out for a walk

Theo. She/They. 28. Bit of a mixed bag this one. art and nature stuff mostly. dnd & horror fan

[ot3]

moises levy

[maggotmuncher0]

vulture culture

[dndmultiverse]

It is time we faced the true evil!

[yeahiwasintheshit]

[marinella-ela]

[seminalduty]

your udon is writhing

[victusinveritas]

Letterboxd reviews of A Knight's Tale.

[sashayed]

has anyone figured out how to turn off the thing where you love your pet so much it slides inexorably into grief-borrowing

[boomstab-papa]

[i-will-write]

[konoko]

[aubeebuzzbuzz]

applying for new job:

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

this is good btw

[slow-burn-sally]

A recent conversation in a discord group reminded me of something important. If you're on the younger side (under 25 or 30) and you haven't seen all the incredible, dark and disturbing fantasy films that came out in the 1980s and late 1970s, then I would strongly encourage you to do so. There was something so dark about that genre during that time that I absolutely adore and that isn't really around in modern films for children and young adults (once they learned that it traumatized a whole generation of us).

My faves in case you need any recommendations. (Some of these are really not appropriate for children, so keep that in mind lol).

The Dark Crystal - 1982 - the Skeksis will give you nightmares. I am honestly very proud of the remake for being just as disturbing if not more so than the original.

Watership Down - 1978- NOT FOR CHILDREN - Jesus Christ why did so many of our parents show us this film at a formative age? It's all about trauma and death and displacement and there's literal blood and murder. Not a G Rated Film. Still, it's very good. Loads better than that CGI remake from a decade ago.

The Secret Of NIMH - 1982 - Incredible movie. Minor disturbing elements. Probably my favorite on the list. It's just a great adventure story with real world issues (animal experimentation, mental health problems, disabilities) and there's even a lovely romance. Highly recommend.

Legend - 1985- This film is just straight up disturbing. Yes, there's a lot of beautiful shots of unicorns and sexy, 20-something year old (insane Scientology wack job) Tom Cruise and gorgeous Mia Sara, but there's also torture, madness and literally the Devil (Tim Curry is the entire reason you should watch this film)

Labyrinth - 1986 - I only really have two words. David. Bowie. My 10 year old self found out about a lot of burgeoning kinks while watching that man prance around in eyeliner and a codpiece. It's a wonderful adventure as well - if you ignore the blatant romantic and sexual tension between Bowie and an underage Jennifer Connelly (none of us could)

The NeverEnding Story - 1984 - Lots of disturbing imagery in this one! The Nothing was fucking terrifying, and the creatures in this world seemed uniformly creepy, but still incredibly well done. Love the adventure of it.

The Princess Bride - 1987 - Not technically a kids film maybe? Lots of adult themes and adult jokes, but safe for kids imo. I adored it and still do. Incredible performances by Cary Elwes and Mandy Patinkin. R.O.U.S, Hello! My name is Inigo Montoya! (need I say more?)

The Last Unicorn - 1982 - A beautiful film with stunning representations of innocence, good and evil. Just gorgeous really. I should rewatch it as it's been 20 years or so.

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Adding a couple...

LadyHawk.

A romance / Action film about a knight and a maiden who are cursed. Her to transform into a hawk during the day & him into a wolf at night. Forever keeping them apart.

DragonSlayer

A coming of age tale about a wizard apprentice who must save a village from a dragon & the sacrifice lottery the village has established around it.

(Rare example of 1980s genderfuckery)

Willow

LOTR before we ever thought a LOTR film would ever be possible. You've probably seen this one, but just in case.

The Flight of Dragons

Transplanted into the body of a dragon a scientist must come to terms with magic, even while explaining it.

Krull

Classic adventure story severely undervalued in its time.

Some of the creepiest spider stop motion to ever exist.

[brightlotusmoon]

These are all on my favorite movies list. I find myself humming the Flight Of Dragons song randomly to this day.

[dailyclassicart]

Miho Ichise - "The Last Sunbathing of the Day" (2021)

[todaysbird]

the cackling goose is a relatively small goose found in north america & east asia. they are almost identical in appearance to the more common canada goose, however, they are usually distinguished by a smaller size. the smallest subspecies weighs as little as 3lbs; however, larger members of the species can weigh just as much as a canada goose, making them hard to distinguish. they feed primarily on plant matter found in the water; they also occasionally feed on insects, mollusks, and crustaceans. males and females are almost indistinguishable, however, females have a different call.

[thejabberwocki]

I promise the noise this person makes as they fly past me into the abyss is worth turning your sound on for

[thejabberwocki]

aaaaand this is why i didn't try to transcribe it

[cowls-moving-hassle]

can't be transcribed with mere letters

[weltenwellen]

A Conversation with Richard Siken by Thomas Hobohm

[homunculus-argument]

I was looking up pictures of albino, melanistic, and otherwise colour-atypical animals as reference for something, and I had never thought of how fucking funny an albino seagull would look like. Like they're mainly white anyhow, you wouldn't think that it'd make that much of a difference, and I think that's the reason why it does. Like all the other albino birds look eerily angelic, pale etheral entities carved out of living ivory, and this motherfucker right here is just. nakey.

like. sir? any particular reason why you took your pants off?

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