You are a fan of such high quality stuff. What do you honestly recommend for people? Like book, movie, TV, video game, podcast wise? I mean, you're just amazing.
I’ve been on a (truly monstrous, ahh yes) horror kick lately, in honor of October sneaking up on us. On terms of recommendations I would suggest:
CHANNEL ZERO (2017)A television show born of the nosleep reddit, this features a horrible childhood memories, superb settings, some genuinely moving acting, and fantastic visual design. Watching it, I was genuinely shocked that Tarsem Singh hadn’t consulted on the design, which is the highest compliment I know how to give.
NOSLEEP PODCAST — “The Whistlers” Season 5, Episode 25 I am fairly neutral on the NoSleep Podcast—generally, a great story is balanced out by a mediocre sound production and acting, or vice versa. However, “The Whistlers” features sad, slow development, no easy answers, and tense, thoughtful writing that kept me engaged throughout. I loved every second the piece, and I hope Ms. Argot continues to write similar pieces about the psychological strain of undergone by her characters (rahther than taking the easier and more obvious route of external suffering.)
NOSLEEP — for those who know me, I am a tremendous follower of the r/nosleep thread, and read almost everything it produces. Some of it is distinctly mediocre, ripoffs of popular horror and obviously male-authored. But some of my favorites feature genuinely thoughtful, original scenarios and worldbuilding I think on par with the best:
I used to work at a pill mill in Florida.
I’m a Search and Rescue Officer With the US Forest Service
.Mr. Pleasant’s House for Broken Children
NIGHTMARE - HUNGRY DAUGHTERS OF STARVING MOTHERS by Alyssa WongA phenomenal story about justice, horror, and the existential crisis monsters embody. I added this to my bookmarks the moment I read it, I was so fascinated by the world of fucked-up choices it portrayed, and the strangled relationships therein. What a read.
THE NEW YORKER - MONSTRO, by Junot DiazNot that I needed proving Diaz was a phenomenal writer, but this is the first fantasy fusion I read where I was more interested in the social mores, conditions and aspects of real life, than the fantastical elements. An excellent example of how magical realism can be fused to the modern day.
LIFEAFTER - PANOPOLY On of the podcasts I listened to while on my internet break—truly phenomenal voice acting, tense story development, the creeping horror of human limitations in the face of technology, and much much more. Genuinely one of the best podcasts I’ve listened to over the course of my time.
SCP FOUNDATION - SECURE, CONTAIN, PROTECTOn of my favorite and yet most annoying AUs—imagine that a shadowy organization has been coralling fantastical tech and magical/religious phenomenon for centuries. Now imagine they are still doing so, studying it to the furthermost extent of ethical permissions, and ignoring what might prevent them from doing so.
Also angels, soup, Cain&Abel and body horror, ethical transgressions of research ethics, and more.