Massacre Time (1966), dir. Lucio Fulci
"The beating or torture of the hero is the most common element of the [spaghetti western] genre’s liminal narrative, reappearing in Leone’s For A Few Dollars More, and The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly as well numerous other films... In Massacre Time (Fulci 1966) the whipping of the main character Tom Corbett is particularly elaborated on in a long, brutal scene...
This liminal narrative is charged with Catholic overtones. It is surprising that this aspect of the genre has not received much comment by the few scholars that have analyzed it, though Frayling (1998a) does briefly describe it in his biography of Sergio Leone. Repeated in literally hundreds of films, this narrative is exaggerated at times to ridiculous proportions, heightened intensities, and often vicious brutality. Something is at stake here. These films symbolized and dramatized a central concern to a socially, culturally, and geographically displaced audience. What should be the relationship between the masculine individual, collective action, consumerism, and family?"
- BEATEN, SHOT, CRUCIFIED: THE LIMINAL HERO OF THE CARNIVALESQUE WESTERN ALLA’ITALIANA
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Honestly, the ghosts can feel other ghosts theory is very well supported, and I would like to share some proof shown during the season.
In episode 1, Charles clearly felt the other ghost (the WWI soldier, Wilfred) strangling him, he also got his face covered in that black liquid after he took the cursed mask off his face.
If ghosts could be able to play the same rules with other ghosts as they do with the living, Charles could have chosen to simply pass through Wilfred and seize the knife. However, he was unable to do so.
Also, during Episode 3, when that ghost's head exploded, Charles and Edwin were covered with the pieces of his ghostly brain, so I guess, fluids are other things that have their own rules when we talk about ghost-to-ghost interaction.
Sure these are not the prettiest of examples, but they support my point just fine. And I guess, it's good information for when you're writing... All sorts of fanfiction.
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Eddie, in the middle of a Q&A on a live-stream: This person asked what’s the worst thing Steve’s ever done. You wanna take this one, Robin?
Robin: One time he ate a toasted turkey sandwich IN MY BED!! Have you ever seen him eat?! Crumbs everywhere!
Robin: If he wasn’t my soulmate, I would’ve ended it right there
Eddie: Your friendship?
Robin: His life.
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self indulgent sketches ft. Tommy going to texas disneyland
(I am a certified texan hehee)
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