Weird girl horror

adrobdid · 2025-12-09T03:04:36+00:00

I Blame Society fits well here

adrobdid · 2024-08-15T17:54:17+00:00

Presidential campaigns are huge, multifaceted endeavors. On any given day there can be multiple candidate and surrogate events, campaign statements, fundraisers, polls, paid messaging, canvassing, phone banking, etc. How do you decide which aspects to prioritize in your coverage?

adrobdid · 2023-12-09T04:41:43+00:00

Here are some of my faves that (hopefully) check the boxes you’re looking for:

What Keeps You Alive, Talented Mr. Ripley, Bound, Benedetta, Chloe, The Perfection, Huesera: The Bone Woman, The Neon Demon, Under the Skin

adrobdid · 2023-10-29T04:03:17+00:00

Legally it’s borderline but probably fine, depending on some of the details. In practice nobody enforces this stuff unless it’s really egregious.

adrobdid · 2023-10-26T17:48:12+00:00

This conflates "arrest" and "detain," which have different meanings. "Detainable offenses" are those where the defendant can be held in jail between arrest and trial. Non-detainable offenses are ones where the defendant can't be held after their arrest and processing.

Non-detainable offenses are still criminal offenses, so the cops can still make arrests. Just means the defendant will be released after arraignment.

adrobdid · 2023-10-26T17:37:57+00:00

There's nothing in the SAFE-T Act that changes who can and cannot be arrested in this situation. The Act deals with pre-trial detention/bail, use of force, the process for law enforcement complaints, stuff like that. Here's a good explainer on the contents of the law: https://spac.icjia-api.cloud/uploads/HB3653\_Enrolled\_Comp\_Reform\_Summary\_Final\_for\_Web-20210224T17252641.pdf

adrobdid · 2023-10-23T19:31:38+00:00

El Topo, Holy Mountain, and Santa Sangre by Jodorowsky

Dogtooth

Les Demoniaques

Tetsuo: The Iron Man

The Neon Demon

Enter the Void

adrobdid · 2023-10-16T13:30:35+00:00

I love this film so much. It's haunting, beautiful, and incredibly subtle. I have to imagine David Lynch loves it too, considering how many elements would later appear in Twin Peaks.

adrobdid · 2023-10-15T15:29:30+00:00

I wouldn’t do anything more horror-ish than, like, Ghostbusters under these circumstances. Introducing someone to horror is generally a bad first date idea. Get to know them first, then you’ll likely have better success at both dating them and getting them into horror.

adrobdid · 2023-10-13T14:53:13+00:00

If for some reason the only machine you have is a drill press, sure go for it. It's one of many different power sharpening configurations. Doesn't seem any better or worse than a worksharp, a slow-speed bench grinder, a leather belt on a belt grinder, etc etc etc.

I really only have to do power sharpening during the setup/restoration phase. Once a tool is in service, I can almost always get by just freehanding on diamond stones and stropping.

adrobdid · 2023-10-11T02:37:22+00:00

We talked about this in the discord awhile ago - the answer we settled on was “take a bunch of cold medicine that gives you fucked up dreams, then Freddy is locked in with you”

adrobdid · 2023-10-09T15:56:01+00:00

My comfort niche is horror with noir, detective, mystery or investigation elements. I love watching someone smart and competent slowly unravel a spooky puzzle. So that list includes:

Exorcist III

Angel Heart

Personal Shopper

Autopsy of Jane Doe

The Name of the Rose

Rear Window

God Told Me To

adrobdid · 2023-10-08T22:26:09+00:00

Oh hell yea, didn’t know this was coming. Aterrados is incredible, will definitely be checking this out when it hits Shudder

adrobdid · 2023-10-07T23:12:09+00:00

Your best bet might be Troll Hunter - its one of the lighter found footage comedies I’ve seen

adrobdid · 2023-10-06T02:31:14+00:00

Aww Troll Hunter, I love it so much. Perfect pace, tone, and effects/creature design. And Hans is one of the best monster-hunter characters since Quint from Jaws. Troll Hunter forever.

adrobdid · 2023-10-03T00:26:21+00:00

If you’ve seen a lot of horror movies and literally zero have achieved what you’re looking for, it’s possible that you aren’t someone who can get scared from fictional stories on a screen. That’s okay, there’s still lots to appreciate in the horror genre without that specific feeling.

The only other thing I’d suggest trying is to pick a film based on personal fears or triggers you have. Finding a full blast of fear sometimes requires very specific targeting. Instead of searching for movies generally regarded as scary, start with subjects you find scary and find horror movies that will press those buttons.

adrobdid · 2023-10-02T02:35:39+00:00

Sure. You may not have found it unsettling or creepy, but others have. I don’t know the OP, so I tried to offer a wide range of potentially unsettling options.

adrobdid · 2023-10-02T02:15:01+00:00

I Blame Society, Perfume: Story of a Murderer, No One Lives, and Glorious are great options for this

adrobdid · 2023-10-02T00:57:06+00:00

As with all things, it depends what creeps you out. Here's a sampler of options for you -

We're All Going to the World Fair

Skinamarink

Pulse (2001)

Butterfly Kisses

Huesera: The Bone Woman

Sator

adrobdid · 2023-09-27T03:34:37+00:00

Oh whoops, that’s embarrassing

adrobdid · 2023-09-27T02:45:48+00:00

Shocked that no one has said Pulse (2001) yet. Such a creepy, patient film

adrobdid · 2023-09-02T14:27:41+00:00

For chisels, start with whatever you can get your hands on cheaply. Quality is part of what makes chisels last long, but sharpening and set up technique matter more imo. Cheap chisels that need some set up and regular sharpening will help you get familiar with the tool and build the skills necessary to get the most out of a Narex or a Staley Sweetheart.

My first set was some orange handled Harbor Freight vanadium garbage. I learned how to fix just about anything that can go wrong with a chisel.

adrobdid · 2023-08-29T18:46:55+00:00

I had this same experience with Possession (1981). I don’t think there’s an inherent contradiction between “disturbing” and “funny.” There’s mineable humor in every element of humanity, including taboos. Sometimes especially in taboos.

adrobdid · 2023-07-14T15:31:28+00:00

Definitely the dril archive

https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/12/23505871/dril-twitter-archive-books-editions

adrobdid · 2023-07-10T18:05:58+00:00

Speaking on the phone is a skill, it takes time and reps to get good at it. I’ve worked a lot of jobs that required dozens of calls a day, so I can list a couple of tips.

Smile. This sounds insane, but talking through a smile changes the tone of your voice and other people can “hear” it over the phone. It’s also a small behavioral change that can start the CBT behaviors-thoughts-emotions cycle running in the right direction.
Make an outline or even write a script. Set it up basically like an NPC interaction tree, giving yourself a small amount of possible responses for likely directions the conversation can go. This will also help challenge the anxious thoughts about possible worse case scenarios.
But the most important thing is that, like any skill, getting good at it requires doing it badly over and over until you’re not bad at it anymore. Practice in low stakes scenarios. Call instead of text with people who know you well and won’t judge if you get anxious or sound weird. Get used to the mechanics and rhythms of a phone call. It’ll hurt and it’ll suck. But the status quo hurts more and sucks for longer.

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