Hello frens ✨

I know the title of this piece sounds like a Fall Out Boy song off of From Under the Cork Tree, but it pretty much sums the whole thing up.

I’ve been all over the place lately, but at the same time spending a lot of quiet, cozy moments with my beloved ones. 

It’s been a really nice balance.

I’m super excited about my upcoming blog post. I’ve been writing and painting for it over the past few weeks. If you’re feeling curious in the meantime, you can always peek at some of my older posts: Holy Week, the Spanish Inquisition, lunar and lunisolar calendars, or even Ostara, now that we’re officially in spring.

But I’ve also been soaking up the early spring sun, enjoying the chilly air, and diving into some slasher films.

A few spoilers ahead, you’ve been warned 👀 

Nothing too fancy, but with all the hype around the new Scream movie, my husband and I decided to start watching them. We did it in full Star Wars chaos mode: watched the first two, then jumped to the 5th, then the 6th, then went back to the 3rd and 4th. Now we’re not even sure if we’ll watch the newest one. Have you seen it?

I think I really loved the first two. It’s almost unbelievable how closely Scary Movie mirrors them, it’s basically a parody copy-paste. I did not remember that. We were screaming at the screen the entire time like: “Double tap to the head!” It was almost as they did not watch Zombieland. But seriously… Why do they (most of the time) have to announce themselves before trying to kill Ghostface? Why do they have to check something or someone? JUST RUN.

The fourth one was actually kind of wild because I thought how funny that they were so ahead of their time. All that commentary about people posting their entire lives online and others obsessively watching it… chills, honestly. Also there was a nod to Wes Craven, since the character Wes dies and they sort of honor him that way. 

Now, for the slasher side of things: the gore definitely gets turned up to eleven in the 5th and 6th movies. The plots are still simple, like the originals, but they spice things up with new characters. And I guess Billy Loomis showing up again has something to do with the actor’s comeback thanks to Riverdale (as Jughead's dad).

The voice of a generation, truly.

Nostalgia + new blood seems to be the formula now, and they were right about that one. That said… it’s a shame about the final girl being fired. It also means her sister won’t be coming back either. Looks like they’re going back to the beginning… good luck explaining how certain dead characters return without ghosts or hallucinations.

Anyway, I was still craving more stab-stabbity-stab movies, and my husband found the Fear Street movies (based on R.L. Stine). And wow, we were in for a ride.

I absolutely loved them. Such a pleasant surprise. I read Goosebumps as a kid (and the HorrorLand series), but never really got into his more teen-focused stories, so I don’t know how faithful the movies are, but they were great. NO ONE is safe, and I loved that energy.

Two of Stranger Things actors are on the movies and I think they play kind of the same character in it too. Still, I didn’t mind, the plot was entertaining, and the focus was on other characters anyway, for the most of the movies. I’d definitely recommend them.

And finally, we watched the first Smile movie. I found it kind of sad, actually. Don’t get me wrong (I did get jump-scared) but beyond the simple premise, there are some layers that make you feel for the protagonist. It taps into how easy it is to dismiss people, and how trauma can spiral into something terrifying. A bit heavy… but effective.

So, the past couple of weeks have been pretty exciting overall and movie-wise, very bloody, oozy, and delightfully unhinged hehe.

What have you been watching lately?

See you later, alligator 🐊

PS: I drew one of the killers from Fear Street and the one and only Ghostface hehe. Dark and horror art will always be my roots, it’s where I started. Even if I’ve been exploring other genres lately, I’ll always enjoy drawing a villain or two.

Here’s to more scary monsters I’ve drawn 

Godspeed 🖤