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authorksc · 6 months

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Frankenstein

October 30, 2023|Blogging

Since it is Halloween time, I am posting about Mary Shelly's novel, and have copied the latter from Wikipedia. Enjoy! KSCaron

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18, and the first edition was published anonymously in London on 1 January 1818, when she was 20. Her name first appeared in the second edition, which was published in Paris in 1821.

Shelley traveled through Europe in 1815, moving along the river Rhine in Germany, and stopping in Gernsheim, 17 kilometres (11 mi) away from Frankenstein Castle, where, two centuries before, an alchemist had engaged in experiments.[2][3][4][note 1] She then journeyed to the region of Geneva, Switzerland, where much of the story takes place. Galvanism and occult ideas were topics of conversation for her companions, particularly for her lover and future husband Percy Bysshe Shelley. In 1816, Mary, Percy, John Polidori, and Lord Byron had a competition to see who wrote the best horror story.[5] After thinking for days, Shelley was inspired to write Frankenstein after imagining a scientist who created life and was horrified by what he had made.[6]

Though Frankenstein is infused with elements of the Gothic novel and the Romantic movement, Brian Aldiss has argued regarding it as the first true science-fiction story. In contrast to previous stories with fantastical elements resembling those of later science fiction, Aldiss states, that the central character "makes a deliberate decision" and "turns to modern experiments in the laboratory" to achieve fantastic results.[7] The novel has considerably influenced literature and popular culture; it has spawned a complete genre of horror stories, films, and plays.

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helmort · 6 months

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🎃 𝗔 𝗵𝗼𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 🎃

Saturday night, and she was aflame with desire. A wild Scottish girl, craving chaos. Her fix: a night of revelry, her favorite club, alchol and cocaine, one club after another until she'd fade in Manchester's alleys. A ritual, every Saturday.

But this Saturday was different. At 3 AM, before an enormous kebab sandwich, she met a tall Englishman, dark and enigmatic. "What's your hidden desire?" he whispered. Mumbling, intoxicated, she confessed, "To live every day like this Saturday night! No more miserable jobs, no more shitty problems, just bloody fun!"

In response, he cryptically whispered, "So it shall be."

Morning broke, and she awoke, knowing the dread of Sunday work loomed. The weight of her bills and responsibilities pressed down, forcing her into the reality she couldn't escape. But when she ventured outside, the sky was swathed in unnatural darkness, and the people around her seemed eerie, like apparitions. Her phone rang, and a friend's voice crackled through, "Aren't you coming to the club?" Confusion gripped her as she checked her calendar - it was Saturday again, but how could it be? The next morning, same story again. Desperate, she resigned herself to the loop, repeating the same night, over and over for weeks, maybe months. The hangovers grew stronger, the days darker.

One day she resisted the pull of the club, drugs, and alcohol, attempting to explore the city. But something was undeniably wrong. The world outside led back to the cursed club, swallowed by a pitch-black void, erasing the rest of the city. Driven to madness, she stumbled upon a desolate hill, overlooking the surreal spectacle below. Thousands of small lights glimmered as people repeated their actions in an endless, nightmarish loop. They were like caged animals, bound to their insatiable desires.

With a quiver in her voice, she asked, "What in God's name is happening?"

From behind, the haunting figure of the Englishman materialized, whispering, "You perished in those frigid streets that night, consumed by the unforgiving cold. Here, we don't punish people as they say; we fulfill their deepest desires. They are the architects of their own torment. Welcome to Hell, my dear."

💀☠️💀☠️💀

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blueskyseaus · 1 year

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What’s your favorite scary movie? Ghostface in @screammovies 6 was going John Wick in NY lol 😂 so I was inspired by the new Ghostface and I have to put some of my style, just so my two personalities merge 😂😂😂 My hubs and I we are fans of horror, scary movies, and sometimes the sillier the more fun they are. Ghostface Digital Drawing #art #drawing #digitalart #digitaldrawing #sketch #digitalartist #procreate #arte #artsy #artwork #artlover #artistsoninstagram #scream #scream6 #ghostface #nyc #pink #scarymovies #horrorart #horrormovies #fanart #scream6 #digitalillustration #ipad (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CrBhinbsIIb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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hurtc0pain · 1 year

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I want to make you 😱

#scream #horror #scarymovies #scream horror movie #horror couple

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praphit · 1 year

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Scream 6: Happy Women’s History Month!

Let me start off by saying that I am not a fan of this franchise. I like the first one, the second one is ok, but the rest?? - meh. I just can't go with it, you know?? I tried. There are always too many times when I say "Wait, what?" And yet, the "Fast & Furious" franchise; I'm 100% bought.

I know that makes no sense.

Maybe it's because I'm a child of Jason Voorhees.

I hold all slashers to his standards of art, comedy, and excellence:)

Meanwhile,

Ghostface is clumsy, kinda stupid, chatty, sloppy, reckless, and always has a partner. Teamwork is for heroes, villains are supposed to be able to do it all by themselves.

So, why did I watch this? - Women's History Month. Yep. A friend of mine (a woman) asked me to go with her to see it. Normally, I would have told this friend to kick rocks, but I figured since we're honoring women this month... that it's the least I can do :) Just trying to do my part.

If you're not caught up with this franchise, it doesn't matter. We all know the basics, and the basics still apply. It's a rated R Scooby Doo (Who dun done it?! Let’s take off their mask and see). Kinda like the show "Velma",

but with better writing.

Idk how many ghostface's we're up too now (that's another thing about him - he/she always dies, but somehow the masks are still getting manufactured and some new psychopath picks up where the last one left off), but he's back, and this time he's in NY. And this time, he's not chasing Sidney.

Sorry, Sid, but apparently he got bored with you, and is now chasing after someone younger. Happy Women's History Month!

The youth I speak of are the same yoots from the last movie:

THE CORE FOUR (they call themselves):

We've got the trauma sisters (what I’m calling them).

They've been through a lot. People keep getting murdered around them. They're trying to move on, but it's hard when Ghostface keeps tracking them down. Some of you kids out there might think you've got it bad, but at least there's no murderer hunting you down. Imagine your life like this: You try to go to college and get your education on, but here comes Ghostface to your classroom. You try to have a party and get into some sexy-time action with some drunken, shady, stranger, and here comes Ghostface. (side note: Jenna Ortega’s character does this - idk how old she is... 20ish maybe, but she looks like a teenager, so when some guy who looks like he’s in his 30′s tries to take her upstairs, it comes across to me like we have an R.Kelly situation on our hands)

You try to make a TikTok video alone in your room, and here comes Ghostface. You try to get a Big Mac with cheese from Mickey D’s, and you guessed it - Ghostface is there, ready to take your order.

Damn, dude! Either kill them or let them live! You gotta admire these young ladies. Despite the crud that this world keeps throwing their way, they find the strength to keep on keeping on. Happy Women's History Month :)

We also have... I forgot his name... we’ll call him Macho Man. He's the protector of the group, so he thinks. He's a level 10 bro. And no guy is good enough to be around the ladies in his life except for him. Isn't that sweet?? What would we do without our "protectors"?

And then there's the movie nerd.

She's the one who explains all of the movie meta stuff that's going on. One thing I can appreciate about her is that she leans into her nerdiness. But, that appreciation did not stop me from wanting to choke her out every time she talked. It's not completely her fault, cuz this franchise's schtick got old for me in the 3rd installment, but I'm placing all of the blame on her. Seriously, she could not have been more annoying. It was painful for me. I couldn't stop squirming through her monologues. I was gnashing my teeth. I thought I was turning into Ghostface. This movie almost became the crux of my villain origin story.

Look, the kills in this movie were multiplied, as they should be, but honesly, I think Ghostface could have killed MORE... OR this movie needed to be shorter, and cut out all of the emotional gush-gush from The Core Four. I have never rooted so hard for the "heroes" of a story to be killed. I wanted them all to go, including Ghostface. Perhaps I’m remembering it wrong, but weren’t the OG characters of “Scream” likeable? Not all of them, but enough, right?? (or maybe it was just Dewey - idk)

Everybody here is so ughckq... not one likeable character in this movie. I was rooting for something biblical to happen:

God interrupts Movie Nerd's monologue and says "ENOUGH! THIS IS HORRIBLE!" Then, he sends an angel to blow up the town. Everybody is dead. God says "Amen" and they roll the credits, but that's not what happens.

Everyone is so whiny! Not just the kids, but the adults too. Is that just what we are now? Maybe it's true to reality. Are we all whiny? Have my eyes just been opened?

Trauma sisters, I respect your strength, but don't TRY to move on with your lives, DO IT. There are ways! Adele uses grammy award winning music. Batman uses revenge, Chris Rock uses Netflix specials. Do something! Who's that lady? um... The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. She's been through worst shit than y'all, and look at her! She ain't bitchin about it! She’s bout it bout it! She got tough! and carved out a new life for herself. Look at her -

she’s living the dream!

Macho Man! AM I supposed to like you? All men know his game! He points out to the lady that he wants (he’s trying to score with Ortega), that the men she's been seeking are toxic (and well over 30). What she really needs is a guy like him. We all know that game! I think... do women know that game? I think they do... idk Happy Women's History Month! While Macho Man is not quite the picture of "toxic masculinity" he's close enough. He's like diet TM.

And don't get me started on Movie Nerd. She sparked this rant in me!

Ghostface! Kill! Kill them all! But, you won't will you?? You'll kill (awesomely) through NY. Bursting on the scene whenever The Core Four try to get some down time, but like every other part of this franchise, you'll never kill the main person/people whom you actually set out to kill.

These four are lucky that I didn't become Ghostface, cuz this movie would have only been about 30mins long, if that! I'd break in to their home, and call them to play a game alerting them to what I'm up to? NO! I'd kill them! I'm not going to let the trauma sisters take up valuable screen time to whine about their problems. I'm not going to allow Macho Man to... well, maybe a lil sexy-time action with the ladies before I kill him... bros before hoes, am I right?? (Happy Women's History Month). And I would definitely end Movie Nerd's reign of Annoyance.

*WHEW* sorry... that's been building up for a while. It kept me up. Seriously... I'm up early, typing right now, cuz I had this rant in me, and it was keeping me from rest. Now, I can move on. See, trauma sisters, that's how you do it! You move on! You don't take a break while running from the killer to have an emotional pow wow. Now, is NOT the time! You're being hunted! DAG GON YOU! Ghostface, kill them! *WHEW* *clearing throat* sorry again. That's... the last drop, I think.

It wasn't all bad. Like I said, the kills are awesome. More blood in this one than the others, I think. You’ve gotta hand it to Ghostface, the man loves his work. I like his gusto. If he does catch you in this movie, he’s going to stab you like 35 times - that’s solid work ethic. The camera work for these kills is on point. Ghostface ain't playing around with all of the stabbing. You'll feel that shit, and that's why most people are there. I also LOVED the first scene. LOVED! I didn't see that coming at all. But, then... same ol bullshit. And that's the thing, I'm not about this brand of bullshit, but if you are, then it'll be just as enjoyable for you as the others. But, for a casual ( I use that word lightly) fan ------ Grade: D

I wondered to my friend (who's lucky that I love her) if the message over these types of movies are positive for women. I don't have the answer to that question. I mean, these "final girls (women)" are strong, but they've been through a whole lot, and don't seem all that healthy. They're bitter, angry, depressed, tired, lonely in some cases... that's a lot of pain/death they've been around.

Can we do better? Again, I don't know.

What if the woman is the lead antagonist? She hunts down the men for a change... although unless the writers let her win (which would be letting the murderer win) she'll end up being beaten up by a bunch of men... that doesn't look good.

But, what if...

Ok, what if there's some sort of alien entity that takes over the woman, and she becomes empowered. During the day she becomes powerful, independent, successful, glorious, and at night this entity leads her to kill... a lot. No, like A LOT - she's a beast. (look, we've gotta make money off this thing:). She'll only kill men... white men... Republican white men (kidding:)... but definitely white men who love Tucker Carlson. This way when she inevitably is defeated, they won't be killing the woman per se, but the empowered, successful monster that she has beco.... hmmm... Shoot... Maybe this is the best that we can do.

Happy Women's History Month!

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octoberboy1031 · 1 year

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One of the many things I love about the @bouletbrothers is that they can talk about #scarymovies, #hauntedhouses and @devoglaer’s obsession with bears and then, in the same breath, stand up against homophobia, transphobia and talk about the importance of us #queer people taking up space in the world! #cotnpod #creaturesofthenight #bouletbrothers #dragula #bouletbrothersdragula #dragfilthhorrorglamour #swanthulaboulet #dracmordaboulet #iandevoglaer #horrorhosts #horror #horrorgeek #lgbtq #creepy #spooky #february #winter #night #terrorverse (at North Providence, Rhode Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co_CIHHO4MB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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manleysmoviesreview · 2 years

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Hey Everyone!

It’s been YEARS since I made my last movie review. I started to take a break when I was pregnant and my baby is now a sassy almost six year old. One of my new favorite thriller film inspired me to write a review.

'The Night House’

A recent widower Beth (Rebecca Hall) spends the first night alone in her house on the lake that her late husband had built for them.

Unexplained things happen in the house to lead her to believe her husband is still with her. Following breadcrumbs he had left for her she discovers something more sinister.

If you haven’t seen the trailer, you can catch it below.

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What I struggled with on this film.

First off, after the second frightening thing that had happened in the house I would have already been gone.

Unless she was going for a certain vibe with this hardcore paperweight. The statue would have never been brought into the house, cannot imagine she thought that was a smart idea. Take a picture, research later.

What I LOVED…

There was a couple of scenes where the song “The Calvary Cross” by Richard and Linda Thompson would randomly blast from the stereo in the middle of the night. Its actually a great song!

When it comes to movies, I can usually figure out is going to happen since majority of movies are so predictable, this movie had me guessing!

The message in his final letter always gives me the creeps, because it sounds so random but it all makes sense.

“You were right, there is nothing. Nothing is after you. You’re safe now.”

I also enjoyed trying to spot the silhouette of a man in the house.

Overall Thoughts

After watching this film, it made me think of all of the different possibilities of it being a mental illness or if it was really paranormal of what she was experiencing. Either way, I really enjoyed this movie, so much so it inspired me to write a review!

I think if you’re in the mood for a scary/thriller this is the film for you! Its currently streaming on HBO Max.

Chris’s Rating: 8

Stina’s Rating: 9

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