pretty sure we submit answers in asks...?

[it feels wonderful to be remembered...

You never knew me in life, so there is some distance between us, but I've been watching things unfold, and I've been watching you...

the way things are... the way things have become...I had to reach out, somehow.

You're clever... good; Starclan may only speak in riddles, and puzzles. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to get through to you.

The Dark Forest can only speak this way as well, but they will cheat at whatever games they make you play... be wary speaking with them. ]

Monkeypaw !!! OC for a fanclan w/ friends !!

I continued today's 12 hour #DirectedbyWomen #FilmFeast by streaming the short horror film Suicide by Sunlight (2019) directed by Nikyata Jusu on Criterion Channel.

"Protected from the sun by her melanin, a day-walking Black vampire in New York City struggles to balance her job as a nurse, her relationship to her estranged children, and her bloodlust."

It has recently been announced that Jusu will direct a feature length version of her short.

Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (dir. Adamma Ebo).

Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown ham it up as the self-delusional first lady and pastor of a Southern Baptist megachurch in a satirical mockumentary about the corruption of contemporary organized American Christianity. It follows the couple’s attempt at rebuilding their reputation and congregation after a perilous scandal. Ebo pulls no punches in the film’s naturalistic yet biting commentary about the easy access to wealth those who supposedly preach the word of God (as they see it) have. There’s a fun construction to the earnest comedy in the form of character studies about the hypocrisy and influence of religious power.

Monkey Paw! Day 2 - Comictober 

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Candyman Commentary - Fear of Black Poverty

I know I’m late to the game, but I recently finished watching Candyman. I viewed both the 1992 and the 2021 versions back-to-back. I want to share my thoughts on each film because they were extremely different.

1992

Take yourself back in time to the early nineties. People were wearing jorts with fanny packs… What a time to be alive. Anyways, amongst a slew of bad decisions, was Candyman, a movie that greatly exaggerated fears of low-income, Black communities. What most interesting about the film is that the directors and producers were trying to be progressive by having Black representation in the horror genre. This is evidenced in the film, as exposition on the projects, specifically Cabrini Green, is info-dumped to provide historical context and an oh-so-scary back story.

Yet, while attempting to solidify the Black presence in horror media, those who made the film purposely perpetuated stereotypes and false narratives to further the “fear” aspects. For example, a video/doc of the film’s production shows producers explicitly stating that Cabrini Green didn’t look destitute enough, so they brought in more trash to make the projects look slummy. If you think about it, how does seeing trash add scare factor? It does if what’s to fear is Black livelihood and Black environments. The film heavily relies on Cabrini Green as a character itself. In doing so, it draws on the fears of White, wealthier audiences caused by Black crime and other stereotypes of Black communities. This leaves POC viewers, like me, questioning what hyperreal world the plot of the movie is taking place in and why it was considered scary.

Additionally, Candyman himself had several socially charged aspects to him. For example, his slavery related origin story and the dynamic of a Black man chasing after a White woman prompted emotions and imagery during my viewer that brought me out of the film. In some ways the movie was very socially unacceptable, even for the early nineties. My mind called back to Emmet Till and similar themes in King Kong. I presume much of this was ignored though, seeing as how the strong, Black presence of actor Tony Todd was enough in terms of social achievement for some.

For these reasons, the movie did not scare me. It also made me question how the residents of Cabrini Green, which is a very real place, felt about such representations of their community. Additionally, Clive Barker’s original story for Candyman took place in the UK and had a major emphasis on class. It wasn’t until the film was conceptualized that race was inserted as a prominent plot device.

2021

I have less to say about this film because it was very straight forward. It was obvious that its purpose was to subvert practically all the defamatory and stereotypical misfires that its spiritual ancestor displayed. It directly supported Black creativity, empowerment, and history. Its reception may have been significantly different if it was released on it’s original timeline in 2020, at the height of the Black Lives Matter Movement.

This movie had a greater discussion about gentrification and continuous violence against Black people. It did a great job of showcasing Black family and wealth, despite most people not associating the two. It also sparked an interesting conversation around Black artistry and how it can go beyond focusing solely on Black trauma. Instead of having most of the scare factor lie in Black poverty, the film chose a more relatable, loss of self/identity. Psychological thrillers are scary for everyone, regardless of one’s background or biases.

Final Thoughts

I believe the newer film succeeded where the original did not. However, neither film did much for me. I think I’m just not a fan of the Candyman story in general. It’s much more of a revenge movie than a horror for me. I also don’t enjoy summoning rituals being such a key plot device of a horror film, rather than the typical one and done and the plot progresses. Guess I’m just not into Candyman but, I’m sure he’s living in the hearts-and mirrors-of his biggest fans.

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New monkey paw wish idea -

Become the world's best software engineer/designer. You can create anything, in any language, on any platform.

However, due to your brain changes, you can only "properly" program exclusively using a TV Remote interface. Each character is selected from a virtual keyboard via arrows and ok button.

#MarlonWayans protagonizará película de horror de #UniversalPictures y #Monkeypaw #Goat √

Para su película de terror deportivo Goat, Universal Pictures y la empresa Monkeypaw de Jordan Peele han encontrado al actor para interpretar al mejor atleta de todos los tiempos.  Marlon Wayans, Justin Tipping / Imagen cortesía Taylor Millers; Getty Images Marlon Wayans protagonizará la película, que Justin Tipping dirigirá. Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Ian Cooper y Jamal Watson son los…

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Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror will be published on October 3 via Random House. It's curated by filmmaker Jordan Peele, who also provides an introduction and serves as editor with John Joseph Adams.

It features short stories by Erin E. Adams, Violet Allen, Lesley Nneka Arimah, Maurice Broaddus, Chesya Burke, P. Djèlí Clark, Ezra Claytan Daniels, Tananarive Due, Nalo Hopkinson, N.K. Jemisin, Justin C. Key, L.D. Lewis, Nnedi Okorafor, Tochi Onyebuchi, Rebecca Roanhorse, Nicole D. Sconiers, Rion Amilcar Scott, Terence Taylor, and Cadwell Turnbull.

The 400-page book will be available in hardcover, e-book, and audio book. The synopsis is below.

The visionary writer and director of Get Out, Us, and Nope, and founder of Monkeypaw Productions, curates this groundbreaking anthology of all-new stories of Black horror, exploring not only the terrors of the supernatural but the chilling reality of injustice that haunts our nation. A cop begins seeing huge, blinking eyes where the headlights of cars should be that tell him who to pull over. Two freedom riders take a bus ride that leaves them stranded on a lonely road in Alabama where several unsettling somethings await them. A young girl dives into the depths of the Earth in search of the demon that killed her parents. These are just a few of the worlds of Out There Screaming, Jordan Peele’s anthology of all-new horror stories by Black writers. Featuring an introduction by Peele and an all-star roster of beloved writers and new voices, Out There Screaming is a master class in horror, and—like his spine-chilling films—its stories prey on everything we think we know about our world... and redefine what it means to be afraid.

Pre-order Out There Screaming.

Monkey Man (dir. Dev Patel) x SXSW 2024.

Patel makes a promising start behind the camera. Monkey Man's biggest flaw might easily be its over-ambition and relentlessness. There's so much bone-crunching, non-stop action that the otherwise spare film can hardly contain the visual scope of its bloody violence.

Wendell & Wild | Official Teaser

Wendell & Wild will stream on Netflix on October 28, 2022.

Teaser Poster

Synopsis

From the delightfully wicked minds of Henry Selick (director of The Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline) and Jordan Peele (Nope, Us, Get Out) comes the story of Kat (Lyric Ross), a troubled teen haunted by her past, who must confront her personal demons, Wendell & Wild (played by Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele) to start a new life in her old hometown.

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