Oil-drinking Immortal Spider

She/Her. Primarily a gothic literature blog. AO3 account

[lavinaigrette]

One year after the death of Count Dracula, Jonathan and Mina Harker try to stitch their lives back together and fight the lingering shadows of the horrors that they have faced. But when a series of mysterious deaths and prophetic visions pull them back into the world of the preternatural, the Harkers must confront the fact that forgetting is easier said than done.

Meanwhile, an inheritance scandal involving London’s decaying nobility drives Lord Godalming to question what he truly wants from life and forces Dr. Seward to reckon with the mistakes—and ghosts—of his past.

For England is a haunted country and some monsters cannot be killed.

Chapter Index

*Will be updated as chapters are posted.

Chapter 1: Foreword

Volume I.

Chapter 2: The Pall Mall Gazette

Chapter 3: Jonathan Harker's Journal

Chapter 4: Western Morning News

Chapter 5: Letter, Edward Crawley to John Seward, M. D.

Chapter 6: Dr. Seward's Diary

Chapter 7: Letter, Dr. Seward to Jonathan Harker

Chapter 8: Letter, Mina Harker to Lucy Westenra

Chapter 9: Lord Godalming’s Journal

Chapter 10: The Exeter News

Volume II.

Chapter 11: The Standard

[immediatebreakfast]

So, since we have another entry of the Yellow Wallpaper, I have decided to read what were the treatments for "hysteria" as an illness, and it's incredible... this pseudo-scientific "being a woman" illness has been mentioned since ancient egypt.

From hypnosis, straight up pregnancy, and smelling salts the treatments for this made up illness are so bonkers that all of them showcase the misogynist dismissal for women's health to either a silly mental womanly problem, or the uterus somehow going crazy. Therefore, the "treatment" showcased in the Yellow Wallpaper falls in line with the image of hysteria in the 18 to 19th century, where it was associated with the brain as a neurological illness, which in turn made neuropsychiatrists of the time order stuff like bed rest, and avoidance of activities so the brain could not be "overstimulated".

No wonder the lady protagonist is frying her mind observing the yellow wallpaper again and again, on top of hiding her writing in fear of it being taken away, there is literally nothing for her to do! To read how the protagonist is desperately trying to convince herself that all of the "treatment" imposed on her by her husband is somehow helping, then recalling how he keeps dismissing every single opinion she has, only to switch to her obsessing over the patterns on the wallpaper because she is exhausting her talking topics it's really melancholic.

[suncaptor]

linked tree (includes options to donate to Ghanaian projects)

petition to show support

[suncaptor]

@cringeferatu

President Mahama has said he must scrutinise it before signing it, which would make it law. But the pressure that's been placed has already caused sentences to be reduced and exemptions to be made comparatively to previous versions. More pressure is important even if this latest update was made because of the way the President, facing much pressure, has assented. The last time a similar bill was passed it did not end up getting signed (by Ghana's last president President Nana Akufo-Addo), so this pressure is definitely not meaningless or without hope.

This is why it is so crucial not to be silent about this. This version is better than the prior one even if it's still devastating and must not be passed. Pressure about human rights violations is not meaningless.

[detectivehole]

"why do you know that" i am curious about the world around me

[writingdose]

“I want to write a fic about this but I don’t think anybody will be interested in it” ummm hello excuse me ma’am what do you mean you don’t think anybody will be interested in it??? YOU. YOU ARE INTERESTED IN IT???? write it because YOU are interested in it and YOU want to write about it. fanfic writing should always be first and foremost about YOUR enjoyment, not other people’s.

[limitedseries]

Widow's Bay— “Emergency Shelter” (1.09)

[cto10121]

Oh, it’s even better than that.

What happened was the lease to The Theatre (actual name) was coming to an end, and the asshole landlord Giles Allen refused to extend it. He even tried to argue that since he owned the land, he also owned The Theatre itself (see: asshole).

So the Burbages and/or Shakespeare came up with a very clever solution: While they did not own the land The Theatre was on, they did in fact own The Theatre itself. So they hired people to dismantle The Theatre in Shoreditch on the sly and take the pieces to set up a new one in Southwark.

Across the Thames River.

In the winter when the Thames was frozen solid.

During Christmas.

The plan was successful, and they reconstructed their new playhouse by the summer of 1599: The Globe, now famous for being the home of Shakespeare’s later plays, from Henry V or Julius Caesar on.

Definitely one of the most badass moments in Shakespeare’s actual life.

[tiredadventurer]

[wingdingle]

[c-130jsuperhercules]

[wizzardhat]

[hylianane]

functionally suicidal character saying “I would die for you” to their significant other and its like. I get the sentiment, honey, but if a hot dog vendor told me he’d sell hot dogs for me, I wouldn’t feel very moved now would I

[solflower-seeds]

if i had a nickel for every time hamish linklater played a looming figure on an island where it’s misfortunes were caused by him in the pursuit of misguided salvation i’d have two nickels which isn’t a lot but it’s funny that’s it’s happened twice right

[goldcrescent]

I also think that the strength gap is at least partially manufactured women would in fact be stronger overall if little girls were encouraged to do physically taxing games and activities and eat their fill while they’re growing vs having to constantly diet and be sedentary indoors (or god forbid do intense cardio while under-eating). The amount of adult women honestly afraid to lift weights bc they think they’ll get bulky as though bulking isn’t a full time job that athletes have to spend all their time on and anyone on earth gets shredded from just using their adult muscles for their intended purpose, girl your bone density 🥀

[goldcrescent]

if you say women are intentionally nerfed from birth in 2026 people look at you like you’re insane and start condescendingly telling you about how women are just better at different things (but not during their periods haha) but this was a completely basic feminist talking point I grew up with like “girls can do it too! [shot of little girls climbing and running with boys]” nickelodeon commercial tier base level I hate it how is everyone suddenly dumber than the average 7 year old

[hasharakl]

Les Amis De l'ABC

[leolaroot]

[mx-misty-eyed]

rb to give a snout-out to the gays

[thiswaitingheart]

Les Amis de l’Abc, Simon & Garfunkel edition (x)

Enjolras - He Was My Brother  / Combeferre - Sound of Silence / Courfeyrac - Bridge over Troubled Water / Feuilly - The Boxer / Jehan Prouvaire - Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall / Joly - Sparrow / Bossuet - Cloudy / Bahorel - Patterns / Grantaire - A Hazy Shade of Winter / Marius - For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her / Gavroche - 7 O’clock News/Silent Night 

[aromantic-diaries]

"everyone should get more aromantic" can appeal to tumblr's sensibilities but I genuinely think everyone should also get more asexual. I don't mean everyone stop having sex, what I mean is

Sex is not essential. You can live without it. Full stop.

Not having sex isn't shameful or a sign of failure. It also doesn't make anyone boring.

You are not entitled to having sex with anybody and nobody is entitled to having sex with you.

Sex is not what makes someone an adult.

Nobody's worth is defined by how much sex they have or don't have.

Sex is not equally important to everyone.

You can have fulfilling and happy relationships without sex.

You should only have sex on your own terms, not because you feel like you owe it to someone, or because you feel like you'd be incomplete without it.

Know your boundaries around sex and be firm about them. Know how to respect other people's boundaries.

The previous point also applies when it comes to discussing sex. If someone doesn't wanna talk about it or hear about it you have to back down.

Anything can be sexual but not everything has to be sexual.

[agentjackdaniels]

Wait, so you’re telling me today’s the 4th? What’s next, the 5th? The minor fall? The major lift?