I like stories where a normal human child is being raised by a sinister supernatural being who is totally malevolent except when it comes to their kid. Those are so much better than the “kids are scary” changeling type horror movies.
Like a perfectly well-adjusted well-mannered friendly child that is like “This is my dad, Surazal. He comes out of the mirrors in dark rooms. He makes really good blood pudding but he’s bad at playing catch. Most people can’t see his corporal form but I can because he says I have special eyes.”
“Mom says that you can stay over but you have to promise not to leave my room between midnight and 1 am. You can play Mario Cart with me! But you have to knock on every closed door in the house before entering just because dad might be in there and if you look upon his visage without drinking the holy fruit juice, you might go crazy or something. Also dad is really excited I have a new friend and he’s going to to make hardtack and mystery stew for us! You’ll love it!”
In high school the kid gets a friend that is an amateur demonologist who initially befriends them in hopes of exorcizing their house but ends up becoming buddies with Surazal too because they crave parental affection.
Surazal stands at the end of the vast dark hallway and says “You Too Have Special Eyes, Little One. You Can See Me Without Being Taken By The Madness. Within You, I Sense Great Turmoil And Sadness. In My Younger Years, I Would Have Exploited The Sadness As Weakness In Your Very Soul. I Would Have Worn Your Skin Like A Mask And Run Through The Village Streets, Supping Blood From Every Man I Encountered. But Now I Have No Use For Woe. Perhaps You Would Like To Watch Beetlejuice In The Family Room With My Daughter While I Prepare Cupcakes. I Am Sensing You Have A Fondness for Red Velvet.”
I feel like I’ve been getting sick way easier ever since 2020 and while as far as I know I never caught covid I’m sure my immune system was stronger back in the day
Oh. Damn. That’s serious. I knew it was something.
this headline should be “police kill innocent child in reckless firebombing”
This kinda thing happens all the fucking time with flashbangs. I’m from Minneapolis and every couple of years you hear about MPLS SWAT burning down a house or scarring a child with flashbangs.
It should be noted that flashbangs really became known when the SAS demonstrated them in the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege, Operation Nimrod. That was basically the first time most of the world got their understanding of flashbang grenades and saw how they were employed. Almost immediately, every SWAT team in the US was clamoring to get the things, because SWAT teams are more about cops getting to play commando than anything.
The Iranian Embassy was closed for 13 years after the SAS raid because the flashbangs, on their first real outing, started massive fires and caused incredible amounts of damage. SWAT teams have always ignored that because the grenade is “less lethal.”
Deeply deeply perverse watching US reporters and politicians praise Ukrainians for resisting Russian troop advancement. Not because they shouldn’t but because of how complicit the US has been in portraying any act of Palestinian resistance to occupation; even as small as a child throwing a rock, as justification for that child and their family being massacred by the IDF. remember this the next time Palestine manages to make it into American news. Remember this if Yemen ever makes into the news.
damn how bad do you have to fuck up that the creator and showrunner of one of your most talked about and celebrated shows is actively advocating to buy from anywhere else but you
