When I Say I Was Bouncing Off The Walls And Crawling Around The Ceiling When I Got The Comm, I Mean It!

'A monkey in Persian Robes.'

Daroga, what did they do to you!?

(From my doodles of the Perisan)

She often spoke of you, my friend

Phantom of the Opera props on display at the House of MinaLima, Wardour Street, London.

This is the shop of a couple of designers who have made a lot of props for the Harry Potter movies. Well worth a visit!

(Yes, Vlad, Aurik got the hairstyle he deserves. No pigtails in sight)

This is so accurate it's horrifying. Can confirm, in people situations I'd be quiet you'd forget I'm there, then out of the blue say the most outlandish things. Aiden, are you in my walls?

Good to be the spokesperson screamsperson!

I cannot hear you!

@vladimirsangel @purrlockswatson

if you can , can you make book percy jackson and annabeth chase meeting the new show percy and annabeth , or if that is to hard Nico de angelo

Hi there! That was actually harder than I imagined! I only read the first book as a kid and forgot nearly everything except for the blue hotdogs. I hope you like them!

~Art requests in asks and comms on kofi open~

My braincell is officially Dead™️ so have this

Iffff you want to fill one in too here it is

Shoutout to @vladimirsangel for sending it to me that's it I'm going to kick my dead braincell around like a glob of pudding. Will link OG post when I'm alive again

OKAY GOT IT , kudos to @bitegore

Vlad's Erik (Vlerik)

Doodles of @vladimirsangel 's Erik Carrière from his story, Trying Again. Click for close-ups:

Right-oh, advertisement time. I'm not-so-well at the moment and can't muster the strength to make sense, so I'll just say that I went to menace the author with my excitement the moment I finished reading. And had to shorten my original message by half so as not to scare the living daylights out of him.

Romance authors, we have beef!

I came across this while turning off my brain with Kindle before sleep. I became very awake.

Where to start? Christine Daa? seems a good place. Then there's Musique D'ange. My French education is rolling on the floor in agony.

And which part, please, is this unique? I've seen one too many attractive Phantoms for my sanity lately, so I'm getting out the beef. I won't argue with people's interpretation of fiction, to each their own, but I DO have a problem with people taking away Erik's right to be unattractive.

Dracula is fair fodder. Appeal is part of his monstrosity, although I'm not happy with how attractive they make him as it distracts from the fact that he is supposed to be hated by his victims when they are lucid. (All hail Eggers' Nosferatu.) But Erik? Author, you crossed a line with me using Erik's name. Your rightful portion is Mr Y. Take him and welcome. I take it personally when people fudge around with Erik's reputation. Leave my cellar gremlin alone to be amoral in a way that is actually portrayed as amoral instead of an extension of his dark broody attractiveness.

Honestly, so many "morally grey" characters in fiction are actually "morally dark and handsome and does horrible things in the name of love." Not the same, shouldn't be taken as the same.

Bah, sorry about that. If you didn't hate it, my rambles about other POTO adaptations here

Phantom of the Paradise, you're a curious one

For some reason, I was convinced PoTP was set in outer space. Star Trek meets Phantom of the Opera, if you will. ⚠️Mild spoilers afoot⚠️

In a way, I'm glad I was ridiculously mistaken. I felt the full shocking impact of a rockstar-biopic-style narrative turned '70s Faust fever dream. The rooftop scene was like waking up in a nightmare: the metaphor coming horribly to life.

Winslow is a great Erik/Phantom incarnation. As a writer, I'm in sympathy with him for being unable to realise his masterpiece because it's "too long" and the entertainment world doesn't care. And horrible adaptations ARE enough to drive one to notoriety, you go, Winslow. Terrible tragedy that he wasn't allowed access to Erik's gunpowder stash, he deserved it.

Beef is probably the most dramatic La Carlotta parallel to exist, and that's saying something. What in the Santa-looking heck was he wearing as a coat during his "I'm outta here" scene? Somebody Super Like You is absolutely delightful - until he started performing, that is.

Phoenix has a stunning voice and a certain something that just screams superstar.

I'm less impressed by Swan. I'm not acquainted to Paul Williams' works, so I'm speaking solely without context about his background. Personally, I don't think he has the devilish, vampiric quality I'd have liked to see in that role. That's the only letdown in the film, honestly.

Rambles about other POTO adaptations here!

Why hello, Emo Cherik.

Inspiration from an absolutely unhinged video.

WARNING: I will NOT take responsibility for your dead braincells. If you watch it and feel the urge to bang your head on things, it has nothing to do with me. I wasn't here.

That said, enjoy suffering 1,990 phases of questioning your sense of humour:

All Cherik art here. Mostly less unhinged. And Kitty Cherik to compensate.

WHAT DID I SAY? What did I say?

ARGH.

Original posts: Nosferatu here and Lescat here.

Thank all of you who pressed the little funny buttons!

Aw, shucks. It just sucks when that happens, doesn't it? (Will he eat it? CAN he eat it? Is he allergic to vampire's thumbs? Help me out here, Vlad. Get well soon!)

Hope you're more hale and hearty than last weekend. Have a thumb-hug from this tiny horror:

You're brave, putting your thumb in there. He may steal it XD

Thank you for asking. I am still feeling a bit off-colour but a lot better than last weekend, that's for sure.

I love little felted Innocent so damn much