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sesiondemadrugada · 2 years
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Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974).
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blairstales · 2 years
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How To Get Free Books On Folklore
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I do not believe in gatekeeping knowledge, so this post will be sharing how I get all my folklore books for free, legally.
To explain, when a book gets over a certain age and the copyright is not upkept, it falls under “public domain.” When that happens, many different websites will provide those books as a free download.
This is not restricted to one type of book, either. You can grab anything from Sherlock Holmes to history books, to folklore, and more.
If you are looking for a specific book, you may have to check more than one source, so I suggest bookmarking more than one website.
Example Websites:
Internet Archive
Project Gutenberg
Google Books
Open Library
Electric Scotland (Scottish books)
Sacred Texts
National Library of Scotland: Ossain Collection
Forgotten Books
Hathitrust
For me when I download a book, I then upload them to my Google library so that I can use the search functions as well as bring up the books anywhere, but a popular PC option isCalibre.
If you are interested in Scotland-specific folklore, I do have some suggestions of books you can start with.
Scottish Folklore Books:
(link) A Dictionary of Fairies: Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies, and Other Supernatural Creatures by Katharine Briggs (1976)
(link) Folklore of Scottish Lochs and Springs by James M. Mackinlay (1893)
(link) Superstitions of the Highlands & Islands of Scotland by John Gregorson Campbell (1900)
(link) The Peat-Fire Flame: Folk-Tales and Traditions of the Highlands and Islands by Alasdair Alpin MacGregor (1937)
(link) Notes on Folk-Lore of the North-East of Scotland by Walter Gregor, M.A. (1881)
(link) The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by W.Y. Evans-Wentz (1911)
(link) Witchcraft and Superstitious Record in the South-Western District of Scotland by J. Maxwell Wood (1911)
(link) Witchcraft & Second Sight in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland by John Gregorson Campbell (1902)
(link) Folklore of Scottish Lochs and Springs by James M. Mackinlay (1893)
(link) Folk-Lore From The West of Ross-Shire by C.M. Robertson (1908)
(link) The Fairy Mythology / Illustrative of the Romance and Superstition of Various Countries by Thomas Keightley (1850)
(link) Popular Tales of the West Highlands by John Francis Campbell (1862)
(link) Scottish Fairy and Folk Tales by Sir George Douglas
(link) The Scottish Fairy Book By Elizabeth W. Grierson (1918)
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(link) Popular Superstitions of the Highlands By W Grant Stewart (1823)
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ohykjustalilfella · 4 months
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i need somebody to ramble with 18+
here are my fandoms
ethan torchio, damiano david
dominic fike
jamie campbell bower/joseph quinn
evan peters
austin butler
sebastian sdv (being so vulnerable w this one)
julie and the phantoms/ charlie gillespie or owen joyner
booboo stewart
matthew gray gubler (esp spencer reid)
skyler gisondo
thomas doherty
leo howard
josh hutcherson/peeta mellark
tom blyth
avan jogia ( especially beck victorious)
devon bostick
cole sprouse
and any of their characters (where applicable)
head canons, rambling, literally whatever
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samcampbellfans · 9 months
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Sam Campbell Podcast Masterlist
Here's a masterlist of podcast episodes that feature Sam Campbell, in reverse chronological order. I tried to find all of the episodes that are available on the internet, do send me an ask if you find any that I did not include here!
Note: some of these links are Spotify links but usually podcast episodes are available anywhere you usually get a podcast i.e. Apple podcasts, Acast, etc.
July 2024
The Last Video Store. Hosted by Alexei Touliopoulos.
May 2024
Lucy and Sam's Perfect Brains, Ep 6, Ep 7, Ep 8, Ep 9. Hosted by Sam Campbell and Lucy Beaumont.
April 2024
Some Laugh Podcast - Episode 99. Taskmaster, Edinburgh Fringe & Secrets. Hosted by Marc Jennings, Stephen Buchanan and Stuart McPherson.
Tim Key's Poetry Programme. 3. Safari. On BBC Radio 4.
Lucy and Sam's Perfect Brains, Ep 2, Ep 3, Ep 4, Ep 5. Hosted by Sam Campbell and Lucy Beaumont.
March 2024
Lucy and Sam's Perfect Brains, Ep 1. Hosted by Sam Campbell and Lucy Beaumont.
Off Menu with James Acaster and Ed Gamble - Episode 229, Live with Sam Campbell in Nottingham Royal Concert Hall. Note: the episode was recorded on October 18, 2023 and released 2 March 2024.
January 2024
Drifting Off with Joe Pera Ep 12: Australia and its Greatest Horse ft. Cut Worms. Guests: Sam Campbell, Aaron Chen, Guy Montgomery and Yaraman Thorne aka Yaz.
November 2023
Ep110. SAM CAMPBELL / Plato, Purses & Palm Readings. Trusty Hogs podcast. Hosted by Catherine Bohart and Helen Bauer.
BONUS: Ep111. NATHAN FOAD/ Colleagues, Cucks & Cliff Richard. Trusty Hogs podcast - Sam pulls a prank on Nathan Foad at 22:38. Nathan Foad was in Bloods, the Sky TV sitcom that Sam was also in.
Taskmaster The Podcast. Ep 149. (S16 Ep.10.) Hosted by Ed Gamble.
Northern News. ‘A Spider’s Intern’. Hosted by Ian Smith and Amy Gledhill. Sam Campbell's guest appearance starts around the 21 minute mark.
September 2023
Taskmaster The Podcast. Ep 141. Sam Campbell - S16 Ep. 2. Hosted by Ed Gamble.
May 2023
WTF w/ Sam Campbell. Welcome to Meet You podcast. Hosted by Dart Sultan and Robbie Armfield.
April 2023
Mugg Off #173 Live Show Melbourne. Sam Campbell, Sam Taunton, Tim Hewitt, Laura Hughes.
November 2022
NTS - Hot Mess W/ Sam Campbell (hosted by Babak Ganjei).
October 2022
Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards: The Podcast with Lara Ricote and Sam Campbell.
September 2022
Plot Twist podcast Kevin ‘KG’ Garry and Sam Campbell. Sky TV.
June 2022
Mugg Off #139 - Sam Campbell. Hosted by Cameron Duggan, Gerard McGowan, and Yaz.
May 2022
Backyard Stories - Episode Thirty Four - Sam Campbell
October 2021
Aunty Donna Podcast Ep 277 Nippers Feat. Sam Campbell and Eric Hutton. Hosted by Zach, Mark and Broden.
July 2021
The Phone Hacks Podcast 170. Sam Campbell - Hay Ladies. Hosted by Mike Goldstein and Nick Capper. (Thanks to Cambo Fans!)
June 2021
The Good Stuff - Episode 41 Feat. Sam Campbell. Hosted by Sam Taunton and Tom Cashman.
Australia Debates - ABC Comedy. Series 1 Episode 1 - Should Social Media Be Banned?
March 2021
Mugg Off #80 Tom Cashman and "Dingo Duggan" - Sam Campbell plays Dingo.
December 2020
Mugg Off #069 - Sam Campbell. Hosted by Cameron Duggan, Gerard McGowan and Yaz. Note: this episode was recorded in December 2020 but the video was uploaded June 2022.
August 2020
The Grub podcast, with Nikki Britton, Bjorn Stewart, Sam Campbell, Cameron James, and Danielle Walker. Hosts: Anne Edmonds, Greg Larsen and Ben Russell. NOTE: Sam is only in a few clips in this podcast, not in the whole thing.
July 2020
Circling the Drain - Ep1: Elouise Eftos, Sam Campbell. Hosted by Andrew Wolfe.
April 2020
The Good Stuff - Episode 3 Feat. Sam Campbell (An Expose on Women’s Bathrooms). Hosted by Sam Taunton and Tom Cashman.
January 2020
Mugg Off #20 - Sam Campbell. Hosted by Cameron Duggan, Gerard McGowan and Yaz.
The Grub - 2020 Call-in Special. With Melinda Buttle, Becky Lucas, Sam Campbell, Aaron Chen, Rodney Todd. Hosts: Anne Edmonds, Greg Larsen and Ben Russell. NOTE: Sam is only in a few clips in this podcast, not in the whole thing.
October 2019
The Worst Idea Of All Time - Friendzone Ninety. Hosted by Guy Montgomery and Tim Batt.
May 2019
Special Features with Cameron James and Alexei Toliopoulos - Ep 50. Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019) with Tom Walker and Sam Campbell.
May 2018
Aunty Donna Podcast Episode 97: LIVE FROM THE FACTORY THEATRE SYDNEY FEAT. SAM CAMPBELL
October 2017
The Dragon Friends. S3 Ep 18: THIS BOY FREZNO. The Dragon Friends is a DnD podcast and this episode was live. From the podcast description: "Also Sam Campbell wore a mask and an elephant trunk for all of the recording so if it helps, imagine that." Cambo knows nothing about DnD - he went on the podcast to prank his friend Michael Hing (allegedly). Sam plays the antagonist (an evil Michael Hing).
The Dragon Friends. S3 Ep.17. A Dog With Human Eyes with Carlo Ritchie
August 2017
Mike Check with Cameron James & Alexei Toliopoulos - Ep 45. The Gong Show S01E04 & S01E05 w/ Sam Campbell
January-February 2015
Sad Boys, episode 1-3 hosted by Sam Campbell, Eddie Sharp and Anith Mukherjee. Originally broadcast via FBi Radio.
November 2014
Mark Williamson Chat Show - Episode 110: Becky Lucas and Sam Campbell. With regulars Lester Diamond and Ryan ‘Special Comments’ Crawford.
June 2014
Truth Nest - Episode 1 Feat. Alexei Toliopoulos. Hosted by Sam Campbell and Craig Anderson.
Below are 'lost episodes' - I cannot find the audio anywhere, or the audio files are broken. Podcast descriptions say Sam was a guest. Please do message me if you manage to find the audio!
Special Features with Cameron James and Alexei Toliopoulos: 9. 2 Guns with Sam Campbell. July 2015.
Sydney Comedy Festival Podcast. April 2015.
The Loose Five with Marcel Blanch- de Wilt. Episode 107- Sam Campbell & Shubha. January 2015.
Versus on FBi Radio - Witches vs Calendars w/ Sam Campbell and Claudia O'Doherty. December 2014. This episode has unfortunately been scrubbed from Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and FBi Radio website.
The Loose Five with Marcel Blanch- de Wilt. Episode 96- Sam Campbell and Gearard McGeown. September 2014.
A massive thank you to @vampire-lily / Lauren for contributing to this masterlist!!
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Chinatown (1974)
Director: Roman Polanski DOP: John A. Alonzo Production Design: Richard Sylbert Art Direction: W. Stewart Campbell
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scotianostra · 1 year
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Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox and 1st Duke of Richmond was born 29th September 1574.
One of the few members of minor nobility that I post about, mainly due to him being quite an interesting subject, in my opinion.
Ludovic was the son of Esmé Stewart, some of you might recall him as being a favourite of the young James VI until those suspicious of his catholic upbringing, forced him out of Scotland.
One of the thing that intrigues me a wee bit is that the sources all give the surname as Stewart, not Stuart. And? I hear you say? Well Esmé’s branch of the family lived most of their lives in France., this is where the spelling was changed from Stewart to Stuart in the case of Mary Queen of Scots, she went to France as Mary Stewart and returned as Marie Stuart, the French never had a W in their alphabet back then.
James VI was very fond of Ludovic’s father, even immortalising him in a poem called “Ane Tragedie of the Phoenix”, which compared him to an exotic bird of unique beauty killed by envy.
The Raid on Ruthven, in which the young king was held prisoner for the best part of a year, gave the Protestant lords of the Congregation the opportunity to expel Esmé, he died in France not long afterwards, James felt an obligation to look after Ludovic, he returned from France and was taken to meet James VI at Kinneil House who issued instructions for the education of the youngster. The Lennox Stewarts would be a mainstay in the court of The Stuarts for the next two centuries.
From what I can pick up Ludovic wasn’t the nicest of guys, three times married, his first wife died a year after the marriage, he abandoned his second wife,Jean Campbell, great-granddaughter of James IV and left her in poverty in Scotland while he moved to join the royal court in London. Lennox wrote in April 1605 to William Livingstone of Kilsyth, who managed some of his Scottish estates, that he wished to “rid me of her” and “be quit of her.” In December 1610, after this marriage had ended and Jean had died, her brother Hugh Campbell of Loudon complained that the Duke had taken her fine things to England, leaving her “drowned in great debt” with only an old silver basin, three little cups, and their children. He married a third time, a wealthy English Duchess, who outlived him.
As a favourite of the King Ludovic was granted lands at Portlough in the Barony of Raphoe in County Donegal, he was also involved in the colonization of Maine in New England. Richmond Island and Cape Richmond, as well as Richmond, Maine (formerly Fort Richmond), are named after him.
He died in 1624, aged 49 and was interred in an elaborate tomb in Westminster Abbey
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Comics read this past week:
Marvel Comics:
Captain America (2002) #27-32
These issues were published across June 2004 to October 2004. Issues #27-28 were the storyline “Requiem,” and issues #29-32 were the storyline “Super Patriot.” Issues #27-28 were written by Robert Morales, penciled by Eddie Campbell, inked by Stewart McKenny, and Brian Reber. Issues #29-32 were written by Robert Kirkman, penciled by Scot Eaton, inked by Drew Geraci, and colored by Rob Schwager. Issues #27-31 were 22 pages, and issue #32 was 23 pages.
Reading these issues was just to finish off this series; I didn’t care for any of it. This was my first time reading anything written by Robert Kirkman, most famous for The Walking Dead (2003) and Invincible (2003), and I was surprised that I found his work here to be so terrible. I will say that it impresses me that this book was followed up by Ed Brubaker’s long and well-regarded run writing Captain America.
In issue #27 Steve’s told by a civilian friend, while discussing 9/11, “It’ll probably take an entire new generation of New Yorkers to get over it.” Steve asks in response, “[W]hat generation got over the Holocaust?”
And after a presidential candidate is seemingly killed in a large terrorist attack, Tony tells Steve, “Every day, it’s always 9-11 somewhere,” which I don’t think is true.
Issue #28 introduces an alternate version of Isaiah Bradley. In the main continuity he was the first Captain America, but was badly mistreated by the U.S. government and has been severely limited by brain damage for decades. This other Isaiah was the President of the United States from 2005 to 2013. He explains, “Once I got the Super Serum, I tomcatted for years and gave up on settling down.” And, of Becky Barnes, “My Bucky didn’t die in the war… and he was always cleaning up after my indiscretions. Becky’s my blood kin, but it was Buck that adopted her- after both gave up on my ever finding time for being a proper father.” Bucky died stopping a terrorist during Isaiah’s presidential campaign, and Isaiah says, “I didn’t drop out of the election, and I was less available once I won.” Becky developed serious mental problems after that.
Diamondback is Steve’s love interest in “Super Patriot.” In the end it’s revealed that the Rachel that Steve’s been spending time with isn’t the real Diamondback, but only a “new, improved and advanced life model decoy.” It’s explained, “For all intents and purposes that is Diamondback. Her brain scan was downloaded in such a way that it’s a flawless reproduction. The problem is, they don’t even know they’re not the real thing. When you try to tell them what they are- they get a little dangerous.” This isn’t a new concept at all; Scorpio had an L.M.D. of Nick Fury exactly like that in the 70s. Steve watches, uncomfortable, as the Diamondback L.M.D. is taken away by S.H.I.E.L.D. and begs for his help, but he doesn’t do or say anything in her defense. I thought that this was out of character for him. It specifically made me think of his defense of that Nick Fury L.M.D. in Secret Avengers (2010) #5, in which he cited his friendships with the original Human Torch and the Vision.
Captain America: What Price Glory? (2003) #1-4
These issues were all published in March 2003. All were written by Bruce Jones, penciled by Steve Rude, inked by Mike Royer, and colored by Chris Sotomayor. All were 22 pages.
I thought at first that the art style was clearly Jack Kirby-inspired, but at the same time I did recognize Steve Rube’s work from having read World’s Finest (1999) #1-3, which starred Batman and Superman, characters with no relation to Jack Kirby, so I’m not sure much had to be changed for that effect for this miniseries. Unfortunately, though I hoped this book would be a sort of different-company counterpart to it, I didn’t think the story of this series was nearly as strong as World’s Finest (1999)’s. I did previously enjoy another Captain America story written by Bruce Jones, an 8-page story set during WWII in the anthology Captain America: Red, White and Blue (2002).
There was a lot going on in this miniseries, the first issue in particular felt crammed. I really wasn’t into the themes of this book, about trust and how Steve relates to women, or at least how they were approached in this particular story. Nor was I into what the situations prompted as demonstrations of Steve’s characterization. The plot felt cheap. The artwork was great, and in particular I really liked the fight scenes, which aren’t what I normally am the most into. And I did also enjoy the dialogue in the fight scenes, too.
Captain America (2013) #1-10
These issues were published across November 2012 to August 2013. This was the storyline “Castaway in Dimension Z.” All were written by Rick Remember, and all but issue #9 was penciled by John Romita Jr. Issues #1-4 were inked by Klaus Janson. Issue #5 was inked by Tom Palmer and Scott Hanna. Issues #6 and #10 were inked by Tom Palmer, Klaus Janson, and Scott Hanna. Issues #7-8 were inked by Scott Hanna and Klaus Janson. And the breakdowns of issue #9 were drawn by John Romita Jr. and then were finished by Klaus Janson, Scott Hanna, and Tom Palmer. Issues #1-2 and #10 were 22 pages, issues #3 and #5-9 were 20 pages, and issue #4 was 21 pages.
I skimmed through the first issue of this series back when I finished Ed Brubaker’s run writing Captain America and decided I wasn’t interested that in this run. But now I’m reading it since I’m apparently jumping around Steve’s modern books, while also working my way through his Golden and Silver Age appearances in order. What I’ve previously read that’s written by Rick Remember are the “Descendants” and “Rise of the Descendants” storylines in Secret Avengers (2010), which I enjoyed and are the issues that got me to really pay attention to that book. And also, more relevant to this, he wrote Winter Soldier: The Bitter March (2014), which did a great job of emphasizing how important Steve is to Bucky, but failed to compel me in the other characters original to it.
I can’t see that I’ve read anything drawn by John Romita Jr. before. His art here wasn’t for me, but I do think it’s possible for his style to work better with another character and setting. The only thing I thought he was bad at drawing was children. And Klaus Janson’s name was immediately recognizable to me because he inked a lot of Sal Buscema’s pencils on The Defenders (1972) across 1974 to 1978. Looking up his other credits I see that he drew the “Gothic” storyline across Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #6-10, and he also inked The Incredible Hulk (1968) #227, which is a really significant issue to me because it’s the story where the Hulk finally goes to therapy.
Issue #1 opens with portraying Steve’s father as abusive when Steve was a child. I have yet to see that portrayed elsewhere. Mythos: Captain America (2008) #1 depicted Steve as particularly wanting to enlist in the regiment his father served in during WWI, during which he “took a bullet during the push for Soissons.” And Steve says, of his father, “I don’t remember much about him. He laughed a lot, I seem to recall, and smelled of applesauce. He died of influenza in 1926 at the age of thirty-three.” I prefer that more mundane portrayal of Steve’s father.
And in issue #1 Steve says, of Sharon having proposed to him, that it “caught me off-guard. In my day it was the man who asked.” I found this characterization surprising for him, because I would have thought Steve would be past those culture shock moments by now. But maybe he’s covering for a more personal hesitation. Steve then thinks that marriage “might not be so bad. Force me to have a life again. I sometimes forget how to be a normal person. I’ve been a soldier for so long… might be there’s no turning back.” This was also surprising to me because Steve is such a strong-willed person- I would think he would either really want to or really not want to get married, that he wouldn’t waffle like this. And the premise that Steve and Sharon are currently dating but them getting married would somehow drastically change Steve’s lifestyle confuses me.
“Castaway in Dimension Z” is about Steve being trapped in another dimension. In the beginning he escapes from Zola’s lab, along with Zola’s infant son, but then Steve finds himself in another world and he doesn’t know the way back to Zola’s kingdom, which is where the portal back to Earth is. Steve raises the boy as his son, naming him Ian, and they live together in that dystopian world for over a decade until they cross paths with Zola again. In the ensuing events Steve is able to turn Zola’s other child, his daughter Jet Black, over to his side. But Ian is brainwashed into hating Steve and joining Zola. And just as Steve is able to get through to his son, Ian is shot by Sharon. She’s confused by Steve saying that he’s been in that other world for years because from her perspective Steve’s only been gone for 30 minutes, and she thinks that Zola implanted false memories into Steve and Ian wasn’t really his son. In the end Sharon sacrifices herself to save Steve and Jet Black, who end up trapped back on Earth with no way back to Dimension Z and don’t know that Ian is really still alive there.
In issue #4 Steve thinks, “I never intended to raise this boy. But I’m glad to have saved him from Zola. Grateful to have had this time, to watch him grow- to train and teach him. To offer him a different path than the one Zola would have mapped. The boy is hot-tempered, sarcastic and brash. But he is also honest, loyal and tenacious. So there is this to be glad for. If I hadn’t stepped on that train I’d never have the privilege of knowing Ian. I’d have never met my son.” And in issue #5 Steve thinks, “The boy has such heart. I won’t fail him. Trained to be a warrior. But he is still a child- a child in danger because of me. Bucky, Nomad- all the young men I’ve led to battle- this fear’s not the same. Ian is my son- the urge to defend him drives me with a fury unlike anything I’ve known. He will not die today.”
In issue #6 Steve is upset about all the time and experiences on Earth that he’s lost, but thinks, “A decade, Arnim. You’ve taken that piece of my life- time I’ll never get back. And you can have it- but you can’t have him. You can’t have his future. He’s not yours. He might have your genes but he’s my son. He’s good at heart, and he’s strong- you’ll never corrupt him.” And he thinks, “I’m bringing him to Earth. To the normal life he deserves.” Steve phrases that later in issue #7 as that he’s bringing Ian “Home to his piece of the dream I fought so hard for.”
In issue #6 Steve thinks, after finally finding Zola’s kingdom, “The daily cost of survival here- the constant danger- left me numb- but this horror, piles of casually discarded bodies- draws up dark memories of old wars.” And he thinks, “Earth… a distant memory now. Been here longer than the 21st century waiting for me. This place- it’s become my normal. This is the life I lead now. The world I know.”
In a flashback scene in issue #7 to an earlier peaceful time with Ian, before the boy was captured, Steve says of his own father that “He was crushed by the weight of hard times- but he was a good man” and that “He was drinking, escaping what he saw as a hopeless situation the only way he could. Over time he just… disappeared.” And Steve says he’s realized, “I did disappear. Became a slave to an ideal, disappeared into duty. And instead of abusing those I loved… I was entirely unavailable to them. But that’s done- I’m always going to be here for you, Ian.”
In issue #8 Steve tells his brainwashed son, “Raised you with all the love I had…”
In issue #9 Steve, believing Ian to be dead, thinks, “The portal tears open- revealing the blue skies of home. The blue skies I’ll never show my son. All those broken promises I made. Promises about those skies. A blue the atmosphere here never shows. A color that represented a dream to him. In my paintings of home, those blue skies- Ian would often be lost in them. Dreaming of that other place. That place where he would be safe- for the first time in his life.”
Also, Steve’s parenting is contrasted against Zola’s. For example, in issue #10 Zola tells Jet Black, after previously claiming he did everything for his children, “Now you can die with the rest! So much time wasted on you, my daughter! So many failed opportunities to earn your name! I loved you with all my heart- and you chose to side with my greatest enemy! You chose frailty over power! You chose weakness and compassion over the father who gave you life! The father who offered you a world!” When Steve was about to be killed by Ian in issue #8, after raising the boy for years and teaching him his own morals, as opposed to Zolo’s, Steve said, “You don’t have to be a Zola. You can be my son… Choose a name, son. Choose the one that feels right… I’ll die happy if I know it was your choice… for yourself.”
And at the end of issue #10, of them suddenly finding themselves in New York City, Jet Black tells Steve, “And the portal home destroyed. There is no going back. For better or worse… we are stranded here.” I like how this story plays on Steve’s famous experience of being frozen in ice in the 40s and waking up in a future era.
Captain America (1968) #121-123
These issues were published across October 1969 to December 1969. All were written by Stan Lee, penciled by Gene Colan, and inked by Joe Sinnott. All were 20 pages.
In issue #121 a villain is able to walk up to the Avengers Manor and ask to be put in contact with Captain America because “I would like him to appear at a charity performance… at the orphans’ home!” Hank tells him that Steve’s “never yet turned down a bid to do something for youngsters!” And after Steve is contacted, he says, “It was good to hear from the Avengers! I’m going stir crazy with nothing to do!” This stands out because Steve turned down a civilian job as a physical education teacher at a college in the previous issue.
Steve’s monologued about being a man out of time many times before. There’s a new element in his thought process in issue #122, however, where he thinks, “It isn’t hip- to defend the establishment!- Only to tear it down! And, in a world rife with injustice, greed, and endless war- Who’s to say the rebels are wrong? But, I’ve never learned to play by today’s new rules! I’ve spent a lifetime defending the flag- and the law! Perhaps- I should have battled less- and questioned more! Yet, evil comes in many forms- and it isn’t only the young- and the rebellious- who dare fight it!” In the end he decides, of the establishment that he belongs to, “It was that same establishment that gave them a Martin Luther King- a Tolkien- a Mcluhan- and a couple of brothers- named Kennedy! We don’t claim to be perfect- No generation is! All we can do is learn to live with each other- learn to love one another!”
In issue #123 Nick and his agents are taken over by Suprema, a villain with the power to make men obey her commands. Steve says of being attacked by S.H.I.E.L.D., “It’s as though the whole world has suddenly gone mad! Or can it be- everyone else is okay- and I’ve suddenly cracked up!” Rather than it being that his love for Sharon protected him, as I originally assumed, it’s revealed in the end that Steve’s shield prevented him from being hypnotized. It stands out to me that all of the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents present for Steve and Nick’s training session (and so were available to be hypnotized) were men. The agents that are the most prominent to me since I haven’t read much of the S.H.I.E.L.D. focused stories are love interests in other books- Natasha in The Avengers (1963) and Sharon in this one- but I understand that they’re unique cases and the organization is probably predominantly male at this point in time.
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if-you-fan-a-fire · 5 months
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"TAXI DRIVER FREE ON PERJURY COUNT," The Province (Vancouver). May 1, 1934. Page 8. ---- Stewart Lee Acquitted On Charge Involving Police Hearing. ---- Charged with perjury, Stewart Lee, taxi driver, was acquitted in County Court on Monday by Judge A. M. Harper.
The crown alleged that Lee 'committed perjury on February 9 at the preliminary hearing in Police Court before Magistrate W. M. McKay of Patsy Gentile, William W. Bell and Vernon Campbell. They were charged with breaking and entering the store of B. Lineham, jeweller, 1150 1/2 Granville street.
Lee, it was alleged, testified in Police Court that he did not know the accused, with the exception of Gentile.
Detectives W. H. Milne and James Copland swore that Lee picked all three accused out of a lineup as men he had carried in his car.
At his trial Lee stated that he told the officers he identified Gentile, but he could not swear to the other two men.
Gentile, Bell and Campbell carried numbers in the identification lineup and Lee had noted their numbers. When called as a witness at the preliminary hearing of the three alleged burglars, Lee swore that he did not recognize Bell and Campbell.
"Perjury must be done deliberately." commented Judge Harper.
He added that he was impressed with the fact that Lee in a written statement to two other officers said that he did not recognize Bell and Campbell. The accused was entitled to the benefit of the doubt, pointed out his honor.
Mr. H. A. Blowey defended, and Mr. W. S. Owen prosecuted.
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When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Jack Ryan: Harrison Ford Dr. Caroline “Cathy” Ryan: Anne Archer Sally Ryan: Thora Birch Sean Miller: Sean Bean Kevin O’Donnell: Patrick Bergin Annette: Polly Walker Lord William Holmes: James Fox Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson: Samuel L. Jackson Adm. James Greer: James Earl Jones Paddy O’Neil: Richard Harris Marty Cantor: J.E. Freeman Dennis Cooley: Alex Norton Watkins: Hugh Fraser Inspector Highland: David Threlfall Owens: Alun Armstrong Sissy: Berlinda Tolbert Lord Justice: Gerald Sim First Aide: Pip Torrens Ashley: Thomas Russell Charlie Dugan: Andrew Connolly Ned Clark: Keith Campbell Jimmy Reardon: Jonathan Ryan Court Guard: P.H. Moriarty Interviewer: Bob Gunton CIA Technician: Ted Raimi Secretary: Brenda James Paddy Boy: Karl Hayden Lady Holmes: Claire Oberman Young Holmes: Oliver Stone The Electrician: Tom Watt Constable: Tim Dutton Constable: Martin Cochrane Rose: Ellen Geer Winter: John Lafayette Ferro: Shaun Duke Spiva: Fritz Sperberg CIA Analyst: Allison Barron Dr Shapiro: Philip Levien FBI Agent Shaw: Jesse D. Goins Avery: Michael Ryan Way FBI Director’s Bodyguard (uncredited): Peter Weireter Film Crew: Director of Photography: Donald McAlpine Original Music Composer: James Horner Screenplay: W. Peter Iliff Producer: Mace Neufeld Producer: Robert Rehme Director: Phillip Noyce Screenplay: Donald Stewart Editor: William Hoy Editor: Neil Travis Casting: Cathy Sandrich Gelfond Makeup Artist: Michael Key Casting: Amanda Mackey Executive Producer: Charles H. Maguire Makeup Department Head: Peter Robb-King Art Direction: Joseph P. Lucky Hairstylist: Anne Morgan Costume Design: Norma Moriceau Makeup Artist: Pat Gerhardt Set Decoration: John M. Dwyer Makeup Artist: John R. Bayless Production Design: Joseph C. Nemec III Stunts: Dick Ziker Stunts: Terry Leonard Visual Effects Supervisor: Robert Grasmere Visual Effects Supervisor: John C. Walsh Stunt Coordinator: Andy Bradford Stunt Coordinator: Steve Boyum Stunts: Michael T. Brady Stunts: Janet Brady Stunts: William H. Burton Jr. Stunts: Bobby Bass Stunts: Keith Campbell Stunts: David Burton Stunts: Clarke Coleman Stunts: Gerry Crampton Stunts: Cynthia Cypert Stunts: Laura Dash Stunts: Gabe Cronnelly Stunts: Steve M. Davison Stunts: Jeff Imada Stunts: Jeffrey J. Dashnaw Stunts: Annie Ellis Stunts: Richard M. Ellis Stunts: Tony Epper Stunts: Elaine Ford Stunts: Kenny Endoso Stunts: James M. Halty Stunt Coordinator: Martin Grace Stunts: Steve Hart Stunts: Scott Hubbell Stunts: Craig Hosking Stunts: Henry Kingi Stunts: Joel Kramer Stunts: Paul Jennings Stunts: Gene LeBell Stunts: Gary McLarty Stunts: Mark McBride Stunts: Bennie Moore Stunts: Valentino Musetti Stunts: John C. Meier Stunts: Alan Oliney Stunts: Chuck Picerni Jr. Stunt Double: Bobby Porter Stunts: Steve Picerni Stunts: Tony van Silva Stunts: Chad Randall Stunts: Rod Woodruff Stunt Double: Vic Armstrong Second Unit Director: David R. Ellis Stunts: Gregory J. Barnett Stunts: Tim A. Davison Novel: Tom Clancy Movie Reviews: John Chard: Good guys are real good, and the bad guys are real bad. Patriot Games is a more than serviceable thriller, perhaps a bit out of date when viewing it now, but still a very effective good against evil piece. The source material is so dense and intricate it was always going to be hard to condense that into a 2 hour movie, but I feel the makers manage to keep it fleshy whilst making the respective characters interesting and watchable. The acting on show is more than adequate, Harrison Ford is great in the role of Jack Ryan, he manages to portray him as a sensitive family man who can step up to the plate when things get ugly, and Anne Archer is solid enough as the wife and mother caught up in the web of nastiness unfolding. The baddies are led by the brooding Sean Bean who is a little under written, whilst Richard Harris is sadly underused. However, the action set pieces make their mark and thankfully we get a riveting...
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The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of African-American and Caribbean-born military pilots who fought in WWII. They formed the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the Army Air Forces. The name applies to the navigators, bombardiers, mechanics, instructors, crew chiefs, nurses, cooks, and other support personnel.
All African American military pilots who trained in the US trained at Moton Field, the Tuskegee Army Air Field, and were educated at Tuskegee University. The group included five Haitians from the Haitian Air Force and one pilot from Trinidad. It included a Hispanic or Latino airman born in the Dominican Republic.
March 22, 1942 - The first five cadets graduate from the Tuskegee Flying School: Captain Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. and Second Lieutenants Mac Ross,
Charles DeBow, L.R. Curtis, and George S. Roberts. They will become part of my the famous 99th Pursuit Squadron. List of Tuskegge Airmen.
Paul Adams (pilot)
Rutherford H. Adkins
Halbert Alexander
William Armstrong
Lee Archer
Robert Ashby
William Bartley
Howard Baugh
Henry Cabot Lodge Bohler
George L. Brown
Harold Brown
Roscoe Brown
Victor W. Butler
William Burden
William A. Campbell
Herbert Carter
Raymond Cassagnol
Eugene Calvin Cheatham Jr.
Herbert V. Clark
Granville C. Coggs
Thomas T.J. Collins
Milton Crenchaw
Woodrow Crockett
Lemuel R. Custis
Floyd J. Crawthon Jr
Doodie Head
Clarence Dart
Alfonza W. Davis
Benjamin O. Davis Jr. (C/O)
Charles DeBow
Wilfred DeFour
Gene Derricotte
Lawrence Dickson
Charles W. Dryden
John Ellis Edwards
Leslie Edwards Jr.
Thomas Ellis
Joseph Elsberry
Leavie Farro Jr
James Clayton Flowers
Julius Freeman
Robert Friend (pilot)
William J. Faulkner Jr.
Joseph Gomer
Alfred Gorham
Oliver Goodall
Garry Fuller
James H. Harvey
Donald A. Hawkins
Kenneth R. Hawkins
Raymond V. Haysbert
Percy Heath
Maycie Herrington
Mitchell Higginbotham
William Lee Hill
Esteban Hotesse
George Hudson Jr.
Lincoln Hudson
George J. Iles
Eugene B. Jackson
Daniel "Chappie" James Jr.
Alexander Jefferson
Buford A. Johnson
Herman A. Johnson
Theodore Johnson
Celestus King III
James Johnson Kelly
James B. Knighten
Erwin B. Lawrence Jr.
Clarence D. Lester
Theodore Lumpkin Jr
John Lyle
Hiram Mann
Walter Manning
Robert L. Martin
Armour G. McDaniel
Charles McGee
Faythe A. McGinnis
John "Mule" Miles
John Mosley
Fitzroy Newsum
Norman L Northcross
Noel F. Parrish
Alix Pasquet
Wendell O. Pruitt
Louis R. Purnell Sr.
Wallace P. Reed
William E. Rice
Eugene J. Richardson, Jr.
George S. Roberts
Lawrence E. Roberts
Isaiah Edward Robinson Jr.
Willie Rogers
Mac Ross
Robert Searcy
David Showell
Wilmeth Sidat-Singh
Eugene Smith
Calvin J. Spann
Vernon Sport
Lowell Steward
Harry Stewart, Jr.
Charles "Chuck" Stone Jr.
Percy Sutton
Alva Temple
Roger Terry
Lucius Theus
Edward L. Toppins
Robert B. Tresville
Andrew D. Turner
Herbert Thorpe
Richard Thorpe
Thomas Franklin Vaughns
Virgil Richardson
William Harold Walker
Spann Watson
Luke J. Weathers, Jr.
Sherman W. White
Malvin "Mal" Whitfield
James T. Wiley
Oscar Lawton Wilkerson
Henry Wise Jr.
Kenneth Wofford
Coleman Young
Perry H. Young Jr.
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31 Days of Spooky Movies 2023: Week 1
Every October I make it my mission to watch at least 1 spooky movie every day (without rewatching anything watched in a previous October).
In case anyone is looking for some ideas on what to watch this month, here's what I've watched so far, in the order I watched them.
Dumplings (2004)
A Hong Kong horror movie about a former actress who will go to any lengths to keep her looks so as to retain her position of wealth and power.
There's a lot of interesting themes in this one. Using consumption as a metaphor for how systems of power use and abuse those under them is a common theme in Chinese literature and it's deployed quite artfully here.
2. Skinamarink (2022)
An experimental art movie about two kids who wake up in the middle of the night to find all the doors and windows of the house have disappeared and that they're all alone.
You are either going to love this one or hate it. But if you give it a try I recommend committing to it. You've gotta go lights off, by yourself, phone off for this one to work. It's definitely an experimental arty movie so...umm, strap in for a weird experience. But at its heart it's trying to recreate in you that experience of being a little child and afraid of the dark and not quite sure if you're awake or still dreaming.
3. The Thing from Another World (1951)
Before there was John Carpenter's The Thing (1982) there was The Thing from Another World. Both adaptations of the 1938 novella Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell. Here a group of scientists and Air Force officials discover a crashed alien ship in the arctic ice. But things take a turn for the worse when they bring back the body of an extraterrestrial to study only to find it isn't actually dead.
This movie somehow manages to keep all the most boring bits from the novella while also throwing out all the parts of the story that are actually interesting. Gone is the shape shifting alien. Here we have a lurching plant based alien (aka a big dude in a weird costume) that looks more Frankenstein than Thing.
4. Dave of the Dead (2020)
A cheaply animated movie about a zombie who works in an outer space fast food restaurant who has to try and get the money back from Dracula after the count dines and dashes on him.
The animation on this movie is SO cheap. They honestly don't even try to animate facial expressions nor match dialogue to mouth flap. Not to mention there's only the semblance of a story here. But the worse thing about it is that it is aimed at kids and there's a weirdly strong anti-labor stance to the whole thing.
5. The She Beast (1966)
When her car plunges into a lake a woman becomes possessed by the spirit of the witch that had been drowned there in the 18th century and wants her revenge.
The movie is said to star Barbara Steele and while she is the best thing about the movie, she is barely in it. When they say "possessed" they mean replaced by someone else wearing a bizarre monster mask. So instead we are forced to follow her lame fiancee around. Also there's a really random attempted rape scene in the movie for some reason.
6. Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
A modern witch casts a lovespell on her neighbor in order to get back at his fiancee. But things get complicated when she starts to fall in love with him for real.
I'm sorry, but I have a huge bias against Jimmy Stewart. And here he is at age 50 starring against a 25 year old Kim Novak. That man is not a catch! I do not understand the hold he had over Hollywood. Anyways, as far as rom-coms go this a bit of a strange one. The cast is pretty fun (when you exclude Stewart) and it's got some interesting flair. But it's held back by the non-existent chemistry between the leads and the slight tinge of 50s misogyny.
P.S. Don't think I didn't notice their disdain for the oxford comma, the heathens.
7. Doll Shark (2022)
A kid's stuffed shark becomes possessed by the spirit of a killer shark and goes on a murder spree.
This is from one of those studios that specializes in making incredibly low budget junk films and it shows. It's umm...not good. If you insist on watching it be sure to have some drinks and/or some friends with you.
8. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Two Americans are backpacking through England (as was the style at the time) when they are attacked by a werewolf. Now cursed and far from home, time is quickly running out for them.
The classic John Landis horror comedy! I used to catch this one on TV all the time as a kid. It's a lot of fun and an interesting piece of Jewish-American horror. I will admit that while I like every scene in the movie, as a whole it feels slightly disjointed to me? In any case there's a lot of memorable scenes, practical effects, and great performances. Jenny Agutter is especially charming.
9. Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde (1971)
Dr Jekyll is trying to discover a secret to prolonging life and thinks the answer might be found in female hormones. But when his experience goes wrong he transforms into a woman. In order to keep their experiment going and perfect their elixir they need dead bodies, but what are you to do when supplies are running low?
I honestly do not know if this movie was trying to be this queer or if it was just a happy accident. I swear to god, Jekyll essentially invents HRT on accident, has a gender crisis, and then has to battle with wither they continue their life as they had or to embrace this new identity. It is fascinating. I don't think it was intentionally creating this theme, but by good golly, they make it really hard not to see it that way. Martine Beswick as Hyde is so, so good in this.
10. Puppet Shark (2023)
A puppet movie about two kids telling shark stories around a campfire.
Another of these super-low budget films. It has some charming moments early on. But quickly run out of ideas and it becomes a real slog to the finish.
11. Son of Dracula (1943)
A vampire who may or may not be Count Dracula is invited to Louisiana by an heiress. But he has his own fiendish plans for this new world.
Lon Chaney Jr. is, without a doubt, the worst Dracula I have ever seen. He is the we-have-Dracula-at-home Dracula. He feels like Dracula's loser brother-in-law or something. I don't even know. It has it's moments, but it's a bit all over the place.
12. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
While trying to save his soul from sin, nice guy Dr. Jekyll creates the alternate persona of Mr. Hyde. But things get tough for Jekyll when Hyde's transgressions start to get out of hand.
In terms of filmmaking this is pretty impressive. But in terms of story they made a really weird change from the book. Originally Jekyll was ashamed of his vices and created Hyde as an alter-ego to hide behind and protect his image. But here Jekyll wants to be sure he doesn't slip into temptation by unleashing an unchecked evil force onto the streets? I thought he was supposed to be smart.
13. The Bewitched Inn (1897)
A man goes to an inn for a good night's sleep only to find the place is haunted.
Back from the days where movies were only a couple minutes long. They figured out how to hide action in the cuts and by gosh...they went for it. It's fun to see such early movies to see just how far we've come. Truly we stand on the backs of giants.
14. The X-Ray Fiend (1897)
When a couple is exposed to x-rays we can see their skeletons.
Another short one from the early years. Not only harnessing the power of the cut, but also tapping into the strange new power of the discovery of x-rays two years earlier.
15. Titane (2021)
A dancer who has a fetish for cars must pretend to be the lost son of a firefighter in order to hide from authorities.
A French body horror and psychological drama. Taps into the genre of body horror to investigate ideas of gender, pregnancy, and identity. I honestly can't describe it in a way to properly due it justice. It's an experience. If your stomach can handle the body horror you should definitely check it out.
16. The Girl from the Other Side (2022)
In a world where cursed creatures stalk the outside world as people hide in the cities. One creature comes across a young girl and together they create a haven for themselves.
A beautiful piece of Japanese animation and one of my favorite movies I've seen this year. Dark fantasy meets found family. The animation is absolutely gorgeous. It's like a fairy tale come to life.
17. Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)
A group of strangers meet on a train. But when a fortuneteller begins to tell their futures to pass the time they start to realize that their futures are bleak.
To its credit it has some powerhouse actors in its roster. Peter Cushing, Donald Sutherland, friggin' Christopher Lee! But it is an anthology of stories and the stories are rather lackluster. They all just kinda...end. With much more thought being put into the setup than the ending.
18. Werewolf by Night (2022)
A group of monster hunters are assembled for a contest to see who will gain control of a powerful artifact.
I was not aware that this was a Marvel movie until it started. Wish I had known that before. I was in the mood for a modern take on old Universal horror, and it some ways it is, but in most ways it's just another sort of Marvel movie. I swear Gael García Bernal is in a Spanish language movie it will be fire. But if he's in an American movie it will probably be simple pop. fodder. Would've like more atmosphere and monsters than action set pieces.
19. I Blame Society (2020)
An out-of-work filmmaker decides to prove to those around her that she is capable of something bigger by finishing a project to make a movie about how she would commit the perfect murder.
I get why this movie won't be for everyone, but I loved it. It had me laughing out loud throughout. And some of the shots from this are burned into my brain forever. It's almost like a dark-comedy mockumentary of sorts. And its satire seeks out those in every level of the filmmaking process.
20. Bluebeard (1944)
A man tries to ditch his proclivity for murder by turning his artistic energies into puppets. But those around him continue to force his hand.
It's not terrible or anything. But the Bluebeard character just annoyed me to no end. I would have preferred if we were mostly following the leading lady, but we're stuck following him and he is not a particularly compelling fellow.
21. Escape Room (2017)
A group of rich friends take part in an exclusive escape room for a birthday celebration only to discover that the stakes are higher than they were expecting.
I was not aware until I had started this that there are actually multiple movies with this title and this is, in fact, not the one I had heard about. Umm...this seems like it would be a fun one to watch with drinks and friends and laugh at. But it is not a good movie by any stretch. You are left with so many questions as to why they did the things they did in this thing.
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attn:
Shane Stewart of Idyllwild Realty & NARDO:
I have over a
dozen friends effected by Country Club homicide, Property Manager murder & airbnb fentanyl poisoning.
Do you have homes to rent to locals for $200 month until you fix situation with United Way & NARDO?
You are required to disclose rental agreements & wrongfully evicted dozens of friends- broke laws to scam w/ ponzi real estate scheme on wrongful covid evictions & harassment terrorism in house on oath keeper bribes.
Talk to Butterfields today.
Community is very disappointed with your lack of ethics & race laws in real estate practice with Nazis on bribes.
Make amends or deed all to Ashley Stewart while you rehab w/ your sting.
You failed Idyllwild families- including yours and school academy community of moms.
Not what we needed and it didn't serve you or us in long run. Y
ou will pay & settle now for Stewart family locally & from UK- my ex step dad is also a monster untouchable like you from HP. Lol
Campbell and Clark Schmitz Bush virus apparently from defense terrorists against moms.
I need my assets & kids/homes now.
Thanks!
Nitya Huntley Rawal
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Historical Hogmanay (Scottish New Year)
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Hogmanay is the name for the Scottish New Year Eve, and was once thought to be a time when the veil was thin, allowing all sorts of creatures from the Otherworld into ours. Some theorize that this supernatural aspect is even where the name came from.
 “We know that on this night it was considered necessary to propitiate the dwellers in fairy-land, who, with the Phynnodderees, Witches, and Spirits of all kinds, were abroad and especially powerful. We may, therefore, perhaps translate Hog-man-aye into Hanga-man-ey–“mound-men (for) ever,” the Fairies being considered as dwellers in the hows (or tumuli, or green mounds)…-“ The Folk-Lore of the Isle of Man by A. W. Moore[1891]
The pagan roots of the festival were once clear, and some locations held onto those traditions longer than others. For example, the Isle of Man once had a person puppet a horses head made of wood that was called White Mare.
“He went round the table snapping the horse’s mouth at the guests who finally chased him from the room, after much rough play.” The Folk-Lore of the Isle of Man by A. W. Moore[1891]
Similarly, some places in Scotland had a person in a cows hide who would be chased around the house by people with sticks.
“Each then pulled off a piece of the hide, and burnt it for the purpose of driving away disease.” The Folk-Lore of the Isle of Man by A. W. Moore[1891]
Many of the traditions have died out, while others might still seem familiar.
Fires
For some on the last day of the year, the fire was to be smothered and made smooth. First thing in the morning, you would look for prints in the ash.
“The first thing on New Year’s morning was to examine if there was in the ashes any mark like the shape of a human foot with the toes pointing towards the door. If there was such a mark, one was to be removed from the family before the year was run. Some climbed to the roof of the house and looked down the “lum” for the dreaded mark.” Notes on Folk-Lore of the North-East of Scotland by Walter Gregor, M.A. (1881)
For others, the fire was not allowed to go out all night.
"It was a practice not to be neglected to keep the fire alive in the house all night. No one was to come near it but a friend, and, as an additional security against its going out, candles were kept burning. Hence, the other name given to the night, Oidhche Choinnle, i.e. candle night." Witchcraft & Second Sight in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland by John Gregorson Campbell (1902)
If the fire did go out, you would be on your own. It was considered unlucky to give out fire on the first day of the year, so your neighbors would be unlikely to assist.
“It gave the means to witches and evilly-disposed people to do irreparable mischief to the cattle and their produce. The dying out of the fire was, therefore, a serious inconvenience in days when lucifer matches were unknown.” Witchcraft & Second Sight in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland by John Gregorson Campbell (1902)
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Juniper Saining
“On New Year’s day the Highlanders burned juniper before their cattle.” Old Scottish Customs, Local and General by Ellen Emma Guthrie 1885
Saining is a set of practices to cleanse or ward off evil, and juniper smoke is one example of it. Saining could be done at any time of year, but it was though to be stronger during times when the veil was thin.
Every room was cleansed with the smoke, and so were humans and cattle.
“Stewart in his “Popular Superstitions of the Highlands of Scotland” tells how on the last night of the year the Strathdown Highlanders used to bring home great loads of juniper, which on New Year’s Day was kindled in the different rooms, all apertures being closed so that the smoke might produce a thorough fumigation. Not only human beings had to stand this, but horses and other animals were treated in the same way to preserve them from harm throughout the year. Moreover, first thing on New Year’s morning, everybody, while still in bed, was asperged with a large brush.” Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, by Clement A. Miles, [1912]
Mumming
Mumming or guising is something people tend to associate with Halloween (trick-or-treating), but it also happened on Christmas and Hogmanay. Mummers (commonly poor folk) would entertain in exchange for food and drink.
Here is an example of just one rhyme:
“Get up, goodwife, and shake your feathers, And dinna think that we are beggars; For we are bairns come out to play, Get up and gie’s our hogmanay!” Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, by Clement A. Miles, [1912]
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Drinking
This is something people will recognize; drinking. People would get together with food and drinks (typically het pint).
“On the approach of twelve o’clock, a hot pint was prepared—that is, a kettle or flagon full of warm, spiced, and sweetened ale, with an infusion of spirits. When the clock had struck the knell of the departed year, each member of the family drank of this mixture ‘A good health and a happy New Year and many of them’ to all the rest, with a general hand-shaking.” Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, by Clement A. Miles, [1912]
When midnight hit, you would share with neighbors.
"Even the poorest in Scotland exchange sips of hot spiced ale, and make offerings of cakes, buns, and shortbread to their neighbours when ushering in the New Year on the stroke of midnight." Manners, Customs, and Observances: Their Origin and Significance by Leopold Wagner[1894]
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First Footing
Who was first to enter your home on the new year could alter your luck for the year.
“The first-footers are off and away, flying in every direction through the city, singing, cheering, and shaking hands with all and sundry.” Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, by Clement A. Miles, [1912]
For many places, you would hope it to be a dark-haired man.
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New Fiction 2022 - October
Short Stories & Chapters
"Leonora" by Everil Worrell (1927)
"The Hollow Man" by Norman Partridge (1991)
"The Black Stone Statue" by Mary Elizabeth Counselman (1937)
"The Door" by Ann R. Loverock (2020)
"The Events at Poroth Farm" by T.E.D. Klein (1972)
"The Dead Wagon" by Greye La Spina (1927)
"Soft" by F. Paul Wilson (1984)
"Beelzebub" by Robert Bloch (1963)
"The Black Phone" by Joe Hill (2004)
"The Angle of Horror" by Cristina Fernández Cubas (1996)
"The Striding Place" by Gertrude Atherton (1896)
"The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe (1839)
"The Nurse's Story" by Elizabeth Gaskell (1852)
"The Girl With the Hungry Eyes" by Fritz Leiber (1949)
"The Summer People" by Shirley Jackson (1950)
"The Husband Stitch" by Carmen Maria Machado (2014)
"The Phantom 'Rickshaw" by Rudyard Kipling (1888)
"Scales" by Cherene Sherrard (2017)
"The Aztec" by Carmen Baca (2020)
"The Reaper's Image" by Stephen King (1969)
"The Mummy’s Foot" by Théophile Gautier (1840)
"When the Gentlemen Go By" by Margaret Ronald (2008)
"The Pear-Shaped Man" by George R.R. Martin (1987)
"Turn Out the Light" by Penelope Love (2015)
"Unseen—Unfeared" by Francis Stevens (1919)
"The White Cormorant" by Frithjof Spalder (1971)
"A Ghost Story" by Mark Twain (1870)
"The Signal-Man" by Charles Dickens (1866)
"Rearview" by Samantha Hunt (2020)
"The Green Bowl" by Sarah Orne Jewett (1901)
"A Good Student" by Nuzo Onoh (2014)
Dracula Daily - "October" by Bram Stoker & ed. Matt Kirkland (1897, 2021)
Comic Shorts & Single Issues
"Swamp Monster" by Basil Wolverton (1953)
"The Portrait of Sal Pullman" by Lonnie Nadler & Abby Howard (2019)
"O Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad" by M.R. James & Abby Howard (2019)
"Rainbow Sprinkles" by W. Maxwell Prince, Chris O’Halloran, Martín Morazzo, Nimit Malavia (2018)
"Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall!" by Jack Davis, et al. (1953)
"The Harvest" by Shannon Campbell & Pam Wishbow (2016)
"In Each and Every Package" by Reed Crandall, et al. (1954)
"Roots in Hell" by Richard Corben (2016)
"Mars Is Heaven!" by Ray Bradbury, Wally Wood, et al. (1953)
"Save the Last Dance for Me!" by Dennis O'Neil & Pat Boyette (1969)
"Infected" by Bruce Jones, Richard Corben, Steve Oliff (1982)
"Unpleasant Side Effects" by Kerry Gammill, Sam F. Park, Mar Omega (2010)
"The Boar's Head Beast" by George Wildman, Nicola Cuti, Wayne Howard (1975)
"Ill Bred" by Charles Burns (1985)
"Don't Go to the Island" by Sfé R. Monster & Kalyna Riis-Phillips (2016)
"Some Other Animal's Meat" by Emily Carroll (2016)
"Greed" by Becky Cloonan, Jordie Bellaire, Travis Lanham (2013)
"Goin' South" by Nancy Collins, David Imhoff, Jeff Butler, Steve Montano, Renée Witterstaetter, Electric Crayon, Simon Bisley (1995)
"Winnebago Graveyard #1" by Steve Niles, Stephanie Paitreau, Jordie Bellaire, Jen Bartel, Alison Sampson, Aditya Bidikar, Mingjue Helen Chen, Sarah Horrocks (2017)
"Seed" by Fiona Staples, Jose Villarrubia, Michael Dougherty, Todd Casey, Zach Shields, Marc Andreyko (2015)
"Kill Screen" by Lauren Beukes, Dale Halvorsen, Ryan Kelly, Eva de la Cruz, Clem Robins, Bill Sienkiewicz, Rowena Yow, Shelly Bond (2015)
"The Fool of the Web" by Patricia Breen, Roel, Brenda Feikema (1997)
"Fortune Broken" by Sandy King, Leonardo Manco, Marianna Sanzone (2015)
"The Cemetery" by Franco, Abigail Larson, Wes Abbott, Sara Richard (2022)
"The Speed of Pain" by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart, Steve Wands, Will Dennis (2018)
"Gestation" by Marguerite Bennett, Jonathan Brandon Sawyer, Doug Garbark, Nic. J. Shaw (2014)
"Chemical 13!" by Michael Woods & Saskia Gutekunst (2009)
"Hello, My Name Is..." by Nadia Shammas, Rowan MacColl, Licha Myers, Chris Sanchez (2021)
"Sea of Souls" by Jenna Lynn Wright, Alvaro Feliu, Juan Francisco Mota, Ricardo Osnaya, Erik Lopera Tamayo, Jorge Cortes, Robby Bevaro, Maxflan Araujo, Walter Pereyra, Taylor Esposito (2022)
"Crush" by Janet Hetherington, Ronn Sutton, Becka Kinzie, Zakk Saam (2018)
"The End of All Things" by Natalie Leif & Elaine Well (2014)
Video & Electronic Games
Silent Hill dev. Team Silent (1999)
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow dev. Cloak and Dagger Games (2022)
Halloween Forever dev. Imaginary Monsters (2016)
Bride of Frankenstein dev. Paul Smith, Steve Howard, Timedata Ltd. (1987)
Zombies Ate My Neighbors dev. LucasArts (1993)
Darkstalkers 3 (aka Vampire Savior) dev. Capcom (1997)
Movies
Smile dir. Parker Finn (2022)
The Mummy dir. Karl Freund (1932)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers dir. Don Siegel (1956)
The Skin I Live In dir. Pedro Almodóvar (2011)
The Picture of Dorian Gray dir. Albert Lewin (1945)
The Uninvited dir. Lewis Allen (1944)
The Other Side of the Underneath dir. Jane Arden (1972)
Jeepers Creepers: Reborn dir. Timo Vuorensola (2022)
Terrifier 2 dir. Damien Leone (2022)
Ravenous dir. Antonia Bird (1999)
The Experiment dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel (2001)
Ganja & Hess dir. Bill Gunn (1973)
Def by Temptation dir. James Bond III (1990)
Eyes Without a Face dir. Georges Franju (1960)
Under the Shadow dir. Babak Anvari (2016)
Amsterdam dir. David O. Russell (2022)
Deadstream dir. Joseph Winter & Vanessa Winter (2022)
In My Skin by Marina de Van (2002)
Evolution dir. Lucile Hadžihalilović (2015)
Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness dir. Shimako Satō (1995)
Celia dir. Ann Turner (1989)
Censor dir. Prano Bailey-Bond (2021)
Halloween Ends dir. David Gordon Green (2022)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari dir. Robert Wiene (1920)
Black Adam dir. Jaume Collet-Serra (2022)
Trouble Every Day dir. Claire Denis (2001)
Eve's Bayou dir. Kasi Lemmons (1997)
Monster (aka Humanoids from the Deep) dir. Barbara Peeters & Jimmy T. Murakami (1980)
The Mafu Cage dir. Karen Arthur (1978)
Medusa: Queen of the Serpents dir. Matthew B.C. (2020)
Medusa dir. Anita Rocha da Silveira (2021)
Prey for the Devil dir. Daniel Stamm (2022)
It Follows dir. David Robert Mitchell (2014)
Amer dir. Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani (2009)
TV Episodes
The Simpsons - "Treehouse of Horror XXXIII" (2022)
Bob's Burgers - "Apple Gore-chard! (But Not Gory)" (2022)
TV Series
Costume Quest (2019)
Castlevania - Seasons 3 & 4 (2020-2021)
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Urban Cowboy (James Bridges, 1980).
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