Zagreus
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Goth Whovian. General SF/fantasy/horror nerd. Librarian. Cares too much about The Lore.
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· Oct 9
If you like weird, sad poetry that tells a story, you should check out my new chapbook from Bottlecap Press!
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$10 for a physical copy
$3.50 for digital
Free to recommend to your local library
bottlecap.press/products/dre...
#amwriting #independentpublishing
Finally catching up on post-Abrams movie Star Trek, starting with Discovery.
I think I would normally be into the Klingon plot, but I'm too distracted by how miserable the actors must be, trying to speak and emote in a fake language through all that fake teeth.
I think I would normally be into the Klingon plot, but I'm too distracted by how miserable the actors must be, trying to speak and emote in a fake language through all that fake teeth.
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Finally catching up on post-Abrams movie Star Trek, starting with Discovery.
I think I would normally be into the Klingon plot, but I'm too distracted by how miserable the actors must be, trying to speak and emote in a fake language through all that fake teeth.
I think I would normally be into the Klingon plot, but I'm too distracted by how miserable the actors must be, trying to speak and emote in a fake language through all that fake teeth.
The Condemned - They've dragged Charley back to be a Six companion, and I can't even be mad because this was great. The alien murder mystery kept me guessing the whole time, Six was in fine problem-solving form, and I love the "stealth invasion" that turns a guy into a house.
#BigFinishDoctorWho
#BigFinishDoctorWho
November 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The Condemned - They've dragged Charley back to be a Six companion, and I can't even be mad because this was great. The alien murder mystery kept me guessing the whole time, Six was in fine problem-solving form, and I love the "stealth invasion" that turns a guy into a house.
#BigFinishDoctorWho
#BigFinishDoctorWho
Frankenstein (2025) gets more beautiful every time I watch it.
"Forgive yourself into existence" ugh. 🖤
"Forgive yourself into existence" ugh. 🖤
November 17, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Frankenstein (2025) gets more beautiful every time I watch it.
"Forgive yourself into existence" ugh. 🖤
"Forgive yourself into existence" ugh. 🖤
Bride of Peladon - Can't believe they gave Erimem the Leela exit. SMH, she had potential, but never grew into it. The story overall is overstuffed, cheesy, but occasionally fun--typical for a Peladon adventure. Sutekh's sister is even more pathetic than him. RIP. #BigFinishDoctorWho
November 13, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Bride of Peladon - Can't believe they gave Erimem the Leela exit. SMH, she had potential, but never grew into it. The story overall is overstuffed, cheesy, but occasionally fun--typical for a Peladon adventure. Sutekh's sister is even more pathetic than him. RIP. #BigFinishDoctorWho
I hear they're having trouble finding a way to bring James Bond back from the dead.
Guys, I have an idea that could save Bond and Doctor Who at the same time...
Guys, I have an idea that could save Bond and Doctor Who at the same time...
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I hear they're having trouble finding a way to bring James Bond back from the dead.
Guys, I have an idea that could save Bond and Doctor Who at the same time...
Guys, I have an idea that could save Bond and Doctor Who at the same time...
I'm pretty sure obtaining Mia Goth's entire wardrobe from Frankenstein (2025) would fix me.
November 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I'm pretty sure obtaining Mia Goth's entire wardrobe from Frankenstein (2025) would fix me.
Human Resources - Great fun. If British people invented giant mechs, they would all be like this: powered by office drones. And I've firmly come around on Lucie--she's a very fun companion and I like her friendship with the Doctor. Best of the season, looking forward to the next!
#BigFinishDoctorWho
#BigFinishDoctorWho
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Human Resources - Great fun. If British people invented giant mechs, they would all be like this: powered by office drones. And I've firmly come around on Lucie--she's a very fun companion and I like her friendship with the Doctor. Best of the season, looking forward to the next!
#BigFinishDoctorWho
#BigFinishDoctorWho
We can rule out Clayface since he's getting his own movie, so my dream picks are:
Mad Hatter
Court of Owls
Blight (yes he's from Batman Beyond, but he's never been in a movie!)
Nightmare pick: Hush (please don't be Hush)
Mad Hatter
Court of Owls
Blight (yes he's from Batman Beyond, but he's never been in a movie!)
Nightmare pick: Hush (please don't be Hush)
Matt Reeves Says ‘The Batman 2’ Villain Has ‘Never Really Been Done in a Film Before’
Matt Reeves Says ‘The Batman 2’ Villain Has ‘Never Really Been Done in a Film Before’
Matt Reeves said that the villain in 'The Batman Part 2' hasn't 'really been done in a movie before.'
variety.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
We can rule out Clayface since he's getting his own movie, so my dream picks are:
Mad Hatter
Court of Owls
Blight (yes he's from Batman Beyond, but he's never been in a movie!)
Nightmare pick: Hush (please don't be Hush)
Mad Hatter
Court of Owls
Blight (yes he's from Batman Beyond, but he's never been in a movie!)
Nightmare pick: Hush (please don't be Hush)
Spooky season's over, so it's back to Doctor Who!
No More Lies - A sweet love story buried inside a confusing timeloop story. This era of Eight has been very musical, and they've consistently hired musicians who can pull off the tunes! Can't wait to find out what Lucie's deal is.
#BigFinishDW
No More Lies - A sweet love story buried inside a confusing timeloop story. This era of Eight has been very musical, and they've consistently hired musicians who can pull off the tunes! Can't wait to find out what Lucie's deal is.
#BigFinishDW
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Spooky season's over, so it's back to Doctor Who!
No More Lies - A sweet love story buried inside a confusing timeloop story. This era of Eight has been very musical, and they've consistently hired musicians who can pull off the tunes! Can't wait to find out what Lucie's deal is.
#BigFinishDW
No More Lies - A sweet love story buried inside a confusing timeloop story. This era of Eight has been very musical, and they've consistently hired musicians who can pull off the tunes! Can't wait to find out what Lucie's deal is.
#BigFinishDW
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A short life to them, and a jolly death.
November 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
A short life to them, and a jolly death.
Reposted by Zagreus
And ending Day 31 with an enduring favourite.
Miniseries: Unironically very important to my spiritual journey of the past 5 years. Flanagan's magnum opus. A powerful meditation on sin, guilt, faith, the hope of forgiveness, and the evil of twisting that hope to unworthy ends.
Miniseries: Unironically very important to my spiritual journey of the past 5 years. Flanagan's magnum opus. A powerful meditation on sin, guilt, faith, the hope of forgiveness, and the evil of twisting that hope to unworthy ends.
November 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM
And ending Day 31 with an enduring favourite.
Miniseries: Unironically very important to my spiritual journey of the past 5 years. Flanagan's magnum opus. A powerful meditation on sin, guilt, faith, the hope of forgiveness, and the evil of twisting that hope to unworthy ends.
Miniseries: Unironically very important to my spiritual journey of the past 5 years. Flanagan's magnum opus. A powerful meditation on sin, guilt, faith, the hope of forgiveness, and the evil of twisting that hope to unworthy ends.
Day 30
Movie: A hilarious send-up of vampire tropes, and also a heartwarming story about learning to live with people. A Halloween favourite.
Vampires: All fun in their own special ways, like the archetypes they're parodying. Vladislav the Poker gets the best jokes.
#31NightsofVampires
Movie: A hilarious send-up of vampire tropes, and also a heartwarming story about learning to live with people. A Halloween favourite.
Vampires: All fun in their own special ways, like the archetypes they're parodying. Vladislav the Poker gets the best jokes.
#31NightsofVampires
November 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Day 30
Movie: A hilarious send-up of vampire tropes, and also a heartwarming story about learning to live with people. A Halloween favourite.
Vampires: All fun in their own special ways, like the archetypes they're parodying. Vladislav the Poker gets the best jokes.
#31NightsofVampires
Movie: A hilarious send-up of vampire tropes, and also a heartwarming story about learning to live with people. A Halloween favourite.
Vampires: All fun in their own special ways, like the archetypes they're parodying. Vladislav the Poker gets the best jokes.
#31NightsofVampires
Day 29
Miniseries: Could've done without quite so much small-town drama before the vamps show up, but once they do, it's riveting. Barely feels like 3 hours. MC is a deadbeat, though.
Vampires: Very creepy, even the bucktoothed Master. Can turn you cold without turning you.
#31NightsofVampires
Miniseries: Could've done without quite so much small-town drama before the vamps show up, but once they do, it's riveting. Barely feels like 3 hours. MC is a deadbeat, though.
Vampires: Very creepy, even the bucktoothed Master. Can turn you cold without turning you.
#31NightsofVampires
October 31, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Day 29
Miniseries: Could've done without quite so much small-town drama before the vamps show up, but once they do, it's riveting. Barely feels like 3 hours. MC is a deadbeat, though.
Vampires: Very creepy, even the bucktoothed Master. Can turn you cold without turning you.
#31NightsofVampires
Miniseries: Could've done without quite so much small-town drama before the vamps show up, but once they do, it's riveting. Barely feels like 3 hours. MC is a deadbeat, though.
Vampires: Very creepy, even the bucktoothed Master. Can turn you cold without turning you.
#31NightsofVampires
The great thing about dressing up as a classic Doctor for American Halloween is that no one can criticise your costume's inaccuracies.
October 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The great thing about dressing up as a classic Doctor for American Halloween is that no one can criticise your costume's inaccuracies.
Day 28
Movie: Early del Toro that already contains all his trademarks, for better & worse. Feels slow for its length, & Ron Perlman is a cartoon. Still lovely & moody overall.
Vampire: A fantastic look. Love the backwards suit & peeling skin. And he sticks to his morals!
#31NightsofVampires
Movie: Early del Toro that already contains all his trademarks, for better & worse. Feels slow for its length, & Ron Perlman is a cartoon. Still lovely & moody overall.
Vampire: A fantastic look. Love the backwards suit & peeling skin. And he sticks to his morals!
#31NightsofVampires
October 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Day 28
Movie: Early del Toro that already contains all his trademarks, for better & worse. Feels slow for its length, & Ron Perlman is a cartoon. Still lovely & moody overall.
Vampire: A fantastic look. Love the backwards suit & peeling skin. And he sticks to his morals!
#31NightsofVampires
Movie: Early del Toro that already contains all his trademarks, for better & worse. Feels slow for its length, & Ron Perlman is a cartoon. Still lovely & moody overall.
Vampire: A fantastic look. Love the backwards suit & peeling skin. And he sticks to his morals!
#31NightsofVampires
Look, Tolkien had his share of problematic beliefs, and we can't say what his politics would be if he were alive today. But we can be sure he would hate the weaselly little Nazis using his languages to name their evil machines, because they're all clones of the people he despised most in life.
October 29, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Look, Tolkien had his share of problematic beliefs, and we can't say what his politics would be if he were alive today. But we can be sure he would hate the weaselly little Nazis using his languages to name their evil machines, because they're all clones of the people he despised most in life.
Day 27
Movie: Dark, sexy Gothic horror, oddly infused with slapstick comedy. Never heard so much slurping in all my life.
Vampire: Basically just an average Catholic running out of excuses. I feel a good conversation with Louis du Lac could fix him (maybe even her).
#31NightsofVampires
Movie: Dark, sexy Gothic horror, oddly infused with slapstick comedy. Never heard so much slurping in all my life.
Vampire: Basically just an average Catholic running out of excuses. I feel a good conversation with Louis du Lac could fix him (maybe even her).
#31NightsofVampires
October 29, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Day 27
Movie: Dark, sexy Gothic horror, oddly infused with slapstick comedy. Never heard so much slurping in all my life.
Vampire: Basically just an average Catholic running out of excuses. I feel a good conversation with Louis du Lac could fix him (maybe even her).
#31NightsofVampires
Movie: Dark, sexy Gothic horror, oddly infused with slapstick comedy. Never heard so much slurping in all my life.
Vampire: Basically just an average Catholic running out of excuses. I feel a good conversation with Louis du Lac could fix him (maybe even her).
#31NightsofVampires
Wrote about the new Frankenstein. Apologies for spoilers. No apologies for loving this movie to an irrational degree.
Frankenstein’s saviour
Most days, I would list Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein as my second favourite novel of all time (the #1 spot is reserved for The Lord of the Rings). It’s a concentrated blend of everything…
wizardattheclicks.wordpress.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Wrote about the new Frankenstein. Apologies for spoilers. No apologies for loving this movie to an irrational degree.
Day 26
Movie: Kind of like a less annoying, gayer Goonies. Can't believe it's rated R--had kids' adventure movie vibes for me. Cory Feldman's Batman voice was a highlight.
Vampires: They're just a happy family that likes to party! Kids should've left them alone.
#31NightsofVampires
Movie: Kind of like a less annoying, gayer Goonies. Can't believe it's rated R--had kids' adventure movie vibes for me. Cory Feldman's Batman voice was a highlight.
Vampires: They're just a happy family that likes to party! Kids should've left them alone.
#31NightsofVampires
October 28, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Day 26
Movie: Kind of like a less annoying, gayer Goonies. Can't believe it's rated R--had kids' adventure movie vibes for me. Cory Feldman's Batman voice was a highlight.
Vampires: They're just a happy family that likes to party! Kids should've left them alone.
#31NightsofVampires
Movie: Kind of like a less annoying, gayer Goonies. Can't believe it's rated R--had kids' adventure movie vibes for me. Cory Feldman's Batman voice was a highlight.
Vampires: They're just a happy family that likes to party! Kids should've left them alone.
#31NightsofVampires
So annoyed at all the people saying the "we shall be monsters together" line in del Toro's Frankenstein sounds like Tumblr.
It's FROM THE BOOK, people! Admittedly, Mary Shelley would definitely be on Tumblr if she were alive. But STILL.
It's FROM THE BOOK, people! Admittedly, Mary Shelley would definitely be on Tumblr if she were alive. But STILL.
October 28, 2025 at 6:27 AM
So annoyed at all the people saying the "we shall be monsters together" line in del Toro's Frankenstein sounds like Tumblr.
It's FROM THE BOOK, people! Admittedly, Mary Shelley would definitely be on Tumblr if she were alive. But STILL.
It's FROM THE BOOK, people! Admittedly, Mary Shelley would definitely be on Tumblr if she were alive. But STILL.
Day 25
Movie: Case study in how writing for teens progressed over 30 years--and how lighting & effects regressed. My question is, how did 2011 Tumblr survive shirtless goth Doctor Who??
Vampire: A little smarter, and a lot prettier, than the original. Pity about his true form.
#31NightsofVampires
Movie: Case study in how writing for teens progressed over 30 years--and how lighting & effects regressed. My question is, how did 2011 Tumblr survive shirtless goth Doctor Who??
Vampire: A little smarter, and a lot prettier, than the original. Pity about his true form.
#31NightsofVampires
October 27, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Day 25
Movie: Case study in how writing for teens progressed over 30 years--and how lighting & effects regressed. My question is, how did 2011 Tumblr survive shirtless goth Doctor Who??
Vampire: A little smarter, and a lot prettier, than the original. Pity about his true form.
#31NightsofVampires
Movie: Case study in how writing for teens progressed over 30 years--and how lighting & effects regressed. My question is, how did 2011 Tumblr survive shirtless goth Doctor Who??
Vampire: A little smarter, and a lot prettier, than the original. Pity about his true form.
#31NightsofVampires
Day 24
Movie: Much as I dislike Mina & Dracula being in love, I have to admit I'd also pick suave Gary Oldman over stoned Keanu. A pretty, misogynist, over-long fever dream, just like the book!
Vampire: Hate the backstory, love the shape-shifting. The bat form was my favourite.
#31NightsofVampires
Movie: Much as I dislike Mina & Dracula being in love, I have to admit I'd also pick suave Gary Oldman over stoned Keanu. A pretty, misogynist, over-long fever dream, just like the book!
Vampire: Hate the backstory, love the shape-shifting. The bat form was my favourite.
#31NightsofVampires
October 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Day 24
Movie: Much as I dislike Mina & Dracula being in love, I have to admit I'd also pick suave Gary Oldman over stoned Keanu. A pretty, misogynist, over-long fever dream, just like the book!
Vampire: Hate the backstory, love the shape-shifting. The bat form was my favourite.
#31NightsofVampires
Movie: Much as I dislike Mina & Dracula being in love, I have to admit I'd also pick suave Gary Oldman over stoned Keanu. A pretty, misogynist, over-long fever dream, just like the book!
Vampire: Hate the backstory, love the shape-shifting. The bat form was my favourite.
#31NightsofVampires
So incredibly seated for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.
October 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
So incredibly seated for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.