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THE THING (1982) dir. John Carpenter
“I don’t know what the hell’s in there, but it’s weird and pissed off, whatever it is.”
I (and probably a lot of other people) found the garlic test scene in Sinners reminiscent of the blood test scene in John Carpenter's The Thing but I just thought of another scene in Sinners that reminded me of Carpenter's 1982 horror classic. Spoilers for both The Thing and Sinners btw.
When we are first introduced to the vampire Remmick he is being hunted by Choctaw vampire hunters. He seeks shelter with an American couple who offer him protection from his pursuers. The lead hunter warns them of Remmick but is ignored. Remmick then kills the couple and assimilates them into his vampire hivemind.
The Thing opens with the Thing (in the disguise of a dog) being hunted by Norwegian researchers. The Thing seeks shelter with a group of American researchers who protect it from its pursuers. One of the Norwegians tries to the Americans of the Thing but he isn't understood and is ignored. The Thing then kills the Americans and assimilates them into it.
In both movies a creature pretending to be something it isn't (a human and a dog) is being hunted by a group of non-English speakers. The creature seeks shelter with, and is offered protection by, a group of Americans. The non-English speakers attempt to warn the Americans of the creature but are ignored. The creature then kills the Americans and makes them one with it. The non-English speakers who were hunting the creature are also never seen again after their introductory scene (the Norwegians are killed when they try to kill the Thing and the Choctaw just leave the moment the Sun goes down).
Coincidence? Maybe, but I wouldn't blame Ryan Coogler for taking inspiration from The Thing. Both movies are amazing and I love them.
Edit: Another user pointed this out to me and I really thought I should mention that there's a distinct difference between why the Norwegians are ignored and why the Choctaw are ignored. In The Thing the Norwegian's warning is ignored due to a language barrier. None of the Americans speak Norwegian and the Norwegians can't speak English, so they don't understand what he is saying. Meanwhile in Sinners the lead Choctaw warns the wife of the danger of Remmick in English but she willingly ignores him because the couple are Klan members (or at least the husband is), of course she's not going to listen to a group of Native Americans especially after a white guy told her that they raped and murdered his wife.
In The Thing it's a misunderstanding between two groups who don't speak eachothers language that causes the warning to be ignored but in Sinners it's because of the couples racist beliefs and preconceptions of Native Americans.
Reed´s a Nerd, Ben knows people are people, Sue is the ultimate ally, and Johnny ain’t subtle
Dr Seuss style horror by DrFaustusAU
Pennywise Origin Theory
I have watched the IT Chapter 2 second trailer over and over but something has been stumping me. The final scene of a half Pennywise half Bill skarsgård groaning and clutching his face before letting out a terrifying roar/scream over the title card.
And now I’ve come up with a bit of a theory for the origin of Pennywise. I know in the books and Tim Curry version Pennywise is an ancient being and what I have theorised has no connections but give it some thought.
So here it is. Pennywise is actually a creature like the Thing from John Carpenter's The Thing.
In The Thing, a group of American researchers are attacked by a creature that can assimilate and imitate other living creatures perfectly, in Antartica. The film creates a good sense of dread and distrust of the characters because not even the audience know who is a thing and who is human.
And this is where my theory comes in. Pennywise is not as power-crazy as the original Thing. In the Thing, the creature wants to be found and brought to a populated area where it can assimilate multiple people and infect the whole world. Pennywise on the other hand just wants to survive and feast when it can, not wanting to be discovered and killed. When Pennywise first comes to earth he needs to find a host to assimilate and imitate till he can find a better place to bring his victims. And so the closes person he can find is this unnamed man, who will be played by Bill Skarsgård with no makeup or anything. Just a normal human.
Pennywise will latch itself onto the unnamed man and when he is all alone is when he will start to assimilate him, taking over his body and mind. It will then start to imitate a clown due to the circus being in town and after it seeing children go up to clowns with no fear or care, easy targets to feast on. This will connect with the picture Beverly sees in the old lady house of Bill Skarsgård smiling creepily at the camera. Pennywise would sometime have to look human so no one would get suspicious.
and the laughing/screaming of the man will be due to him losings his mind and going crazy finally being taken over by the creature who later prefers the form of Pennywise over any other.
So that’s my theory! Little far fetch but think about it.
i couldn't get her to look good in my "style" with the original template so i just used the pose. might spend some time trying to do it in a more anime style with the template
but hay cant stop a Tzmisce "vicissitudeing"
reblogging cos no one saw it... and wow the mature tag really kills a post, really gonna use that sparingly from now on,
i said i was going to do some smuty art for Sabrina gotta be careful around a Promethean Clay Tzimisce as there flesh shaping can happen subconsciously accidental tentacles and body horror may occur. feel free to redraw or add your OCs and stuff just link it back to my page if you do.... I wanna see your smut with my girl
i said i was going to do some smuty art for Sabrina gotta be careful around a Promethean Clay Tzimisce as there flesh shaping can happen subconsciously accidental tentacles and body horror may occur. feel free to redraw or add your OCs and stuff just link it back to my page if you do.... I wanna see your smut with my girl
so a few formal versions for my tzimisce Sabrina, a formal Zulo form that she hates and only uses cos her grand sire keeps trying to show her off at tzimisce clan balls... (she views her human form as her perfected form as she made it herself as she learnt Vicissitude and formed her self to her dream transition goals) and a normal human formal look for mixed clan events. (old art) oh and a lore note for her, her grand sire is Vlad tepes aka Dracula tho in setting in modern nights all we know for sure is his nature (Penitent) and demeanor (Traditionalist) so we literally just run him as Alucard but with a bit more of his level zero vibe.
posting this art of my VTM v20 tzimisce Sabrina here on my "nsfw" page cos i plan to post some smut of her at some point
its been years since ive done anything with her as the game she was made for fell a part but im running my own VTM game now with my housemates so im bringing her back with a new zulo form and different background and personality re made her sheet for V20 and while its probably not intended Bloodform slime girl is some what plausible with the Promethean Clay merit (and i just wanted to draw it so :P ) also shes basically just a Vampire version of the thing now... shes a "cleaner" for the black hand of the sabat, but spends most of her time working in the back of a club doing tattoos and cosmetic surgery for kindred with body dysphoria using her vicissitude skills (she can even do hair cuts but isn't very good at that ) also just as a aside shes trans, in life she was MTF but after become a kindred and a tzimisce she mastered her own form and the shapeshifting skills of the tzimisce and is now traveling to help others with that skill who would be stuck with the body they were turned with, kinda a wish fulfillment character i don't normally do but its a character motivation ive not seen in WOD befor and one only a tzimisce can do
Sci-Fi/Post-Apocalypse
Godzilla vs John Carpenter the thing
Art by... I don't know who is the artist. need help, please!
Edit 1: thanks to @catzy88 for the information, an anonymous Japanese fan who made this art and posted it on a Japanese imageboard. if you want to see this there is a link down in the reply.
fun fact: Do you know that John Carpenter himself directed a Godzilla vs Gorgo fan film, I am going to let that sink in...
And here is another one...
Godzilla-thing!
Art by the one. And only. Matt Frank.
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❄️ The Thing ❄️
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The Thing is a sci-fi horror film first released in theaters on June 25, 1982. When it first released the movie was a complete flop with both critics and moviegoers. This is due in part to the release of the much more positive alien movie E.T., which was released a month before.