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We all go a little mad sometimes....haven't you?
Sunday, March 13, 2016
THIRST (Park Chan-wook, 2009, South Korea)
Sang-hyun has fled the flaming light of religiosity and discarded his anemic beliefs, victim of a desire that burns deep in his veins. He is a priest who tires of the vapid ritual of death, a man who wishes to help others who suffer needlessly: he trades the invisible Sacraments for physical sacrifice. He offers his body as a tool to cure the dreaded Emmanuel Virus: a tongue-in-cheek name evoking the lascivious soft-core film, as the pleasures of the body will lead to his downfall.
Sang-hyun suffers the torment of the damned and dies with righteous intentions but is mysteriously resurrected. He is the only survivor out of 500 patients and is anointed savior, as true believers flock to his side awaiting his healing touch. Director Park Chan-wook finally does to Catholic, Inc. what the Church has repeatedly done to its own congregation. Park purposely plays with the standard vampire conventions by showing Sang-hyun reflected in mirrors and not averse to the cross, but then shows him hanging like a bat, peeping into the human world of lust, searching for his own garden of Eden. The film is darkly humorous, depicting a man without faith and a woman who never acquired it, and their mutual decline into an egocentric world of violence and ever-thirsting passion.
THIRST is a morality tale, as the seductive Tae-ju pretends to be abused by her husband and convinces Sang-hyun to murder him: the road to heaven is paved with bad intentions. When he learns of the deceit, he again murders but this time reanimates their affair, as she imbibes his bloody Communion. Tae-ju sees a world full of sheep to quench her appetite but a final vestige of morality still infuses Sang-hyun and he fights these urges, promising never to kill for sustenance…but he's already a killer. The ex-Priest must extinguish this mortal craving for a flesh and blood redeemer so he molests a young girl, destroying the misplaced hope of his followers: it is both a grim and perverted scene. Tae-ju's nihilism versus his lapsed Catholicism leads them to a lonely cliff, the ocean beating its own life affirming rhythm against the rocks, and all becomes ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
Final Grade: (B+)
Monday, February 22, 2016
DYING ROOM ONLY (Philip Leacock, 1973, USA)
A married couple separated from the world (and each other) by a lost highway and endless dark sands, stalked by strangers in a strange land. Director Philip Leacock projects Richard Matheson's domestic trauma upon the fragile tapestry of nightmare, weaving an infernal mystery that soon descends like a funeral shroud.
Jean and Bob Mitchell bicker and argue their way across the burning sands of Arizona towards their home in Los Angeles, their vacation now firmly in the cracked rearview mirror. Hostility broils between them like the desert heat but underneath is still the love and affection that hints at a happy marriage, buried by the shifting sands of time only to resurface like an artifact of some ancient ritual. As the sun bleeds upon the horizon and the road to home stretches like a long shadow, they stop at a tiny Diner and Motel that sits alone amid the wastelands of sage brush and cactus. This dilapidated haunt sticks out from the earth like a jagged bone, a compound fracture breaking dead skin. Within, two sweaty men ignore their requests for food and drink, good old boys up to a bad old time.
And here Matheson begins to create this dreaded frisson between our fears and our sense of a just world, turning reality upside down within a momentary lapse of unreason. Jean uses the restroom and in those few moments when she returns, her husband is gone. Her impatience soon turns to a surreal anxiety as the two men ignore her pleas for help or information, their smirks and winks an infuriating pretense that conceals the truth. These two men belittle Jean and make her feel like a stupid woman, their machismo a miasma that attempts to suffocate her femininity. In these neck of the woods (or desert, I should say) men rule with an iron fist and gut.
Matheson's tight script focuses upon Jean and her reactions to this taunting ridicule, as she tries to convince someone to help her find her husband. This complete desperation subtracts her humanity almost to the point of animal cunning, and it's painfully slow to watch. Cloris Leachman as Jean delivers a powerhouse performance that is totally believable as she devolves from wife to victim….to survivor. Ned Beatty as the wretched antagonist is chilling in the desert heat, and this time he's making someone else squeal and squirm. His eyes seem evilly playful like a child torturing a kitten only to deny this very fact when caught blood-red handed. Magnificent.
The final act races towards a gruesome climax as the secret is revealed in the heat of the night, as Jean and Bob fight not to become permanent residents of this motel Arizona. They stab it with their steely knives and hope to kill the beast.
Final Grade: (A)
Saturday, February 6, 2016
TALES FROM THE CRYPT (Freddie Francis, 1972, UK)
"Heh, heh. Welcome, boils and ghouls! This is the Crypt Keeper, your host of horrors, and your gruesome guide through the Crypt Of Terror. Our film involves five foul fiends and their cadaverous cavortings. Sit back on your bed of nails and prepare for my nauseating novelettes!"
Freddie Francis, the cinematographer on THE INNOCENTS (1961), which is perhaps one of the most beautifully photographed ghost stories ever, directs this hodgepodge of EC Comics tales, only two of which actually come from the bloody fabric of the Crypt Keepers rag. EC Comics are considered the apex of horror genre with their O'Henry flavored twist endings, pugnacious puns, and outstanding artwork by legends such as Johnny Craig, Wally Wood, and Ghastly Graham Ingels! These stories are bound together as the characters wander a labyrinthine tomb with little memory or specific knowledge of their arrival. They stumble upon a dark chamber haunted by a omniscient monk (That putrid puss filled persona is not me!!-CK) who delves deep into their despicable past and divulges their deadly deeds.
The best adaptation is the Christmas jingle AND ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE: On Christmas eve, Joanne Clayton murders her husband then hears an emergency broadcast concerning an escaped lunatic (an EC tradition) dressed as Santa. The story is layered with sappy holiday music and bright over-saturated visuals while the moribund suspense is deliberately unwrapped. REFLECTIONS OF DEATH concerns Carl Maitland, a husband who abandons his family for his paramour. Fate intervenes and a fiery crash leaves him wandering the darkness searching for home. POETIC JUSTICE is a neighborly valentine card written in blood; it really makes your heart skip a beat. Forever. WISH YOU WERE HERE is a slightly askew take on the Monkey's Paw story that leaves us burning for more. And BLIND ALLEYS just wouldn't be complete without the razor wit in this dog-eat-dog tale.
The monk finally reveals that he is not warning them; they are condemned to an eternity of Hellfire. I still think that's a bit harsh for Carl Maitland; after all, he was only an adulterer. By modern standards, TALES is not viscerally shocking but an amusingly ingenious and jugularly jocund cryptic collection.
Final Grade: (B-)
Saturday, November 8, 2014
WILLOW CREEK (Bobcat Goldthwait, 2014, USA)
A couple follow in the large footsteps of Gimli and Patterson and hike their way towards Bluff Creek, the location of the most famous Bigfoot footage ever captured on film in 1967. Writer and Director Bobcat Goldthwait's "found footage" narrative may not be groundbreakingly original but it is effective in terrorizing it protagonists (and audience). Goldthwait also winks subtly at the true believers with a bestial sense of humor.
The plot is simple: Jim and Kelly travel to the Bigfoot capital of the world at Willow Creek to trace the steps of Roger Patterson and Robert Gimli in hopes of capturing evidence of the enigmatic and mythical creature. Jim is a true believer and Kelly the critical thinker and this causes some friction in their relationship which adds to their credibility as "real" and not "reel" people. Goldthwait smartly sets the parameters of this narratively constrictive point-of-view and doesn't deviate from these rules. The film is shot with their single camera and depicts only what they decide to film and narrate; the audience is not shown anything outside of this context. Goldthwait also uses natural sound and eschews any score or musical soundtrack. Though the footage is obviously edited for the final presentation we are watching, there are no transitions that we expect in narrative film.
The characters are making their own documentary so a few stops by famous landmarks like the Bluff Creek sign or the Bigfoot statue in Willow Creek are filmed with Jim narrating. They often wisecrack on camera so this leads one to believe (from their perspective) that this was meant to be a personal film and not an assignment or job. And even though they may make jokes or have fun while on camera this is not at the expense of any of the locals they interview. In short, our protagonists don't come across as assholes but with the foibles and sense of humor of people like us: it's easy to forget they are actors but I couldn't help but notice that Kelly was practically skin and bones, almost to the point of being unhealthy. To add to the verite of the spectacle, they interview locals who range from the non-believing skeptic to the local who gets a bit angry when Jim pokes fun at the Bigfoot statue. It gets downright nasty in the final act when they drive down the pothole damaged dirt road towards Bluff Creek and are met by a local who warns them to go home. He doesn't need to say "or else" for Jim and Kelly to get the message.
We soon get the sense of how far out in the wild they truly are as the huge ancient trees blot out the sun and the thick underbrush is a living mass of thorns and briars blocking their path. They have driven for hours and hike all day until they set up their little tent. We get a nice surprise as Jim turns on the camera and proposes to Kelly and she responds with a very honest answer. Townsfolk have warned them to be prepared because they are in the middle of nowhere and they seem well set. But deep into the night they are awakened by strange knocks. In one ten minute unbroken sequence, with the camera on (and light briefly turned off) we are terrorized along with them. Grunts, howls, knocking, and a women's crying haunt the dark. It's unsettling and their responses are realistic. Kelly begins by believing it's most likely the angry guy at the statue or a group from town, but soon the sounds become inhuman. And they are getting closer. Huddled together, footsteps crunch through the underbrush until someone(thing) shakes the tent and growls as if squatting a few inches away. The sequence is brilliantly acted and becomes practically unbearable if the viewer has fallen into the story thus far. When morning comes Jim still wants to find evidence and Kelly is hiking quickly back to the car. Even in daylight the people or creatures hoot and knock out of sight and throw rocks. In their fear they become lost and the film's finale seems to happen in seconds. Night comes and they have no protection. Crouched together with a stick for a weapon, the unknown creatures close in. As they run for their lives the camera catches giant footprints in the mud and suddenly a naked woman, crying and dirty, looms from the darkness. The camera drops and we hear the gurgling last breath of Jim as he's being murdered. Then Kelly's scream pierce the dark. Jim must have the camera in his death grip because he's dragged backward quickly and the camera is broken or turns off. Now the audience is left in their own blackness.
Bobcat Goldthwait has a wicked sense of humor. The film works on a superficial level and leaves one scared and perplexed as a good horror film. No needless explanations or epilogue required to detail how the film was discovered or edited together. We get just the story like a punch in the gut. But when we piece together some fragments it begins to make sense. RE: The poster of the missing girl in the Bigfoot diner in Willow Creek; The sexual jokes Kelly makes about Bigfoot's dick; The joke about them copulating in the tent with the camera on; The fact that Jim is obviously murdered but Kelly left alive (as far as we know); And the fact that in two scenes the growling heard could not have been made by a person. Yes, one can believe it was entirely locals fucking with them but they went through an awful lot of trouble especially being naked in thorny underbrush. Here's the joke: Bigfoot kills the males but keeps the women for sexual partners!
WILLOW CREEK plays straight by its own rules and is a successful horror film in that it delivers the scares if not the answers. The ending can be defined by the individual viewer which is often the case with cryptozoological evidence. For now, Bigfoot still remains a mystery for us. But Jim and Kelly know the naked truth.
Final Grade: (B)
Thursday, October 30, 2014
SHIVERS (David Cronenberg, 1975, Canada)
SHIVERS or THE 120 HOURS OF SODOM
A nasty parasite infects the residents of an upscale apartment complex and spreads its carnal disease by physical contact. David Cronenberg's first feature film is a modernist rendering of Pasolini's SALO as human beings are defiled and degraded, reduced to nothing less than insect-like impulses.
The plot concerns Dr. Emil Hobbes (that's Devil in Old English) who is experimenting with parasites to replace diseased organs in transplant patients. He soon discovers an unusual side effect in that the patient develops an insatiable sexual craving that dominates their every physical action. Soon the entire population of an upscale apartment complex is infected and the resident doctor and his nurse must fight for their own survival.
SHIVERS is definitely rough around the edges in form and function though it begins to reveal Cronenberg's early fascination with body-horror in both its physical and philosophical implications. The film begins as a slide show to prospective renters of an upscale condominium block that has its own on-call Doctor, convenience store, and 9-hole golf course. We're then presented with a young couple who is supposed to meet with Dr. Hobbes before signing the rental agreement. It's obvious that Cronenberg had trouble with the first act of the story and strengthened this weak narrative pace with cross-cutting during the editing process. As the couple sits down to talk with the manager we are shown a Doctor (presumably Hobbes) struggling with a teenage girl (presumably in an apartment somewhere upstairs). The couple's vapid dialogue and standard questions are cut between Dr. Hobbes strangling the girl and cutting open her abdomen before he pours acid into her body. He then slits his own throat. The couple's meeting is never resolved as Cronenberg then edits rather clumsily to a police investigation of the murdered girl: a detective is interviewing Dr. St. Luc (a cohort and the resident Doctor) in the room as both bodies are being removed. The narrative's perspective now belongs to Dr. St. Luc and his nurse Ms. Forsythe and their discoveries and reactions in this violent microcosm.
Cronenberg is strongly influenced by SALO and even depicts two girls tethered to dog leashes, an iconic image from Pasolini's classic film. In SALO, the victims are held against their will and degraded and tortured into submission for the thrill of powerful men. It makes a volatile political statement against Italy's Fascist history and the rape of its citizens by men who held absolute power. But Cronenberg shifts the blame squarely upon Dr. Hobbes and his corrupt medical ethics as his experiment results in a social disease spread by bodily contact. Many people are infected against their will and become slave to the intent of the parasitic host. The idea is very interesting but Cronenberg loses focus on the narrative details to depict some gruesome special effects. It soon becomes maddening that the there is no cohesiveness or consistency attributed to the parasites or their effects. Some infected victims "turn" immediately and others take hours for the parasite to control. Other times the creature burns the skin of the victim and other times it just slithers into an available orifice without affect. This inconsistency seems to be under the Director's control as he just decides what looks grossest for that particular shot. Cronenberg fails to investigate the morality that he originally presents via exposition in an earlier dialogue and submits to the "gross-out".
Other problems plague the film which can be attributed to a Director who is learning his craft. The acting of the two leads is rather bland and undefined. Paul Hampton portrays Dr. St. Luc and he is anything but convincing as a Doctor of Medicine. He doesn't speak or act like a Doctor especially when he must treat an injured victim. Hampton is too withdrawn and almost invisible in his performance and should at least use a few medical terms to show that he is indeed competent. Lynn Lowry as Nurse Forsythe is much worse as she even looks disgusted when faced with a serious burn injury and begins to wrap the wound clumsily. Cronenberg should have had the actors do some research into trauma response before principle photography began so this fault is shared with the Director. The gruesome special effects may be low budget but get high grades for the creepiness and gross-out realism! The problem in SHIVERS is that Cronenberg sacrifices story continuity for the shocking effect. What's frustrating is that with better writing he could have had the best of both worlds.
SHIVERS ends with the good Dr. being chased down and drowned in an orgy of copulation. It's an eerie image of groping and frenzied people of all ages engaging in bi-sexuality to satiate their sexual appetites, stalking their prey like wild animals. The final scene of the infected driving away from the underground garage and into the Montreal night is chilling as this deadly venereal disease in unleashed upon an unsuspecting world. Sex does indeed become violence.
Final Grade: (C)
Sunday, October 26, 2014
DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW (Frank De Filetta, 1981, TV-USA)
Four men seek Justice outside the Rule of Law but soon learn they must pay restitution with their own flesh, blood and bone. Director Frank De Filetta proposes a simple tale of lex talionis but imbues this made-for-TV with a vicious energy and subtext while framing compositions as if this was meant for the big screen.
The plot concerns Bubba a mentally handicapped man who has befriended Marylee, a bright and intelligent little girl. When she is attacked and mauled by a dog, four men jump to the conclusion that Bubba has molested her and hunt him down. Bubba tries to escape but is found dressed as a scarecrow hiding in plain sight. The four men murder him as he hangs upon the "cross" in the rags with a sack over his head. When the men are cleared of charges, they meet their demise one by one. But who is behind this retributive Justice? Is it Bubba's elderly mother? The county DA who believes in their guilt even though he can't prove it? Is it the little girl?
Though the film wears its heart on its sleeve, so to speak, there is a nasty undercurrent for those who listen carefully and look for metaphor: some things just cannot be said on network TV! The first scene shows Bubba and Marylee sitting in a field playing a game. Bubba crushes a flower by mistake and almost cries. He carefully finds another and presents it to her. This act will bookend the film and is touching and endearing, holding some scintilla of beauty in a dirty desperate world of adults. Marylee has made a Hawaiian necklace of flowers, or Lei as she rightly calls it. She puts it over Bubba's head and wants to kiss him on the cheek. He's shy but finally allows her, and she gives him an innocent peck on the cheek which is all very childish and friendly.
Cut to: the Postman, who vehemently complains that Bubba has been seen with a child again, and exclaims "what are we gonna do about it". This sets the story up nicely since TV narratives must be told in fifteen minute increments. But we're already feeling the anxiety of the townsfolk. The little girl and Bubba playing with a "Lei" can be read phonetically: lay, as in sexual intercourse. The kiss on the cheek denotes a sexual attraction. Why is the Postman so angry? Has Bubba ever harmed another child? As the story unfolds and it is discovered that Bubba was benign, we begin to wonder about this Postman and his accusations. Bubba's mother even mentions as much in a heated argument with the Postman. Even his scene with Marylee in the school corridor with her dressed up as an adult with lipstick and makeup sexualizes her and ends in her being chased by him. The specter of Pedophilia haunts this story as much as the ghostly scarecrow. How's that for early 80's Prime Time entertainment!
Director Frank De Filetta films in a decidedly cinematic style with crane shots, slow zooms and tracking shots without relying too much upon close-ups and quick editing. Since the story must break every 15 minutes or so for commercials, De Filetta paces the story with extraordinary patience by building suspense and leaving a cliffhanger which often remains unresolved after the intermission. His sense of humor is blackly beautiful as he utilizes one of the greatest match-cuts in TV history: after one of the victims is ground-up in a wood chipper he cuts from the spinning blades to a dollop of cherry jam on a breakfast platter. It's laugh-out-loud wonderful and makes one a bit queasy at the same time!
I cannot praise the acting enough as it fits the narrative perfectly and balances the suspense and empathetic link towards the violent resolution. Though the characters are not delineated with backstories, each must be quickly understood within the paradigm of the story. This often leads to leaden caricature or campy and cartoonish overacting. Not so in this film. The acting is top notch from the humble mentally challenged victim to the virulent antagonist in the local Post Master. Charles Durning steals the film as the bigoted Otis Hazelrigg and tears through his scenes with fury and professional competence. He is despicable but fully human as Durning never allows his character to fall into debased stereotype. The other actors in the conspiracy are also strong and believable which makes their murder even worse: these are real people who have made a fatal decision and must live with it. Only they need not worry too much as they won't live long!
DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW keeps one guessing even as each conspirator is murdered in a grisly fashion. Well, grisly enough for TV as little blood is actually shown. Surprisingly, when Bubba is shot we do get a look in medium shot at the leaking bullet holes torn through his costume. A mundane or Earth-bound explanation could explain each and every killing up until the very end. Even as Hazelrigg looks into the black shadowy recesses of his killer's mask he cannot believe in the supernatural. It's when the little girl is offered a pretty flower, this time not accidently smooshed that the final answer is delivered with a new promise: she'll teach her friend a new trick called "the hiding game". And that's the most chilling treat of all!
Final Grade: (A)
Monday, October 6, 2014
Q (Larry Cohen, 1982, USA)
Jimmy Quinn, a small time crook discovers that in order to make easy money one must break a few eggs. Larry Cohen's giant monster movie places an Aztec god in the center of New York City and structures the story as a police procedural. It's an interesting concept as Detective Shepard (David Carradine) develops a duel investigation because he links a serial killer who commits ritual sacrifices to the winged serpent who is devouring innocent victims. Of course, Shepard falls victim to politics as the mayor is only concerned with finding the monster and killing it and fails to consider the ritual motive.
Director Larry Cohen is used to working with small budgets and here it is effectively on display. He often shoots from the monster's POV so he doesn't have to reveal the creature. Cohen also allows only a quick glimpse into its open mouth or its shadow upon a skyscraper. After one attack which we barely glimpse, he shows pedestrians walking below being showered with blood from the corpse as it is carried away. These effects are rather affective but when the payoff comes it is rather disappointing as it looks like a poorly sculpted foam & rubber figure: believe me, this is not Ray Harryhausen! He films on location throughout the city and this gives the story a certain gravitas. It certainly was the right decision because the faux-reality of studio filming would have made this film unwatchable. Cohen is able to generate some suspense and a few jump-scares but suspends it all after revealing the monster's location. It then focuses upon Jimmy Quinn and his get-rich-quick scheme and the story becomes shrill and overbearing.
Michael Moriarity really steals the film out from under the latex creation and is the star of the film. As Jimmy Quinn, he twists and turns with nervous energy and grins like a shark. The problem with his performance is that he becomes annoying and unlikable. While anti-heroes can be the focal point of a story they must adhere to one rule only: they must be interesting. Quinn starts out as interesting but falls into stereotype. Meanwhile David Carradine sleepwalks through the movie and is not only uninteresting but even more sinful: boring. Aside from Moriarity, the entire cast phoned in their performances!
Cohen tries to jump-start the final act with a machine-gun battle from the top of the Chrysler building (alluding to the grand finale of KING KONG) but the SPFX aren't up to the task. The final shot of an undiscovered nest with egg in another part of town is the final payoff and as it cracks open the camera zooms into its inky blackness.
Q is good for a few scares and laughs but is not one of Cohen's more imaginative endeavors...but it does have its charm.
Final Grade: (C)
Monday, September 15, 2014
THE SACRAMENT (Ti West, 2013, USA)
1. A rite believed to be a means of or visible form of grace, especially.
From one addiction to another, a group of lost souls build a Commune deep within a South American jungle to escape the violent world. There they fall under the godspell of Father whose secret ambitions may be worse. Director Ti West uses the "found footage" genre to re-create a modern version of the Jonestown Massacre, where those failing to understand the past are destined to repeat it. Ti West's film becomes a warning about the corrupting influence of religion especially when focused through one charismatic figure, with ethics as ethereal as light separated by a multifaceted prism.
The film begins with talking heads on the VICE Channel, a peripheral news network seemingly more concerned with entertainment than actual facts and supporting evidence, who are speaking directly to the camera . We are quickly introduced to the main characters Patrick (the fashion photographer), Sam (the interviewer) and Jake (the cameraman). These three decide to travel together to interview Patrick's troubled sister Caroline who has joined a Commune and written a letter asking her brother to visit. The directions are vague and cryptic and the three soon decide it would make a great story. Ti West uses the setup of an entertainment channel (think Entertainment Tonight) to propel the subjectivity of the "found footage" viewpoint to reveal much of the narrative. However, he soon rips that POV apart and edits it within the parameters of a standard subjective viewpoint of a horror film. It works fairly well and the viewer quickly forgets who is filming what, or why we are seeing medium close-ups perfectly framed while Jake's camera is shooting another angle or is turned off.
Though it's not hard to guess what happens (as we all know the Jonestown Massacre, right?) Ti West takes his time and builds the suspense step by step in a realistic and believable manner. As they set down in a clearing after flying for presumably hours over impenetrable jungle, Patrick, Sam and Jake's first sign of trouble is the men wielding machine guns who are to take them to Eden Parish. Why would a peaceful commune need weapons? Here it becomes obvious that the three "reporters" have not been honest because only Patrick requested a visit with his sister and not the whole crew. A tense argument erupts and one doesn't argue with an armed guide! However they are allowed to proceed and meet Caroline at the entrance.
Now the tension slowly builds as Patrick is separated from them and Sam and Jake roam the compound trying to interview members. Most people hide their faces and shuffle uncomfortably away. A mute little girl tries to make contact but she is quickly called away by her mother. On the surface everything seems fine as a few people spout mundane accomplishments and even the hospital seems well stocked and antiseptic. But Sam wonders how a small field hospital can care for so many elderly residents and support the newborn babies. Here it is revealed that Sam is awaiting his own first child back in the world which sets up more tension as he eventually fights for his life.
Soon an interview with Father before the whole congregation is granted and Sam and Jake prepare rather mundane questions. Though they both have a slight feeling of being led astray or lied to, Father is an engaging and charismatic man. He is also excellently portrayed by Gene Jones (any relation to Jim?) and really carries the whole weight of the film: if he's not believable then the structure crumbles and the story doesn't work. But Jones is up to the task and is wonderful and forthright as the spiritual center of the compound. He expounds upon the members who have given up everything to build this new beginning, away from the negativity and violence that Sam and Jake are still blinded by. Though Father speaks with a hypnotically loving voice and has kind mannerisms, he can also be understood to speak in masked threats. Sam is shaken up and overwhelmed and almost comes under his spell. Soon things all over the compound are shaken up!
The outsiders soon bring the promise of corruption to Eden Parish and Father now flexes his religious and spiritual muscle. An inebriated Caroline reveals that father is trying to seduce her brother into staying so their wealthy parents will send money. Father realizes that when this story breaks to the world that his vision is doomed. So Father has them all gather and offer their very lives to the Lord: it's not suicide, it's a Sacrament. Some resist but most drink the blood-colored Kool-Aid and those who don't are shot. Meanwhile the three protagonists are struggling to survive by hiding from gunmen all night and trying to reach the helicopter which will return at daybreak. In one brutally realistic scene Caroline injects her brother with poison as he's tied to a chair. He struggles and screams and fights against the onrushing darkness as his body jumps and convulses. Ti West is not masking the physical horror in this religious fanaticism: we see a child's throat slit, brains and clumps of hair, vomiting and slow death. The path to their god is littered with violent intentions.
Sam and Jake eventually make it back to the helicopter but they are far from safe. The pilot has been shot and as they take off and circle the compound, we get one last long look at the cruelty and violence that was supposedly left behind in the real world. Here, condensed in microcosm, is a reflection of that world.
Final Grade: (B)
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Mayor Bloomberg: We Should Have Red Light Cameras on Every Corner
Today, while kicking off this year's television season (23 series are being filmed in New York City, including the upcoming Pan Am), Mayor Michael Bloomberg was asked about red light cameras in New York City.
Some background: in 1988, New York enacted legislation that permits red light cameras in cities of over 1,000,000 people. There are currently 150 cameras across New York City, and the New York Daily News reports that they brought in $52 million in fines last year.
Even though studies show that red light cameras save lives, many people oppose them, saying that they represent a Big-Brotherish invasion of privacy and that the motivation behind them is driven by revenue, not safety concerns. Houston, Texas, is poised to become the second large city in America to turn off its red light cameras.
You can listen to the mayor's comments here, or read the transcript below.
Question from reporter: There are reports that the city might want to install 40 more red light cameras.
Mayor Bloomberg: I think we should have them on every corner if we could. Using technology instead of having cops makes a lot of sense, and something, because of the economics, that we really have to do, and it does show that they are very effective.
Question: I had read that after a while people know where the red light cameras are...
Mayor Bloomberg: Well, if that were the case, the fines from the red light cameras would be diminishing, and it's not. So, just the evidence that you have, says whoever wrote that doesn't know what they're talking about. I'm sure there's somebody -- but if you know that there's a red light camera there, and you stop, rather than running through the light -- isn't that what we like? So I hope they're right, although the evidence says so far they're wrong. But if they watch you on television, I know they're going to say 'I'm never going to go through a red light again.' And incidentally, if people didn't go through red lights, you'd save a lot of lives, of elderly and kids and that sort of thing.
The mayor went on to say that it's a particular safety issue for seniors. "I can tell you as I get older, you don't hear as well, see as well, you don't react as quickly, and a disproportionate percentage of people who get hit from people running red lights are ... the seniors."
Another reporter: what about speed cameras?
Mayor Bloomberg: A lot of places are using these...we can fight this all we want. But the world as you saw in the studio is going towards using technology. We cannot afford to put a cop on every corner, a firehouse in every place -- we have to find ways to do more with less...we just can't afford to pay to have people do a lot of things that society needs done.
Question: back to city speed cameras...
Mayor Bloomberg: I have no idea. But we'd certainly need Albany legislation, because ... we can't impose a fine without Albany acquiescing. We can put up cameras, and in fact you do see places where there's a sign that says 'you're going 30 miles an hour, the speed limit's 20.' But we can't fine you unless Albany agrees. That's the thing. We can put red light cameras on every single intersection -- you just can't use them. Maybe what we should do is do it and start publishing in the paper who does it and then the list of the senators and assemblymen who keep us from having cameras, and every time there's somebody hit, say 'okay, assemblyman and senator so-and- so didn't think that person's life...this our lives of our people we're talking about, this is not something cute, and we've got to do something about it.


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Huslig launches animated DVD to entice kids to golf
For true fans, few things beat the thrill of watching a top golf tournament, such as the U.S. Open Championship.
For your average 5-year-old, however, it might as well be a three-hour documentary on calculus. Many kids probably would agree with Mark Twain's assessment of the game: Golf is a good walk spoiled.
A golf pro in Albuquerque is looking to change that. Racquel Huslig is launching the first of what she hopes will be a line of DVDs and digital downloads called ClubHeads, aimed at convincing kids to start thinking about golf early in life. Huslig is a 20-year golf professional with the Professional Golfers' Association and the Ladies Professional Golf Association who has worked at several local courses.
"It's the future of the game," she said about the importance of raising kids' interest levels.
It's even more important because the number of people playing golf has been steadily declining since 2000, according to the National Golf Foundation.
There are almost no junior golf videos for kids, so Huslig saw an opportunity. So did two investors who met her – where else? – on the golf course. Steve Chavez, owner of Integrated Control Systems, and Kyle Bodhaine, president of Reid & Associates, saw a potential niche the videos could fill and helped Huslig finance the production of the animated DVD for about $225,000.
The animation, acting, production and postproduction were all done in New Mexico, and Huslig used the state's 25 percent tax rebate for film and media productions. Erudite Digital oversaw production and postproduction, and created the design concepts. Erudite is a seven-year-old media company with a stable of high-end digital cameras and other equipment, said CEO Aaron Lieber. The company has worked on several major film productions here and also does high-end commercial production. It used Elixir Studios for the shoot.
Twin Warriors Golf Club at the Pueblo of Santa Ana provided the backdrop of the Sandia Mountains. The voice work was done by Laura Mathis, owner of Sol Acting Academy, and Steve Corona, an actor and dialect coach who has worked on film productions in the state. The animators included students from the University of New Mexico's Interdisciplinary Film and Digital Media Program. Jan Rudolph, a veteran script supervisor, helped Huslig with the writing.
The DVD, which will retail for $19.99, covers the basics of the game's rules, proper grip and stance, ball position and swing, with some manners and etiquette sprinkled in. Huslig interacts with Frankie the Golf Bag; Ace, a shell-shocked golf ball; and a variety of clubs, including Poanna the Putter, Whiff the Pitching Wedge and Ben the Driver.
Despite the animated characters, however, the DVD teaches basics anyone can learn from, said Bodhaine.
"It's not a [child's] way to play golf," he said. "It's fundamentals of golf you will use throughout your career."
One target market will be parents, especially moms, Huslig said. In the DVD, Huslig has an exchange with the shy female 4-iron, who rarely, if ever, gets picked to play, but who gets encouragement from Huslig to speak about the correct golf stance.
Golf is still very much a male-dominated game, Huslig said, noting that at her skill level nationally, there are about 20,000 male players and only about 260 females. She's hopeful she can encourage more girls to become interested in the sport. The business contacts that come through playing golf are important, she added.
"It's a big thing, skill-wise, to get yourself around a golf course," Huslig said. "I want my daughter to have that."
It's also a sport that teaches skills kids are often missing these days, she said, such as problem solving.
Chavez said he was impressed with Huslig's passion for the sport and her idea. As an entrepreneur who has invested in others, it's something he looks for.
"Instead of just finding investors, she's putting her own time and effort and money into the project," Chavez said. "That's what I like to see in entrepreneurs."
ClubHeads will benefit from a little star glitz at its Nov. 3 launch party, with actors Steven Michael Quezada and Giancarlo Esposito from "Breaking Bad" in attendance, as well as Deep Roy, who played numerous Oompa Loompas in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."
The marketing push will focus on consumers, but also golf-oriented businesses, such as places that teach golf. There are plans to translate it into other languages as well, especially for the Asian market, where golf continues to grow, Bodhaine said. The company is also looking to partner with organizations that promote golf to young people, like The First Tee.
If kids get interested in golf through ClubHeads, only to learn just how frustrating the game sometimes can be, Ace the Golf Ball offers some wisdom as he's propelled into space by a driver: "The view makes the pain all worth it!"
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|Reviews for Things You Never Heard
| forevergamergirl chapter 3 . 1/22/2012
...damn. Just, damn. This is one intense character dissection. I sincerely hope to see more updates from you in the future.
You can tell that Silver was raised by bad-guys because he talks out-loud to himself even when no one can hear. D
| Prince Hydron is a Twink chapter 3 . 3/17/2011
plez update fast
| linkythestoryteller chapter 2 . 2/24/2011
Hey it's me again. I love you and your mad skills. I'd have to say the second chapter is more exciting to the first. You put in elements that excite the reader, and I bet even non Pokemon fans would read this if they somehow found this story. Keep it up and I hope you also write your original stories too.
| TamChronic chapter 2 . 2/19/2011
My goodness, I was absolutely thrilled to see that you had updated this fanfiction! I enjoyed this chapter; I particularly liked Silver's reflections on his father at the beginning, and the character of Noshio is certainly an interesting one, like a pseudo-father figure to Silver (however unwilling he may be to admit it).
I do understand you've chosen a more expository style for this chapter to further the plot along (it's wonderful that you've answered some of the questions posed in the first chapter), but I hope future chapters see a return to the more emotionally charged and psychologically vivid style of the first chapter.
Regardless, this is still an excellent work, and seeing more would be a thrill.
Thank you for updating!
| TamChronic chapter 1 . 4/8/2010
My goodness, are you going to continue this someday? It's absolutely excellent! Your Silver voice is fantastic- I don't think I've ever seen a better one- and the characterisation of the protagonist? Incredible. I've never seen anything like it, and it's such a well-written and wonderfully refreshing take on the story. What Silver overhears the protagonist saying to Lance is both shocking and rather heartbreaking.
This is a story that deserves to be continued, I think (of course, if you don't want to, or think it would be best as a oneshot, that's perfectly understandable). It's left me with so many questions; for example, it sounds like Silver's no longer with his Pokemon. What happened there? I'm intriuged.
Your writing skill is excellent, and I'd love to see this continued. I do realise it's old, but still, the quality of this story is excellent. It's so refreshing to see a unique take on the Pokemon game storyline that is so wonderfully written.
| Curimuch chapter 1 . 4/5/2010
This is the greatest thing I have read in this sub section
Because it was hilarious.
But anyway, since you've never played the game, I'll inform you on some things. When you bump into Silver through out the secret base segments, he openly admits that he's lied to you (Giving you fake encouragement. He says, "I'll leave this to you because I know you can do it") in order to run into Lance because he hates Lance as much as he hates you, but since he never ran into Lance again, he'd rather punch your face in to blow off some steam. He of course loses, and then runs away in his shame.
Though, I understand that since this story is in Silver's point of view, Hibiki is portrayed as the antagonist who spurs out 'lies' and words Silver cannot understand so he continues to antagonize Hibiki, furthering his darkened image of the poor kid.
Though, seriously, I know you didn't intend it, but Silver's point of view is hilarious.
Another thing I should inform you about is that his father Giovanni abandoned him -because- he lost to Red, (another champion hero in the spot light) and he himself went and lived in a cave. Forgotten and in solitude.
This is probably why I am laughing at Silver because of the supreme amount of irony this story radiates.
He's just like his father; exactly like his father.
You should think on that and maybe write the next chapter on that because Hibiki has met and defeated his father.
Hahaha this fic man, keep writing it.
| Under the Overcoat chapter 1 . 4/4/2010
This is a great story so far. Silver's point of view gameverse-wise is not something seen terribly often.
Gold's personality as a showman who isn't actually teribly concerned about others provides an uncommon perspective that should serve to create interesting situations should you continue the story.
What will the public think of Gold if Silver can finally get his story out? He seems exactly like a politician who merely wants to obtain votes. Not only that, he seems to bit on the fragile side as well. Unconscious due to a shove?
I've seen Gold portrayed as a rambunctious pervert, a bit of a jerk, but I've never seen him portrayed in this way. It would be alrigh imo if he actually were to say intelligible things in his interviews. But no, he runs off the standard encouraging phrases that are so common that they no longer mean a thing.


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The family of a former Royal Navy airman who died as a result of active service in the first Gulf War has been repaid nearly £53,000 inheritance tax after his father read an article about exemptions in The Daily Telegraph.
Now accountants claim that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) must do more to ensure that all servicemen's bereaved families are aware of this exemption, which they say many professional advisers overlook.
Both the MoD and HMRC point out that section 154 of the Inheritance Tax Act is referred to in their literature and websites, and that the families of deceased soldiers, sailors and airmen should be aware of it. This statute provides a complete and unlimited exemption from inheritance tax (IHT) for members of the Armed Forces and former members where active service was a contributory factor in their death, whenever it occurred.
But Mike Warburton of accountants Grant Thornton said: "Our Armed Forces do not enjoy the income tax exemption afforded to their American colleagues.
"They even have to pay council tax on their homes back in Britain. The only way the tax system recognises their bravery is this exemption from IHT when they die. The tragedy is that it is seldom claimed because so few people know about it."
A spokesman for the MoD said: "This is something that every solicitor or other professional person engaged to act as executor for the estate of a deceased member of the Armed Forces should know about.
"Since 2005, the Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC) automatically considers whether section 154 of the IHT Act might apply when a member of the Armed Forces dies as a result of active service.
"Forms are sent to their family within six weeks of the death and we will want to see a copy of the death certificate and to be informed of their serial number, their regiment or unit, National Insurance number and any medical records so we can make a decent determination.
"Checks might take three to four months to complete because public money is involved and there might be some people who want to claim what they are not due."
None of that seems to have applied to the father of the former Royal Navy airman who spoke to The Daily Telegraph and forwarded official correspondence on condition the family would remain anonymous.
His 20-year-old son joined the Royal Navy in 1989 but became ill in 1990 after being given precautionary drugs against nerve gas in the First Gulf War. He subsequently suffered kidney failure, which military medical records state was due to a reaction to NAPS tablets.
After more than 15 years of treatment, the former Royal Navy airman died in January 2006. Mr Warburton and his colleague Edward Brown of Grant Thornton have been pursuing repayment of the incorrectly deducted IHT since April last year.
Mr Brown said: "Every time we jumped one hurdle, another one appeared. I am surprised that the process was not made easier, given the sacrifice he made for his country."
Mr Warburton said: "After your reader contacted me, I called the specialist unit of HMRC that deals with claims under this exemption. The lady I spoke to told me they had received very few claims until the Telegraph article appeared last year but they have been busier since then.
"HMRC does not see it as its job to remind executors about this and the complex procedure for claiming relief requires a certificate first to be obtained from the MoD.
"My hope is that the tragic circumstances of this brave young man might at least have afforded an opportunity to highlight this relief for the benefit of others. I would also ask the Government to consider instructing HMRC to have some leniency in applying the six-year time limit for claims."
George Bull of accountants Baker Tilly agreed. He said: "It is very important that every executor of an estate knows about this exemption and that HMRC administers these claims efficiently.
"I do not think this exemption is widely understood. Even many tax advisers and executors of the estates of deceased soldiers, sailors and airmen may have forgotten about this exemption because they encounter it so infrequently.
"The MoD has always seemed reluctant to link deaths a long time after a conflict with the conflict itself and what we see here is HMRC policy mirroring MoD policy. There will always be hard cases on the wrong side of a six-year cut-off for claims. But many people might like to see a discretionary extension over any period of time where a medical certificate establishes the link between active service and death."
A spokesman for HMRC said: "The cut-off date for making a claim is in statute – although if someone can show that they had no idea the dearly departed's death might have been as a result of a war injury, it is only once they find out about that fact that the time limit starts."
He added that the HMRC Guide to completing your IHT account refers to this exemption on page 5.
Patrick Mercer MP, a former infantry officer in the Sherwood Foresters who is the Conservative candidate for Newark and Retford, said: "I am afraid I do not accept what the MoD is saying when it says that people are aware of this IHT exemption.
"These things are much more complex and difficult to fathom than the ordinary soldier, sailor or airman is likely to understand.
"They have got to be made more simple and not just in terms of what is included in the literature. When someone is injured on active service they should immediately be informed of their rights by an officer who can advise them – or their family – of what help can be claimed."
Lisa Bainbridge, head of policy at the Royal British Legion, said: "The Service Personnel & Veterans Agency carry out intermittent awareness-raising activities of this IHT exemption. However, this is mainly done through their website and a publication called Veterans World, which tends to be distributed to advisers and intermediaries.
One thing recently announced as part of the review into the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme was a recommendation for free financial advice for people receiving lump sums. This will include bereaved spouses. It is hoped that specialist advice at the time of bereavement can ensure that people are aware of their entitlements and tax liabilities or exemptions."


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London Evening Post (Newspaper) - January 10, 1765, London, Middlesex The London Evenin Namb. 5804 From THURSDAY January io, to SATURDAY January 12, 1765. [Price Two-ponce H LONDON HURSDAY his Majefty went to the Houfe of Peers, with the ufual ftare, ac- companieaoyine meuopolis, and other parts of Great Britain. Earlof Pomfret ' " The afIiftance your humble petiuoners A few days a;;o died, at Tive;:on i: De-vonlhirc, Oliver Pe'iid, Lfqj ic[:u:cd u or; h I2o,cool. and oui of tile gjeaicft Sei^e-nnkers in England. Lately died in Duhiin, George Ga'diner, tlu and Lord Cado-gan, and opened the feffion with a rnofr. gracious fpeech from the throne, to boih houfes of Parliament, in which he informed then:,' That lie had agreed with the King of Denmark to cerfient the union which had long fubfilled between the two crowns, by the marriage of the Prince Royal of Denmark with his fifter the Princess Caroline Matilda, which is to be fo-lemnized as foon as their refpe&ive ages will permit. He obferved, that the events which have happened in the courfe of the lalt year, givereafon to hope for the duiation of that peace which had been lb happily eftablifhed, and which it was his refulmion firklly to niaintain ; That the courts of France and Spain had given hi;n frefh aifurances of their good dilpoihions; That the future quiet of the Em;,ire ha* been confirmed by. the unanimous choice of a fucceiibr to the Imperial Digni y- and the peaceable election of the King of Poland had prevented thofe fatal confequences, which, upon Jitnilar coia'ions, have fo frequently been dcliruitive to therepofe of Europe. Tiia; lie fhould atk of the Commons, for urrent fervice of the yea', no other I'lj^.-ries than fucli as are necetfary for thofe tir.v ijfhments which have already met with c1k;i approbation 5 and that he would order tkj p;oper eltimates for this purpofe, to be laid before them. That he mull, however, earneftly recommend to them the continuance of that attention, which they had hitherto fhewn, for the improvement of the public revenue, and the diminution of the national debt. And' then addreifing himfelf to both houfes, allured them, That the experience which lie had of their former rpnduft made him a rply on tiieir wifdom, and firmnefs, in promoting that obedience to the laws^ and le-fpeft to the legillative authority of this kingdom, which is elfentially neceffary for the fafety of the whole; and in eftablifhing fuch regulations, as may beft conned and ftrengthen every ljart of his dominions, for their mutual benefit and fupport.-That the affedtiun which he uears to his people excited hisearneft wiihes, that every fetlion of parliament might be diltinguifned by fome plans for the public advantage, and for their relief fiom thofe difficulties, which an expenfive- war has brought upon them. That his concurrence and encouragement ihould never be wanting where their welfare was eoncern'd; and nutted, that for the " That your petitioners are of opinion, with humble fubmiflion to your nuwh better judgment, that this exceflive badnefs of trade proceeds chiefly and principally from the increafe of the ufe and wear of all forts Efq; Comptroller of the Stor^ in the Cuf-tom-houfe theie. Wednefday morning died ar Bath, the Lady of Charles Boone, Ef.j; alt ra long and fevere iilnef>. On Wednefday died, in the 21ft year of her a^e, in Cavendilh-fquare, the Hon. caries, cf which h? is civ:r^:y ii-;c:err, ij,s ioir.e to;>l.c!?r..tii;;i in ti.:i an^ the burials to 2507. Decreafed in the chriftenings this year, ics; in the burials, 198. Thuifday, at the quarter feffions at Guildhall, two men weic tried and found guilty for attempting to commit a deteftable crime in Moorfields; when the former wa* fentenced to pay a fine of one [billing, and : to nv; .M.^nlKae ^ rv-r^ fo il^. Ca,?A- of Ft i;ur . Dec. i3. 1-^ (^gn?itd Application to the Duties of that Ojjjce. irermitme to acquaint you, that I have been TwetUv three Tears in the Cc-mmoy; Council of Corn-kilt Hard, and Sixteen Tears Deputy thereof-dunng which Time (.is I always tbomgh it my Duty) I hate Kiade it my confiant Rule to attend on a I Cii) B:ij�r:efs] and^ - - Hwer, k*ave eier exerted : Privileges and Indeper dejtc'y z ens; high Cffit 'ifefiing t 1 I Middlesex. In Term. Tan. Feb. 28 4 Monday, Monday, Saturday, 9 After Term. Wedrd^a/j Feb* London. InTer Tan- 29 Feb. Tuefday, Tuefday, Feb. s Monday, 11 After Ter. Thurfday, feb.H I I Articles ^/Intelligence, Sflr, fnm the Postscripts of all the Evening --o * Cumberland ifland: October or Captain anc n their boat The Bilboa Merchant, Channel, from Newfoundland to Bilboa, is loft going into Bilboa. The Juffrow Agretta, Capr. Andrias Cor-nelus, from Rotterdam to Leland, is loft in Dundrara-Bay. Papers v' luff Thurfday. Letters from Paris fry, that advice has been received there from Rome, of the fudden relapfe of the Chevalier de St. George, who3 when thefe advices caane away, was entirely given over by his phyfieLms. Piivate letters from Berlin confirm the report that his Pmflian Majclty has c^rminly a de/iga to efieel a new ftttirment oji the American conrin-nr, laid to be fomevvliere ne.�r che iithmus of Darioi and thar mrjfures are now 1 t great ze?ije i ftatl eter retain ,d_____ f erred on, Guntlemen^ C-nituJJ, Tout moff obedient and Jan. 45 V75r. Ever devoted Servant, Francis Ellij. N. R. The Ehdlipn being fixed for next Tuefday, the t-arly Au*n(kncff 0/ my Friends ac (jutl-Jali will Ik rt^ankriiJJy efleemed. Ai the Sluuniefs of the Time will net perjmt my nuking u general perfonai AppJicacion, i hope'thac fuch nf the Wonhy Livery, as it may not f>c in my Power to wait on, wilt excuft the omirtuig that MirK of Rcijift which I other wife would have gladly paid. Comhill, J_____ n the ffirlby Liverymen of the cit) �o) Londojt. GeTttUfl&Hy YOUR Potts% Interdiy and Po}l fif f*edf*h*H Mred for 1 1 Deputy FRANCIS ELLIS, CitizeK and Grocer, T* JucceedSh Thomas Hamftmy deceaj'd, as Cham-her lain ot this honourable C//y, be ng a per/on weV affe&ed to I is Majefix King (J'-ohgb, and happy Conftitutwn tn C tire1* and Sfcitc ; Zjeakus Affeacr of the Rights .:nd sr.: his hell iV'Ci^zens^____ To me Y.'ortliy Liveiymen -.f tiu Cuy of Londox. * f?E \: 7 t. C M t V, HE GJ^ce cf Cham-erlais .-^this. City^ Uihg -j.zcar.t ly t:.s.D:ath of the late wcrthy Sir ' .' on:is r; ir: o-^ fcy.vif rue to rz~ near Londonderry j a very fmall part of her cargo is laved. r , 1 * cv 1 ,, Or> the z8th paft, in the night, 1 he Low- attainment of that great objed, they would ther, of Whitehaven, Capfain Cowman, proceed with temper, unanimity and diC- bden ^with coals, was, by the violence of A large fhip, fuppofed to be the Othello, talting to engage Ihij^pin^ officers and teamen to \ I forward the expedition. Extract of a Utter from Hamburghy Dec* 24. " Letters from Warfaw atlvife, that the deliberations hi the Coronation Dyer were earned J patch. Thurfday his Royal Highnefs the Duke of Gloucelter took the oaths and his feat in the Houfe of Peers. ' The fame day the Right Hon. the Lord Trevor, one of the joint Poft-Mafters General, took his feat in the Houfe of Lords. As did Lord Vifcount Courtney, in the rqoomiof his father, deceafed. F Thurfday fome thoufand Weavers went up to St. James's, in order to petkiofi his Majefty to tiifcountenance the wear of French filks, &c, and we hear every rtiea-fure, confident with liberty, will be taken to prevent it, and it is well known their lMajefties have always difcountenanced the wind, overfet, a'fraall diltance from the light fliip, and all the hands drowned. oji wirh great order and Unanimity, and with- ; Jan. 4j 1767. o!it the lealt appearance of parry ar.imoiiry. The Senators aiid Nuncios, vyijg wirh e*ch other, are eager to enter, into the King's views. j >j - - / 1 * J - J Cha. tf, ts >u. ared I wilt, to the ntrr.ojl cf my iitiis. c;uiecr Re fpedt yMUy clue to every Ge-.ti-rr.an of the I lve-ry, I ho.-c it will unt be imputed to any Neglect, but to the Difficulty I labour under of procuring correct Lilts on fofhorr a Oanvafs. N. h. The Day of Election is fixed for Tuef-tlay the 15-th Inltant; when the early Appear- ince of my Friends in Guildhall will Le efteeined a ^reat Favour. HE COURSE of Anatomical Lbctvkes, given at the Theatre of Sr. Thomas's Hofpical, will be^n on Wednefday the o?d Inftant, at Twelve o*ClocJc. H N From Mr. ?h a s k\ At D'Oylby's Warehottfe in the Strand, HA8 taken a Houfe in Long-Acre, over-againft James-Scieec, which is opened wich new-fefliioned Goods of aJI .Sons, and hopes, to have the Favour of all his Friends5 whp may depend on being welt ferved. D'O v ley's Gowns, Caps, Sultanas, Towels, See. _ LL Sorts of RAPPEE SNUFFS and CAHROT. TOBACCOS, are now felling", ac the original Manuia�tory, the-Caftie in Fleet-Street, oppofite St. Bride's Church, witil every other Article in the Tobacco and Snuff Trade, manu&Aured to the greareft Perfedhon, by Joseph Hot din
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(A/N: Hey everyone! It's been a while, hasn't it? Nice to seeya. So yeah, I recently moved house and school, cutting off my internet for a few months. I've been working on a lot of fics on paper though, which I'll upload soon. Also, I promise I'll get round to writing Hysteria! Dx)
Mello, 2nd, blond-haired, aggressive, charged through the hallways like a herd of roaming wildebeest. Why? It was simple. Beaten again! That morning, he'd woken up in a lovely mood, face glowing with cheer. His window was wide open, and he'd paused for a moment to listen to the birds sing.
''SHUT THE FUCK UP!'' Mello yelled, slamming his window shut. Then he had gotten dressed, and made his way downstairs to check the scoreboards of the latest test. His frown deepened at the sight of Near being first again.
So now, he was on a rampage through Wammy's. Everyone stepped aside as not to get injured, or killed. You never knew with Mello. He had no off switch. Well, even if he did, it'd be quite impossible to locate it.
Observers gasped as he almost knocked a scrawny kid off his feet. A PSP fell from his hands and landed to the ground. The victim of Mello's rage simply stared at the console. If he was angry, he was sure doing a good job at hiding it.
Mello turned around to look at his challenger. The kid had bright red hair, and strange goggles covering his eyes.
''What the fuck do you think you're doing?'' the blond growled, grabbing the other boy by the collar of his shirt.
''Oops, didn't see you there,'' he stared right at Mello, not intimidated at all, with those shielded eyes.
''I'm pretty hard to miss, fag.''
''Aheh, got sorta absorbed in my game,'' he pointed to the PSP.
2nd let go of the other boy's shirt and went over to it.
''This,'' he grinned, picking it up, ''is what I think about your little toy.''
The geeky looking boy clenched his fists slightly as he watched Mello throw the console into a wall, smashing it into pieces instantly. He was used to this sort of crap. He'd gotten it all the time at his old home.
''That wasn't a toy. If you wonna see toys go see that haphephobic albino.'' (A/N: Haphephobia or Haptephobia- Fear of being touched.)
Mello raised an eyebrow. This kid had something against Near? Interesting.
''What's your name?'' the blond asked, curious.
''Matt. New here. Nice to meetcha, uhh…?''
''Mello? That's the name of my roommate. Guess I'm roomin' with you, huh?'' Matt tilted his head slightly, fumbling around in his pocket. He finally found a cigarette and a lighter.
''My thoughts exactly.''
When Mello walked, nibbling on a leftover bit of a Hershey's bar, into his now shared room, Matt was already there, a laptop balanced on his knee, a gameboy in one hand, soda in the other.
He flopped onto his bed, waiting for the redhead to look up and greet him or something.
Nope, he was ignored.
Blondie almost snarled. He got up and waved a hand in front of Matt's face.
''Oh shit! Mario! Nooo! Don't die on me!'' the gamer started screaming, as his last life on the game was lost.
He looked so serious and utterly sad that Mello burst out laughing.
''That your lover?'' he asked.
''Nah, I don't date,'' the redhead said, as his fingers moved as fast as lightning along the console buttons.
''Jeeeeeez! Ohhhkaaaaay, .''
''Bad expriences with dating. Gimme a break,'' the geekier boy sighed.
An awkward silence followed. It'd been less than a minute, but it felt like a few hours for Mello. Matt didn't notice. He was too engrossed in Mario.
''Right, well, I'm gonna go do some homework. Gonna beat Near this time, just watch, bitches!''
''Bye Mels.''
The blond scowled at the new nickname, but left it alone.
He didn't feel like arguing with Matt.
(A/N: Ew…I coulda done better on this…Oh well. Next chapter in the making. Yaoi will happen...soon idk...in a few chapters time. Since that's what you're probably reading this for anyway. xD)


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I sat on my living room floor, surrounded by pieces of paper, wearing my rarely used glasses. The point of this was to decipher the code of a message written in incredibly tiny handwriting which had been pushed though my letterbox on the back of a picture of Johnny Depp. It was so frustrating! Every time I thought I had it, something changed which meant it wouldn't work. The episode of Family Guy I had been watching before this was posted was on in the background, but no my main focus was on the note.
My mobile vibrating was a great relief, especially when I saw who it was.
"Hey, Harriet."
"Oh. My. Goodness. Briony, you are not going to believe what I just saw," she gushed.
"No," I answered. "Probably not. But you're going to tell me, right?"
She started before I had finished. "I was in that pub opposite that strip club and I was looking out the window and you'll never guess who walked out! It was business partner, and he followed this pretty girl into an alley!"
I frowned. Surely Maximus wouldn't sink that low. "I think you might be mistaken."
"Nope. It was definitely him. I recognised him 'cause I like his hair, remember? I told you in Starbucks. And the girl was so much shorter than him and she was, like, sixteen and her hair was so ginger it was almost glowing! And then he was carrying her to his awesome car and then they drove off and I was like oh my god I have to tell Briony!" I couldn't believe she'd said the last two sentences and only took one breath between them. This was what I loved about Harriet. She had a habit of just giving all the information at once. We had a joke about what a crap criminal she'd make.
At first I was about to choke because of the thought of Maximus seducing little girls in alleys from a strip club that the girls weren't even old enough to be in. "I might strangle him when I see h-" I stopped when the sudden realisation of what he'd actually done hit me, just as a rather odd knocking sound came from the door.
"Harrie, I'm going to ask him if it was him. I promise I will call you as soon as I find out what he was doing."
"Good. See ya."
I cut the phone off and closed my eyes, groaning in total despair, then went to answer the door. And who was standing there, girl in his arms, grinning at me? None other than Maximus Wayde himself.
"Brilliant, aren't I?"
"Maximus," I swallowed. "What the hell have you done?"
He didn't answer, just continued to grin smugly at me like a total idiot. I dragged him into the flat and pushed him into the front room. He laid the girl on my settee and my jaw almost dropped, it probably would have if I hadn't been gritting my teeth to stop myself from screaming insults at him.
"I got our number one suspect," Maximus shrugged. "It was quite easy really. No resistance whatsoever."
I shook my head at him. "Maybe that's because she's a young girl who has no idea you're a spy, probably nervous because she'd just walked into a dark alley, at eleven at night in the dark. Who knows what might have been going through her head when you grabbed her? She probably thought you were a rapist or something. It wouldn't surprise me considering the building she'd just walked out of."
"How did you- oh, your friend most likely. You should tell her spilling information like that will get her nowhere."
"I will deal with Harriet later. Right now there is an unconscious girl on my sofa, and a stupid man in my house who's seeming to have forgotten that kidnapping is a criminal offence."
"Dammit. Well that's kinda small considering this is Tiffany Feldon. Our biggest suspect. Don't you ever-?"
"Suspect for what?" This certainly wasn't me, and it was far too high and feminine for Maximus.
We both whipped around to face Tiffany, who looked completely and utterly confused.
Then I turned my despairing stare on Maximus. "You're an idiot."
"Your glasses look nerdy, who's complaining?"
He shrugged and knelt in front of her, told her a blatant lie about how he found her and didn't see who knocked her out, and then started quizzing her. She was sixteen. I remember when I was sixteen. I felt so young, no different from how I felt when I was fourteen. Her middle name was Elizabeth, after her grandma. Her hair, as a completely unrelated fact, wasn't naturally ginger. She dyed it, but insisted she couldn't remember why. Etcetera, etcetera.
Then she started asking questions. Why bring her here - not to the hospital or something? Where exactly was she? Who was Maximus? Who was "she" (meaning me)? (These questions were all asked to Maximus).
And, eventually, "What's going on?"
Maximus sighed and looked at me.
"Right. Well, you see, Maximus and I are from the SIS. MI6." We simultaneously showed her our badges, which we kept in our pockets. "And this particular investigation involves you."
Maximus groaned as Tiffany's eyes became very wide. "Which is kind of unfortunate, 'cause I hate arresting pretty girls."


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