#definitely an “interesting” horror movie

[starshideurfics]

Thirsty Thursday - Family Video

steddie, omegaverse, mdni 🔞

Eddie’s putzing around in the horror section at Family Video when the bell over the door jingles. He glances without thinking, shocked to see Robin Buckley lead Steve Harrington inside.

He’s nosy, wants to know what the hell is up with that. But he also doesn’t want to attract Keith’s attention. Eddie’s taking his time to hang in the A/C as long as possible, nearly an hour already.

Not that Buckley is capable of being quiet, so he hears plenty.

How they’re job hunting and how Robin probably knows more about film than Keith does. How Steve Fuckin’ Harrington likes Return of the Jedi! Even if he can’t remember the title and calls ewoks teddy bears. 

Color Eddie surprised.

Add in Steve’s bright, colorblocked outfit and his swoopy hair, the way he absolutely takes out the Fast Times promotional standee and hurries to fix it, resume in his mouth like an enthusiastic labrador retriever.

Embarrassingly, Eddie realizes he’s been pumping out his campfire and marshmallow scent, too charmed to lock down his sudden interest, subconsciously trying to draw in the stupidly endearing omega.

He figures he should go before he actually catches any attention, dipping around the counter and out the door, but not before he hears Buckley and Harrington get hired on the spot.

It’s easy enough for Eddie to memorize Steve’s schedule, only going to rent movies while he’s working. Sometimes he drags the guys with him, or maybe just Jeff, giving more cover to surreptitiously stare at the moles on Steve’s neck.

“You aren’t being nearly as sneaky as you think,” Jeff mutters on more than one occasion . “Just go talk to him.”

“Can’t.” Eddie keeps Jeff between himself and the counter, eyes on the slasher movies like he’s agonizing over his decision.

“Why not?”

“Cuz I’ll say something stupid like, ‘Please, sit on my face, I wanna drown in your pussy.’ That’s why,” Eddie whispers, risking a glance towards Steve.

“What? Seriously!”

“Have you seen what a mess he is now? And add in that apple pie scent—my mouth is watering and my dick is—”

“Christ! I’m sorry I asked. But I still think you should talk to him.” Jeff turns his attention to the shelf in front of them. “Nightmare on Elm Street?” he asks, reaching for the case.

“Yeah…” Then Eddie stares as Jeff brings the tape up to the counter, his best friend effortlessly making small talk and laughing as he rents the movie. Like a coward, Eddie hurries out of the video store, waiting for Jeff in his van.

When Eddie goes to return the tape the next day, he’s surprised when Steve looks at Robin and says, “I’m going on my break,” even as he accepts the tape from Eddie, their fingers brushing.

“Yeah, whatever,” Robin answers, flipping through a magazine.

Broad fingers wrap around Eddie’s wrist and drag him back to the Family Video break room past the “Employees Only” sign.

Steve smiles at him as he closes the door behind them. “Sorry. Just got tired of waiting for you to make a move.”

“What?” Eddie has never known Steve Harrington to be the kind of omega who waits for an alpha.

“You aren’t doing a very good job of controlling your scent.”

Eddie gulps, cheeks heating.

“And your friend said you were super into me, which… Yeah, definitely picked up on that.”

Nodding, Eddie waits for his tongue to untie, pretty sure he’s gonna die first when Steve steps closer, presses his hand to Eddie’s chest. “You surprised me,” he manages to say.

“Sorry about that.” Steve doesn’t look sorry at all as he leans in, sniffs at Eddie’s neck. “I’m too used to Robin, bad at personal space with pack.”

“Not what I meant—the ewoks—I mean. Shit. Wait.” Eddie closes his eyes, Steve’s scent filling his nose and making him warm. He smells safe. Familiar.

“Yes?” Steve murmurs, hand moving up to touch the skin above the collar of Eddie’s shirt.

“Not pack, what do you mean bad at personal space with pack?”

“Can tell you should be pack.” He nuzzles at Eddie’s cheek and whispers, “Want to be your pack.”

Eddie gives into his instincts then, whining and holding Steve’s face still, bringing their mouths together. He has no idea what he’s doing, but Steve clearly does as he gentles the kiss, grinning as he pulls away.

“My shift ends at seven. Meet me at my place at seven-thirty.”

Eddie nods. “Uh-huh, yep, whatever you say.”

Steve glances up at the clock. “But we’ve still got six minutes before my break ends, and you need to practice,” he teases, pulling Eddie back in for another kiss.

#steddie #omegaverse #ficlet #alpha eddie munson #omega steve harrington #thirsty thursday #stranger things fic

[satsuki-yumizuka]

all my friends hate me is a fun movie...

#definitely an “interesting” horror movie #very novel... worth watching...

[oreolesbian]

the absolute lack of media literacy from people who haven’t even seen oppenheimer is making my head spin but whatever

#like - every three seconds it’s someone talking about how it’s us military prop or it doesn’t cover the atrocities well etc etc #when a) it is so definitely NOT us propoganda- it is so clearly critiquing the us military and oppenheimer himself #and b) it doesn’t cover every small detail of the impacts of the bomb bc that’s not what the film is about #it is a screenplay adapted from a biography on oppenheimer #it is about him - a biopic - and how he got to the point of making atomic weapons and ends on a note of undeniable horror #it is a movie that constantly bombards you with anxiety bc you have the burden of knowing the future #it is not in any way forgiving anything - it acknowledges the fucked up nature of the situation #hell it’s mostly a courtroom drama that shows how fucked up mccarthyism was #i’m a big history buff - so this plays a lot into it #but y’all have GOT to just stop seeinf things on a surface level and engage with media w/ a deeper mindset of just ‘thing bad’ #anyway - sorry it bothers me a lot #there are genuine criticims that can be leveled at both nolan and this film and i have seen them #im not sitting here calling the end all be all of cinema - but it’s a well made movie w/ something interesting to say and evaluate #not wanting to see it is one thing - by all means - but wringing it through the mud w/ absolutely no knowledge of the actual content of - #the film itself is actively annoying #media literacy #oppenheimer #mini rant

[horror-aesthete]

Birth/Rebirth, 2023, dir. Laura Moss

#so scott definitely thinks theyre lovers #this is actually a really interesting... addition? to the like. herbert west dan cain dynamic #cause in the reanimator novelization there is a lot more like. people out-and-out assuming theyre gay #but having this type of story be set in the 2020s. everyone just sort of takes the insinuation that rose and celie are a couple at face val #and ALSO. its really kind of helpful for them to have people assume that. so theyr never correct anyone #fascinating #someone write this AU for reanimator for me #horror aesthetic #horror movies #horror quotes #queer fear #birth/rebirth

[mintcakeart]

Redraw of this post from 2022 because I just reread Carrie for a book club I do with one of the kids I work with and HOLY SHIT the style change

#jam draws stuff #carrie 1976 #stephen king #stephen king has an..... interesting writing style for sure but i do absoutely love this book and movie #like........ great book man maybe write about women and poc a little different but yeah cool foundations for the world of modern horror! #i've read a lot of stephen king and there's definitely some interesting consistent themes #blood #horror #screenshot redraw #carrie stephen king #carrie movie #art #fanart #digital art #illustration #tw blood #redraw

[juniperhillpatient]

as soon as a horror essayist starts talking about how depicting some horrific topics is just “in poor taste” or “offends people’s sensibilities too much” & thus specific horrific themes of any given nature shouldn’t be addressed in horror well. I lose all interest anyway even if the rest of what the person was saying was interesting

#rose.txt #horror #just saying #since I gave up on finishing the movie I continued the video essay discussing quiet horror #that referenced skinamarink & motivated me to finally watch the movie #(so I could finish the essay without spoilers) & spoiler alert - #not worth it! the essay veered off in a wildly pretentious anti onscreen violence pro censorship direction lmao 💀 #cant a girl watch a video essay on subtle horror in peace 😔 #also this is coming from a person who for many years could not touch anything with certain topics #due to triggers in the actual diagnosed clinical definition of the term #even so I don’t think there’s any horrific topic that should actually be BANNED #being pro censorship automatically makes me lose interest in your opinions. basically #like as a horror fan how can you be pro censorship

[capricornsicle]

Werewolf of London (1935) and Teen Wolf (TV 2011-2017)

#I've been watching a lot of old horror films so here's this #interesting how many similar shots were recreated in Teen Wolf from what's arguably the first mainstream werewolf movie #there are some similar themes though werewolf of london reads more as a dr. jekyll mr. hyde #but the plot is somewhat similar to the first season: the main character tries to save the woman he loves while being a werewolf #and fighting with the werewolf who turned him despite not knowing who he is + the other werewolf being more willing to kill #and of course the main character sees his death as a good thing bc it means he can't hurt people (see: Scott's constant self-sacrifice) #good movie overall and more similarities than just the camera angles #teen wolf definitely did its homework on the werewolf genre #werewolf of london #teen wolf #teenwolfedit #twedit #scott mccall #my gifs #my edits #tw blood #tw character death

[madegeeky]

31 Days of Horror Movies (?/31)

I WANT TO DEDICATE WAY TOO MUCH TIME TO HORROR, FUCK YOUR MOVIES, LET'S TALK TV

Okay, I know I said horror movies, but media would have been over-reaching (I'm not talking about video games or books, though do check out the Shining, it's amazing). And I'm not sure if there's any word that encompasses both movie and tv. (Watch, one of you assholes (affectionate) will tell me within 5 mins of me posting this.) But, I'm going to list some tv anyway, because it's my list and you can't stop me.

Inside No. 9: An anthology series in which each episode is a self-contained story and the genres range from drama to comedy to dark comedy to horror to black comedy. ... As with any other anthology that exists, there are going to be episodes you love, episodes you hate, and episodes that fall everywhere in-between. Most of the eps, for me, fall at least into the "like" category which is how it made this list. With only 6 eps per season and 2 specials, with each ep running 30 mins, for a tv show it's not a huge time commitment.

American Horror Story: Asylum: The second season of AHS follows the stories of "patients" and staff at an asylum in 1964. ... I made myself go with only one season of AHS and it was a no brainer that it'd be this one. The writers had really hit their stride with this one but weren't yet bogged down by all that had come before it (which was only one season). The characters are some of the best characters that have ever been written or acted in the series and the stories are some if its tightest. It's worth noting, though, that AHS is infamous for, as I put it, throwing everything including the kitchen sink into a story and this season is no exception.

The Haunting of Hill House: A fractured family confronts haunting memories of their old home and the terrifying events that drove them from it. ... If there's one show that you decide to give a try, this is the show you should watch. Some of the tightest writing I've ever experienced, amazingly acted, absolutely gorgeous character work, and the sixth episode, Two Storms, to this day takes my breath away. Definitely top 5 best tv shows I've ever watched. There is also another series from the same writer, The Haunting of Bly Manor, which is nowhere near as good but as some really amazing moments.

The Last of Us: A man must help a young teen girl get across a fungal-zombie filled United States. ... Man, if you'd told me that there'd be a zombie tv series on this list before I watched this series, I would have raised a very skeptical eyebrow at you. I tend to find zombies somewhat boring, all the survivors are always depressingly horrible to each other, and a tv show is long form which means that these two things are usually drawn out awfully long. But this show does it all right. The writing is amazingly tight, the character and relationships are great, the emotions are there and feel real and meaningful, and my only major complaint is a grudging one because this show is literally so well-written there's no way to change it without ruining the tightness of the script. So, insert "I guess" meme here.

#geeky talks #31 days of horror movies #yeah i know that i put both dark comedy and black comedy when describing inside no 9 #they are related but very different types of comedy #like the very first ep of the show is something that i would definitely call black comedy not dark comedy #if you're interested in other seasons of ahs #i'd recommend murder house (the first season) #and if you like found footage then raonoke (sxith season) #i wish i could recommend tales from the crypt #but besides the amazing practical effects #there's not really much to recommend from the show #the fact that the last of us is so good and is also based on a video game #which let's face it are notorious for putting out bad adaptations #is just cherry on top of the already damn delicious cake

[iwantyoursexmp3]

spending my unemployment wisely (watching psycho 1960 thinking about how it would have absolutely reworked beaus brain chemistry)

#like I know his ass caught a rerun of it on the television when he was definitely too young to watch it #getting in trouble but it was worth it bc so much awoke in him #I haven’t watched the other movies that would be out in the LB timeline tho #horror film….anthony perkins…..beaus life was changed forever #I need to watch more black and white old movies something abt the energy of them #the pop culture angle in LB that isn’t in RR im having so much fun #esp thinking about sexuality and queerness when you grew up in the 60s/70s #need the official list of Beau Celebrity Crushes NOWWW #I have complicated thoughts about the film and queer coding and psychology but like. its from 1960 I have to be like #acknowledge that but also this is 1960 I fear #beaus feelings watching it as a child vs an adult would be complex too and that’s so interesting to me !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[from-beyond]

Have any of you watched Jack Be Nimble (1993)??? Watched it a few days ago and I can’t stop thinking about it. Genuinely one of the weirdest movies I’ve ever seen

#ej.txt #Shudder has it in the queer horror section which is why I watched it #and I GUESS you could read it as queer. Jack is definitely queer coded but it’s not super relevant to the plot #I think they just categorized it as that because the director is gay and the lead is played by a trans actress (pre transition) #but anyway that’s just a tangent. what i actually wanna talk about is how fucking bizarre the movie is #like it looks SO gorgeous the cinematography is really interesting #and I’d never watched any horror out of New Zealand so that was cool #but???? so many choices. we’re just baffling

[misterradio]

one thing abt these movies is that shinya tsukamoto will sit in a body of water

#^ he is so pretty btw. #original nonsense #image described #my movie review is that.... hmm... #i think... i was not as interested as the 1st movie... but i also think i read the plot of the 3rd movie and kept thinking i had read this #one's plot so i kept expecting things to happen that didnt. so that was confusing. #the vibes were very different thats for sure. and i know it didnt like the 1st one when i watched it but i kind of had a change #of mind as i kept thinking about it so who knows... #i did REALLY like the coloured lighting it was SO pretty and swag. #definitely a strength it has over the 1st one because.... that was black n white obviously. which is also cool ::-] #i really like the music too obviously AHEE HEE i liked listening to the soundtrack before i watched this so it was fun #to be able to recognize the songs. #this one didnt have the weird homoeroticism of the 1st one which makes sense in retrospect #but i was kind of missing his freak behaviour u__u #the first one was really freaky and uncomfortable which i think is why it is so memorable. #and this one was Not as Freaky but maintained a lot of the spirit of Weird Metal Gore Body Horror Etc And Also Tomorowo #Taguchi Is There. #OKAY MY MOVIE THOUGHTS BYE

[unusualshrimp]

hey sorry i can't come to work today im thinking about the various implications of zombie horror and the way it affects people

#saw the post the other day about horror movies reflecting the greatest fears of society at the current time #..... it was so ouuugh #anyway zombie movies. fear of infection and pandemic type situations obviously #but also. a running thread in all Zombie Media ™ since forever has been like. someone you love got bitten and now u have to kill them etc #i think that's really interesting because it also ties into another thing about zombies: fear of being changed‚ involuntary #does the zombie know what it used to be? is the hunger filling an otherwise blank mind? #or is it just strong enough to override everything else? #what would that feel like though. both possibilities are unsettling because in case 1 you Die by most definitions #and something else looks like you and pilots your body around #actually that is very similar to imposter horror innit. ''guy in the team who got bitten but doesn't tell anyone until its too late'' #and in case 2.... ooooihhhhhhh that's so much worse <3 you're alive you just can't do anything about it. just hungry #and now onto the third fear associated with zombie horror (and my favourite): the fear of being hunted‚ on a wide scale #think abt it. it's unclear whether humans actually count as apex predators. but population-wise we don't actually have A Specific Animal #- that hunts us #and that's not because we are fast or have sharp teeth or are adapted hunters. that's just because we're great at living in a society #and zombies are A Predator on a significant scale and we are NOT prepared for it #beecaaauusee--- [dramatic crescendo] they will exploit the *very* thing that made us so invincible in the first place!! 💞 #one of the first signs of civilization is healed bones. cured sickness. #a human seeing another human looking sick/injured and immediately rushing to help. is a big part of why we've made it this far #zombies have our faces!!! they know how to walk and unlock doors and climb the stairs to our buildings #AND. AND. they're people you think you know. back again to the killing a loved one thing #that's so BRILLIANT as a tactic because the societal tactics that make people group together will now make them reluctant to kill zombies #WHICH IS WHY most media tries to dehumanize zombies in some way to make it easier. ohhhh they grunt and can't talk. they're slow. #they don't feel anything. they are not the person they look like. they're not even people. the alternative is much much worse #and i need it explored. what if they can run. what if they beg and plead that they're still the same person. what if they scream. #what if they say ''sorry i love you so much im sorry'' at the end. etc

[bee-can-art]

Watched the fnaf teaser today, praying that it does the game(s) justice

#I’ve been a massive fan of them since the first game #fnaf was my intro to horror games/gameplays on YouTube #I love that series to BITS #it’s definitely a special interest at this point #five nights at freddy's #fnaf #fnaf movie #text post

[godblooded]

i’m authentically stoked to see beau is afraid. FINALLY.

#ooc. mikkelsen vc: this week on kat valentine's hannibal. #[it has like zero times I have been trying for fucking a week now. I finally managed to make it. I’ll see fucking anything ari aster does. #a24 is my fave studio next to Blumhouse lmfao can you tell #I have a predictable love of weird horror. idk anything about this like three hour movie but I love joaquin. I have been mega not here but #I am definitely feeling a lot better slowly but surely. I’m getting there. #seeing if maybe tomorrow I can be interested enough to watch the hockey game? I sincerely hate depression.]

[husberttee]

i love watching horror with like ghosts and weird monsters and crinkly TVs that show them and people being possessed and doing funny demon voices like i am so sorry but the supernatural just simply does not scare me

#horror movies with real people going batshit is actually scary to me. or certain types of psychological horror maybe #i also don't mind blood or bugs or stuff like that. gross at best but never scary #watching Archive 81 rn and its interesting! not exactly scary either but a good show so far #the real people in this are definitely more scary than whatever supernatural stuff is going on though #the struggle of husbert

[konakoro]

I don't have any high expectations for the Omen prequel, but damn does that first trailer rule pretty hard though

#dumb stuff #horror movies #the first omen #tbf there are some cool shots in the trailer #i really like the shot of the candles looking like the gaping mouth of a demon #the song choice and decision to have everything be reveresed definitely grabbed my attention #but i also just don't like antichrist movies/shows/stories all the much. just don't find them interesting...