#delivered right

[elodieunderglass]

changes and trends in horror-genre films are linked to the anxieties of the culture in its time and place. Vampires are the manifestation of grappling with sexuality; aliens, of foreign influence. Horror from the Cold War is about apathy and annihilation; classic Japanese horror is characterised by “nature’s revenge”; psychological horror plays with anxieties that absorbed its audience, like pregnancy/abortion, mental illness, femininity. Some horror presses on the bruise of being trapped in a situation with upsetting tasks to complete, especially ones that compromise you as a person - reflecting the horrors and anxieties of capitalism etc etc etc. Cosmic horror is slightly out of fashion because our culture is more comfortable with, even wistful for, “the unknown.” Monster horror now has to be aware of itself, as a contingent of people now live in the freedom and comfort of saying “I would willingly, gladly, even preferentially fuck that monster.” But I don’t know much about films or genres: that ground has been covered by cleverer people.

I don’t actually like horror or movies. What interests me at the moment is how horror of the 2020s has an element of perception and paying attention.

Multiple movies in one year discussed monsters that killed you if you perceived them. There are monsters you can’t look at; monsters that kill you instantly if you get their attention. Monsters where you have to be silent, look down, hold still: pray that they pass over you. M Zombies have changed from a hand-waved virus that covers extras in splashy gore, to insidious spores. A disaster film is called Don’t Look Up, a horror film is called Nope. Even trashy nun horror sets up strange premises of keeping your eyes fixed on something as the devil GETS you.

No idea if this is anything. (I haven’t seen any of these things because, unfortunately, I hate them.) Someone who understands better than me could say something clever here, and I hope they do.

But the thing I’m thinking about is what this will look like to the future, as the Victorian sex vampires and Cold War anxieties look to us. I think they’ll have a little sympathy, but they probably won’t. You poor little prey animals, the kids will say, you were awfully afraid of facing up to things, weren’t you?

#this is the sort of observation I make here that people #go off and write their thesis about #so while I’m not expecting to be the first or cleverest person to say this #if you do use it as a springboard #tell me if you get a good grade ok? #I’ll be tremendously proud of you #like if you take a shitpost and use it to craft deep attentive thought on something important #I just think that’s probably the most noble use of a human brain #it makes me want to take off my hat and slam it to the ground in inexpressible emotion #it’s a cowboy hat btw #and I say something like GOLDURN IT THAT KID SURE HAS DELIVERED. #ok so don’t deny me this #especially if you correct me after a long research journey #GOLDURN IT THE KID IS RIGHT!

[ryllen]

and some extra unused stuff while they are in affectionate mood

#the headlap kiss is just a scene on let's talk chu episode 2 that i really like; yuu was offering a massage & massaging his temples with her #thumbs; saying you really should release pressure from this area #i may be lazy to render it fully but i also feel that my sketches deliver the sense of movement better #(and avoiding to make any sense of the anatomy i am confused about) #(like which is going where) #and so because of all the cluster of lines; ur mind will make its own mind which line would make it look right #FUK I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE I POST THIS ALREADY FHSDH I WAS STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO WRITE ON TAGS #twisted wonderland #twst #sebek zigvolt #twst yuu #twst mc #fanart #damn they are finally kissing and they meant it #this makes my chest all hot and bothered #suggestive

[mobius-m-mobius]

Loki + searching for Mobius moments after disaster

#mobius #loki #lokius #mcuedit #lokiedit #marveledit #loki spoilers #owen wilson #tom hiddleston #THE ROMANCE OF IT ALL 🥺😭 #those s1 shots have lived rent free in my mind for YEARS now then s2 said thanks have more?? #giving me all my rights because i talked about it constantly after the finale and it still wasn't enough lmao #taking the excuse to lose my mind over this again and running bc this is what love looks like to me. the one person who makes it all okay #and somehow this season has delivered that message time and time again in every ep what an actual gift 💖 #loki s2 spoilers #marvel #owenwilsonedit #dianagifs

[thewhizzyhead]

looking at the npmd tumblr posts I'm kinda glad that we seem to be all on the same page when it comes to npmd's portrayal of bullying and that putting a stop to it isn't as easy as simply having the victims stand up to them - examples being Max still beating the shit up out of Pete, Richie, and Ruth even when they make a stand in their own way. Standing up to them directly and telling them "i'm not a loser" or "you're just a bully" or something along those lines in order to take away their power is simply a disproven cliche because bullies don't care if their victims retaliate. They only care about the power they hold and when such power is taken away from them by force - so kudos to Starkid for having bullying portrayed as not just a regular schoolboy nuisance but as genuinely life-threatening shit that needs to be taken seriously because if it isn't nipped in the bud, once that bully gains more power, they will grow crazy with it.

#i dunno i just really like how max is a real fucking villain in this show #like he's funny as fuck but he is genuinely murderous and someone to look out for #and i know that he alMOST couldve turned around and be kinder to the nerds when he actually liked the prank they pulled #but he still fucking haunted them in the afterlife right? and he wanted to go for sycamore and clivesdale too #so yea bullying narratives isnt as simple as simply telling the bully 'no' #because who the fuck gives a shit about a no when you can deliver an uppercut #nerdy prudes must die #npmd #npmd spoilers #starkid #max jagerman

[universalheart]

💘🪻🪁✨☁️🩶🫧

#It’s okay if she messes up delivering the mail ‘cause when she comes round the second time she gives it to me right #twilight sparkle #muffins #twuffins

[justsalpals]

you ever have a scenario so engraved into the walls of your mind that you are forced to draw it on your phone despite never having done an art in your life?

#slay the princess #look we don't have to talk about the quality of the art #it's about passion ingenuity adapting #it's about thinking for way too long on how to deliver the same punchline in text form but none of them hitting right

[bizarrelittlemew]

reaction gif of the week

#obsessed with the way he delivered this line actually #scratches my brain just right #ofmd #ofmd s2 #ofmd s2 spoilers #our flag means death #ofmd gifs #ida.stuff #edward teach #ofmd 2x7

[canisalbus]

Machete and Vasco are so pomegranate-and-the-hand-that-slices coded. To me.

Pomegranates are seen as messy, bloody, inconvenient fruits. You slice or tear or bite and in return for your effort you come away underwhelmed, disgusted, and stained too deep to wash. The consumption of a pomegranate is a violent act of defilement, for both the fruit and the eater.

But that is because most do not understand how to open a pomegranate. They have little patience for the precise carving. They see no point in coreing the fruit gently, no reason to be reverent as they pull the quarters apart. When done correctly, opening a pomegranate leaves little mess. Your fingers will still stain, your knife will still slick, but there will be no pool of crimson drowning both you and the fruit.

The seeds are only sweet to those who understand the merit of a light hand and intricate slicing. Why put in so much effort for a food so bitter and clearly armored against consumption? Surely it must not yearn to be eaten.

(^insane about silly catholic dogs)

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#absolutely losing my mind over this #how dare you come to my house and deliver a poignant character analysis cloaked in metaphors and symbolism #I went all day thinking about pomegranates #doing late christmas shopping? pomegranates #glazing ham? pomegranates #watching futurama with siblings? pomegranates #they're still kind of an exotic fruit where I'm from and I only got around to trying one a handful of years ago #some fruits offer themselves readily but pomegranates are hard and resistant and require a bit more specific handling #I looked up a guide and even then the kitchen counter ended up a murder scene #I've gotten better but I know some people can open them very neatly and I still haven't figured out the right technique #I love you anon I love the fact that you've clearly been rotating my silly catholic dogs in your head #and are able to put your thoughts into words with such marvelous grace and eloquence #surely it must not yearn to be eaten UNFATHOMABLE #answered #anonymous #gift art #Vasco #Machete #pomegranates are canonically one of Machete's motifs/symbols but I never thought of them from this angle #at least not this extensively

[dusts-coffin]

If you think about it, Dracula getting Jonathan to come to his castle is just the vampire equivalent of getting door dash.

#dracula #dracula daily #re: dracula #funny #Random thoughts #Jonathan is piping hot and ready to eat #delivered right to your doorstep

[goatsandgangsters]

Nikolai Lantsov Fashion: Sturmhond Edition

“And you’re Sturmhond.” “On my good days,” he replied. He wore leather breeches, a brace of pistols at his hips, and a bright teal frock coat with gaudy gold buttons and enormous cuffs. It belonged in a ballroom or on an opera stage, not on the deck of a ship.

#sabedit #shadowandboneedit #shadow and bone #nikolai lantsov #grishaverse #shadowandbonecentral #shadowandbonesource #patrick gibson #my edits #nikolaifashion #nikolailantsovedit #wendy delivered on the costuming!!!! #I'm obsessed with his foppish little floral vest #and THE COAT! it's perfect! the absolute right amount of Over The Top #I'm so glad they didn't scale back #his gaudy opera stage coat is important!!

[mynnub-blog]

I can't stop thinking about FNAF: The Movie

#they're just little guys #little blorbos #william afton can go fuck right off tho #i think a producer once said this would be a “weirdly adorable movie” #boy did they deliver #fnaf #five nights at freddy's #fnaf movie #fnaf 2023 #freddy fazbear #bonnie the bunny #chica the chicken #foxy the pirate #fnaf freddy #fnaf bonnie #fnaf chica #fnaf foxy #fazbear entertainment #fazbear #abby schmidt #fnaf abby #mynnub #william afton #spring bonnie #fnaf movie william afton #springtrap #steve raglan #vanessa shelly #fnaf vanessa #mike schmidt

[vaguely-concerned]

s3ep3 the house of quark, or: I can and I will 'I'm just a lil guy' my way out of this if it's the last thing I do (it might be)

#quark. oh quark #star trek #star trek ds9 #ds9 #quark #truly star trek IS about the stupidest lines of dialogue being delivered with shakespearean gravitas everyone was so right #not me being the softest touch and tearing up at the rom and quark scene at the end of this ep.........

[skumhuu]

UTMV x Rain World

Cross adopts the twins and eventually gains the bsp along the way

#utmv #rain world #slug cats #slug pups #Dream and Nightmare as slugpups got me like 🥺😭💖💖💖💖 #cross as the spearmaster #sent to deliver a message to the artificers who have stopped contacting the others #little does he know #the lost artificers are right under his nose #nightmare is Not Happy with this whole thing #too bad you’ve been adopted #Sku art

[willczek-art]

Decided to give Dragon Age another try and the first character I meet COMPLETELY wins me over in a matter of seconds-

#AND HE KEEPS GETTING BETTER- Alistair you singlehandedly pulled me back into enjoying video games and DRAWING- how dare you #dragon age #alistair theirin #alistair dragon age #dragon age orgins #fanart #my art #doodles #sketches #i have a very simple and obvious favourite character type and BOY OH BOY DOES HE DELIVER-- #also gave me just the tiniest Stanford HWBF5 vibe so when I say i was sold in seconds I Mean It™ #im still at the relative beginning of the game so i bet there is more fun to come but!! Fun to have someone to rotate in my brain again!! #100 #tags here are a love letters to our lovely boi and i livr for them-- 💕 #200 #hello i love all of you - this is slowly becoming my favourite post just because of how nice it is to read your excitement over this boi :³ #AND IM RIGHT THERE WITH Y'ALL i just need my real life to calm down for a second so i can draw more of him-- #300 #400 #500

[hyunpic]

where the.. where the FUCK is it [the camera]

#hyunjin #skz #gifs #stray kids #bystay #hello he has a cat ear heart to deliver can someone give him the right address? DO SOMETHING. #im obsessed how he learned this pose and then never looked back like he became one with the kitty ear heart..

[kateis-cakeis]

I think what really gets to me with the finale is that Merlin was so close to getting Arthur to the lake. Yet, there was no plan beyond that. It's like even if they did get there, who knows if anything would have happened.

The idea that there was still more tragedy awaiting even if they made it, that yeah despite all of Merlin’s magic, he couldn't save Arthur's life.

It was always the possibility of the Sidhe, but there was no guarantee. It was all hope from the start, endless hope that failed them in the end.

Because well, it was always supposed to happen like this anyway... Arthur was meant to die so he could rise again, there was no alternative

#bbc merlin #merlin #merthur #some little festive angst for you all on the angstiest day of the year for this fandom ;) #i just feel for Merlin so much all that hope to save his loved one and yet and yettttt #like genuinely what would have happened like Merlin has gone around murdering Sidhe left and right djdjdjd #It was always meant to be this way is something that we all must come to accept with the canon #As Julian Murphy said in the infamous commentary they had to deliver on Arthur's death because they had been building up to it for so long! #anyway i love it watching Arthur's death is kinda like a strange catharsis for me these days #like it's I look at it like it's okay there's still hope it's okay to watch him die and feel sad it's not over forever