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Robert Pattinson as Batman in The Batman (2021)

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HOLY S H I T THAT THE BATMAN TRAILER

I’m getting heavy Watchmen vibes and I’m 10000% here for it 

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Life has been trying for me over the past year and made it difficult to partake in pastimes that I usually enjoy (like reading comics and being on here) but in this moment it feels a teensy bit more tolerable because

FINALLY AFTER YEARS OF TEASING WE GET A NEW BATMAN GAME FEATURING THE COURT OF OWLS AHHHHHHH

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Joaquin Phoenix as JOKER

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Mad Love

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💜✨ This is an Amazing Creator Award! Your creations are incredible, and they light up every dashboard they land on. Pass this on to eight of your favorite creators to show your appreciation and let them know their art is loved! ✨💜

Aww thank you! It’s been forever since I’ve made any new content (between working on a project for most of this year and then becoming seriously ill, I unfortunately just haven’t been able to) but I still love Tumblr and everyone on here and I’m glad that people still enjoy things that I’ve made! :)

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Batman: Arkham Asylum by Carlos D'Anda

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This original version of this list is going around again, so I thought I’d reblog the extended post with more stories. 

I would also like to reiterate that while you are of course free to read whatever you like, please be aware that if I placed a story under the UNSETTLING category it is because the piece contains descriptions--some of them quite graphic--of subject matter you may find repugnant or disturbing. Although I strongly dislike literary censorship, I do believe in allowing readers to make informed choices about what content they consume--which is precisely why I included warnings when I felt they would be helpful.  

I designed this list for my fellow horror fans to enjoy, not to create outrage or upset others. If you have questions pertaining to the content of any works listed above, message me and I will try to answer the best that I can without spoiling the story or compromising the writer’s vision. 

This is a compiled list of some of my favorite pieces of short horror fiction, ranging from classics to modern-day horror, and includes links to where the full story can be read for free. Please be aware that any of these stories may contain subject matter you find disturbing, offensive, or otherwise distressing. Exercise caution when reading. Image art is from Scarecrow: Year One.

PSYCHOLOGICAL: tense, dread-inducing horror that preys upon the human psyche and aims to frighten on a mental or emotional level. 

“The Frolic” by Thomas Ligotti, 1989

“Button, Button” by Richard Matheson, 1970

“89.1 FM” by Jimmy Juliano, 2015

“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, 1892

“Death at 421 Stockholm Street“ by C.K. Walker, 2016

“The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” by Ursula K. Le Guin, 1973

“An Empty Prison” by Matt Dymerski, 2018

“A Suspicious Gift” by Algernon Blackwood, 1906

CURSED: stories concerning characters afflicted with a curse, either by procuring a plagued object or as punishment for their own nefarious actions.

“How Spoilers Bleed” by Clive Barker, 1991

“A Warning to the Curious” by M.R. James, 1925

“each thing i show you is a piece of my death” by Stephen J. Barringer and Gemma Files, 2010

“The Road Virus Heads North” by Stephen King, 1999

“Ring Once for Death” by Robert Arthur, 1954

“The Mary Hillenbrand Cassette“ by Jimmy Juliano, 2016

“The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs, 1902

MONSTERS: tales of ghouls, creeps, and everything in between.

“The Curse of Yig” by H.P. Lovecraft and Zealia Bishop, 1929 

“The Oddkids” by S.M. Piper, 2015

“Nightmare at 20,000 Feet” by Richard Matheson

“The Graveyard Rats” by Henry Kuttner, 1936

“Tall Man” by C.K. Walker, 2016 

“The Quest for Blank Claveringi“ by Patricia Highsmith, 1967

“The Showers” by Dylan Sindelar, 2012

CLASSICS: terrifying fiction written by innovators of literary horror. 

“The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe, 1843

“The Interlopers” by Saki, 1919 

“The Statement of Randolph Carter“ by H.P. Lovecraft, 1920

“The Damned Thing” by Ambrose Pierce, 1893

“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving, 1820 

“August Heat” by W.F. Harvey, 1910

“The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe, 1843

SUPERNATURAL: stories varying from spooky to sober, featuring lurking specters, wandering souls, and those haunted by ghosts and grief. 

“Nora’s Visitor” by Russell R. James, 2011

“The Pale Man” by Julius Long, 1934

“A Collapse of Horses” by Brian Evenson, 2013

“The Jigsaw Puzzle” by J.B. Stamper, 1977 

“The Mayor Will Make A Brief Statement and then Take Questions” by David Nickle, 2013

“The Night Wire” by H.F. Arnold, 1926 

“Postcards from Natalie” by Carrie Laben, 2016

UNSETTLING: fiction that explores particularly disturbing topics, such as mutilation, violence, and body horror. Not recommended for readers who may be offended or upset by graphic content.  

“Survivor Type” by Stephen King, 1982

“I’m On My Deathbed So I’m Coming Clean…” by M.J. Pack, 2018

“In the Hills, the Cities” by Clive Barker, 1984

“The New Fish” by T.W. Grim, 2013

“The Screwfly Solution” by Racoona Sheldon, 1977

“In the Darkness of the Fields” by Ho_Jun, 2015 

“The October Game” by Ray Bradbury, 1948

“I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream” by Harlan Ellison, 1967 

HAPPY READING, HORROR FANS!

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Joker’s Asylum: Poison Ivy

“Back then, I wasn’t fully aware of my powers. I didn’t know how to end the slaughter. I didn’t know that I could stop them. But deep down, I knew that someday…someday I would.”

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Dark Victory Scarecrow for @mistressoffear commission.

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Thoughts on Joker's new girlfriend, Punchline?

I have conflicted feelings about Punchline. On one hand, I’ve been such a longtime fan of Joker/Harley that my first thought upon hearing that Joker would have a new girlfriend was “noooooo”. But on the other hand, I feel like it would be pretty unfair for me to base my judgement of her characterization solely on my preference of another pairing. Times change, even if you don’t want them to, and the DC fandom’s no exception. So when I read Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #3 I tried to do so with an open mind and without fandom bias, and to view Punchline only as a newly-introduced character who just so happens to now be in a relationship with one of my all-time favorite characters.

All that said, I don’t feel like I saw enough of Punchline to really develop any solid opinion of her. It’s probably far too early in the game for an origin story, but I’d like to see more of who she is as a character beyond being an effective, intimidating sidekick--something similar to how in Harley’s introductory episode of Batman: The Animated Series there were fun little nods to her personality, like the “beauty school’s looking pretty good about now” line.

Based on what little I did see of Punchline, she sorta reminds me of Harley in the 2008 Joker comic, both in design and body language: silent, beautiful, intriguing, and very dangerous.  

I think I need to learn more about Punchline before determining whether I like or dislike the character. At this point I want to like her, and I think there’s a lot of potential in a character that Joker is attracted to. I plan to keep reading and go from there! :D

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You just couldn’t let me go, could you? This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object.

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Three things:

I’m very sorry I haven’t been on here recently. My absence had nothing to do with Tumblr (I missed all of you!). Over the past few months I have had a lot of personal things going on that left me with little time or energy to blog or create content or even catch up on comics. I really appreciate everyone who’s stuck with me and I'm looking forward to easing back into here and participating in fandom again! 

DID YOU SEE ROBERT PATTINSON IN THE BATSUIT?!?!? THE JAWLINE AND THE SYMBOL ARE BOTH EXQUISITE 

AHHHH DID YOU SEE THAT WE’RE GETTING A NEW DCAU COMIC WRITTEN BY PAUL DINI AHHHHH DREAMS DO COME TRUE

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Arkham Asylum and Arkham City art by Carlos D'anda

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Batman: Ego and Other Tails by Darwyn Cooke

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Batman Returns by Nicolas Delort