#particularly raimi

[biptari]

how i look with she/her in my bio

#spiderman #norman osborn #green goblin #shattered dimensions #will’s rambles #seriously though it’s like. i’m definitely comfortable in my gender however i DO get massive presentation envy from norman #particularly raimi #i am a girl on the inside. willem dafoe on the outside

[hawkogurl]

I think I’d be a lot more receptive to the idea Norman did care for Harry (which I don’t think is totally untrue to be honest) if it weren’t for the idea that the primary scene that indicates this, when they hug near the end of sm1, only comes after Harry gives Norman something he considers useful: information on how to retaliate against and hurt Peter. So that scene moreso feeds into this implication we get through most of his scenes in the first movie that Norman’s a semi extreme utilitarian rather than the idea he just didn’t know how to show affection to Harry. I don’t think he felt nothing towards Harry, but I think that Norman’s utilitarian ideals in which the most useful thing someone can be is scientifically intelligent overpowered that in a way that contributes to the idea that regardless of him loving Harry or not, Norman was an abusive parent. Not a bad parent as I feel that can sort of be used to minimize his actions, but very much an abuser.

#I don’t think a good Norman redemption arc is impossible #my frustration comes in with this sort of like #refusal from marvel in both NWH and the comics #to actually give him one #to actually make him acknowledge his actions and change #to actually make him develop #rather than just strip him of responsibility for his actions #and like. I sort of want to see it in a capacity where it’s well done! #particularly because I really want to see a redemption arc in which the redeemed character is not forgiven by everyone #and I think he’s a great candidate #harryposting #raimiverse #raimi trilogy #harry osborn #norman osborn #spider man #spiderman #no way home #nwh #norman slander #kinda #I need to start an analysis tag

[myersesque]

max directly mentioning the evil dead movies in the prologue means that they definitely exist in this universe, which implies that travis is just walking around as a dead ringer for ted raimi. at what point during his imprisonment did max inevitably crack out the henrietta jokes?

#travis just trying to do his job vs max screeching SWALLOW YOUR SOUL at him through the bars whenever he's in a particularly sour mood #og #horror tag #the quarry #max brinly #travis hackett #the quarry max #the quarry travis #evil dead #the evil dead #evil dead 2 #henrietta #henrietta knowby #ted raimi #skyler gisondo #supermassive games

[evilwickedme]

Fuck it I'm bored so here's a ranking of different Peter Parkers by how Jewish they are

Dead last, obviously, is MCU!Peter Parker. This version of Peter is the farthest from comic canon to the point of being almost unrecognizable at times. Also, Tom Holland answered the question "is peter parker Jewish" in a Wired Autocomplete Interview a while back with a very baffled "no", cementing him forever as my sworn enemy. So he's actually the only peter parker who, at least by word of God, is canonically NOT Jewish. -1000000/10

Next up is Tobey Maguire's Peter Parker. I think this Peter is... fine, at least he's much closer to comic canon than MCU!Peter, but honestly that's not saying much considering how far the MCU strayed from comic canon or even the spirit of comic canon. But like overall, Sam Raimi's movies just aren't particularly interested in presenting Peter as Jewish, so, eh. 1/10

By far the most Jewish of live action Peters is TASM!Peter, also by far the most comic accurate of live action Peters. I'd be remiss not to mention the fact that Andrew Garfield is Jewish, and he understands the character so fucking well. He stated on record that he played Peter as Jewish and that he sees Spider-Man as an inherently Jewish character:

However, the Webb movies still do not textually define him as Jewish, and the best parts of Andrew's Peter's Jewish subtext are better when viewed in light of the comics. Overall, 6.5/10

Next up is the original, our beloved comic book Peter, pictured here saying Happy Hanukkah in a panel from Matt Fraction's Hawkeye. Comic Peter is one of the most heavily Jewish coded comics characters of all time, which is saying something considering how Jewish comic books are as a medium. Obviously he was created and often written and drawn by Jewish writers and artists, but beyond that his driving ethos and values are incredibly Jewish, and as a bonus he's constantly sprinkling Yiddish and Jewish phrases into his speech, alongside things like the above panel where he outright acknowledges Jewish culture in a scene where everyone else is saying merry Christmas. However, despite the extremely heavy coding, Marvel Comics are fucking cowards, and he has yet to be confirmed Jewish, so I must give him a measly 8/10.

Finally, the cream of the crop, the most Jewish of all Peter Parkers, Into the Spider-Verse's Peter B. Parker my beloved!!! Peter B. is voiced by Jake Johnson, himself a Jewish actor, and is a phenomenally accurate representation of comic book canon - but he also has the unique quality of being canonically, textually, in the actual movie Jewish! It's a bit of a blink and you'll miss it scene, but when we get introduced to Peter B. in his "one more time" segment, we see his wedding to MJ, where he steps on a glass. This is a Jewish minhag - custom - meant to represent the destruction of our Temple and Jerusalem, as well as remind us that sorrow and joy come intertwined, and is one of my personal favorite Jewish customs. It's a phenomenal moment in the best Spider-Man movie, and while this version of Peter would have been my favorite film version regardless, his Jewishness absolutely pushes him even further up. 13/10, no complaints

#jew tag #jumblr #comics #marvel #marvel comics #spiderman #peter parker #peter b parker #spiderverse #into the spiderverse #tasm #sam raimi #the amazing spider man #mcu #gail speaks #jewish superheroes

[blookitty]

Hair of the Dog

Commission from the amazing @lacteaway of werewolf Ted Raimi.

Wrote a ficlet for it below, and would love it if you gave it a read! (It will only be on here so I don't get hate on AO3 for RPF)

Ted firmly shut the garage door behind him, and on the work week, releasing a heavy sigh of relief.

Finally! Back home! He thought as he stretched without thinking.

It was a successful producers’ meeting, and they had gotten a lot done. But his introversion could only take so much social interaction, no matter how positive, and his new bottle of moonshine was calling his name ever so sweetly and enticingly.

He slipped off his navy sports jacket as he walked down the short corridor leading toward his foyer. He wasn’t a neat freak in the slightest, but he preferred to keep his nice clothes, well, nice. So he carefully hung his jacket on the newel of his staircase before continuing on to his liquor cabinet in his living room, loosening his tie as he walked. His black, gum sole Chucks squeaked as they scuffed the hardwood floors.

Pulling the chain on the small lamp as he passed it, the room instantly glowed with warm light, illuminating the cozy, albeit stuffy, room. He opened the curtains while he was at it to let in the remaining light of the setting sun. It looked like it would be a cloudless night. With the window cracked slightly, it would make for perfect evening reading vibes, so he did just that; the scarcely used window screeched a bit as he tugged the pane upward by about a foot.

Oddly enough, even though he was just outside a mere hour ago, the whiff of fresh air sent an unusual spike of energy through him, giving him shivers and goosebumps. Must be chillier than he thought. But if anything, he felt warmer instead of colder.

He shrugged it off and decided to roll up the sleeves of his button-up shirt. Glancing at his arm, he noticed the bite wound he had gotten from that one shaggy shelter dog was nearly healed. At first, he was worried he would contract rabies or some other kind of severe illness. But his doctor had merely given him some antibiotics and a pat on the back, then sent him on his way.

Finally reaching his destination, he knelt down and pulled out what he was originally after: an unopened bottle of moonshine he got from a fan at a Tennessee horror convention. The distillery had cleverly named it ‘Hair of the Dog’, with a howling wolf silhouette on the label. The fan said it reminded them of that game he starred in a few years back, and knew he liked trying unique alcohol.

Opening the bottle and giving it a whiff, he could tell it was going to be a good one. He carefully poured a small splash (as he didn’t want to ingest too much on an empty stomach) into one of his crystal glasses that he kept on the cabinet counter for such occasions as these. He gripped the glass firmly and returned to the other side of the room where his lamp was with it and the bottle it came from.

Oh! One last touch!

He placed the glass and bottle down and went to his vinyl player. Sifting through his collection, he went with some classic jazz music, particularly the melodies of Benny Goodman. Placing the record on the table and placing the needle, “Moonglow” came wafting from the small attached speaker.

With that last task done, he took a big sip from his glass, and moaned pleasurably as he settled into his favorite reading chair; he could feel the warmth go through his stomach and down to his toes. A good drink, a good book, and pleasant weather. It couldn’t be more perfect!

Except…

No matter how much he squirmed, he couldn’t get comfortable. Even taking more sips of his strong alcohol wasn’t helping. His skin felt tight and itchy, and he had started to sweat profusely. Yeah, the drink warmed him a tad, but it shouldn’t be affecting him this bad! Maybe he was allergic to it? Or perhaps he was coming down with something after all? He had been around a lot of people lately.

Ted removed his tie and undid the top few buttons of his shirt and decided to wait a few more minutes to see if that helped. Trying to get reimmersed in the pleasing atmosphere he had painstakingly set up, he couldn’t ignore the tingling and swelling sensation he now felt in the fingertips of his right hand, throbbing with his increasing heart rate.

Putting his book down and bringing his hand up to get a closer look, his fingertips did indeed seem swollen. He stared at them confused, because in all of his years he’d never seen something like this happen to him. Especially this suddenly and out of nowhere. 

Turning his hand to look at the back of it though made his stomach plummet to his quickly warming feet.

His normally trimmed nails were now dark and slightly pointed; like he had gone to a nail salon and asked for the gothic teen girl treatment. As he gaped at what was befalling him, completely stunned, he could’ve sworn he saw the tips growing before his very eyes!

What the blue blazing Hell is in that drink?!

Growing quickly scared and paranoid, he smacked his glass of clear liquid to the floor which resulted in a piercing shatter, as if being near it would cause him even further harm. Because surely it had been laced with some kind of hallucinogenic substance. There was no way his fingertips were actually transmogrifying right now.

Yet he glanced down, and saw that there were now rips and scratches in the right arm of his chair! He even felt them to see if they were truly there, and he could tell the fabric was now torn. Now the same sensations were coming to his left hand! He turned the book around in his hand to look, and he was met with the same thing now happening to those tips, too. Apparently, he had even subconsciously ripped the book’s front cover.

This was becoming too much. He needed to get up and clear his head. Maybe even take a cold shower, because now his skull felt like it wanted to split in two. Ted groaned as he stood, sudden nausea and dizziness overtaking him. Because of this, he only made it a few steps before stumbling to his knees. His legs had instantly wobbled and given out from under him. Any attempt at rising again right now seemed impossible as his legs continued to quake uncontrollably. That didn’t stop him from trying to get his feet back under him as he moved to the balls of his feet.

But another cause of his tumble made itself apparent as his feet cramped, his toes pressing against the inside of his Converse. At first, just pinching, but then painful as his feet grew and grew so much that Ted thought his shoes would burst off. Looking over his shoulder, he watched as they practically did; his feet pried open the ends of his sneakers at the seams, his toenails a similar shape and color as his nails; shreds of his argyle socks hung tattered over the edges.

Damn it! Those were my favorite pair!

The room around him began to spin, adding to his nausea and delirium. Ted squeezed his eyes closed and tightly clenched his jaw to try to regain control of himself and recenter.

This is just a bad acid trip. That’s all. Just need to shut it out and focus.

However, he couldn’t keep his eyes shut for long before they started to burn with an intensity he had never felt before. Not even when he woke up from a night of drinking with his contacts still in. His teeth also started to ache, and he knew he wasn’t gritting them that hard. When he couldn’t take the pain any longer, he involuntarily yelped and his eyes sprang open.

But unlike it was just mere seconds ago, the room surrounding him was now in extremely muted colors. Just yellows, blues, and grays. Could he be having a stroke? Ted knew his rate of alcohol consumption was higher than most, and probably not healthy for someone his age. Yet even though there were less colors, everything seemed sharper in quality. He could even read the spines of the books on the shelves in the farthest dark corner of the room now. Plus, the room was no longer spinning.

Small mercies?

Thinking these two words seemed to challenge the universe though, because the pain he was feeling decided to ramp up exponentially and wrack his entire body. He cried out loudly, all of his muscles tensing and bringing him closer to the hardwood floor below him. Feeling like they were missing out, his teeth also joined in on the torture party as they felt as if they were all being simultaneously pulled out of his skull. His now unfathomably sharp nails pierced into the flooring as he reflexively clenched his fists. With the amount of agony he was now enduring, even thinking about standing up was completely out of the question.

Just to add to his newfound misery, his hearing suddenly started ringing loudly, encompassing all noise around him. Even his own screams. When the loud ringing stopped as abruptly as it had started, his ears felt like they were being pulled; like his third grade teacher punishing him for not listening. They also began to itch.

In fact, his whole body had begun to itch. All over, and with a fiercer ferocity than only a moment ago. His arms, his legs, his back and torso, they all felt like he had fire ants crawling and biting him over every square fucking inch. He instinctively tried to scratch his right arm without looking at it. But instead of finding temporary relief, he got a sharp sting. Flinching and wincing, he glanced downward yet again and saw a troubling sight…

Besides the four deep, bloody gouges in his forearm…he had fur!

Dark brown and silver fur was sprouting on both of his forearms. He stared completely dumbfounded as he watched it grow from coarse stubble to thick fuzz. If it was the source of the burning sensation he felt, then it was sprouting all over! And the way his nails were so long and sharp that they were curving, they definitely counted as claws now. The skin of his upper palms and fingertips had also darkened and swollen considerably in size, thick and rough, so that they looked like paw pads you’d see on a dog!

But how?! It was almost as if he was turning into a-

No, that’s impossible!

Despite his pure disbelief, he couldn’t stop himself from looking out his window at the now inky night sky; the curtains slightly billowing as if calling him hither. Shining like a lighthouse on a tumultuous sea, answering his query but filling him with sheer terror, was the full moon in all of its pearlescent glory.

What could have caused this?! The bite? The moonshine? Some kind of demented karma?

His mouth hung open agape in stunned awe, temporarily entranced by its hypnotic glow. But that wasn’t the only reason. It seemed that as his jaw ached, it had reshaped to the point that he could no longer close it, even if he’d wanted to; not to mention the now enormous size of the four teeth behind his canines, piercing into his gums as there was no room for them. No matter how he stretched and moved his lower jaw, it just wouldn’t sit flush without immense pain.

Speaking of pain, he had forgotten about the bone-deep aches coursing through him as he was flabbergasted at what was transpiring. But now things were shifting into high gear as it felt like someone was taking a jackhammer to his spine and pelvis. He couldn’t help but howl loudly in agony, noticing through it all that his voice had gotten much deeper; almost a whole octave.

Fortunately, or unfortunately depending on the perspective, his vinyl of Benny Goodman’s Greatest Hits was still playing throughout all of this; the upbeat, big band vibe of “Sing, Sing, Sing” acting as a strange juxtaposition to his current torment.

A sharp crack emanated from his lower back where his spine met his pelvis. Besides causing enough of a stabbing pain to make his whole body tingle and burn, it forced him to spasm so hard that he ended up crouching forward once again, his face inches from the floor; his thick, plush paw pads mercifully took the brunt of his fall.

His newfound position resulted in even more spine-tingling cracks making their way up his back, reforming it so that his vertebrae pressed against his button-up that still clung desperately to his body despite its now many rips and tears. Reaching his shoulders and sternum, the pops and cracks were jutting them both outward, making his shirt that much tighter. A glance downward showed his buttons beginning to strain.

Yet his spine wasn’t done just yet as the tingling and crackling returned to the base of his spine, right at his tailbone. An odd sensation registered in his brain; an immense pressure against the seat of his already suppressing navy chinos while some higher power yanked on his spine like pulling taffy.

RIP!

At the sound, Ted’s ears twitched; another unfamiliar sensation. The way the pressure suddenly dissipated, the rip must have been his chinos giving way. But to what? Craning his neck, he found it hard to turn it far enough now to see anything; like he was physically incapable of swiveling his head. Yet he still felt something brush against the back of his leg.

Unable to hold back his morbid curiosity any further, he looked down and upside-down through his arms and legs. There, twitching with a mind of its own and getting longer and longer by the second…

Was a tail!

He had a fucking tail now?!

If there was any remaining doubt in his brain that he was turning into a beast - a werewolf - it was eviscerated right then and there. His new appendage just kept slithering farther and farther out, swaying to and fro against his will. To top it off, he could see fur growing on it too. Within seconds, it had completely covered it, but was still getting longer and thicker.

The fire ant crawling sensation from earlier returned and was now creeping up his neck toward his face, reaching his jawline and instantly making it itchy and warm. The fur on his neck came in especially fast, crinkling with the speed it pushed out to a long and bushy length. So long that he could see it in the corners of his altered vision.

Like a wolf’s mane…

More ripping sounds came, this time from his feet as they continued to both lengthen and widen outward. His big toes shrank and withered into nothingness as the salt and pepper fur spread like wildfire over his swelling toes digits. They now reached past the soles, with the thickened skin on their undersides cushioning them; the black claws curling and scraping the wooden flooring. Ted watched in horror as his decades-old sneakers disintegrated from the girth of his now paws.

Before he could let what was unfolding cause him to panic further, Ted took a deep breath. He was a horror connoisseur, and he had read and watched many werewolf stories and movies in his time. Hell, he even starred in a game about werewolves. So he knew there was no stopping a transformation once it had started. But surely if he focused and tried hard enough, he could at least keep his mind intact.

Right?...

At that moment, his nose prickled and grew warm (and strangely moist) as a smell entered his nostrils that completely captivated him and halted all thought in his brain. He smelled steak! Juicy, savory, meat!

Like his tail (God he couldn’t get over that), his head turned toward the smell involuntarily. The delicious aroma was wafting in through his open window, making his mouth water. He subconsciously licked his inhumanly long and sharp fangs as they started to ache and grow even more in his already cramped mouth. Saliva started to pool and dribble over his bottom lip. He had to have some-!

No! I’m not an animal! I am a man, not a beast!

Ted forced himself to look away and got on his elbows so he could cover his mouth and nose with his now larger and furry hands, his claws scraping against each other. If he blocked it out, he wouldn’t be tempted and he could stay in control.

Just then, raucous laughter joined the irresistible smell, and his ears fully swiveled back toward the window; swiveled because they now sat atop his head! Now angled, he could hear more than laughter. Meat sizzling, his neighbor Tom talking about his latest business deal, some modern pop song coming from a stereo, and the clinking of glasses.

His neighbor was throwing a dinner party.

And there were people…

And people were made of meat!

He could feel his shaggy tail start to excitedly swish back and forth in giddiness.

No! No! Stop that!

He clenched his ass cheeks together and clamped down even harder on his face, trying to will the horrible thought away. But it seemed his body was now its own separate entity as it fought against him.

Even though he pushed and pushed, his face started to push out even harder. His nose and mouth began to expand outward from his skull and against his hands – he could see it protruding between his eyes. Immediately, his teeth now had the room they needed to grow and reform as they desired. Prodding them with his thicker tongue, they were now dagger sharp, and his four larger fangs had grown to easily the size of half of his ring finger.

A true predator’s teeth. Teeth that could tear out the throat of any living thing. A killing machine. A monster!

But what was clearly his muzzle wasn’t done growing yet as it continued to still push outward, his tongue lengthening with it. And as it grew, his thoughts changed with it.

I could do whatever I wanted, and no one could stop me…

No, I’m not a killer!

But why not?...The world hasn’t done me any favors…

But Tom’s a good guy, I could never hurt him and his friends!

He is always bragging though. Talking down to me like I’m lesser…Like my bullies did in high school. Like my brothers. Like almost everyone has treated me my whole life. Always the weak one. The weirdo. The outcast. Now I’m the powerful one. Now I’m the one in control. They will cower before me!

Ted lowered his hands as he grinned wolfishly, his muzzle completing its growth. With that last, power-hungry thought taking over his mind, he now welcomed the remaining changes with gusto. And because he no longer let his weak inhibitions and fears slow him down, all of the aches and pains he had felt vanished and were replaced with a rush of endorphins.

He watched with relish as the muscles on his arms and legs grew and grew, bulging and rippling, causing his once treasured articles of clothing to rip in even more places. The buttons on his shirt flew off at high-speed from the swelling of his chest and abs. If they were an obstruction, then they needed to go!

Sitting back on his haunches, a now natural feeling on his strong, digitigrade back legs, he dug his claws into his shirt and tore the remaining shreds off with a roar.

Freedom!

He did the same with what little remained of his pants, his luscious tail wagging with enthusiasm as his strength continued to grow unencumbered. Even when he worked out on a daily basis, he had never felt as strong - as big - as he did now!

No longer hindered by his human cloth scraps, the last changes of his transformation began. His spine elongated as he crouched on all fours, filling his now huge lungs with gasps of elation as his torso grew longer and longer. It was like his body was also as impatient as he was, reaching toward that open window as it pushed him forward more and more; the snapping and crunching was music to his triangular ears, even more so than the clarinet tunes still coming from his speaker.

His bulky arms stretched and grew outward pleasurably and pushed him upward, balancing him out. His back and front claws gripped the flooring as his chest rumbled with glee.

The final touches came as the last of his fur covered his face entirely, almost tickling like many kisses as it grew out into a fine, shaggy coat that melded with the lengthy mop that was his thin hair only minutes ago. His neck lengthened, making room for his large shoulders and even larger skull, giving him that much more mobility to hunt, and stalk, and kill!

With a final shake, he knew his transformation was complete, and his body was ready.

No one would belittle him ever again!

He practically leapt toward the open window as he stuck his head through and gave a long, passionate howl to the moon, thanking it for the immense power it had given him, and for his upcoming feast.

#ted raimi #my writing #commission #rpf #real person fiction #please dont hurt me

[cherrylng]

MUSE X MOVIE [STYLE Series #004 - Muse (August 2010)]

A love story between a vampire and a human, the Twilight series is having a huge ripple effect! The key to this film, which triggered the explosion of Muse's popularity in the US, is the author's ‘love for Muse’. Text by Naoto Mori

"I'd like to thank the talented musicians who inspired me, especially Muse, from whose songs the sentiments, scenes, and synopsis of this novel were born. Without their extraordinary talent, this novel would not exist."

These are the words of Stephenie Meyer, the American author of the Twilight series, the international bestselling teen romance novels about vampire boys and human girls (from the acknowledgements to the second novel in the series, New Moon). She is an avowed fanatic of Muse and is now a cheerleader for the cultural quota. Originally a housewife in Arizona, when she suddenly wrote her debut novel at the age of 30, she was inspired by the dreams she had and the songs of Muse and other popular rock bands. Their music functioned as a literal ‘muse’ (Greek goddess of the arts). Meyer herself wrote in her acknowledgements for the final film in the series, Breaking Dawn:

"Thank you, my beloved band. Muse is really an appropriate name, as you have been an important inspiration for this saga!"

For example, in Japan, Chika Umino's manga Hachimitsu to Clover was based on two albums, Hachimitsu by Spitz and Clover by Suga Shikao, and Meyer seems to have drawn inspiration for the colour and atmosphere of her world from the songs of Muse. On her official website, she presents a ‘playlist’ of songs that have specifically inspired her. You have to go directly to the site for more details, but some excerpts include ‘Time is Running Out’ from the first film in the series. In the second film, there's ‘Hyper Music’ and ‘Apocalypse Please’. The third album, Eclipse, has six songs, including ‘The Small Print’, ‘New Born’ and ‘Hysteria’, and is particularly Muse-intensive! The final album includes a cover of ‘Can't Take My Eyes Off You’ (Frankie Valli's 1967 hit), which is not included on the album. Incidentally, other bands that stand out are Coldplay, Travis, Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance…… and so on.

This playlist could be called an album of images of Twilight by the author Meyer, but Muse also participated in the soundtrack of the film adaptation series that started in 2008. The first film, Twilight, featured the song ‘Supermassive Black Hole’. At this point, Muse was still using pre-existing songs, but for the second film, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Muse provided a ‘New Moon Remix’ of ‘I Belong to You’. For the third film, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, they wrote a new song, ‘Neutron Star Collision (Love is Forever)’, which became the first single from the soundtrack. Finally, Meyer and Muse had an official collaboration through the film!

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is directed by David Slade (a Brit, of course), who has been working on music clips for Muse for some time. He was chosen to direct the Twilight series, which shares a common motif with the Sam Raimi-produced vampire horror film 30 Days of Night, which was a No.1 hit in the US. The Muse-Meyer-Slade connection, then, is completely predestined. In this sense, the film version of Eclipse, which brought their creative meeting to fruition, may be called a monumental film.

Slade's clip for Bliss, shot long before his directorial debut, had the feel of a sci-fi short film starring Matthew Bellamy, but the Muse clips shot by other directors are also filled with a magnificent and fantastical sense of beauty. Muse's sound world must have a tremendous power to evoke images for creators of film and literature. For example, the clip for ‘New Born’ was also directed by Slade, and the song was used so memorably in the ending of the 2003 French splatter horror film ‘Haute Tension/High Tension’ that it was the talk of the town among film buffs at the time.

Now, it's time for a delusional analysis. Why is Meyer so firmly attracted to Muse? What is the connection between Twilight, their music, and their creations?

The following quote from Meyer may help to decipher this. In an interview published on the official website of the Japanese edition of Twilight by Village Books, she was asked, "Do you read other vampire novels?" She replied: "No, I've actually never read any vampire novels. (It's the same) with films."

Yes, Twilight can be categorised as a gothic horror genre, but it is not a heavyweight, authentic one. It is based on a Romeo and Juliet-type boy-meets-girl story, to which the vampire legend has been introduced as a sweet European taste. The ideal balance of romantic and gothic flavours is the sound world created by Muse in Meyer's mind.

In line with the Twilight story, Meyer is the American ‘normal girl’ heroine Bella and Muse is the ‘ideal prince’ Edward from a foreign country (England). Their music and characters (mainly Matthew) provide the ‘eternal maidens’, symbolised by Meyer, with a kind of royal shoujo manga fantasy, just as Queen did in the 1970s.

One last little tidbit, by the way. Here's an interesting remark from Robert Pattinson, the pretty boy actor who plays Edward in the film. He wants Gus Van Sant, the director behind ‘My Own Private Idaho’ and ‘Elephant’, to direct the final film, ‘Breaking Dawn’. Sullen!!! Well, the style of the series so far will be too artistic to stand out, but it's likely to produce a standout masterpiece. I'd love to see it!

In the first film, ‘Twilight’, ‘Supermassive Black Hole’ is played during a baseball game between vampire Edward, played by Robert Pattinson, and his family. Vampires, who never age, fly up and down the mountain.

For the second film, ‘New Moon/Twilight Saga’, Muse provided the ‘New Moon Mix’ of ‘I Belong to You’. Unfortunately, it is only used in the film for a short time, when Bella is seen off by her father and gets into the car, so check it out carefully!

At the suggestion of director Catherine Hardwicke, Ms Stephenie Meyer, the author of the original novel, also makes a cameo appearance in Twilight! She plays a customer at the diner where Bella goes with her father and orders a vegetarian sandwich. She is only in the film for a brief moment, so check it out!

The original series of four books, Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn, which sold explosively. Acknowledgements by Stephenie Meyer can be found here. The original Japanese translation is available from Village Books, translated by Ami Obara.

‘Lords of Dogtown’ Sony Pictures Entertainment

Directed and executive produced by Catherine Hardwicke, director of Twilight: First Love, this is the true story of the ‘Z-Boys’ who revolutionised skateboarding in the 1970s in Venice Beach, aka Dogtown, on the west coast of the USA. The film stars Emile Hirsch and also features the late Heath Ledger.

‘The Golden Compass’ Happinet

The first solo fantasy film from Chris Weitz, director of New Moon, tells the story of Lyra, a 12-year-old girl who, after the disappearance of her best friend and uncle, sets off on a journey with a compass that shows her the truth and her alter ego dæmon. Based on a fantasy novel by British children's author Philip Pullman.

‘Hard Candy’ Geneon Entertainment

In this first feature from David Slade (Eclipse), 32-year-old photographer Jeff brings home Haley, a 14-year-old girl he met on a dating website, only to have her punish him for it. This thriller was inspired by the Japanese ‘oyaji-hunting’. Slade's fresh sense of imagery is on full display.

‘30 Days Of Night’ Pony Canyon

Vampire action film directed by David Slade, which debuted at No. 1 in the US. The film depicts an epic battle between a group of vampires who attack a town where the sun doesn't rise for 30 days, and a young sheriff played by Josh Hartnett. Based on a comic book by Steve Niles (written) & John Templesmith (illustrated).

‘High Tension’ Asmik

An extremely brutal, bloody splatter movie from the director of French horror hopeful Alexandre Azizi comes HIGH TENSION. When a schoolgirl leaves the city to visit her best friend's family home, she sees a chainsaw-wielding killer slaughtering the family and stands up to save her best friend, but what follows has surprising consequences……

‘My Own Private Idaho’ Kadokawa Pictures

One of Gus Van Sant's best-known films, in which Mike, a narcoleptic played by the late River Phoenix, and Scott, a man of wealth played by Keanu Reeves, who both make a living as male prostitutes, embark on a journey in search of their identities. His latest film, Restless (2011), also stars Japan's Ryo Kase.

‘Hyper Music’ A simple piece of work, with dynamic camerawork capturing the aggressive performance scenes of the three musicians. I sigh at the power of how they disappear at full speed towards the end.

‘Feeling Good’ Taken on set at the same time as ‘Hyper Music’, which became both A-sides.The contrast between the monstrously distorted faces of the people and the performance amidst the dancing flower petals is typical of Slade.

‘Bliss’ A spectacular piece in which Chris and Dom watch Matthew fall through a hole in a huge structure, like a future space station, to nowhere. Truly a Muse!

‘New Born’ This is one of Slade's best efforts, made on a tight budget and in a tight time frame. Filmed in Prague, the scenes of the three performing under the control of the girl's psychic powers are powerful.

Translator's Notes: I never watched the movies but I have read all of the Twilight books. I was a teenager back then who voraciously read through any books just out of that need to get through the boring tedium of school. It was an okay-ish read for the first 3 books, up until I finally reached Breaking Dawn. And honestly? The last book would've been better off never having that subplot about Jacob and Esme. Even teenage Cherry read that whole subplot and went "WTF????" It was just that memorably messed up and I don't even know how the film cast even powered through that part of the story.

Also, I wasn't surprised by My Chemical Romance being part of Meyer's playlist. What I didn't expect was that Coldplay was included as well. So... I guess if Meyer had liked Coldplay far more, who she dedicated the books to and the story itself would've carried very, very different contexts and plots????

#Matt Bellamy #Dom Howard #Chris Wolstenholme #Muse #The Resistance era #STYLE Series #STYLE Series 004 #my scan #translation

[pico-digital-studios]

Into, Across and Beyond! Cast: Errorverse Sonic

Replaces: Metro Spider-Man / Raimi-verse Spider-Man

WARNING: A major spoiler for Undertale Yellow is present in this post. A strikethrough will be used where the major spoiler is.

"Looking at the ground and thinking about how everything could go wrong will only slow you down, bud, and I'm sure your Sonic hates slow. Just keep looking for a way to fix the problems you see ahead of you. That's what I've been doing! Things look grey now for sure, but there's still a world- heck, a UNIVERSE of colour out there just waiting for us to explore. You just gotta know where to look!"

This version of Sonic comes from the same universe that my own character, Nitro, does; the Errorverse. He's pretty much seen all the adventures we've expected him to. The storybooks, the Solaris madness, the race across space and time, the great Eggman war, all of it!

That said, he has had his own twists and turns along the way that make him stand out as his own character. He's one of the few Sonics to be self-aware of us, his viewerbase, be it good... or bad. He underwent a period of depression leading up to the Great Eggman War, but thanks to the support of his companions, alongside Eggman himself, he was able to keep fighting forward.

After the initial war, Sonic and Tails stumbled through an abandoned lab of Eggman's, coming across somebody that would change Sonic's life forever.

(Nova owned by BroadwayBash123)

A young teen girl named Nova was sealed in one of the test tubes of the place. Knowing she really needed a happy life, the duo freed her and helped her adjust to the world around her. As time went on, Nova developed her own hobbies, personality, and strong love for her friends. She even got to meet Nitro and Amy along the way.

There was definitely a lot of romantic tension going on between the two, and though Amy was happy for Sonic and Nova, she felt torn between him, who she had loved for a while by now, and Nitro, who was developing his own feelings for her. It ultimately took Sonic expressing his sibling-like affection for Amy for her to finally make up her mind.

These bonds continued to flourish when Infinite returned, more dangerous than before, to overpower Eggman and conquer the world on his own. It took plenty of effort, but the heroes still managed to save the day. And it got Eggman to stand down for a little while to make up for his troubles.

Concerning Sonic.EXEs, Errorverse Sonic had gone through three of them; Executor Vermillion, Phaton the Phantom Hedgehog, and, well... Toxinfect. He handled the first two like a champ, but Toxinfect almost ruined his life entirely, having the WORST impact of the three and almost conquering ALL of Mobius if not for Nitro's intervention.

It took five months for Sonic to escape from purgatory alongside an ally he made there, who is the guardian of a floating city in another dimension, but once he got out with Toxinfect on the loose again, he helped tie up loose ends and put an end to the monster's tyranny once and for all.

That said, the whole ordeal shook him up a lot, which contributes to how more concentrated on their goals Team Sonic are in Frontiers. The gang do get the time to do their own Twitter Takeovers on the SEGANet, which helps them lighten up after any particularly rough cases.

As time went on, Sonic and his friends got to meet up with the cast at the dimension said guardian came from, known as Calteron. The guardian's name is Kyuzi, and he had been defending his city for a while, alongside his best friends, Enzo, Lean and Reemah.

Many more adventures ensued with time, with more universe links being established to form further bonds, which led to More than One Universe, where the gang got involved in helping OMT!Tails and the Blur Gang put things right. Sonic also wasn't afraid to get emotional and sob in CU!Sonic's arms about his own tragedies.

Things only got darker for them from there, and the most recent supernatural threat, which was responsible for causing Bently to split from the base timeline, caused the death of Kyuzi, his life being mourned for greatly.

After one of the most recent outings, a strange phenomenon caused the entire Errorverse to undergo a hard reset (or "rewrite"), creating a fresh new timeline where the old one was erased. Think the Super Genesis Wave, but without any legal mumbo-jumbo. Several things were different for this new Rewrite Errorverse:

The Puhoi Curse stuff never happened, so Audrey, its main host, co-exists with the rest of the cast without it.

Amongst characters, only Reemah, Kyuzi, Enzo, Nitro, MC, Amelia and Errorverse Team Sonic (alongside all self-aware characters, Time Stone holders, the Blur Gang and the Quill Society) remember all that went on originally.

In the original Errorverse, Eggman redeemed himself and became Mr. Tinker. Here, though, Eggman and Mr. Tinker are split into two separate characters in Errorverse Mobius.

Evo and Sid Chang had started their own science group that a now-sweet and stable Seak (who was once an insane psychopath) often attends.

In this rewritten timeline, Many More Heroes onwards is able to occur, due to the Quill Society being formed there.

All failed timelines prior to the point we pick up at still happened, but their denizens are all safe, whether in the OMEGA Universe or co-existing with the regular Errorverse crew.

In the Rewrite's Undertale/Deltarune timeline, Clover (our bean from Undertale Yellow), after giving up their soul for the Underground, got it back after Asriel shattered the barrier for good, courtesy of Frisk coming back to help them out.

Due to their interactions with canon (or "Prime") Sonic, Exester and Nameless both recall the events of a peculiar time when the ORIGINAL Sonic and many Sonic.EXEs clashed. Though that's a story for another day.

To begin with, only Nitro, Reemah, Amelia and EV!Sonic retained their memories of the old timeline, but thanks to a special orb holding those memories, the other aforementioned characters got their memories restored.

Prior to this point in the Rewrite Errorverse, EV!Sonic ended up encountering Tekno, who had also been caught up in multiversal craziness. Together, the duo formed the Quill Society via getting help and support from other heroes of all kinds of Sonic universes. He even rescued OMT!Mina and gave her a much-needed support network out of it.

And unlike Lost Memory Sonic, EV!Sonic got his rights to be the leader of the Quill Society, which has several key rules in place:

Having fun or at least enjoying yourself when in the support network is highly encouraged.

As long as it isn't hurting anyone, humour and harmless quips are perfectly alright between Quill Society members.

Even if a member isn't explicitly from a Sonic dimension, they're more than welcome to contribute music for the elevators. (LM!Sonic took offence to Somari's suggestion, by the way.)

No "canon event" nonsense is tolerated in the Quill Society, as while set events might've shaped some heroes, many more won't have those to cling to.

Calling anybody an "anomaly" (yes, this even extends to all the captive villains; those incapable of redemption are cited differently) is outright illegal in the Quill Society if it isn't by accident or is simply in discussion, as EV!Sonic actively dislikes that term, and it risks permanent exile from the dimension.

(Pictured above: NES Sonic, Hefty (D-Sides Nitro), OMT!Tails, Jake (Reclassified Sonic), LM!Sonic and EV!Sonic)

After OMT!Tails managed to help BK!Amy out of making a sadistic choice, EV!Sonic was more than happy to invite the kid to look around Gust Planet and see how the Quill Society operated. Needless to say, OMT!Tails was really excited for this opportunity, and marvelled at just how many people were here, likely in the hundreds.

(Pictured on the top row: Lord Mortis (Sonic II Special), Bluckles, Boomer, Ashura, Atomic Sonic, NGPC Sonic and Socket/Minute) (Pictured on the middle row: Candy, NightAkio, Creamy and SunFIRE) (Pictured on the bottom row: Gerem (Sonic Chrono Adventure), Nameless (The Glitch Chaos), Alicia Acorn, Game.com Sonic and Yeth) (Pictured in the foreground: Hedgehog Maria, OMT!Tails, EV!Sonic, ZX Sonic, Curse (my take) and EX!Alice (with her new mech and Chao companion) (Lord Mortis was recommended by NightAkio himself)

EV!Sonic was undeniably proud of this version of his sidekick for ratting out LM!Sonic, gladly assisting himself in apprehending the rogue blue blur and giving him an appropriate scolding before sending him back to his dimension.

During that point, of course, he got seriously pissed off at LM!Sonic for citing OMT!Tails, Antho AND Nitro as anomalies for supposedly breaching "canon" (the formermost didn't even HAVE any fault in that to begin with), and made sure to hammer it in for his crueller self how much of a mistake that was.

For now, that's all I can really say about EV!Sonic.

Sea-Production (Lord X sprite; Lord Mortis edit by BEC)

Sonicfan32 (Boomer sprite)

EXEcutor-The-Bat (S2 Sonic/Ashura)

Jay201 and CK57 (Creamy sprite)

BrandonPrower (SunFIRE sprite)

NikoGlitchArts (Nameless sprite)

Cylent-Nite (Alicia Acorn sprite)

hyperturtle32 (Maria sprite)

Jon Gandee (ZX Sonic sprite)

Dolphman (SWAT Bot mech sprite)

DeltaConduit (Alice sprite)

Jon Gandee and Plokboy (NES Sonic sprite)

Louplayer (Ohshima Sonic/Jake sprite)

PixelMarioXP (SMB1 Sonic sprite)

Froggy Mudd (Custom Amy sprite)

khalifax10 (Mania Shadow sprite)

AkumaTH (Tiara sprite)

#sonic exe #sonic the hedgehog #spider verse #sth #sonic #sonic fandom #sth au #sonic au #spider man #undertale yellow #undertale #the loud house #the casagrandes

[tallaxia]

(For the ask game) - 5, 8, 12, 22 & 23, for jack, scott AND lon suder >:)

5. What's the first song that comes to mind when you think about them?

Jack: Army of Lovers - Obsession

The lyrics, the unhinged video, the 90s trash...it's perfect.

Scott: The Prodigy - We live forever (and a lot of other 90s Prodigy Tracks like Firestarter, No Good or Timezone Bomb )

It reminds me strongly of the chase scene. Could be a perfect alternate music video imo!

Unfortunately, I can't think of anything at all for Suder... any suggestions?

8. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you despise?

Considering how little fanwork there is, it's hard to say. I really haven't read anything yet that I really despise.

Jack: Maybe Jack taking hard drugs? He's the only one of all the characters who doesn't smoke, neither weed nor cigarettes. He certainly wouldn't have a problem getting his hands on all kinds of pills, but I rather see him eating sweets and junk food all day long. (he should try weed though, dude needs to chill)

Scott: I totally go along with Scott being closeted gay or maybe bi, that fits SO well! But I absolutely can't picture him with Raimi or anyone from the Humanist Alliance. It's a fun crackship tho XD

Lon: Somehow I can't picture him in a former relationship. He gave up his place in civilized life and we know that even among outcasts, the Maquis, he's the odd quiet outsider. He's so off and consumed by his compulsions that he isolates himself and therefore can barely build a real relationship with anyone.

12. What's a headcanon you have for this character?

Jack's signet/logo on his shirt he sprayed everywhere looks very similar to the character in the cartoon loop at the beginning. His drawings, which are scattered all over the place, are quite scruffy, but his technical drawings of Warbeast were very clean and accurate, which means he can actually draw well. Maybe the loops are his own animations? So the mad cartoon scientist is basically his OC. Scott: Scott is quite young for a chief executive (I mean, Richard was 29...) He climbed the career ladder way too quickly and got power and a lot of money very fast. Maybe he didn't always have such a big ego and only became jaded by the industry and became such an asshole. When he's alone, insecurities and worries certainly come through, but he wouldn't show them to anyone.

Lon: I think he was born the way he is. Not necessarily that violent to that extent, but without any telepathic abilities. This cut him off from much communication with other Betazoids and he was also an open book to everyone else. Children his age could read his thoughts, but he couldn't read theirs, and that made him an outsider and despicable weirdo from the start.

22. If you're a fic reader, what's something you like in fics when it comes to this character? Something you don't like?

Jack: His past and probably many years in CHAANKS basement are always an interesting theme to explore, but tbh...just put this weirdo in situations and I'll feel entertained. The strange mixture of a silly cute goofball, dangerous creep and lonely socially awkward genius is what makes him interesting to me and I just like these "wtf is wrong with him?"-moments. Besides that I see him as a switch and obviously kinky AF. He can be really mean and his kink for all kinds of weapons, preferably lethal, is so obvious, but deep down he's also a sub with a mommy kink. I really love him on both sides, but have a slight preference for needy sub-jack.

Scott: He is a slimy asshole with way too much ego and I love it when someone makes him shut up. Verbally, maybe literally. He definitely needs a lesson and I just love the scenes where he's really scared: not a trace of his arrogant attitude left. A bit of backstory and stuff that happened at Chaank pre-canon is also always appreciated!

Lon: Probably the character with the most lost potential. I particularly like stories where he survives and tries to fight his demons. His death was an easy way out of a moral dilemma and I love to read about a possible future on the ship. And of course I like the twisted psychosexual dynamic with Tuvok. I don't see them in a classic romantic relationship, but they both have a very strong fascination for each other and Suder definitely has a crush. After the meld he would do literally -anything- for him. And I'm sure Tuvok is always there to help him control his remaining violent tendencies.

23. Favorite picture of this character?

It's a pity that there are no really good official pictures of any of the three... all potato quality ;_; so some nice screenshots instead~

#death machine #jack dante #scott ridley #lon suder #star trek voyager #ask game #headcanons #blorbos #thank you for the ask I love rambling about them #feel free to answer them as well the questions are really interesting!

[destinyc1020]

I agree with your take on marvel and the MCU and how the focus on cameos and creating an interconnected universe while fun and makes for great event cinema but from a narrative and character development level it was also major hindrance. I personally think one problem is this spiderman felt a little unrelatable and placed more emphasis on big intergalactic set pieces and neglecting the fact that spiderman was about the neighbourhood. Like the earlier films particularly sam raimi films, peter was this dude struggling to pay rent, working multiple jobs to help is aunt, balancing school and spiderman and failing, battling with anxiety like that shit was so real and relatable. Instead of playing into a younger peter parker who has deal with high school things/ issues they kinda ignored all the things that made him so relatable and focused on tony stark mentorship of peter parker where everything was kinda given to him. NYC never became its own character like in the raimi films. Aunt may, mj were given substance none of which exist in the MCU. Peters day to day realities was sort of pushed to the side, so we can focus on him being an avenger. Peter parker is so beloved b/c of how grounded he had always been but also because it was someone with overly insane strength or superpowers but some who needed to find a balance in his lofe and find ways to overcome villans with his agility and intellegence.

Marvel really dropped the ball, those movies are fun dont get me wrong but I never really felt connected to the character despite how amazing tom is as spiderman/ peter parker

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You hit the nail on the head Anon!

I've been saying this stuff (EVERYTHING you listed) since day 1 when HOCO came out.

Don't get me wrong, I LOVED HOCO, and I love Tom's Spiderman films. But one of the things I noticed right from the outset was that we don't really get to know much about PETER in them.

There's barely any character development for him, let alone his friends.... And he's barely in NYC half the time lol.

One of the things that made the Spiderman character so great (like you mentioned) was the fact that he was the "every day hero". He wasn't wealthy at all, he was an orphan, he was self-made, he struggled, he had to find a good balance btwn his crime-fighting life and his love life, etc.

But when you have Peter being handed everything to him, thanks to Tony Stark, you don't really feel the relatable feeling towards him that most fans felt with the OG films, and the type of relatability that made the Spiderman character so beloved and GREAT! 😁

Granted, as much as I loved the Tobey/Raimi films, I'm sure fans don't want just a remake or a Raimi 2.0 film with Tom's Spiderman lol 😆, but I think in trying to make him do different from the other two Spider MEN, Marvel ended up removing so many things that actually made the Spiderman character so awesome for fans. 😩😓

That's why, when I saw those scenes at the end of NWH, and saw Peter finally in his own crappy apartment lol, with his GE books, and sewing his own Spiderman costume, I immediately felt like, "Ahhhh.... Now we can FINALLY get back to the Spiderman character I know and love, who's just an everyday man, no bells, no whistles, no Avengers, no rich Surrogate Father figure to provide him with everything lol 😆

Those few little minutes were so relatable and grounded, that I can only imagine how awesome a full movie would be with everything like that. 👍🏾

[scotianostra]

Scottish writer, Sheila Burnford was born on May 11th 1918.

Sheila was born and educated in Edinburgh then Harrogate College in Yorkshire, England.

She was one of the first women in Scotland to receive her Aviation Certificate. During the Second World War she worked as an ambulance attendant and driver. Sheila married David Burnford, a surgeon in the Royal Navy, and in 1948 the Burnford family emigrated to Canada, settling at Port Arthur in western Ontario.

Sheila loved the great outdoors, particularly walking and hunting. She became friends with local artist Susan Ross. The two shared an interest in the lives of indigenous people and they inspired each other in creative endeavours.

Both Sheila and Susan were members of the Port Arthur Puppetry Club. It was during her time with the Club that Sheila began writing – scripts at first and then articles describing life in Northwestern Ontario for English magazines and newspapers such as Punch and the Glasgow Herald.

Sheila was a great animal lover, although she always said she had a practical view of them. After the death of her Bullterrier, Bill (who had kept her company during the Blitz in the Second World War), she decided to write a book, in part to memorialize him.

That book became The Incredible Journey.

The animals in the book were based on the personalities of her own animals. In addition to Bill, she had a Siamese cat (Simon) and a Golden Labrador (Raimie). She researched incidents similar to the ones in the book and used the area around her home and cottage (Loon Lake) to describe the terrain.

The book was an international bestseller and was eventually translated into more than 17 languages. It would win a number of awards, including the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children.

In 1963 the Walt Disney adaptation of the film was released. The premiere of the film was held in Port Arthur with over 10,000 people lining the streets for the parade preceding the showing. Actors from the film and the film’s director, Fletcher Markle, attended the premiere. Although the book was based in Northwestern Ontario, it was actually filmed in the Toronto area.

In 1964, Sheila published her second book, The Fields of Noon, a collection of essays on life in Northwestern Ontario. It included a number of essays that had previously been published in English periodicals.

In the late 1960s, Sheila and Susan Ross spent a great deal of time visiting native reserves in Northwestern Ontario. Both women had long held interest in native life and found the opportunity to actually learn about native life to be irresistible. While there, Susan Ross drew sketches of the people and Sheila observed. As a result of these visits, Sheila published Without Reserve, using some of Susan Ross’s drawings as illustrations.

Sheila and Susan next travelled up to Pond Inlet and experienced the life of the Inuit, including travelling by dog sled to see the narwhal. From this experience came One Woman’s Arctic. This book also included illustrations by Susan Ross.

The Incredible Journey was acclaimed as a children’s book, even though Sheila herself did not think of it as a children’s book. In 1973, she published an actual children’s book, Mr. Noah and the Second Flood. The story focused on the impact of consumerism and waste on the planet.

Sheila’s last book, Bel Ria: Dog of War, was the story of a little dog caught up in the horrors of the Second World War. In writing the book, she drew upon her own experiences in the Blitz and used research to maintain authenticity.

In 1984 Sheila Burnford died of lung cancer. She had moved back to the UK to live with her second husband, Dr. J.D. Loughborough.

In 2017, a documentary of her life, Long Walk Home: The Incredible Journey of Sheila Burnford, was released by Sheba Films.

#scotland #scottish #nature lovers #author #history #canada

[an-darth-maiden]

Introducing myself and giving an explanation.

Hi everyone! 🙋🏻‍♀️

My name is Ana, but you can call me An or Annie.

I'm Mexican.🇲🇽

I like many things like animals, read history, classic novels, esoteric stuff and magic, manga, watch anime, belly dance, music, tv shows and movies, videogames.

Some of my favorite things are:

Animals like felines and canines (ALL OF THEM!), bats, hummingbirds, crows, rabbits, bears.

History:Ancient Egypt (everything about that time), and other historical periods (Middle ages, Ilustration era, Victorian era).

About the cultures of my country I love the Aztec (Mexica) culture, Mayan culture, Toltec culture and others.

My favorite books are:

The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde and Dracula by Bram Stoker.

Other books I love that are on Spanish are "Cuentos de la selva" (Jungle tales) by Horacio Quiroga

"El Diosero" by Francisco Rojas González .

About the Esoteric stuff, I'm a Tarot and Oracle reader, I learn and practice Reiki, I love quartz, rocks and minerals for spiritual, magic and therapeutic uses, talismans and charms, candles, dowsing with pendulum, astrology.

Anime I like Yu-Gi-Oh, InuYasha, Saint Seiya, Sailor Moon, Card captor Sakura, Record of Ragnarok, Naruto, Dragon Ball Z (just to mention a few).

I'm not a belly dancer, but I really enjoy belly dance (oriental dance). I practice at home by the moment. I hope I could go to a dance academy someday.

I like the Egyptian style. Particularly, the Golden era period. Some of my favorite dancers are Souhair Zaki, Samia Gamal, Tahiya Carioca.

Music: I like the music of the past century, specially since the 70's till 90's. I like disco and funk, classic rock, hard rock, glam metal, heavy metal, but also the New Wave or Pop music.

My favorite singer is Michael Jackson.

And my favorite band is Guns N ' Roses.

Tv shows and Movies I watch a lot. I like animated shows and movies, action and superhero, some comedies, medical drama, police drama, supernatural shows.

My favorite films are Alice in wonderland (animated and Tim Burton's version), The Prince of Egypt, Beauty and the Beast, The Mummy and The Mummy returns, Hitch, School of Rock, The Nightmare before Christmas, Sam Raimi's Spiderman films, Star Wars franchises.

My favorite shows are Looney tunes, Powerpuff girls, Arrow , Friends, The Big Bang Theory, House M.D , E.R, Law and Order Special Victims Unit, White collar, Supernatural, Charmed.

This last year, I've been watching a lot of K-drama. I'm really enjoying it.

Videogames like Castlevania ( I like both, videogames and the Netflix TV shows), Halo, Mortal Kombat, Devil May Cry for example.

I had a Tumblr account with the same name before. It was fully dedicated as a fan blog of Castlevania. Many of the things that I had were some of my silly memes about Castlevania Netflix (most of them about Alucard).

I deleted the account because I was very inactive here and I felt a little bit limited by just post about Castlevania.

Sometimes I reblogged the nice drawings of friends that are here, sometimes I shared about ancient Egyptian history, but not so often.

After deleting the account, I didn't feel well about leave this place, so, I decided to create an account and start all over again.

I want to use this place to connect with people that enjoy the same things that I do.

So, I hope find again the cool friends who are still here, but at the same time, find new friends.

With the time, I'll be re-posting the material of Castlevania that I posted before, just in case there's someone interested.

For the last, I want to share some pictures of my favorite things.

Thanks for your attention.

🙏🏻✨

#a new beginning #starting again #introducing myself #books #history #esoterism #anime and manga #belly dance #music #video games #classic novels #robert louis stevenson #bram stoker #ancient history #ancient egypt #victorian era #animals #cats #dogs #bats #hummingbird #80s music #90s #tv shows #movies #disney #tim burton #castlevania

[apple-spider-vinegar]

Is there any overly specific topic you’d like to ramble about right now. I am giving you an opening.

What if I said Octogoblin, would everybody unfollow?

I'm just teasing you.

But yes! There are many ideas I have been turning over lately. Let's see... there's a minor expansion on the idea of Harry painting portraits of his loved ones. There's the one about the gremlin-ification of the Green Goblin within more recent fanon. Or my severely mixed feelings on No Way Home and how the potential was there to do something cool and narratively compelling, but I don't think the MCU writers actually thought about what they were doing/the implications this plot would have on the other universes.

That one goes hand in hand with my thoughts on Norman Osborn Redemption Arcs and how I, a certified Norman Osborn Enjoyer, feel they should be done (read: not in the way No Way Home did it) which also circles back to the gremlin-ification of the Green Goblin because I don't like to see my favorite Spidey villain decontextualized, misunderstood and woobified. (Not to say we can't joke around or we always have to take things 100% seriously in fandom, I've reblogged plenty of Gobby memes, it's a very specific fandom phenomenon that happened to work its way into the fandom's depictions of this villain, seemingly after No Way Home came out. I wasn't deep into the fandom at that time, so I didn't experience the beginning, but MAN did I catch up on the backlog at the beginning of this year).

Regrettably, I'm very tired and don't feel capable of sufficiently developing any of these, so I'll tell you something I've been wanting to share because I think it's funny and I haven't had another opportunity yet.

When I was a kid, my brother and I watched Raimi Spider-Man all the time - the first two, anyway, those were the ones we had on DVD. We even watched them before bed. Not because we were bored, but because they were so familiar we could fall asleep to them. They are some of the most beloved pieces of art in my life and I'm very glad for the place they have in my heart.

That being said. When I was a kid watching the first Spider-Man for the first time, I did not yet know that stunts were a thing. I thought Spider-Man and Green Goblin were actually beating the shit out of each other for the sake of making this film.

I also thought that Aunt May and Uncle Ben were married in real life and while I did not think they actually killed Uncle Ben, I DID assume they had actually shot him. Sometimes I would imagine a conversation between Aunt May and the filmmakers as they explained that they were going to have to seriously rough up her husband for art.

None of this was particularly alarming to me. I did think it was weird that they would do such a thing, making people beat each other up, but it brought me and my brother some of our favorite action scenes, so it wasn't all that important.

I did eventually learn, of course. By the time Spider-Man 2 came out I knew that actors didn't actually punch each other in the face or throw giant clock hands at each other. But that was how I lived my life and interacted with art for a time, assuming that Tobey Maguire was willingly getting bloodied up for my entertainment.

#anyhow #thank you all for giving me openings #even if you didn't it wouldn't stop me but it is very exciting that people want to know what i think #when I make the post about raimi spider-man sharing a wavelength with phantom of the opera it's over for you hoes #ask #op #asv shares a life story #spider-man #raimiverse

[winterinhimring]

3, 7 and 14 for the ao3 wrapped ask!

The AO3 Wrapped ask game is here.

3: How many fandoms/pairings did you write for this past year?

I wrote for six fandoms (MCU, Hornblower, Raimiverse, Spider-Verse, Star Wars, and the Three Musketeers) and...all my fics this year have pretty much been gen, so no pairings, really.

7: Share a line/paragraph/snippet that you were especially proud of from a work this year!

Ooh, tough one. First I have to remember what I actually wrote this year...then I have to pick just one.

The door snicked open, and Leia looked up, expecting Vader to have come up with some new questions to ask, or at least to see that the torture droid was back. When she saw a single stormtrooper instead, she let her mouth take over out of sheer relief. "Aren’t you a little short for a stormtrooper?" There was a bark of laughter, then the (admittedly very short) stormtrooper tugged his helmet off, and Leia met sharp, sky-blue eyes looking keenly out from under a shock of short blond hair. "Man, that helmet really is awful," he said, shaking the offending object disgustedly. "What?" "I’m Luke Skirata, and I’m here to rescue you. We have maybe five more minutes before someone notices the looped cameras and tries to check in, and we need to be out of the detention block before that happens."

This is from the opening to Tegaanal, the climax of a Star Wars series that was several months in the writing and spans from the Prequels to the Original Trilogy, and I love it because it's one of those moments from canon that pops up pretty much spontaneously as I'm writing, which nearly always makes for fun parallels.

14: Give us a sneak peek of one of your upcoming works!

Here's a sneak peek from the future of my series A Far, Far Better Thing, which started as an MCU rewrite to fix the things that bugged me most about the end of Endgame and then turned into a Spider-man centric series and spawned a Raimi-verse story that I was not planning to write AT ALL:

Spider-man sticking himself to the outside of the tower was not a particularly unusual sight, so Bucky saw nothing odd, initially, in the fact that the kid had landed on his office window and was gesturing animatedly. Then he looked up and did a double-take, because either Peter had redone his suit and gone for a very...retro style, was probably what Shuri would call that, or the multiverse was broken. Again. And really, once had been enough. He opened the window and other-Peter jumped lightly inside and tugged off his mask, revealing that he was in fact the elder of the two Peters who had been yanked across realities last time.

This was a fun game; thank you for asking these questions!

#asked and answered #kazoosandfannypacks #my writing #requiem fic #cin vhetin #winter says things

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Raimi had SM4 completely storyboarded plus John Malkovich had agreed to be the villain in it (Vulture) before Sony decided to reboot the franchise with Andrew. You can develop a story even if your lead has not signed his renewal contract yet. Tom has more negotiating power delaying his final signature of a new contract rather than negotiating after, particularly since these are humongous billion $ blockbusters

I am not sure where you are trying to go with this.

Obviously you can develop a story without your lead signing a contract.

What I am saying is that what I got from Tom was that he was very involved in the development of the story and said involvement is likely in the contract (some sort of producer credit) that he would have signed prior to sitting down with the writers (and execs) to work on SM4.

We can agree to disagree

[erindrifter]

I mentioned a few days ago that I prefer stories where Aunt May knows that Peter is Spider-Man. Allow me to explain a bit on that.

So, in the original comics, the entire reason that Peter doesn't tell Aunt May is because she is already in an extremely fragile health state, between her age and the loss of Uncle Ben. Peter is concerned that the shock could literally kill her.

However, that's not really a thing anymore. Aunt May, even when she is old, isn't really shown to be in particularly poor health. So, why doesn't Peter tell her?

He doesn't want her to be worried about him. Sure, that's fair. It's a good reason not to tell someone something like that. There's also the fact that a secret identity is VERY important to Spider-Man. It's something he doesn't back down on. He maintains his identity with all his might.

So, why do I prefer stories where Aunt May knows? Because I'm a sucker for angst sometimes. You see, it's not necessarily just that Aunt May knows. It's when she finds out by herself, and has to silently be concerned for Peter.

It's the Raimi movies Aunt May hinting that she knows in Spider-Man 2, and further having to hear Peter indirectly tell her that he killed a man. It's the TASM Aunt May slowly figuring it out, and having to just sit and watch on the news as Peter gets shot and yet perseveres to Oscorp Tower, and theoretically sees what happened at the end of TASM2.

It's a bit less of MCU Aunt May waking into Peter's room and then just kinda becoming a sponsor for him, though it was a bit interesting to see. Kinda wish we got more of the concern side though.

It's the Insomniac game Spider-Man finding out that Aunt May knew all along as she was on her death bed. (Which, by the way, does shine a different light on a LOT of the game).

Also, I think it's a bit overplayed to keep having the superhero have to clumsily lie about where they were all the time. I'm kinda bored of that. Let me see a story where the hero has a group of people who support them and covers for them and supports their alibi.

Anyways. Basically, the original reason for not telling Aunt May isn't a thing anymore, so I want to see more stories where she knows

[auryborealis]

....I really don't know how to draw Ted Raimi ;-;

Behold, another product of my simpness. This time an OC for The Quarry. Her name is Evan, and she's actually the younger sister of my RE8 OC, Faye. She's a private investigator who is struggling to cope with the recent passing of her mother and the disappearance of her sister, who went missing in 2014. She takes on a missing person case which leads her to Northkill, where she quickly finds out about a coverup, causing a feud between her and local sheriff Travis Hackett. Simply put: he locks her up, she kicks his ass and escapes, he saves her from a werewolf encounter, she nurses him back to health, insert steady build of trust and understanding which then develops into affection (and a carnal need to release their frustration and stress together).

Nicknames: Evans, Evie (used by Faye)

Pronouns: She/Her/They/Their

Birthday: July 8, 1991

Height: 5'4"

Voice Claim: Allegra Clarke (Shamir from Fire Emblem: Three Houses) but also sounding like Tara Strong's Raven from Teen Titans

Character inspirations include: Madeleine Nguyen (Gourmet Hound), Melinda May (Agents of SHIELD), Nathalie (Uriah), Levi Ackerman (Attack on Titan), Kang Sae-byeok (Squid Game), Elektra Ovirowa (Cowboy Bebop), Helena Harper (Resident Evil 6), Aya Brea (Parasite Eve), and Juli Kidman (The Evil Within)

My exact thought process when coming up with her name: "Lol Ebony. Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way. Ok no, let's just shorten that to Evan... Evan Lee, Ebony lolololol." (I did not know that the actor who plays Nick is named Evan during this time)

I forgot to add to that interrogation comic that she also carries a combat knife.

She wears a silver sun necklace while Faye wears a golden moon necklace. They each serve as a symbol of the other. Her necklace did serve as a protection against the werewolves but during a certain encounter, she loses her necklace, resulting in her getting bitten. She later recovers and gives the necklace to Travis for safekeeping (and for his protection).

The scars on her face aren't a result of an attack but a childhood injury. Her werewolf form can be identified by these scars and they still somehow remain when she returns to human form.

She had an unspecified illness which would sometimes flare up, to the point where she would need to be put to bedrest or even hospitalized. Faye had disappeared while taking on a job that would pay off her medical bills, hence why Evan blames herself for her going missing. After getting bitten, she was cured from the illness. She would not reunite with Faye until 2022.

She scares Bobby, with or without her werewolf form.

Among the counselors, she’d probably get along with Ryan the most.

What would be the shipname for this resting bitch face couple? Traven?? (Evis sounds like Elvis and Hacklee sounds like a coughing fit)

She and Travis probably won't have kids. But they would definitely spoil their nephew and nibling, Damien and Adrian Heisenberg.

[THE QUARRY SPOILERS] 

I imagine certain events of The Quarry going differently if Evan was involved, particularly the Laura and Max scenes. For one, she’d make up for Travis’ lack of social skills and not keep them locked up for two whole freaking months, even fiercely arguing with Travis about it. During the final couple chapters, after Ryan shoots Chris which therefore cures Laura and Max, I imagine Evan taking on Laura’s role. She lets her go off to reunite with Max (because I don’t like the conditions for this to happen in-game ;_;)

#the quarry #the quarry oc #travis hackett #travis hackett x oc #oc x canon #oc: evan #oc: faye #art tag