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This week's creepy post explores what's new in paranormal pop culture and more!
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BOOKS & COMICS
This week we have Sherrilyn Kenyon discussing her cursed attempts at getting to Salem, Massachusetts; author Justina Ireland talks subverting the white gaze in her writing; a new supernatural series is launching at Dark Horse Comics; and filmmaker Haifaa Al-Monsour discusses her film Mary Shelley about the famous author.



Have you ever been to Salem, ONTD? Author Sherrilyn Kenyon almost didn’t make it there, and in the article she mentions all the bad things that got in the way of her visiting Salem. When she was finally able to visit, her and her son went to the Witch Museum and the memorials to the Witch Trials. Kenyon claims she’s traced family back to Salem: “We had family who accused family,” calling that “tragic.”



  • On being called “the most controversial figure in young adult literature" by Vulture magazine: “It’s pretty funny that in the age of male YA authors being accused of sexual assault that I would be considered controversial. I mean, my big claim to fame is criticizing a few books.”

  • Ireland is scared of horror and doesn’t consider Dread Nation to be horror.

  • Explaining what she means by “subvert[ing] the “white gaze” in publishing”:When we talk about publishing, we have to consider the gatekeepers, the folks who decide what makes it to the shelf at the front of the store, or who gets in the store in the first place. [...] They don’t necessarily have to write to center white identity, but there has to be a level of the narrative that white readers can connect with otherwise it will be very difficult to even get to the table.”

  • On taboos in writing:“[W]hile I would write an Asian or Latinx character, I would never write a story that deals with issues of identity. Those stories are better coming from authors with that lived experience.”

  • Ireland’s next book is Star Wars: Lando’s Luck, which will be the first book in the Flight of the Falcon series from LucasFilm Publishing.




  • Saudi Arabian filmmaker Haifaa Al-Mansour discusses her film, Mary Shelley, which tells the story of the author. Elle Fanning stars as the title character.

  • She read Frankenstein as a child in Arabic, and as an adult, when she read the script, began researching about Mary Shelley. She says it’s important to have female figures like Shelley, who did something different and succeeded.

  • The movie is not about the monster. She says Frankenstein is described as a “monster of piece of work”, but it’s actually about “a direct result of everything that happened to her life as a woman.” She says it was sad to know the monster and not Shelley, and criticizes the book considered “masculine.”

  • She discusses being ridiculed in Saudi Arabia as a woman trying to make films, and how that made her feel sympathetic to what Shelley went through.

  • The rest of the interview discusses other topics, including Shelley’s rebellious spirit and Al-Mansour says Shelley is not celebrated enough, working with a young cast and casting Percy.

  • The interview is less than 20 minutes long, definitely recommend listening to it.




  • A new supernatural horror series is being launched by Dark Horse Comics.

  • Christofer Emgård (Mirror’s Edge: Exordium) as writer; Tomás Aira (War Stories, Night of the Living Dead: Aftermath) is the artist.

  • Synopsis: Hannah Vance believed her faith in God could survive anything. But when her helicopter is shot down behind enemy lines, she will fight and kill on an ever more savage battlefield, desperate for a way home. On the horizon, an evil waits for her—and freedom, of a sort.

  • Issue #1 goes on sale on October 24.



SERIES & SHORTS
Happy #SciFiSunday! This week we have a short sci-fi film by Elan Dassani & Rajeev Dassani about synthetic humans and is available to watch online right now; and an interview with filmmaker Huriyyah Muhammad, who has created and directed the supernatural webseries Keloid.



  • Seam is a 20 minute short film, available to watch at the source, and is celebrated for its diverse, international cast.

  • Synopsis: After a sleeper agent explodes in Hong Kong, a synthetic woman named Ayana (Rakeen Saad) and her husband Yusef (Khaled Al Gwairi) are targeted by a human military commander (Oded Fehr). The desperate couple are pursued in a thrilling chase across the vast deserts of Jordan which culminates in a spectacular climax at the border of the synthetics' haven - a region known as the SEAM.

  • Seam is written and directed by Elan Dassani & Rajeev Dassani.

  • OP note:Seam is freaking awesome, if you are at all interested in sci-fi then you need to watch it. For a short film it was very impressive in terms of story, acting, cinematography and effects. The film is in 3 languages, but mostly Arabic, and has subtitles.





  • In the interview, Huriyyah Muhammad discusses how her love for writing brought her to filmmaking and ultimately to making Keloid, which is “a supernatural drama” web series about an atypical boy who has special powers such as telekinesis.

  • Keloid was created for the Black TV & Film Collective, a non-profit in NYC whose “mission is simply to increase opportunities for artists of color working in television, film and digital." It was produced “as a web-series because through web-series, producers have the ability to tell great stories with smaller budgets.” It cost 10K to produce the first season.

  • Muhammad also discusses casting the mother and son; how she wrote simply from experience; and more about the Black TV & Film Collective.

  • To watch the series please go to http://www.keloid.tv/.



GAMING
Survival horror is coming to your Xbox and PS4!



The survival horror game Monstrum, originally released for PC back in 2015, is now being brought to Xbox One and Playstation 4, both as a physical and digital release! No release date is set yet; game trailer at the source.



MUSIC
Do any songs come to mind when you think of iconic horror movie themes?




This article explains how and why iconic theme songs to horror films have become a thing of the past. Some notes:

  • The music industry itself has evolved.

  • It’s not as feasible to pull in well-known musicians to record theme songs as it once was.

  • There’s a cheesy level to spelling out the plot of a movie in a song, which is seen as nostalgic these days and wouldn’t hold up in serious movies.


Be sure to read the whole article at the source!! It also lists some of the best theme songs to 80s and 90s horror films with tidbits for each song!



TELEVISION
Swedish sci-fi actress Moa Gammel recently revealed that Netflix is interested in adapting her podcast, Ufopodden. More information under the cut!



  • Gammel is working on the pilot along with Inger Scharis, “using the UFO archive at Norrköping.” The show will be a supernatural drama.

  • On her interest in UFOs, she says. “I’m a UFO agnostic. These mysteries, these phenomena that defy any natural explanations, are extremely fascinating.”

  • If you are interested in her UFO podcast, the second season was just launched on July 3rd on Sveriges Radio P3.



FILM
We have five genre films written and/or directed by women that are out this month. Find out the top reviewed Blumhouse reviewed films (we pick 5 to highlight in the post). Filmmaker Boots Riley shares some behind-the-scenes shots from his new film, out now, Sorry To Bother You. Latin horror filmmaker Gigi Saul Guerrero discusses being a female in both a male-dominated industry and genre. What are the scariest masks in horror films? We chose five! And lastly, two trailers: Lifechanger, about a murderous shape-shifter, and Book of Monsters, about demonic creatures descending upon a birthday party.



From their list, we have selected five genre films written and/or directed by women to highlight.

  1. “Bleeding Steel” – Co-Written by Erica Xia-Hou (Also Available on VOD). Synopsis via IMDB: A special force agent is assigned to protect a scientist and his creation from a sinister gang.

  2. “Sunset Society”– Co-Written and Co-Directed by Phoebe Dollar (Available on VOD July 24). Synopsis via IMDB: Welcome to the world of the Sunset Society, a secret organization in Hollywood where parties are held, musicians gather and blood flows freely! Ace (Lemmy from "Motorhead") is the head vampire in charge who likes to keep the fun going while keeping the profile low. However, due to a few rebels in his midst, humans are starting to catch on to his vampire ways.

  3. “The Devil’s Doorway” – Co-Written and Directed by Aislinn Clarke (Also Available on VOD). Synopsis via IMDB: In the fall of 1960, Father Thomas Riley and Father John Thornton were sent by the Vatican to investigate a miraculous event in an Irish home for 'fallen women', only to uncover something much more horrific.

  4. “Good Manners”– Co-Written and Co-Directed by Juliana Rojas (Opens in NY; Opens in LA August 17). Synopsis via IMDB: Clara, a lonely nurse from the outskirts of São Paulo, is hired by mysterious and wealthy Ana as the nanny for her unborn child. The two women develop a strong bond, but a fateful night changes their plans.

  5. “The Row”– Written by Sarah Scougal (Also Available on VOD). Synopsis via IMDB: A college freshman trying to get into a sorority discovers a dark secret about the house she's pledging for after a series of murders terrorize the campus.


Sorry to Bother You is a science fiction/comedy film written and directed by Boots Riley out and currently in theaters. Riley shared some behind-the-scenes shots on his twitter:


Women of horror: Interview with Gigi Saul Guerrero


  • In this interview, Mexican-Canadian horror filmmaker Gigi Saul Guerrero discusses her nickname, “La Muneca del Terror” and the Luchagore Productions, of which she is co-founder and director.

  • She says that she has “stuck with Latin Horror over the years and it has really worked. It is not necessarily which target will get you most exposure, but instead which target understands you as an artist."

  • Her favorite film that she’s made is EL GIGANTE, which is also the goriest of all her films.

  • She also discusses the importance of festivals, saying that “EL GIGANTE is a prime example: A WB exec was watching at a festival, contacted us and suddenly, we made La Quinceañera for Warner Brothers. Filmmakers must go and/or submit to festivals as much as they can.”

  • She says if she has to die in a horror movie, she would pick dying like a “bruja”: “Burn at the stake and laugh at everybody!”

  • La Quinceañera is available to watch on the Studio Plus app, and is also being screened at the upcoming Fantasia Festival as a feature.


21 (5) of the scariest masks in movie history

17: Night Owl from Stage Fright
13: Hag Mask from Curtains
9: Preacherman from Slashers
4: Frank’s Rabbit Mask from Donnie Darko
1: Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

There are photos of all the masks at the source. Night Owl is WTF worthy.

The 20 (5) best reviewed films from Blumhouse:

Based on reviews aggregated by Metacritic.

2 The Gift (score 77)
4 Creep (score 74)
9 Oculus (score 62)
18 Sinister (score 53)
20 Insidious (score 52)

Favorite Blumhouse film?

FILM TRAILER TIME!


The trailer for Lifechanger is here! The horror film will premiere at Fantasia Fest later this month. Lifechanger follows “a murderous shape-shifter on a blood-soaked mission to make things right with the woman he loves”.
Starring: Lora Burke, Jack Foley, Elitsa Bako, Sam James White, Rachel Vanduzer, Steve Kasan, and Bill Oberst Jr.



We also have the trailer for Book of Monsters, a horror film premiering at London’s Fright Fest next month.
Synopsis: Sophie's 18th birthday party becomes a bloodbath when six terrifying monsters descend upon her house, intent on devouring the party guests and killing anyone who tries to leave.
Starring: Lyndsey Craine, Michaela Longden, Lizzie Stanton & Nicholas Vince.


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Anything here caught your eye, ONTD? Lots of great filmmakers/creators out there to support!

Disney inadvertently helped put a stop to Antman movie back in the 80s.

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-Picture it: 1980s, New World Communications Group purchases Marvel Entertainment wanting to adapt the characters to the big screen.

-New World ends up producing a Punisher movie that fails so of course their next thought is to make an Antman movie thanks to Stan Lees input.

-Disney was in the process of making Teenie Weenies (later known as Honey I Shrunk The Kids) but New World planned on rushing Antman into production to beat Disney.

-New World runs into money issues and isn't able to beat Disney and not wanting to look like a copy cat they scrap Antman and sell the Marvel rights back to marvel.

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Thoughts on Antman & The Wasp? Thoughts on superhero movies made in the 80s/90s?

Jimmy Fallon Keeps Telling the Same Joke Over and Over

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Someone who noticed that Jimmy Fallon has told the same joke almost word-for-word at least seven different times on The Tonight Show made a mashup and posted it on Youtube.

In each instance, Fallon shows a tablet with a CAPTCHA on it and says “It’s one of those CAPTCHA things. You know those squiggly words you have to type in before you buy tickets to concerts and stuff?”

He then shows the CAPTCHA showing phrases like "myahole closes", “genital robberies,” or “ass head.”

Jimmy then turns to look at an imagined person behind him and says in an identical nasally voice, “Honey, I’m about to get those Katy Perry/One Direction/Taylor Swift/Frozen on Ice tickets you wanted. Don’t come in here!”

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Thandie Newton Wants to See More Diversity in Sci-Fi 🌃

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-Only 2 Black Women in the SW universe had major speaking roles. Kelly Marie Tran is also another WOC in the SW universe.
-About Kelly's social media deletion from the harassment by trolls: "The reason they’re getting pissed is because they’re losing, because things are changing, and they don’t like it."
-"This is human nature, to exploit. Especially in an industry like the film industry — people who want to exploit gravitate to it, you know?"
- "That’s what abuse does to you: It robs you of the desire to celebrate yourself, it robs you of your innocence. I stand up and I’m counted, and I let it go."
-Cambridge Grad Queen, goes by in depth with it in her interview with SW, Westworld,& etc. which I highly recommend reading.




Sources
1. https://twitter.com/NYTmag/status/1015297403182833664
2. https://twitter.com/thandienewton/status/1015538827392372736
3. https://78.media.tumblr.com/5657a14edb05d48d0462f1fc9be3d95f/tumblr_p6wcqbiAVO1x78agqo1_540.gif



Aubrey Plaza Was Never April Ludgate: If anything, she was always Leslie Knope.

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-"But there's something about delusions that are really helpful when you want to do stuff that seems impossible."
-"I think there's something about the energy of believing that something is real, about putting that energy out in the world. I didn't grow up in Hollywood, but from a young age I just believed it would happen."
-My parents came from nothing. They were both struggling at a young age to make something of themselves, and they both did. Maybe they infused in me that hustle mentality."
-Was an overachiever in high school, a Straight A student, president of student council & etc. -Went to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and later suffered a stroke at age 20. "Things take on a different meaning when death comes so close."
-Says that 'Parks & Rec' instilled the idea about caring for your community and your world.
-Says her character in Legion, Lenny Busker has given her new meaning in her life and the unpredictable route her character has in the show makes it fun for her.




-She showcased a new side to her in Legion (FX), she was always typecasted as a sardonic sidekick but really came into her own as an actor in that show.









Sources:
1. https://twitter.com/marieclaire/status/1014553200630927365
2. https://twitter.com/JosphineMamdouh/status/1007333170549874689
3. https://abreyplaza.tumblr.com/post/173826886734/aubrey-plaza-for-new-york-moves-magazine-2018

Katharine McPhee Responds to Engagement Criticisms

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Celebs respond:








34 yr old McPhee is engaged to 68 yr old David Foster. This will be her 2nd marriage and his 5th. Follow up to this post.

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ONTD, are you registered to vote?

Shirley Manson (of Garbage) speaks on self harm

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- Writes "I didn’t know I was a cutter until the first time I chose to cut”
- Started to self harm while she was in a toxic relationship and then stopped when the relationship was over
- But started again after the success of the album Version 2.0 writing that she was under "immense physical and mental pressure"
- The link to the Op-Ed can be found at the end of the linked source article.

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"Sharp Objects" 1x02 Promo

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"Dirt": Camille searches for clues at the funeral and wake for Wind Gap's latest victim, and clashes with her mother over her presence in town. Richard finds a surprising way to arrive at a conclusion about the murderer’s profile. Camille pays a visit to the working-class home of a young boy who says he witnessed the abduction, and confronts Chief Vickery about why he ignored the boy’s claim.

Source: YouTube

Milan Christopher is selling sex toys molded from his very own penis and anus

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Sources: 1 | 2 | 3

  • Openly gay reality TV celebrity/musician Milan Christopher from Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood is selling a dildo and a Fleshlight respectively molded from his own penis and anus.
  • The official item description of the fleshlight is: It’s big, bold and beautiful! Milan Christopher’s Fleshjack features a tight opening with a swirl of ridges, followed by pleasure nodes and a series of patterned folds and bumps that will have you ready to dive in day and night. Whether you’re looking for love or hip hop, Milan’s male masturbator will have you singing its praises! Molded from the man himself! Includes Milan Christopher Fleshjack butt sleeve with Milan’s signature King texture and a gold Fleshjack case.
  • The fleshlight is 9.5" long with an insertable length of 8.5".
  • You may remember Milan from his nude Paper photo shoot last year.



Do you own any sex toys, ONTD?

Dads scream for Shawn Mendes at concert

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If you think Canadian Prince of Pop Shawn Mendes only appeals to the youths of today, you are completely wrong. Dads waiting to see Shawn Mendes at the 2018 Summerfest Music Festival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin were asked to give their best fangirl concert scream. Daughters nearby were not amused and completely embarrassed. Some dads even admitted to liking Shawn's music. Some clips from Shawn's Summerfest performance behind the cut to legitimize this post tbh.



Lost in Japan


Stiches


Thinkin' Bout You (Frank Ocean cover)





ONTD, do your parents embarrass you?

Sources:1 | 2 | 3 | 4

TWICE(트와이스) "Dance The Night Away" M/V

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it's cute and line distribution seems better also jihyo is the center, mina has fewer lines and momo sounds fine but what is love is still superior imo

Kylie Jenner Says That She Has Removed Her Lip Fillers

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Replying to a fan on Instagram that wondered why her latest photo looked like the "old Kylie," Kylie Jenner has revealed that it's because she removed her (infamous) lip fillers!



Source: 1
End of an era?

First trailer for Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone in Yorgos Lanthimos's "The Favourite"

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synopsis: Early 18th century. England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah (Rachel Weisz) governs the country in her stead while tending to Anne’s ill health and mercurial temper. When a new servant Abigail (Emma Stone) arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Sarah takes Abigail under her wing and Abigail sees a chance at a return to her aristocratic roots. As the politics of war become quite time consuming for Sarah, Abigail steps into the breach to fill in as the Queen’s companion. Their burgeoning friendship gives her a chance to fulfil her ambitions and she will not let woman, man, politics or rabbit stand in her way.

cast: Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult , Joe Alwyn, James Smith, Mark Gatiss
director: Yorgos Lanthimos
release date: November 23 (US)


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Are you ready for queen Rachel Weisz, ONTD?

Tab Hunter, Veteran Actor and Gay Icon, Dies Aged 86

Orange is the New Black: Season 6 | Official Trailer | Netflix

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It's a whole new world. Season 6 of Orange is the New Black arrives July 27.

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Starbucks is gettting rid of straws in their stores globally by 2020!

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Starbucks straws are to be replaced by a recyclable lid in their 28,000 stores by 2020. Customers who need a star can get one made of alternative materials.

“Starbucks’ decision to phase out single-use plastic straws is a shining example of the important role that companies can play in stemming the tide of ocean plastic. With eight million metric tons of plastic entering the ocean every year, we cannot afford to let industry sit on the sidelines.” says Nicholas Mallos, director of Ocean Conservancy’s Trash Free Seas program.

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Great news for ocean life!

Prince Louis Was Baptized Today

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Prince Louis was baptized in the Lily font which has been used since the baptisim of Victoria, the Princess Royal, the oldest child of Queen Victoria.


The Princes godparents are:
Mr. Nicholas van Cutsem
Mr. Guy Pelly
Mr. Harry Aubrey-Fletcher
The Lady Laura Meade
Mrs. Robert Carter
Miss Lucy Middleton


After the christening The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will host a private tea at Clarence House where guests will be served slices of christening cake, which is was a section of cake taken from the Duke & Duchesses wedding cake.


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ONTD, were you baptized with water from the River Jordan? When was the last time you ate old cake?

ONTD Roundup

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Lin-Manuel Miranda vs a Condescending Theatergoer

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Lin-Manuel Miranda, writer and star of the hit Broadway musical Hamilton, was confronted by an audience member while attending Lincoln Center's production of My Fair Lady. His crime? Laughing too loudly.












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People are assholes. Have you ever been shamed for enjoying something too much, or not being the "right type" of audience member?

Robin Wright breaks silence on Kevin Spacey

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Actress Robin Wright of House of Cards was interviewed on NBC's "Today" and was asked about her relationship with Spacey. “Kevin and I knew each other between ‘action’ and ‘cut’ and in-between setups where we would giggle.” “I didn’t know the man,” she is quoted as saying. “I knew the incredible craftsman that he is.”

In regards to witnessing anything inappropriate on set, Wright says it was strictly professional. “We were co-workers, really. Never socialized outside of work. Respectful, professional relationship.” “He was so great with me — was never disrespectful to me, ” Wright is quoted as stating at the source. “So that’s my personal experience. That’s the only thing I feel that I have the right to talk about.”

She also shares her thoughts on Netflix booting Kevin Spacey last year from House of Cards. “I don’t know how to comment on that. But I think at that time, the shock was so intense all over the nation for many reasons, many stories, many people. I think that everybody felt that it was respectful to back off.”

Spacey is still under investigation for 3 new allegations.

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