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exalt1ora · 2 months
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movies you should watch based on your fav hatchetfield story !!
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tried to keep it horror/horror-adjacent + the different elements of the stories people might like !! i just had this idea and thought it’d b fun so here it is😋😋 <33
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Done some podcasts recs with the ones I listened to and liked
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dearly-befuddled · 3 months
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That's all folks
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thesnadger · 2 years
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Here's my SCP Foundation recommendation list - 100 objects that are solidly written, interesting, and require no knowledge of lore. You can read them in any order and skip any you don't like.
They're divided into categories based on intensity of horror content, (Mild, Spicy and Extra Crispy) with specific content warnings listed at the bottom. There's also a small Experienced category, which are better after you've read a few entries and have a sense of the format.
Full list is here, but I'm also posting this smaller "starter kit" version. It's a good sampler platter showing the range of objects you'll find in the Foundation - including several early ones.
SCP-0111 - Dragon Snails [Mild]
SCP-0173 - The Statue (The Original) [Spicy]
SCP-0241 - Good Home Cooking [Spicy]
SCP-0294 - The Coffee Machine [Spicy]
SCP-0342 - A Ticket To Ride [Spicy]
SCP-0426 - I Am A Toaster [Mild]
SCP-0604 - The Cannibal's Banquet [Spicy]
SCP-0833 - Charity Worms [Spicy]
SCP-1733 - Season Opener [Spicy]
SCP-1861 - The Crew of the HMS Wintersheimer [Spicy]
SCP-2001 - Space Oddity [Mild]
SCP-2006 - Too Spooky [Mild]
SCP-2316 - Field Trip [Spicy]
SCP-2614 - Sometimes I Go Out In Pity For Myself [Spicy]
SCP-2737 - A Dead Lamprey [Spicy]
SCP-3001 - Red Reality [Extra Crispy]
SCP-3063 - A Fly [Spicy]
SCP-3114 - Wouldn't It Be Chilly? [Spicy]
SCP-3191 - Consciousness Emulator [Spicy]
SCP-3300 - The Rain [Spicy]
SCP-3753 - TEA-K-O [Mild]
SCP-5010 - Murder, She [Redacted] [Mild]
SCP-6096 - The Guest [Spicy]
SCP-6448 - Not Deer [Spicy]
SCP-6502 - Harwick Cemetery [Extra Crispy]
Also, don't worry if you're a new reader and don't know what terms like "Keter" and "D-Class" mean, it's meant to be slowly picked up as you go!
Don't feel like you need to start anywhere in particular or read in order, jump around and skip what you aren't interested in.
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livingcuttingboard · 10 days
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calling out to all The Magnus Archives,Are You Scared, Mystery Files,Mr. Ballen and other horror fans;
Real Horror on YouTube is an amazing and calm channel and its PERFECT to fall asleep to. The stories are told well and are respectful of the victims, and its just really worth a listen.If you like the more lively aspect of the above mentioned medias, it lacks it but if you need something to fascinate you but calm you, its this. I recommend it so much and am just throwing this out there because I've been searching for something like this for years
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🧛🏽‍♀️🧟‍♀️👹Horror Movies for Beginners🦇💀👻
Disclaimer: This is something I'm doing for fun and because I've had people in the past ask me for suggestions for people who are interested in horror but are too scared to get into it. I'll be adding more to this list as I think of more.
Tips: For one thing, I would suggest checking doesthedogdie.com before watching any horror movie. It's a great source for triggers ahead of time. The people who contribute to it can be very helpful too, as they sometimes provide timestamps as to where in the movie the triggers take place so you can skip over them.
I would also suggest horror comedies, as they provide humor to lessen the blow of the scary stuff.
Spooky Movies for Beginners
Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, Ghostbusters (2016)
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Yes, I am including 2016. No, I am not ashamed to like that version. No, I will not be taking criticism. I did not include Afterlife because I have not seen it yet. That aside, I do recommend the Ghostbusters movies listed. The movies contain a balance of horror and comedy and cool science-fiction tech. They're fun, but not too scary for beginners.
Haunted Mansion (2003)
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Most of the "scares" in this movie aren't really scary. If you've been to Disneyland and can ride through the attraction with no problems, you can probably get through this movie. It's geared more towards families, so if you have kids, they'll probably enjoy watching it with you. However, there is an anti-Romani slur used repeatedly throughout the movie. Also, proceed with caution if you have a fear of spiders.
Coraline (2009)
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This movie is animated but contains a lot of creepy imagery. Some kids might get creeped out by it. If you like "rabbit hole" type movies that involve stumbling upon hidden and treacherous worlds, you'll probably like it. Henry Selick, the dude who made Nightmare Before Christmas, is responsible for this film adaptation.
Wendell and Wild (2022)
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Another animated movie from Henry Selick with Jordan Peele. Two mischievous demons cause havoc. Peele and Kegan-Michael Key play the demons. Oh, and it's a middle finger to private prisons and the school-to-prison pipeline, so there's that. If you're too afraid to watch Get Out, Us, or Nope, but want to experience the horror magic Peele, you will probably enjoy this one.
The Sixth Sense (1999)
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I'm hesitant to put this one on the list because this one does contain disturbing imagery that can be too much for a beginner. But this is a really solid movie even if the ending has already been spoiled for you. How scary the ghosts are really isn't what this movie is all about--the themes of grief and healing are really what it's about.
Gremlins (1984) and Gremlins II: A New Batch (1990)
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When I was a kid, my parents thought they could scare me into behaving by saying the gremlins from these movies were going to get me. But I loved the gremlins because they were fun and I wanted to be their friends lol. If you like practical effects, you'll probably like this movie. I don't think these movies would be scary for most adults, but kids might be a little iffy with the gremlins--but Gizmo is adorable and might be able to balance out the scariness. However, there is some...questionable Asian representation typical of 80's movies. Proceed with caution.
Warm Bodies (2013)
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This movie was released when the Twilight craze was at its height and I remember being shit-talk about that, but this movie is worth watching. Yes, it is about a zombie falling in love with a living human, but it really is adorable (in my opinion) and the movie is overall clever and fun. I will say that there are some parts that might be a little too much for beginners. The "bonies" might be a little too scary. However, the "scary" parts are very brief and they are not the center of the story.
To be continued...
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thebonnevillegame · 10 months
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It's pride month! We wanted to put together a list of queer horror films you can dive into this month.
We know our leads, Minty, Laura, and Ingrid will be watching plenty of gay scares this month.
The Bonneville Game also has plenty of queer characters to get to know!
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howtowhumpyourhiccup · 8 months
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You ever just... watch a horror and it actually leaves you with this sickening pit of fear in your stomach?
Would you like to?
Because then I highly recommend Vintage Eight's analog horror 'Children Under The House' over on YouTube. It's honestly a masterpiece of horror built entirely on sound, a single good voice actor, the written word, scary images depicted through a child's drawings, and a really good story.
I watch a lot of horror stuff, but it's not often that something gets to me like this one did.
And if anybody wants to know if it had a happy ending or not before you want to check it out:
It does. :) The ending was very satisfying.
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sanityshorror · 5 months
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The average age of a published author is 40. I'm extremely proud of myself and humbled to be a published author at 25, not only in digital, but now physical🥹💖 thank you to everyone who enjoys my work and supports me. I'm beyond humbled by the insanely high sales numbers of The Man with the Scarred Neck and a 90%+ positive reader reception, as a first time published author (and a splatterpunk author, at that!) 🥹💖 I never imagined I would come so far, so fast and so young... I couldn't have done it without y'all, and there are not words to express my gratitude and thanks💖
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The digital edition is available to purchase in my pinned post!
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snoopybutch · 7 months
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I LOVE vampire and werewolf media! Do you have any uncommon suggestions I can check out? (Movies, shows, books, etc?) 🖤
Ok some of these might not be uncommon but more so less talked abt by fans? So pls don’t hate meee lol. First is Joseph Sheridan le Fanu’s Carmilla, a classic for a reason and very easy to find as a pdf online!!! Byzantium is a great vampire movie, for anime recs there’s Blood+ (super fun monster designs!), Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (fantastic gorgeous animation and perfect if you like tragic romance), Shiki (manga is great too!) 30 Days of Night is a great not very talked abt vampire movie, the Strain is an interesting gory vampire show I haven’t really seen ppl talk abt. Daybreakers and Afflicted 2013 are some movies i haven’t really seen talked abt. On the popular suggestions topic my faves are the first and second ‘Underworld’s and ‘Blade’s. Super fun special effects, awesome outfits, awesome fight choreography etc etc!! Then we have Van Helsing. Is it a great movie with good acting? No. Is it fun as hell? Yes!!!! From Demons to Dracula: The Creation of the Modern Vampire Myth, by Matthew Beresford is an interesting vamp lore book I’m looking into.
For werewolf recs I’m embarrassingly topical, Ginger Snaps, An American Werewolf in London and a rec I actually haven’t seen but the designs just look absolutely fantastic, Dog Soldiers. A kinda silly rec is Red Riding Hood with Amanda Seyfried (the wolf by fever ray is so fun omg). The Book of Werewolves by Sabine Baring-Gould is a book I’m thinking of buying :3 Some werewolf movies I haven’t seen but am thinking abt are The Company of Wolves, Cursed, The Wolfman (2010), Bad Moon, Wolf (1994), Brotherhood of the Wolf, Werewolves Within, The Howling (1981), When Animals Dream and Trick’r Treat!!
I’m so so sorry this took so long I got really excited and kept lookin up media lol
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sn00d-band · 2 months
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Horror recommend
Superb
No spoilers
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himbohargreeves · 3 months
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River’s Top Ten of 2023
These aren’t in any particular order because it would take me too long to try and rank them. Honorary mention to Misery, The Tommyknockers, and the various short story collections I read which aren’t on the list because I don’t think Stephen King needs me to sell his books for him, but Misery was easily my favourite book of the year <3
1) The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
Hidden across England and Scotland live six old Book Eater families. The last of their lines, they exist on the fringes of society and subsist on a diet of stories and legends. Children are rare and their numbers have dwindled, so when Devon Fairweather’s second child is born a dreaded Mind Eater – a perversion of her own kind, who consumes not stories but the minds and souls of humans – she flees before he can be turned into a weapon for the family… or worse. Living among humans and finding prey for her son, Devon seeks a cure for his hunger. But time is running out – for her family want her back, and with every soul her son consumes he loses a little more of himself…
My rating:
Woah it's vampires but with books! The world-building in this is so gorgeous and such an original creature design. I just wish it was a little longer as the ending felt a bit abrupt.
4.75 ⭐️
2) The Collector by Laura Kat Young
Sorrow is inefficient. It’s also inescapable. Lieutenant Dev Singh dutifully spends his days recording the memories of people who, struck with incurable depression, will soon have their minds erased in order to be more productive members of society. At night though, hidden in the dark, Dev remembers and writes in his secret journal the special moments shared with him--the small laugh of a toddler, the stillness of a late afternoon. The first flutter of love. But when the Bureau finds out he's been recounting the memories–and that the depression is in him, too– he’s sent to a sanitarium to heal. After all, the Bureau knows what’s best for you.
One of the best dystopias I've read for a while because of how believable the whole thing felt. Main character is really easy to root for and so real (love the way his toes are always cracking when he's trying to sneak around. me too brother.) The ending was a little bamboozling but I kind of like that.
My rating: 4.5 ⭐️
3) The House at Phantom Park by Graham Masterton
St Philomena's military hospital has been abandoned for over three years. Now Lilian Chesterfield is in charge of developing it into a luxury-housing complex. But as soon as she and her colleagues start work in the mansion, they hear screaming from wards full of empty beds and see faces peering at them from the mullioned windows. Lilian doesn't believe in the supernatural. But just when she's put her mind at rest by scouring the mansion from top to bottom, a warning arrives. The hospital is haunted. And it is haunted by something a thousand times more terrifying than ghosts...
I read a few books by this author but this was easily my favourite. A really unique take on the haunted hospital trope and the gore was splendid.
My rating: 4.25 ⭐️
4) Inkmistress by Audrey Coulthurst
Asra is a demigod with a dangerous gift: the ability to dictate the future by writing with her blood. To keep her power secret, she leads a quiet life as a healer on a remote mountain, content to help the people in her care and spend time with Ina, the mortal girl she loves. But Asra's peaceful life is upended when bandits threaten Ina's village and the king does nothing to help. Desperate to protect her people, Ina begs Asra for assistance in finding her manifest--the animal she'll be able to change into as her rite of passage to adulthood. Asra uses her blood magic to help Ina, but her spell goes horribly wrong and the bandits destroy the village, killing Ina's family. Unaware that Asra is at fault, Ina swears revenge on the king and takes a savage dragon as her manifest. To stop her, Asra must embark on a journey across the kingdom, becoming a player in lethal games of power among assassins, gods, and even the king himself.
Beatiful. Outstanding. Showstopping. I have no notes. I read Of Fire and Stars last year and really enjoyed it but this was even better. Every single character is compelling, the world is written beautifully, the romance hit me where I live. I cried about five times while reading.
My rating: 5 ⭐️
5) Juniper and Thorn by Ava Reid
Marlinchen and her two sisters live with their wizard father in a city shifting from magic to industry. As Oblya's last true witches, she and her sisters are little more than a tourist trap as they treat their clients with archaic remedies and beguile them with nostalgic charm. Marlinchen spends her days divining secrets in exchange for rubles and trying to placate her tyrannical, xenophobic father, who keeps his daughters sequestered from the outside world. But at night, Marlinchen and her sisters sneak out to enjoy the city's amenities and revel in its thrills, particularly the recently established ballet theater, where Marlinchen meets a dancer who quickly captures her heart. As Marlinchen's late-night trysts grow more fervent and frequent, so does the threat of her father's rage and magic. And while Oblya flourishes with culture and bustles with enterprise, a monster lurks in its midst, borne of intolerance and resentment and suffused with old-world power. Caught between history and progress and blood and desire, Marlinchen must draw upon her own magic to keep her city safe and find her place within it.
This book is STUNNING. I don't even have anything else to add. There are some heavy topics so might be wise to seek out a trigger list before reading but I highly recommend.
My rating: 5 ⭐️
6) Leech by Hiron Ennes
In an isolated chateau, as far north as north goes, the baron’s doctor has died. The Interprovincial Medical Institute sends out a replacement. But when the new physician investigates the cause of death, which appears to be suicide, there’s a mystery to solve. It seems the good doctor was hosting a parasite. Yet this should have been impossible, as the physician was already possessed – by the Institute. The Institute is here to help humanity, to cure and to cut, to cradle and protect the species from the horrors their ancestors unleashed. For hundreds of years, it has taken root in young minds and shaped them into doctors, replacing every human practitioner of medicine. But now there’s competition. For in the baron’s cold castle, already a pit of secrets and lies, the parasite is spreading...
The imagery in this book is so vividly well-written and horrible (pos) and I really hope the author writes more of this world in the future because there was so much more I want to explore. The evolution of the main character is so good and has you constantly switching between rooting for and against them.
My rating: 4.5 ⭐️
7) The Lighthouse Witches by CJ Cooke
A deserted lighthouse Upon the cliffs of a remote Scottish island stands a lighthouse. Strange and terrible events have happened here. It started with a witch hunt. Now, centuries later, islanders are vanishing. A lost family Liv Stay and her children don’t believe in witches or curses. But within months of arriving on the island, her daughter Luna is the only one of them left. An impossible child Twenty years later, Luna’s missing sister turns up out of the blue. She is exactly the girl Luna remembers. Same face. Same smile. Same age. Faced with the impossible, it’s up to Luna to find out what really happened at the lighthouse all those years ago.
A really fun and creative take on changelings and a great story that kept me guessing right up to the end reveal! The character/timeline switches work really well, but I feel like the character povs being written in different tenses a bit jarring at times without adding much.
My rating: 4.5 ⭐️
8) Night Train by David Quantick
A woman wakes up, frightened and alone - with no idea where she is. She's in a room but it's shaking and jumping like it's alive. Stumbling through a door, she realizes she is in a train carriage. A carriage full of the dead. This is the Night Train. A bizarre ride on a terrifying locomotive, heading somewhere into the endless night. How did the woman get here? Who is she? And who are the dead? As she struggles to reach the front of the train, through strange and horrifying creatures with stranger stories, each step takes her closer to finding out the train's hideous secret. Next stop: unknown.
Very surreal with some great and creative gore elements. What does it all mean in the end? Couldn't really tell you, but man I had a great time reading it!
My rating: 4.75 ⭐️
9) Tender is the Flesh by Augusta Bazterrica (translated by Sarah Moses)
Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans - only no one calls them that. He works with numbers, consignments, processing. One day, he's given a specimen of the finest quality. He leaves her tied up in an outhouse, a problem to be disposed of later. But she haunts Marcos. Her trembling body, and watchful gaze, seem to understand. And soon, he becomes tortured by what has been lost - and what might still be saved...
Another really great dystopia though maybe a little less believable, and at times maybe going a bit too literal with the commentary on the meat industry but man. That fucking ending. My jaw hit the floor and I had to spend ten minutes staring at a blank wall afterward to recover.
My rating: 4.75 ⭐️
10) What Moves The Dead by T Kingfisher
When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that their childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, they race to the ancestral home of the Ushers in the remote countryside of Ruritania. What they find there is a nightmare of fungal growths and possessed wildlife, surrounding a dark, pulsing lake. Madeline sleepwalks and speaks in strange voices at night, and her brother Roderick is consumed with a mysterious malady of the nerves. Aided by a redoubtable British mycologist and a baffled American doctor, Alex must unravel the secret of the House of Usher before it consumes them all.
Fall of the House of Usher is one of my favourite stories and this is easily the best take on it I've ever read. Really lovely imagery and just a great, creative spin on a classic. And there are mushrooms!
My rating: 4.75 ⭐️
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gh0stsp1d3r · 7 months
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it’s almost Halloween… so here’s a list of some of my favorite actual disturbing movies (: def go watch them.
Read the warnings first!!! some contain rape, sexual assault, gore, body horror etc. I am not in charge of what media you consume
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lovetheirloves · 7 months
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Okay, Tumblr. I am a horror writer who is way behind on horror movies because visual horror actually kind of freaks me out. I have fallen behind on a lot of contemporary horror as a result, but I am ready to get caught up and update my references for my horror writing classes!
Yesterday & today I watched Get Out and Midsommar.
What should I watch next?
I don't like children in peril, so The Babadook and Hereditary are going to be "watch them when I am feeling particularly brave and stable" movies. I'm aware they're both supposed to be great, but kids in danger, not my thing.
I don't enjoy jumpscare/gore-based horror, so no Saw movies.
Teeth falling out/getting knocked out/getting broken is a huge trigger for me (not in a "it's a squick" way but in a "hyperventilate and feel ill" way) so if that's a major piece of imagery, probably gonna pass.
Give me your recommendations!
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millenianthemums · 6 months
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it’s getting to be halloween time which is the time of year i make a post telling people to check out horror stuff i like. some offerings for this year:
-His Face All Red and other comics by that author, Em Carroll. This is their website (gore and nudity warning for the header image)
-Uncle Gerry’s Family Fun Zone. my favorite NoSleep story i’ve read, very subtle and chilling.
-the Local58 youtube channel
-Stanley Needs A Nest, a comic by Skelehime
-the youtube channel The Little Fears. this video, Carol, is my favorite. it’s creepy yet comforting.
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shittysawtraps · 1 year
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this is a horror novel, not a movie, but comemadre is one of the best books i've ever read. super gross and disturbing while also feeling very grounded in reality, and honestly pretty hilarious as well. it veers into kind of meta territory at points which makes it unreality-ish but tbh its worth it. its pretty fucking metal
-Mod Sam
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