fae

Pulvis et umbra sumus

[marscottage]

Enola Holmes, 2020

ignoring politics is a privilege

[glossynympheteyes]

this movie is so fucking creepy jesus fuck

[dumpster-king]

It’s by Tim Burton, what did you honestly expect?

[porcelainandgold]

Actually, it’s Henry Selick, who was the director of The Nightmare Before Christmas. The book was written by Neil Gaiman, though, and is far…far….worse.

[whatpunkin]

Sorry, I’m about to geek the hell out.

The movie is captivating, but the book is twenty kinds of terrifying, even now, ten years after I first read it. As disturbing as the movie may have been to some, the things Selick added really serve to cushion just how horrific the story really is.

First of all, the character of Wybie does not exist in the book. Coraline is facing all of this nearly alone, with her only help coming from the sly comments of the cat, a warning from the circus mice, and the stone given to her by her neighbor, presented with no comment but that it “makes the unseen seen.”

Second, the Other Parents are never quite as warm (and, dare I say, normal) as they are in the gifs above. They’re described as having paper-white skin and the Other Mother’s hair is said to move on its own, and her long, red, claw-like nails don’t ease any uncertainty that she is absolutely, positively up to no good. The first time Coraline meets them, they (and the rest of the Others) seem to be playing roles (for whatever reason, Coraline does not seem to pick up on this), like they all know what to say and what to do and are simply waiting for Coraline to make her move in their terrifying play world. This is shown to be partly true when the Other Parents tell her they know she’ll be back soon after she refuses the buttons - this time, to stay.

Third, the Other Mother commits atrocities that really should not have been in a book for anyone not fully grown up. She physically deforms the world around Coraline to slow her progress in their game beyond any mild traps the movie portrays, and, instead of turning the Other Father into the wandering pumpkin-thing seen in the film, she simply ceases to use him and throws his body away in the cellar, leaving him to rot with whatever bit of sentience he has left. She begins to lose her touch, as Coraline gains the upper hand. Her world doesn’t just become a nightmare - it falls apart completely. No creepy but oddly cool bug furniture here, just the house that now appears to be a child’s drawing. Whatever the Other Mother is (a beldame, but something tells me she’s much more ancient and powerful than that), she does not give half a hump about what she has to do to ensnare Coraline. Destroy the supporting characters of her twisted creation? Done. Allow herself to be dismembered to ruin Coraline’s life in the normal world? Not even gonna bat an eyelash.

On a final, personal note, imagine eight year-old me, ignored by my parents, absorbed in the story and identifying with Coraline from the start. Imagine me finishing this bloodcurdling book and immediately thinking of my basement, where there is still a locked door that my grandmother swears up and down is nothing more than a storage room, but has not once in my (or my mother’s) lifetime unlocked.

Can you see why this book still scares me?

[hematite2]

Fun fact I learned from seeing neil gaiman speak: when he first wanted the book published, his editor said it was too scary. He suggested she read it to her young daughter, and then decide. So she did, and her daughter wasn’t afraid, and it was published. Years later, Gaiman was sitting next to that daughter at an event and told her this story, and she said “oh I was terrified I just didn’t want to tell my mom”.

Coraline WAS too scary to be published, but exists anyway because a girl lied to her mother.

[petrichormeraki]

[feyariel]

@neil-gaiman, is this true about the publisher’s daughter?

[neil-gaiman]

It was my literary agent, Merrilee Heifetz who read it and said “you can’t seriously expect this to be published as a children’s book.” So I suggested she read it to her daughters. And she called me back a week later and said “They love it and they weren’t scared at all. I’ll take it to Harper Children’s.”

A decade later, at the Opening Night of the Coraline musical, I was sitting next to Morgan, Merilee’s youngest daughter, and told her how her not being scared had made the book happen. And she said “I was terrified. But I needed to find out what happened next. So nobody knew.”

So, yes.

[space-trash-princess]

This website can be toxic at times, but the fact that people can just tag Neil Gaiman to get his input, like a sorcerer invoking a benevolent spirit, is definitely a bright spot.

[sims3melancholic]

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[renorasims]

BGC; Slouchy Shirt.

I had some downtime (not much) this weekend and new i needed to separate this cute cute cute blouse from that full body outfit! I kept the original swatches cuz the colors were perfect for it. I might do another variation of this blouse (lower cleavage, off shoulder, how knows) cuz i really love that sort of clothing! I also enabled it for sleepwear cuz it could also function as pj’s imo ;) DOWNLOAD link below the cut (for possible future updates).

Lees verder

[outfitinspo238]

Instagram: cherrycordialofficial

All outfits and clothing are on their store called ‘Liz Lisa’

(I personaly love the top and last one💕)

I don’t own this post

Edit: a day probably too late but the ‘Liz Lisa’ online store does not have any or at least not all of the clothing that is show on this post, it’s not on their store that is linked in there bio which is ‘Cherry Cordial’, honestly a bit disappointed for me I liked that blouse lol

[myootdbook]

@myootdbook for more outfits

[venomsunshine]

“𝐀𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝗼𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟. 𝐃𝗼 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝗼 𝗺𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝗼𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐲𝗼𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝗼𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝗼 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫.” — Baron

Movie: The Cat Returns

𑁍 Lockscreens for you 𑁍

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[erosims]

EroSims Hedge Recolor/Edit

I’ve been asked a couple times if I was going to continue my plant editing, so here is the next plant item I’ve been working on.

This poor little hedge was in some desperate need of some tlc. I have made a separate mesh for each flower type that was on the base hedge, and provided 4 flower color options along with 4 leaf season colors, for each mesh. So in total you get 4 hedge meshes with 48 color swatches, and as a bonus I’ve included the hedge with no flowers at all that sports it’s own 5 color swatches. Minor note: The 5th color on the hedge with no flowers is unique to that hedge alone as it did not make sense to have a “dead” hedge with flowers!

Special Notes: Repeat placement has been enabled for all of these hedges!

Requires: BGC

Download: SFS

[soolani]

[breathin-sims]

Katherine Hair

This hair was made weeks ago but he had a big problem in the breasts weights and that was causing me a headache. Thanks @isjao, @simandy and @candysims4 for helping me fix this problem and thanks also to all the creators who tested it, you guys are awesome <3

BGC

All Lods

Hat Compatible

18 EA Colors

Custom Thumbnail 

DOWNLOAD

[musicalsimmer1]

Nini Dress

- BGC

- 11 Swatches

- EA Swatches

- Teen-Elder

- Disabled for Random

- Feel free to recolor, just don’t include the mesh and give me credit!

- If there are any problems feel free to let me know!

DOWNLOAD (sfs/no adfly)

[nimblesnotebook-blog]

Academic Writing Resources

General:

The Five-Paragraph Essay

Using Punctuation Marks

Deadly Sins Checklist

Formatting Your Paper

Writing About Literature

Basic Essay

Revision Checklist

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Essay Structure

Tips on Introducing Quotes

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Introductions:

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Introductions

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[nimblesnotebook-blog]

I thought I’d reblog this since the school year is starting for many of you.

[nectargnome]

Spent the yuletide holidays learning how to create CC… many caffeinated nectars later and I’m proud to introduce the ‘Barnyard Beams Ceiling Light’.

Download for free here.

Would love to hear your feedback, so drop a comment below!

[petitelunesimscreation]

Hi, new recolor of a @aharris00britney’s newest hair agaiin

I recolor into the saccharine palette of pastry box, this just add swatchs it’s not a standalone recolor.

!You need the mesh: Stella Hairstyle V1!

simfileshare/noadlfy

I will do other recolors later in the same palette, so if you are interested, stay here~

@maxismatchccworld @love4sims4 @sccfinds @mmfinds @simblrcollective

[sudal-sims]

[sudal] 2020 First Collaboration

all lod

collab Jacket M - 24 Swatch

collab Jacket Dress F - 20 Swatch

Family pose by - @ssi-at

Child,Toddler Suit by @algu-sims

♥ Thanks for all CC creators ♥

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