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percabeth4life · 2 years

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Saw your posts about the inaccuracies of the gods and I was wondering if you had any recs/If you wrote any that feature the Gods that are more like the myths ? Or not as silly, I get why Rick wrote them as such considering its demographic but I would like something showing they aren’t human or good people.

// hope this isn’t too long I did try to shorten it I swear 😭

*squints* well uh- I do have a few recs where the Gods are actually treated respectfully... But uh- if you're looking for stories that villainize them this ain't the place for it. They are good, they are wonderful, they aren't *people* they're *Gods* but they're most certainly *good*.

If you're wanting ones where the Gods are treated right tho-

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To Make a Legend Series- aka. ATLOP Verse by Me

Percy learned he wasn't a normal human on one ordinary day at the beach. First he thought he was a waterbender (like Master Katara), then he thought he was a demititan (why else would Triton be so worried about his parentage?), and then he was told he was a demigod. Now he's got to deal with the rising conflict and a war on the horizon while learning how to be a good prince of the sea.

This fic is a full fledged rewrite, including actual Hellenic practices, a pagan camp, lots of diversity, and properly treated Gods. I aim for accuracy as much as possible, and every chapter has quite a bit of research put into it. Latest chapter is very informative on funeral rites :)

Follows canon at the start, slowly snowballs away from canon.

Pray to the King, the Protector, the Murderer (Pray to Time) by Me

Kronos was a really interesting God, in Percy’s opinion. He was a Titan God who had killed his dad to take over, then ruled for a long time and created the Golden Age... before he ate his kids and they got revenge by cutting him up. Percy related to him though, not on the eating his kids part, but the part where Kronos murdered his own dad.

Percy very much wished he could murder Gabe. Kronos probably had loads of ideas for killing horrible (step)parents. And people prayed to Gods for help all the time, why not for help with murder?

Or: Percy starts worshipping Kronos as a kid, hoping for some advice on how to off Gabe. Kronos is happy to assist.

This one is more of a crack fic, but is also a love letter to Kronos (from me) lol. Percy worships Kronos, the Gods are mostly Rick verse but also not given much attention as the focus is on the dynamic between Percy and Kronos. Switching POV: Kronos and Percy.

Stories of the Futures Past by Me

The Fates have seen troubling times to come, and wish to correct wrongs before they are done. These wrongs are ancient though, and not even correcting the Gods could fix the crimes. Thus the Fates go back, to the times of the Titans. And with some hand-picked heroes, and a set of books, they hope to prevent the mistakes of the future from occurring again.

Titans read the books with the kids.

A read the books fic I desperately need to update. The readers end up in the Titans time, with no guarantee of returning home. Showcases as accurate as possible portrayals of the Titans and ancient practices (books are Rick canon and thus not proper to them but the Titans call it out).

You Will See Me Thrive by Me

Percy Jackson has struggled his whole life handling pain, having Rheumatoid Arthritis would do that to a person, but he's always had his mom there for him. Now he's been thrown into the world of the Gods, and his mom is gone.

Just when he thought it couldn't get any worse he got claimed by Poseidon, who's being accused of a theft. What a fun time proving him innocent will be.

While I will be sticking with a more canon esque portrayal of camp, Percy is a Pagan and worships the Gods and the Gods themselves will be portrayed properly. Showcasing a lot of the subtle ways the Gods act in ones life, and a disabled Percy struggled extra hard to deal with demigod life.

I may be a dumbass but I'm not stupid by @izzymrdb

Percy may be oblivious, but he eventually figures out that something up when the fish start talking.

And when the only available conclusion to all the evidence he's gathered is that he's the son of a god, what will he do?

Izzy is a classics major and while this fic is effectively on hiatus, it is one of my absolute favorites. Amazing portrayals of the Gods, further divergence from canon, exploration of Hellenic practices.

And I will swallow my pride (in hopes of a final goodbye) by IzzyMRDB

"The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep." ~Robert Frost

Rhea thought the fight was over when she handed Luke that blade. The war she fought for others was over. She was wrong.

Now a thousand miles and a thousand years from home, all alone with just the ghost of a curse to accompany her in her travels, she will only fight for the wars she chooses.

"I promise."

It tastes like a lie, but I know I’ll do my best to fulfill it. How am I to make the gods listen when they don’t even know who I am?

Fem!Percy time travel to the past AU. Fairly accurate to history and mythology in culture, with some liberties, very engaging and Rhea has a lot of interesting adventures. Perpollo, with misunderstandings abound (but in a very fun way).

Red Tide by @alicekumori

Red tide: A phenomenon caused by algal blooms during which algae become so numerous that they discolor coastal waters (hence the name "red tide"). The algal bloom may also deplete oxygen in the waters and/or release toxins that may cause illness in humans and other animals.

Olympians may be forbidden from interfering directly in their children's lives, but nothing is stopping them from dropping in on the rest. After losing to Percy Jackson on the beach in Los Angeles, Ares' reputation has suffered a downfall, so the War God figured that if rumors are going to spread, he was going to at least make sure they believed he lost to a mighty warrior.

Or an AU where Ares decides to train Percy Jackson into the warrior he was always meant to be because there is no way in Hades he's going to let people think he was taken down by such a scrawny twig.

A delightful fic all but dedicated to Ares which, while slow to update, is always a delight. Good portrayal of Ares, expected good portrayal of other Gods to come.

Here's some selections, most by me as I don't read a whole lot of PJO fics rn. I have a few others I like, but they aren't necessarily... True to the Gods. This is a nice variety of genres and styles of writing so you should find something to enjoy.

#socksandaslide #life answers #fic recs #izzy bizzy #wonderful alice #also the length is fine not at all too long #that's right about the sweet spot for ask length ngl #but yeah the Gods are good 💞#and I dont read stuff that villainzes them really so

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shibalen · 2 years

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♡︎ 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒑 𝒇𝒐𝒓 @mmmarii

...

𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 i match you with . . .

𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊 !!

yihuu a chaotic couple!

you would have so much fun together—i can already see you picking up mcdonald's in the middle of the night and screaming from the top of your lungs on roller-coasters.

he's in love with your passion and fun personality ♡︎ if he thinks there's the slightest chance you shouldn't give up he'll give you a pep talk so cheesy you'd think it's straight from a shonen manga. which it partly is, tehe

Tendou makes his feelings known about everything, albeit in his own funky way sometimes. it makes it easier for you to follow his lead and rest assured you can say what's on your mind.

even you don't feel comfortable voicing your feelings, Tendou wasn't known as Guess Monster for nothing. he has incredibly high intuition which means he learns howbto read you quite fast.

he also has a lot to say (whether or nor the matter is important) so it's nice you're a good listener. it makes him happy to have someone pay attention to what he's saying instead of finding him annoying or creepy :')

he rants to you about manga at least two times a week, then you rant back about the series you've read. even better if you're talking about the same series.

he would definitely dote on you and be your personal, self-declared, protector from awkward situations. the type of boyfriend to order for the both of you at a fast-food place or a Starbucks ♡︎

"i want a coffee as dark and bitter as my soul."

"one vanilla latte with extra sugar and whipped cream, please!"

no getting around the fact that you will be teased (lovingly). i don't make the rules, sorry: you get Tendou you get playful teasing for free! expect your nose to be booped, getting glomped at random times and tons of silly nicknames as well!

he will cackle in the background as you're being blunt to someone, especially if they get annoyed about it but know you're in the right. he really appreciates your honesty.

then again, this boi will also melodramadically clench his chest the moment you call him out on something dumb he did smh.

Tendou knows well what's it like being bullied so he doesn't blame you for pending up your emotions. he understands and he wants to be there if you ever feel like talking about it.

he makes sure you know he's there for you should you need him. mostly he hints it with his actions but from time-to-time he will also ask directly if you want to talk or go murder a person to help you feel better.

𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 *:･ﾟ✧ .

it was already past midnight yet one particular street in town was bustling with life.

more specifically, there was a long line starting from one of the biggest bookstores running for at least a few blocks down. the reason for this was of course one of your favourite mangaka doing a signing and you absolutely had to get their autograph!

unfortunately, many, many others also had made it their mission to get their favourite volume signed, thus the camping outside the bookstore to get theirs guaranteed.

you had gotten a pretty good spot pretty much in the beginning of the line. the wait was almost over too, you were excited!

at some point, you took out your earphones to let your ears rest. however, instead you heard a discussion that made you cringe.

a couple talked about how the guy in front of them (and originally behind you) had been away in the bathroom way too long so they were conspiring to take his spot for their own.

"you can't do that," you straight out told them before wondering what you could even actually do to stop them. they were much taller, more intimidating.

as you'd expected, they didn't flinch and just raised their chins. it made your will crumble and crawl into a hole. "what does it matter to you?"

"sorry, coming through! that's my spot!" out of nowhere a tall figure forced itself between you and the imposing couple. it was a guy with strikingly red hair, and a chocolate ice-cream in his hand. "the 24h convince stores are just so far these days. not very convenient, wouldn't you say?"

you cracked a smile: not only at his dumb joke but also the way the couple immediately backed off at the menacing hint in the guy's voice. he knew exactly what they were up to.

then, something you didn't expect, he turned to you with a grin. "thanks for defending my spot. i saw it all unfold from afar. seesh, i'm glad some people still have courtesy!"

now you couldn't help but laugh at how he craned his neck, very pointedly referring to a certain two. amused, you introduced yourself. he, in turn, introduced himself as Tendou Satori.

the rest of the wait didn't feel like a wait at all. time passed all too quickly as Tendou swept you along with his jokes, expressions and rants. you were surprised you hadn't noticed him right behind you before.

you talked a lot about manga at first because it was a comfortable topic, but soon Tendou noticed you clearly had a lot more to say than you let on.

from that meeting onwards, he knew he wanted to become closer to you.

𝒃𝒍𝒖𝒓𝒃𝒔 *:･ﾟ✧ .

ngl your obliviousness made Tendou suffer a bit in the beginning |_・)

because he really wanted to be smooth and cool in front you but you didn't seem to notice the slightest. still, he recovered quite fast and just gave up trying to act out of character. good for him because you liked him better that way anyhowdies :D

he just did it because he was afraid you'd reject him otherwise, cause most girls have found him strange in the past :')

now Tendou ironically(?) kabedons you and tries to play the pocky game with you whenever he spots the chance.

very upfront now that he knows to be blunt, will run up to you with a pack of chocolate pocky and sing "Mar Mar, let's play, let's playyy!"

when you play video games together he often manages to make it a competition over something dumb

one time you won him in a shooting game and he had to (by his own rules) create a YT channel and post a video every single day for the next week.

boy legit did it, most of them about volleyball, manga, or chocolate. albeit he did convince you to do some couple challenges with him as well. these were the most popular videos because the viewers loved your dynamic ♡︎

the channel became surprisingly popular so the both of you actually continued it with pranks and more challenges until you got tired of it. it was fun as a temporary hobby tho!

"we could've been famous but we just ain't about that life" Tendou explains sagely to anyone who asks and you roll your eyes in the background because you love him cause he's the biggest absolute dork.

no joke he probably runs on energy drinks too, so it's not unusual for you to have sleepovers to study or just to watch anime and muder documentaries.

sometimes though you have to pit a hand over his mouth because he scene is too exciting and he's screaming and clinging to you.

thanks to these dates though, Tendou has discovered he falls asleep much easier when he's with you. of course, maybe there's something he can do for you to help you better too?

his limbs have gotten tangled in yours every time you've cuddled. idk if you think that's a good or a bad thing but Tendou is certainly having a good time being so close to you :3

dude bro reblogs most of the stuff you post/reblog on tumblr. also sends you on-anon inside jokes and cursed memes. you claim you have no idea who it is though he knows you know it's him.

organises the most amazing planetarium date the moment you say you've always wanted to go! boy is creative af so you'll have a blast!!

❦︎ 𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒃𝒐𝒙

Tendou's jokes had gone too far but you couldn't tell him that.

it was just harmless teasing and he didn't mean it. still, the fact that he couldn't go a day without making a mean comment was starting to get on your nerves. he really had sardonic humour.

you kept it all to yourself, however, and went along with his wild ideas. mostly it was fun, the banter and jabs, but more and more things began to gradually irk you about his actions. why was his voice suddenly so loud? you'd never minded it before and even found it nice.

one morning though he ran up to you on the campus, full of life as always.

"good morning, Mariii! didn't sleep well tonight, huh? those dark circles are worse than the time Tsukomu tried on eyeliner."

you didn't think about it much, but it was too early in to morning for him to make fun of your efforts the previous night. you'd stayed up until the morning hours to finish an important essay that was due for today.

you didn't think about it, no, soyour reply came automatically:

"shut up already. geez, you're such a monster."

Tendou was about to throw his arms around you but halted not at your words but at the smile you were clearly struggling to hold.

he took a step backwards, seeing you were irritated. despite the wound from your retort, he tried one more time, in hopes to cheer you up even a little.

"wow, someone got off on the wrong side of the bed~"

and you walked away, too tired and annoyed to say anything.

Tendou was hurt and confused, left wondering what he said wrong since you hadn't minded his weird jokes before. and you were stuck ignoring him, overriden with thinking he was the only one at fault.

you can go on for days or weeks like this, depending on who approaches the other first. it will likely be Tendou because he wants to know if you're feeling better. he knows you didn't mean it.

still, if you ignore his approaches long enough, he might come to you weeks later with a different kind of talk.

𑁍 𝒋𝒆𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒐𝒙

— favourite memory with you

Tendou is most fond of the memories where you are laughing together. for instance, the time you went to see his volleyball practice and he smugly said: "the next block is for Mari!" and he ended up missing the block. you almost teared up from laughter while his teammates mercilessly called him out on how lame he was. nevertheless, Tendou said it again and did and awesome black that time. afterwards as you were walking home he tried all sorts of tricks to cover up his first mishap. in the end, he settled the score and proof of his feelings with ice-cream and smooches ♡︎

— favourite activity to do together

a tough one!! your talks about manga and anything really. he loves beating you in video games too but also when he makes a chocolatey treat for you and you give him positive feedback! 100% will ask you if you want a kiss and give you a hershey's kiss instead (－‸ლ) thinks it's one of the funniest things in the world until you so the same and he crumbles onto the floor and cries from the karma.

— favourite place to kiss you

all over your face!! he does love pecking your cheeks and nose and forehead and temples and— also when you're hanging out and he as an arm slung over you he'll smooch your cheek because he's a protective boi ๑･◇･๑

— favourite nicknames to call you by

another dude who likes to come up with weird and sweet nicknames for you. 'baby' 'doll' 'sweet roll' also jokingly calls you 'boss' and 'commander' whenever you're deciding on something or asking him for a small favour like getting a plate from the top shelf or keeping your spot while you go to the bathroom in a cafe.

— favourite thing about you

how fun you and honest you are! you accept Tendou as he is and laugh with him. where as he has a slightly roundabout way of doing things, you are blunt and straight to the point which really draws him to you ♡︎

♡︎ runner up: Bokuto Koutaro

hey hey hey!! it's too bad tumblr won't tag you but i hope you see this still :0 it's been such a while after all and you've been waiting. i tried something new with the ink box because i felt like it was lacking impact, so now the solution will be up to you c: i really hope you like this. please take care of yourself ♡︎

#len's matches #matchups #haikyuu matchups #mmmarii #i couldn't find a single proper picture of tendou because he's such a meme #i love him

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phantomofthepairofdice · 3 years

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Double Features 2: Splatter, Splicer, Slander, Slasher

Considering the fact that we’re locked down and most folks aren’t going out much, why not settle in on a weekend with double feature. As part of a series of articles, I’ve decided to suggest some titles that would make for an interesting pair. It’s a time commitment like binging a few episodes of a TV show, and hopefully these double features are linked in interesting enough ways that it has a similar sense of cohesion. They also can be watched on separate occasions, but the lesser the distance between them, the more the similarities show. Do it however you want, really. I’m merely a guy on the internet, and that qualifies me for absolutely nothing! Enjoy at your own risk.

This template is back! I wanted to suggest a few more double features, but this time keep them in a specific genre: horror. I love horror movies, and I realized that I hadn’t really given them their due on this here blog, so I wanted to remedy that by showing a lot of love across a lot of different movies. I’ve put together some international movies, some classics, some that are silly, some that are serious, and even a bonus suggestion hidden in one of these blurbs. So without any more ramble in the preamble, here are four new suggested double features.

Note: The pairs are listed in the order I think best serves them being seen.

Hausu & Evil Dead II:

Hausu aka House (not to be confused with 1985 American horror film of the same name) has sort of transcended cult movie status to become a staple of off-center horror-comedy. Directed by recently deceased Nobuhiko Obayashi, the film shows his roots in advertisements with every shot designed for maximum effect, a (still) cutting edge approach in the edit, and a joyous, playful approach to special effects. It’s a gauzy and dreamy romp about a group of schoolgirls who head to the countryside on vacation. While staying at one of their aunts’ house, the supernatural hauntings begin, and heads start to roll (as well as bite people on the butt). It’s the type of movie where the main cast of characters are named Gorgeous, Kung Fu, Melody, Prof, Mac, Sweet, and Fantasy and they each have corresponding character traits. I was lucky enough to catch this at a rep screening at the Museum of Fine Arts a few years ago (further proof that this has gone beyond the cult curio status), and this is absolutely a movie that benefits from having a crowd cheer and laugh along - but it’s fairly easy to find and still has lots of pleasures to be enjoyed on solo watch. I’m pretty much willing to guarantee that if you enjoy it on first watch, you’ll want to share it with others. Now, where does one start when talking about Evil Dead II? Sam Raimi is rightfully as well known for his start in the hair-brained splatter genre fare as he is for his genre-defining Spider-man films. The influence of the Evil Dead movies is nearly unquantifiable, apparent in the work of directors like Edgar Wright, Peter Jackson, Quentin Tarantino, and the Korean New Wave filmmakers like Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook. There’s a reason that the second film of his Evil Dead odyssey is the one that people hold in highest esteem, though. There is an overwhelming gleeful creativity, anything goes, Looney Tunes approach to it that makes the blood geysers, laughing moose heads, and chainsaw hands extend beyond gore and shock into pleasure. It’s been noted over and over by critics and Raimi himself that the Three Stooges are probably the biggest influence on the film, and by golly, it shows. Evil Dead II and Hausu are pure in a way that few other movies can be. Both of these movies are an absolute delight of knowing camp, innovative special effects, and a general attitude of excitement from the filmmakers permeating through every frame. They’re a total blast and, in my mind, stand as the standard-bearers for horror-comedy and haunted house movies.

Total Runtime: 88 minutes + 84 minutes = 172 minutes aka 2 hours and 52 minutes

The Thing (1982) & The Fly (1986):

Feel free to roll your eyes as I explain the plots of two very famous movies. The Thing is John Carpenter’s body horror reimagining of Howard Hawks’ The Thing from Another World and the story that was adapted from, “Who Goes There?” by John W. Campbell Jr. The film is centered around a group of men in an arctic outpost who welcome in a cosmic force of shape-shifting annihilation. What ensues is a terrifically scary, nihilistic, paranoid attempt to find who isn’t who they say they are before everyone is replaced with the alien’s version of them. The film is a masterpiece of tone in no small part due to Dean Cundey’s photography and Ennio Morricone’s uncharacteristically restrained score. The real showstopper here, though, is the creature effects designed by Rob Bottin with an assist from Stan Winston – two titans of their industry. There may not be a more mind-blowing practical effects sequence in all of movies than Norris’ defibrillation – which I won’t dare spoil for anyone who hasn’t seen it. The story is so much about human nature and behaviors, that it’s good news that the cast is all top-notch – anchored by Kurt Russell, Keith David, and Wilford Brimley. While The Thing is shocking and certainly not for anyone opposed to viscera, David Cronenberg’s The Fly is the best example of a movie not to watch while eating. Quite frankly, it’s got some of the most disgusting things I’ve ever seen on film. Chris Walas and Stephen Dupuis’ makeup effects are shocking, but the terror is amplified because this builds such a strong foundation of romance in its opening stretch between Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis in what might be their career-best work. The story is simple: a scientist creates a teleportation device that he tries out himself, but unknowingly does so with a fly in the chamber with him. When he reatomizes on the other end, his DNA has been integrated with the fly. Slowly his body begins to deteriorate, and he transforms into a human-fly hybrid. While this is first and foremost a science-fiction horror film, it’s truly one of the most potent love stories at its center. The tragedy is that the love, like the flesh, is mutated and disintegrated by the hubris of Goldblum’s Seth Brundle. Here are two remakes that – clutch your pearls – outdo the original. They both serve as great examples of what a great artist can bring by reinterpreting the source material to tell their version of that story. The critical respect for Carpenter and Cronenberg is undeniable now, but both of these movies make the case that there are real artists working with allegory and stunning craft in less respected genre fare. It doesn’t take a lot of effort to transpose the thematic weight of the then-new AIDS crisis onto both films, but they both have a hefty anti-authority streak running through them in a time where American Exceptionalism was at an all-time high. If you want to get a real roll going, fire up the ’78 Invasion of the Body Snatchers first to get a triple dose of auteur remakes that reflect the social anxieties of the time and chart from generalized anxiety to individualistic dread to romantic fatalism.

Total Runtime: 109 minutes + 96 minutes = 205 minutes aka 3 hours and 25 minutes

Theatre of Blood & The Abominable Dr. Phibes

That old Klingon proverb that Khan tells Kirk about revenge being a dish best served cold is challenged by these two Vincent Price tales of the macabre. They posit that revenge is best served in extremely convoluted and thematically appropriate predecessors to the Saw franchise. Where Saw trades in shock and extremity, though, these classic horror tales offer an air of panache and self-satisfied literacy. In Theatre of Blood, Price plays a disgraced and thought-dead stage actor who gets revenge on the critics who gave him negative reviews with Shakespeare-themed murder. There’s good fun in seeing how inventive the vengeful killings are (and in some cases how far the writers bend over backwards to explain and make sense of them). It’s a little rumpled and ragged in moments, but Price is, of course, a tremendous pleasure to see in action as he chews through the Shakespeare monologues. Imagine the Queen’s corgis with a chainsaw and you’re on track. Phibes came first and, frankly, is the better of the two. The story is about a musician who seeks to kill the doctors who he believes were responsible for his wife’s death during a botched surgery. The elaborate angle he takes here is to inflict the ten plagues from the Old Testament. I hesitate to use a word that will probably make me come across as an over-eager schmuck, but it really feels best described as phantasmagorical. It’s got this bright, art deco, pop art sensibility to it that’s intoxicating. It also has a terrifically dark sense of drollery - it knows that you can see the strings on the bat as it flies toward the camera. Aesthetically, it feels adjacent to the ’66 Batman show. The music is great and the indelible image of his tinker toy robot band, The Clockwork Wizards, is a personal obsession of mine. Both Theatre of Blood and The Abominable Dr. Phibes feature great supporting turns from Diana Rigg and Joseph Cotton, respectively. Settle in for a devilishly good time and enjoy one of cinema’s greatest vicarious pleasures: getting back at those of criticized or hurt you.

Total Runtime: 104 minutes + 94 minutes = 198 minutes aka 3 hours and 18 minutes

Blood and Black Lace & The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

The final pairing comes from beyond American borders and, to some, beyond the borders of good taste. Mario Bava and Dario Argento are likely the two biggest names in Italian horror, and that’s for very good reason. Bava, who started as a cinematographer, has made loads of movies (even the film which gave Ozzy Osbourne and crew the name their band name) that have tremendous visuals and terrific sense of mood. Argento, probably most famous now for Suspiria, emerged onto the Italian film scene a handful of years later and picked up that baton from Bava to crystallize the dreamy logic puzzles cloaked in hyper-saturated colors. These two films are regarded as quintessential in the giallo genre – named for the yellow covers of the pulp crime fictions that inspired them. As someone who loves the flair that can be applied to make a slasher film stand out amongst their formulaic brethren, I found that the giallo made for a smooth transition into international horror. Blood and Black Lace is a murder mystery that’s as tawdry and titillating as its title suggests. Set in an insular world of a fashion house in Rome, models are being murdered. The plot feels like a necessity in order to create a delivery system for the stunning set pieces that revolve around a secret diary. Bava puts sex right next to violence and cranks up the saturation to create something thrillingly lurid. Six years later, Argento made his first film which has often been credited for popularizing the giallo genre and already is playing around with some of his pet themes like voyeurism and reinterpretation. Built around an early set piece (that stacks up as one of the best in thrillers) in which a man is trapped but witnesses a murder, the film sees said man trying to find the piece of evidence that will make the traumatic killing make sense. Like Bava, it blends sex and violence with tons of flair, including a score by the aforementioned Ennio Morricone. The film is absolutely on a continuum between Hitchcock and De Palma. If you’re looking for a pair of exciting horror/thrillers, or even an entry point to foreign genre cinema, this is an accessible and enjoyable place to start.

88 minutes + 96 minutes = 184 minutes aka 3 hours and 4 minutes

Well, there you have it. Eight movies, and hours of entertainment curated by some guy with no real qualifications. If you’re interested in some more suggestions (in horror and other genres), stay tuned for the next entry in this Double Features series. And if you’re looking for a way to watch these movies, I highly recommend the app/website JustWatch where you can search a title and see where it’s available for streaming or rental. Happy viewing.

Thanks for reading.

#evil dead #evil dead 2 #hausu #hausu 1977 #the thing #the fly #theatre of blood #dr phibes #blood and black lace #bird with the crystal plumage #double feature

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soto-translates · 7 years

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Saiyuki Reload Blast Anthology: Saiyuki OVERNIGHT + extras

Thank you @seiten-taisei for sharing this, and a bunch of drama CDs! Go here to check out what she's shared. Go here for links to my translations of the other stories in this anthology.

Goku helps a baby panda in this last story of the anthology.

P110 Saiyuki OVERNIGHT Kouga Yun Baby Panda: Mother, humans are interesting. They don’t eat bamboo. Mama Panda: Well, you mustn’t go near humans. Oh my, what happened to your leg? sfx: munch munch Goku: I’m hungry!! sfx: Guwah Goku: Hey, don’t we have anything to eat!?

P111 Goku: I’m sick of camping out!! Gojyo: Shut it. We get it already. Hakkai: The map must be old. There’s no village either... Goku: Food food food. I can’t sleep like this! sfx: flail flail Narration: Matter of life and death Sanzo: Suck it up. Noisy... Narration: Totally composed Narration: Flexible Gojyo: It’s just one night; you won’t die. Hakkai: Though there’s no guarantee we’ll be able to eat tomorrow. Ahahaha. Narration: Thoroughly prepared

P112 sfx: Jaw drop Hakkai: Well sfx: tadah Hakkai: I have some manju. Goku: Seriously!? Great job Hakkai!! Hakkai: I bought them in the previous town just in case. There’s only one per person though. Goku: Aw yeah. Gojyo: Wait!! Goku: Huh? sfx: tummy rumble Gojyo: Just one ain’t enough. If you’re a man it should be all or nothin’, life or death!! sfx: babaaaam Gojyo: Not one per person, winner takes all four: a battle royale!! Goku: Whaaat!?

P113 Gojyo: Rock, paper Goku: Uwaaah sfx: crack Gojyo: You don’t play, you lose!! Scissors. sfx: pop Hakkai: Ah, I got lured in. Gojyo: Dog-eat-dog, I eat manju. Goku: No fair, pervy kappa!! Waah. sfx: pompf Sanzo: Quit fucking around. Servants should suck it up. Hand them over to Sanzo-sama. It’s just food... Gojyo: Tyrant! Boo! Boo! Goku: You don’t play you lose! Boo! Boo! Hakkai: Ahahaha.

P114 Goku: That’s what happened. Can you believe it? sfx: leaves rustling, panda whines Goku: So then I got mad and went searching for food. sfx: toss Goku: There, that’s better, yeah? Mama Panda: That can’t be. A human wouldn’t be able to loosen the trap by himself. Baby Panda: Mother, that boy was a youkai.

P115 Goku: There. sfx: ties Goku: Don’t get caught again. sfx: tummy rumble Goku: Pandas’re lucky... You can eat bamboo... sfx: tummy rumble, blowing wind Baby Panda: Are you hungry? You can’t eat bamboo? Come with me. Goku: Huh? sfx: rustle Baby Panda: Youkai get hungry too?

P116 Hakkai: Hm? Sanzo? There’s one manju left. Sanzo: Yeah. Guess I couldn’t eat all four. The monkey is annoying, so leave it for him. sfx: puff Gojyo: Sanzo! You’re too nice to the monkey. Sanzo: You just clutch your empty stomach and sleep. Hakkai: That was your bad, Gojyo. Gojyo: The starving brat just fussed too much. Boo, boo. Sanzo: He’s filling himself up now, after 500 years of starvation.

P117 Goku: Wow! Amazing! That looks tasty! Baby Panda: Can you eat this? Goku: Yum!! sfx: chomp Goku: ‘S okay? Thanks! Baby Panda: Uh huh, go ahead. Goku: All right, Imma eat ‘em all myself. Baby Panda: Go for it.

P118 Mama Panda: Son, youkai don’t eat peaches. They eat humans when they get hungry. Baby Panda: No Mother, he ate them like they tasted good. sfx: chomp chomp Goku: ........... Baby Panda: ? What’s wrong? Goku: ............

P119 sfx: leaves falling Baby Panda: What’s wrong? You’re not going to finish? Goku: “Sanzo, I’m hungry.” Sanzo: “Again?! There’s no more food.” sfx: grumble Goku: “How come I’m so hungry?” Sanzo: “...... Eh, guess you can’t help it.” sfx: crush

P120 Sanzo: “You’re taking back the time you lost. If you’re hungry, eat. Go where you like. Obtain what you want. For yourself. You’re already” sfx: hmpf

P121 Sanzo: “Free.” Goku: (thinking) You reached out and taught me. You made me realize

P122 Goku: (thinking) that I didn’t have anything or anyone. Loneliness, hunger, and how to ease them

P123 Goku: (thinking) You taught me all of that. That’s the freedom you gave me. Goku: ...... Heh. Hehehe. I don’t believe it. Heheh. I’m full. sfx: Panda whines Baby Panda: You’re full now? Goku: Hehe... Did you know? I don’t get hungry if I’m alone. Thanks. sfx: pick pick

P124 Goku: I’m gonna take these back and eat ‘em in front of Gojyo. Guess I can give some to Hakkai. Sanzo: “Everyone, no matter who they are, lives to ease their hunger and thirst. But, that’s not limited to the hunger of the body. It’s the hunger of the soul, too.”

P125 Baby Panda: Mother, humans (youkai?) get hungry in their “soul” too. Mama Panda: Well, I don’t really understand. Goku: I’m back ♡ Gojyo: Oh!? Whaddya bring back? Goku: I’m not giving any to you!! Hakkai: Welcome back. We were worried, Goku. Sanzo was waiting too. Sanzo: What are you talking about? Goku: Huh? Hakkai: Well, the manju was. sfx: hop END

P126 Saiyuki Reload Blast Anthology

P127 Saiyuki Reload Blast Anthology Author Comments

AU Congratulations on the Saiyuki Reload Blast anime and sale of the anthology. Thank you very much for the opportunity to work with such a wonderful creation. I look forward to seeing what lies ahead for the Sanzo Ikkou.

Akanatsu Congratulations on publication of the Saiyuki Reload Blast Anthology! I was able to draw for the Saiyuki Gaiden Anthology too, so I’d be happy if you read that as well!

Usatoru I am so grateful I was able to participate in this! I had a lot of fun drawing. I wasn’t able to put him in this time, but my favorite is Hazel.

Ueda Shinsyu Congratulations on 20 years of Saiyuki! I’m very happy to have been able to participate in the Anthology at this memorable point in time. Goku is becoming more and more manly, and I look forward to seeing how he continues to grow and where the story goes from here.

Katagiri Ikumi Before I knew it, the mini Goku-chan story I had planned to draw transformed into a Gojyo manga. Congratulations on the new new new Saiyuki anime!

Endou Minari This is Endou who was supposed to be a Sanzo fan, but recently Goku’s smile has seeped into my heart. I wonder if this is what it means to get old... My favorite character is Sharak Sanzo, and I love everything about her so much. Also, I reread all the books to prep for this anthology, and I think Hakkai and Kanan are just too cute! Huh? This isn’t the place to talk about that? Character limit? So heartless. It’s too bad there are so many fascinating characters and I don’t have space to write about them all. I’m looking forward to what’s going to happen in Saiyuki, now that it’s entered the final stage and is getting more and more exciting.

P128 Kogami Nana Thank you very much for inviting me to participate in this. Congratulations on the anime! I really love how Kougaiji interacts with Lirin-chan. I love Lirin-chan’s personality, her muscular yet flexible legs, and her voluptuous chest.

Kouga Yun I’ve had a long relationship with the Sanzo gang. I’ll always love them. I plan to continue stalking Sanzo and watching over him for years to come. I pray for Minekura Sensei’s health above all!

Tachibana Congratulations on 20 years of the Saiyuki series!! The difficulty increases 1.5 times when the hotness (and nakedness) goes up! I got to have fun and draw my beloved Gojyo getting defiant!

Suzumoto Jun Thank you so much for letting me participate in this Saiyuki Anthology! I’m from the generic generation so this is a huge honor. I was happy I got to draw Kougaiji because I like him. It was fun having lots of characters appear!

naked ape Congratulations on 20 years of the Saiyuki series and the Saiyuki Reload Blast anime! I got to draw an image that contrasts with the Gaiden anthology, and exclaim over the coolness of the Sanzo Ikkou. Thank you very much for this opportunity!

D・Kissan Congratulations on 20 years of the Saiyuki series! I started thinking of a plot that would let me draw a lot of the cool Sharak Sanzo-sama, but it ended up being a manga all about silly Hassan-san. I’m so sorry...

Mikawa Verno I wanted to draw an amusing, slap-stick...-y tale about the Ikkou that wouldn’t usually be drawn, but whaaaat!?

P129 EXTRA PAGES Saiyuki Reload Blast Anthology Ichijinsha Comic Zero-Sum Presents Book front cover ※Writing is from time of comic sale

P130 EXTRA PAGES Book back cover ※Writing is from time of comic sale

P131 EXTRA PAGES Saiyuki Reload Blast Anthology Zero-Sum Anthology Series Eroko Ichijinsha

KAZUYA MINEKURA LINEUP ZERO-SUM Comics Saiyuki 9 volumes total Saiyuki RELOAD 10 volumes total Saiyuki RELOAD BLAST 1-2 Saiyuki Gaiden 4 volumes total Saiyuki Ibun 1 WILD ADAPTER 1-7 Shiritsu Araiso Koutou Gakkou Seitokai Shikkoubu 2 volumes total Minekura Kazuya short story Hachi no Su 1 volume total BUS GAMER THE PILOT EDITION 1 volume total

REX Comics BUS GAMER 1

Art Books salty dog 1-9 sugar coat excess Backgammon Rimix

Original Image Reproduction Collections Saiyuki Series Original Image Reproduction Collection Saiyuki RELOAD Original Image Reproduction Collection

Post Card Books Saiyuki POSTCARD “PURPLE” “YELLOW” “RED” “GREEN”

Fan Books Original “Saiyuki” Series Perfect Guide Saiyubito Saiyuki Character Book Sanzo & Goku / Gojyo & Hakkai

Anthologies Saiyuki ANTHOLOGY Saiyuki RELOAD BLAST Anthology Saiyuki Gaiden Anthology

Novels Novel Saiyuki 1-3 Author: Misaki Hijiri Saiyuki OMNIBUS Author: Minekura Kazuya and others Saiyuki Kourou Tengi Author: Uozumi Yukiko

Spine・Cover flap ※Writing is from time of comic sale

P132 EXTRA PAGES Cover illustration Minekura Kazuya

Illustration naked ape

Manga AU; Akanatsu; Ueda Shinsyu; Usatoru; Endou Minari; Katagiri Ikumi; Kogami Nana; Suzumoto Jun; Tachibana; D・Kissan; Mikawa Verno

Rerecording Koga Yun

The world begins to go crazy. You can’t take your eyes off them. Cover・Back cover ※Writing is from time of comic sale

P133 Zero-Sum Comics Saiyuki Reload Blast Anthology

Author/Anthology Publisher/Koyanagi Yoshio Publication/Kabushiki Gaisha Ichijinsha 〒160-0022 Tokyo-to, Shinjuku-ku, Shinjuku 2-5-10 Seishi Building 8F TEL 03-5312-6851 (editing) TEL 03-5312-6150 (sales) On sale from: Kabushiki Gaisha Kodansha (Kodansha・Ichijinsha)

Book design/Minekura Kazuya Miyata Yuusuke・Sano Yura (Banana Grove Studio)

ISBN 978-4-7580-3306-0 ©Minekura Kazuya/Ichijinsha 2017 Printed in JAPAN ID Comics ●This is a work of fiction. There is no relation to actual people, groups, or events.

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I Checked Off a Huge Bucket List Item With 2 Young Kids in Tow, Because Why Not?

I try to live life without regrets. I like to think I do a pretty good job at that when it comes to parenting and being a wife, but when it comes to doing things for myself, I'm severely lacking. When I kept finding myself having regret over the same thing multiple times, that's when I finally said to myself, "Life is too short! Enough is enough!" So, after many missed opportunities to check something off the top of my bucket list, I finally took the plunge and did it with both of my young kids in tow. Now that I've done it, I encourage all moms to throw away all the reasons why they shouldn't do something and instead focus on all the reasons why they should. It may sound silly as a 34-year-old to have an obsession with a musical icon, but I do. I'm a HUGE Kelly Clarkson fan. I've seen her in concert countless times, usually at least twice each time she's on tour. My biggest dream in life (aside from becoming a mom) has been to see her live from the front row. The closest I've come is the fifth row, but that was until a few weeks ago. I was done letting my excuses hold me back, and I packed up my 11-month-old and my 4-year-old, grabbed my mom, splurged on a hotel room, and went to New York City to see her live on the Today show. It was quite the whirlwind, but it was 100 percent worth it. I never jumped on that "YOLO" bandwagon (I feel so weird even saying that phrase) - I was tired, the kids' schedules kept me busy, I couldn't find the time, and so on - so this was the biggest "what the hell" moment I've ever had. And now that I've done it, I encourage all moms to throw away all the reasons why they shouldn't do something and instead focus on all the reasons why they should. My kids' first concert was my favorite singer, someone they've both been listening to since they were in the womb. We made memories, we had meltdowns, but we made it happen. Related: I Check Into a Hotel Twice a Year by Myself, and It's Made Me a Better Mom But let me start at the beginning. Before I was married and had children, I lived about 45 minutes from Manhattan. Every time I'd see that Kelly was scheduled to be in NYC for something, I would dream of dropping everything and hopping on the train to see her. I never did it because I was working, in school, couldn't take time off, etc. I had all of the excuses. And in my current life, I have two young kids and a now over 90-minute commute to Manhattan, so my dream of hopping on a train to see her felt like it was slipping further away. I mean, you have to be in line at Rockefeller Plaza by at least 5 a.m. (some people camp out the night before), and with an almost two-hour trip to get there, that would mean getting myself ready, waking my kids up, and getting out of the house by 3 a.m. Then you have to wait in said line for hours before they even begin to let people into the plaza without a guarantee you'll be anywhere near the stage. THEN, once you're in, the actual concert doesn't begin until 8 a.m. (and lasts until 9 a.m.). Doing this as a young, single person doesn't even sound appealing, but with two kids? Impossible! Or so I thought. So, maybe find a place to stay in the city for the night so the wake-up call comes a little before 5 a.m. instead of 3? But NYC hotels are expensive. And how do you make it around the city with a giant double stroller? Car seats in cabs? Nope. You're probably asking yourself, why not just leave the kids at home? Well, my husband works, my son is still nursing, and it's a lot to ask a babysitter to take care of a preschooler overnight or with a 3 a.m. start time. See what I mean when I say I had all of the excuses? Related: I Tricked My Kids' Grandparents Into Babysitting For an Entire Week - Here's What Happened I don't know what came over me, but I finally said "Screw it!" and asked my mom (who I've turned into a Kelly Clarkson fan) two days before Kelly's scheduled Today show Summer Concert Series appearance if she wanted to go. She looked at me like I was crazy, but had a sly smile that gave me the feeling she wanted to be crazy with me. We decided to splurge on a hotel near Rockefeller and make the most of our trip to NYC. I went to the grocery store and bought any and all snacks for the kids. Then I headed to the Dollar Store and bought new toys, trinkets, books, crayons, markers, stickers, and anything small that would fit into the diaper bag. And as a last resort, because she doesn't get a lot of screen time, I downloaded my daughter's favorite shows on my mom's tablet and grabbed her fun cat-ear headphones. We packed everything we'd need in two backpacks, a big purse, and the diaper bag, threw them all in the double stroller, and headed to the train station. Kelly preformed three songs, and I rocked out to all of them while simultaneously jumping up and down, singing along, holding the baby, and throwing snacks at my daughter. We walked from Grand Central through Rockefeller to our hotel so we could see how long the walk would take in the morning. We checked into the hotel, went swimming in the rooftop pool, had pizza in bed for dinner, decorated a poster to hold up for Kelly, and went to sleep early with our alarm set for 4:30 a.m. When that time came, my mom and I got ourselves ready, gently woke the kids, and headed to our destination with the 4-year-old walking and me wearing the baby. We were lucky to have a family member with a connection at NBC and ended up with VIP tickets, which meant we didn't have to wait in line as long, and we were among the first group let into the plaza. We walked in, and the stage was right in front of us. I couldn't believe it. I thought it was a mistake and at any moment someone would snap, "You can't stand here." But no one did. We set up our spot where we'd reside for the next four hours, resting the diaper bag on the big amplifier in front of the stage, and waited as the crowds piled in. We chatted and made friends with some other concertgoers while my daughter ate cookies for breakfast (because it kept her quiet, and what the hell) and in the sea of people, I discretely nursed the baby. I became a little worried when the whining started less than an hour into our four hours of standing, so I pulled out some silly putty, bubbles, and more snacks, which kept my daughter occupied a little longer. The baby was content to be worn for a while until he wasn't anymore, so I unstrapped him and just held him until . . . wait for it . . . Hoda Kotb came over and asked to hold him! He went to her, they smiled at each other, and she danced with him a little while my mom tried to grab some good pictures. Related: 10 Hotels With Amazing Kid Amenities That Make All the Travel Hassle Worth It Then the big moment came. Kelly came out, and I thought I might lose it. She was RIGHT in front of me. I could see the sparkle of her jewelry; I could see the texture of her hair; I could see the wires from her ear piece. I could have touched her if that wasn't an inappropriate and weird invasion of space. I got a glimpse into her behind-the-scenes routine while she and her band and music manager worked out the kinks during sound check for the live show. She even looked out into the crowd between songs, pointed to my son and said, "Look at that baby!" That's right - Kelly Clarkson was talking about my baby. The fact that my daughter was sitting on the ground pouting and whining about wanting to ride the subway couldn't have bothered me less in that moment. Kelly preformed three songs, and I rocked out to all of them while simultaneously jumping up and down, singing along, holding the baby, throwing snacks at my daughter and picking her up so she could see, too. If she hadn't been woken up before the sun, she probably would have enjoyed herself more as well, but she'll always be able to say her first live concert was in the front row for Kelly Clarkson on the Today show in New York City, and that's pretty cool. My mom and I had an awesome time, and we were both pleasantly surprised at how well both kids held up. It was an amazing experience that would have only been made better if Kelly and I got to chat and she realized we'd be instant best friends like I've always known we would be. But, hey, I need a new dream now anyway, right? http://bit.ly/2KsOPvY

#Personal Essay #Motherhood #Self Care #Kelly Clarkson

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