#anne-marie martin

[homesickpiranha]

Twisters (2024)

"I'm not back."

[spookytuesdaypod]

spooky tuesday is a (now not so new!) podcast where we’re breaking down all of our favorite slashers, thrillers, monster movies and black comedies on the new scariest day of the week.

why don’t all horror flicks have a five-minute long disco dance scene? it seems like just the thing the genre is missing — but, luckily, prom night (1980) doesn’t disappoint on that front. on a new episode of spooky tuesday, we’re throwing it back to the OG prom movie as we talk about bad boyfriends, how having a sick van can help you find your soulmate, and the most jan brady-core piece of trivia we’ve ever heard. this jamie lee curtis original might not have taken off quite as much as its 70s and 80s contemporaries, but with its own set of mysterious phone calls and a shout out from scream’s randy meeks himself, you know it’s worth a watch.

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[vsthepomegranate]

H.G. Wells’ The Shape of Things to Come (1979)

by George McCowan

[the-haunted-toybox]

[therealmrpositive]

Halloween II (1981)

In today's review, I find relentless terror runs blood deep. As I attempt a positive review of the 1981 sequel, Halloween II #JamieLeeCurtis #NicholeDrucker #DonaldPleasence #CharlesCyphers #LanceGuest #PamelaSusanShoop #HunterVonLeer #TawnyMoyer

Follow-ups can be interesting; We all want to know how the story carries on. Yet when the curtain has drawn and the makers want to move on, you can’t stop when the audience wants to move on. In 1981, after the whirlwind success of the first film, audiences got to see whether lightning struck twice, and why this evil shade of lightning struck at all in Halloween II. Loomis isn’t…

[duranduratulsa]

Now showing on my 80's Fest Movie 🎥 marathon...Prom Night (1980) on classic DVD 📀! #movie #movies #horror #promnight #jamieleecurtis #LeslieNielsen #ripleslienielsen #caseystevens #michaeltough #annemariemartin #marybethrubens #brocksimpson #dvd #80s #80sfest #durandurantulsas5thannual80sfest

[scaremichaeltodeath]

Eddie Benton, casually carrying PROM NIGHT on her back:

[the-architect-of-the-arts]

[apenitentialprayer]

is there a patron saint of weather??

Yes! Several, in fact.

Saint Dimitar is associated with winter and frost, but I think that has more to do with the dating of his feast day than any miraculous winter hijinks.

But speaking of miraculous winter hijinks, Our Lady Queen of Snows is a title for the Virgin Mary, given to her after she caused a snowfall in the middle of August in order to designate the location of a chapel she wanted built in her honor. Growing up, my mother taught us the following prayer for when we were really hoping for a snowday: "Our Lady, Queen of Snows, dump on us!"

Saint Swithin's Day has a legend associated with rain; if it rains on his feast day (July 15th, so coming up), it's supposed to be followed by a very wet 40 days. If it's dry on the other hand, well, you get the idea.

Saint Méard is another rain-saint, but in this case he's specifically supposed to protect you against the rain. His legend says that he was protected from a particularly nasty rain storm by an eagle.

Saint Anne, the Mother of Mary, is associated with storms, too. Actually, there's a rather famous case of a man who asked for Anne's intercession when caught in a bad storm, promising to become a monk if he survived. That man was Martin Luther.

I'm sure there are a ton of others; there's one saint associated with wind, he is supposed to have saved a city from a fleet of ships, but I can't remember his name. But I hope this helps as a start!

[garadinervi]

Mary Martin, Permutation of Five, (stainless steel & painted wood), 1967 [Annely Juda Fine Art, London. Art Fund, Chippenham. © Estate of Mary Martin]

(via void())

[bitterkarella]

Midnight Pals: Mr Electric

Ray Bradbury: Submitted for the approval of the midnight Society, I call this the tale of the eternal summer, the last vestiges of muggy august giving way to the bluster of autumn, the twinkling lights of town below in the humid night, young lovers stealing kisses in the dark, old men on the porch, jawin and chewin and chuckling at remembrances of romances long past Barker: you’re literally just describing a Thomas Kinkade painting Poe: clive

Stephen King: wow ray you really come up with some evocative imagery! King: whatever inspired you to become a writer anyway? Bradbury: well, it all started when I went to the county fair and met a wizard Koontz: whoa! A real wizard! King: no dean he’s talking about a magician Bradbury: [chuckling] am I? Bradbury: mr electrico was no mere magician! Bradbury: he had the REAL power!!! Bradbury: the power Bradbury: to fire a young boy’s IMAGINATION! Neil Gaiman: [clapping] right, right! Good show! Right on!

Ray Bradbury: and Mr Electrico pointed a flaming electrical sword at me and said Bradbury: “LIVE FOREVER!!” Bradbury: now I cannot be killed Gretchen Felker-Martin: oh yeah, big mood

Bradbury: Mr Electrico said “Live Forever!” Bradbury: Now I cannot be killed Bradbury: and it’s true Bradbury: c’mon try it out Stephen King: no no I couldn’t Bradbury: c’mon Bradbury: c’mon!!! Bradbury: come at me bro!!! Bradbury: I can take it!!

Bradbury: [slapping chest] c’mon, take a swing at me! Stephen King: I really don’t want to fight you Ray Bradbury: do it! Do it! Barker: I’ll do it Poe: clive Barker: I’m just giving him what he wants! Poe: clive Poe: clive he’s like 100 years old

Mary Shelley: sup fuckers Bradbury: mary!!! Come at me! Mary Shelley: okie dokie [immediately shivs Bradbury, blade snaps] Mary Shelley: what the fuck Bradbury: ha! this isn’t even a tenth of my power!!! Bradbury: what did I tell you?! Bradbury: not a single one of you could defeat you!! Mary Shelley: oh yeah? Mary Shelley: guess we’ll have to gang up on you!! Get ‘im boys! [Ann Radcliffe and Monk Lewis approach with chain and billy club respectively] [Bradbury effortlessly blocks roundhouse kick by Wrath James White] Bradbury: ha! Laughable! [Bradbury effortlessly sidesteps kung fu chop by Alan Baxter] Bradbury: ha! Pathetic!

Bradbury: come on! Come at me! Robert E Howard: you sure about this pardna? Howard: this ain’t no pea shooter hombre Bradbury: [slapping chest] what’s the matter, ya pussy? Bradbury: Fuckin do it!! Howard: hold on thar pardna Howard: I think ya might wanna calm down Bradbury: [grabbing gun and pulling Robert E Howard closer] Bradbury: DO Bradbury: IT Howard: [aiming gun] okay pilgrim you asked fer it Poe: bob Poe: bob this is getting ridiculous Poe: bob don’t Howard: [cocking gun] sorry pardna Howard: I gotta Howard: it’s the law of the west

Ray Bradbury: [flexing] Behold!!! The power of Mr. Electrico!!! The electric man!!! Barker: so ray Barker: I hear this magician’s fake Poe: clive Bradbury: he’s a real magician Barker: is he now Barker: then why hasn’t anyone ever heard of him Bradbury: he Bradbury: he lives in Canada

[ladysophiebeckett]

and that is how we end a movie.

[lgbtqreads]

Happy International Asexuality Day 2023!

Happy International Asexuality Day! Today we’re celebrating books with main characters all along the ace spectrum, so check out these titles and find your perfect next read! As usual, all links are affiliate and earn a percentage of income for the site, so please use them if you can! Please note this roundup only features titles that were not previously featured [with covers] in past…

[the-final-sentence]

‘Break all the mirrors you want!’

Ann M. Martin, from Mary Anne’s Bad-Luck Mystery

[nerds-yearbook]

A singing mechanic got knocked on the head in the year 1912 and woke up in King Arthur’s Court. ("A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court", flm)

[genevieveetguy]

. Things go wrong. You can't explain it, you can't predict it. 

Twister, Jan de Bont (1996)