icarus_chained: lurid original bookcover for fantomas, cropped (Electric Night)
( Jul. 30th, 2016 03:57 pm)
Somebody recommend me something eerie? I don't mean terrifying, necessarily, it's atmosphere I'm looking for, something like "Picnic at Hanging Rock" or "Mushishi" or Herzog's 70s remake of "Nosferatu". You know that slow, drifting, ambient sort of strangeness or horror? Things like that. Eerie. Anybody got any recs?
I'm browsing around for things to watch, and I wouldn't mind some recs? I'm looking for:

- Old TV series, meaning ones that are already completed or as completed as they're going to get. Anything you think I might enjoy.

- Black & White movies. I've got a craving, and I want to broaden my film experiences. I'm particularly interested in old horror or thriller movies.

Anything spring to mind?
icarus_chained: lurid original bookcover for fantomas, cropped (Nick)
( Jul. 8th, 2013 09:04 pm)
I am rediscovering Airwolf and why I loved it. Um. Mustached, one-eyed spies having something to do with it -_-;

(Yes, I am aware I have a type. *smiles sheepishly* If it's not a spy, it's a trickster. If it's not a trickster, it's an alien/AI/nonhuman. If it happens to be an alien, trickster spy, then what were you saying? I'm afraid I got fatally distracted ;) )

And yes, I mean, there's this helicopter in there too, and the cello-playing loner that flies it, and Ernest Borgnine being genial and longsuffering, but really. I'm here for the spies and we all know it. *grins crookedly*
icarus_chained: lurid original bookcover for fantomas, cropped (Swordswoman)
( Jul. 2nd, 2013 07:07 pm)
Over on [livejournal.com profile] comment_fic, [livejournal.com profile] ammcj062 just left me a Highlander fill for the prompt: "We are to them as passing shadows". It's really short, Joe considering Methos, and it's awesome!
And finally. My sister helped me to buy the ebooks of Blood Maidens and Magistrates of Hell by Barbara Hambly, so I've just finished the James Asher series thus far. And by 'just' I mean I got the books yesterday and finished MoH about an hour ago. *grins faintly*

Right. I've just finished the second James Asher book by Barbara Hambly, Travelling With The Dead. And ... I really, really enjoyed it? As much as I enjoyed Those Who Hunt The Night, and possibly even a little bit more -_-;

Okay. This book was recommended to me by about three different people on the vampire recs post, and when I looked up the blurb it sounded fascinating. So. Ah. I scrounged up an online version of it, and devoured it over the past couple of days -_-;

icarus_chained: lurid original bookcover for fantomas, cropped (Fantomas)
( Jun. 2nd, 2013 11:56 pm)
Somebody recommend me something decent with vampires in? (And by 'decent' I mostly mean 'not a porno in disguise'). Fic, books, whatever, but I think I'm in the mood for visual right now, so movies/shows would be good.

If not vampires, I'll also take other urban fantasy or extra creepy humans.

Anyone have anything?
"If there's one thing I've learned, it's never be the first to stick your hand in a viscous material." (Carl, Van Helsing).

Words to live by. This message may or may not have been brought to you by my narrowly avoiding sticking my finger in boiling water under the impression it was cold. Um. In my defense, it was the am, I wasn't exactly sentient at the time -_-;

On another note, I've been watching an anime called Natsume Yuujinchou lately. I think I'm really quite fond of the 'supernatural slice of life' genre of anime? What with Ghosthunt and Mushishi and Mononoke, and now this one. It's just days in the life of a kid who can see youkai, but it's ... warm and painful and occasionally heartbreaking, and I rather love it. Heh. (If anyone has any recs in that genre, by the by, I'd be very happy).

Thirdly, you may have noticed I'm in a bit of a writing slump right now. My brain just isn't really firing at all. I'm half tempted just to let it ride for a while, I've been strangely tired lately, but that could just be the past couple of weeks talking -_-; However ...

*muses* Hmm. I cannot guarantee anything will come of it, but does anyone have any rare or crack pairings/character combos in any of my fandoms that they think I should take a look at? Or any of my smaller fandoms that they've got a prompt for? Let me emphasise, I guarantee nothing, but something might pop?

*shakes head* In summary, life is hard. And always remember, don't stick you fingers in any unknown substances!
icarus_chained: lurid original bookcover for fantomas, cropped (Artie)
( Nov. 8th, 2012 06:21 pm)
I've been away for a bit. *drops head* I was away-away last weekend (small holiday, not before time), and just ... pretty dead this week? *shakes head at self* It's been one of those weeks.

On the upside, I found a new-old series to adore, while on my holiday. *grins* Does anyone remember an old western from the 70s called Alias Smith & Jones? Because I hadn't, but now I've found it, and it is awesome. *grins* The main characters are the most adorable pair of outlaws I've ever seen, I swear.

I have a thing for TV westerns, yes. Also movie westerns. And for scoundrels, and walking-the-earth, and wandering heroes, and conmen. This most people should realise by this point. And Heyes, I love Heyes, and the Kid, and poor Lom. *smiles* Probably should have figured I'd enjoy this one, yes? Heh.

I also picked up the complete series of Hornblower, and the Barnabas Collins episodes of Dark Shadows, because they had the set on sale and I've been curious for a while. And my sister and I more or less spent our holiday admiring heroic and/or tricksy men in period costume, because why the hell not? *grins*

Regarding Hornblower ... Captain Pellew is still my favourite (he got out and rowed the ship, I'm never getting over that). And Edrington was as snippy and awesome as I remembered him, too. *grins* Look. I have a thing. I like having the thing. These are my happy genres, yes? *smiles faintly, shakes head at self*

So. I'm watching through ASAJ at the minute, with sidelines into the Napoleonic Wars, and gothic vampires waiting in the wings. It is ... rather pleasant, really. Heh.
icarus_chained: lurid original bookcover for fantomas, cropped (Nebula)
( Sep. 9th, 2012 11:45 pm)
Does anyone have any TOS or AOS fanfic recs involving McCoy being awesome? I have mild preferences for Spock/McCoy or gen, but I'll take anything. *smiles faintly* I've just been trying to find decent Bones fic for a while.

Anyone know anything?
*tilts head* This is going from a comment I saw somewhere, which has a point, I think.

I'm trying to think of supernatural or horror shows that kept up a sustained creepy/eerie/tense vibe throughout. Not blood, gore, or action. Just slow, seeping horror (maybe interspersed with the others).

Of the ones I've seen, I'm actually coming up with very few:

There's the cancelled show Miracles, which had a very low key, pragmatic horror seeping through it (amid sorta more cheerful episodes).

There's Carnivale, which I only saw part of, but appeared to be superbly creepy even while we're heading for apocalypse (could have been the Dust Bowl, Depression vibe had a strong hand in that, too).

There's two anime series, Mushishi and Mononoke, both of which feature a mysterious protagonist drifting through the world dealing with supernatural beings (and both of which I adore). Of those, I think Mononoke gets the edge on creepiness, despite it being far more actiony, while Mushishi was more drifting and calm. That could just be because the Zashiki-warashi arc of Mononoke sorta horrified me, though. *smiles faintly*

There's also the anime series Ghost Hunt, which could be a bit hit and miss, but the "Doll House" and "Forbidden Pastime" arcs were pretty creepy, "Silent Christmas" was kinda heartbreaking, and "The Bloodstained Labyrinth" was freaking scary.

Arguably, there's also the first two seasons of Supernatural, back when the YED was a distant, terrifying figure, and most of the villains were ghosts and other single monsters. There were some fabulous creepy episodes back before the overarching plot took real hold (and some after, too, but they sort of weren't the point anymore then).

*muses* I also remember Kingdom Hospital being quite creepy, but it's been a while since I've seen it, so I'm not sure anymore.

On the sci-fi end, both The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits tended towards creepy and slow-building suspense a surprising amount of the time. Then again, they were anthology shows, and could afford to.

ETA: My Dad wishes to remind me that, if we're mentioning really, really creepy sci-fi, I've been remiss in not mentioning Sapphire & Steel. He is, of course, entirely correct (Assignments 1-4 in particular).

Speaking of anthology shows, on the more kiddy end, there was the surprisingly good Are You Afraid Of The Dark?, which I did, in fact, watch when I was a kid, and remember having the pants scared off me a number of times (then again, I was a jumpy kid).

There's also the (not anthology) show Millennium, which I've seen a few episodes of, but I'm not sure if it's meant to be supernatural or just straight up crime yet. Mind you, it's pretty creepy either way.

And ... after that, I'm sort of coming up blank. I mean, I can think of any number of movies or books that creeped me the hell out, but suspense and atmosphere are easier to maintain over the course of single stories. A series has to hold it longer, and I don't think it works, a lot of the time. Could be wrong, though.

Can anyone else think of others? I'm not looking for action or angst. I'm looking for creepy, or eerie on the calmer end, and holding it relatively successfully. (Bascially, think ghost story more than vampire slayer).

And yes, I am looking for recs. *grins faintly*
Right. I'm not really having a good week. So. I'm basically just going to ask for all the recs. *shrugs, smiles sheepishly*

Does anyone have any recs, new or old, fic or vids or canons or what have you, for the following things:

* Sherlock Holmes, particularly ACD/Granada or Guy Ritchie versions, though I like BBC Mycroft too.
* Spock/McCoy, TOS or AOS, though former favoured
* L.A. Confidential fic/vids of any stripe (though I'll love you for Jack Vincennes)
* Any fic in the Age of Sail and/or 18th century canons (POTC, Aubrey/Maturin, Hornblower, Scarlet Pimpernel, the Pyrates, Swashbucklers, etc). Actually, any canons for that era, as well
* Any decent noir-style story: canons, original fic, fanfic, au, straight, whatever (including any films you think I might not have seen)
* Any fantasy canons/aus/fic, preferably in the low/urban/political flavours, that I might conceivably be able to get a hold of (anything with rules and structures of magic would be golden)
* Your good, old-fashioned adventure stories, any and all (dashing rogues and tricksters always a bonus, ladies who can actually do shit doubly so - any era, genre, fandom, canon and/or medium welcome)

For the latter four, if it's a fic, I probably don't even need to know the canon. *grins sheepishly* And yes. I am just basically asking for all my comfort genres/styles/canons/what-have-you. Probably they explain quite a bit about me, but, as ever, I blame Jules Verne. And the 'adventure' part of the kids section in the library. And cartoons. And just basically my childhood media experience, okay? Heh.

Happy endings favoured, right now (except in the noir, because it's noir, if you're coming to noir for a happy ending you've probably missed the point a little bit - though if you've got one that works, that's perfect too. Heh). They can work for it first, though. Slash, gen, het, femslash, poly, other, all of the above, I don't mind.

Preferably things I can get a hold of with a minimum of fuss. Just ... I want some stories. *smiles lopsidedly*

And. Um. Sorry for the splurge, and thank you in advance. *ducks sheepishly*
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