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phoebeandherunicorn_feed Jun. 11th, 2026 12:00 am)
phoebeandherunicorn_feed Jun. 11th, 2026 12:00 am)Comic strip for 2026-06-11
Phoebe and Her Unicorn
(allthingshorror_feed Jun. 11th, 2026 06:42 am)
allthingshorror_feed Jun. 11th, 2026 06:42 am)Cosmic horror or similar recs?
I really mostly want the gore and the disturbed feeling after finishing a movie.
I've seen event horizon
Colour out of space
Glorious
Dagon
The void
Outwaters was boring in my opinion
Obviously seen the alien movies. And cloverfield
Big fan of any eli Roth film too.
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(allthingshorror_feed Jun. 11th, 2026 06:13 am)
allthingshorror_feed Jun. 11th, 2026 06:13 am)My kid is really getting interested in horror but all the adult stuff is still a bit too much. Any good suggestions to give kids a scare without too much rated R action?
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Though now I am faced with a dilemma. So, I have been recently using the Gideon method with my writing (short version is: have a short list of projects, work on them in order for 12 hours each, have a one in one out policy for projects) and I have learned something important:
The Gideon Method really does not work with the way I write
So now it has been months since I have worked on my novel and I have lost momentum, and I also need to work out what the heck I am doing.
...one of the things I am doing is going back to the 'work on two projects at once, on alternate days'. I just need to work out what projects and in what order.
Desiderata:
- being in a drawer for longer isn't likely to hurt my original projects any more than they have already been hurt... but I don't want them in a drawer forever
- But for [reasons], I don't think I want to be alternating between two different original projects. I want to be alternating an original project with something else.
- ArtFight is coming up! I want to do artfight this year! Which will also mean I need to make references for ArtFight
- I want to get rid of the projects that have deadlines as soon as I can. These projects are 'make podfics for people who won podfic auctions in fandom trumps hate' and 'why did I bid on sensitivity reading for blind characters when I had no projects with blind characters'
- I do want to work on the Finwe/Orome fic and the 'Siffrin accidentally stabs himself' fic sooner rather than later.
Current tentative plan is to start alternating Artfight with the fandom trumps hate podfics, and the go from there.
I do have a couple ideas for shortish original fiction featuring blind characters, at least? I'm just running to 'okay, so you have an external plot but I'm confused about your internal plot, and you have a really good internal plot but I have less of an idea of how to make it external.' (with a side of 'do I want to give details on dreamwidth, or would that be showing too much of how the sausage gets made?' :P)
I have recently acquired an electric bike. I went back and forth on whether to get one (due to the expense, risk of getting stolen, etc) but I finally decided to. I am for various reasons deliberately not buying a car, and I live somewhere hilly enough that having a bit of help from a motor makes a bike more practical.
I have only had it for a few days and they have been... an exciting few days. I am developing a love-hate relationship for this heavy thing that goes NYOOM. But at the moment it is mostly love, just. If it was a boyfriend and not a bike, people should be worried, but it's an inanimate object, so it's probably fine. ("Yes, he hurts me, but he can change!!!")
But yesterday-- it was pouring rain, but I decided that shouldn't stop me from taking it for a spin. I also managed to have a literal fender bender* that day, which was the day after I bought the thing. I had to try and repair a bike while in the rain by getting instructions from a discord friend. Also, because I wear glasses, I could only sort of see where I was going. But I have RARELY FELT SO ALIVE. I LOVE MY BIKE.
But any way. I'm having fun, and I am appreciating being able to get places faster, and once I get more confidence, I can go even fasterer.
...if I end up as mincemeat on the road at some point, not that I died doing one of the things I loved.
/* My bike, me, and a bike rack got into a disagreement that ended up with me falling one way, the bike falling the other, and bending the wires that held the front fender in place. It was fixable, thankfully, by being the wires back.
This year I'm doing Community Thursdays. Some of my activity will involve maintaining communities I run, and my favorites. Some will involve checking my list of subscriptions and posting in lower-traffic ones. Today I have interacted with the following communities...
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Here are some language preservation resources ...
The Language Conservancy
Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages
Mayan Languages Preservation & Digitization Project
The National Museum of Language
The Language Conservancy
Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages
Mayan Languages Preservation & Digitization Project
The National Museum of Language
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(allthingshorror_feed Jun. 11th, 2026 05:20 am)
allthingshorror_feed Jun. 11th, 2026 05:20 am)I just watched the original Little shop of horrors. And I was not at all familiar with that version I was only familiar with the '80s musical that started Steve Martin and Rick moranis. I thought it was basically the same thing but there are two completely different movies. In fact the '80s movie is based off of the Broadway play and a lot of the characters are written different and there's no physical abuse in the movie like that is done by the dentist in the '80s movie. You can see some of the similarities of the character but the '80s is kind of almost like a reinterpretation of the original material. But the old version is a straight-up horror comedy. And I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. I just remember watching the movie and just saying throughout it this is a great movie and it's a low budget old black and white film not normally what I gravitate towards. It was so well done. The other thing too is it's public domain so it's available to watch on YouTube for free. Also whoever played Seymour in that movie I haven't researched it much yet but you should have gone on to do more comedy cuz he was fantastic in it all of them were. That is got to be one of the best horror comedy movies ever made.
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(allthingshorror_feed Jun. 11th, 2026 05:02 am)
allthingshorror_feed Jun. 11th, 2026 05:02 am)I'm hesitant to admit how many times I've watched The Descent (2005) because it oddly became my comfort film after a really painful period so the number is HIGH but no matter how much I have seen this it never loses its shine for me. Pure comfort viewing.
I'm curious - what's a horror comfort of yours that wouldn't necessarily be seen as a cosy one?
For me it's either The Descent or if not this then The Silence of the Lambs 🙂
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(allthingshorror_feed Jun. 11th, 2026 04:55 am)
allthingshorror_feed Jun. 11th, 2026 04:55 am)"The characters made stupid decisions."
“I would’ve survived easily.”
“This character is annoying, so I wanted them to die.”
“The rules weren’t clear.”
"The lore wasn't examined thoroughly."
“The villain’s plan made no sense.”
“The movie didn’t explain the origin.”
Horror movies are not survival tutorials.
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(allthingshorror_feed Jun. 11th, 2026 04:40 am)
allthingshorror_feed Jun. 11th, 2026 04:40 am)I just watched triangle again. It's been so long that I had forgotten all of it almost I remembered some of it and that was about it but I did not know how deep that movie went. It's the kind of movie that by the time it's done your head is going to hurt because of well made in the material of the story matter I'm leaving it very vague because it's a movie if you haven't seen it yet your best going in blind and it's an ending that can be interpreted. This is right up there with Christopher Nolan's inception. You owe it to yourself to see this trust me if you haven't seen this you've never seen a horror movie like this before and probably will never see one even close to this good again that does what it does so well. And the best thing of all is you can watch it for free it's on YouTube. It is one of the fucking deepest movies I've ever seen. Oh my God is not even sufficient enough for it there are not words for what I just watched.
Here is the link to watch it for free:
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(emilienicolas_devoir_feed Jun. 11th, 2026 12:00 am)
emilienicolas_devoir_feed Jun. 11th, 2026 12:00 am)Si un poison comme les réseaux sociaux a un impact plus grand sur les enfants, un poison reste un poison.
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Welcome and welcome back! As promised, Austen Exchange will be coming back for its fifth round next month, with nominations beginning on 14 July.
As part of our annual housekeeping, we’ve also made a couple of tweaks to our FAQ. Whether you're a first-timer or a long-timer, now is a great time to take a look. As always, we’re happy to answer any questions here on the comm or via email at austenmod@gmail.com. The pinned post has also been updated with details for 2026, and you can find our schedule below:
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Thanks for reading, and we hope to see you soon for round five!
Welcome to the fifth round of Austen Exchange, a fic exchange dedicated to all things Jane Austen! Fanfiction of any of Jane Austen's works, as well as adaptations and retellings, is welcome.
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Nominations: 14 July to 21 July, 22:00 UTC → countdown
Sign-Ups: 24 July to 2 August, 22:00 UTC → countdown
Assignments Out: on or before 5 August
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(allthingshorror_feed Jun. 11th, 2026 03:49 am)
allthingshorror_feed Jun. 11th, 2026 03:49 am)I remember my neighbor explaining the plot to me when I was about 8 or 9 years old, and it terrified me lol. It stuck with me for a while until I forgot about it, which was until someone mentioned it recently. Now that I'm a lot older and have grown to love horror movies like many of us, I became curious and finally got around to watching it. I thought it was just ok lol. I would prefer to see a prequel of her origin story, so to speak, rather than a remake. What do you guys think?
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