#basil of arcturus

[nyxengale]

Michael beloved, would you make me a playlist? 0^0 You can choose between basil or attacus or both <3 <3 <3

Yippee of course anything for you!!

Blossoms - The Amazing Devil

ANTONYMPH - Vylet Pony

Scars - The Crane Wives

I Wanna Be the Hero - A Shell In The Pit

Local Cat Wanted - Paraworld Blue

Arcturus Beaming - The Crane Wives

The Main Character - Will Wood

Transcendental Cha Cha Cha - Tom Cardy

American Idiot - Green Day

Creature City - Vylet Pony

Under Our Spell - The Dazzlings (Rainbow Rocks)

ひろがるスカイ! プリキュア~Hero Girls~ - Ami Ishii (Hirogaru Sky Precure)

[winniebell]

omg this is so fun!!!

open invite to all but i’ll tag a couple mutuals!!

@sir-millyvanilly @countv0ncunt @basil-doing-things @everythingisliminal @countv0ncunt @bog-bitch

(also if you vote please let me know which one you picked!!)

Challenging you all!

Put your music library on shuffle, then list the first five songs that come up in a poll to let people vote for which one they like the most!

Then tag Tumblr friends to keep the game going!

[hahanimation]

I've made a lot of progress on my own artistic skill since I last reworked this character sheet (just a few months ago now). I couldn't resist updating it again to test myself.  Some ridiculous improvements in construction and proportion. I'm super elated to see such progress in my own work in just a few months time. Now is time to continue moving forward!

[arcturuskeep]

A little lipsync exercise using Photoshop and featuring our favorite distant scientist! 

Fake Happy by Paramore

Bas loves his Paramore.

[basilandthym]

Basil called Thym and the twins into his room, looking happier than he had in days. Finally with some good news for not just the twins, but all those who cared about Virgo’s future. 

“So I was following up about something Thym and I were talking about, specifically the usage of alchemy interrupting or weakening the immune response of your plants," he took a deep breath.

His guests had taken to his room like teens during a slumber party.  Parsley was already making themself comfortable on his bed, and Thym, having not found anything to do with their hands for approximately one and a half minutes, appeared to be looking for something to pull apart.  For better or for worse, Basil's tidy space didn't offer much on that front.  Basil released a sigh.  He was still damned exhausted.  

"-And that led to another idea.  Perhaps there was a lethal change in the rate at which the energy transferred. If we could confirm that, it could indeed mean an issue with the seeds.  That spike in energy might have also led to a transference through the soil, leeching the effect to the rest of the plants.  I checked previous data on successful records on the growing of plants just like the ones currently being killed by the blight. Thanks to the twins' and others' responsible collection of said data, it was quite easy to calculate the amount of energy given over the course of the specimens planting as well as the rate at which energy was transferred to them…"

Basil was interrupted by loud squeaking.  Thym was trying to rock in his wooden desk chair and was succeeding only in tilting it side to side.  At his confused staring, they frowned and sunk to sit on the floor instead.

Basil cleared his throat.

"Important to note, is that even with alchemical seeds of larger and smaller varieties from the same source, there remained an even and expected distribution of energy. Comparing the typical to a blighted sample, we’d be able to identify a spike that could’ve killed a plant. In my measurements of the latent energy in said samples, I noticed something else: What happened to the seed as the plant died."

"What?" Thym asked. They stepped over to the bed to sit by the twins.

"In response to the decline in health, the alchemical seeds went dormant, no longer passing energy into the plant or into the soil. Comparing other seeds involved with blighted plants showed the same. The amount of energy left in them consistent with the start of the blight." Basil continued "And just to add to that, placing that seed into another test plant, it activated, and started passing energy into it again.  Guess what didn't happen?" 

"No blight?" Thym followed. 

Basil smiled. “None. No effect on the plant, nor the soil”

"It's not alchemy!" Thym all but cheered.

“And So-?” Coriander cradled their chin in thought. 

Basil straightened, his eyes darting as he thought through it, a sense of determination regained. “Something is inhibiting the plants' growth, their ability to take in energy, killing them. Not the seeds, not anything to do with the plant.  Not alchemy. ” He looked to Thym as he reaffirmed what they said.  “We need to stop looking for an alchemical cause and refocus entirely.” 

“So we just… rule it out?” Parsley asked with obvious reluctance  “But we’ve spent so much time-” 

Basil shook his head. "We should have ruled it out long ago, but we saw an obvious pattern and our worries kept us coming back.  Even knowing alchemical weapons are only ever made through explicit intent by masters of the craft, Alchemy and the danger of it proving destructive was our first thought, our recurring concern. But something else is happening here, it has to be.” 

“So what else could kill the plants? And why only the alchemical ones? All of us here take such good care of them...” Coriander asked, dejected.  

Basil paused.  

The keep was still in trouble. Even if they were sure it wasn’t the fault of alchemy. It’d be hard to disprove unless they could find the true cause. 

Thym rolled off the bed with a huff and took to pacing around.

“You all jumped to Alchemy poisoning right, so like?  Now that Alchemy is out...are there like- plant poisons?”  

That was all it took. 

Coriander’s eyes went wide. 

“Herbicides?” Coriander determined. “I’ve got a book on them back in our lab.” 

Parsley was squinting in thought “Say, If the seeds went dormant when the illness started, couldn't we determine the date the blight originated?”

"Sounds like we've got a couple good places to start in figuring out the real issue!" Thym cheered and stood at Basil's side. "To the Quinlan lab!?" 

He couldn't help but smile. There was a glimmer of hope.  "Yes, I'd think so." 

[sarenderpity]

Working on concepts for a soundtrack for Thym.  I ended up with something a little different than what I was going for.  Eventually, they’ll get the proper adventure tune I want for them, but here’s a softer version of their theme that’s perfect for their engineering work. 

[drunkchasind]

Unusual Muse Associations

Tagged by @katsigian thank you! 😊

I'm answering these for my og bebby Faye

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SEASONING: basil, sea salt and lemon zest

WEATHER: lightly snowing, not too windy

COLOUR: gold, particularly sunset gold

SKY: the clear sky of early autumn, in october. When the air is starting to get cold, but the sun is still strong and the sky is a soft blue.

MAGICAL POWER: evocation

HOUSEPLANT: golden pothos (devil's ivy)

WEAPON: a custom tech weapon, but a wrench can easily get the job done if one's pissed enough

SUBJECT: botanical sciences and/or applied mechanics

SOCIAL MEDIA: probably instagram, but only posting plants and her garage/workshop pictures haha

MAKEUP: black eyeliner wing

CANDY: cherry sours

FEAR: helplessness

ICE CUBE SHAPE: crushed

METHOD OF TRAVEL: Jeep Wrangler, not a recent one

ART STYLE: still life

MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURE: witch

STATIONARY: a book, gifted by her cousin

THREE EMOJIS: 🙃😎😑

CELESTIAL BODY: Arcturus (star)

No pressure to answer ofc, only if your heart feels like it! Tagging @wanderingaldecaldo @ugh-my-back @86maylin @itsstillnunyabizu @scumpatrol @dustymagpie @fereldanwench @ravenstrange

[wardens-stew]

a close reading of The Mask Falling “score”

So @sshannonauthor​ made a Spotify-style “score” for The Mask Falling and I am SO on board! Bringing out my inner English major to analyze the shit out of this and embarrass myself looking for clues!! (dw I didn’t go that hard, kept it brief but there is some cool shit in here!!) 

Calais - this is the city in France where Paige and Warden are staying, I believe. prolly just getting acclimated and being adorable and domestic!

Don’t Come In - potentially alluding to Paige’s PTSD from being tortured & the emotional turmoil involved in her recovery - kind of like The Dawn Chorus

Arcturus - Paige switches to calling Warden Arcturus??? Perhaps chatting it up and Paige asking him about himself, also maybe her b-day? (pls)

Paris - Woohoo Paris! Paige probs exploring the city

Gallery of the Drowned - Hmm! Google search yields nothing, probs some place/discovery they find in Paris. Potentially a reference to Paige’s aquaphobia from being waterboarded. 

Domino - Oohooo Domino Programme! Perhaps we meet people involved with them!

The Art of Possession - Paige dreamwalking, maybe spying by possessing people! 

Cadoc - 

“Saint Cadoc or Cadog was a 5th–6th-century Abbot of Llancarfan, near Cowbridge in Glamorganshire, Wales, a monastery famous from the era of the British church as a centre of learning” - wikipedia

Wales, you say? Pretty sure the entire book takes place in Paris, so perhaps something to do with the story of Saint Cadoc? Just skimmed the Wikipedia page and didn’t see much of relevance, perhaps it’s a stained glass window? Or maybe something important happened in Wales…

Moth in the Walls - Paige is the Black Moth, so maybe this is a reference to her going down into the catacombs?

Kornephoros (The Truth) -

The brightest star of the Hercules constellation

Greek word means “club bearer” http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/kornephoros.html

Not seeing any association with “truth,” so either Samantha Shannon found an etymological link that I haven’t seen (she is an absolute wizard with etymology) or she’s adding that meaning or it’s just an addition? Idk this is over my head but very cool

The Escape - probs escaping from some threatening scenario? From the catacombs perhaps?

Ivy’s Message - ooh, this is one of the most clear references to plot. Methinks it has something to do with the Rag and Bone Man, given her history with him and the rumors that he’ll make an appearance in this book. 

The Box - idk bro! Is it the box that warden gives Paige for her birthday?

A New Oath - hmm. Pretty clueless on this one, one possible nugget is that it could be a reference to Paige’s initial branding of loyalty to the Rephaim? Perhaps Warden and Paige discussing their relationship and reestablishing their attachment to one another on more equal terms? (I’m clearly desperate for Paige and Warden content)

Apollyon - 

“The Hebrew term "Abaddon", and its Greek equivalent "Apollyon" appear in the Bible as both a place of destruction and an archangel of the abyss. In the Hebrew Bible, abaddon is used with reference to a bottomless pit, often appearing alongside the place שְׁאוֹל, meaning the realm of the dead.” - wikipedia 

shiiit... maybe realm of the dead as in spirits? 

Le Basilic - apparently this is a restaurant in Paris? Lol not sure if that’s the reference, would be down for Paige and Warden to just go out to dinner

The King of Versailles - maybe this is referring to the the Paris version of the underlord of the London syndicate. Although “King” is a term voyants typically avoid, given the associations with the Bloody King - Paige warns Hector about acting like a king in TMO bc you know what Scion does to kings….

Flood - yikes! Hope there’s not an actual flood because that will not bode will with Paige’s aquaphobia. Maybe it’s her getting triggered by something that brings up memories of her imprisonment

A Memory of Water - again, probably Paige’s PTSD from being waterboarded. Sounds like she’s having a rough go of it!

The Will to Live - Damn. Only thing I can think of is Warden giving Paige a pep talk? I’m on board!

Overture (Love Theme) - 👀 (I mean maybe he just gave her a pep talk and they’re feeling frisky!)

Hall of Jewels - maybe the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris? Samantha Shannon has mentioned it several times… this sounds like a nice part of the book!

The Mask Rises - damn… so if the “mask” in this metaphor is Scion’s facade about clairvoyance that excludes the Rephaim, then this seems to refer to Scion doubling down, extending their control, etc., whereas later in the book the mask will “fall” and Scion will have to change their public face due to the Rephaim possibly making themselves known…

Waltz of the Anchor - Shit is probably going down! Anchor obviously refers to Scion, so “waltz of the anchor” is the dance the government is doing to obscure the reality of their rule. 

The Devil - oh shit, not this again! The Song Rising suggested that The Devil in Paige’s card-reading refers to the darkness within her that she has to resist. If this still holds, maybe she is confronted with her darker impulses again? I don’t see her turning evil though. Maybe The Devil is not referring to what we thought it was? Maybe someone betrays her?

Retribution - Uh-oh…. This is the end of the book, so shit is definitely going down! Probably lots of plot twists and moves and countermoves with Scion and the Rephaim. I get the vibe Paige has a big victory towards the end and then it all goes south real quick…

And I Breathed In - Damn. Sounds super apocalyptic. Been thinking about the ending and what apocalyptic shit might go down. This makes me imagine Paige being very nearly destroyed and then regaining consciousness. Could be that her spirit is trapped, or she’s physically captured, brought to the netherworld?? Or maybe I’m completely off base and it’s just an unrelated apocalyptic moment. Aghhhhhh I’m so worried!!

[cardest]

Halloween playlist

Halloween playlist By Cardest October is my favorite time of the year! Here is 300 songs or so I put together I think will make your Halloween rock! 001 The Misfits - Scream! 002 Alice Cooper - The Nightmare Returns 003 Acid Witch - I'm Back (Sorcery cover) 004 John Carpenter\Alan Howarth -  Halloween Theme 005 King Diamond -  Halloween 006 Ghost - Mummy Dust 007 Jerry Goldsmith The Omen OST - Ave Satani 008 Fantomas - Der Golem 009 Doyle -  Cemeterysexxx 010 Mastodon -  Halloween  (Instrumental) 011 Cramps -  Human Fly 012 Fright Night Soundtrack - Armies Of The Night 013 Shooting Guns - [Wolfcop Soundtrack - Wulver 014 Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party 015 Type O Negative -  Halloween In Heaven 016 Phantasm  OST - Funeral organ-dwarf in hearse 017 Grave Robber -  Skeletons 018 John Carpenter -  Theme from "The Fog" 019 45 Grave -  Night Of The Demons 020 The Birthday Massacre -  Horror Show 021 Bernard Herrmann - Psycho (theme) 022 The Misfits - Friday the 13th 023 Blood Ceremony -  Coven Tree 024 Goblin - Profondo Rosso 025 October 31 - The House Where Evil Dwells 026 Michael Jackson -  Thriller 027 Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & The Crypt Kickers - Monster Mash 028 Ministry -  Every Day Is Halloween 029 Sleepy Hollow movie Theme 030 The Damned - Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 031 October 31 - The house where evil dwells 032 Rigor Mortis - poltergeist 033 Necrophagia -  Reborn through Black Mass 034 Fantomas - Rosemary's Baby 035 Pseudo Echo - His Eyes (from the Friday the 13th V OST) 036 Misfits -  Dig Up Her Bones 037 Sigh -  Graveward 038 Christian Death - Church of no return 039 The Rocky Horror Picture Show -  Over At The Frankenstein Place 040 With The Dead -  Nephthys 041 David Bowie- Scary Monsters (And super creeps) 042 Early Man - Creature From The Black Lagoon 043 Hellbound Hellraiser 2 Theme 044 Rob Zombie - Dragula 045 Misfits - Night of the Living dead 046 Ramones - Pet Semetary 047 Roky Erickson - I walked with a zombie 048 Blue Oyster Cult -  Don't (fear the reaper) 049 The Munsters TV show theme 050 Slayer -  Necrophobic 051 Type O Negative - Wolf Moon (Including Zoanthropic Paranoia) 052 The 69 Eyes -  Lost Boys 053 The Vision Bleak -  The Night Of The Living Dead 054 The Devil's Blood -  I'll Be Your Ghost 055 Ghost B.C. -  Ghuleh / Zombie Queen 056 Voltaire -  Brains! 057 The Shrine -  Tripping Corpse 058 Zig Zags -  The Fog 059 Doyle -  Land of the Dead 060 Danzig - On A Wicked Night 061 Fantomas - One Step Beyond 062 Siouxsie And The Banshees - Dear Prudence 063 The Misfits -  Nightmare on Elm Street 064 Warren Zevon -  Werewolves Of London 065 The Cramps - Creature From The Black Leather Lagoon 066 King Diamond -  Trick Or Treat 067 Arcturus -  To Thou Who Dwellest in the Night 068 Deicide - Dead But Dreaming 069 Zombie Ghost Train - R.I.P 070 American Horror Story - Theme Song 071 Antonius Rex - Necromancer 072 THE WOLFGANGS - Cannibal Family 073 THE TWILIGHT ZONE THEME 074 Queens Of The Stone Age -  Burn The Witch 075 The Hellfreaks - Boogieman 076 Ghoultown - Drink With The Living Dead 077 Fantomas - Experiment In Terror 078 Coil - Main Title (Unreleased Hellraiser Theme) 079 Autopsy -  Skull Grinder 080 Beastmaker - Eyes Are Watching 081 S.O.D. - Freddy Krueger 082 Christopher Lennertz - And So It Begins Supernatural OST 083 Xandria -Vampire 084 Slayer -  Ghosts Of War085 085 With The Dead -  Living With The Dead 086 Devil Master -  Listen, Sweet Demons... 087 G Tom Mac - Cry LIttle Sister 088 Celtic Frost - The Usurper 089 The Moving Sidewalks - Crimson Witch 090 Electric Wizard - Black Mass 091 Return Of The Living Dead Theme 092 Carcass - The Master Butcher's Apron 093 Cedell Davis - She's Got the Devil in Her 094 Zombi OST  - Zombie Vs Shark 095 Rob Zombie -  House of 1000 Corpses 096 Calabrese - Vampires Don't Exist 097 Dario Argento's LA TERZA MADRE - Main Theme by Claudio Simonetti 098 The Damned - Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde 099 Danzig -  Bodies 100 Slayer - Postmortem 101 Fantomas -  The Omen (Ave Satani) 102 Cannibal Corpse - The Cryptic Stench 103 The Vampires of Dartmoore - Hallo, mister Hitchcock 104 45 Grave -  Party Time 105 Coffins -  Decapitated Crawl 106 The Misfits -  Them 107 Talking Heads - Psycho Killer 108 Denial Of God - The Curse Of The Witch 109 Lucio Fulci's Zombie Theme 110 Anthrax - Bordello Of Blood (Tales From The Crypt) 111 Iron Maiden - Phantom Of The Opera 112 The Exorcist Theme 113 Demented Are Go -  Hotrod Vampires 114 The Creepshow - Zombies Ate Her Brain 115 Tenebre (Main Title) by Goblin 116 Voltaire - Zombie Prostitute 117 HorrorPops - [Bring It On! #09] Walk Like A Zombie 118 Death  - Open Casket 119 Friday The 13th Original Theme Song 120 Wesley Willis - Vampire Bat 121 The Cult - The Witch 122 Dracula (1931) Theme Bela Lugosi 123 Slayer - Live Undead 124 Re-Animator Theme 125 Ray Parker Jnr - Ghostbusters 126 Megadeth - The Conjuring 127 Santana - Black Magic Woman 128 The Who - Boris The Spider 129 Entombed -  Evilyn 130 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds -  Red Right Hand 131 Twisted Sister -  Burn In Hell 132 The Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein 133 Electric Wizard -  Dunwich 134 Danzig - Skin Carver 135 King Diamond - Them 136 Salems Lot Theme 137 Dio -  Dream Evil 138 Tenacious D -  Beelzeboss 139 Dokken -  dream warrior 140 The Doors -  The Ghost Song 141 Saint Vitus - White Magic/Black Magic 142 The Vampires of Dartmoore -  Crime and Horror 143 Fantomas -  Spider Baby 144 Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me 145 Samhain -  Halloween II 146 Blue Oyster Cult - Godzilla 147 The Five Blobs - The Blob 148 Rob Zombie - Superbeast 149 The Cramps - Big Black Witchcraft Rock 150 Phantasm Theme Song 151 The Addams Family TV theme song 152 Slayer - Black Magic 153 Necrophagia -  Rue Morgue Disciple 154 Bastard Priest -  Ghouls Of The Endless Night 155 Ennio Morricone - The Thing (theme) 156 The Vision Bleak - The Wood Hag 157 Soulfly -  Cannibal Holocaust 158 Creepshow 2  - Original Theme Music 159 Dracula theme - Bram Stoker's Dracula theme 160 Monster Magnet -  19 Witches 161 Blood Ceremony -  My Demon Brother 162 Janet Jackson - Black Cat 163 Cramps -  I Was A Teenage Werewolf 164 Nosferatu - A Symphony of Horror 165 The Evil Dead - Pencil It In 166 White Zombie - Cosmic Monsters Inc. 167 Fred Schneider - Monster 168 Men At Work - Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive 169 Cathedral -  Hopkins (The Witchfinder General) 170 Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science 171 A Nightmare on Elm Street - Theme Song 172 The Misfits -  Halloween II 173 The Guess Who - Clap for the Wolfman 174 Inter Arma -  Scarecrow 175 Royal Thunder -  Sleeping Witch 176 Slayer - Spirit in Black 177 Yoga -  Flying Witch 178 Down - Witchtripper 179 Witchcraft -  Ghosts House 180 Serge Gainsbourg -  Docteur Jekyll et monsieur Hyde 181 Danny Elfman - [Sleepy Hollow OST] Into The Woods (The Witch) 182 Deicide - Dead by Dawn 183 Elm Street - Elm St's Children 184 Acid Witch -  Trick or Treat 185 Satyricon -  Black Crow On A Tombstone 186 Possessed - The excorcist 187 Electric Wizard - Satanic Rites Of Dracula 188 Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting (The Vampire Song) 189 Predator Soundtrack - Main Title 190 Kryst The Conqueror - Doctor Phibes Rises Again 191 Ministry -  Every Day is Halloween (remix) 192 Megadeth - Devils Island 193 The Misfits - From Hell They Came 194 Devil Master - Black Flame Candle 195 Soiuxee and the Banshees - Fear (Of The Unknown) 196 Cradle of Filth -  Her Ghost in the Fog 197 Goblin - Witch (Suspiria Soundtrack) 198 Cliff Richard - Devil Woman 199 NIN - Dead Souls (From The Crow Soundtrack) 200 Alice Cooper - Teenage Frankenstein 201 Misfits -  Cold in Hell 202 John Carpenter - Halloween 2019 Theme (Main Title) 203 The Damned - Grimly feindish 204 Slayer -  At Dawn They Sleep 205 Atrium - Doctor Jekyll 206 Serge Gainsbourg - Docteur Jekyll et monsieur Hyde 207 Darkthrone -  Graveyard Slut 208 Faith No More -  Zombie Eaters 209 Candlemass - Demons Gate 210 Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead 211 Rigor Mortis -  Vampire 212 Rob Zombie -  In The Age Of The Consegrated Vampire We All Get High 213 BLOODY HAMMERS -  Witch Of Endor 214 Ghost -  Spirit 215 Autopsy -  Tourniquets, Hacksaws And Graves 216 Alice Cooper - Keepin' Halloween Alive 217 Old Man's Child - Return Of The Night Creatures 218 Black Sabbath -  Black Moon 219 The Misfits - Walk Among Us 220 Early Man -  Frankenstein: I'm Dead Alive 221 Ghoul - Dungeon Bastards 222 Slayer -  Spill The Blood 223 Carcass -  Corporal Jigsore Quandary 224 Over Kill - playing with spiders/ skullcrusher 225 Frankie Stein And His Ghouls - Elbow Twist 226 Mercyful Fate -  Black Masses 227 The Elm Street Group - Do The Freddy 228 Instant Funk - Witch Doctor 229 Cathedral -  Tombs Of The Blind Dead 230 Celtic Frost - Necromantical Screams 231 Grave Digger -  Witch Hunter 232 Basil Kirchin - Dr Phibes' Theme 233 Necrophagia -  Coffins 234 The Misfits -  Monster Mash 235 The Vision Bleak - Witching Hour 236 The Vision Bleak -  A Witch Is Born 237 Megadeth - Last rites/loved to death 238 Overkill -  Frankenstein 239 Dave Edmunds - The Creature from the Black Lagoon 240 Death - Zombie Ritual 241 John Fogerty - Eye Of The Zombie 242 Nunslaughter - Ouija 243 Main Title (Stephen King's IT) 244 Goblin -  Zombi 245 White Zombie -  I, zombie 246 XTC - Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead 247 Misfits -  Green Hell 248 Autopsy - Embalmed 249 Slayer - Haunting The Chapel 250 The Devin Townsend Band -  Vampira 251 The Frantics - Werewolf 252 Black Sabbath OST by Les Baxter - Main theme 253 Slasher Dave - Moldy coffins 254 Morricone Youth's Night of the Living Dead - Driveway to the cemetary 255 Bob McFadden - The Mummy 256 Screaming Jay Hawkins - I put a spell on you 257 Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams 258 Buddy Haydock & The Boppers - The Raven 259 Helloween - Halloween 260 The Ghastly Ones -  Draculon (with intro) 261 Echo & the Bunnymen - People are strange 262 Exhumed - Slaughter maniac 263 Nightmare Before Christmas OST - This is Halloween 264 Cerrone - Supernature 265 The Specials - Ghost town 266 The Cramps - Surfin' dead 267 David Bowie's Labyrinth OST - Magic dance 268 Lalo Schifrin Abominable OST - maine title 269 The Castle Kings - You can get him Frankenstein 270 Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the moon 271 The Grave Mistakes -  Dig your own grave 272 Demons 2 OST -  Videomix 273 Wolfmen of Mars -  Mouth like Piranha 274 Entrails - The cemetary horrors 275 Obituary - Blood soaked 276 Cannibis Corpse - Mummified in bong water 277 Dawn of the Dead OST -  theme song 278 Exodus - Piranha 279 Danny Elfmann's Nightbreed OST - end credits 280 Rigor Mortis - Wizard of gore 281 Ancient Order of the Droids -  Torus 282 The Damned - Black is the night 283 Angry Birds Seasons Halloween - Haunted Hogs Theme 284 Dunwich Horror OST by Les Baxter - Black mass 285 Chopping Mall OST -  movie theme 286 The Simpsons Tree House of Horror - Halloween Special theme 287 The B-52's  - Devil in my car 288 Cannibal Corpse - Beyond the cemetary 289 Sturgil Simpson - The Dead Don't Die 290 Chained to the Dead - Beheaded by Berrymen 291 Sisters of Mercy - This corrosion 292 Exhumed - Defenders of the grave 293 The Cure - The forest 294 Book of Love - Witchcraft 295 Alice Cooper - Welcome to my Nightmare 296 TSOL - Wash away 297 Death  - Born Dead 298 Scooby Dooby Do  TV Show - theme song 299 Dead Vampires - The Day after Halloween 300 Danny Elfmann's Beetlejuice - main title 666 ACID WITCH - ��I Hate Halloween 999 Misfits - Halloween 

[rcmcdium]

Fane knows that he shouldn't text Emily while she's at work, but the cats are being adorable and he can't help but send pictures----all followed by exactly three heart emojis.

A rare break between seeing patients - and just in time, her phone vibrates on the desk. Reaching over, she’s surprised to see Fane’s contact pop up on the screen - he rarely texts her during the day. Still, she unlocks her phone to see what he needs, and immediately smiles when she sees a photo of Basil and Arcturus sprawled on the ground. 

“💞💞💞💞  the lighting is very pretty! I hope your day is going well :)”

[mabelsfables-blog]

Canada Day has come and gone, but it’s never too late to indulge in a Canadian classic! On our second floor, just at the top of the stairs, is a small but mighty classics section shaped like a little yellow house. There’s Little Women, Jane Eyre, the complete collection of Sherlock Holmes stories (!!!) and some truly beautiful slipcase editions of Alice in Wonderland, The Secret Garden, and The Wind in the Willows. We also have two beautiful editions of Anne of Green Gables, just in time for summer vacation!

Basil’s pick: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery. 

Why has Anne endured? I could write countless paragraphs on this very topic (and many people have). I think Anne’s popularity is only increasing these days. Sure, that’s most likely because of the high-profile reboot Anne (also called Anne with an E), but also because she is a beacon of hope. There is nothing more comforting than curling up outside on a summer day, or inside under a blanket while the rain patters outside, and diving in to Avonlea. Anne’s unflagging optimism and imagination and courage in the face of adversity feels so much more potent these days! It’s cheesy, sure, but sometimes you need to escape the world for a bit and benefit from Anne’s optimism and enthusiasm, even and especially when she makes mistakes. As she says to Marilla, her stern but loving adoptive guardian, “isn’t it wonderful to think tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?”

Anne of Green Gables is also being released by Arcturus Editions this July. Reserve your copy of this beautiful, full-colour deluxe edition of the Canadian classic today!

[hahanimation]

A series of Q&A drawings centered on my character Basil Genovere! I prompted questions through Instagram and promised to sketch Basil responding. I have a few left that I would still like to do, but here is the first batch of Basil’s responses!

If you have any questions for Basil, I might just have him answer them for you! 

The comic Basil is in can be found here: @basilandthym !

[arcturuskeep]

Happy Pride!  Thym is Agender and Pansexual.  

Click for some kind words from Thym.

[basilandthym]

In a panic Basil dashed out into the crisp Autumn air and towards the thicket hiding Diana’s tree.

 He barely thought. Thinking would have stopped him in his tracks. But he felt. Felt that losing this would be a much greater loss than whatever could happen to him. 

Alchemy had been under attack for years, criticized and painted as something with dark potential, the target of people's misplaced fear and hate. What people did to what they didn't understand… to people they didn't care to make an effort to understand...it occupied Basil's mind with a vivid horror.  

It could be that the tree was safe, that they were mistaken. But the loss of this wouldn't just affect the keep and its future, this was history, a surviving, living, thriving symbol of the lives alchemy had touched and so much more.  A living relic, supporting unknown years of research for the alchemical community.

If someone wanted to take that from them all, from the world, with an act of terror, it had to be stopped.  

Basil came upon the complex, lungs struggling at the burst of exertion. Scanning the structure he noticed the figures of people having already entered. There were many, and he couldn't tell if they were or weren’t guild members, but it didn't matter. He made a run for the doors.

"No- stop!" his voice caught in his throat, unheard. 

He entered and without hesitation closed the distance between them.  The group turned to face him. They had not one, but two sizeable containers with them. The herbicides, unused. But there wasn't time for relief yet. 

His words spilled out.

"What do you think you are doing?! You can't - if you understood what any of this means, you'd stop-  please! " 

"Damnit." 

"Thought you said we had a solid distraction planned" 

"Shit shit shit-" 

"Calm it, It's just one guy"

At the revelation they looked at each other and then to Basil with a smile. 

Basil's mind finally caught up to his actions in the moment. He was alone. Confronting terrorists. He stood rigidly, eyes darting from each of the individuals. Five. 

Well, this was it. But at least he chose this. 

"Hey you're the alchemist, right?" Grinned one.

Basil glared them down. 

“What'd you say to us shooting this lone Alchemist here, sprinkle some herbicide in those mismatched hands and let him take the fall?” Another man suggested giddly. 

Bail’s eyes widened with fear but he had to hope they could see reason, at least one of them. “Don’t you understand that this place, this tree, Virgo and it’s alchemists aren’t hurting anyone? Doing this, You are making a mistake! More destruction won’t help anything!” 

“We’ve seen what alchemy can do. There’s a reason why people exterminated and destroyed all they could of it. It’s -”

The man was cut off as the doors to the arboretum were shoved open.

"Sorry I'm late!" A voice rang out, rough but not deep, and very confident “Now lets see here.  Ah." 

  Thym strolled casually through the midst of the surprised men, noting their manner of dress as they passed.  These people bore short blades and pistols on hips clad in leather garments, and thick protective gloves.  Whatever they had in those containers was as caustic and dangerous as the men themselves.  

"You can’t really kill this tree.  Look at it!  Do you know how long it would take to take this thing out?  I mean listen, I’m nonpartisan on this, but you guys are just idiots.” 

  Looks of confusion passed between them, and Basil seemed just as bewildered by Thym’s bravado. 

  Hand fidgeting on the hilt of their sword, Thym paused in front of Basil, and winked, then swung back around to face their adversaries  “This place has guards you know.  Basil would have alerted them before coming here.  I’d rather not have to deal with an investigation of all visitors.  Please, and again, this is for all our sakes, let's be reasonable.”

 Sizing up the gutsy uptowner, they took pause. 

“You’re all talk, kid”

At his comment, one of them, a tall individual with cropped dark hair, raised a pistol. Seeing the motion, Basil couldn’t help but yell out, “Thym, your right!”

"Aw geeze." 

Thym rolled out of the way as the first bullet fired off, glancing back to see Basil make an awkward dodge.  Ducking as a few more shots rang out, Thym leapt behind a table, kicking it over to make a temporary shelter.  The room lit up with a bright flash as several alchemical experiments fell shattering to their doom.

“Hey!” Basil chucked a glass bottle full of some bright liquid at the shooter, and quickly made for cover himself. All it took to drive him out was the approach of one of the gunmen, cut slightly by the glass and more than a little annoyed. Another man drew his blade and rushed Thym’s table blockade.  Jumping up to impede the attack, Thym raised their still-sheathed sword in both hands like a staff, slamming the thick leather case into their opponent’s blade and throwing it back.  With the sharp action, the man’s sword cut a deep indent into the leather, then through the binding at the hilt.

Thym grinned as white ribbons fluttered to the floor.

“Thank you!  I could not get that untied!”  

Drawing their long cutlass, Thym placed themself between their foes and Basil, both of them standing in defense of the tree.  

“Now, let’s try this again.  You can’t really kill this tree.  Because I’d kill you first.”

Thym looked deathly serious as they swung their sword in broad circles, its weight familiar in their skilled hands. Unarmed, Basil shot panicked glances about the arboretum.  With the escalating tension at its breaking point, the supposed leader of the group spoke.  

“Kill them.”

At the order, the five surrounded Basil and Thym, weapons drawn.

“Fuck” Basil remarked.

Thym smiled.

[100woblings]

Index of Sims (Chronological, then Alphabetical

Chronological List

0. Gaia Dalmatian (N/A, Parent)

Diamond Dalmatian (Gaia and Tetsuo Yamasaki)

Hawking Dalmatian (Gaia and Eugene Yarger)

Evanna Dalmatian (Gaia and Reyna Mondragon)

Judith Dalmatian (Gaia and Marshall Sun)

Yurio Dalmatian (Gaia and Arcturus Crow-Swan)

Algernon Dalmatian (Gaia and Kristofer Gresham)

Minerva Dalmatian (Gaia and Jaiden Pierce)

Samwise Dalmatian (Gaia and Arabella Reynolds)

Bolero Dalmatian (Gaia and Emilee Naranjo, Parent)

Berceuse Dalmatian (Bolero and Isabel Gamble)

Hillary Dalmatian (Bolero and Hilary Hutton)

Alejandro Dalmatian (Bolero and Devante Souza)

Darren Dalmatian (Bolero and Lilah Ramsey)

Yuzuru Dalmatian (Bolero and Thorion Holly-Duncan)

Wheaton Dalmatian (Bolero and Bella Goth)

Margaery Dalmatian (Bolero and Hailee Clemons)

Pharos Dalmatian (Bolero and Bret Portillo)

Brienne Dalmatian (Bolero and Bria Atkins)

Sylvie Dalmatian (Bolero and Brianna Lawton)

Drogon Dalmatian (Bolero and Lexie Metz, Parent)

Surya Dalmatian (Drogon and Patrice Dowling)

Oconomowoc Dalmatian (Drogon and Brittani Miccio)

Kataleya Dalmatian (Drogon and Beatrice Decker)

Crescentia Dalmatian (Drogon and James Cope)

Clementine Dalmatian (Drogon and Alexis Sands)

Neva Dalmatian (Drogon and Beatriz Akins)

Sunshine Dalmatian (Drogon and Tessa Dubois)

Karamo Dalmatian (Drogon and Tierra Lind)

Basil Dalmatian (Drogon and Landon Ho)

Erminia Dalmatian (Drogon and Herman Epperson)

Kite Dalmatian (Erminia and Beryl Holly)

Cyrano Dalmatian (Erminia and Thacia Duncan)

Athanasia Dalmatian (Erminia and Celia Holly-Duncan)

Jaime Dalmatian (Erminia and Ellen Dauphine)

Helena Dalmatian (Erminia and Donnell Pineda)

Sandor Dalmatian (Erminia and Josh Cannoli)

Mephistophel Dalmatian (Sandor and Jezebel Holly-Duncan)

Alphabetical List (up through n=20)

Alejandro Dalmatian (#12, Bolero and Devante Souza)

Algernon Dalmatian (#6, Gaia and Kristofer Gresham)

Berceuse Dalmatian (#10, Bolero and Isabel Gamble)

Bolero Dalmatian (#9, Gaia and Emilee Naranjo, Parent)

Brienne Dalmatian (#18, Bolero and Bria Atkins)

Darren Dalmatian (#13, Bolero and Lilah Ramsey)

Diamond Dalmatian (#1, Gaia and Tetsuo Yamasaki)

Drogon Dalmatian (#20, Bolero and Lexie Metz, Parent)

Evanna Dalmatian (#3, Gaia and Reyna Mondragon)

Gaia Dalmatian (#0, N/A, Parent)

Hawking Dalmatian (#2, Gaia and Eugene Yarger)

Hillary Dalmatian (#11, Bolero and Hilary Hutton)

Judith Dalmatian (#4, Gaia and Marshall Sun)

Margaery Dalmatian (#16, Bolero and Hailee Clemons)

Minerva Dalmatian (#7, Gaia and Jaiden Pierce)

Pharos Dalmatian (#17, Bolero and Bret Portillo)

Samwise Dalmatian (#8, Gaia and Arabella Reynolds)

Sylvie Dalmatian (#19, Bolero and Brianna Lawton)

Wheaton Dalmatian (#15, Bolero and Bella Goth)

Yurio Dalmatian (#5, Gaia and Arcturus Crow-Swan)

Yuzuru Dalmatian (#14, Bolero and Thorion Holly-Duncan)

[basilandthym]

  Thym slept in, and didn't emerge from their room until well after breakfast.  It took them a bit of wandering to convene with Basil, and they felt tempted to spend the whole day in a similar manner, but eventually curiosity about the alchemy situation took over.  They tracked Parsley and Coriander to their office, and there found Basil as well.

The twins were accommodating.  They checked in often, pulling whatever information and samples Basil needed in the moment, yet making sure to give Basil his space.  Thym they stationed alongside Basil at a long table pressed against the wall of Parsley and Coriander’s office. Open books and documents were piled around, and Basil sat with a microscope in front of him. He handed off some documents and books to Thym to look over while he tested away at soil samples and plant cuttings. “It can be overwhelming, so if it’s too much, don’t worry.” 

Basil carefully added solutions, hoping for reactions that would identify their composition. Examining a microscope slide, he said casually to Thym, 

“It’s just educated guesswork at this juncture, but with persistence, maybe we’ll have a clue chemically about what’s going on. If we can identify the patterns in the data between each occurrence-" 

  "Might figure it out." Thym muttered.  They glared down at the papers, trying to recall anything they may know about botany, but precious little came to mind.  They spaced out almost immediately.

  "Are you alright?" Basil asked.

  Thym lifted their head sluggishly from where it rested on their folded arms. 

  "Yeah I'm good."  

  Their hair stuck to their forehead with sweat, yet they shivered as they tried to retreat further into their oversized coat.  

  Basil frowned.

  With their slight frame and pale, sun-starved complexion, any earlier signs that they'd been sick had escaped him.  They were good at hiding symptoms. 

  “Hey.” he slid his chair closer to them “Are you sure you are not, perhaps, a bit under the weather?” 

  Thym blinked up at him.  “Just drunk on sunshine.  What I get for, y'know” they waved their hand around lazily “Here-sitting.” 

  Basil squinted and Thym began gathering their scattered papers.  They stood to walk away from the scrutiny, only to slow.  Then the floor was rushing up to meet them.

  “Thym!-” Basil sprung up to stop their fall, and Thym grabbed at his arm, steadying themself.  

  “I'm okay, I'm okay I'm just-”

  Basil felt the hand that gripped his own, then slowly reached to brush Thym's forehead.  He winced.

  “You are badly overheated.  We need to get your fever down.”

  Thym opened their mouth to protest, then thought better of it and nodded. The heat in the greenhouse was particularly stifling today.

  Basil made an effort at awkwardly supporting Thym, a good foot shorter than him. “Are you okay to walk, I can-” 

  Thym straightened.  "I'm okay, Im fine, I just got dizzy." 

  Basil kept a hand out to steady them if needed. As they approached toward the door out of the twins green-office, Parsley perked up from their sitting spot, they rose up to join Basil and Thym’s side.

“You ok there?” They said, concern apparent.

“Feel bad, Just need some sleep.” Thym shrugged.

“Aw, well feel better soon.”

Basil accompanied Thym back to their room.  They took the stairs slowly, Basil keeping a watchful eye in case of another dizzy-spell.  As Thym set themself down on the bed Basil crossed the room, cracking open the window in hopes to let some cool air in. A crisp refreshing breeze instantly made it easier to breathe in the sun-warmed room. “This is silly.  I mean, thanks, but you should probably go back to your work, that’s important.” 

Basil didn’t acknowledge the thought. He glanced to Thym. “Be right back.” He slipped away from the room.

Basil returned, having expediently retrieved a pitcher and some damp towels from downstairs. In addition, in the crook of his non-metallic arm, he held an extra pillow. He placed his haul at Thym’s bedside. 

“May I?” Basil reached for Thym’s coat they’d neglected to remove. 

Thym hesitated, pulling away from Basil's reach, but slipped the coat off themself with relative ease. 

Basil barely seemed to react at the revealed scarring, just an ever so slight twinge in his brow. If it was a look of pity, Thym thought, at least it wasn’t obvious.  He grabbed the damp towels, making to place them himself but then thinking better of it, offered them to Thym.

  “These will cool you down a bit more. One under each arm. And on your forehead if you so choose.”

“Heh, strange. Thanks for the towels." Thym gave a tired laugh "Nurse Basil to the rescue?” 

He dipped his head and turned for the pitcher.

 He poured a generously full glass of water and handed it to Thym, “Drink, and I’ll leave you to rest.” 

Sitting up, Thym downed the contents of the glass in a blink-and-you'd-miss-it manner.

With raised brows Basil backed away, “Okay, that’s that then.”