#The Cult Critique

[subukunojess]

The Cult Critique Type of Fiction: Fanfiction Fandom: Cult of the Lamb Fictober Prompt #1: "I chose you." Warnings: Fluff, a tired babysitter-type figure, an outcast being validated, and mentions of a religious cult  Word Count: 616 words

Whether or not I complete these challenges on time, I’m still going to take my time with these drabbles. I wanted to try an October Writing Month thing and all the current ones are so inspiring. For the first Fictober Prompt, I decided to write for the new game, Cult of the Lamb with my interpretation of the Lamb and their followers. Note that I’m going to be focusing on the characters and relationships rather than anything too mature or religious. My Lamb is a dark sweetheart full of angst. There will be more Cult of the Lamb fics to come in the future. 

For now, please read and enjoy! 

As for future entries, I most likely would post out of order for Fictober. 

[throesofincreasingwonder]

You know what? I want a whole post for this:

Sex Repulsion is not the same thing as, or an excuse for, Sex Negativity

non-negotiable!

I am a sex-repulsed asexual. This means that I am uncomfortable and repulsed by the idea of engaging in sexual acts. This does not mean that I have an excuse to be repulsed by other people's sexual attraction or the right to police how other people engage in or express sexual acts or attraction.

Young queer people need to learn the difference between sex repulsion and sex negativity, and actively work to unlearn sex-negative attitudes. Asexuality, even sex-repulsed asexuality, is and should be fully compatible with sex positivity.

If you are uncomfortable with the idea of other people feeling sexual attraction or engaging in sexual acts that do not involve you in any way, that is not sex repulsion it is the cultural Christianity and you need to seriously work on that.

[ratcandy]

Big Huge Irritated Rant About The Latest COTL Update's Story Choices and the Implications

So the lore drop in the new Cult of the Lamb update, Unholy Alliance, pisses me off. The writer's confirmation of what that lore drop means pisses me off more.

Why? Because it's unnecessary recontextualization that was made pretty obviously in favor in one character in particular, and somehow in that process makes that very same character way less interesting. I think it's incredibly detrimental to the story and I will Explain Why in a second.

But before I do, I just want to put this out there: Prior to this update, my opinions on the Bishops and Narinder and that entire plotline were pretty neutral. I'm an NPC enjoyer, I spend my time thinking about that moth with two lines of dialogue. I did not previously have strong opinions on Narinder or Shamura outside of mild dislike for fandom treatment. So I'm not coming from a place of bias here (or at the very least I'm not trying to be). I genuinely, wholeheartedly, 100% believe this writing decision was unnecessary and the Wrong one to make, and I think it severely undercuts the original plotline because this was a retcon and one that sucks pretty bad.

Ok we're on the same page here? Ok awesome. Long rant ahead, and obvs spoilers for the Unholy Alliance update

So first, what the hell am I talking about? What part of the update do I not like? Let's clarify that first.

It's Shamura's dialogue. Like, all of it. For ease of understanding, here is all the dialogue I will be talking about:

"Ah... we gathered here, the four of us, a council of war and I the general. I have not forgot. I did not tell them that chains to bind a God must be forged of Godly matters. What matter of Gods? What matters of Gods? I have not forgot. The betrayal of kin, the breaking of spirits, blood spilled, his and ours. ...the sacrifice of what we had sacrificed so much for... ...shaped into shackles for our own brother. And our wounds always to weep. Such sharp claws..."

--

"He sought to break nature's own laws. Death was his, yet he placed his sacred duty in peril. His experiments... Experiments I encouraged. I am not... blameless. My soul, stained... yet I do not... Ah, The story. Yes the story... He wanted to open the doors between Life and Death, to... to allow their return. Those mere... mortals. Even though he knew their sacrifices, their faith, their fears sustain us. Death must be the end. Otherwise, what use would they have for Gods? They began to flock to him. What he promised, we could not match. He swelled with devotion... while we waned. Would he have let us perish? I could not take... the risk... the hunger... You are lucky there are none left to force such a choice on you. Hail, Lamb. Last God... lonely God... Ah... I feel... unburdened..."

And for fun, before anyone tells me I'm misinterpreting any of this or that it's left up to interpretation or is intentionally vague, Word of God (the writer of CoTL):

And it's this being Word of God that's spurred me into making this post to begin with. Because prior to this, I just seethed about this dialogue's implications in my server and hoped I was wrong. But now it's been confirmed what this means, and I'm . Disgruntled, to say the least!

And since I've started writing this post, there's been another addition made to further clarify parts of this. But I'm going to go over that addition more towards the end, because it also irritates me for separate reasons.

So, let's get this straight.

Prior to this update, the specifics of what happens between Narinder and the Bishops were pretty vague. We were told Narinder was "gluttonous in his ambition," per Shamura's previous dialogue, and that they "introduced him to ideas of change" but "Death cannot flow backward." Heket somewhat elaborates on this by saying he preached "heresy" and "noxious ideals" that would not be tolerated. Heket also notably refers to Narinder as a flat-out "monster." Narinder attacked his siblings and left them each with a big, symbolic wound. Then he was chained by the four of them, with Shamura the one to lead it (in their own words).

There's a lot of talk of betrayal, but before this update, it was unclear if the betrayal was meant to just be Narinder's experimenting with death (which even then was pretty heavily suggested to be resurrections) or the wounds inflicted upon his siblings. There's also a lot of talk of sacrifice, i.e. from Leshy if you kill Heket before him: "After everything we did. After everything we sacrificed. He will not be satiated."

Regardless, the picture this painted was of Narinder being this ambitious, evil, violent God that even his fellow Gods (Kallamar) feared and felt needed controlling. The idea that the wounds could have been in the nail in the coffin to this entire ordeal made sense; as they were obviously planned by Narinder to some extent (otherwise why be so intentional about who got what wound?) and a fair reaction to Being Mutilated would of course be to chain him.

Then of course there's the idea that the wounds were given while he was being chained and in self-defense, which only seems possible if you think Narinder could take on all four of his siblings at once like that and only manage to lose his claws in the ordeal (which was only revealed in this update to be something he's implied to have lost thru the relic). I thought this at first too, but realized it seems pretty impractical for that to have been the case if the wounds were also purposeful in who got what. I mean, sure, they could all be coincidentally symbolically appropriate for each Bishop, but I have doouuubts?

but now we're here, with this update, and all has been revealed.

And what's been revealed exactly?

Narinder's thing he was doing was indeed resurrections (we knew that)

Shamura encouraged him to do it (we also already knew this)

It seems like he did literally nothing else outside of that

His siblings got pissy about this because it made their domains purposeless and got all their followers to flock to him

"Would he let us perish? I could not take the risk" - Implies they literally did not even ask him

Shamura knew that in order to forge chains that could keep Narinder down, it would require a sacrifice of their bonds AND their flesh

They DID NOT tell the other Bishops this

Their wounds were requirements to chain him. They had to get the wounds they bear now in order to chain him. ONLY Shamura knew this. That means they allowed their siblings (and themself) to get attacked knowing full well what would happen. They may have even encouraged it, perhaps provoked Narinder into it, seeing as they knew the wounds were necessary to have him chained. (Or they just knew he would retaliate. Which, like. Yeah. They're condemning him after he went down a path they encouraged and, as far as we can tell, nothing else.)

And for... what?

In this version of the story, Narinder was experimenting with resurrections, and Shamura told him to keep doing that. Then he was successful, mortals turned to him, and his siblings (including Shamura, the one who told him to do it) got mad. That's it. That's their reasoning for chaining him. There's nothing else given. "Would they perish?" We have no idea. Is that how it works? Seems like Shamura doesn't know either. Or at the very least doesn't know if Narinder intended for that at all. Gives the vibe that literally no effort was made to talk to him and figure this out. They don't even really go down the "it puts nature out of balance!" path, which would at least have some merit, maybe. It's literally just "we are no longer sustained. What's the point of Gods in this world?" <- idk babe you had all the other ones slaughtered. So you tell me

And then Shamura just took it into their own hands, leading their siblings to their shared wounds (WITHOUT consulting them) and their inevitable destruction because of........... reasons, I guess. (I mean, if you think about it really hard, they probably also already knew what would happen following all this. With the lamb genocide and Narinder's resurfacing and etc. And they had their siblings wounded anyway. For no god damn reason)

And now why does this make me mad?

Because, honestly, in and of itself, there's not anything necessarily wrong with this added context. It's not contradicting anything in the main game. Shamura knowing what was needed makes sense, after all.

But it's... unnecessary. It screws up the motives and makes them more shallow, less nuanced, more... petty. Making gods petty is cool and all, I love doing that honestly, but in this case it just feels like a waste of potential.

But beyond all that. But most importantly.

This entire recontextualization of events REEKS of being made specifically to absolve Narinder.

I mean, come on. He's made out to be the victim, here. Shamura knew what he would do, knew what he would become, and knew exactly what would happen to their siblings if they sought to chain him (without doing so much as talking to him beforehand), and yet they encouraged it.

All blame is being shifted on Shamura. All Narinder did specifically against his siblings was inflict the wounds, which at this point seems to be hinted as self defense or a retaliation against threat or insult (assuming he was provoked into attacking, somehow). Because the wounds were part of the process.

And almost equally irritating, this seeks to arbitrarily absolve Leshy, Kallamar, and Heket as well, as they had no idea what the plan was and were just strung along. Which is just kinda worse, right? As far as they are aware, Narinder did just randomly attack them for no reason, and this wasn't foreseen, and surely couldn't have been stopped. All because Shamura didn't tell them any of it.

Shamura is being made into the big bad. Shamura is at fault for everything, for all of it. Narinder is a victim of Shamura encouraging him down a path they later condemn him for, their siblings are victims of Shamura and Narinder both (the latter of which could have been resolved at any point prior), and now any possible intrigue about Narinder being this big bad guy who tore apart his siblings due to his own ambition getting the best of him is ERASED.

It's GONE. All in favor of making him more sympathetic.

And sure, about a million different excuses could be made for Shamura, or could be used to headcanon whatever you want about exactly what happened. But with what we're given right now, just from the source, no attempt as made to stop Narinder before it got to this point. It is literally suggested they didn't even talk to him.

"Maybe they were too scared" - For the other three, maybe. Shamura is the eldest and clearly the most respected one, by Narinder as well (he holds some amount of respect for them even STILL. After EVERYTHING). They at any point could have stopped this.

"Narinder could still have been a bad guy outside of the attacks" - Sure, but we're given little to nothing on that front. In the old dialogue, literally all that's mentioned is the resurrection stuff and the wounds. Shamura is the one who said his ambition made a glutton of him, by the way. And hell, this isn't even touching the very real possibility that all of the Bishops (Narinder included!) are unreliable as hell.

"But Kallamar feared him even before his chaining, that suggests he was still a bad guy beforehand" - Sure, it could! But that's about all we get! And hell, in this new update, Kallamar's fears are fucked with, too. He states:

"Once, long ago, Followers would worship at my altar just to glimpse the beauty of my temple… of course, it could not last forever. Perhaps my siblings did not understand this, but I have always known. It did not make me less afraid. Cowardly Kallamar, ha…"

Here, it seems Kallamar's fears have been changed to be more about the decline of his temple and the loss of his followers, which was happening because of Narinder. He refers to Narinder's plans as "foolish" as opposed to... idk, horrifying, or threatening, or whatever. He also fully takes on the 'cowardly' title, giving the impression that his fears were somehow unfounded, which wouldn't make a lick of sense if Narinder indeed sucked ass outside of the wounds.

Not to mention he "didn't want to hear it" when Shamura "revealed the plan," but we know because of Shamura that they didn't mention anything about the wounds, so Kallamar didn't want to hear that they... had to chain Narinder? That's literally all he could've been told about the plan. Why wouldn't he want to chain Narinder if he was scared of him up until that point?? Doesn't make any sense!!! EDIT AFTER I POSTED: On reconsideration this might just be referring the lamb genocide plan, but that's hardly better, because now this update absolves Narinder, Leshy, AND Kallamar by making them blameless in everything (both Leshy and Kallamar expressed not fully understanding the plan for the slaughter or, in this case, not wanting part in it). What's up with THAT. Why is Shamura getting the blame for LITERALLY EVERYTHING.

Anyway, my point is

This was a story decision made to make Narinder sympathetic. It's so blatant. And it's so, so irritating. It gets rid of so many potential cool flaws of Narinder and replaces it with "Actually, Shamura was the bad guy the whole time! Huzzah!"

And honestly, had the entire game come out like this to begin with, released at the start how it is right now, I don't think I'd care this much. But being added now, as an afterthought, after the fandom and devs alike have grown to favor Narinder above all others, it just...

It reeks of favoritism. It smells of revising the story to make Narinder more likeable. It's just erasure.

And for what. Like, I don't want to be That Guy, but I cannot help but notice that one of two nonbinary characters (outside of the Lamb/Goat themselves) is being this heavily demonized in favor of absolving a Man of his crimes. What's, uh. What's up with that.

Oh, and that addition by the writer I mentioned was made while I was writing this.

This was made after Jojo was questioned whether this was a retcon as to who caused the wounds, as this whole thing could also certainly be read as Shamura being the one to directly wound their siblings (which I didn't think was the case, but still).

"I don't know if they thought it would be so severe" - How do I put this in a nice way. This feels like a weaseling out answer. This feels like giving Shamura an out only after being questioned on this writing choice. How could they possibly not know how severe it would be. This spider is Knowledge. This spider has Foresight of some kind. And how do you not know what they thought. You are the Writer. If you want to clarify something like this you gotta say it with your full chest.

Not to mention a good portion of the fandom probably won't even see these tweets, so this context is all missing from the story presented in the game. This is Tacked On Context on top of already Tacked On Context. It's unnecessary retconning all the way down.

Anyway. I realize the fandom at large will not care about this, because (and I mean this in the nicest way I can manage) the Narinder favoritism in this fandom is already impenetrable, but for me personally? This retconning that was so clearly done out of that favoritism?

It ruined Narinder's character for me. More than the fandom possibly could have. I mean, if it's fanon, it can be ignored. But this was canonized. Because Narinder is the dev team's favorite guy.

And I can't stand it.

[autumnteawithfriends]

Does anyone feel like Vivziepop could pull a fucking Ted Bundy and her stans would still find a way to defend her?

Like, I have not seen any stans in any other fandom nearly as insane nor delusional as HH stans. HH Stans give toxic Sonic fans, Bronies, and toxic Hetalia and Countryhuman fans a run for their money.

Also, can we agree to call Vivziepop stans cult members instead? Because her stans sure act like cult members

[creamiumsplendor]

I tried to find good critiques about Mandy (2018) on YouTube, because I think it’s a hauntingly beautiful film and I wanted to see who else felt this way, and was instead greeted with a wall of videos with “ENDING EXPLAINED” plastered all over the thumbnails, and this drives me up the wall for two reasons.

Spoilers for Mandy I guess, but if you’re at these tags you already know.

First, the film is really not that complex, the plot is incredibly straight forward and it’s not shy about the primary theme being loss of both someone you love and the stability that comes with that person. If the actual series of events seems confusing, you had to really not be paying attention, like not just occasionally checking your phone, but just missing an entire chunk of the film, in which case you should just start over and not resort to content mill garbage to find out what you missed.

Second, the idea that the ending, an unapologetically abstract and evocative set of images as Red loses himself to The Darkness while still holding the pure image of Mandy in his memory, NEEDS explanation just feels so incurious as a way to engage with media, especially this film. Whatever ending you think happened (Red is just tripping super hard, Red has actually transported to a demonic realm, Red has been dead the whole time), or that there explicitly ISN’T a clear ending, are all completely valid readings of the ending, because it’s not meant to concrete, it’s not supposed to make sense, THAT’S THE POINT. Red has become unmoored from his reality by the shock, the trauma of having his whole life ripped from him, and the line dividing the fantastical and the “real” has blurred even further than it already was at the start of the film. Trying to assign a quantitative solution to “Red + Drugs + Murder=“ misses the point because the emotionality, the way Red is feeling, the way YOU are feeling as you watch the scene, is the important bit. The act of watching and experiencing IS the explanation.

I don’t mean to malign this entire genre of videos, there are definitely movies with complex plots where having someone who does understand it give you a quick breakdown can help one’s own understanding and therefore enjoyment of a film or series. If you watch these kinds of videos, or even one of them for this movie, that’s not a bad thing. I just don’t think it was necessary for this film, where I get a lot of joy just thinking about how it made me feel, and I want to hear how it made other people feel, not just providing a bland explanation to get views.

Anyways if you haven’t yet, watch Mandy and then DON’T go to YouTube to find other takes.

[filmfanaticfables1990]

Fight Club (1999)

"Welcome to Fight Club. The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club."

Fight Club is a mind-bending psychological thriller directed by David Fincher, based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk. The film stars Edward Norton as an unnamed narrator who is disillusioned with his white-collar job and consumer-driven life. He forms an underground fight club with the enigmatic Tyler Durden, played by Brad Pitt. As the club grows, it evolves into something far more dangerous and anarchic, challenging the very fabric of society. Helena Bonham Carter co-stars as Marla Singer, a woman who becomes entangled in their chaotic world. The film explores themes of identity, masculinity, and the destructive nature of consumerism.

Why You Should Watch?

Brad Pitt and Edward Norton deliver unforgettable performances.

Directed by the brilliant David Fincher.

A thought-provoking and visually stunning film.

Explores deep themes of identity and societal norms.

A cult classic that has left a lasting impact on pop culture.

Favorite Quotes

"It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything."

"I am Jack's smirking revenge."

"You met me at a very strange time in my life."

[frigidwife]

A problem also is because the bar for abuse apologism and media comprehension is like below the earths mantle there r people who really confidently think they do address armand’s abuse and hate lestat and armand both and are louisclaudiagirls But the rot is deep and prevalent like hm

[houseofbrat]

I wonder if two spoilt princelings are regretting so publicly disrespecting their father so they can worship at the altar of Mummy Diana.

I have no sympathy for their of them or their cults, who are both salivating at the news for different reasons, as trained to do by their favorites.

All thoughts with The King and The Queen and the loyal members of their family only.

I can't wait to see William not acknowledge his father again on Father's Day this June. Because William will probably only recognize that he is a father to "his" children, just like he did last year.

Also can't wait to see William to continually not bow to his father, a cancer survivor, even when his wife, Kate, curtseys.

But hey, we'll get proof of life of William on Wednesday when he does a whopping TWO engagements.

Will he do engagements next week when his kids are out on break for a week? I'm not going to hold my breath on that one.

Can't wait to watch Queen Camilla outwork William while her husband is undergoing cancer treatments. But then she has always outworked William while she's been a royal.

[so-bitya]

edward..... I dont want to hear you say that.....

[thoughtportal]

Klombadrov loves you

[moviesdeservereviews]

I Love You Phillip Morris Review- 2009

I Need Therapy/10 Stars. This movie is beyond numbers.

I don't think a movie has ever left me in so much pure awe at it's mere existence, and NOBODY TALKS ABOUT IT. I feel like this movie would be YouTube commentary gold. I'm perplexed. By no means, this movie isn't good. It's also not bad. It's just so weird. It is unspeakably weird. It's the kind of weird where I don't even know how to describe how weird it was. What the actual fuck did I watch??? If you were complaining about biopics in 2022, I think you need to visit this.

This movie stars Jim Carrey, Jim fucking Carrey, as gay con artist Steven Russell. And, as the title suggests, he falls in love with Phillip Morris (played by Ewan McGregor). This movie is based on a true story. Somehow, this actually happened. And, according to the real Phillip Morris, this movie was actually accurate. I'm really happy that this movie was able to put his story out there, what happened to him was simply awful. It seems to have been therapuetic for him. And the fact a romcom captured it is just something else. Ewan McGregor did a wonderful job. https://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/The-real-Phillip-Morris-happy-to-be-portrayed-as-1712815.php

This movie at many moments, as a gay person, I felt like this movie should have offended me. But I was in too much shock and awe to even care. Jim Carrey drops the f slur a lot, and how he plays it at times can be viewed as stereotypical. But this movie just, I don't think a movie has ever left me more perplexed. I'm speechless.

This movie was one of Jim Carrey's least paid roles. In an interview, he said HE would have paid to do this movie. And in some ways, he was perfect for it. Just, the fact Jim Carrey of all people WANTED this role boggles me. https://www.contactmusic.com/jim-carrey/news/carrey-took-big-pay-cut-to-star-in-phillip-morris_1186996

I remember watching this movie, then just staring at my wall all night thinking about how much it's existence confused me. I suggest giving it a watch, if you want to have an existential crisis as well.

Someone please send help.

[karmirage]

work posting bc I'm still thinking abt it. like I feel like we moved on from the child death and the ritualistic suicide aspect of krakoa a little too quickly. also why does the non elected government of krakoa control every fucking aspect of krakoa up to and including The Island Itself. that was kind of fucking weird

[blitz0hno]

Blitz's TransLyrics - The Purge March MILGRAM

lyrics and demo below!

I ONLY translate and write using the original captions/direct translations of a song. If one of my lyrics seems too similar to a previously established version please let me know! I will change it unless the phrasing is too common or artistically important to me, and even in the latter case I would tweak it the best I can!

Please ask before using demo audio. Lyrics can be used freely with credit to this blog!

A blessed morning unto everyone! It's another beautiful day Delivered by the Lord However, there are blasphemers and idle bystanders who seek to sully it! We must pass our best judgment, With pure mind body and soul We will again today preach What is right and true!

(Hut!) Thou shalt follow the Lord’s given destiny (Hut!) Thou shalt discard all forms of vulgarity (Hut!) Thou shalt do God's will unto those around them (Hut!) Thou shalt do God's will until death

Those sorry words "It can't be helped" From sorry scum who cannot be helped

Make them all now Truly So clearly Beyond doubt purely Guilty as can be!

(Oh it's judgment day)

I disavow you, Here and now

(All thine debts be paid)

It's far too late for you Who broke sacred vows!

(Corrupt eyes and mouth)

Forever shut so No you can't cry out, (oh I hope you’re proud)

I'll crush your throat Send you a flood Your cries are way too loud!

God said No exceptions So kneel And repent, then

You can cry and You can scream and Tell them all you’re “So sorry” Not enough! You gave up your hope

God said No exceptions So kneel And repent, then

You can cry and You can scream and tell them all you’re “So sorry” Not enough! You gave up your hope

If you are a bad girl Then all the monsters Come to play Godliness is magic That keeps monsters far away

Thou shalt follow the destiny the Lord has called to thee

Thou shalt turn away from all forms of vulgarity

Those sorry words "It can't be helped" From sorry scum Who cannot be helped Make them all now Doubtlessly So clearly Unequivocally Truly Guilty as can be!

(Oh it's judgment day)

I disavow you, Here and now

(All thine debts be paid)

It's far too late for you Who broke sacred vows!

(Corrupt eyes and mouth)

Forever shut so No you can't cry out, (oh I hope your proud)

I'll crush your throat Send you a flood Your cries are way too loud!

(Final judgment day!)

This is what I've been called to do!

(All debts shall be paid)

God taught me well Now God wants me To teach you!

(This ends here, right now!)

I'll send one flood Won't forgive Till it's clean (Never again’s our vow)

I'll hand you back The judgment You delivered Unto me!

God said No exceptions So kneel And repent, then

You can cry and You can scream and Tell them all you’re “So sorry” Not enough! You gave up your hope

God said No exceptions So kneel And repent, then

Go on cry Go on scream Tell me you're “So sorry” not enough! I asked You said “NO”

You're sorry? You should be! May God show you mercy

Recall my screams and pleas All the “sorry”s I cried Out to thee! Do you remember them?

You're sorry? Yeah nice try You hypocrite! Now die!

Recall my screams and pleas All the “sorry”s to thee who shall die! I said unto you then?

Thank you for reading/listening!

[scumgristle]

Hey bb... wanna see some hot action?

Search Google for “Midnight Climax”

have a piece titled |}|_€^|&lt; ^^[=@+ in Kenji Siratori’s HYPER-ANNOTATION #001

and a piece titled "Synodic Ganglia" in this one, also from Kenji Siratori.

read I ONLY WANTED TO MAKE YOU NERVOUS at Coprolaliac Press

read EVEN-TOED at Coprolaliac Press

look over some art over at Coprolaliac Press

supplied video / voice for this short film by Zak Ferguson

available NOW from SWEAT DRENCHED PRESS.

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meanwhile:

CRINGE MYTHOS TONE REELS

and the piece FLOATING STAIN appears in issue 0 of AGON Journal, available for FREE in PDF form.

you’ll see i’m listed as part of the “Male Choir” (N. Casio Poe).

i’m the one that does the big “yeaaaaaaaagh” part.

other music i’ve done (just vocals/lyrics)

here

here too

LIVING ROOM - Corrugated Asshole - got some vocals on this one.

close as you’ll get to a “biography” of my time in music, which i guess is over, but who knows.

same podcast as above, except we all being chucklefucks about trash horror

MUBI page

Goodreads profile

youtube playlists

[skywitchmaja]

riverdale isn’t a deconstruction of the teen genre series so much as a hyperconstruction, and that makes it so fucking good

[filmfanaticfables1990]

Exploring The Dark And Twisted World Of House Of 1000 Corpses (2003)

House of 1000 Corpses, directed by Rob Zombie, is a film that has left an indelible mark on the horror genre. Released in 2003, this black comedy horror film is the first installment in the Firefly film series and has since achieved a cult following. Let's delve into the macabre and unsettling world that Zombie has crafted.

House of 1000 Corpses is heavily inspired by 1970s horror films such as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Hills Have Eyes. The film is characterized by its grungy aesthetics, over-the-top gore, and maximalist set design. Zombie's directorial debut is a visual and auditory assault, utilizing split screens, atmospheric music, and old film footage to create a disorienting and nightmarish experience.

The film explores themes of evil, murder, insanity, and the grotesque, all wrapped in a darkly comedic package. The Firefly family embodies the ultimate inbred hillbilly nightmare, with each member more deranged than the last. The film's relentless pace and unflinching depiction of violence make it a challenging watch, but for those who appreciate the genre, it is a masterclass in horror filmmaking.

Upon its release, House of 1000 Corpses received mixed reviews from critics. Some praised Zombie's unique vision and the film's bold, gritty style, while others criticized its lack of coherence and reliance on shock value. Despite this, the film has garnered a loyal fanbase and has been followed by two sequels: The Devil's Rejects (2005) and 3 from Hell (2019).

The film's impact on the horror genre cannot be understated. It has inspired countless filmmakers and continues to be a staple of Halloween movie marathons. Its influence can be seen in the resurgence of grindhouse-style horror films and the continued popularity of horror attractions based on the film.

House of 1000 Corpses is not for the faint of heart. It is a film that revels in its own depravity and challenges viewers to confront their darkest fears. Rob Zombie's directorial debut is a testament to his love for the horror genre and his ability to push boundaries. Whether you love it or hate it,.House of 1000 Corpses is a film that demands to be seen and discussed.