My four-year-old son Jack is autistic, and for limited, supervised periods of time, I hand over my phone so he can browse YouTube and indulge in his short attention span/repetition-loving urges. He’s not into anything bad, but some of the stuff he likes can verge on unsettling to me. 5. Nerdcore He’s been watching nerdcoreContinue reading “The Horrors of Adulting: Nonsensical Niche YouTube Trends”
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Instagram Reel: “Nosferatu” (2024) in 35 Seconds
Celebrating one month of Instagram reels! My oldest kid filmed.
“Weapons” in 35 Seconds
Instagram reel! My oldest filmed and my middle let me throw confetti at him. https://www.instagram.com/ghouliejoe?igsh=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==
The Horrors of Adulting: My Warehouse Job
*Author’s note: all warehouse images are stock photos I found online, because I’m not trying to get fired or sued, y’all. We don’t need to rehash my employment history, but to contextualize this article, I currently work in a warehouse. It has its ups and downs, and I’m here now to focus on the moreContinue reading “The Horrors of Adulting: My Warehouse Job”
“The Substance” in 50 Seconds
Instagram reel! My oldest kid filmed, and my middle shows up to be pelted once again, this time with fruit, because I don’t have a firehose or fake blood. The cue cards are below.
Horror Cinematherapy: Bryan Bertino’s “Vicious” and Self-Destruction
I have an associates degree in social science, which means I am qualified to treat mental health issues…not at all. Not even a little. Buuuut I think movies have a lot to teach us about our shared humanity, and this one, with its deliberate allegory about self-hatred, is particularly poignant. If you’ve never felt consistentlyContinue reading “Horror Cinematherapy: Bryan Bertino’s “Vicious” and Self-Destruction”
5 PG Movies from the ’80s That’ll Give You Nightmares
The ’80s were a different time. That’s all I have to say about that. Oh, except that I cheated with the title to make it snappier–some of these are rated G. 5. The Last Unicorn A Rankin/Bass production, but not nearly so touchy-feely as their Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer movie. A unicorn wonders why sheContinue reading “5 PG Movies from the ’80s That’ll Give You Nightmares”
“Hold Your Breath” in About 30 Seconds
I made another Instagram reel, based on my earlier post about this movie. My oldest kid filmed it. Images of my sparkly, sparkly cue cards are below. (Though technically the Dorothea Lange photo above was taken in California, not Oklahoma. Right time period, wrong state. Courtesy of https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/dorothea-lange-biography-with-photo-gallery/3097/)
“The Monkey” in Less Than 30 Seconds
Y’all, I made my first Instagram reel. My oldest kid filmed it, and my middle let me throw Jell-O at him. Good times! The cue cards are a bit hard to read, so they’re below. Don’t mind the gelatin splashback.
The Horrors of Adulting: Cheap Murder House
Ah, the cheap murder house, a staple of horror movies. Someone, usually a couple of someones, buys a suspiciously affordable living space only to find that it’s priced that way for a good reason. Most often it’s haunted by the ghosts of people who murdered and/or were murdered there. (Though sometimes the problem is aContinue reading “The Horrors of Adulting: Cheap Murder House”
