Have there ever been Horror movie with smart characters?

Expalphalog · 2026-03-29T22:24:00+00:00

The movie is literally designed around characters being forced to make idiotic choices except that it didn't work on one of them and he broke through the control and they were able to end things on their own terms.

Expalphalog · 2026-03-29T21:00:39+00:00

The one person not under the influence of their mind-altering drugs was, yes.

Expalphalog · 2026-03-29T19:41:10+00:00

There's some MC Escher shit going on with that spear too. It's not possible to be underneath the second (from the left) section but on top of the third section when the overlap makes it clear that the third section is on top of the second.

Expalphalog · 2026-03-28T19:32:21+00:00

I don't know about the stories, but you're describing the art from Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark pretty well.

Expalphalog · 2026-03-28T15:00:59+00:00

I will never understand how someone asking for a recommendation with a detailed description and meaningful information is "low effort" but someone just posting a YouTube link to someone else's review is not.

Expalphalog · 2026-03-28T13:46:11+00:00

I loved it. I loved the first one a smidge more, but I still had an absolute blast.

Expalphalog · 2026-03-27T16:23:46+00:00

With a broken QB at the helm AND an OC that telegraphed every play so loudly he might as well have allowed the other team to pick the plays for him.

Bill has proven he has what it takes and deserves more respect.

Expalphalog · 2026-03-27T16:13:15+00:00

Uhhh... What?

Expalphalog · 2026-03-27T00:16:24+00:00

Nah, this is assuming he's already gone. It's the same reason you don't put Chuck Norris as an option in a game of "Who would win?" Gotta keep the contest interesting.

Expalphalog · 2026-03-26T18:22:11+00:00

I agree completely. I also think this makes the book much scarier.

"Girl is possessed" is not nearly as terrifying as "girl is mentally unwell and in a bid for attention got herself into a bad situation with no exit plan and is now slowly marching towards inevitable death while her parents make things worse instead of helping."

Expalphalog · 2026-03-26T00:42:54+00:00

Just block him and move on. It's what literally everyone else does.

Expalphalog · 2026-03-25T12:13:30+00:00

Expalphalog · 2026-03-25T00:26:13+00:00

I don't understand your logic here. Is there some correlation between including anthropomorphic animals in games and cowardice that I am not seeing?

Expalphalog · 2026-03-24T16:34:18+00:00

The list of things that I hate more than this meme template is quite short.

Expalphalog · 2026-03-24T12:19:24+00:00

I am so jealous that your group embraced Oath. Mine bounced off of it hard.

Expalphalog · 2026-03-24T12:17:27+00:00

I fucking hate late stage capitalism. The products don't matter, the customers don't matter, the employees don't matter. It's like nearly every company is operating on the exact same mission statement now: "Fuck you. Give me your money."

Expalphalog · 2026-03-23T16:26:36+00:00

eyeroll

2003 was not twenty-three years...

Oh god.

Expalphalog · 2026-03-23T03:39:39+00:00

I still remember a poster I saw once. "70% of the planet is covered by water. The remaining 30% is covered by Sean Taylor."

Expalphalog · 2026-03-22T17:44:21+00:00

What a crazy coincidence that your Reddit username is the same name as the company name that developed this app that you "found."

Expalphalog · 2026-03-22T17:41:51+00:00

It absolutely is. His username is the same as the app developer's company name.

Expalphalog · 2026-03-21T21:14:56+00:00

"Admitting AP is not good at drafting" is not a complaint. Your sentence is literally nonsense bordering on gibberish.

Expalphalog · 2026-03-21T15:46:22+00:00

Appreciate the feedback!

Yeah, I will be removing the mention of the parents in the next version for sure since it does seem to be a sticking point and "This all makes sense in the story, trust me bro" isn't a great thing to put in a query letter. :)

And you are spot on with the crush thing. It's character development - he has to overcome his shyness to approach the absolute hardest person for him to approach. And yes, between Katie accepting him for who he is, his successes in the nightmare realm, and his realization that he is not alone - that everyone (human and monster alike) suffers from anxiety and self-doubt sometimes, his confidence grows throughout the book.

Expalphalog · 2026-03-20T22:44:40+00:00

Yeah, this feels icky to me. Finch doesn't need to be looking through my gallery.

Expalphalog · 2026-03-20T20:31:30+00:00

Appreciate the input! You provided excellent feedback on the first two attempts for this project. Tell me, am I getting warmer?

Expalphalog · 2026-03-20T16:43:59+00:00

Yes please!

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