#persian monsters

[eye-of-enigmatic-thought]

A draconic god is suited for a Persian miniature styled illustration, no? :) Artfight attack for @emmatheward's character Cadmus, his design works super well in the style i think!

[blaiddydsaurus]

0053 Persian

[thedrawingduke]

Click through to see the whole thing! But here’s a little sneak peek/behind the scenes of the “photo”.

I’ve entitled it “And They Were Roommates”

@thedrawingduke on tumblr and Instagram

[thestalkerbunny]

Behind every organized crime leader that smells of cigarettes-there is a giant woman who is Academically much smarter than him.

[madreemeritus]

POTO adaptations analysis — Part 1 — The Phantom of the Opera (1925), by Rupert Julian, starring Lon Chaney and Mary Philbin

I will list the positive and negative points of which midia and give a score at the end (remember this is MY OPINION)

Positive points:

– this movie has a lot of different soundtracks, but my favorite is Gabriel Thibaudeau's. His Don Juan Triumphant piece is simply fantastic

– the casting couldn't be more perfect, even if Raoul and Christine were blonde in the original novel, the actors still give an amazing performance for their characters. Mary Philbin and Lon Chaney as the two main holes are the best thing of this movie

– it's extremely Leroux accurate. Sure, they needed to explain the events as fast as they could because it's a silent movie of less than 2 hours, but it still captures the atmosphere of the novel

– the scenarios are amazing and they were made specifically for this movie (no, they didn't go to the actual Opera Garnier, it was all built!), specially Erik's lair which is amazing

– can we apreciate more the unmasking scene? Aside from the acting and direction that are already great, the scene is both frightening and tragic, it makes you sympathize for both Christine and Erik in that situation

– the figurine of this movie is speechless. Although i miss Christine's black dominó, but it's still accurate to the characters and the 19th century

– aside from horror and romance, this movie also includes the comedy scenes that the original novel had

– the chandelier scene was pretty difficult to simulate back in 1925 yet they still managed to do it realistically 👌🏼

– Erik's hand gestures and expressions 🥹 it's a whole movie by himself

– THE RED DEATH OMG his red cape in a black-and-white scenario is just 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

– Erik's make-up is obviously the best thing about this movie. Lon Chaney made it all himself, his work is still the most accurate and realistic deformity

– they included the Grasshopper and Scorpion scene

– Erik's lion alarm is so cute (not sure of how it works but anyway)

– the scene where Erik enters the lake as the Siren is so fucking perfect, really it's weird and cute the same time (and seeing wet Erik honestly makes me wetter than the Count's corpse)

– the scene where Erik leads Christine to his lair for the first time is the sweetest scene ever, he is so sympathetic and trying his best to make her comfortable

– also; the Don Juan was written out of the love he had for Christine. She was his inspiration 🥹 he wrote it for her!!

– DAROGA IS HEREalthogh he is a white man and has no relationship with Erik butAND HIS NAME IS LEDOUX

Negative points:

– instead of the love triangle, Raoul and Christine are just lovers since the beginning of the movie and it obviously makes him more "sympathetic" (even if he's useless and has creepy behaviours such as hiding in her dressing room to spy on her)

– Erik directly and shamelessly threatens to kill Christine in the unmasking scene? No, why??

– Christine has little to no agency here, and the rooftop scene makes her much more unsympathetic, she wasn't so petty in the novel even in the Apollo's Lyre

– the ending. Obvious that nonsense angry mob that discovered Erik's lair out of a miracle was included after the original ending was changed. It's just nonsense and cruel and takes away the redemption that Erik needed, like if the original message didn't even exist

Movie score: 8/10 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

[ultrakdramamama]

OH! It’s a snaggle tooth white kitty! Too cute! And... 

LOLOL, yes, Minho will has his hands full with Taemin 🤣🥰

cr: @jonghyunpoems

[inbarfink]

[charliescreatures]

A dragon from Librum Prodigiosum ! The Jawzahr dragon, this immortal beast comes from Persian mythology! After being banished, he chases the sun and moon, causing eclipses- though the celestial bodies always escape!

[wodeworm]

52 Meowth, 53 Persian

[expressionless-fr]

it feels a bit too lonely

[eye-of-enigmatic-thought]

Very cool birdie!

Artfight attack for @deathsofglitter's character Ailias Asker! I thought he'd work especially well in a Persian miniature!

[hgrve]

steve when jonathan is stealing billy and no one he tells cares:

[thedrawingduke]

Watch your profanity!

@thedrawingduke on Instagram + tumblr

[senpai-tuba]

Just a Pokémon illustration featuring a very indulgent self insert...

Pokémon is © to GameFreak, Nintendo. Art is © to @senpai-tuba.

[briefbestiary]

A prime man-eating beast of legend. This Persian monster is the peak of its food chain, capable of killing any animal as its prey, with the notable exception of the elephant. Elephants are the only animal that the manticores' death-bringing sting has absolutely no effect on.

[that-one-loz-nerd]

Wait no why am I in the modern world take me back to ancient Greece I need my emotional support Herodotos