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Movie of the Week: KLAUS.

Which is only on Netflix. Apparently, KLAUS is one of the great Christmas movies, and would have blazed across the sky like a second animated sun if it weren’t for the minor detail that it came out in November of 2019. Instead, people watched it… and then promptly forgot about it, because 2019-2021 pretty much turned into this creative black hole that sucked up all the positive cinematic buzz in the room.

Still, it’s supposed to be great.

‘No Surrender.’

I… might have been at this one?

No Surrender, Bruce Springsteen

#commissionearned

Got the new Fermi Resolution maps back.

Decided on 2250 (First Age), 2535 (Second Age), and 2807 (Third Age) AD, respectively. I’m going to write up little details of how magic is different in each era, and the 2250 map will definitely be associated with the adventure I’m throwing together as a stretch goal for the Fermi Resolution Worldbook Backerkit. I’m going to be working on the teaser page and whatnot all next week, by the way. Including a video! That should be fun.

12/27/2024 Snippet, NEVER RETURN.

Getting to the big reveal!

Patreon!

“Direct or not, there was some link between the two.” Gallagher frowned. “I cannot imagine that either the ghost or the spirit are enjoying their inadvertent bond.”

“My sympathies would be stronger,” I retorted, “if I thought either entity fully deserved them. Our Mister David C. Shane was a thoroughly unpleasant man in life, and the spirit that has him stuck in its gullet seems little better. It took pleasure in killing the man, even if it cannot consume the soul. I would almost be willing to let the two have the joy of each other, except that their shared indigestion is troubling the rest of the city.”

“And there is the upcoming conference,” Curwin noted.

“And there is the upcoming conference. I have received word from Superintendent Marsh: his superiors would like assurances that we will not have our deliberations with our new allies interrupted by foul necromantic events. They are disquieted enough by our ethical ones.” I sighed. “That need for reassurance comes from the very top, gentlemen. Sprague House will be very concerned if things go poorly.”

“But not enough to give us actual support,” Gallagher muttered, probably out of politeness for Curwin’s and my practical inability to do the same. “The Marshes were always purse-pinchers.”

My mini-review of SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3.

Short version: …the kids loved it.

Slightly longer version: …ehh. The kids loved it.

Oddly, the new THE MONKEY trailer isn’t up yet.

I saw it yesterday when we went to go see NOSFERATU. …I’m not going to lie. THE MONKEY looks like old-school Stephen King, before he — I’m not even going to finish that sentence, it was so unkind. Suffice it to say that the movie looks like a solid, gory, dark-humor style flick. Might be worth catching on the big screen, if you like blood splatters everywhere. My eldest is seriously considering it, at least.

‘1952 Vincent Black Lightning.’

I should just accept there’s never gonna be a MP3 of this.

1952 Vincent Black Lightning, Sean Rowe

#commissionearned

Back to regular posting tomorrow.

It was good to take a little time off, but the work is piling up. In the meantime… I dunno. Buy some books?

In the Mail: my Christmas present!

This is obviously from Skin Horse, and it will get framed with all due speed.

My mini-review of NOSFERATU.

Short version: I liked it a good deal, but if you’re not into seeing a movie explore the idea of vampirism simultaneously being a metaphor for kinky sex and disease, well…

Slightly longer version: NOSFERATU is solid work, sometimes a slow burn, but it delivers the goods. Sometimes it’s delivering the goods in ways that simultaneously horrifies and arouses reviewers, based on some of the reviews I read. Eggers made it work, though. Good vampire movie.

PS: If you haven’t seen the original, any version of Dracula will do for explaining some of the context. Or SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE, which is a vampire movie about the original vampire movie NOSFERATU. It’s also surprisingly hard to acquire the DVD for it. I mean, I already have it, but I dunno what the rest of you are gonna do…