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Movie: Demon Pond

Japanese New Wave renegade Masahiro Shinoda transforms a classic Kabuki tale with his own extravagant visual style in this dimension-shattering folk-horror fantasia. When a lone traveler (Tsutomu Yamazaki) stumbles upon a remote, drought-stricken village, he finds himself engulfed in a whirlpool of myth, mystery, and magic: in a nearby pond reside spirits who hold the fate of the town’s inhabitants—including lovers Akira (Go Kato) and Yuri (Kabuki legend Tamasaburo Bando; he also plays the ethereal princess reigning over the water)—in their hands. Set to the swirling strains of electronic-music pioneer Isao Tomita’s synth score, Demon Pond blends theatrical artifice with cinematic surrealism for an aquatic-apocalyptic fable of human love and folly caught in the current of nature’s wrath. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Nov 16, 2024 - 6 comments

Movie: She Is Conann [aka Conann]

In a bleak fantasy world, a young woman becomes a barbarian when her mother is killed by a savage horde; she matures into a fearsome killer whose adventures lead into other realms, and beyond life and death. [more inside]
posted by kittens for breakfast on Nov 10, 2024 - 3 comments

Book: The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller

From SLJ: Hand this fantasy to readers who want a fun read with villains as the stars. [more inside]
posted by CMcG on Nov 2, 2024 - 2 comments

Movie: Practical Magic

(Trailer) Two witch sisters, raised by their eccentric aunts in a small town, face closed-minded prejudice and a curse which threatens to prevent them ever finding lasting love. [more inside]
posted by Marky on Oct 28, 2024 - 15 comments

Book: The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle

A solitary unicorn wonders what happened to the others of her kind. She goes to search for them, and finds herself travelling through a world that has changed beyond her recognition, full of dangers and unexpected companions. [more inside]
posted by Pallas Athena on Oct 23, 2024 - 10 comments

Book: Foul Days

As a witch in the walled city of Chernograd, Kosara has plenty of practice treating lycanthrope bites, bargaining with kikimoras, and slaying bloodsucking upirs. There’s only one monster she can’t defeat: her ex, the Zmey, known as the Tsar of Monsters. She’s defied him one too many times and now he’s hunting her. Betrayed by someone close to her, Kosara’s only choice is to trade her shadow—the source of her powers—for a quick escape. [more inside]
posted by soelo on Sep 25, 2024 - 2 comments

Book: The Masquerades of Spring

Meet Augustus Berrycloth-Young--fop, flaneur, and Englishman abroad--as he chronicles the Jazz Age from his perch atop the city that never sleeps. That is, until his old friend Thomas Nightingale arrives, pursuing a rather mysterious affair concerning an old saxophone--which will take Gussie from his warm bed, to the cold shores of Long Island, and down to the jazz clubs where music, magic, and madness haunt the shadows...
posted by soelo on Sep 13, 2024 - 5 comments

Movie: Q: The Winged Serpent

A small-time crook stumbles onto the nest of a winged serpent attacking New York City, and hopes to use his discovery to broker a deal with the police.
posted by johnofjack on Aug 18, 2024 - 7 comments

Book: The Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger’s Apprentice Book 1)

“The sheet of paper, bright white with the reflected moonlight, was within reach. Just look at it, read it, and go, he told himself. That was all he had to do. He stretched out a hand for it. His fingers touched it. And a hand shot out of nowhere and seized him by the wrist.” [more inside]
posted by CMcG on Aug 13, 2024 - 2 comments

Book: The Sinister Booksellers of Bath

The Sinister Booksellers of Bath (which should be titled Maiden, Mother, Snail) revisits the lives of Susan and Merlin (from The Left-Handed Booksellers of London). Susan is being stalked by serial killer statues and her only hope is the secretive order of the Booksellers. [more inside]
posted by CMcG on Aug 11, 2024 - 1 comment

Book: Unraveller

“Five minutes into the conversation, Kellen was grinning so widely his face ached. He could see Nettle trying to catch his eye and very slightly shaking her head. She knew what his grin meant, even if this idiot merchant didn’t.” [more inside]
posted by CMcG on Aug 6, 2024 - 5 comments

Delicious in Dungeon: Egg / The Golden Country  Season 1, Ep 21

With the dungeon's fate hanging in the balance, Kabru negotiates with the elves. Meanwhile, a ghost drags Laios and crew into the cursed Golden Country.
posted by Pronoiac on Jul 5, 2024 - 3 comments

Delicious in Dungeon: Ice Golem / Barometz  Season 1, Ep 20

"Izutsumi proves to be a useful ally despite her lousy table manners and aversion to eating monsters. But the crew's kindness slowly opens her up."
posted by Pronoiac on Jul 1, 2024 - 4 comments

The Boys: Beware of the Jabberwock, My Son  Season 4, Ep 5

Vought hold an expo. Hugh Sr. wakes from his coma. The Boys take a trip to a farm.
posted by simonw on Jun 27, 2024 - 18 comments

The Boys: Wisdom of the Ages  Season 4, Ep 4

Homelander pays some scientists a visit. Firecracker broadcasts the first episode of her new show. Hughie asks A-Train for help.
posted by simonw on Jun 22, 2024 - 24 comments

Special Event: Rifftrax: EMBER DAYS

MST Club presents.... The Rifftrax people released just a week ago this fantasy movie that looks just like a bunch of LARPers decided to make a motion picture, much like first-season MST favorite Robot Holocaust. This is what Dungeons & Dragons has done to the world and why it can never be forgiven. The riff can be gotten here!
posted by JHarris on May 23, 2024 - 1 comment

Delicious in Dungeon: Hag/Nightmare  Season 1, Ep 19

Confronted by the chimeric tallman catgirl, Senshi winds up conducting a rather unique lesson on etiquette, while Marcille winds up dealing with nightmares of the monstrous sort - forcing Laios to take a dangerous journey into her psyche... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on May 10, 2024 - 8 comments

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End: Perfect Replicas  Season 1, Ep 24

With the spiegel - a monster capable of creating clones of those within the Ruins of the King's Tomb - now acting to deal with the mages invading the dungeon, the candidates in the Second Test now face the most dangerous of opponents - themselves... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on May 4, 2024 - 9 comments

Delicious in Dungeon: Shapeshifter  Season 1, Ep 18

Following a trail of blood, Team Touden travels to the sixth floor - the castle waterways, and the site of their loss to the red dragon. But when a surprising chill forces them to take shelter in an abandoned oubliette, they soon find that me's a crowd as there's now a bunch of copies - both credible and not... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on May 3, 2024 - 7 comments

Delicious in Dungeon: Harpy/Chimera  Season 1, Ep 17

Laios and Shuro's discussion/fight is cut short by an attack by harpies - and a much greater threat, one that leaves the parties shaken. And in the aftermath, two allies let it all out for once... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on Apr 26, 2024 - 9 comments

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End: Conquering The Labyrinth  Season 1, Ep 23

The Second Test has begun, and its objective is deceptively simple - reach the depths of a dungeon that has never been fully explored. But unexplored dungeons have dangerous threats, and the one this dungeon has might be the most dangerous of them all... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on Apr 24, 2024 - 4 comments

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End: Future Enemies  Season 1, Ep 22

With the conclusion of the First Test, the surviving candidates get a chance for some rest in the interlude. But while they have some time to enjoy themselves, the reality of the Second Test looms over their heads... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on Apr 22, 2024 - 1 comment

Encounter Party: And Then There Were Four  Season 1, Ep 1

"Six strangers share a prophetic dream that condemns two of them to death. As they chase down their impending demise, a dangerous question grows. Does fate change once you've seen it?" In the vein of Critical Role, a group of actors & friends play an original D&D 5e campaign; one of three original series on the new Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures streaming channel. [more inside]
posted by Saxon Kane on Apr 20, 2024 - 6 comments

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End: The World Of Magic  Season 1, Ep 21

As the First Test nears its conclusion, Frieren and Denken finally clash in a battle of experienced mages. But it turns out that the elf has a trick up her sleeve - a trick that will get the attention of Serie herself... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on Apr 20, 2024 - 1 comment

Renegade Nell: Episodes 2-8  Season 1, Ep 2

A quick-witted and courageous young woman framed for murder unexpectedly becomes the most notorious outlaw in 18th-century England. When a magical spirit called Billy appears, Nell realizes her destiny is bigger than she ever imagined.
posted by TheophileEscargot on Apr 19, 2024 - 6 comments

Delicious in Dungeon: Cleaners/Dried With Sweet Sake  Season 1, Ep 16

After some observation, Chilchuck has figured out a pattern to the shifting of the floor's configuration, leading Team Touden to the exit - and to Teams Kabru and Shuro. However, the reunion between allies may not be a happy one when Shuro finds out what happened with Falin... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on Apr 19, 2024 - 11 comments

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End: Necessary Killing  Season 1, Ep 20

The tension pops off as teams begin to clash - Wirbel and Party VIII challenging Fern's Party IV, while Party XIII led by Denken makes their move against Frieren and Party II. And with the stakes of the test - and of the prize that Serie holds for those who succeed - it might just be worth killing for... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on Apr 18, 2024 - 5 comments

Delicious in Dungeon: Driad/Cockatrice  Season 1, Ep 15

Trapped in the Mad Mage's ever shifting labyrinth, Team Touden is on the verge of starvation - until finding a nest of dryads provides a potential meal - and miserable allergies. And then, the party is forced to deal with a monster that makes the basilisk look tame... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on Apr 17, 2024 - 8 comments

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End: Well-Laid Plans  Season 1, Ep 19

With the First Test continuing, Frieren and her two young mage compatriots still need to acquire a stille - and they're not the only team in that boat. But given the stille's traits and the implications of Serie's barrier, Frieren hatches a plan to catch one - the problem being that said plan is by its nature picking a fight with all the other teams without a stille... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on Apr 16, 2024 - 6 comments

Delicious in Dungeon: Sea Serpent  Season 1, Ep 14

With the intensity of the past few episodes, it's perhaps a good pallette cleanser to go back and see how the comic relief is doing, and...did Kabru just outright murk that guy... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on Apr 15, 2024 - 9 comments

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End: First-Class Mage Exam  Season 1, Ep 18

Finally, Frieren and party have reached Äußerst, the Northern Lands' center of magical research and study - and the site of the examination to earn the rank of first class mage. But it's not just Frieren and Fern who seek the title, as a number of mages from around the lands converge on the city of magic... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on Apr 14, 2024 - 3 comments

Delicious in Dungeon: Red Dragon III/Good Medicine  Season 1, Ep 13

The Mad Mage makes his presence known, and his magic seems to have the power to control Falin, as Team Touden challenges the elven master of the dungeon. And when things go awry, the party is found by an orc warband - whose captain finds the halffoot's seeming cowardice distasteful... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on Apr 13, 2024 - 8 comments

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End: Take Care  Season 1, Ep 17

With the knowledge of his friend traveling to Tur, Sein now has a decision to make - though the weather gives him a chance to further reflect - and to bond with his comrades. And then when Fern falls ill, a journey to find medicinal ingredients gives Frieren and Stark a chance to bond... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on Apr 12, 2024 - 9 comments

Delicious in Dungeon: Red Dragon II  Season 1, Ep 12

The red dragon has been slain, and Falin's remains recovered. All that's left is to ressurect the young tallman woman - but doing so will have her friend make some grave choices... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on Apr 11, 2024 - 6 comments

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End: Long-Lived Friends  Season 1, Ep 16

The journey to Äußerst leads the party to meet with an old acquaintance of Frieren's - and with recounting past memories. And another stop results in Sein gaining insight on the path his childhood friend took - and in doing so forces the priest to make a choice... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on Apr 10, 2024 - 2 comments

Delicious in Dungeon: Red Dragon I  Season 1, Ep 11

This is it. This is what all the adventures, all the trials, all themeals have been leading up to. For Team Touden, it's do or die - for Falin's sake, the red dragon must fall... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on Apr 9, 2024 - 4 comments

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End: Smells Like Trouble  Season 1, Ep 15

When the party finds a town afflicted by a curse that puts people to sleep, Sein finds himself put to the test - not just of his skills, but of his belief in his fellow travelers as well. Then, a chance encounter with the ruler of the region has Stark play the role of his son - a false role that nonetheless brings up real emotions for the young warrior... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on Apr 8, 2024 - 4 comments

Delicious in Dungeon: Giant Frogs/Aboveground  Season 1, Ep 10

Refreshed physically, emotionally, and manawise, Team Touden begins the descent to the castle town - and to their confrontation with the red dragon. Unfortunately, the path downward will not be an easy one, with the stairwell down full of dangers. Meanwhile, Tansu reports his findings to the (nominal) head of the island, while Namari looks to see if by some miracle Falin's corpse has made it back for revival. One thing is clear - things are coming to a head, in several ways... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on Apr 7, 2024 - 5 comments

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End: Privilege Of The Young  Season 1, Ep 14

It's Fern's birthday, and tensions are high as it seems that Stark has forgotten and Fern is upset - but the reality of the situation is more complicated, as it usually is when emotions are in play, especially one particular one. Then while on the road, a monster attack causes a particular item of Frieren's to be lost - one with significant meaning... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on Apr 6, 2024 - 5 comments

Renegade Nell: Don't Call Me Nelly  Season 1, Ep 1

England, 1705: Nell Jackson's supernatural fighting skills stir up trouble on her return from war.
posted by TheophileEscargot on Apr 5, 2024 - 10 comments

Delicious in Dungeon: Tentacles/Stew  Season 1, Ep 9

With Marcille weakened from the undine's assault, Team Touden is surprised when another adventuring party comes upon them - with a familiar face in tow. But the realities of how dungeoneering works forces Laios to trade his labor for healing. And the enraged undine is still out there - but Marcille has a plan to kill two birds with one stone, and use it to replenish her mana... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on Apr 5, 2024 - 4 comments

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End: Aversion To One's Own Kind  Season 1, Ep 13

A chance meeting with a priest in the woods leads Frieren to learn more about the man - and to convince him to join her party to fulfill a childhood dream...and find a childhood friend... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on Apr 4, 2024 - 2 comments

Delicious in Dungeon: Raspberries/Grilling Meat   Season 1, Ep 8

Marcille thinks back on how she and Falin first met at school, and how she taught the elf valuable lessons about how there's more to the world than what's in books. Unfortunately, her ablutions wind up creating a very angry water spirit with murder on its mind... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on Apr 3, 2024 - 3 comments

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End: A Real Hero  Season 1, Ep 12

Continuing on to Äußerst, the trio finds themselves in the Village of the Sword just in time to keep a promise made by Frieren, and to learn a truth about Himmel's legend. Then, it's Stark's birthday - but the warrior feels that there's little reason to celebrate it - or him... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on Apr 2, 2024 - 3 comments

Delicious in Dungeon: Kelpie/Porridge/Broiled In Sauce  Season 1, Ep 7

Finally reaching an underground lake at the base of the castle, the party - and Senshi in particular - gets a valuable lesson in the reality of wild monsters being exactly that. And as Team Touden crosses the lak, they wind up finding out personally how one very large predator can throw off the ecosystem... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on Apr 1, 2024 - 3 comments

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End: Winter In The Northern Lands  Season 1, Ep 11

With Aura and her subordinates now dead, the people of Graf Granat's realm can finally relax and begin recovering from the wounds The Guillotine left. And with that, Frieren and her party now have a new goal - one that will lead to a chance encounter with another of her kind... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on Mar 31, 2024 - 3 comments

Delicious in Dungeon: Court Cuisine/Boiled In Salt Water  Season 1, Ep 6

Curiosity - and a rumbling tummy - lead Laios to try seeing if the food in the enchanted paintings is a possible food source. But he gets more than a meal as the scenes he enters tell the tale of the Golden Kingdom, as well as that of the Mad Mage. Later, a midnight bathroom break leads to Chilchuck trapped with his nemesis... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on Mar 30, 2024 - 1 comment

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End: A Powerful Mage  Season 1, Ep 10

Frieren has earned many epithets throughout her many years, but the first of those was apprentice to the great mage Flamme, she who brought the flame of magic to humanity - and waged a war against the monsters who preyed from the shadows. And it is that war that her elven apprentice has carried on, and which leads her to a confrontation with The Guillotine herself... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on Mar 29, 2024 - 5 comments

Delicious in Dungeon: Snacks/Sorbet  Season 1, Ep 5

All that glitters is not gold, as one adventurer group finds out the hard way when the treasure they find winds up being a bit more...alive than expected. And when Team Touden finds themselves dealing with spirits sans their indisposed healer, Senshi comes up with a creative - and tasty! - method of ghostbusting. [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on Mar 28, 2024 - 3 comments

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End: Aura The Guillotine   Season 1, Ep 9

Finding shelter and aid, Granat recounts to his young saviors about how Aura used her signature spell - Auserlese - to create her army of the dead. But at the moment, the bigger threat is Lügner and Linie - and they plan to deal with the young mage and warrior personally... [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum on Mar 27, 2024 - 3 comments

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