Fuck Yeah Diomedes

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LaLaurie was a sadistic socialite who lived in New Orleans. Her home was a chamber of horrors. On April 10, 1834, a fire broke out in the mansion’s kitchen, and firefighters found two slaves chained to the stove. They appeared to have started the fire themselves, in order to attract attention. The firefighters were lead by other slaves to the attic, where the real surprise was. Over a dozen disfigured and maimed slaves were manacled to the walls or floors. Several had been the subjects of gruesome medical experiments. One man appeared to be part of some bizarre sex change, a woman was trapped in a small cage with her limbs broken and reset to look like a crab, and another woman with arms and legs removed, and patches of her flesh sliced off in a circular motion to resemble a caterpillar. Some had had their mouths sewn shut and had subsequently starved to death, whilst others had their hands sewn to different parts of their bodies. Most were found dead, but some were alive and begging to be killed, to release them from the pain. LaLaurie fled before she could be bought to justice – she was never caught.

This house is right by my sister’s house, which I often housesit.

There are a few thing that aren’t on here that I’d like to add.

1. If you want to see this house, its address is 1140 Royal Street.

2. There’s a strange sensation found affecting locals connecting to the house. Even if they are unaware of the house’s history, they instinctually avoid going to that side of the street. I can attest to this, not knowing what the house was until a few months after I began housesitting. Both me and my sister’s dog instinctually avoid the left side of Royal. After looking up more info on the house later, this freaked me out the most.

3. Prior to the house fire, a female slave jumped from the third story to escape a savage beating by LaLaurie. The window she jumped out of was never replaced, but rather bricked up and painted over. You can see where on the Governor Nichols side of the building, third story, 2nd window from the left.

4. Nicolas Cage bought this house. For no reason. 

Thank you Nicolas Cage

(Source: tragedyseries)

motherfuckinscifi:

Pacific Rim and Godzilla Take Over SDCC

Yesterday afternoon, the denizens of San Diego Comic-Con bore witness to footage from two of the most potentially awesome monster films ever created: Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim, and Gareth Edward’s Godzilla.

Del Toro released highly-anticipated footage from his upcoming kaiju vs. Jaeger mash-up, Pacific Rim, to a room full of eager fans. The montage, though brief, featured two scientists happening upon a deserted Jaeger in the arctic, followed quickly by glimpses of colossal monsters inciting mass destruction. Shots of humans preparing to pilot the Jaeger were tailed by footage of the gargantuan creatures fighting in the classic kaiju style.

Of the film, Del Toro said that all the effort he put into this movie stemmed from his love of old Japanese monster flicks, and he wanted to inspire a similar awe in his audience. One of the more notable qualities is the sheer size of the film’s creatures. There are even moments where the camera cannot even capture the entirety of the kaiju. The towering beasts and their rival robots brawl on an almost unbelievably realistic scale.

I don’t know about you guys, but this film is now officially on my radar. There’s something absolutely terrifying about the thought of these creatures destroying entire blocks with minimal effort. It’s been ages since a good monster movie has decimated our cinemas, and Del Toro seems fully aware. He’s made sure to give this film it’s own presence, taking care to establish nine awesome kaiju that will be featured in the movie.

“We have approximately nine types of kaiju, each with its own ability. We designed about 40 kaiju’s and we did an American Idol on them. We would do a pageant and everybody would vote. Punches were thrown. The better kaiju are in the movie, the ones that won. Every time you think you know what a kaiju can do, something else happens.”

The fun didn’t stop there, however, as the footage for the film was followed by a terrifying teaser featuring the king of all kaiju, the incomparable Godzilla. Director Gareth Edwards, whose film Monsters I highly recommend, was urged on stage by boss-man Thomas Tull after the teaser for the film was dropped, only to find himself near the point of tears at the unanimous excitement to his upcoming flick. Edwards promises to bring real terror to Godzilla, aiming to show what it would really be like if a 400-ft tall monster were to terrorize the Earth.

The teaser for Godzilla was short, but effective. Brief glances at a dusty, decimated city were followed by J. Robert Oppenheimer’s chilling quotation of the Bhagavad Gita: “Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” Cut to the vaguest shots of Godzilla’s legendary tale and spiked spine, followed by a full-on glimpse at the beast himself. His roar ripped through the room like an atomic wave, and the word Godzilla slowly rose to the screen. It’s okay if you just got chills. I did, too.

Friends, if 2013 is set to be the year of astounding monster movies, then only good things can follow suit. I have full confidence that both Pacific Rim and Godzilla, which has no official release date as of yet, will be blowing fans out of the water.

What say you? Does the thought of two-ton monsters frighten you from the cinema, or will you be lining up to see these creatures duke it out on the big screen?

motherfuckinscifi:

Nick Hoyle

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Happy 90th birthday Sir Christopher Lee! | May 27th, 1922

Sumer Is Icumen In…
It is time to keep your appointment with the Wicker Man.

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Happy Birthday Sir Christopher Lee (1922)! He turns 90 today. This veteran actor jumped to fame with his roles in the Hammer Films horror movies, mostly for playing Count Dracula. In recent years, he’s known for playing Count Dooku in the Star Wars prequels and Saruman in the Lord Of The Rings films. Long live Christopher Lee.

Alfred Hitchcock directing the MGM lion. 

other-wordly:

pronunciation (best guess) | \yu-put-ka\ (yuh-puht-kah)
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GENRE SWAP: Taylor Swift music videos → A psychological thriller about a delusional young woman living alone in a decrepit house and the lengths she will go to to find true love.

 #all this time i was waiting hoping you would come around #i’ve been giving out chances and all you do is let me down #and it’s taken me this long baby but i’ve figured you out #and you’re thinking we’ll be fine again but not this time around #(it’s a love story baby just say yes) #’cause when you’re fifteen and somebody tells you they love you you’re gonna believe them #i was a dreamer before you went and let me down #now it’s too late for you and your white horse to catch me now #she would totally stand over the bodies of the boys she pined for with a shotgun in her hand #singing these to them #hey stephen i could give you fifty reasons why i should be the one you choose #all those other girls - well they’re beautiful - but would they write a song for you? #(it’s a love story baby just say yes)