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Suzie-Guru
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[2011-01-12 01:01:20 +0000 UTC]
"Hello there."
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Favourites: 1333; Deviations: 0; Watchers: 3
Watching: 57; Pageviews: 8630; Comments Made: 527; Friends: 57
# Comments
Comments: 33
No problem! I really loved how you drew both of them, you really captured their characters
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I'm sorry that I didn't leave a comment on it earlier! - You really did such an incredible job. The way you wove the stories and histories of George and John, all their moments together, and how their looks changed with each. It was very strong. I really teared up when you talked about John, though. Just how you wrote it...it made his murder all the more tragic and horrifying. But then you still managed to keep the the tone very tender...
Sorry that this is so rambling, but you truly deserved to win that prize - I hope you continue to write!
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Awww. What nice things to say! 
I'm glad that my writing made you feel something, haha. I wasn't sure how this kind of piece was going to come across, and I felt pretty apprehensive writing about John's death and how he might have felt about it. It was an interesting experience, to be sure!
Thanks again for everything!
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Aw, no need to thank me! I love your art - it's simply stunning
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thanks for all the comments love. it's nice to be appreciated!
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Well thank *you* for sharing all the beautiful artwork
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Many thank-yous for the watch ! I really appreciate it!
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No, thank you! 
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Wow! I'm flattered! I had no idea! (huggles and snuggles) Thank you for being watching me, even without an account. I really appreciate that. I've been feeling a little unappreciated lately, so it's nice to know that there are people who love and respect canon out there; I'm glad I'm not the only one.
I'm glad I introduce you to some great films and I hope you really liked the classic horror films, too. Any favourites? (I've been thinking of doing a "14/28 Days of Unromantics" for Valentine's Day.) Also glad Human Target has another fan; the show needs a loyal fanbase.
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I was noticing that you were feeling a bit blue when it came to the whole fanfiction/fandom debacle - but man, the fact that you have such keen insight and knowledge when it comes to the many passions you have, how can I not be impressed? I feel so much smarter after reading your take on things...
The funny thing with horror films is that I used to hate them *so* much, but now I'm rather addicted to them thanks to actually learning more about the history and passion that goes into each one 
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I think boils down to this: You push yourself to the limits, pour yourself into everything you do, but others seem to more credit for a fraction the work and because they chose something more "popular." Despite this, I can't STOP creating because it's need that comes naturally, but what I create caters to a very small, but intimate, interest group. I am thankful there are people in that aforementioned group, besides me, so a little pat on the back goes a long way. Even then, nothing creative would generate from me if I weren't anything but myself, whether people are receptive to it or not. It's better for me to say than I tried to be different and unique, just as I am, and did my best rather than subject myself for being the same as everyone else and did the least.
How strange. The reason I did "31 Days of Horror" was because of the stereotype. Most people see horror as "schlock" -- blood, guts, and gore -- but there's so much more to it than that. Horror is an ancient art form. From the ballads of the ancient world to modern urban myths, we have tried to terrify each other with tales that trigger the less logical parts of our imaginations for as long as we've told stories to tap into our dreamscapes, see ghosts in shadows, to be emotionally connected to the unknown, to fear things that are improbable, to understand the horror within man himself, and to reinforce the rules and taboos of our society and showing the macabre fate of those who transgress them. It's the thrill, like hopping on a roller-coaster ride, and no matter what you can see the evolution of the generations through horror.
In the 1920s, it was post-WWI. Nosferatu (1922), for example, wasn't just about vampires, but the demise of an entire generation after the First World War, where people came to an early death by the millions; it was also a metaphor to the diseases that were epidemics, like the flu and influenza, at the time. By the 1930s and 40s, it was a Gothic horror, with its atmosphere and moody castes; it was a lot of science vs. the supernatural. By the 1950s, it was the Cold War, so you have giant insects, as a result of nuclear radiation, and pod people who took your neighbours and loved ones, which was metaphor to the fear of communism. By 1960s, it was suspense thrillers, where it was the "monster" inside us, with Alfred Hitchcock and Roman Polanski. The 1970s marked when the Code Era, which controlled Hollywood for decades, was practically dead, so the exploitation films came out. I consider the 1980s as the revival of the supernatural horrors of he 1930s; a lot of subgenres came out, like slasher horrors, body horrors, and sequel horrors; it was a decade of opulence and excess. The 1990s was the age of serial killers, where the suspense and thrillers came back with a deep psychological edge. 2000s, remakes. Bah.
I'm SOOOO happy that you love Robert Englund's Phantom of the Opera. I probably watch that film more times than I should. I feel that's one of the most unappreciated films of all time. It's a really good film, but just never got the credit it deserved.
Here's a link to Wolfman. You have to download the player to see it, which is free, and it's well worth it. Lon Chaney, Jr, is a little stiff as Talbot (his father was a far better actor, of course), but he's heartbreaking: [link]
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For me, Horror wasn't as frightening when it become only focused on the guts'n'gore - while it can lend a great gruesome edge to a scene, when it becomes overused so much it becomes bland and not nearly as effective.
That's why I appreciate the old horror movies so much, for precisely the reasons you mentioned - they dealt with the great unknown, the fact that somewhere in the dark someone, or something, can be watching us. As you said, being emotionally connected to the unknown is what frightens people the most, always being on edge, never knowing for sure whether your free from the terror at last, sensing that there's a greater, darker thing out there that's toying with us. Along with that, I love horror because I see it as a great landscape for a lot of other themes to occur along with it - adventure, thriller, suspense, grief, romance, lust, sacrifice...I love it when horror movies are almost operatic in how deep they can reach into the depths of the human mind and emotions.
I never noticed how horror has evolved - that is to say, I knew that it did but I never really saw how. It's so simple once you think of it, but bloody brilliant as well - it really says something that people continue to use art, be it cinema or literature or painting, as a catharsis for whatever fear the time holds. It makes me look at our times a more then a bit despairingly - remakes...pshaw...though some do manage to take creative and fresh spin on it, such as The Fly and Nightmare on Elm Street (which I have *still* yet to see, but have heard some really positive things about...)
Man, I'm the biggest Phantom fan I know, and when I found out that Englund had actually *played* Erik , I flipped my lid. I finally was able to watch some of the movie and I instantly fell in love with it. There are some flaws to it, but good god, there is so much to make up for them. The drop dead gorgeous sets, the lush music, how they put such a good deal of time between Erik's and Christine's interactions (instead of having them just have some two or three songs to plod out some drippy character points *coughJoelSchumachercough*, the fact that they actually kept some of the elements of the original novel, such as the violin playing scene in the graveyard...and then there was Englund's Erik. Whooboy...I have to admit, I loved him as Freddy, but it was this role that actually lust after the character of the Phantom more, and I didn't think that was possible. He did *such* a wonderful job with giving Erik actual depth in character, actually making him a cold blooded, insane genius who was still deeply in love with Christine and craved affection and recognition...
Thanks so much for the link! I wish I had more time to simply watch it when I please, but man, ever since I saw a small clip of it on a history channel, I pretty much wanted to go on a rampage looking for it. Thanks for taking the trouble!
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It's good to finally be on here after all these years of just watching
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Aw, thank you! It's great to be here!
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