#Michael Wildman

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BABY REINDEER 2024

When you spend so long swallowing your shame, it is so hard to stop it becoming part of you.

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The Sweeney (2012) Review

DI Jack Regan is part of the Flying Squad within London’s Metropolitan police force, but his old school style is getting him in trouble and his now being closely watched by internal affairs. ⭐️⭐️ Continue reading The Sweeney (2012) Review

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I think Tom Paris introducing 90’s music to the crew would have been disruptive. They’re on the bridge during a semi-crisis and Janeway asks how long it’s been since their last transmission and Tom says “it’s been one week…”

[spinningerster]

okay ik everyone is loving lillie as spot (and I wanna see her in the role so badly) but I can't stop thinking about the idea of her as katherine

[oldtvlover]

And tonight a special episode from "Tales from the Crypt". It was a series from 1989 till 1996. And this was Came the Dawn (S5, E10 or Part 62). Cast: Brooke Shields - Norma Perry King - Roger Michael J. Pollard - Ed Valerie Wildman - Woman at the Restaurant John Kassir - Cryptkeeper

Story: In this episode, a woman on a date in a restaurant excuses herself to use the restroom only to be brutally murdered by an axe-wielding maniac moments later. Meanwhile, a wealthy man named Roger picks up a hitchhiker and thief named Norma and brings her back to his cabin where he tries to seduce her. Things heat up when Norma learns that Roger has a mysterious, jealous girlfriend and that there is a psychotic killer in the area. (taken from here) 

This episode was fun and it’s availabe on Youtube or dailymotion. Enjoy when you can.

[trekkie-polls]

There’s a lot of characters in star trek, and therefore a lot of moms! I often try to include most series, but this time snw, prodigy, and ent didn’t get an example. And, I left one of my own favorites off - K’ehleyr, Alexander’s mom. I’m sorry if I left your favorite off.

Also note that - like real life - sometimes Star Trek parents make bad choices, and it’s ok to have a variety of feelings about that. Some people may find some mistakes understandable and others may not.

[orangesand-lemons-234]

there are certain things that i will forever push in my fics. even if i don't actually write it in, it is always there anyway 🤷

racetrack and jojo are twins

splint is albert's older sister

LILLIE-PEARL WILDMAN SPOT

stray, finch, henry, and tommy boy are best of friends

chubby buttons

MICHAEL AHOMKA LINDSAY JACK

crutchie in a wheelchair

these in particular. they are ALWAYS there, even if they aren't brought up.

[waterfaery]

Hiya, since y'all since are out there liking and sharing my Newsies Previews audio I would like to share a new one (:

This one is not tracked (yet, i want to track it but I haven't had the time so far).

Here you go!

This was taken on the evening show of sunday 12-03-2023. It was Jamie Duncan-Campbell's Last show and Bobbie was on for Katherine! I'll share the full cast list under the cut!

This was front row Bronx seats, so got some nice improv/ad-lib lines again, I could talk about hours about those alone haha

Disclaimer: you can download, share link, everything just please don’t re-upload since it’s my own master thank u!

Ps: I also have a 03-12-2022 (previews) audio, if anyone is interested! and a bunch of notes i wrote during the show, so let me know!

Jack Kelly - Michael Ahomka-Lindsay

Davey Jacobs- Ryan Kopel

Katherine Plumber - Bobbie Chambers

Les Jacobs - Oliver Gordon

Crutchie - Matthew Duckett

Joseph Pulitzer - Cameron Blakely

Medda Larkin - Moya Angela

Race Higgins - Josh Barnett

Specs - Samuel Bailey

Tommy Boy - Jack Bromage

Buttons- Alex Christian

Mike - Mark Samaras

Ike - Zack Guest

Mush - Jamie Duncan-Campbell

Splasher - Ross Dorrington

Albert - Jacob Fisher

Finch - Damon Gould

Romeo - George Michaelides

Jo Jo - Mukeni Nel

Elmer - Rory Shafford

Henry - Matt Trevorrow

Morris Delancey / Darcy - George Crawford

Oscar Delancey / Bill - Alex James-Hatton

Spot Conlon / Nun / Bowery Beauty - Lillie-Pearl Wildman

Hannah / Brooklyn Newsie / Nun / Bowery Beauty - Lindsay Atherton

Brooklyn Newsie / Nun / Bowery Beauty - Kamilla Fernandes

Brooklyn Newsie / On-stage Swing - Imogen Bailey

Bunsen - Siôn Lloyd

Snyder - Ross Dawes

Wiesel / Stage Manager / Jacobi / Mayor - Jamie Golding

Nunzio/ Guard / Policeman / Roosevelt - Barry Keenan

[fanofspooky]

Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-0-Rama

1988 • R • 1h20m

Directed By David DeCoteau

Linnea Quigley • Andras Jones • Robin Stille • Brinke Stevens • Michelle Bauer • George Buck Flower • Hal Havins • John Stuart Wildman • Carla Baron • Kathi O'Brecht • Michael Sonve

[dannymillerfansite]

Emmerdale boss reveals tragedy which brings Aaron back in return story

Fans were delighted by the news that Danny Miller is reprising his role as Aaron Dingle in time for Emmerdale’s 50th anniversary.

And, as is characteristic of him, he is going to be central to some huge drama in the village, as he is set to discover Sandra Flaherty’s (Joanne Mitchell) cruel treatment of his sister Liv (Isobel Steele).

Not only that, but his mum Chas (Lucy Pargeter) is cheating on Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt) with Al Chapman (Michael Wildman) – something that would likely lead to an explosive reaction from Aaron if he found out.

Aaron is among three confirmed returns so far, alongside Elizabeth Estensen as Diane Sugden and Amy Walsh as Tracy Metcalfe.

Metro.co.uk caught up with Emmerdale’s bosses and producer Jane Hudson shed light on what initially brings Aaron back home.

‘Aaron’s brought back initially to see Faith because as we know, she has cancer,’ she told us.

‘When he arrives back, he sees that Sandra is there and suspects that not everything is as it seems.

‘And then of course, his mum’s having an affair – if he finds out about that, it will help him decide whether he sticks around or not.’

And we also wanted to know if the show had drawn the line at three returns – or if there might be other comebacks on the horizon.

Interestingly, it was not ruled out at all.

- The Metro

[sugdenlovesdingle]

who else could die though?

Sam will probably be fine

Amelia's baby is early... but if she loses the baby, Chas can't whine about losing a child anymore (as the only person ever to have had that happen to them of course). And what would it do - have Amelia cry for a while? Letting her baby be ok sets up drama with Samson - and him falling in love with the baby eventually.

Chas - let's face it, she'll be fine (and she's mentioned in a spoiler for the 24th)

Al - Chas is still worried about Aaron telling paddy about the affair next week... If Al's dead that affair wouldn't really be an issue anymore. But there is that preview thingy with Cain and Al fighting in a barn also probably for next week or after... so I don't think Al dies in the storm. But Michael Wildman is doing panto so they're going to have to write him out somehow.

Liv - I think she dies in the storm on Thursday

Kerry - is fine but Laura is still very pregnant so they have to write Kerry out soon somehow

Aaron - either prison or he just leaves again because he hates the place and wants to get back to his husband and son

[milliondollarbaby87]

Baby Reindeer (TV-Mini Series) Review

Based on the true story of Richard Gadd’s own life and experiences with a female stalker and suffering horrendous abuse as he attempted to make it as a comedian and writer. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Number of episodes: 7 *This review may contain spoilers and sensitive topics* Continue reading Baby Reindeer (TV-Mini Series) Review

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Multicultural Children's Book Day Part 2

This year, I was also gifted The Jake Show by Joshua Levy! The book was published by Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishing (harpercollins.com). Joshua is Jewish Florida native who has written several middle grade books. Jake is a TV-loving kid who is being pulled between two different worlds: The devout "yiddishkeit" of living with his mother and the secular, STEM encouraging of living with his father. Shuffled from school to school and between these two worlds, Jake has mastered the art of masking, but with the guidance of some excellent friends (and a few close-calls along the way), learns that he can't be both the person his mom wants him to be and the person his dad wants him to be at the same time (let alone himself). I really connected with Jake and the need to perform differently for different groups of people. I also remembered the feeling of starting in a new school and feeling like it would only be temporary. While adjusting to the Jewish vocabulary in the beginning was a little difficult for me (Jake did a great job at providing subtitles for things a few chapters in), this book was a great read! Jake's story will resonate with readers trying to parse out who they are/who they want to be. I'm so excited to add this book to the shelves in my library! Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2024 (1/25/24) is in its 11th year! Valarie Budayr and Mia Wenjen founded this non-profit children’s literacy initiative; they are two diverse book-loving moms who saw a need to shine the spotlight on all of the multicultural diverse books and authors on the market while also working to get those books into the hands of young readers and educators.

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Help! Looking for horror comics from diverse voices

I read a bunch of new-to-me horror stuff every October, including short comics and single issues, but hoo boy is it real research to find horror comics that aren't by white (and mostly American) men. I also try to pick out a comic or two from each decade for as far back as I can find them. I'm going through the process now of selecting this year's comics, and while I'm confident I can find diverse voices and backgrounds for the comics I'll read, I'm interested to see if any horror comic fans out there have recommendations.

So if you know horror comics and have recommendations from diverse creators, whether it's people of color, or based on gender, ethnicity, nationality, or any other diverse background, lemme know! There must be a ton of comic creators right here on Tumblr that I'm missing out on. It can be a single issue, a story in an anthology, a web comic, it's all good. Maybe there's a horror Discord I outta join?!

As a bonus, here's the list of horror comics I checked out last year:

“The Boar’s Head Beast” by George Wildman, Nicola Cuti, Wayne Howard (1975) “I toyed with forces I couldn’t control.”

This has bits of Lovecraft but it’s mostly an adventure story, and that just reminds me that so much of the adventure stuff I loved as a kid is from the action subgenre of horror.

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“Ill Bred” by Charles Burns (1985) “I realized her muscles were getting larger and more defined.”

The story seems to go full tilt into men’s panic about gender and sexuality norms until it pivots into a Twilight Zoneish wink at the audience as the plot resolves to an acceptable state for the normies. Pretty gnarly body horror stuff.

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“Don’t Go to the Island” by Sfé R. Monster & Kalyna Riis-Phillips (2016) “The skulls at your feet are laughing at you.”

It’s been almost all white American men in my horror comics this month, so I’m pivoting to other creators and eras. Fortunately, the Bones of the Coast anthology has that and also focuses on the Pacific Northwest, undoubtedly my favorite region. It’s a good pairing with the Jackson story. A moody coastal vibe, the gray sky threatening something that doesn’t reveal itself immediately, but instead lingers behind trees and corners, watching and waiting.

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“Some Other Animal’s Meat” by Emily Carroll (2016) “What if inside, it’s somehow the wrong stuff?”

Some inside part is always going to feel like it’s different from yours.

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“Greed” by Becky Cloonan, Jordie Bellaire, Travis Lanham (2013) “Kindly take your place by the dead horse.”

I liked what I read here, but it’s clear it’s not meant to stand alone. It’s too brief and it feels like we’re (rightly) meant to read this entire book and perhaps the series before getting to this point.

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“Goin’ South” by Nancy Collins, David Imhoff, Jeff Butler, Steve Montano, Renée Witterstaetter, Electric Crayon, Simon Bisley (1995) “He has his hate to keep him warm.”

People in the 90s really wanted to see these sorts of bouts between characters from different media properties. There’s an essay in the comic itself that comments on the fascination. Of course, this just presages our modern era of cinematic media universes. As for this first issue in a trilogy, it’s a decent setup, but not much happens since it’s focused on getting the two characters into the same room by the end of a single comic issue. I think a cross-country trip/spree featuring Jason could’ve been cool if it wasn’t so rushed.

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“Winnebago Graveyard #1” by Steve Niles, Stephanie Paitreau, Jordie Bellaire, Jen Bartel, Alison Sampson, Aditya Bidikar, Mingjue Helen Chen, Sarah Horrocks (2017) “Where are the people?”

Ooh good setup here. I’ll return to finish this series for sure. I hope the big bad they introduce here gets a real powerful comeuppance, though it does feel like a setup for torturing some protagonists. Bonus points for a creepy carnival setting.

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“Seed” by Fiona Staples, Jose Villarrubia, Michael Dougherty, Todd Casey, Zach Shields, Marc Andreyko (2015) “For this is not a woman but a demon with no soul to save.”

I remember Trick ‘r Treat being more jokey with its anthology format, but this was just a straightforward historical horror tale. But I liked the sincerity and will certainly return to this book later.

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“Kill Screen” by Lauren Beukes, Dale Halvorsen, Ryan Kelly, Eva de la Cruz, Clem Robins, Bill Sienkiewicz, Rowena Yow, Shelly Bond (2015) “This better not end up in a bathtub full of ice with missing kidneys.”

Some of the writing here is cringey, but the character setup is intriguing. I’ll stick with it and finish the series after October.

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“The Fool of the Web” by Patricia Breen, Roel, Brenda Feikema (1997) “Your belly quakes with laughter even as I tremble in disgust.”

Sometimes you follow the maiden, and sometimes the maiden follows you.

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“Fortune Broken” by Sandy King, Leonardo Manco, Marianna Sanzone (2015) “Death runs from me, you old witch!”

A simple one, and too abrupt in its conclusion. A bit more time at the end and I might’ve been more into it.

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“The Cemetery” by Franco, Abigail Larson, Wes Abbott, Sara Richard (2022) “Don’t you just want to get this over with?”

How do we learn to navigate the scary stuff? And why do some of us make it while others don’t?

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“The Speed of Pain” by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart, Steve Wands, Will Dennis (2018) “I spent the week cursing God.”

Whoa nelly, this first issue is a great setup. It’s got that urban decay vibe of grungy industrial hellscape movies of the 90s like The Crow, Seven, and Dark City. I’ll definitely be coming back to finish this series.

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“Gestation” by Marguerite Bennett, Jonathan Brandon Sawyer, Doug Garbark, Nic. J. Shaw (2014) “I’ll deal with the corpse, my lady-love.”

It’s very satisfying when men in power are absolutely wrecked by women, so I appreciate the still too-rare opportunity to see it happen. (And you should know that this short comic story was expanded into its own series.)

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“Chemical 13!” by Michael Woods & Saskia Gutekunst (2009) “Everything is fine.”

Comeuppance stories about Nazis getting the wrath they deserve don’t hit the same anymore, not when they are just still around in daily life.

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“Hello, My Name Is…” by Nadia Shammas, Rowan MacColl, Licha Myers, Chris Sanchez (2021) “Workers have names. Management has power.”

What is a name but a tracking system? The means by which to search and destroy.

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“Sea of Souls” by Jenna Lynn Wright, Alvaro Feliu, Juan Francisco Mota, Ricardo Osnaya, Erik Lopera Tamayo, Jorge Cortes, Robby Bevaro, Maxflan Araujo, Walter Pereyra, Taylor Esposito (2022) “This isn’t the face I had when we met.”

The feel of a rushed committee affair, but stitched together adequately enough.

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“Crush” by Janet Hetherington, Ronn Sutton, Becka Kinzie, Zakk Saam (2018) “His eyes are as wild as the sea.”

Aye, that’s a Gothic story alright. The foreword by Jacques Nodell that introduces the anthology was actually a really good breakdown of the Gothic literature genre and its trappings. The ending is pretty gruesome but then I think that’s also a tendency in the scary Gothic romances.

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“The End of All Things” by Natalie Leif & Elaine Well (2014) “I’ll look at the lines myself.”

I wasn’t quite sure of the message here, and it’s probably a sign of a good story that I found it very compelling but wanted more. The ending evokes a sense of inevitable collapse beneath the weight of the world, that we are all inextricably linked to an entity we cannot escape.

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“Swamp Monster” by Basil Wolverton (1953) “You stare in unbelief at what used to be normal hands!”

There’s something appealing about these old, simple morality horror tales. I suppose it’s knowing that someone’s getting a comeuppance, or a rude awakening. So reading these is about knowing they’re gonna get it and enjoying the twisted revelation.

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“The Portrait of Sal Pullman” by Lonnie Nadler & Abby Howard (2019) “You fools, do you not see what this truly is?" 

Abby Howard is the ruler of the kingdom of creepy illustrated faces. Er, maybe the architect. The wizard behind the curtain? Oh, the god, the god.

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“O Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad” by M.R. James & Abby Howard (2019) “If you see any more spooks or beasties, please do let me know." 

I often fantasize about illustrating text stories if I had the skill, just to visualize what’s in the brain. It’s cool to see Howard taking that on with one of these old timey and appropriately spooky stories.

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“Rainbow Sprinkles” by W. Maxwell Prince, Chris O’Halloran, Martín Morazzo, Nimit Malavia (2018) “Arizona like in the movies of our dreams”

My first reaction was this isn’t horror (particularly after a more straightforward horror story in the first issue), but I think this is going to happen many times throughout the month. I’ve made the effort to seek out a more expansive range of voices and backgrounds in my horror selections and it’s going to require a broader acceptance of horror as a genre and medium for storytellers. All that said, this second issue of Ice Cream Man is more tragic and real, and horror fiction is, after all, a reflection of the horrors we face as real people.

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“Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall!” by Jack Davis, et al. (1953) “Why do they scream when they see you?”

First-person perspective in a comic must have been a fresh thing in the fifties, and if you’re going to do it, then you may as well pull from a classic like Frankenstein. I also recognize this sort of amnesiac monster thing from many stories since ‘53, in particular the disturbing “His Silicon Soul” from Batman The Animated Series.

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“The Harvest” by Shannon Campbell & Pam Wishbow (2016) “Just think of blackberry jam." 

Oh fuck yeah, that autumnal folk horror. Much of this sort of thing comes out of places with traditional seasons but I love that this anthology is all about horror from the Pacific Northwest, so here you can feel the gray gloom and green hells of those thickly forested areas. This particular story also gets into the insidious and unknowable machinations of plants. Who knows what they’re thinking…

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“In Each and Every Package” by Reed Crandall, et al. (1954) “I kept thinking of you and that gave me the strength.”

This came up in a list of noteworthy horror comics from the mid-century due to this gnarly cover that got held up as an example of the questionable artistic merits of this sort of stuff at the time. I also doubted the horror qualities of this series since the title itself says it’s crime fiction, but I gave it a shot. It’s crime fiction for sure and I don’t think I’ll read other Crime SuspenStories, but it definitely feels like something I’d see on Tales from the Crypt.

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“Roots in Hell” by Richard Corben (2016) “Have some of this mango. It’s delicious!”

Kind of an abrupt ending but I dig the conceit.

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“Mars Is Heaven!” by Ray Bradbury, Wally Wood, et al. (1953) “And Lustig began to cry." 

Looks like this story hit pretty hard in the fifties, but then the Godliness and paranoia of the nation was more potent then. Now it comes across as quaint.

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“Save the Last Dance for Me!” by Dennis O'Neil & Pat Boyette (1969) “Tin Toes makes the decisions around here!”

So many horror comics of this time are just peeks into the Ironic Punishment Division in hell.

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“Infected” by Bruce Jones, Richard Corben, Steve Oliff (1982) “You drag a shaking claw across your mouth and wipe away the sour smelling bile.“

Whoof. The casual racism is real bad in this one, even if it’s portrayed just to show the shitty attitude and personality of the protagonist. It feels more like some white guys riding the wave of edgy work like Heavy Metal to paint a portrait of “those people” and a cautionary story about getting involved with “them.”

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“Unpleasant Side Effects” by Kerry Gammill, Sam F. Park, Mar Omega (2010) “After I’ve recorded my findings, I’ll take care of this… thing.”

I liked seeing a modern take on the EC Comics comeuppance formula, and in particular an ending where the victims sorta get their due.

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