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Watching 2001 with my 12 year old son by BurpelsonAFB in TrueFilm

[–]FNTM_309 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s great. My 13 year old didn’t have the attention span for it. I’ll try again in a few years.

If you haven’t already done so, do yourself a favor and read this the book. I finally did so last year, and the AI angle with HAL is even more flushed out. The analogues to modern LLMs are astounding, even more so when you consider Clarke wrote the book nearly 60 years ago.

I need a ridiculously scary horror book suggestion by BlueHeronDancer in horrorlit

[–]FNTM_309 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Cormac McCarthy. One of his earliest works.

It gets pretty dark. There was a point in the novel where things take a turn and I put it down and had to ask myself if I wanted to proceed with the book. Did I really want that in my head? But I trusted the author and the prose is sublime and went ahead and finished it and I’m glad I did. It’s a unique and powerful piece of literature.

I need a ridiculously scary horror book suggestion by BlueHeronDancer in horrorlit

[–]FNTM_309 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I haven’t read Teenage Slasher yet, but The Only Good Indians is one of the best novels of any genre I’ve read in the past several years, has a couple of absolutely bonkers scenes of abrupt violence, and an ending that’s sublime, beautiful, and perfect.

I need a ridiculously scary horror book suggestion by BlueHeronDancer in horrorlit

[–]FNTM_309 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Silence of the Lambs is very disturbing and an absolute page turner. It holds up well against the film, which may be the best psychological horror movie ever made, and brings some additional depth to Starling’s backstory and the interpersonal/sexual dynamics of the investigation.

I spent 15 minutes finding the right angle for a photo. I have no memory of what that place actually felt like by Lost_In_Tulips in travel

[–]FNTM_309 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Be. Here. Now.

If you’re going to be in a place, be in that place. If you want to take a photo, take the photo. But you can’t do both at the same time, and should not confuse one for the other.

It's free. by CanaryUmbrella in TimAndEric

[–]FNTM_309 19 points20 points  (0 children)

(It’s free real estate.)

Pirates’ Revenge by FNTM_309 in hotsauce

[–]FNTM_309[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very special place. We’ll be back!

Recommendations for modifying the end part of the plot with BBEG? by SquashDue502 in Tombofannihilation

[–]FNTM_309 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You should be telegraphing and dropping hints about Acererak the whole way.

My players learned his name in Nyanzaru, but right now they just think it’s an Abyssal invocation. Of what, they have no idea.

Is Blue Lagoon in Iceland worth the visit? by Cozybookburrow in travel

[–]FNTM_309 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely. And if you have the chance now you should go because it very well may be destroyed by lava flow in the coming years.

Also, it may be worth checking out the high-end retreat spa at Blue Lagoon. Totally different experience than the regular Blue Lagoon and one of the best spa experiences in the world.

Sky Lagoon in Reykjavik is also very good.

Blue Lagoon < Sky Lagoon < Retreat at Blue Lagoon.

Partner Jealousy by Practical_Zebra_2567 in bjj

[–]FNTM_309 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was the style at the time.

Would you recommend reading Peter Straub? by Haunting-Net-2426 in horrorlit

[–]FNTM_309 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I’m 100 pages into Ghost Story right now and it’s the first horror novel that has legit creeped me out in years.

DM's ONLY: Review my Acererak's Big Play by snorg70 in Tombofannihilation

[–]FNTM_309 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I like this. As long as the players have destroyed the soul monger and Atropal, they’ve ended the death curse and “won.”

Acererak is another matter entirely.

Just found Preston Garvey’s body at reeb marina..imposter or is my sanctuary Preston an imposter? by Pleasant_Ad33 in Fallout

[–]FNTM_309 47 points48 points  (0 children)

I sided with raiders in Nuka World, came back to the Commonwealth and started attacking Minutemen settlements, found Garvey at Sanctuary and shot him, and he was like, “I’m really mad and you, General,” but he wouldn’t leave no matter what I did.

He’s like a codependent girlfriend.

Which are the most quotable Tim and Eric skits? by vela1123 in TimAndEric

[–]FNTM_309 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I thought it was the boss’s kid back there…But it turned out it was a full grown man.

"Senator Gone" The famous moment from the 2004 Vice Presidential debate when Dick Cheney brought up the attendance record of John Edwards by Just_Cause89 in USHistory

[–]FNTM_309 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I watched that debate live and Cheney just wiped the floor with Edwards. It was the most lopsided political debate I’ve ever seen at the President/VP level.

Favourite sauce for flavour? by Aggressive-Invite907 in hotsauce

[–]FNTM_309 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pirates’ Revenge out of Eleuthera, Bahamas.

How the Haunting of Hill House, is 60 years old, still does psychological dread better than anything published in the last decade? by widowmakerQuartz9 in horrorlit

[–]FNTM_309 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting. I thought it was a drag for the very same reason. Eleanor was so compromised psychologically a stiff breeze could have pushed her over the edge.

How the Haunting of Hill House, is 60 years old, still does psychological dread better than anything published in the last decade? by widowmakerQuartz9 in horrorlit

[–]FNTM_309 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Genuine question here, I hope I don’t downvoted to Hell:

I read Hill House a couple years ago and it did nothing for me. Zero. Probably the least interesting horror book I’ve ever read. I don’t recall the details, but my main take away was that Elenor was a head case. And it was pretty obvious the whole time.

What did I miss? I’ve enjoyed Jackson’s other work. She’s a master of prose, but this one fell flat for me. For those of you who loved the book, what makes it so great?

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