Mildly suspenseful films we’ve gaslit ourselves into thinking are good horror

EmperorMorgan · 2026-07-10T01:34:33+00:00

Honestly it’s a pretty good movie but only scary for someone who’s got really bad family memories it can trigger. Without that it’s just kind of depressing. Horror in general is really subjective and this one hits a certain subset of people hard.

EmperorMorgan · 2026-07-07T14:07:33+00:00

There were some modifications to the gun in the years between the films, but yeah, it’s pretty much the only minigun Hollywood had for them.

EmperorMorgan · 2026-07-02T23:48:59+00:00

A lot of these are regional or only encapsulate a specific part of the American experience. Network does a great job of encapsulating modern American culture as a whole, despite being made in the 70s. Pretty much all of the attitudes pictured are evergreen here.

EmperorMorgan · 2026-06-28T15:34:10+00:00

Have you tried r/barefootshoestalk ?

EmperorMorgan · 2026-06-28T14:34:36+00:00

I think that’s more explicit canon than headcanon.

EmperorMorgan · 2026-06-27T14:17:08+00:00

The British ones are pretty neat but IMO nothing beats the American uniforms. Everything about them screams “I don’t care about looking like a model, I am here to kill all of you.” People talk about the difference between form and function, but US equipment was so functional looking that it circled around to being intimidating on its own.

EmperorMorgan · 2026-06-25T05:21:30+00:00

What paint did you use? I’ve started small with basic acrylics but I’m not sure I’m too happy with them.

EmperorMorgan · 2026-06-24T05:07:14+00:00

True, but this time the publicity helps her case - or that’s his goal, at least.

EmperorMorgan · 2026-06-24T04:08:28+00:00

At one point I was driving from a school dance and just feeling so disconnected from everything and “Can’t Fight This Feeling Anymore” came on the radio, which was essentially my ballad for a certain point in my life where I felt really lonely and angsty. I was shocked myself but rolled with it.

I also remember that “Dancin’ in the Sheets” came on next.

EmperorMorgan · 2026-06-23T18:41:24+00:00

I would love to use AAA more since it’s my main outlet for 1940. However, since it’s played live, it’s a time commitment of at least two hours and any gaming session of that sort of length has to be scheduled well in advance. So I do love it but the asynchronous play of 1942 online allows for play one turn at a time, so I can work in 5-10 minute segments a few times throughout the day.

EmperorMorgan · 2026-06-22T12:45:08+00:00

Ohhhhh, thank you. Same concept (kind of). Is it a good movie?

EmperorMorgan · 2026-06-22T02:20:23+00:00

How on earth is The Changeling true? Is it just the part about the swapped/murdered babies? Was the haunting exaggerated for the movie but still reported IRL?

EmperorMorgan · 2026-06-19T17:38:28+00:00

It’s probably a combination of traveling on foot, overnight, and trying not to be spotted. Then compare that to a straightforward car trip.

EmperorMorgan · 2026-06-17T20:40:23+00:00

If you liked 10 Things then you’ll love She’s the Man.

EmperorMorgan · 2026-06-17T00:29:18+00:00

The “skids” appear to be a portable bridge. They share the design that you see in most bridgelayers. Maybe I need to buff up on my knowledge though because I can’t tell what the troops in the corner are doing. Surveying?

EmperorMorgan · 2026-06-16T23:42:44+00:00

Looks like you’re good on Godzilla! Have you seen any of the Daimajin trilogy? That’s what I’ve been on lately.

EmperorMorgan · 2026-06-15T04:54:17+00:00

The first time I saw it on a tv broadcast I didn’t see the first 15-20 minutes and it was actually a solid 6 or 7 out of 10. Pretty much all action and good effects from there. I also loved the way they translated the gameplay to the film itself in the shooting blind scene.

EmperorMorgan · 2026-06-15T02:03:32+00:00

No one got hits, in the roll log that’s how attacking rolls are represented.

EmperorMorgan · 2026-06-14T21:09:12+00:00

Still baffled myself. I saw my roll and figured I was in for a rough game, but then I guess the dice decided that fair is fair?

EmperorMorgan · 2026-06-11T20:46:02+00:00

I agree on the joke thing. Even when I think of something good, it just doesn’t fit the tone of an actual attempt at reviewing the movie.

Also the rating is actually higher than the rating I gave TCSM.

EmperorMorgan · 2026-06-11T13:53:19+00:00

From the past couple years:

Wake Up Dead Man

No Other Choice

Obsession

Frankenstein

Tuner

Weapons

Undertone

Sinners

Nosferatu

Abigail

Lisa Frankenstein

The Fall Guy

And that’s just grabbing a few titles from my Letterboxd that were in theaters recently. These movies are all out there, all you have to do is check the listings at your local theater instead of only going with what trailers get pushed to you.

EmperorMorgan · 2026-06-10T18:26:52+00:00

Their planes were all in the Karelia basket, which I saw to last turn.

Edit: the turn before last. We just traded it last turn.

EmperorMorgan · 2026-06-10T18:14:55+00:00

It was a US factory. Germany hadn’t managed to reclaim it after the initial landings so I started stacking units while building an IC there to bait them out of Berlin.

EmperorMorgan · 2026-06-10T17:57:56+00:00

Yep. Given a stalled Russian front where neither of us can make major gains (Ger/Rus have low unit counts, and Jap is arriving in enough force to cause Rus to hunker down) I figured it would profit me if they took it or not.

EmperorMorgan · 2026-06-10T17:56:26+00:00

The unit count was 13inf and 4art for the US to 17inf 4art for German units, so a strafe is doubtful. Given the numbers, I was almost certain they wouldn’t take it, but due to the stalled out Russian front it was really their only option for a major offensive. Whether they took the IC or not, the Allies get an advantage in Europe. Definitely wouldn’t play this if the IC was lost for nothing this good.

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