The New Banshees! (not a band, but it would rock too)

For the sake of making this entry PG, I will not post any pictures.

And before reading, do note that this is spoiler city.

I am always interested in the banshees in the horror genre. I have seen and observed and have been following up on how they have changed. Here's my observation thus far.

When I talk about banshees, you will know for sure that I have to include the queen of them all here:

1 - Ringu
It has to be the Japanese to come up with such horror. Because of the appearance of that Banshee Sadako, I couldn't sleep for two nights. Then I decided to watch it again to face her before a good night's rest.

Sadako was:
dressed in white,
has long hair,
walks contorted,
and has the eye.

2 - Forgotten B-grade Korean Horror
I stumbled upon this on an online b-grade horror streaming site. I was watching it for fun but when the banshee appeared, I jumped out of my seat!

She was:
dressed in white,
has long hair,
walks contorted,
and has white eyes!

Note: wearing black doesn't count as change. I am referring to Tales of Two Sisters.

3 - Alone
This Thai horror film remixed the banshee again! Just when banshees are everywhere, trust the Thais to bring the feat back.

She was:
dressed in white,
has long hair,
walks contorted,
has white eyes,
and a contorted mouth that leans her upper head all the way back!

Soon, the banshees are plain again. but now...

4 (latest) - Left 4 Dead, F.E.A.R., REC
Even though REC is a zombie movie, the monster has definitely inspired the banshee's new look. Evident in F.E.A.R., she is now:

naked,
has balding and unkempt hair,
has pale eyes,
contorted mouth,
and being naked, you can see that she is very frail and damn skinny,
and almost five hundred years old looking.
















So,

Respect grandmothers.

Underrated Trailer

I was watching it again.



The last line really punch it. Very clever of the marketing team to use it for the trailer.

It's Coming!

18 months in the waiting after the production wrapped. It's finally coming.



I don't care if Europa makes dumb action movies like The Transporter. Any of you remember that I love stories about fathers?

Health Downfall, An Encore

It sucks to suffer the same health problem that I just recovered for about three weeks.






And it's the F$*%&ing holidays...

Back in Business

My beliefs were shaken but now, I have accepted it again.

I. Am. A. Production. Monk.

It's supposed to be a beautiful tragedy that I don't give hugs for free. My last one meant something and that's the way it shall be.

It feels great to be totally free from expectations.

Now, I will LOVE my work.

Another Can't Wait

500 Days of Summer

LMAO - Jake & Amir

Totally rad.

It's someone else!

Haha, suddenly I'm JD Chang.

check this out.

Heavily censored and edited though.

A Love Story After Mocha & Caramel

Written with She & Him playing Change is Hard in the background. Visit the site.

9: The Short Film

Amazing! Catch this Oscar nominated short before the feature version!

Special Duties Unit: Team Thirteen

This is a paramilitary police unit I about wrote ages ago in a novella back in secondary school.

I never knew I'll revisit this unit again. This time, as a screenplay.

If Singapore sell guns...

Chatters watch out: read here.

Bed Rest vs Headaches

I need to lie on the bed to do nothing to rest my thigh. But I tend to sleep.

I need to get up to do something to avoid sleeping too much or else I'll get headaches.

What should I do?

Cindee

Wow...

The Beauty/The Beast

After DeCia's birthday party, I came to a realization. This causes a film The Beauty & The Beast to be one of my favorites.

There's this girl JlL that came to the party and left. The crowd thought that I scare her off based on first impression. Not that I care, but I brought the thought to bed and here's what comes.

The Beauty is the beauty not just because she is beautiful on the outside. She is beautiful on the inside. She gives the Beast a chance by understand him, leaving behind what thoughts others have implanted into her or her own first impressions.

Beast is actually a broken hearted and romantic being.

The Beauty mends his heart by understanding him and the Beast is whole again.





I try give people second chances. And I dare say, everyone deserve this chance.

Destructoid

This is darn funny!!!

Siblings who plays too much video games and make podcasts inspired by the games they play!!!

This is an episode inspired by Team Fortress:


And this one inspired by Left 4 Dead:


And my favorite, Text Adventures:

An Untitled Semi Biographical Love Story

I'm real excited!

I have written an outline of a short love story that hopefully can be shot next year. My second love story since Shut In!

I wrote it listening to this,
The Hill, Marketa Irglova


And this,
In a Manner of Speaking, Nouvelle Vague


My first official break out of Crime.

I aim for the first draft to be done next month, then a script read follows. Currently no title.



Give me the words that tells me nothing, give me the words that tells me everything...

Applies to Everything

Read from a book.

Rejection, get used to it. And it's not Death. Just one step closer to Success somewhere else.

Patience, without waiting, nothing is good.

I Forgot

This is a followup to the previous blog. I forgot that I should pray.






He has a plan.

And wait I shall.

My Choices Since...

AtHo told me that I must be crazy. I can even reject a hot one.



I long for and yet should never have. In the long run, I should be right. It's fair for all.





I wanna congrat them. Truly.

To the both of them, and the one to destroyed everything.

This is a dot. Now draw the lines.