2021 Fandom Promo Post

[holiday_horror_admin]

 Do you have a rare or little known horror fandom that you're nominating and hoping to see creations for? Promote them in the comments of this post!

Make sure to include the following information in your promo posts;

• The Fandom Name
• What it's about and why you think more people should partake of it
• Any major trigger warnings (if necessary)
• Where people can find it

Comments

[bring_me_sugar]

The Fandom Name: Slumber Party Massacre II
What it's about and why you think more people should partake of it: A gory metaphor for losing your virginity/wanting to lose your virginity/the horror of losing your virginity. Also the Driller Killer is incredibly hot in this sequel. And I may want worldbuilding about him. Perhaps.
Any major trigger warnings (if necessary): Sexual content, gore, blood
Where people can find it: Currently availible for free on Tubi!: https://tubitv.com/movies/465153/slumber-party-massacre-ii?start=true&utm_source=google-feed&tracking=google-feed

[(Anonymous)]

Ooo

[aunt_zelda]

I nominated Siberia.

How to explain Siberia. I've seen it described as "Lost meets Survivor." Initially (through most of the first episode in fact) you might think it's just a reality show about a bunch of random people surviving in the wilderness for a cash prize. However, by the end of the first episode, when one of the cast members dies, you realize that this is a scripted show using the reality show format. More deaths, strange occurrences, and eerie events pile up, the cameras rolling the whole time, the "cast" doing one-on-one interviews, some picking up faster than the others that strange things are going on. As the cast searches for answers, schemes and "plays the game," and uncover clues and mysteries, contact with basecamp falls apart, eventually the camera crew revealing that they haven't been in touch with the producers in some time and are frightened themselves.

Despite some early episode awkwardness, eventually the show finds its footing and becomes a decently scary horror show with strong performances (most from first-time stars, the cast was picked to be full of newcomers who wouldn't be recognizable to audiences), twists and turns, great use of the landscape, and surprisingly poignant moments. I cried over a blue rock. The characters all seem like normal people trapped in a bizarre situation, and act accordingly, some staying strong, some breaking down, some lashing out, etc. The premise is so intriguing, I'm amazed more things haven't tried this format. Found Footage gets a bad rep in horror movies these days but it works for a tv show trying to look like a reality show. This was my favorite thing I discovered the summer of 2014.

Now this show ends on one nasty cliffhanger. The status of the show has been in limbo for years now, due to poor ratings it wasn't renewed, it wasn't widely watched at the time of airing, but it hasn't officially been cancelled either, and the cast was tweeting that a second season might be possible. If you can't stand unanswered questions, this isn't a show to get into as its fate is unknown.
However, compared to something like, say, The River, I'm decently satisfied with Siberia's conclusion. We get just enough answers to the major questions, such as "is this real or fake" or "what happened that night that they blacked out" or "what was that thing in the woods?" or "where did that spear come from?" So you're not just left with no idea what happened at all, you have SOME answers ... but you want MORE.

[aunt_zelda]

Links:
1. You can buy the DVD set on amazon (which might help increase the chances of a second season) here: https://www.amazon.com/Siberia/dp/B00I01PGKA

2. You can also buy and stream episodes from amazon here, which, at only 11 episodes, is pretty cheap: https://www.amazon.com/Pilot/dp/B00E62HKA6/

3. Here is the theme song, which I think is eerie and cool, and really looks like it's a reality show theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ41hEUPYr0

4. Here is the trailer, which spoils A LOT of things. If you have any interest in this show at all, I recommend just watching it. At 11 episodes, you'll go through it pretty fast. The trailer spoils some of the twists, but here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfgZqTr_hOA

5. Here are some gifsets of the show's cinematography: http://ksniasolo.tumblr.com/post/87480077857
http://ksniasolo.tumblr.com/post/78077581298
http://ksniasolo.tumblr.com/post/87756791522


Here's some mini profiles I wrote for characters I nominated for Yuletide a few years back:
Sabina - former Israeli soldier. Seems like a stoic badass at first, reveals some intense backstory later on that explains her attitude. One of the most useful and competent members of the group, the person you'd want on your side when stuck in the woods and scary stuff started happening.
Here's a gifset of her: https://ksniasolo.tumblr.com/post/66357685996
Daniel - a sweetie. Generally decent guy, tries his best to work together with people and help people when they get into trouble. Average Everyman, viewpoint character to several major plotlines and character reveals. Burgeoning romance with Irene.
Irene - another sweetie. Becomes one of the most useful characters when she reveals she knows archery, and helps hunt deer in the woods, impressing everyone. Wounded and damseled later on, but still an important character. Burgeoning romance with Daniel.
Sam - initially I was worried about this guy, he seemed like the gruff older white man who'd become the team leader. But he didn't. He turned out to be a complex character who was more surrogate father to the younger characters and loyal second-in-command to the stronger personalities of the group.
Here's a pic post for him: https://out-there-on-the-maroon.tumblr.com/post/101998478635/siberia-character-tropes-sam

[(Anonymous)]

I've nominated three of the GEICOween Commercials, Specifically;

GEICOween Horror Movie Commercial
GEICOween Creepy Attic Commercial
GEICOween Witch Roommate Commercial

All together they're under 2 minutes long, have a bunch of different horror tropes, and have a lot of horror (horror comedy) story-telling potential! Plus their just really fun to watch!

You can see all three at this link: https://dailycommercials.com/geico-2019-halloween-funny-commercials/

[wiccanslyr]

The Night Cage (Board Game)

Your only light is a single candle. Once it’s gone, so are you.
You awake to discover that you and several strangers are prisoners inside a mysterious underground labyrinth. Equipped with nothing but dim candles, you must work together to explore the maze and escape. Unfortunately, the weak candlelight only illuminates your immediate surroundings. Worse still, you’re beginning to suspect something else is moving in the suffocating darkness.

You can find out basically everything you would need to know to create for this fandom here: https://www.thenightcage.com/

The Unwilling

[fhionnuisce]

I added a bunch of movies, mostly Hitchcock. But also one obscure movie called The Unwilling.

To give a bit of context, I ficced this movie for Be The First, an event I generally enjoy. I don't know, but I doubt, it has other fics right now. But basically I can promo it as such:

The main character is agoraphobic. (The only other movie I can think of with an agoraphobic character is Copycat, which I felt was a pretty accurate depiction, so that movie gives you a few basic brushstroke ideas about agoraphobia).

The family has gathered due to a family death and some other people are with them as well. There are, as the title suggests (multiple) themes around consent and death, and there's horror movie trapped-together logic.

It's good, but the promo kind of contains some of the content warnings. I love this movie for many reasons and am likely to request it.

[fleetsparrow]

The Fandom Name: Psycho II

What it's about and why you think more people should partake of it: It's amazing, that's why. You know how there are some classic movies that just don't need sequels? Well, obviously, Psycho is one of them, BUT Psycho II sees Norman released after years in an institution and coping with being in the world again after 23 years. And then someone is pretending to be Mother to drive him insane.

It's actually one of my favorite movies, because (well, mainly because Anthony Perkins) we really see Norman struggling with trying to stay sane as people gaslight him back to insanity. It's also very worth it for the final murder, which, if it doesn't make you gasp in horror, might at least make you laugh.

Any major trigger warnings: '80s-typical gore, someone gets stabbed through the mouth, and lots of '80s-typical blood.

Where people can find it: Peacock has it for free right now, but otherwise it's to buy at pretty much every major movie outlet. I'd definitely recommend Peacock, though, because you might as well try it for free first.