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For me, it has to be Linda Blair in The Exorcist. Her portrayal of Regan is just incredible. She’s such a sweet kid, and then she transforms into this disgusting thing with no trace of humanity. It’s hard to believe she was only thirteen when they filmed it.

Also, does Macaulay Culkin in The Good Son count? He was so good at playing that sociopathic little monster.

Who are your picks?

How the heck did this get 1,200 comments? 😆 Y’all feel STRONGLY about your BLTs.

Edit: Okay, there’s no way I can ever read all these suggestions, but thank you so much. This sub is amazing.

I love deviled eggs, but I’ve been experimenting with other kinds besides the typical mayo and mustard ones. So far my favorite ones I’ve made are gochujang with sesame seeds and chives, and yellow Madras curry. What are your favorite things to put in them?

Edit: buffalo sauce? Crab? Bleu cheese and bacon? Hot honey and shrimp!? You guys do not disappoint! ❤️

I was with some friends and family the other day, and we were talking about all the Star Trek series as we were scrolling through them on Paramount Plus, and one of them stopped on DS9, and was like, “This is the worst one right here.” And everyone was like, “Ugh, yes, I hate Deep Space Nine, so boring, I couldn’t watch it!”

That obviously upset me, but I just said, “It’s my favorite.” You’d think I had confessed to liking animal torture or something. “Ewww, really? How can you like that?” I tried to explain that I love the characters and the stories, but they were not interested in my reasons. Frankly, they made me feel like an idiot.

I don’t get it. Why do people have such a weird reaction to DS9 compared to the other series?

I’m currently reading The Haunting of Blackwood House by Darcy Coates (junk food horror, I know), and the main character Mara is THE WOOOOORST! 🎶🎵 She has the survival instincts of a parsnip, she treats her boyfriend like shit and shoots down all of his offers to help her because she’s “independent and doesn’t want handouts”, and yet she’s absolutely helpless, as well as pathetically jealous and insecure of every woman who smiles at him. Ick. Also, at what point does ignoring every warning sign make you a total idiot? I’m starting to root for the ghosts.

Please share your experiences with terrible horror novel protagonists, so I can avoid them like the plague. 😆

I recently finished Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton. It was a zombie apocalypse type book, but it was told from the point of view of a pet crow. I thought it was a very original perspective, and I was wondering if there are any other horror novels told from an animal’s (or at least non-human) POV. My own searches haven’t come up with anything.

Edit: I had no idea there were so many out there! Thanks so much!

Oh Lordy mercy, that book sucked. By about a quarter of the way in, I was getting tired of the repetitive plot, but I was determined to see it through. That was probably a mistake.

Here’s the thing, though. I kind of… enjoyed how much it sucked. I’m a fan of hilariously bad movies (I blame Mystery Science Theater 3000) and apparently that also extends to hilariously bad books. Man, where to start? The two main characters were the most brainless dingbats I’ve ever read. They literally have no personalities. Felix is a whiny milquetoast, and Faye has two default moods: weepy and sassy. It gets old.

There are some other, slightly more interesting characters. Unfortunately, we spend most of the time with our intrepid doofuses. And almost the entire book is just a continuous loop of “There are voices outside, Faye is acting weird, and her family is hiding something.” Over and over and over.

And then… (SPOILERS) there’s the portrayal of Native Americans. The author has this whole section at the end of the story where he describes how he wanted to avoid stereotyping and exploiting native culture, but then… proceeds to do exactly that in the story? The only deaths in the book happen to be native characters, and their deaths are unceremonious and “offscreen”. You’re telling me that these two capable people who have the most knowledge of what they’re dealing with are the ones who die, while the two main idiots with zero survival instincts somehow get to live? …Sure, Jan.

The ending was beyond stupid. Basically (MORE SPOILERS) all Faye has to do to defeat the monster is… talk to it about her childhood trauma. And it gives up and goes away. YEP. Not anticlimactic at all.

Almost forgot to mention that in the midst of all of Faye’s nightmares, sleepwalking, and possession, these morons think it’s a great idea for her sister and her INFANT CHILD to come stay with them. It goes exactly how you’d expect.

I can’t get over how bad this book was, but I also laughed the whole way through it. I’m not even mad. It was actually entertaining in an incredibly stupid way. I am glad I didn’t pay for it, though.

I just finished (against my better judgment) listening to NOS4A2, read by Kate Mulgrew. Although the book made me literally nauseous, she absolutely killed that narration. The emotion in her voice at certain parts legitimately brought tears to my eyes. Man, she’s awesome.

But now, on a whim, I’ve started listening to Stolen Tongues by Felix Blackwell, and the narrator (JS Arquin) is so god-awful, I can hardly stand it. 😅 He speaks with the weird, halting cadence of William Shatner (“I… went down the stairs and… nnngot a… nnnglass of water”), his voices for the female characters are all high and whiny, and he practically YELLS all the dialogue. Like what are you yelling for, it’s four in the morning! His narration actually ruins the moments of tension. Unfortunately, only the audio version is available at my library, and I don’t want to pay for the actual book. Fffffuuuu.

Any other audiobook narrators I should avoid? I listen to a lot of books on my commute, and I’d prefer not to torture myself. lol

I drive a lot for my work, so I like to listen to audiobooks while I commute. Unfortunately, sometimes the narration is poor and it really affects the experience. Some audio recordings I’ve enjoyed so far are The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, Bird Box by Josh Malerman, The September House by Carissa Orlando, and Devolution by Max Brooks.

I’d love some more recommendations! What are some audiobooks you’ve really enjoyed?

Edit: So many great recommendations! I’m starting with NOS4A2. I love this sub!

I just watched Good Boy last night, and I’m so conflicted about it. On the one hand, it was beautifully shot, had a lot of creepy moments, and Indy was freaking adorable. Probably one of the best animal actors I’ve ever seen, to be honest. But the human actors… kinda sucked? Like, they were so flat and unconvincing as characters, and the only thing I felt for Todd was just annoyance and anger at the way he treated Indy. (Yeah, he was really sick, I don’t care, you don’t treat your dog like that ever.) Maybe that was the point? The human characters were dull and boring on purpose, to focus the viewer’s attention and sympathy on Indy? That’s my best guess. Anyway, I enjoyed it. But I suppose I was expecting more.