Snowflake Challenge - Day 7

[evandar]

Challenge #7

In your own space, create a list of at least three things you'd love to receive, something you've wanted but were afraid to ask for - a wishlist of sorts. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your wishlist if you feel comfortable doing so. Maybe someone will grant a wish. Check out other people's posts. Maybe you will grant a wish. If any wishes are granted, we'd love it if you link them to this post.



1. Fanart for any of my fics.

2. Icons for any of my fandoms, but especially IT - Muschietti Movies, Yu Gi Oh! Duel Monsters, Yu Yu Hakusho and the Tolkien-verse.

3. Recs for fic in any of the above fandoms as well as SVSSS, TGCF and MDZS.

4. Recs for movies or anime to watch. I have Vietnamese Netflix and Apple TV here (no Prime, Amazon doesn't recognise Vietnam as a place and thinks I'm in Taiwan). I love horror, detective series, and the occasional plotless fluff.

Comments

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[ysabetwordsmith]

>>Recs for movies or anime to watch. I have Vietnamese Netflix and Apple TV here (no Prime, Amazon doesn't recognise Vietnam as a place and thinks I'm in Taiwan). I love horror, detective series, and the occasional plotless fluff.<<

It's a TV series, but Lovecraft Country is brilliant horror with black heroes and a lot of white racists getting eaten by monsters. Also involves trying to figure out what is going on, for your detective side. :D Not sure if you can get it but it's well worth watching for.

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[evandar]

I've not seen it, but I have read the book and enjoyed it - I wasn't sure if the TV show would hold up. Looks like I'll be able to get hold of it, though, so I'll give it a shot. Thank you!

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[ysabetwordsmith]

I have not read the book. I found the mood of the show and its scenery impressive. I mean, you've got a show about Mythos monsters ... alongside very human racist monsters who are legit horrifying. That layering makes all of it more intense.

I'm glad you can find it!

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[evandar]

The human racist monsters are the most horrifying aspect of the book. It's an interesting juxtaposition when you have indescribable extraterrestrial god-monsters who are legit a more comfortable presence than half the human characters.

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[ysabetwordsmith]

>> The human racist monsters are the most horrifying aspect of the book. <<

Very much the same in the show! I loved how much black history and culture appeared in there. It's just a basket of eastereggs. :D

>> It's an interesting juxtaposition when you have indescribable extraterrestrial god-monsters who are legit a more comfortable presence than half the human characters.<<

Yeah, that's the kind of thing that got me kicked out of a lot of history classes. But I learned more history that way.

It made me think that "the black guy dies first" is pure racism. I mean, come on, they need more survival skills than white guys just to survive the white guys! You can really see it in how the black heroes respond to both white and Mythos monsters. They are alert, they are prepared, they are always ready to haul ass if necessary. Even when they're pushing the boundaries.

Plus of course, it's hilarious to put black heroes in the Mythos because some of the founding authors were on the racist side.