapter of my life. I've worked in Vancouver almost nonstop since BLY MANOR in 2019. We made 4 series in 3 years, only taking a short break for the COVID lockdown in early 2020.

— Mike Flanagan (@flanaganfilm) July 9, 2022

Mike Flanagan — the genius behind the Netflix adaptations of Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House, Stephen King’s Gerald’s Game, and Henry James’ Turn of the Screw (The Haunting of Bly Manor) — helms the upcoming series. Flanagan, in a manner similar to Quentin Tarantino, likes to call upon the same actors; thus, it should come as no surprise that this series will star Carla Gugino, Kate Siegel, Rahul Kohli, and Annabeth Gish — all of whom have worked on multiple Flanagan productions. The series is expected to drop on Netflix in the fall of 2023. 

‘Harold and the Purple Crayon’ | ‘Harold and the Purple Crayon’

Originally scheduled to premiere in theaters this summer, the live-action retelling of the beloved children’s classic is now scheduled to premiere sometime in 2024. The story will follow Harold as he embarks on a magical mission with the help of his purple crayon. 

While Sony has remained rather tight-lipped about who’s playing who in the upcoming film, we do know a handful of the A-listers set to take center stage. Zachary Levi, Zooey Deschanel, Ravi Patel (Animal Control, Come As You Are), and Camille Guaty (Prison Break, Daytime Divas) are all set to star in the film from Rio and Ice Age director Carlos Saldanha. Writers Dallas Clayton (An Awesome Book of Love) and David Guion and Michael Handelman — who worked together on Slumberland, Dinner for Schmucks, and Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb — penned the screenplay/ 

A dream come true! @ZooeyDeschanel joins the cast of #HaroldAndThePurpleCrayon 💜 https://t.co/P79TtGMMVt

— Harold and the Purple Crayon (@HaroldMovie) February 10, 2022

‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ | ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ 

A movie in 2002. A British TV series in 1956. A TV miniseries in 1998. A 2023 ViX original series starring William Levy. And, now, an upcoming film from Director Matthieu Delaporte starring Pierre Niney (It Boy, Masquerade) in the title role. In short, The Count of Monte Cristo remains a timeless and captivating story from French author Alexandre Dumas. 

The novel chronicles a man’s revenge-seeking journey following his escape from prison and contemplates themes of vengeance, mercy, justice, forgiveness, betrayal, transformation, power, and identity. 

Screenwriters Delaporte and de La Patellière told Variety that their film, “will be told from the point of view of Edmond Dantès, the first French superhero, who steps from the light into the shadows, assuming the identity of masked avenger.” The film will premiere in French cinemas on October 23, 2024. An American release date — whether theatrical or streaming — has yet to be announced. 

‘Lord of the Flies’ | ‘Lord of the Flies’ 

You have quite some time to read this William Golding classic — if you haven’t already read it as part of your high school literature requirements — as the BBC series was only just announced in April 2023. British playwright Jack Thorne (Best Interests, Help, Kir) will take on the challenging task of adapting this complex story, which relies heavily on symbolism and inner dialogue to establish conflicts and thematic undertones. 

The BBC limited series will be the first-ever on-screen adaptation of Lord of the Flies, consisting of four one-hour episodes. The narrative follows a group of young boys who wind up stranded on a tropical island, giving rise to themes of civilization vs. savagery, power and control, loss of innocence, and more. A cast and release date have yet to be announced, but be sure to check back with Thought Catalog for updates.

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Harry’s Candy Cane Lane

In which Harry owns a candystore and you might just be the sweets he really needs.

Harry didn’t know what to do. As a 20 year old with the world ahead of him, it was time to decied what to do in life, what he wanted to work with from years come. He had tried different stuff from when he was a teenager who needed a summerjob and to pay his bills. Everything from reatail to caretaking. He knew that he loved children, being around them and making people happy. He didn’t have 3 godchildren already for nothing. Being a teacher or a doctor was although not something he could see himself working with in the longterm, it didn’t interest him enough to get through all those years in university. Business was the degree that made most sense at the moment and something that he could put through quite easy, he wasn’t a dummie and had always done good in school. So that’s what he did, he got in business school and worked hard to earn his degree while trying to figure out what to do with it. Graduation came and then it hit him, the perfect idea. He would start a candystore business! Fun, unique and quality candy from all around the world for kids and their familys to enjoy. The town he lived in wasn’t all to big but new ideas and businesses were always welcome and appriciated so why not give it a try, he could always do something else with his degree if things didn’t work out.

Opening day came and it was a huge success. The store wasn’t too big or to small, just the right size to fit a comfortable amount of customers and still feeling personal. It had a big window to the street with a fronting themed with a mix between ”Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”, ”Alice in Wonderland” and a fair festival. The banner over the door was blue with big pink letters spelling the store’s name ”Harry’s Candy Cane Lane”. With the town being a smaller one, everyone knew who Harry was and he came to have lots of regular customers buying candy for weekends, holidays, birthday parties etc. He even got the idea to make home deliverence service with different candythemes to children parties that became very popular and let him be creative in a way he needed. It was hard work but it was all worth it when he saw the twinkling eyes and genuin smiles the children and their parents got every single time they opened the door to his candystore. It’s like the world outside disappeared for them for a while and everything was just a fantasy that Harry was more than willing to let the little loves explore. Small chunky hands reaching up with a pound to his register to pay for a lolly and the brightest smiles when leaving the store, it would make anyones heart melt.

Even though being passionate and caring by nature, Harry and his attire didn’t go well along women. Being in his 30’s now, loving his job and his life, he had long forgotten to care about what people thought about him or the business. He’s proud of himself and what he’s achieved which rubbed off on his style and his home. He lived in a two bedroom apartement above his candystore, a lucky shot, and it was just blooming with different colours in every room and thrifted decorations from different eras with plants in every corner which made him feel like home. His personal style was no different, often dressed in a whole ammount of bright colours and patterns that complemented his unruly chocolate brown curls and forrest green eyes. Nails always painted with different colours every week which became a popular subject to talk about with the children coming in to his store and somehow became a lesson of how boys and girls can dress and express themselves how the liked, there’s no right or wrong especially in a candyland. As said before, even adult women didn’t seem to have this kind of mindset as they thought he was quite childish and cheesy with his attire and the business being aimed for children most. He wasn’t ”manly” in the sense society said he should be and even if he was a loving caring soul it was always to his disadvantage accourding to his lovelife. So he set that aside and got himself a cocker spaniel puppy named ”Cherry” from his favourite candyflavour and she was with him in the store everyday since then. She brought a lot of joy and snuggles to the customers and even did great marketing for him in his social media from being such a cutie. One of his favourite pictures was easily the one where Cherry sat on the doormat outside the store with a candycane in her mouth, santa hat on her head and a sign at her paws reading ”Merry Christmas and a Jolly (Rancher) New Year!”

Life was good and he couldn’t complain, even though he knew in his heart how much more love he wanted to share with a lover.

One day when the customer rate was a bit slow, he took his time to clean among his stock in the back for the seasonal Halloween candy that was over for the year when he heard the familiar bell at the door announce a new customer. Cherry laid in her bed at the register, not paying to much attention as she was used to the sound now. Harry just stuck his head ut from the back to shout ”Hello! I’ll be with you in a second!” which a smooth, sweet and melodic voice answered ”Oh it’s okay, take your time!” He piled the last boxes in the back to continue with later as he straighted his clothes and got out to the main store and what he saw could literally be described as angel fallen from the sky. A beautiful woman with a breathtaking smile, long silky hair and eyes you could drown in made him absolutley speachless. He doesen’t stumble on his words very often and had always been good with talking to customers but with her his throat got dry and his mind foggy. Just as he was gonna try and make a coherent sentence and try not to make a fool out of himself, another silky sweet voice chriped up behind your legs - ”Mummy, Puppy!” The voice belonged to no other than a mini carbon copy of yourself and hands down the cutest toddler Harry had ever seen. The word puppy got Cherrys attention and she came closer to greet the toddler who immedeatly squealed from excitement. He heard you spoke up again to your daughter ”Penny! You need to ask the man for permission first to pet the puppy, okay? C’mere please” It seemed like his brain finally caught on and he crouched to your daughters hight so he could talk straight to her ”Ofcourse you can pet the puppy, she loves a good snuggle! Her name is Cherry and she’s very friendly I promise” before turning up to you again. ”I’m Harry by the way, is there anything I can help you with today?” Suddenly he had no problem with looking straight into your eyes and as he did he notcied a slight blush creeping through the apple of your cheeks. Hm, maybe it was from being outside, it was a bit chilly now after all. ”Nice to meet you Harry, I’m Alice! Yeah, um we just came from the town nearby after hearing about you and your store. Penny, the little dogwhisperer here, is turning three in a couple of weeks and I would really like to make it special with one of the candythemed parties that could be arranged by you? I saw some pictures on your instagram and it all looks so lovley!” Shit. Shit shit shit. Calm the fuck down Harry, she just wants help with her daughters birthday party. It feels deeply unprofessional but he notices that you don’t have a wedding band so he does the first thing that comes to mind ”No problem! You can just send me a DM on Instagram with the theme you want or bits and pieces of things you like and I can work from there. Is there a partner that would like to be involved as well?” There’s a prominent blush on your cheeks now and he sees you watching his mouth before you bite your bottom lip and answers ”No, it’s just us two”.

My first writing!! Please tell me of you want a part 2 💗

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