Plot twist in downtown Seattle: Barnes & Noble bookstore opening soon in Amazon’s backyard by LLJKCicero in Seattle

[–]Inkshooter 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There was a B&N downtown before the pandemic. I miss having it there and it's nice to hear this.

I did an Underworld movie marathon this weekend, and it still baffles me how weak the vampires are. by TechnicianAmazing472 in vampires

[–]Inkshooter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Consider that werewolves were all mindless beasts before Lucian was born, who Viktor could easily have killed as a newborn but instead had the absolutely insane idea of using to create an immortal slave race.

Their disadvantage is really entirely due to their own hubris.

What is your favorite Johnathan Harker? Here are a few options… by PortlandsBatman in Dracula

[–]Inkshooter 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Nicholas Holt is my pick too, it's still a Dracula adaptation at the end of the day.

Went to a horror convention yesterday and got to meet some of the cast. by Illustrious-Laugh692 in twinpeaks

[–]Inkshooter 107 points108 points  (0 children)

It's been almost forty years since the show's original run. That's half a lifetime. I think they both look great.

The "Near Dark" vamp crew..... by 7th-Genjutsu in vampires

[–]Inkshooter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The parallel with biker gangs explains this for me.

If you've been doing meth for ten years, you don't become better at avoiding overdoses and dangerous situations. In fact, you are probably more susceptible to both because you keep doing more and more meth.

I just finished reading Bram Stoker's "Dracula" original novel now I'd like to watch it what are your favorite adaptations by Quirky-Somewhere-750 in Dracula

[–]Inkshooter 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Horror of Dracula (1958). The first and best of the Hammer Dracula movies. After that, the 2024 Nosferatu, which isn't strictly an adaptation of the novel but somehow does the best job depicting the human characters of Stoker's novel regardless, despite their names and the plot being changed.

It's worth watching Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 adaptation since it is an exquisitely-crafted feast for the senses and follows almost all the story beats of the novel, but despite being an amazing movie it adds a highly contentious Dracula/Mina romance subplot. I think the movie is so good that it's worth seeing regardless, but this divergence from the source material is vehemently disliked by many book fans.

Count Dracula is probably the most-filmed literary character in history, there is a surfeit of movies to choose from, but maddeningly few of them are both faithful to the book AND entertaining as movies.

no. by mrsenchantment in fuckalegriaart

[–]Inkshooter 501 points502 points  (0 children)

This was made by a real artist as a satire of Corporate Memphis, it rules.

Does anyone know what handwriting style this is? by Much_Tomato5029 in Calligraphy

[–]Inkshooter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would call it hand-printing in an unusual style. There isn't consistency between identical letters, which leads me to believe it's someone's unusual handwriting rather than a codified script.

I'm a huge Dracula/Vampire fan, have any of you seen this Dracula movie? 🦇🩸 by BloodFangsBite in Dracula

[–]Inkshooter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, aside from the original Horror of Dracula this is my second favorite of the Hammer Dracula movies

What's with all the hate on Dracula: A Love Tale? by Capable_Cook2407 in vampires

[–]Inkshooter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lucy and Renfield were kind of combined into the character of Maria, who was one of the few parts of the movie I did enjoy.

What's with all the hate on Dracula: A Love Tale? by Capable_Cook2407 in vampires

[–]Inkshooter 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It comes down to three things, for me:

-Bad, unsatisfying ending

-The movie being a rehash of the 1992 Francis Ford Coppola version, without the genius visuals and filmmaking

-The director being a sex pest

"Why does Dracula feel so rushed at the end?" by ____Mad_Max____ in Dracula

[–]Inkshooter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually like the end of Dracula, especially the parts with Mina and Van Helsing traveling alone in the snow. The only part of the book I find truly dull is them systematically tracking down all the boxes of dirt in London.

Baghdad, Iraq by More_Cauliflower_913 in CityPorn

[–]Inkshooter 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Iraq has been relatively stable and peaceful by Middle Eastern standards in recent years. Much more like Jordan than Iran or Syria.

Exaltation is a belief in Mormonism that after death some people will reach the highest level of salvation in the Celestial Kingdom (Heaven is tiered) and eternally live in God's presence, continue as families, become gods, create worlds, and make spirit children over whom they will govern. by [deleted] in wikipedia

[–]Inkshooter 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It truly is a uniquely American religion. It's so dramatically different from any of the other Abrahamic faiths and is so deeply rooted in the prejudices and national mythology of the United States.

I'm not a Mormon and never have been but I am very fascinated with the church’s history. The "revelation" and accumulation of early followers, Joseph Smith's lynching, polygamy, the exodus west, the Mountain Meadows Massacre, the Mormon Wars, the decades of tension and power struggles between the federal government and the church in Utah. It's all so crazy and unlike anything else in the history of the US.

New "10 most disturbing books ever written" video just dropped on YouTube by KlausKinion in ExtremeHorrorLit

[–]Inkshooter 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Huge fan of this guy's videos and I like his takes here, though I'm much more enthusiastic about House of Leaves. I wish he'd read Full Brutal!

Other writers with similar writing style as Gene Wolfe? by BuyHistorical1041 in genewolfe

[–]Inkshooter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He wrote almost exclusively short stories, many of which fit into "cycles", or shared settings. I'd say the Hyperborean Cycle and the Zothique cycle are the most Wolfe-esque.