You've never heard of Krampus? He is basically the opposite of Santa Claus and yes, he is actually a demon. Santa Claus rewards the good boys and girls by giving them presents and Krampus terrorizes the bad boys and girls. There was a movie a few years ago that came out called Krampus that was heavily advertised. It's just a Grimm fairytale more or less.

Wow that actually sounds pretty cool! I'm amazed that I never heard about that before. ::shocked::

But now that I think about it I think he appeared as a boss monster in the arcade game CarnEvil. I never knew what he was in that game though I assumed he was just a zombified Santa Claus. ::big grin::

Cool! ::cool::Kind of makes me think of Jack Frost in those old Christmas movies my Mama used to force me to watch as a kid. ::big grin::

I love Krampus. So much that I bought the DVD (which I don't do very often).

I've decided that I'm only going to buy bluray movies if they are my all-time absolute favorites and try to keep my collection under 10 movies.

I had way too many DVDs before and I never watched most of them.

I could never live just 10 movies. I mean I haven't bought anything lately because I can't afford it but I need my movies. Since my ex and I broke up my collection is only half the size that it used to be but I still cherish each and every one of them.

That's why I have Netflix and Hulu. ::wink::

And I'm the kind of person who can sometimes watch the same thing over and over again without getting bored.

There was just now some Jesus Freaks going around knocking on people's doors giving out pamphlets I guess and it is nice and cool outside today so I have my door open and they knocked on my neighbor's door and no one came to the door so I got up and shut and locked my door before they came over here. They went down the steps and I got back up to open my door back up and there was 5 or 6 of them down at the bottom of the steps holding Bibles and probably discussing you to go harass next. I wish I knew these guys were coming that way I could set up some crazy-ass scenario to scare the bejesus out of them.

Try answering the door completely naked wearing a devil mask and a pentagram pendant. Maybe that'll scare them away. ::wink::

My neighbor's door is only about a foot or two from mine so I practically shut the door in their faces.

I actually met two mormon women once who used to go around our neighborhood handing out books and pamphlets.

Even though I obviously didn't convert I found that they were both very nice ladies and I liked them a lot.

I don't really judge people on their religious beliefs as long as they aren't judging me. I'm realizing that a lot of people in this world are really nice if you just give them a chance and don't judge them before you get to know them.

Or... you might meet them and see some of them are cool kats, some who like horror, and maybe you make some more cool friends in your new area?

Through work, I became good friends with a Jehovahs Witness. Well, actually was a friendly acquaintance with many JWs from a couple of different workplaces, but I was friends with guy in particular. Very cool guy. Didn't matter we disagreed on beliefs. I mean we disagree on things with everyone we know.

I know most of us don't want to be disturbed by an unannounced knock at the door, but neighbors will do exactly that to welcome you to the neighborhood... used to be they might bring you a pie. ::love::

But even it they didn't come over the first week to meet you, it's still a good thing to meet your neighbors, where they watch out for your house and property and vice versa; and you know who they are, have a good report, and sometimes you become friends and hangout.

It's really not all that different with these neighbors with a bible in hand meeting you. You just introduce yourself, if you have time you become acquainted. You can let them know you're not interested in talking about Jesus and the Bible, but you're happy to make new friends. It's not like you've never had a friend who was a christian, right?

Exactly! I completely agree with everything you just said. :)

The I just had a really good blue raspberry infused sucker. It was like a Jolly Rancher on a stick. It hasn't had time to kick in yet but I think today is going to be a good day!

I went to see my therapist yesterday and I am going to start tapering off two of my bipolar medicatons and adding something new.

I'm really nervous about this. :(

Trying new psychiatric medication can always be scary because it is a trial-and-error process to see what works best with you. I have taken all kinds of shit that has made me go 50 Shades of batshit crazy. Lithium was the worst but Saphris made me insanely paranoid and put me on a hardcore manic tailspin. just hang in there and be brave. Everything will work out, it will just take some time to find out what works best with you.

::sad::::sad::awww man Robert Englund's doin' a Freddy cameo on some dumbshit sitcom...

It's interesting he has no problem sitting in the makeup chair for one-offs but he won't do it for a new movie.

Freddy Krueger must be everyone's favorite serial killing pedophile. ::big grin::


Or at least he was a pedophile in the remake. I think in the original movies he just liked to kill kids not molest them. and I think the fact that we only ever saw him killing annoying teenagers while being a smartass is why people liked his character so much.

Actually, Wes Craven's original idea for Freddy was for him to be a child rapist and murderer but Robert Englund refuse to have anything to do with a character who raped children so he scrapped the idea and just made him a murderer. In the remake, they went ahead with Cravens original idea which is what has pissed a lot of people off. I myself prefer the original obviously but I don't think the movie is quite as bad as people make it out to be. I can appreciate the fact that Freddy was a serious entity rather than a comedian. and while the original Freddy's look is the most classic, the newer Freddy did look more like an actual burn victim.

Yeah and being more evil actually made him scarier.

His voice was really creepy. I mean in the original Nightmare on Elm Street before he became a full-on comedian, Robert Englund sounded creepy as hell as well. I mean realistically the makeup was better as well as the special effects and the acting was up to par as well but there's just something about the classics that can never be equaled or mastered. That also goes for the Remake to I Spit on Your Grave. The original was far more disturbing if you ask me because the rape scenes were so much more realistic and hard to watch at times but nevertheless, leaving you feeling very uneasy. The Remake had a pretty disturbing rape scene as well but I feel like the movie relies most on the Revenge kills, which were pretty fucking awesome, but it takes more than good kills and great Gore to lure me in.

I remember liking the remake to Last House on the Left. Everything about it felt realistic. I could see two young naive teenage girls getting into a dangerous situation like that because they befriended the wrong boy and I can imagine most parents reacting to their daughter being raped and almost killed just like the ones in this movie.

I would want to kill those scumbags too, but it wasn't just about avenging their daughter. It was about escaping those sociopaths so that they could get help for her.

And it was nice that they spared the boy because he clearly wasn't a psycho and didn't deserve to be killed. I wonder what would have happened to him after the movie was over though? He left with the family but he might have been held accountable by the authorities for what his father, uncle, and father's girlfriend did?

You are right, the Remake was more realistic but nothing about the original just draws me to it. I have been a fan of the original for many years and despite the realism Compared to the original, I just couldn't get into the remake.

I never actually watched the original but I saw an episode of The Cinema Snob about it and I remember thinking "God this looks so ridiculous compared to that remake!" ::big grin::

But maybe I should actually watch the whole movie and give it a chance? If a lot of people liked it then there must be something good about it

One of the things I like about modern horror movies today is that they actually portray teenage characters as more realistic and believable. They show them being the kids that they really are and not being a bunch of hypersexual potheads played by adult actors.

It's like even when you see teenagers doing that stuff in today's movies it feels more realistic compared to what it was like in the old horror movies because they are still just being kids. Like the ones in the remake of Nightmare on Elm Street.

D'original Last House on the Left isn't really meant to be taken seriously like the remake. The movie had some quirky music at times and just some Oddball happenings. You would have to watch it to understand but it is more or less a horror movie for stoners. Even in the making of the movie which comes on the DVD and Blu-ray, Wes Craven even says he remembers during the entire filming being stoned.

lol I guess that explains the peace symbol necklace.

::big grin::

But I really appreciate the remake for the realism. I like the idea of parents willing to do anything to protect their children from the evil monsters in this world.

The peace symbol necklace was actually a gift to Mary from her father because it was her birthday. In the original, her and her friend were going to a concert and we're trying to get some weed before the show and then they talked to Junior who in the original was the name of krug's son. He lures them back to where his father and weasel, I can't remember what his name was in the remake, and Sadie take them captive and take them out in the woods and torture them. The movie does have some pretty intense scenes and some decent Gore and some pretty good kills on and off screen and some pretty good kills on and off screen. Didn't you say you have Netflix? I know it used to be on there but I don't know if it still is or not.

Yeah I have Netflix. I don't know if it's still on there but if they ever readd it I'll definetly check it out. If nothing else I can always look for it in those $5 DVD bens at Walmart I know they sell it there sometimes.

I know they used the gold necklace as a subplot in the remake only instead of it being a peace symbol (Groovy dude! ::big grin::) it wad shaped more like a medallion and I think it was maybe a present given to the daughter by her brother who had died before the movie somehow.

I know in the movie she mentioned her dead brother a couple of times and her friend Mari didn't like to talk about it because she seemed to have some sort of phobia about death which makes her tragic fate even more sad. Basically her worst nightmare came true.

In the original, Mary gives the necklace to Junior trying to earn his trust and trying to get him to let her and her friend go. It is in later when her parents take them in that the mother notices Junior wearing the necklace. This makes the mother suspicious so she starts spying on them until she finds out what happens. I will stop ruining it for you now in case you watch it but I still think it's a great movie.

Yeah I think in the remake Junior (in this version I think he was called Justin) isn't evil. He picked up Mari's necklace (her other friend who got killed was named Page lol my bad) after she got attacked trying to run away and when his family unknowingly stopped at her parents' house for help and he saw her picture and freaked out after realizing whose house they were in he had a mental breakdown and quickly set the necklace down out of guilt. That was how the parents found out what happened to their daughter.

I liked the fact that in the remake they spared him unlike in the original. He was still just a kid too and in this version he felt actual remourse about what his family was doing. I think it was even implied that they were abusive towards him which is why he never ran to the authorities. He befriended Mari and Page because he was just a lonely teenager and didn't think that his father and the rest would be returning to the hotel that day.

I felt bad for the poor boy. ::sad::

I was thinking his name was Adam but it has been a long-ass time since I have seen it. In the original jr. Was a good kid as well but his father got him hooked on Heroin so he does whatever he says to get his fixed so he won't go through withdrawals. I'm not saying anything else about the movie because I feel like I am spoiling it for you ::big grin::

Ah, I guess that's even more tragic. ::sad::

Kind of makes me think of those real-world cases of parents who manipulate their own children into commiting crimes. It really does happen.

My mom is talking to her crackhead exhusband again which ALWAYS means she's going to get back together with him.

When she decides to tell me that she's moving him back into our house again I am giving them BOTH a peice of my mind! I am so sick and tired of this bullshit and her forcing me to act like I actually like that abusive scumbag!

If she gets angry and kicks me out then oh fucking well. But I will not be coming back when she does.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
 

I'm not a psychiatrist, but I play one online... seriously though, always have the goal of taking as little psychoactive medication as possible (mg), and cease taking as soon as possible. Because, in general, they have both cumulative and immediate negative side effects, can create problems that didn't exist.

For many with bipolar and similar conditions Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is the most effective. It can be done with or without medication, of course, and unlike meds it's permanent, has no side effects, no unknown interactions with other meds, etc.

Jeez don't scare the guy ::big grin:: I take Lexapro and I'm still not entirely sure what it is called but it's a mood stabilizer and they work very well for me and being bipolar with severe manic episodes when it is not being treated, I will be on medicine the rest of my life the only negative side effects I can really think of from my medicine are that they kill my sex drive but otherwise I feel great. but the thing about psychological medicines are they work different for everyone.

The same goes for therapy, I have decided to quit seeing my therapist as she really offers nothing new but I don't already know and doesn't even ask me questions or offer advice or anything to think about therapy doesn't work for some people but not everyone.

From from what I have learned therapy really doesn't work that well for people with Bipolar Disorder and they pretty much have to take medication for it to calm their mania and their violent mood swings.

It's just like people with Schizopherenia they have to take the medication every day or else they don't get better. You can't fix their delusions and paranoid thinking without giving them medication.

And I WISH my medication would kill my sex drive. I feel horny all the damn time now. ::stick out tongue::

I can still perform if the mood is Right butt I don't really get aroused quite like I used to.

I have seen quite a few therapists in my life and the majority of them just seem to be in it for the money. I don't know how many times I have seen therapists who just sit there quiet and staring at me and making me feel uncomfortable. I have told all of them my life story and why I am there and I was under the impression that therapists aren't supposed to tell you what to do but offer solutions to help you think about things for yourself. I have been doing that myself lately as moving to Vegas has opened me up 2 new psychedelic drugs. I know not a lot of people partake but for those who do, you will know that it is mental medicine and it has been very beneficial for me so far. I just feel like for having to spend roughly 3 hours on a bus twice a month and pay out $50 is just a waste of money considering she makes me feel like she is only there for a paycheck and doesn't even want to try to help me.

If anything I feel like it is to my progress and ain't nobody got time for that ::big grin::