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Avery + 1, 5 (Danny???), 6 (refresh my memory please!!), 10, 15, 23, 28, 34, 45, 51 for OC asks? Gosh, I'm just realising how many questions I asked here... ah well I LOVE your OCs and I just want to hear more about them 😍😍

THANK YOU SO MUCH, LILY I LOVE TALKING ABOUT MY CHILDREN 😍🥰😘

1. What is their favourite food?

Avery loves pasta. Any and every kind. She can eat it all day, every day, except she knows she shouldn’t, so she doesn’t. Any time she has a choice, though, she orders pasta. Her most favourite is Carbonara.

(Danny’s favourite food is triple chocolate cookies. I will not elaborate ;) )

5. Do they have a secret handshake with anyone?

Danny and Avery don’t have a secret handshake, but they’re able to communicate only with their eyes, which often comes in handy.

Poppy (the youngest McKenzie) comes up with a secret handshake/dance every few months. Naturally, all her siblings are obliged to learn (and use) it.

6. What do they look like?

I don’t think I’ve explicitly said, so it wouldn’t be a refreshing of your memory but merely adding to the characteristic ;)

Avery is of average height. Her hair is died strawberry blond and reaches her shoulder blades (she wears it in waves) and she has dark blue-green eyes. She’s on the slim side, as years of gymnastics and martial arts would make one. She loves floral prints and skirts and has a preppy vibe. She smiles a lot, looks innocent and does her best to keep her cover intact.

(In her ‘extracurricular’ activities, she is covered head to toe in black, wears a black wig, gloves and clear mirrored glasses, with contacts underneath (one can never be too safe) and has her turtleneck shirt covering her face up to her nose. (Harder to be recognised that way, you see.)

Danny is fucking tall. He is tall and a little bit lanky, short blond hair and blue eyes, and Avery makes fun of him for not becoming a jock when he’d had the chance. He usually goes for a shirt with jeans.

(And it doesn’t really matter what he wears when they’re doing a job but he goes for black too, a t-shirt and jeans, comfortable shoes, sometimes a hoodie.)

Andrew is about a head taller than Avery and just as much shorter than Danny. He’s a redhead, all the McKenzies are, his hair is just long enough to run his fingers through it, has hazel eyes and freckles and sharp cheekbones and his face can be both warm and welcoming (his sisters) and cold and emotionless (guess who). Fortunately for him, he looks a lot like his mother. He loves wearing soft sweatpants and worn t-shirts when he’s at home, and dons the fancy-casual style when he’s out.

Contrary to Danny, he likes wearing suits and even enjoys dressing up. He has a great sense of style. (If Evie’s in a bad mood, he lets her pick something out for him.)

Evangeline is as tall as her twin, with eyes and hair just a shade darker than his. While his hair is naturally wavy, hers is pin-straight and goes to the middle of her back. She has freckles too, but her face lines are softer. She is a style icon with no off-time. She hates baggy clothes and it might have just a little teeny tiny teensy something with trying to get her father to at least respect her goddamn it. She had a brief modelling career in her teenage years, out of curiosity, but then focused back on the company.

This is a woman of pantsuits. She slays them.

(She got the short end of the stick and looks more like her father than Andrew. He still acts as if she’s invisible though.)

Cora looks like their dad the most though. Her wavy hair is the exact shade of red as his and reaches almost down to her waist and she has his brown eyes, though hers are warmer and kinder, and she has freckles as well, her entire face is covered in them, unlike the others. She’s shorter than her siblings and not “as bony as Ev”, as she sometimes puts it. She’s pretty much your typical teenager when it comes to fashion, with the little exception that she’s a bit fancier. She loves pretty things - not just clothes, so that’s not a surprise.

She has older, comfier clothes for archery practice and horseback riding, though.

Poppy, my little ray of sunshine, looks the most like her mom, which is a bit sad. Her hair is the darkest out of all of theirs, bordering between brown and red, and also the curliest, reaches a bit below her shoulders, and her eyes are green like their mom’s. She absolutely hates dresses and wants to wear pants like Evie if they have to dress up. She has more freckles than Andy and Evie, but less than Cora. Unsurprisingly, she has a great fashion sense as well, even at seven years of age. Currently, green is her favourite colour, so a lot of her clothes are green.

10. What is their favourite room to be in, in the house they live in?

For Avery, it’s the kitchen/dining room. It’s the widest space, and it’s filled with light and it often smells like sugar when she bakes.

For Danny, it’s his bedroom, where he can have his laptop in his lap and his cat at his feet and his sheets tanged at the bottom of the bed.

The McKenzies mostly hide out in the library. Sometimes they go to the stables or just spend some time out in the estate.

15. What was the last thing they cried about? (Avery)

Probably an anxiety attack ✌️Talked a bit about this here.

23. How do they usually wear their hair? (The girls)

Avery usually pins the sides back, and almost always curls her hair. Sometimes she puts it in a bun, sometimes in a ponytail.

Evangeline always has perfect hair. You know those models and the girls in movies and shows who always have perfect wavy hair and you have no idea how they achieved it? That’s Evangeline.

Cora usually wears her hair down, but when she sits down to study, she puts it all up in a messy bun. (Sometimes a successful one, sometimes not.)

Poppy’s hair is a mess. It can be half-up-half-down, it can be just down, two buns, pigtails, anything really, depending on who does it for her. Andrew is her favourite stylist, surprisingly, and even more surprisingly, he’s really damn good at it. He can even do multiple braid styles.

28. If they could have one wish, what would they wish for?

This one’s over here.

34. Have they ever broken the law?

AHAHAHAHAHAH that’s really funny, Lily, nice one 🤣🤣

Yes. Yes, she has. (Danny too.)

45. Are they a quick learner?

Well, she did pick up picking locks rather quickly. 😉 But she and Danny both learn things fast, whether it be blueprints or the latest mark’s biography and weak spots.

51. Have they ever shot a gun before?

I will use this opportunity to tease something.

Yes, Avery has fired a gun before, but just so she knows how to, if ever the need arises. Andrew, on the other hand, is an expert shot, and it’s not because he goes hunting with his dad.

Thank you again so much for asking! I had a lot of fun with these!!

(Feel free to send more 😉😘)

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brokehorrorfan · 7 years

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Best New Horror Movies on Netflix: Autumn 2017

There's an overwhelming amount of horror movies to sift through on Netflix, so I've decided to take out some of the legwork by compiling a list of the season's best new genre titles on Netflix's instant streaming service.

Please feel free to leave a comment with any I may have missed and share your thoughts on any of the films you watch. You can also peruse past installments of Best New Horror Moves on Netflix for more suggestions.

1. The Void

Not afraid to wear its influences on its sleeve, The Void is a fun amalgam of genre favorites such as The Thing, Hellraiser, Prince of Darkness, The Beyond, and Assault on Precinct 13, along with a healthy dose of H.P. Lovecraft for good measure. The '80s inspiration is furthered by a plethora of practical effects and a pulsating, John Carpenter-esque synthesizer score. Set in the most understaffed hospital since Halloween 2, a small group of people fight to survive against Lovecraftian monsters and cultists. A lot of the plot points are familiar, but the astonishing effects are more than enough to make it feel fresh and exciting.

2. The Transfiguration

Like a modern take on George A. Romero's Martin, The Transfiguration is a subversive vampire film. It's also an urban coming-of-age tale with social commentary. The plot concerns an adolescent boy (Eric Ruffin, The Good Wife) who is a practicing vampire in New York City. Not just an avid watcher of horror films - although he name-checks plenty of them - he partakes in murder to drink blood. He begins to question his outlook on life when he befriends a girl who's also an outcast (Chloe Levine, The Defenders). Although largely a somber, dramatic film, there are a couple of truly shocking moments. Due to how raw and real it feels, this one will stick with you.

3. The Devil's Candy

Written and directed by Sean Byrne (The Loved Ones), The Devil's Candy combines elements of haunted house, demonic possession, and home invasion movies, all with a lean toward heavy metal music. It follows a struggling artist (a nearly unrecognizable Ethan Embry, Can’t Hardly Wait), his wife (Shiri Appleby, Roswell), and their teenage daughter (Kiara Glasco, Map to the Stars) as they move into a new home. Meanwhile, the house's disturbed former resident (the great Pruitt Taylor Vince, Constantine) returns, and he takes a liking to the young girl. It's akin to a 1970s slow-burner with modern sensibilities. The restrained approach allows the audience to become more invested in the characters, building toward an unpredictable and emotionally draining final act. Read my full review of the film here.

4. A Dark Song

A Dark Song is an engrossing slow-burn horror film predominantly told with two actors in one location. The story involves a grieving woman (Catherine Walker, Ferocious Planet) who seeks the aid of an unstable cultist (Steve Oram, Sightseers) to perform an elaborate ritual that allows you to ask a guardian angel for a favor. She wants her deceased child back, but this is far from a Pet Sematary retread. It's all about the build-up, with some genuinely creepy moments along the way before it culminates in a tense finale. Irish writer-director Liam Gavin makes a powerful debut anchored by strong performances.

5. What Happened to Monday

What Happened to Monday is set in the not too distant future, when a strict one-child policy is enforced in an effort to preserve the planet. Noomi Rapace (Prometheus) stars as septuplets, who hide from the government by sharing a life; each one only goes out during the day of the week for which they’re named. When Monday disappears, the other six siblings must track her down before someone else does. Rapace wonderfully diversifies the seven parts, and it's quite impressive to see them all seamlessly interacting with one another in the same shot. Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man) plays the girls' grandfather who raised them, while Glenn Close (Fatal Attraction) is the head of the agency stripping families of their children. Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow) directs some superb action sequences in this sci-fi mystery thriller.

6. American Fable

American Fable is true to its name, often playing out like something of a dark fairy tale in the country’s heartland, but its fantastical elements largely take a backseat to a rural drama with mystery/thriller elements. Writer-director Anne Hamilton, who got her start as an intern on Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life, makes a dynamic feature debut. Set in the 1980s, the story revolves around Gitty (Peyton Kennedy, Odd Squad), an 11-year-old girl with an affinity for storytelling. She finds herself in a real-life fairy tale upon discovering a man (Richard Schiff, The West Wing) imprisoned in a silo on her family's struggling farm. The picture is an admirable American complement to Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth; not only are their stories thematically analogous, but they also share a similar horned creature. Read my full review of the film here.

7. Here Alone

Here Alone is a zombie movie in which the zombies are almost never on screen - and that's not a bad thing. It depicts the hardships Ann (Lucy Walters, Power) must endure and the elaborate precautions she must take in order to survive, weaving between two different points in time: early in the apocalypse with her husband (Shane West, A Walk to Remember) and their baby, and the present when she befriends a fellow survivor (Adam David Thompson, Mozart in the Jungle) and his teenage daughter. Director Rod Blackhurst (Amanda Knox) delivers a subtle, dramatic character piece with shades of The Walking Dead by crafting dynamic characters backed by engaging performances.

8. Little Evil

Tucker and Dale vs Evil writer-director Eli Craig returns to horror-comedy with Little Evil. Having perfected his deadpan delivery on Parks and Recreation, Adam Scott makes awkward an artform as a man who believes his new wife's (Evangeline Lilly, Lost) 6-year-old son is the literal Antrichrist. The supporting cast, underutilized as they may be, is also great, including Bridget Everett (Patti Cakes), Clancy Brown (The Shawshank Redemption), Tyler Labine (Tucker and Dale vs Evil), Donald Faison (Scrubs), and Sally Field (Forrest Gump), who is Craig's mother. The most obvious influence is The Omen - it's even name-dropped in the movie - but there are also references to the likes of Poltergeist, Ghostbusters, Children of the Corn, Rosemary's Baby, Child's Play, and The Shining. It's not always laugh-out-loud funny, but it remains entertaining throughout.

9. Patchwork

Patchwork is like a modern take on Frankenhooker with a dash of Re-Animator for good measure. It may not be as masterful a blend of horror and comedy as those '80s classics, but it's delightfully absurd just the same. It also offers a bit of social commentary, namely regarding the issues modern dating women face. Three girls - stuck up Jennifer (Tory Stolper), naive Ellie (Tracey Fairaway, Hellraiser: Revelations), and weird Madeline (Maria Blasucci) - are murdered, sewn together, and brought back to life by a mad scientist. They must learn to coexist in the same body in order to exact revenge. Cleverly conceived by director Tyler MacIntyre (Tragedy Girls), the girls are portrayed as one Frankenstein-ed creature in some shots and as three individual women in others.

10. Death Note

While purists decry the changes that Death Note made from the popular Japanese manga on which it's based, those with an open mind (or, like me, unfamiliar with the source material) ought to enjoy this Netflix original film. A book labeled Death Note literally falls from the sky to the feet of Light (Nat Wolff, Paper Towns), granting the high school student the power to take the life of anyone whose name he writes inside. Quickly realizing its power without fully recognizing the responsibility, Light dishes out vigilante justice remotely, killing criminals and becoming a worldwide phenomenon. Also mixed up in it are Light's love interest (Margaret Qualley, The Leftovers), his detective father (Shea Whigham, American Hustle), a mysterious man trying to catch him (Lakeith Stanfield, Get Out), and Ryuk (Willem Dafoe, Spider-Man), the monstrous keeper of the book. There's a definite sense that the story has been condensed, things may have been lost in translation, and the fast pacing takes away from the weight of the situation. It may not be a highlight of his filmography, but director Adam Wingard (Blair Witch, You’re Next) delivers a fun, stylish movie with some gory, Rube Goldbergian deaths a la Final Destination.

Bonus: Castlevania: Season 1

Castlevania is a Netflix original animated series based on the classic Konami video game series. Season 1 consists of only four episodes totaling around 90 minutes, resembling more of an anime film than a show, but it ends without a conclusion to the story. Thankfully, a second season is already in the works. Following the murder of his wife, Dracula summons a scourge of goblins to destroy the region of Wallachia and dismember every person along the way. Trevor Belmont, the last in an infamous family excommunicated for dealing in black magic while slaying monsters, leads the charge to bring down the legendary vampire. It's heavy on exposition, but each episode contains a couple of big action scenes to hold viewers over through the abundance of dialogue. Adult language, violence, and gore are on full display, looking great in old-school-style animation. The series is written by comic book scribe Warren Ellis (Red) and stars the voice talents of Richard Armitage (The Hobbit), James Callis (Battlestar Galactica), and Graham McTavish (Preacher).

#netflix #the void #death note #little evil #the devil's candy #a dark song #castlevania #best of netflix #list #article

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