#losers club halloween creatures

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MORE HALLOWEEN LOSERS CLUB STUFF!!!!!

Halloween Creatures

Stanley: Zombie

Richie: Werewolf

Mike: Warlock

Eddie: Mad Scientist

Ben: Frankenstein

Bill: Vampire

Bev: Banshee

[broughttoyoubyderrymaine]

Happy Halloween from Derry, Maine

§The Losers Club as Creatures of the Night§

Bill - Werewolf

Stan - Vampire

Richie - Werewolf

Eddie - Witch

Ben - Ghost

Bev - Banshee

Mike - Zombie

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@inhaledlies (Eddie)

@brokenwings1989 (Stan)

@derrysresidenttrashmouth (Richie)

[thorniest-rose]

reddie halloween prompt 1# dripping

Richie’s grumpy when he gets to the lake. 

It was a Saturday, which meant he should have been down at the arcade trying to beat his latest high score on Street Fighter, or at home digging through his latest haul from Derry’s one shitty comic book store. What he shouldn’t have been doing was hightailing it down to the lake, because the others had told him that it was urgent. That they had to talk to him. That it couldn’t wait. 

What’s getting ants in your pants, he felt like saying. But instead he’d said, ugh fine, I'll be there, before slamming the phone down and grabbing his backpack.

When he gets there, the others are already waiting for him. Their faces are anxious and they stand there at the glimmering edge of the water, sneakers sooty with trail dust, leaves from the woods clinging to their clothes and hair. 

“What’s the big idea?” Richie says as he half jumps off his bike. “You know Saturday afternoons are my allocated arcade time.” 

They don’t answer him; instead they all look at each other and Richie huffs.

“Sometime this century would be good?”

Bev’s the one who finally breaks their silence.

“We have something to show you,” she says. 

“What? If it’s Stan’s dick, forget about it. It’s so tiny I won’t even be able to see it.”

“Fuck you, Trashmouth,” Stan gripes. He’s standing near the water and every now and then he glances at it, clenching his hands at his sides. And Richie knows Stan well enough to know it’s a nervous gesture, something he only does before something like a big test.

“What is it then?”

Bev hesitates and shoots Bill a look, who nods at her to continue.

“It’s not really something, it’s someone.”

“Someone...?”

“There’s someone we’d like you to meet.”

Richie blinks at them. They brought him all the way out here to do what? Interview a potential member of the Losers Club?

“What the fuck are you talking about?”

Stan rolls his eyes. “You’re so impatient, asshole. We’re trying to explain.”

“Y-yeah, Richie, just cool it for a minute,” Bill says. "We need you to listen."

But Richie's mind wanders back to what he could be doing right now. Of the cool, dark corner of the arcade where he can get back to Street Fighter and his endless sodas. His fingers itch in his pockets, wanting to feel the grubby joystick between them.

“I’m more of a show and tell kinda guy,” he says with a cocky tilt of his eyebrows.

“Let’s just do it,” Mike says. “It’s about time he knows. He's the only one who doesn't."

Richie's good humour vanishes. And he's hit with a wave of apprehension. Something he only feels when he's walking home alone down Derry's quiet streets. When he turns a corner and swears he feels something shift, like the ground beneath his feet isn't quite real. When the air seems to heat, and he hears a faint singing from the sewers.

It was moments like that where Derry felt like more than just the backwater town he grew up in. And Richie's struck with that uncanny sense again. The feeling that Derry was a facade for something else.

“What are you-”

"You'll see," Ben says, giving Richie a smile as soft as a winter blanket. "You'll understand."

"Understand what?"

But they ignore him as they all turn to the water, its surface as still as a painting.

“Eddie, come out,” Stan says.

“Eddie?” Richie says, feeling lost. “Who’s-”

But Richie doesn’t finish his sentence. Can’t. Because a second later a head is emerging from the water. Slowly. Revealing dark hair, a tanned face and a cluster of freckles dotted across a small nose. And that's not any kind of fish Richie has seen before. It's a boy.

Richie feels his mouth fall open as the others break apart to give him a clearer view.

The boy rises until his head and shoulders are peeping out of the water, dripping blue. He blinks at the Losers, water clinging to his lashes, as they greet him with big grins.

He smiles back and Richie feels faint as he sees the dimples popping on his cheeks. 

“Richie, this is Eddie,” Bev says softly from somewhere to his left. “And he’s our friend.”

But Richie still can’t speak. Because there are drops of water clinging to the boy’s nose and cheeks, glinting in the sunlight like crystals, and the side of his face and chest shimmer with light blue scales, like the glitzy dresses that Derry girls stepped into for the summer dance. Because somehow, between the deep brown of the boy's eyes and the pale pink of his plump lower lip, he's the most beautiful thing Richie's ever seen.

“Hi,” the boy - this mer-creature - says as he stares up at him shyly. “Hi, Richie.”

And later, much later, Richie swears up and down that he said something suave. But in the moment all he can do is stare until finally he swallows thickly and says, "Hey."

[lovemesomesurveys]

“The rest of your life” Are you independent or dependent? Both, but definitely more dependent. Even more so these past few years.

If you could put your life into a category, where would it go? I feel like this would be easier to answer if you gave a list of categories. I don’t know what kind of insight you’re looking for. <<< Yeah, I have no idea how to answer this.

How many animals do you have? I have one doggo. <3

Are you popular? Nope. Never was and that’s perfectly fine.

What time were you born? Around 430PM.

Have you had any candy this week? Nope.

Are you more afraid of tornadoes or hurricanes? I’ve never experienced either one, but they both sound terrifying.

Do you like those nerd glasses? I don’t know what “nerd glasses” you’re referring to.

Have you ever been in a fist fight? Nope. Or any kind of physical fight.

What color is your house? Beige.

When was the last time you saw a rainbow? Hmm. I don’t remember.

Have you ever ate a crayon? Nope.

Ever rode in a helicopter? Yes, after my accident I had to be flown to another hospital.

Do you like rabbits? Sure.

Do you like mushrooms? Nope.

“It’s like you step into the room and just press play” What was the last movie you cried at? On Halloween I rewatched It Chapter 2 and the ending always gets me in the feels with what happens to Eddie, when it shows the loser’s club as kids and then adults, and the letter from Stanley.

What ice cream flavor best describes your personality? Vanilla cause I’m plain and simple and “innocent”, ha.

Would you rather work for a small or large company? I don’t know.

Where's your favorite place to buy clothes? Boxlunch and Hot Topic.

How many languages do you speak? Just one fluently. I can speak some Spanish, though. 

What was the worst movie you've ever seen? Hm. There’s been several wtf movies, but I don’t know what I’d say was the worst. I don’t feel like thinking much about it.

What video game have you played the most? Mario bro games and most recently Animal Crossing: New Horizons. I’ve been playing that just about everyday for a lot of this year.

What was your favorite TV show as a child? Nick Jr shows, Playhouse Disney shows, Arthur, The Big Comfy Couch, Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Bobby’s World, some Cartoon Network cartoons, and Saturday morning cartoons like Recess and Pepperann.

What's your favorite sport? None.

If you were given a brand new yacht, what would you name it? I have no idea. 

Do you believe there’s life on other planets? Not in the form of ugly green creatures with odd shaped heads.

What was the worst place you ever traveled to? Hm. I haven’t been anywhere I didn’t really like.

What is one thing you’re really bad at? Life.

Do you believe in angels? Yes.

Would you rather be a famous actor or musician? Neither.

“where have you been all my life?” If you could have invented one thing, what would it have been? I don’t know.

What's your favorite exercise workout? I don’t have one. I don’t exercise :X

What's your favorite thing to do? Some things I like to do include surveys, reading, watching YouTube, scrolling through Tumblr, and checking my social medias.

What did you do for your 17th birthday? I’m sure dinner with family. Probably invited my aunts and cousins over.

Does your local Wal Mart have benches in them to rest? Yeah.

Was your favorite stuffed animal really a teddy bear growing up? I got more into stuffed animals as I got older to be honest when I started collecting giraffe stuffed animals.

If your house was haunted, what would you do? Uhh I don’t know.

Are you crazy in love currently? No.

Are you good at swimming? No, I can’t swim.

What's worse: Slow internet or slow walkers? Slow internet is suuuuper frustrating.

What is the rudest thing a guy has ever done to you? Use me and play me.

Do you sleep with the sheets tucked in or out? Out.

What do you do to fall asleep faster? I don’t have much say when I fall asleep, but to try and help with that I listen to ASMR.

Do you carry a bottle of water wherever you go? No.

Ae you afraid that one day you might get cancer? It is something I’m afraid of. I’m someone who tends to think it’s always a possibility whenever something is wrong or I’m really sick.

“Letters to Juliet” Are you a fast or slow walker? I’m a fast wheeler.

Do you usually have to wear a belt with your pants? I never wear a belt.

Does it bother you when people's underwear hangs out? Kinda cause as someone in a wheelchair I’m at the level of a lot of people’s behinds lol and yeah, I don’t particularly want to see their underwear. Even worse if their ass is hanging out.

Are you usually the person to try new things with your hair? No.

When's your birthday? July 28th.

Do you own a bobble-head toy? Yes.

What color was the towel you used to dry off with today after a shower? I haven’t showered yet today.

Has anyone ever walked you home? Yeah.

Have you ever liked someone and they were taken? Yes.

When was the last time you went fishing? I’ve only tried it once, briefly. It wasn’t my thing.

True or false: You've read the book Lord of the Flies? True.

Have you heard of the band Yellowcard? Yep. 

Have you ever seen the show Teen Wolf? I never got into it.

Do you have any quotes, lyrics etc on your walls? No. Are you a fan of Star Wars? Yes. I finally caught up on season 2 of The Mandalorian so far last night.

“Our parents never let us cross the street, but we did it anyway” Has anyone ever told you that you have nice hair? Yes.

What brand of camera do you own? I use my iPhone XR.

Is there something you're not looking forward to? My next doctor appointment.

Have you ever read the book Thirteen Reasons Why? Yep, back when I was in high school.

Do you wear white pants? No. I avoid wearing white cause I’m a slob haha.

When was the last time you were really angry? My doctor pisses me off. I don’t know why it’s so hard to get a call back regarding some lab results. I call and they say they’re waiting for the doctor to look over them and they’ll call me back to let me know but ugh it’s been taking days.

Have you ever made a 3 pointer in a basketball game? I’ve never participated in a basketball game.

Do you think you look better with your hair up or down? Down, but I always throw it up because it’s easier to deal with. I don’t have the energy or motivation to style or do anything with it.

Do you warm up before you hardcore exercise? I don’t hardcore exercise. Or exercise at all.

Do you want a pair of Converse shoes? Not currently.

Are you more of a studs or hoops type of person when it comes to earrings? Studs.

How many shirts do you have of your favorite band? Two.

Turn on the TV. What channel are you on? It’s already on, it’s currently on The Hallmark Channel. 

Have you ever wore a tie before? No.

What did you have for breakfast this morning? I haven’t ate anything yet today, it’s only 5:28AM.

“For the Krusty Krab” Are you good at art? Nope, not at all.

How many times have you read your favorite book? I don’t reread books, actually. 

Name one thing that you really hate. My health.

Have you ever tried walking on stilts? No. That would be impossible for me.

Is there a war that you find interesting? I’ve read the most about the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln. Especially for one of my community college history classes because the professor was a big Lincoln buff and I did a paper on Lincoln and the war.

Would you rather live in the city or country? City.

Do you think $7 is too much for a movie ticket? $7 is okay, but our movie tickets are more than that.

Would you like to be a newscast person? No. Fun fact: I was one of the newscasters on my elementary school’s news program when I was in the 7th grade, though. I enjoyed it, it was fun. It was nerve wracking, too, cause I went to a k-8th grade school and the news program played in every single grade/classroom. 

Do you like word searches, coloring or crosswords better? I enjoy word searches and coloring.

Close your eyes and press a random key on the keyboard. j

How many William’s do you know? I don’t know any.

What time did you wake up this morning? It’s 5:34AM, I haven’t gone to bed yet.

Do you enjoy crutches? I’ve never used them, but does anyone actually enjoy them? They’re beneficial and necessary for some, so it’s great that they exist, but I don’t know if anyone actually enjoys them.

What's better: Snapple or Arizona tea? I used to love Arizona teas when I was a teenager. The green tea and the watermelon flavors were my favorite.

Make a word out of the word: Dinosaur. Sound.

“she said I love this song, I’ve heard it before” When you were younger, did you play with legos? Yeah.

Do you like Trix cereal? Yes. I haven’t had it in several years, though.

Do you get nervous easily? Yesss.

How long is your Facebook password? Uh, I’m not sharing that.

Do you like the movie Mean Girls? Yes.

How do you want your wedding to be? I don’t plan on getting married.

Have you seen the movie or show Catfish? Both. I love the tv show.

Do you hate it when you arrive to something early? No, I hate when I arrive to something late.

Have you ever been on Omegle? Yes.

Are you still in love with one of your exes? Nope. I moved on years ago.

Do you think it's attractive when guys wear beanies? It can be, sure.

What's something that makes you feel shy in public? Being in crowded places is one.

Do you like the shows on MTV? I like Catfish and the Teen Mom shows.

If you could go back and relive one day, what day? Hm. I’d have to really think about that if it was just one day.

What's one word you hate to be called? Sensitive. I know I am, but I hate being told “I’m too sensitive.” Plus sometimes it’s like, “no, maybe you’re just mean?” 

[medusahq]

A LIST OF WANTED PLOTS FOR HALLOWEEN I’D LOVE TO DO FT. BELOW :

( tw: clowns ) a plot based off the movie, IT. i’d love to do either first generation losers club ?? or perhaps a second generation, set after the OG club thought they shut down pennywise. i haven’t seen the 2nd movie though, so no spoilers pls (i’m probs gonna watch it tonight lmao my dumbass waited long enough).

also i would love a plot based off of the upcoming movie, doctor sleep. i’m not too familiar with the books, but i love the idea. and i would give my soul for someone to play rose the hat w/ rebecca ferguson against my own (female) version of danny. think love/hate and murderous cults. 

( tw: murder ) a plot where every month there’s been a killing in this small town, and our muses have lived there their whole lives. and at first, obvs it must be some newcomer who’s doing this shit, but turns out my muse is being forced to kill people unless the REAL bad guy who’s been contacting them anonymously ends up killing their loved ones/your muse. 

a plot based on androids and humans. in the near future, androids are owned by humans. they’re considered just machines and aren’t treated like people. but woops, now androids can think and have emotions so there’s been some turmoil. there’s a number of plots i can think of for this.

a plot based on zombies. preferably styled after the walking dead or resident evil, since i’m trash for those. perhaps our muses are there for the beginning of the apocalypse, maybe they used to know each other and meet up later on, maybe one’s ‘enhanced’ like alice in resident evil, maybe we could even say it’s after the zombie apocalypse and everyone’s trying to ‘right’ the world again but there’s some crazy humans in the way.

( tw: murder ) the purge. but hear me out. instead of them both trying to survive, or both killing people, maybe one’s trying to survive and has always been a good person and the other’s always enjoyed the purge/killing folks with their group of crazy friends/family. but the latter ends up not wanting to kill the ‘good person.’ so now they gotta figure out a way to get them both out of there alive before the group slaughters them both.

a plot based on the movie/show/book, the golden compass. though i’m only familiar with the film with nicole kidman lmao. where people have ‘daemons’ and they’re basically their soul animals in physical form. like a familiar for a witch, so to speak. they talk/act human, but they’re an animal loyal to only one person. if one dies, they both die. tbh i want this gay af. where the younger woman ( above 18 ) is fighting against this evil woman who’s trying to separate daemons from people for good reasons but ofc going about it all the wrong way. 

a plot based on frankenstein. where this human scientist creates a ‘monster’ out of different body parts and brings it to life. now, the scientist is in charge of teaching it how to behave and ease into society, but there’s going to be a lot of bumps in the road. especially because the monster has a violent streak.

( tw: torture, murder ) a plot where our muses just showed up to a small, unheard of town trying to start their lives over after some sort of failure or tragedy back home. they go to work for this old, rundown circus/theme park that the locals mention was recently set up. it only shows up once a year in the small town, during the month of october. so our muses become workers and it’s fine until things start seeming off about the people/attractions there. even the locals are acting strange. turns out the place is a killing pot for the town’s locals. they hold it every year to put travelers/halloween enthusiasts passing through through a series of horrors and tortures for their own entertainment. our muses are either forced to go along with the ‘entertainment’ or they’ll be kicked off the ‘locals’ team and become the prey, too. 

halloweentown plot where one muse is a witch who has never really known what/who they are because they were abandoned as a kid in the mortal world. but they did end up finding out they had magic at some point in their childhood due to a traumatic experience forcing their magic to surface. but they can’t really control it. cut to later on finding out from a friend in their adult life that there’s this magical world called halloweentown and they def reek of witch so they should head on over there before the portal closes. so this muse does, hoping to find their family or people who can help them. either we can do family feels or maybe some random other witch takes them under their wing as a mentor and teaches them.

a medusa/whomever plot. i’d love if maybe it were back in ancient greece. maybe your char is someone trying to come and behead her to have her ability to turn others into stone, or maybe avenge someone who was turned into stone by her. maybe your char is a woman medusa has watched from afar and grown interested in. perhaps a lady that frequents near the area medusa’s cave lies, maybe even one that’s blind so that medusa could never turn her to stone. or do a modern day medusa/assassin plot since i have a muse/verse for it!

other random plots/ideas to consider: based in the twilight franchise world (specifically with a muse that’s the wife of another, and has been turned into a vampire and ends up finding her love after years of the other thinking their wife dead), a narnia inspired plot that’s either beautiful fantasy world or maybe it’s more nightmarish and full of horror creatures, an evil witch who practices dark arts and a ghost who has come to her for help finding a body/way to return to the ‘living’ realm completely.

[corruption-spreads]

The Catalyst of Horror: H.P. Lovecraft

In February of 1928, the magazine Weird Tales was the first to publish “The Call of Cthulhu,” the now profoundly influential short story by Howard Phillips Lovecraft. The story is told in three parts through the eyes of Francis Wayland Thurston, an anthropologist from Boston, with much of the story being Thurston reading his grand-uncle’s notes. However, the story did not initially carry the legendary status it has now. When Lovecraft first submitted the story, it was rejected by editor Farnsworth Wright of Weird Tales. Likewise, Lovecraft wasn’t exactly a fan of the story either, describing it as “rather middling – not as bad as the worst, but full of cheap and cumbrous touches.” Lovecraft died in March of 1937, poor and nearly impoverished, with no idea of the weight his name and stories would eventually hold among writers of horror. H.P. Lovecraft has inspired countless stories across various mediums, going so far as to even have a genre named after him, dubbed “Lovecraftian horror.” His themes of cosmicism, misanthropy, and hopelessness act as groundworks for similar themes found in modern horror. More specifically, the themes found in tales told by Stephen King, John Carpenter, and many other works of popular film and literature.

John Carpenter is a critically renown filmmaker and composer in the horror movie milieu, who takes clear inspiration from H.P. Lovecraft’s works. Carpenter himself once said “A master craftsman, Lovecraft brings compelling visions of nightmarish fear, invisible worlds and the demons of the unconscious. If one author truly represents the very best in American literary horror, it is H. P. Lovecraft” (Lovecraft, Dream). Through the way he talks with reverence for Lovecraft, it’s shown that Carpenter’s admiration runs deep; furthermore, many of the philosophies and themes found in Lovecraft’s writing can be found reflected in Carpenter’s own work. Lovecraft is quoted saying that “the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown,” and Carpenter takes this to heart (Lovecraft, Supernatural). An obvious example of Lovecraftian influence in John Carpenter’s work is in his film The Thing. In The Thing, a group of Americans become entrapped in a research base in the Antarctic. On this base, they discover an otherworldly creature with the ability to almost perfectly mimic humans, including their personality and appearance. Throughout the movie, characters are killed, unable to comprehend and come up with a method of defeating this seemingly unstoppable monster. This causes them to turn on each other, suspecting the others to be the creature. This movie reflects on Lovecraft’s themes of misanthropy and hopelessness. With the characters unable to discern who the creature is mimicking before it’s too late, they begin to resent and doubt each other, isolating themselves mentally from their fellow survivors, making it nearly impossible to work together in order to defeat it. Throughout the movie, the characters are kept on edge, unable to feel safe and relaxed. This is very similar to another one of John Carpenter’s movies, Halloween. Halloween focuses on a babysitter by the name of Laurie Strode, and an escaped inmate from a nearby mental institution. As the movie goes on, the inmate, Michael Meyers, shows many odd characteristics that one wouldn’t expect a human to show. This includes the ability to teleport, as well as a seeming imperviousness to bullets or other harm. The latter ability is magnified at the end of the film, where Michael is shot six times in the chest and falls from a second story balcony. However, it’s revealed that Michael survives this ordeal. This touches on cosmicism, with Michael seeming to be an unstoppable force of nature, rather than an actual human being. When reviewing the original script of Halloween, Carpenter can be seen referring to Michael simply as “the Shape” a total of 95 times, further amplifying this idea that the killer is something larger than life. Through these two movies, it is understandable that H.P. Lovecraft and his themes heavily impacted John Carpenter and his works, which future horror writers may be further inspired by, lengthening the impact that Lovecraft has had on the genre.

Stephen King is another author who is heavily inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s writing and themes. While Carpenter focused more on the misanthropic themes found in Lovecraft’s works, King was more interested in the theme of cosmicism. Cosmicism refers to the philosophy that humans are, in the grand scheme of the universe, rather insignificant, and that there is no divine presence watching over humanity. This theme shows up particularly often in Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos, with eldritch beings controlling the universe. King has been quoted saying, “Now that time has given us some perspective on his work, I think it is beyond doubt that H.P. Lovecraft has yet to be surpassed as the twentieth century's greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale” (qtd. in Wohleber). Many of Stephen King’s works focus heavily on motifs also found in Lovecraft’s work, such as insanity and god-like creatures that the human mind cannot fully comprehend. One of King’s most popular books, It, exemplifies these themes. While on the surface, It just appears to be a story about a child-eating clown, the story goes much deeper than that. It is an eldritch being who has existed before time itself, whose true form cannot be grasped by the main characters, neither as children nor as adults. This is very similar to a creature in the Lovecraft mythos by the name of Azathoth. Azathoth is also known as the blind idiot god and is said to be the reason that the universe exists. According to the mythos, Azathoth is dreaming the entire universe and, if he were ever awoken (as is attempted in various Lovecraft novels), it would cause the universe to end. Azathoth essentially has the power to warp reality, much like It does, which It uses to terrify children in order to make them tastier. It also uses this reality warping power in order to draw the main characters (collectively known as the Losers Club) back to their hometown as adults, eventually causing the demise of many of the characters. However, It was not the only story that King wrote that was directly inspired by Lovecraft. The Mist is a novella centered around a town in Maine. Similar to Lovecraft having a majority of his stories taking place in New England, King has many of his stories taking place in Maine, where he grew up. After a military test goes awry, a threatening mist covers the town of Bridgton, Maine, forcing residents to take shelter as waves of otherworldly creatures threaten their lives. Most of the novella is set in a supermarket where those who were there when the mist arrived soon find themselves trapped. The Mist touches on Lovecraft’s theme of misanthropy. After only a few days in the supermarket where the majority of the story takes place, the small society formed within it quickly turns to anarchy, with suicides occurring, unlikely people getting together to have end-of-the-world sex, and factions forming. It’s implied that humans are the “real monsters” of the story, with one of the characters, Mrs. Carmody, attempting to sacrifice the other town residents in an effort to please the mist. This also falls in line with Lovecraft’s theme of misanthropy and the cruel nature of humans, with authority figures and the government in his stories often turning their backs on the impending doom humanity is facing. Lovecraft may think that when humanity turns its back on itself, it may in fact deserve it.

H.P. Lovecraft’s effects on the genre don’t only reach to famous filmmakers and authors such as John Carpenter and Stephen King, however, with the eeriness of Lovecraft’s work being something that horror writers still discuss and attempt to emulate. In a journal written by Thomas Hull, an associate professor of mathematics, titled H.P. Lovecraft: a Horror in Higher Dimensions, he discusses the impact Lovecraft’s writing has had on the modern world of horror. “…Lovecraft was a master at capturing a certain eerie mood of unknown gulfs which very few horror writers have since come near,” Hull says. “Specifically, Lovecraft was primarily interested in creating an appropriate mood to inspire in the reader a sense of cosmic horror: that the hopes, dreams, and philosophies of humankind are inconsequential to the larger universe” (Hull 10). These philosophies are something that creators of horror attempt to emulate. For instance, take H.R. Giger. Giger was an illustrator and painter, who became very popular for his work in Alien, a science fiction movie from 1979, specifically through his designs of the xenomorph, the main villain in the film. Giger was heavily inspired by Lovecraft, evident by the fact that he would name two collections of his work after the Necronomicon, an item found in various stories. The first of these works, Necronomicon, was given to Ridley Scott, the director of Alien, during pre-production of the movie. After Ridley Scott saw the illustrations, H.R. Giger was hired to make concept art for Alien. Furthermore, Alien was also inspired heavily by Lovecraft, featuring aspects of the Lovecraftian philosophy cosmicism. There are numerous movies with slight Lovecraft influence, such as The Evil Dead series featuring a Necronomicon, Ghostbusters, Re-animator, and The Cabin in the Woods. These films act as proof of Lovecraft’s more subtle influence on the horror genre.

Through these plentiful examples of Lovecraft’s themes reflected in the works of horror innovators, it is shown that Lovecraft had a lasting effect on horror as a genre. To this day, numerous writers use the adjective “Lovecraftian” to describe their stories, from monsters within them to the insignificance of man evidenced through the themes. With influential works such as Call of Cthulhu and At the Mountains of Madness, readers of horror are terrified of otherworldly beings who don’t care for them, many of whom show up in stories by those Lovecraft inspired.

Works Cited

Carpenter, John, and Debra Hill. “HALLOWEEN.” Shooting draft, 10 Apr. 1978

Hull, Thomas. “H.P. Lovecraft: A Horror in Higher Dimensions.” Math Horizons, vol. 13, no. 3, Feb. 2006, pp. 10-12. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/25678597.

Lovecraft, Howard P. Supernatural Horror in Literature. Edited by E.F. Bleiler, New York: Dover Publications, 1973.

---. The Dream Cycle of H.P. Lovecraft: Dreams of Terror and Death. Ballantine Books, 2003.

Wohleber, Curt. “The Man Who Can Scare Stephen King.” American Heritage, vol. 46, no. 8, Dec. 1995, www.americanheritage.com/content/man-who-can-scare-stephen-king.

[kyloren]

Mileven post-S2 fanfiction recommendation list: PART IV

This is a continuation of my ever-growing Mileven Fanfiction Rec List (see instalments I, II, and III). If your fanfic isn’t featured, apologies. Message me and we’ll amend that grievance in the next rec list instalment. 

* marks the ongoing stories. 

canon: 

interludes by veausy: “They stood like that, dimly lit by the hallway lamp, until Hopper cleared his throat. “Mike,” she breathed.” 

+ its sequel: idylls by veausy: ““You should get a Mike,” El offered. Didn’t everyone have one?” 

snowbound by hannahberrie: “When El invites Mike to spend the day at the cabin, Hopper finds himself supervising a sleepover he didn’t sign up for.” 

.. ._.. ___ …_ . _.__ ___ .._ (i love you) by AriaCessair: “El wants to learn about kisses, but the end result is much more than she expected.” 

anything short of a miracle by youheldyourbreath: “Mike has spent the last year in abject agony over losing Eleven. And then, he gets her back.” 

the 436 kiss by youheldyourbreath: “Mike and El have 435 kisses that are short, sweet and perfunctory. Kiss 436 is not that kind of embrace.” 

we were just kids when by DarkBeauty_890: “Hopper arches a brow, giving Mike a once over. He sucks in another puff of his cigarette, before stubbing it out and scratching his nose, “Elle’s not here. She and Red went out to go see a movie about an hour ago.” Mike clears his throat and doesn’t break their locked gaze, “I’m actually here because I wanted to talk to you.”” 

the invasion* by ValBirch: “Hawkins, 1985. On the day of her first birthday in Hawkins, El starts having nosebleeds, even when she’s not using her powers. That night, Will’s nightmares return, but they’re different this time. Everything is different this time.” 

winter, spring, summer, fall* by returntosaturn: “A collection of first experiences for El during her first year in Hawkins, outside of the lab.” 

radio static* by Archer of Ecclesia : ““Mike,” El had scarcely noticed her seizure of the radio. Garble filled her ears. Her grip around the radio tightened as she quickly switched it off, breathing shallowly. She almost threw the device across the room when the garble continued, and worsened, more severe than ever. Or, a new creature lurks in Hawkins, Indiana, this time, closer to home than ever.” 

to find you again* by MuffinLove03: “Finding her was only the beginning. In a town still vulnerable to inter-dimensional threats and sketchy government agents, it's going to take a lot to keep her safe and bring her home. But he was prepared to do whatever it took. He promised.” 

the artemis institute* by Arnarkusaga: “Starting from the night the gate was closed and detailing the events that follow, including unexpected doings at the Hawkin’s Lab, and a mysterious underground resistance movement.” 

kissing cousins by pathvain_aelien: “Mr. Clarke at the Snow Ball.” 

+ its sequel: eleven’s story* by pathvain_aelien. 

snowed in by luxuriousvoyage11: “A bad snow storm makes for an unexpected sleepover at the Byers.” 

only this by Val_Creative: “Eleven and Mike and their relationship through Hopper’s eyes.” 

a ghostly encounter* by PlaidDino: “The boys (and Max) go Trick-Or-Treating on Halloween, but these Ghostbusters find themselves being followed by someone in a ghost costume.” 

the best night of your life by wheezy: “Her lips are parted in an almost smile and Mike sends a prayer he won’t have to wait 353 days to kiss them ever again.” 

funny business by rainingcatsandkisses: ““On one condition” Hopper had said when El had asked if Mike could walk her home instead. “You come straight home. I’ll be waiting at the turn by Pinewood. And,” he’d added darkly, staring at Mike, “No funny business from you, Mr. Wheeler. I will know.”” 

i think we’re alone now by cali-chan (girls_are_weird): ““Listen, I’m no t supposed to leave you two alone here. Hopper will have my head if he finds out, so just… behave, okay?”” 

day two hundred and five by Someone_else_before: “In which Mike has a birthday, El has a daydream, and Hopper says, “Soon.”” 

eleven, mike, and the flu by loti_miko: “She quickly put the blindfold over her eyes, her surroundings going dark, and in an instant she was at Mike’s. He had his eyes closed; his cheeks flushed bright pink, a colour quite distinguishable even in the darkness of The Void.” 

el byers and the secret crush by Someone_else_before: “Eleven moves in with the Byers’, learns to adapt to ordinary Hawkins life, and tries to figure out why Mike has been acting so oddly since their kiss in the cafeteria.” [post S1] 

+ its sequel: dustin henderson and the secret crush by Someone_else_before: “Dustin is head over heels for a girl in his class, and he asks Eleven to use her powers to help him in his quest to win her over.” 

stay in the dark by ceruleanstorm: “Mike’s waited 23 days to see Eleven again after she saved the damn world. But there’s a big reason El isn’t as excited to see him.” 

pretty scary, pretty good by nonoma: “His girl’s going to be the scariest girl at Hawkins High.” 

behind enemy lines by therealfarklenation: “He was stepping behind enemy lines, praying he wouldn’t get caught. She welcomed the risk with opened arms, praying that he wouldn’t stop.” 

the first summer* by Kiddo7: “It’s the gang’s first summer all together, and Mike can’t wait to show El all that it has to offer.” 

prepping for high school* by DarknessFallsLikeFeathers: “Mike is excited to be able to go see El at the cabin and help her with her studies. However, summer break is around the corner and a new challenge shows up on their doorstep.” [I, personally, am on the fence about how I feel about this fic: it’s interesting, but it also is featuring an OC quite prominently, so…*shrugs* take that as you will.] 

green-eyed eleven by Brown Eyes Parker: “Eleven experiences her first bout of jealousy when a new girl moves to town.” [from a post-S2 hindsight, this is really funny. it’s funny cause it’s true.]  

not knowing what it was by 27vampyresinhermind: “We were just kids when we fell in love, not knowing what it was.” 

you feel it too* by Maiasaura: “Mike and Eleven were more alike than they knew. Mike had been broken for years, and Eleven broken her whole life. The events of November, 1983 only fully destroyed them both, and a year apart only further drove the wedge.” [beware: this one is super depressing. like, all the content warnings apply.] 

alternative universe: 

roller coaster day by SmoothFluffle: “She was beginning to doubt herself as she listened to the anxious boy in a cap list the most atrocious accidents that happened to people while being on the metal ride. Suddenly, she wondered if this roller coaster thing was such a good idea.” No Supernatural AU. 

cigarettes, eggos, and the secrets between us* by salavibes: “Popular, high-school bad-boy, Mike Wheeler finds himself falling for the shy and nerdy new girl who’s hiding a deep secret. Will they ever set aside their strikingly different personalities and pursue a relationship? Also what happens when they begin to both change each other in ways they never expected?” bad-boy!Mike AU. 

crossover: 

may the force be with you* by serendipitous_rambles: “El has always dreamt of seeing the galaxy but simply can’t leave Tatooine. But she has powers she doesn’t even know she has. Yet plans have been discovered of a Death Star that could result in the deaths of millions. Along the way she meets a smuggler called Mike, and some trusty resistance pilots Will and Lucas, along with their engineering best friend Dustin (who just can’t get his droid Steve to shut up). An adventure in a galaxy far far away with rebellion, hope (and a disgruntled old Jedi Hopper).” Stranger Things x Star Wars AU. 

the second coming* by TheDevotchka: “In 1983, the so-called ‘Loser’s Club’ defeated It, a monster who had plagued the town of Derry for millennia. In 1984, the new Librarian of the Hawkins Public Library makes a series of phone-calls after the suspicious and unpleasantly familiar disappearances of three children. Seasoned monster hunters, the Loser’s Club teams up with another group of unlikely heroes — Mike, Dustin, Lucas, and Will.” Stranger Things x It Crossover. [okay, so I lied. This one isn’t really Mileven…so far.] 

+ bonus: Wherein Mileven are not quite Pure™: 

sex ed by Phantasmoplast: “El hears a new word for the first time, and decides to ask Mike what it means.” 

+ its smutty outtakes: sex ed chapter 5: shower and sex ed chapter 8: homework. 

dessert by wynniethecat: “When El teases Mike under the dinner table, he decides he needs to teach her a lesson about proper table etiquette.” 

+ you know, if you want aged-up!Mileven smut, just go check out wynniethecat’s profile. She has tons of it. 

+ bonus 2: Wherein The Party is prominently featured: 

you fight like a baby(sitter) by nicefacepotter: “With his reputation ruined, Steve’s main source of social interaction is a group of middle schoolers. Now that group of nerds wanted him in their D&D campaign. What did he get himself into?” 

in the aftermath it is quiet (as we wait for everything to begin again) by Dontfloatthe100: ““So,” Steve says as he scrapes the last of the eggs off his plate, “you must be Eleven.” El nods as she finishes up her own. “Hmm. I thought you would be taller.””  

fun with jim and jane* by clarabelle: ““Mouth breather, huh? Another new word you picked up?” “No,” El says, and she sounds almost wistful. Probably thinking about that Wheeler kid again.” 

time and time again by sporadicallyceaseless: “Five times Chief Hopper gets called into the school because his kid is a goddamn menace.” 

20 questions by liadan14: “A few questions Eleven asked before she turned eighteen, and one she didn’t.” 

+ its sequel: just can’t face myself alone again by liadan14: “Dustin and his friends grow up in fits and starts. These are a few of them.” 

don’t lock her in by SmoothFluffle: “El gets locked in inside a school closet.” 

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imma gonna be making these till i’m old and grey, aren’t i?

UPDATE: part V is out.

[reddieaddict]

You’re Gonna Live Forever In Me (Part 3/4)

Prequel to Richie’s Eulogy

Official Cast

Part 1 Part 2

A/N: This chapter is when we finally get to see Richie in all his hispanic glory! Haha I hope you all like how I characterized the Losers. I know it’s kinda different than how other people do, but I wanted to spice things up. Bill’s parents are nicer in my fic than in Canon, but I liked to imagine eventually they help and became nicer. Whatever though. I also added a lot more humor into this chapter. I fucking love doing dialogue and really hope you all find it funny. Enjoy. 

Pairings: Reddie with a slutty side of Stenbrough and some implied Benverly 

Summary: It’s senior year and Eddie has began to notice Richie exhibiting strange behavior. He is worried he might be hiding something, but doesn’t know how to confront Richie about it without setting him off and making matters worse.

December 1994

It was Christmas in Derry, Maine, and just as it’s been since the conception of the club, all seven losers found themselves in the Denbrough’s household, preparing for their annual holiday dinner. Eddie, Mike, Ben, and Bev’s parents preferred to celebrate Christmas Eve as a family, which, coincidentally (and conveniently), allowed the Losers to spend actual Christmas Day with each other. Stan was Jewish as fuck, so he could do whatever the hell he wanted on the Christmas; and Richie’s parents didn’t care what he did any other day of the year, so why would Christmas be any different? For some of the Losers, this was rather poetic; since their friends were more of a family to them than anything their parents could hope or care to be.

  Despite having become accustomed to his parent’s active indifference, the holiday season was still an agonizingly difficult time for Richie. This was the time of year when the world seemingly would mock and torture him with imagery of happy families, as if to say “You see this? You will never have this!”  Of course, this wasn’t really the case, but it sure felt like it was to Richie.  Seeing all these families on TV, in advertisements, and even around town indulging in their pseudo-domestic bliss that came with the yuletide had Richie’s heart set ablaze with jealousy. “How can people be so happy? Why couldn’t he have that? Why did his parents have to be so awful?” These questions loomed over Richie, taunting him.

  Unable to make the pessimistic voices in his head dissipate, he figured if he spoke louder and didn’t stop, he could drown them out enough to make the season tolerable. Unfortunately this made him especially intolerable to everyone, except the Losers. Richie has always liked to crack inappropriate jokes and be the center of attention, but this was taking it to a whole new level. Anything and everything out of his trashmouth was either a crass joke or an obscenity, making his nickname even more fitting. The Losers weren’t thrilled about this, but, being aware of his situation, had developed more patience for him throughout the years. This didn’t mean that there weren’t times when Richie crossed thresholds and sent them into a fury.

“GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME, ASSHOLE!” Having Richie pestering him all day, had Eddie fed up. “I don’t care if there is a mistletoe under every fucking doorframe, I am not making out with you!”  

“Baby, don’t be such a prude! Es Navidad! Dame un besito! Andale mi nino lindo! Presioso!” Eddie hated PDA and refused to kiss Richie outside of the privacy of their rooms, but it was their first Christmas as a couple and Richie wanted to make it special. So, he decided to bring out the big guns: talking in Spanish. Whenever Richie spoke in his native language, Eddie would melt and Richie could get him to do almost anything. 

Eddie froze in place as fire spread across his cheeks, giving away just how effective his boyfriend’s tactic had been.  “Umm. . . uh. . . ahem! NO! Stop it! I know what you’re doing and that is not going to work this time! I have to get back into the kitchen to help Mrs.Denbrough with dinner! You’ve already distracted me long enough!”

“Bebe, no seas asi! Amorsito! Nene!” Richie cooed as he wrapped himself around Eddie’s shoulders. “Solo un besito chiquito! Aaaandaleeee!”

“Fuck off.” Eddie pushed him away and began to make his way back into the kitchen. “If you keep annoying me, I won’t kiss you for the rest of the week.”

“Hijo de tu puta madre!” Richie mumbled under his breath, crossing his arms over his chest, and a child-like pout settling on his rosy lips.

“I KNOW WHAT THE FUCKING MEANS, DUMBASS!” Eddie retorted as he disappeared behind the kitchen door.

“Oh shit. . .” This is when Richie knew he fucked up.

“So, what happened? Did you get Eddie to kiss you or what?” Stan smirked as he continued to set the table. All of the Losers had been setting up for dinner, while Richie was on his quest for affection.

  “Of course he didn’t! Why do you even bother asking, knowing how Eddie is?” Mike answered, beating Richie to the punch. 

“Because then he has to admit to us that he didn’t, making his failure humiliating as well as disappointing.” Stan looked directly into Richie’s eyes with a condescending self-satisfaction. 

“Wow! You’re evil. . . and I think it’s making fall in love with you all over again.” Bill placed a delicate kiss onto his boyfriend’s temple as he passed by him with a stack of plates in his hands. Through years of speech therapy his stutter had pretty much disappeared, except in the instances when he found himself inebriated. 

Richie was none too pleased with getting ambushed by the people who he was starting to regret calling his friends. “Honestly, I don’t get what you’re being so smug about, Staniel. My Eddie is a classy lady with decorum, which more than I can say for you. Don’t think any of us have forgotten about catching you bobbing for Bill’s apple last Halloween!” 

“CAN YOU NOT!?” Bev interjected, disgusted with the memory of Bill and Stan mid-blowjob being forced back into her mind. “How are any of SUPPOSED to forget about it if you keep bringing it up, Richie!?”

“Yeah, and my mom is in the next room, idiot!” Bill’s parents were aware and supportive of his son’s relationship, but that didn’t mean they were interested in knowing the details, especially such graphic ones. 

“Buscame y me vas a encontrar! That means come for me and you shall find me, Big Bill. I wouldn’t have to put you on blast like that, if you kept your bitch in check.” 

“RICHIE!” Ben was fed up with the conversation. He knew there was no real malice behind any of their words, but this was hardly appropriate banter for Christmas dinner with Bill parents. The Denbroughs knew the Losers had quite the potty mouths, but expected them to cut that shit out on Christmas. “Why don’t you help us finish setting up the table, instead of arguing? Dinner is ready and we need to have everything set up, before Eddie and Mrs.Denbrough bring in the serving dishes!”

“Yeah, I think that is a good idea. God knows the last thing I want to think about during dinner is blowjobs.” Mike was by no means a prude, but was not eager to picture his friends getting it on, either. 

“Agreed.” Bev stated as she finished placing the utensils on the table.

They finished setting up and took their seats just as Eddie entered the dinning room with the first platter.  He placed it in the open space at the center of the table and took his seat beside his boyfriend. “Hola, mi amor!” he said completely butchering the usually romantic Spanish language, with the thickest accent anyone had ever heard, but Richie didn’t care. The sentiment was sweet nonetheless and he thought it was adorable when Eddie tried to speak Spanish.

“Eddie-Bear! My Love! Why are you sitting there, when there is a perfectly comfortable seat here on daddy’s lap?” Richie knew just how to ruin a cute moment. 

“Can you behave!? Bill’s mom worked very hard on this dinner! Don’t be rude and wrangle your trashmouth!” Eddie looked up at Richie, who still comically dwarfed him even when seated.

“Whatever, bitch. Don’t be trippin’ balls, you know I got this shit.” He said with a straight face and not a hint of humor to his voice, knowing this would set Eddie off. God, how he enjoyed teasing his boyfriend!!

“Listen here, motherfuck-“

“Eddie!” just then, at the most incriminating moment, Bill’s parents walked into the room, each with a dish in their grasp. “I am so disappointed in you! You know we don’t allow foul language at the dinner table, especially on Christmas, young man!” 

“I’m sorry, Mrs.Denbrough. It won’t happen again.” Eddie avoided her eyes at all costs, as if to catch them he would cause him spontaneously combust. He reached under the table and gave Richie a hard pinch to the sensitive flesh of his thighs. A vengeance that was subtle, but very much effective. 

“OUCH! You dick!” Richie whisper yelled, only audible to Eddie, and Bev who sat beside him. She giggled.

  “You deserve that! You got poor little Eddie in trouble!” she teased.

“Don’t talk about me like I’m some defenseless creature. I’m a man!” Eddie resented his height, and it infuriated him when anybody made him feel weak because of it. “And, yes, you did deserve that, trashmouth.” 

“Whatever you say, my little love-muffin. Ay que lindo mi bebe henanito!” Richie knew Eddie hated when he talked to him like a baby, which is exactly why he did it so often.

“Uuuuuuuugh!” Eddie was exhausted and just wanted to enjoy dinner. “Whatever.” The Losers exchanged amused looks. Eddie and Richie always knew how to put on a show, even if they didn’t mean to. Well, at least Eddie didn’t mean to.

  “Alright, everybody! Let’s dig in!” Mr. Denbrough said wanting to change topic. Bill’s parents adored having the Losers over for Christmas, even more so since Georgie’s death. It was a pleasant distraction from his absence, though nothing could ever fully make their pain go away. It was still nice to have a house full of children, even if said children weren’t really kids anymore. 

  As they all began to enjoy their dinner, the couples segregated into their own individual conversations. Mike, being the eligible bachelor that he is, dipped in from one conversation to another. Mike was so charming and intelligent, and always adapted so well to any crowd, so it was effortless for him to jump from one topic to another. Ben and him had a particularly strong bond and could find themselves lost in conversation for hours. It was probably due to their similar qualities and shared interests. One could say they were Richie and Bev’s counterpart; both platonic, both incredible close.

  The evening went on pleasantly, as it did every year. Eddie and Richie, surprisingly, bickered very little. Mostly because no one was paying them any attention, so there was no motivation for Richie to rile him up. Their conversation consisted mostly of cute inside jokes and sweet nothings. It would have been perfect, if not for Richie’s constant glances in Mr. and Mrs. Denbrough’s direction. As the boys spoke, Richie would face Eddie, but his eyes would dart towards the parents and linger just a bit too long. Then he’d catch himself, and snap his attention back to his boyfriend. Richie has always had a short attention span, but this was different. It seemed more like Richie COULDN’T get his eyes off the Denbroughs, rather than being incapable of paying attention to Eddie’s words.

Annoyed with Richie’s behavior, he turned to see what it was that he found so fascinating. What he found was a thing of fairytales. There were Mr. and Mrs. Denbrough, leaned into one another with her hands lovingly enveloped within his, as they engaged in their own conversation. The way he looked into her eyes was that of a man who could see the answers to the universe and find treasures untold within her emerald irises. An incandescent luminance seemed to radiate from them, and it was breathtaking in the most understated way possible.

   Eddie was touch by such a display of unconditional love, but couldn’t understand why Richie found it so hypnotizing. It’s not like it was the first time they had seen Bill’s parents being affectionate toward each other. What made this instance so special? Eddie turned back to face Richie, who seemed to realize he had caught on to what he was doing. “You okay?”

“Yeah, totally.” Richie responded as he cleared his throat and sat up on his chair making him seem a whole foot taller.  Whatever it was that Richie found so engaging about the Denbroughs, it was clear to Eddie that Richie DID NOT want to talk about it. Knowing that asking him anything else about it would just aggravate him and ruin what has been a beautiful night, he relented. 

“Okay.” He reached out for Richie’s hand and began to caress his knuckles with the pads of his thumbs. Richie turned to face him again, relaxing into the gesture. Eddie looked into his ebony eyes (noting to himself how much they resembled onyx) with sincere adoration and gifted him with the warmest of smiles. “I love you.”

  A smile grew onto Richie’s face; accentuating the creases besides his eyes, a sign Eddie’s words had meant more to him in that moment than they usually would have. And that was saying a something. “I love you, too.”

“Oh my god, I am so stuffed! Eddie you guys did such an amazing job! It was DELICIOUS!” Ben plopped himself on the couch and patted his belly. After dinner everyone had helped out with the dishes, making the whole process much quicker, and they were now ready to enjoy their movie marathon in the living room. 

“Thank you, but it was honestly all Mrs. Denbrough. I just did whatever she ordered me to do.” Eddie said humbly, seating himself in his usual spot on the floor, next to Richie.

“Hmmm. . . and what is it I have to do to get you to do the same for me, Eds?” Richie draped his arm around Eddie’s shoulder and pulled him closer to him. 

“Don’t be fucking gross! I just ate!” Stan cried from his seat on Bill’s lap. “I swear I’m gonna go all exorcist and projectile vomit all over you, if you don’t cut the shit, Richie!” 

“Okay now you’re the one being gross.” Bev grimaced at Stan’s words. “I’d rather talk about the film selection, than talk on any bodily functions or fluids.” 

“I second that motion!” Mike said as he sprawled out a large selection of VHS’s on the table in the center of the living room. Everyone leaned in to inspect the titles. “What do you guys think about a Christmas movie?”

“Isn’t that a little cliché?” Bill chimed.

  “Well when else are you supposed to watch a Christmas movie?” Ben quipped. “It’s not like we would watch A Christmas Story in July. Well, I don’t know about you, Bill, but we wouldn’t.”

“Appropriate or not, I don’t feel like watching a Christmas movie!” Richie interjected. 

“What about a scary movie!?” Mike suggested excitedly, as he held up the new Nightmare on Elm Street movie. 

“Yes!!!” Bev and Richie cheered in unison, then smiled at each other, proud of just how much they think alike. 

“We can’t watch a scary movie! You know how easily Eddie gets scared, you guys!” Bill warned as he directed a concerned look at Eddie.

“Shut the fuck up! I‘m not scared, you twig-bitch!” Bill was taken back by Eddie’s unexpected outburst. There was a reason Richie and Eddie made such a perfect couple. Amongst many other things, they shared the same lighting wit and venomous tongue. “Don’t project your pussy boyfriend’s fears on to me!”

“I love you so fucking much!” Richie beamed with pride as he hugged Eddie with all his might. “I think it’s so fucking HOT when you get snarky like that! Mmh,” he whispered into Eddie ear, only to find himself chastised by the petite spitfire. 

“I resent that, Eddie. I am not scared; I just think horror movies are stupid! They are all so predictable and exactly the same.” Stan attempted to defend himself to no avail. Everyone already knew what Eddie said was true.

  “It’s okay to be afraid, Stan. It’s not that big of a deal.” Mike assured Stan, sympathetically. 

“I’M NOT SCARED! Put on the fucking movie, I don’t care!” Stan was determined to prove his so-called friends wrong! 

“Are you sure, babe?” Bill asked, his words laced with uncertainty.

  “YES, I’M SURE BILL! WHAT THE HELL!?” Stan was disappointed that his boyfriend, out of everyone, didn’t believe in him enough to watch a horror movie. “Just put on the fucking movie!” 

“Okay, people! You heard Curly Sue!” Richie chanted, earning a leer from his ringlet adorned friend and a giggle from Ben. “Let’s get this shit started!” 

Mike took the VHS out of it’s plastic case and inserted it into the player. Everyone made themselves comfortable, paring into their respective couples, ready to enjoy the horror flick. Before they could begin, though, Bill’s parents entered to say goodnight, both ready to head to bed. “Alright, kids! We’re gonna go to bed. It was nice having you over again this year. Have a good night.” Mr. Denbrough said with the typical paternal formality one would expect from a father.

“There are plenty of snacks in the pantry, if you kids get hungry. Feel free to scavenge through.” Mrs. Denbrough added. 

“WAIT, MRS. DENBROUGH!” Bev yelled, startling Bill’s parents with the sudden exclamation.

“What is it, Bev!?” Concern littered her petite face. “What’s wrong?”

  “Oh gosh, I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to startle you! Ha! Ha! It’s just that you’re both under the mistletoe.” She answered bashfully. 

“Oh, I guess we are, huh?” Mr. Denbrough smiled sweetly at his wife and she mirror his expression.

  “KISS! KISS! KISS! KISS!” Everyone except Richie chanted. His stillness garnered the attention of his boyfriend, but Richie would never have noticed. He was lost; disconnect, but burdened. As the Denbroughs shared a kiss that could not be classified as anything other than a quick peck, Richie stared intensely and Eddie’s heart began to race. Eddie immediately recognized the expression that settled onto his face as the same one that he had on that terrifying September morning. It was unmistakable! It had been so long since he had seen it, but he could never confuse or forget it, even if he tried. It was burned into his memory like a scar.

“Richie. . . “ Eddie whispered warily, forgetting all about the other people in the room, who also seemed to be blissfully unaware of the situation between the two boys, having started to clap and cheer for the Denbroughs. 

“Hmm. Yeah, Eds?” This time around reaching Richie was much easier, as he snapped back into the present almost instantly. Again, just as last time, he immediately tried to overcompensate with smiles and kisses.  “What’s up, baby boy?” he asked nonchalantly as he leaned in for a kiss, which Eddie did not resist. 

“Uh. Nothing.” Eddie learned from his experience last time and decided now was NOT the time to interrogate his boyfriend about what just happened. He would leave it for another time when they could both be alone.  Richie just responded with another smile, only this time, the creases besides his eye did not make an appearance. 

“Hey you two! Are you ready to watch the movie or do we need to give you some privacy?” Mike asked from the recliner he had made himself comfortable on. Eddie took notice of the Denbrough’s absence, surmising they had probably gone to bed in the middle of their exchange, and now all eyes here on them.

  “Ha! Ha! Very funny.” He said sarcastically. “Press play, we’re ready.” 

“Okay, but no making out during the movie!” Mike taunted with a sing-song tone one would expect from a child. 

“Uh, when have we ever done that around you guys? Why don’t you say that to Stan and Bill!? They’re the ones that are always all over each other!” Eddie complained, in his tenor whine.

  “Don’t be a fucking hater, midge.” Stan retorted. 

  “You know, Staniel, I think I like you better with Bill’s dick in your mouth.” Eddie said glaring into Stan’s eyes, a smile spreading on to his lips. “At least then you’re quiet.”

“Oh fuck! Ha! Ha! Ha!” Ben cackled. “Damn, dude.” 

‘Okay! Okay! I’m pressing play now, everyone shut the fuck up!” Bev announced, taking the remote from Mike. She, too, had thought it was funny, but thought Stan had been humiliated enough for one day. 

Eddie found himself unable to pay attention through the duration of the movie, still concerned with Richie’s strange behavior. He instinctively wanted to be blunt and forward, but he knew better. If he just came out and asked what was wrong, Richie would just flip out on him again. No, he needed to be smart about this. He settled on dealing with this on their walk home, which wouldn’t be for few more hours. This gave him plenty of time to figure out how to approach the subject. He knew that no matter how much prep time he had, Richie would still end up upset somehow, but it didn’t matter. This was something that had to be addressed. He silently prayed to whatever deity would listen, to bless him with the same resilient determination when he was force to face off with a furious Ricardo Alonzo Tozier.

It was now a little passed midnight as Richie and Eddie trekked their way over to the latter’s house, their gloved hands laced together and swinging between them. It had been a quiet walk for the most part, but not uncomfortably so. Both of them found themselves content in the other’s presence, even if neither spoke a word. It was strange to see the couple so well known for their loud and heated arguments be so serene. As heartwarming as it all was, Eddie knew this was just the calm before the storm. Guilt began to overtake him and he decided to break through the stillness.

  “You know you can talk to me, right? I mean, like, about ANYTHING! I am here for you.” He said looking up at his raven-haired, statuesque boyfriend, forcing the calmest tone could possibly muster. 

“I know, baby-boy.” Richie responded avoiding eye contact, knowing where this conversation was going and wanting to evade it at all costs. 

  “So, um. . . what’s going on?” That was EXACTLY what Eddie had promised himself not to ask, and then he fucking went off and asked it anyway. He was so frustrated with himself. “Ahem. . . Is everything okay?”

“Yeah, everything is cool. It was a nice night, right?” Richie asked sullenly. 

“Yeah, of course.”

“Then, let’s not ruin it. I know where you’re going with this and I appreciate it, babe, but I don’t want to get into it.” Eddie was surprised and slightly hurt by Richie’s bluntness.  

“I’m not trying to ruin anything.” Eddie’s eyes darted away from his boyfriend and glued themselves onto the pavement beneath them. “I am just concerned.”

“I know you are, and like I said I appreciate that, but nothing is wrong. If something WERE wrong, I would tell you, Eds.” Richie’s tone was becoming more pointed. “No you wouldn’t.” Eddie said under his breath, which came out as a small cloud due to the freezing temperature of the evening.

“What did you say?” Richie stopped in his tracks and pulled his hand away. “What did you say, Eddie?” 

“Nothing.”

“No, go ahead say what you’re really thinking! You wanted to talk; well here’s your chance! Talk!” There was no going back now. 

“I-I-I . . . um. . . “ Eddie hesitated as he turned back to face Richie, “I said ‘No, you wouldn’t.’”

“And what the hell is that supposed to mean, Eddie?” Richie inched himself closer.

“It’s just that you never talk to me. I mean you do, but only . . .like, only when you . . .”

“Only when I what? When I run to you after my dad kicks my ass? After my mom throws a bottle at my head and tells me to kill myself? Hmm?! Is that what you can’t seem to say?” Richie was not holding back any punches. “It’s funny how you say you want to talk, but here we are and you aren’t even able to finish that sentence!”

   “It’s not that I can’t say it! I just have to walk on eggshells for you. If I say the wrong thing you get mad at me!” Eddie was starting to regret having brought the whole thing up.

“Oh, so it’s me!?” Richie widened and narrowed his eyes, pointing towards himself.  “So I’m the bad guy!?” 

“Richie, stop it! That is not what I said! Why does there always have to be a villain!? It’s just you and me; two people who care about each other! I am just trying to help…” Eddie tried his hardest to pacify Richie, but it seemed to make no difference. 

“No, bullshit! I tell you everything is fine! I ask you to trust me and you keep fucking digging, Eddie! Why can’t you just let shit be? Why do you have to keep nagging and bitching!? What the fuck do you want from me? If I don’t want to talk about something, maybe its cause I can’t! Has that ever occurred to you?! No, because you don’t fucking care! No, you just want to martyrize yourself! You want to save me! I don’t need saving Eddie. Just let it fucking go! LET! IT! GO!” Richie was full on shouting now, emphasizing the last three words of his rant by shoving his boyfriend. 

Eddie’s amber orbs began to shimmer with tears, but he refused to divert he eyes from Richie’s. “Why . . . Why are you being so mean? I didn’t mean to . . . I- I -I  was just-Ugh!” He could find a way to finish a thought, so overwhelmed with hurt and frustration. 

“You know what?” Regret had begun to sink in. Hurting Eddie was something Richie never wanted to do, but yet here was his Eds, crying because of him. “I-I-I’m just going to go home.” He turned around to walk back in the direction of his house, but before he could take more than one step he felt a small hand latch onto his arm. 

“Wait! Stop!” Eddie began to wipe tear off his face with the hand that was not grasping on to Richie. “No! Don’t leave! Is this what its going be like every time things get difficult? Are you always going to walk away? What’s going to happen when things get to be too hard? When I get to be too annoying? Are you just going to leave me forever?” 

“Eddie, I just can’t right now.” Richie pulled away and continued towards him house in wide strides; he needed to get out of there before he made things worse.

Without a second thought, Eddie chased after him and wrapped his small arms around the taller boy’s midsection, “STOP! DON’T LEAVE! I’M SORRY! I’M SORRY! I’M SORRY I MADE YOU MAD; I DIDN’T MEAN TO. I’LL LET IT GO, I PROMISE! JUST- PLEASE DON’T LEAVE!” Eddies sobs tore into Richie’s heart. His body trembled as his tears streamed down his cheeks uncontrollably, his voice deteriorating with every word. “Please don’t be mad at me! Please don’t leave me. I love you. I love you, Richie. I’ll let it go! . . . I’ll let it go.”

“Eddie. . .” Richie’s voice was tender and free of the malice that had poisoned it minutes ago. He turned to face Eddie, pulling him into his chest and rocking them side to side. “Shh. . . It’s okay, baby-boy. I’m not going anywhere. I’m right here. I’ve got you.”

“I’m sorry. I never wanted to make you mad at me, I swear. I just wanted to help! I’m sorry.” Eddies sobs began to die down, but his face remained buried in Richie’s chest. 

“You have nothing to be sorry about. I’m not mad, bebe. I promise I’m not mad.” Peppering kisses all over Eddie’s head, Richie tightened his embrace. “You did nothing wrong, I’m the one who should apologize. I shouldn’t have said what I said. I’m sorry, I just…It’s just hard sometimes.” 

Moving his arms from Richie’s midsection and wrapping them around his long pale neck, Eddie nestled his face into it’s nook. “I can understand that. I just want you to know that I care. I’m always going care and worry about you. I love you so much, Ricardo Alonzo Tozier! You never have to feel afraid or ashamed to tell me anything. I will always stand by you.”

  Richie pulled Eddie away from him and looked into his eyes tenderly. “I love you too Edward Kaspbrak, so fucking much! I’m not going anywhere, you hear me? I will always stand by you, too!” Eddie’s lips spread into a smile, before leaning in to kiss the taller man.“Your nose is freezing! Let’s go home before you catch pneumonia.”

“Ha! Ha! You’re an idiot, but yeah. I’d really like that.” Just like that, it seemed everything reverted back to normal between them. 

“You know what I’d really like, Eddie Spaghetti?” Oh yeah, Richie had definitely gone back to his normal self. 

“Don’t even THINK we’re gonna have sexy-fun-time, tonight. I am so tired and you definitely need to shower before you get anywhere near my bed.” Eddie foreboded, as they continued their journey home with Richie’s arm draped over his shoulder.

  “Eds, have you learned nothing today? I ALWAYS get my way.” he smirked.

“No, you do not!” Eddie looked up at him with narrow eyes and furrowed brows.

“I got you to kiss me tonight out on the sidewalk. It wasn’t underneath a mistletoe but it still counts as PDA!” Just then, Richie leaned in and stole another kiss from his boyfriend.

“That doesn’t count!” Eddie argued.

“Oh fuck yeah it does! Accept defeat and let me ravage you, Juliet!” Before Eddie could attempt to squirm away, Richie wrapped his arms around his hips and lifted him above him. Tickling Eddie tummy with his nose, Richie began to spin them around, playfully.

Eddie grabbed on to his shoulders in an attempt to stabilize himself as he giggled wildly. “Okay! OKAY! OKAAY!!”

“Does that mean yes sexy-fun-time?!” Richie’s eyebrows wiggled suggestively as he gently returned Eddie onto the pavement.

“Hm, we’ll see,” was all Eddie said as he continued his walk home, leaving Richie behind him.

“Oh, Eds, mi amor! You and I both know what that means.”

Eddie giggled in the distance. 

  Taglist: @bitchardtozier @bloggingandstruggling @11stayradstaybad11 @breakmyreddieheart @reddieformeerkat @purejaeden @julietissue @greywatertozier

[brokehorrorfan]

We already know that IT will be released 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on January 9 via Warner Bros. I previously reported on Best Buy’s exclusive SteelBook, and now Target has revealed its own exclusive version.

Target will carry the Blu-ray/DVD/Digital HD combo pack with exclusive lenticular packaging, along with a set of 5 postcards from Derry. It’s available for pre-order for $27.99.

Based on the classic Stephen King novel, IT is directed by Andy Muschietti (Mama) and written by Cary Joji Fukunaga (Beasts of No Nation), Chase Palmer, and Gary Dauberman (Annabelle: Creation). Watch the trailer here.

Bill Skarsgard (Hemlock Grove), Jaeden Lieberher (Midnight Special), Jeremy Ray Taylor (Anti-Man), Sophia Lillis (37), Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things), Wyatt Oleff (Guardians of the Galaxy), Chosen Jacobs (Cops and Robbers), and Jack Dylan Grazer (Tales of Halloween) star.

Special features are below.

Special features:

Pennywise Lives! – Discover how Bill Skarsgård prepared to portray the primordial creature known as Pennywise the Dancing Clown

The Losers’ Club – Get up close and personal with the teenage stars of IT as they bond together during the production

Author of Fear – Stephen King reveals the roots of his best-selling novel, the nature of childhood fear and how he created his most famous monster, Pennywise

Deleted Scenes – Eleven deleted or extended scenes from the film

When children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, a group of young kids are faced with their biggest fears when they square off against an evil clown named Pennywise, whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries.

[thewisebyers]

gazeboeddie’s masterlist

(updated 12/19/17)

fics:

benverly:

Birthday Surprise

bichie:

Passing Through

reddie:

Won’t You Let Me Sing You A Lullaby? Won’t You Let Me Kiss You Goodnight? (goes with moodboard and hcs)

stenbrough:

A Groovy Kind of Love i, ii, iii

The Night Before

She Ain’t You

Pina Coladas

Sorry

all we do is talk about the feelings that we hide

losers club (general/no ships):

Grumpy and the Other Six Dwarfs (halloween fic)

moodboards:

punk!eddie&pastel!richie (goes w/ fic and hcs)

stozier+halloween

reddie+halloween

losers+halloween

punk!stan&pastel!richie

asexual!henry bowers

stozier+peach

Stozier + Bill w/ trans!Richie

gamer!mike&stan

bev&richie friendship+burgundy

trans!richie&stan

golden!ben

lesbian teen!bev

feminine!eddie

pan!richie

stenbrough+gray&blue

gay!eddie

lgbt!losers

gay!eddie&bi!richie

mike+yellow

stozier+green

trans!eddie

bi!stan

pan!bill

eddie+pink

punk!stan

stan + pink

greaser!bev

fashionable morden!richie

bev&richie’s friendship

theatre kid!richie

stozier+purple

soft!eddie

mike+pink

bev&el

stuck in love w/ stenbrough

i am no bird; and no net ensnares me

special moodboards/moodboard series:

losers club + mythical creatures

losers+lyrics: ben || beverly || bill || eddie || mike || richie || stan

my otps

losers+sexualities (goes with hc)

Losers x Disney: stan || mike || eddie || richie || beverly || bill || ben

Super Powered Losers: mike || stan || richie || bill || eddie || beverly || ben

hcs:

stenbrough+bird watching benverly+jessie’s girl sweet benverly ben+baking losers club+social media cuddly stozier fave reddie bichie+movie night reddie+first meeting adult!losers sexualities (goes with moodboard) punk!eddie&pastel!richie (goes w/ fic and moodboard) stenbrough+rainy day drunk!benverly stenbrough+comforting losers+starbucks bichie+stutter christmas!bichie asexual!richie stenbrough+confessing feelings stenbrough+trans!stan bichie+warmth stenbrough+airplane stenbrough+bookstore arguements stenbrough+music (w/ playlists) future!stenbrough stenbrough’s first kiss stenbrough+being dorky stozier+addictions fuckboi!stan&softboi!bill stenbrough+snowed in richie+hiding things college punk band

ships+songs:

kaspbrough, kaspbrough

bichie, bichie

hanslon, hanslon

stozier

stenbrough, stenbrough

reddie, reddie

benverly

stozier&stenbrough

NOT IT/Stranger Things:

moodboard:

eleven + silver

will byers + green

bev&el

[derryhawkins]

monster hunters!losers club

I’m procrastinating on writing a paper, plus I’m in a Halloween-ish mood, so here’s this!! It might get a little long? Oh well

This is basically how they start out/how the group forms, ok, I’ll do a second part where they’re actually monster hunting later:

basically an au where they all (except Bev) stay in Derry & they stay best friends. they all keep in contact with Bev, too, and she visits whenever possible, & no one forgets about anyone

anyway,,after defeating Pennywise, Richie gets curious about what else could be out there. So, shockingly, trashmouth Tozier does a bit of research about different kinds of creepy af monsters & myths. after a month or so he gets Ben to help him bc he just doesn’t want to be in the library too much.

“it’ll ruin my reputation, ben, just c’mon! you’re in there all the time!”

“fine, ok” Ben is hesitant but tbh he’s curious too so he agrees anyway.

Ben goes to the library and checks out books on mythical monsters/demonic entities/shit like that and he & Richie look through them all together. At some point Mike finds out what they’re doing and joins them one afternoon just to see what kind of stuff they’re looking at. He actually gets really into it.

Mike ends up writing everything down in a notebook bc of course they won’t remember all of this & they have to bring the books back to the library at some point, anyway. Ben helps him. Richie tries to help but his handwriting is too messy so he just reads out of the books for the other two to copy down.

Stan comes in a few weeks down the road bc they’ve all been oddly hanging out all the time?? why the fuck??? And when he finds out what they’re doing he’s baffled bc they just got away from a demonic clown, why the fuck are they doing research on other creepy shit? But he finds the notebook they’ve written things down in and it’s just not..in order. It’s messy and there’s scribbles everywhere.

He rewrites the notebook to where it’s neat and in order.

He drags Bill into it bc Bill is a good drawer & they needs drawings of the monsters and everything ok? Bill is hesitant at first but he gives in.

Eddie is the last to join the little monster research group. He actually knew about it for a while bc Richie ranted to him about it but he just brushed it off bc he didn’t want to get pulled into scary shit again.

He got dragged into anyway when none of the boys could properly understand any of the ways to heal/take care of themselves it they got hurt by the monsters. Of course Eddie figures it all out easily and helps Stan organize the info in the notebook. (now notebooks, plural, bc what the fuck there’s so much information on everything)

One summer before their freshman year of high school Richie suggests a little road trip to one of the famous sights where creepy shit happens all of the time. No one really agrees with him at first but he threatens to go by himself anyway

they all freak out bc there is a possibility of all of the monsters being real which then makes it a possibility of Richie getting hurt or killed if he runs into something by himself. So they all end up going on the “roadtrip”.

But then there’s a little problem: none of them can drive.

they take a bus to the sight, telling their parents and families they’re visiting Beverly. Which, they do but after the trip to the forbidden forrest by some small town where there’s rumors about vampires running around.

The boys didn’t think this through at all ok they’re idiots, and they run into a man in the middle of the woods, and at first they’re all like “dude ur a creep why tf are u out here” but then Ben notices the pointy teeth & he’s like “dudes, he’s a fucking vampire”.

they brought no weapons, the idiots, & they can’t outrun a fucking vampire but they try anyway.

Stan picked up a broken limb on the ground while running and turned around at the last minute and just stabbed the vampire with it.

They’re all s h o o k bc wtf Stanley is fucking badass

Stan is lowkey pissed bc he was hoping none of the creatures were real

they run to Bev’s place (aka took another bus ride), tell her the story, and that’s how Bev becomes part their little monster group. She looks through their notebooks and at first she kinda thinks they’re crazy but honestly she’s not surprised it’s all real.

The rest of their time together they form their little monster hunting group and they find their places & what they do in their little group; like..

Beverly is an expert at knowing what weapons kill what creature and how the weapons work, and Richie is the same way. They become like the weapons experts

Eddie becomes the one who knows how every creature heals and how fast, and what to do if any of them get hurt and how fast they’ll heal. 

Bill becomes the expert at knowing what creatures are what. Like what they look like, their abilities, etc. But he’s also very strategic with how to kill the monsters and such.

Ben and Mike know everything about them, like Bill, all because they did most of the research with Richie int he beginning. They don’t even need to look at the notebooks as time passes. T

Stan organizes everything and he’s kind of everywhere? He’s with Bill, Ben & Mike, knowing everything about the monsters; he’s like Richie & Bev, knowing all of the weapons; he learns what to do when wounded thanks to Eddie. 

they become badasses very quickly. (they were already badasses, lets be real, they fought a fucking murderous clown)

That first summer before freshman year of high school is basically when they establish that they’re gonna fucking kill these things whenever they could - as a team of course - bc the real world is so fucking oblivious to everything that’s going on.

So bc I didn’t want to make this TOO long, I’m doing a second part later (maybe right after this lmao). Sorry for any mistakes, I’m running on lack of sleep & coffee right now

[nightmareonfilmstreet]

IT Movie Blu-Ray Release Loaded with Exclusive Extras

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IT Movie Blu-Ray Release Loaded with Exclusive Extras

It has taken 2017 by storm. Since the film’s Box-Office obliterating opening weekend in the beginning of September, audiences can’t get enough of Pennywise the Dancing Clown. And soon, fans of the Stephen King adaptation are going to be able to add 2017’s biggest horror hit to their collections.

IT  will be be released digitally on December 19th and arrive on 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray/DVD on January 9th, 2018. The standard editions of the film are available for pre-order now on Amazon, but fans of the film might want to hold out.

It appears fans will have their pick of the litter. Both Best Buy and Target are vying for your Pennywise Pennies.  Best Buy will be releasing an exclusive Steelbook release, and Target has just announced an exclusive version with Lenticular Packaging and postcards.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

Pennywise Lives! – Discover how Bill Skarsgård prepared to portray the primordial creature known as Pennywise the Dancing Clown

The Losers’ Club – Get up close and personal with the teenage stars of “IT” as they bond together during the production,

Author of Fear – Stephen King reveals the roots of his best-selling novel, the nature of childhood fear and how he created his most famous monster, Pennywise

Deleted Scenes – Eleven deleted or extended scenes from the film

Languages: English, Latin Spanish, Canadian French, Brazilian Portuguese

Subtitles: English, Latin Spanish, Parisian French, Canadian French, Brazilian Portuguese

Studio synopsis:

New Line Cinema’s horror thriller “IT,” directed by Andrés Muschietti (“Mama“), is based on the hugely popular Stephen King novel of the same name, which has been terrifying readers for decades. When children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, a group of young kids are faced with their biggest fears when they square off against an evil clown named Pennywise, whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries. “IT” stars Bill Skarsgård (“Allegiant,” TV’s “Hemlock Grove“) as the story’s central villain, Pennywise. An ensemble of young actors also star in the film, including Jaeden Lieberher (“Midnight Special“), Jeremy Ray Taylor (“Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip“), Sophia Lillis (“37“), Finn Wolfhard (TV’s “Stranger Things“), Wyatt Oleff (“Guardians of the Galaxy“), Chosen Jacobs (upcoming “Cops and Robbers“), Jack Dylan Grazer (“Tales of Halloween“) and Nicholas Hamilton (“Captain Fantastic“).

Muschietti is directing “IT” from a screenplay adapted by Chase Palmer & Cary Fukunaga and Gary Dauberman. Dan Lin, Roy Lee, Seth Grahame-Smith, David Katzenberg and Barbara Muschietti are producing, with Marty P. Ewing, Doug Davison and Jon Silk serving as executive producers.

The behind-the-scenes creative team includes director of photography Chung-Hoon Chung (“Me and Earl and the Dying Girl“), production designer Claude Paré (“Rise of the Planet of the Apes“), editor Jason Ballantine (“The Great Gatsby“), and costume designer Janie Bryant (TV’s “Mad Men“).

Check out the exclusive release packaging and details, below!

Best Buy’s Exclusive It Movie Steelbook Packaging

  Target’s Exclusive It Movie Lenticular Packaging + Postcards

  It Movie 4K HD / Blu-Ray / DVD Release Cover

  It Movie 4K HD / Blu-Ray / DVD Release Back Cover

[reddieao3feed]

creatures of the night

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2q3J56y

by honeycombkiss

October was hard. Eddie actually hated it. Every year it was the same terror around every corner. Eddie was positive that unlike any normal town, Derry’s obsession with clowns was unique. It was as if the lingering magic of It’s reign of terror still mystified Derry. Eddie wasn’t even sure that fear was an appropriate word. This was a terror; it was every single memory of that summer flooding to the surface. The house, the sewers, the television programs, the long nights where he lay awake unable to sleep. It was the following weeks, where sharp laughter was daunting. And Stan didn’t leave his house. And Richie’s jokes fell flat, and Eddie didn’t walk anywhere alone.

/Or: Halloween of 1991 is just as the year before; frightening in every wrong way. Follow the Losers Club through dealing with trauma and a happy tradition or two.

Words: 5397, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of waited just to love you

Fandoms: IT - Stephen King, IT (Movies - Muschietti)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Eddie Kaspbrak, Richie Tozier, Bill Denbrough, Stanley Uris, Beverly Marsh, Mike Hanlon, Ben Hanscom, Mentions of Georgie Denbrough

Relationships: Eddie Kaspbrak/Richie Tozier

Additional Tags: Emotional Hurt/Comfort, past trauma, post It (2017), though no one moves away or forgets because that is bullshit, Alternate Universe - High School, aged up characters (15/16 years old), sophomore year of high school, Rated T for Trashmouth, canon typical darkness and dealing with the trauma that follows, Losers Club (IT) Friendship, pumpkin patch and carving, Eddie Kaspbrak is a good friend, Established Eddie Kaspbrak/Richie Tozier

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2q3J56y

[the-skeletoninyour-closet]

THE SPOOPIEST PLAYLIST YOU WILL EVER SEE

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, FUCKBOIS. THIS IS AMONG SOME OF THE IMPORTANT ™ INFORMATION I HAVE.

Grim Grinning Ghosts: Acapella version by VoicePlay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5TYZ8GqZbU I just really love choirs and harmony and shit

Grim Grinning Ghosts: Club Remix for if your Halloween party needs to get Turnt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW8BjI7pLrI 

This is Halloween: The Classic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpvdAJYvofI 

This is Halloween: Marilyn Manson version. It’s pretty lit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU6iP0WLsU8

Sally’s Song: Amy Lee. I”m FRIKIIN DEAD OVER HER VERSION SHE HAS THE VOICE OF AN ANGEL IT’S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING I SWEAR TF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9rl6XEub1A

Come Little Children: Hocus Pocus. On the same subject of beautiful angel voices and Halloween, this  one is beautiful and haunting and I’m love https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t8-_pI1-9Q

Legit any other Tim Burton Song it’s the law

Also Sweeney Todd i’d post “worst pies in london” because I love her voice but the most Aesthetic one is proooobably the main theme or “A Little Priest’ because nothing says Halloween like cannibalism puns

Mitternacht (Midnight): E Nomine. Yes it’s probs the most hipster one I have on here but I stumbled upon it and it fits well with the aesthetic. If you find another good one by these people, hook me up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzopbk9hhAc

Hochzeitstanz: Saltatio Mortis for some chill rock with creepy lyrics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouhufx2En4Y

Daemon Irrepit Callidus: An underappreciated little short acapella song reminding you that you should fear the demon. I frikkin love it i swear it’s got dynamics and it starts soft and goes all over hte place and it’s well done https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdJwJba2ZHg

Emperor’s New Clothes: Panic! At The Disco I’m love demon aesthetic and yeah pretty much this one (i also compared it to a character I like and now i can’t stop being dumb over it) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qFF2v8VsaA

Time to admit I have a problem I have two songs called Nightmare

Nightmare: Avenged Sevenfold (metal hell nightmare) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zci2ilhf4UE

Nightmare: Timmy Trumpet (doinky electro club nightmare) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et30ZVHwoYc 

Party Monster: Krewella. It counts as Halloween club music because there’s monster in it leave me alone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w4okBkY1XA

LEGIT EVERY AURELIO VOLTAIRE SONG 

When You’re Evil: Voltaire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z8GK-Ikwbo here’s the animated version because I’m still a sucker for animation 

The Night: Voltaire REALLY FUN INSTRUMENTALS and also really good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WsZ2fUXbZg WOWZA another animated thing I’m just love

Special Voltaire edition for you losers I know you watched Billy and Mandy too

Brains!: Voltaire. So an alien tries to eat everyone’s brains, and it’s rad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC6UtsPa13o

Land of the Dead: Voltaire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltx-pmjdAAI So you can watch this one by the same artist for “The Night” she’s rad or you can watch with the intro to the Billy and Mandy movie but Yeah here’s some spicy Greek mythology references

CREATURE FEATURE IS ENTIRELY HALLOWEEN

Such Horrible Things: Creature Feature. It’s hella long and mostly used for emo music videos (wow guess where I stared understanding my taste in music that got real fucky from there) but yeah it goes hard at one point https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1C4xP1ikY4

A Gorey Demise: Creature Feature. It’s the alphabet explained through random kiddos dying. Nice little doot de doot mood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROyQjQ6iR1I

The Greatest Show Unearthed: Creature Feature This song is also fun and just good ol’ carnival vibe except the clowns are Wrong Again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXnfneef5YM

Nightmare Parade: FAKE TYPE. Hipster shit, but different country. So Japanese spooky animated electro rap is my fuckin jam. The other songs have little music videos that are great and you should check them out, but this is the most Halloween one to me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ntt5-y50yi4 

Alice of Human Sacrifice: More Japanese spoopy shit. I didn’t actively stumble into vocaloid this time, I just found a music video and was like “shit i like”. Fun fact: based on a set of actual murders so that’s Fun. much more interesting if you look up the lyrics and are incapable of not comparing songs to characters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6MltGHO-lE

Anime has lots of halloween music that counts if you watch spooky anime so just admit to yourself that you’re a weeb and have fun

Freak: Estelle, Re-Con and Klubfiller. It counts as Halloween club music in my heart. Also time spent at Body Combat workout stuff has taught me that literally every electronic beat song with “freak” in the title is good. It counts as halloween aesthetic fite me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW7OZXD8UBY

SPOOKY SCARY SKELETONS IT ME. I like this remix because it’s fast so we’re using those transitions well. Anyways yeah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6-ZGAGcJrk

Stop me now before i start adding songs that aren’t ~~~technically~~~ Halloween songs but I just like. Anyways yeah

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10 Movie Monsters From The '90s That Looked Too Hilarious To Be Scary

Whether they exist in nature or in our minds, monsters remind us of our place in the world. Some of these creatures distance themselves from civilization, whereas others lurk nearby. For years, films have given shape to our fear of the unnatural. Xenomorphs changed how we think of aliens. David Cronenberg's The Fly showed how we make our own monsters. And dinosaurs were no longer a fantasy in Jurassic Park. But for every successful-looking monster, there are ones who undermine their own fearfulness. With a focus on the '90s, here are ten monsters that looked too hilarious to be scary.

RELATED: 10 Best Monster Movies Of All Time, Ranked

10 Watchers II: The Monster

Dean Koontz's novel Watchers spawned a 1988 film of the same name. In the movie's first sequel, another mutated beast is in hot pursuit of a genius golden retriever. Watchers II was made on an even smaller budget than its predecessor. This means the monster looks worse. Dreadful, in all honesty. It's hard to accurately describe what he looks like, but imagine a life-sized anteater made of wax. Then leave him under a low-heat lamp for a few hours. The mediocre costume design absolutely hampers the monster's scare factor in Watchers II. Not that the first movie's was much better.

9 Tremors 2 — Aftershocks: Shriekers

The Graboids in the Tremors franchise are giant, carnivorous sandworms. And thanks to Amalgamated Dynamics, these animatronic invertebrates look pretty good for the era. It's in the sequels, however, where things look dicey. The Graboids apparently evolve like Pokémon — in the 1996 sequel Tremors 2: Aftershocks, the worms abandon the subterranean lifestyle. Their second life cycle stage is the Shrieker, a terrestrial and limbless critter with a built-in heat sensor. A Shrieker is tougher to contend with than a Graboid, but it looks like a mutated, featherless turkey. You'll run from them, yet you'll feel silly for doing so.

8 Guyver: The Zoanoids

Based on the manga of the same name, The Guyver is an underrated actioner. In the film, a martial artist becomes the titular hero after coming into contact with an alien artifact called the Unit. He and his love interest are eventually hunted down by a corporation — consisting of monsters called Zoanoids — seeking out the device. With its relatively small budget, The Guyver did an honorable job with the special effects and costumes. That being said, the Zoanoids lack their manga counterparts' menacing miens. They also bear a striking resemblance to the creature designs in Gremlins 2: The New Batch.

RELATED: 10 Stephen King Stories That Would Be Impossible To Bring To The Big Screen

7 Anaconda: The Anaconda

When making the sequel to Anaconda — Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid — production gave the snakes a facelift. They found that real anacondas had silly-looking heads. Or as stated on the DVD for Blood Orchid — "bizarre and comical." There is merit to their reasoning. Looking closely, there is something quite off about an anaconda's face. It might be the eyes. The Jennifer Lopez movie from 1997 overstated the snake's facade. Every time the anaconda gapes its mouth, it looks like it's laughing. And in turn, the viewers laugh, too.

6 Godzilla 2000: Orga

Orga is one Godzilla-verse foe who doesn't get talked about enough. And there's a reason why. In Toho's 1999 entry in the long-running franchise, defending Japan from Godzilla is now a top priority. Godzilla 2000 features a race of aliens looking to clone the enormous titular beast. With only a sample of DNA, the aliens merge and become a kaiju called Orga. Orga's head resembling that of TriStar's Godzilla is deliberate, by the way. This monster disappoints because it's a lumbering, muddled mess. Orga frankly better suits an '80s Alien ripoff than a Godzilla movie. There is just nothing artful about Orga's design.

5 An American Werewolf in Paris: The Werewolves

John Landis' classic An American Werewolf in London boasts some astounding special effects. Everything was hands-on and tangible. But the same can't be said for its 1997 sequel, An American Werewolf in Paris. This being the nineties, there was a growing shift in movies laden with CGI. That's not to say computer-aided visuals are outright bad. In the right hands, they can surely wow. The problem here is the werewolves are so artificial-looking. Audiences know what a traditional werewolf should look like, and this is not it. Rather, these wolves look like they'd be more comfortable in a PS1 RPG.

RELATED: 10 Things That Make No Sense In Teen Wolf

4 The Boneyard: The Poodle

You wouldn't think a demonic poodle would be scary. And you're right, it's definitely not. Alas, The Boneyard gives us a very big one. In this 1991 straight-to-video horror, a mortuary becomes the battleground between good and evil. Three mummified bodies brought there turn out to be ancient demons who can only be sated with human flesh. Unfortunately for the film's characters, one of the demons possesses an innocent poodle. The result is so ludicrous that one of the actors cracks up at the sight. Nevertheless, The Boneyard is a fun time because it doesn't take itself all that seriously.

3 Troll II: The Goblins

Troll II is one of those movies whose reputation precedes it. Everyone knows it's awful, and no one expects it to be frightening. People celebrate its atrociousness. For those who haven't experienced this movie, Troll II follows a family who's moved into a town called Nilbog. As it turns out, Nilbog is full of goblins (not trolls). The weird thing about these goblins is they're vegetarians. Yet they want to turn the family into vegetables so they can eat them. The goblins themselves are the complete opposite of intimidating. They merely amble about in their costumes and masks, which looks like they were purchased at a discount Halloween store.

RELATED: 10 Hilariously Bad Horror Movies on Netflix

2 Stephen King's It: The Spider

Tim Curry gave a memorable performance as the eponymous creature in Stephen King's It. In the miniseries' conclusion, however, It — or Pennywise — takes on the form of a spider-like monster. Remembering that the 1990 adaptation of Stephen King's novel was made for television, one has to forgive the so-so visual effects. The creature moves in the most ungainly manner, and when one examines its face more closely, they'll see what looks like a starfish with eyes. The standoff between It and the Losers' Club should be tense. Instead, any potential for dread has been sapped by a giant, goofy spider.

1 Sleepwalkers: The Werecats

In Stephen King's Sleepwalkers, a teenager gets involved with a pair of shapeshifting werecats. A mother and her son, to be exact. These day-walking energy vampires specifically feed on virginal humans. And for some odd reason, they have a major aversion to actual cats. Although the story isn't all that impressive, the main problem with this original Stephen King movie is the visual effects. The cat monsters' transformations are achieved through morphing. Think Michael Jackson's "Black or White" music video. While it may have seemed advanced in 1992, the antagonists look dated now when transitioning from human to werecat.

NEXT: 10 Best Horror Films That Use Practical Effects

source https://screenrant.com/movie-monsters-90s-funny-looking/

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by honeycombkiss

October was hard. Eddie actually hated it. Every year it was the same terror around every corner. Eddie was positive that unlike any normal town, Derry’s obsession with clowns was unique. It was as if the lingering magic of It’s reign of terror still mystified Derry. Eddie wasn’t even sure that fear was an appropriate word. This was a terror; it was every single memory of that summer flooding to the surface. The house, the sewers, the television programs, the long nights where he lay awake unable to sleep. It was the following weeks, where sharp laughter was daunting. And Stan didn’t leave his house. And Richie’s jokes fell flat, and Eddie didn’t walk anywhere alone.

/Or: Halloween of 1991 is just as the year before; frightening in every wrong way. Follow the Losers Club through dealing with trauma and a happy tradition or two.

Words: 5395, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of waited just to love you

Fandoms: IT - Stephen King, IT (Movies - Muschietti)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Eddie Kaspbrak, Richie Tozier, Bill Denbrough, Stanley Uris, Beverly Marsh, Mike Hanlon, Ben Hanscom, Mentions of Georgie Denbrough

Relationships: Eddie Kaspbrak/Richie Tozier

Additional Tags: Emotional Hurt/Comfort, past trauma, post It (2017), though no one moves away or forgets because that is bullshit, Alternate Universe - High School, aged up characters (15/16 years old), sophomore year of high school, Rated T for Trashmouth, canon typical darkness and dealing with the trauma that follows, Losers Club (IT) Friendship, pumpkin patch and carving, Eddie Kaspbrak is a good friend, Established Eddie Kaspbrak/Richie Tozier