221B Imladris

Tiana 34/ ISFJ/ Non-binary pansexual femme/ Cosplayer/ Writer/ Actor/ Unabashed fangirl/ Currently in Persona 5 hell

[afloweroutofstone]

Spent the last four hours or so starting on a new project: mapping the locations of famous horror movies set in America. It’s a work in progress, y’all’ see more when I’m done.

[argumate]

this is like when the RAF tried to figure out where to armour their bombers by looking at the distribution of bullet holes; the empty area on the map is where nobody lived to tell the tale.

[identicaltomyself]

It follows population density pretty closely except that the desert Southwest is over represented. Is that because it’s close to Hollywood? Cheap to shoot in? High density of chupacabras?

[the-real-numbers-deactivated202]

That’s just where the spooky is. Everything else is just noise from large populations.

[afloweroutofstone]

Since @argumate​ brought this back, here’s what the map looks like today:

I started adding any horror movie at all, not just well-known ones. Also, it’s global now!

[afloweroutofstone]

@cominyern​ Subgenre! 

Red is killer/slasher/psychological

Blue is monster/creature

Yellow is ghost/spirit/demon

Green is alien

Black is zombies

Purple is vampires

It lets you look at some cool regional trends, like how ghosts are huge in New England while aliens and vampires have a cluster in the Southwest.

[averyterrible]

that the original had a lot of black in Pittsburgh is unsurprising, given where a certain George Romero came from, but it now has an interesting relative density and variety.

(i blame the Tom Savini practical effects school in Monessen, personally)

[iamicecreamsbitch]

I wish this was an interactive map I want to find and watch my “local” horror movies!

[afloweroutofstone]

Ask and you shall receive! Here’s a link to explore the map for your local horror movies!

[jestergal]

in my flop era (like how a bunny flops over when they're comfortable. thank you.)

[jestergal]

in my flop era (my ears are so so floppy and fluffy. thanks)

[jestergal]

i didn't even know 2023 is year of the rabbit. lets all enter our flop era... together oxo

[argentsunshine]

the illustrious phantom thieves of hearts

the sketch and colours were done by me the lineart was done by @kaetor hi jester ily

[neil-gaiman]

who even are you. like what did you write

I have no idea. Let me see if anyone else in this ask place knows.

[str0kethebigtree-deactivated202]

he was in arthur.

[telebisou]

you’re thinking of Jill Eikenberry; I think this guy was an astronaut of some kind

[asingerofdreams]

that’s Neil Armstrong, I thought this guy was in How I Met Your Mother

[neil-gaiman]

That’s Neil Patrick Harris. I think this might have been the playwright who wrote The Odd Couple.

[merinnan]

That’s Neil Simon. I think this is the musician who wrote Sweet Caroline.

[hils79]

That’s Neil Diamond. I think this is an astrophysicist

[oneiriad]

That’s Neil deGrasse Tyson. I think this is a river in Egypt.

[omgpurplefattie]

That’s the Nile; I think this is the Irish guy who made the movies “The Crying Game” and “Interview with the Vampire”.

[stripedsweatergirl]

No no no, that’s Neil Jordan. I think this is the English author who helped write Good Omens.

[aphony-cree]

You’re right! This is Terry Prachet’s tumblr. Good job everyone

[cuddlydemons]

ok I love this meme but like

Neil Gaiman actually was in Arthur.

[neil-gaiman]

This is true.

[dovesndecay]

what were you doing in a falafel

[kipplekipple]

Let a man live

[wabblebees]

[byehellsitelmao-deactivated2023]

IM GONNA CRY

[byehellsitelmao-deactivated2023]

btw this frog is ok, theres a very small cricket under his face he’s trying to get and he’s failing and angry about it

[yesokayiknow]

favourites

[plasmalogical]

[serial-kissing]

[disease-danger-darkness-silence]

[tronmike82]

I don’t mean to be rude; but I don’t think I’ve ever seen this, does anyone have any examples?

[darkshrimpemotions]

Supernatural

Doctor Who (Steven Moffat specifically)

Sherlock (Steven Moffat specifically)

Actually Steven Moffat is basically just this sentiment given human form.

A version of this happened with The Magicians, tbh. Though instead of expectation: men, reality: women it was expectation: smug nihilists, reality: mentally ill queer folks.

Arguably Game of Thrones.

If we broaden it outside of television...I think Star Wars falls into this, at least the sequel trilogy. Maybe the MCU as well. And I can't help but think of every band that's ever complained that their fanbase is mostly women. 5 Seconds of Summer comes immediately to mind.

In general, most white male creators seem to have this massively entitled mindset where they want--and think they deserve--the time, attention, and enthusiasm that creative fandom (i.e. the side of fandom more dominated by women) is known for.

They want our eyes for ratings, our word-of-mouth for free publicity, our metas for social media buzz, and our spending power for merch and cons. But they don't want us. And they don't really want the responsibility of telling a story to a thoughtful, engaged audience, regardless of that audience's demographic makeup. They just want to be praised for whatever schlock they cough up.

And like any other spoiled brat, they will break their toys before they share them.

[pessimisticfanboi]

It goes all the way to the top for kids shows. Toy sales will crash a show. Makes sense, but if those toys are gendered for boys instead of the female viewers, they won't usually switch up the marketing and move them to the girl aisle. They cancel the show outright.

Mind you it is perfectly possible to make the switch in marketing, but execs would rather throw it all out than have something that doesn't perform well with male viewers. For example the Rey merch was not expected to be popular, for some reason, there had to be public outcry to get merch of one of the main 3 protagonists. A PROTAGONIST. The fact that she wasn't a huge part of the 1st launch says a lot already.

And what happened when female fans got too invested in the Sequel Trilogy? The entire writers room didn't necessarily lash out, but they sure forgot how to behave.

Young Justice

Paul Dini: Superhero cartoon execs don't want largely female audiences

#WhereIsRey (initial)

#WhereIsRey (ongoing)

'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' owes its box-office success to women

The older, male generation of 'Star Wars' fans may be losing interest in the franchise, but female fans are stepping up.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was designed to be the opposite of The Last Jedi

[drunkenhills]

You're all sitting on the hot take of the decade tbh

[vbartilucci]

And yet when they fond out that boys were watching MLP:FIM in droves, they had NO PROBLEM with it.

[jediorgana-deactivated20260403]

#SONS OF ANARCHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!#LITERALLY SONS OF ANARCHY IS THE BIGGEST EXAMPLE OF THIS LIKE EVER#kurt sutter wrote that show for MEN and ended up with an overwhelmingly female audience#because he's actually a good writer and knows how to develop characters well and wrote excellent female characters#but once he realized that his audience was almost entirely women he literally took it out on tara and gemma in the show#but like tara specifically#he resented her character for being a huge draw for female viewers so he tore her development to shreds and killed her#in the most brutal gut wrenching way possible#kurt sutter you will pay for your crimes#i actually wrote a manifesto about this on one of my old blogs i should try to find it sldkjsldfjsdljf#long post (via@m-oonknight)

OMG YES. I LOVED Sons of Anarchy, especially the women and then I got to season 6 and it was like - everything was just tossed in the trash? And like, why did Sutter hate that Tara drew tons of attention? That should have been a good thing! He should have been like "Hey folks, this girl's getting us more viewers, let's put her in more scenes!" It just doesn't make sense to me. MEN don't make sense to me.

[geraltcirilla]

The 100 too. I'll never forget how Jason Rothenberg would attacked female fans on Twitter and mock them in interviews, and then post links to male fan discussions on Reddit to praise and thank them. In his goodbye letter to the show he SPECIFICALLY thanked Reddit and it was so disgusting.

[annaknitsspock]

Star Trek from TNG on was also a boy’s club, even though the TOS fans were mostly women. Women, in fact, who literally created modern fandom with their zines. But after TNG it was all, “Women don’t understand Star Trek, only smart men hur dur.”

[babyfoxcollectionthings]

[kestrel-tree]

Well someone displeased the sky gods didn’t they

[augustdementhe]

My first thought was someone pleased the sky gods, because this is a SHOW. 

[madmaudlingoes]

That’s the problem with gods; their pleasure and their wrath often look the same.

[talesfromgringolandia]

That’s the problem with gods; their pleasure and their wrath often look the same.

why is this fire quote from a tumblr post

[mythopoeticlicense]

Because tumblr is the real world equivalent of infinite monkeys using typewriters eventually producing Shakespeare.

[ampervadasz]

[gypsy-that-i-was]

I want everything made from what this ball is made of.

[broken-horn-of-equius]

I kind of wanted the “yoink” cartoon sound effect, but the sound of that metal base going “fwoop clang!” On its own really comes close

[o-the-scientist]

Mini Aesthetic Board for Midnight, House Agent of Vadalis

[sandersstudies]

Medieval fantasy settings where men respect women enough to let them be knights and kill werewolves and shit but still open doors and pull out their seats for them and whatnot that’s some quality content right there.

[sandersstudies]

“What ho, my dearest princess, allow me to assist thee onto thine horse!”

“Many thanks, my most gracious knight, for thine assistance! I shall think fondly of thee as I plunge my blade into the gullet of this most foul worm!”

“Godspeed, my lady, may thy sword strike true!”

[sandersstudies]

Basically it’s like, woman goes on grueling quest alone or enters dangerous career because she genuinely wants to? Cool, cool, very cool.

Woman is inconvenienced and annoyed by minor circumstance she doesn’t want?!? Unacceptable, she must be assisted immediately.

[marisatomay]

oldest daughters have more de-escalation training than cops do

[birdofprey1234]

The first pride was a riot, more specifically a riot against police violence. Trans women like Miss Major and other people of colour paved the way for the celebration of pride today. You cannot celebrate your pride this month, or any month if you aren’t also supporting Black Lives Matter and the riots going on against police violence right now. Us white LGBTQ+ need to stand up for our black siblings and their rights, their struggles. We need to amplify their voices and show any support we can. (Edited to add links and make the image clearer)

Extensive BLM Google doc including places to donate to, education resources, etc

List of 75 things white people can do right now

Simple way to donate to the cause if you have no money to

[musterniillustrates]

ok so i made the mistake of standing on the beach in the dark and listen…….. listen. there is nothing that cares about you less than the ocean in the dead of night. it is tangible. you can’t fuckin see a thing. there is no horizon. it’s a ceaseless void and she cares for no one and loves nothing. you have to respect her bcs she clearly has no fuckin love for you and if she wanted she could take you and NO ONE WOULD KNOW

[oopsallwarlocks]

Neat and funky dynamics to have with your patron: 1-Magic dad. 2-Annoy the shit out of them 3-Eldritch wife 4-Partner in crime

Roll a d4 during CC to determine your neat and funky patron dynamic

[dndaddyissues]

bonus: roll a d8 instead

5. sexual tension

6. absent CEO and underpaid employee

7. idiot prince and court jester

8. direct supervisor and hassled worker

[gaynonbinarytheaterkid]

there’s really no “passing” when you’re nb, it’s more like “aiming for confusion”

[xerneas--anti]

i get top notch euphoria when people have to ask my gender

[theeyesofmymother]

top notch euphoria was a child asking if i was a sir or ma'am and two people beside the child answering at the same time, loudly, and very sure of themselves, “sir” and “ma'am.”