Closing out some weird, weird links.

[seanan_mcguire]

A kind soul who dislikes my ability to sleep helpfully compiled a list of the weirdest Pokemon ever. And for "weirdest," read "most horrifically fucked-up and likely to cause you to have nightmares which rock the very foundations of your soul. Seriously, Pokemon is totally breeding the horror writers of tomorrow, today. It's awesome.

Speaking of horror, "Everglades" made the Honorable Mentions list for The Year's Best Horror. Yay! Maybe "Pavlov" or "The Box" can make the actual cut in 2011. Hey, a girl can dream, right?

Zombies are the new black. If you've been here for a while, you probably already knew that, but this is a fun article, and I contributed a quote, so hey. No loss here.

Tentacle pot pies. Yeah, you're welcome. I want to make an adorable Lovecraft theme dinner, and have everything be a) cute, and b) horrifying if you think about it too hard.

Speaking of horrifying, this was not designed for me. Or maybe that's not so much "horrifying" as it is "proof that life isn't fair." Woe to me, that I do not have this dress.

And yet Amy Mebberson drew Amy Pond as a My Little Pony to make me happy, so maybe the world isn't such a horrible place after all.

...that's all for right now. I still have roughly a metric ton of links to post, but most of them are reviews or things which require actual thought. So I leave you with this lovely dish o' random to get you through this gloomy Wednesday night.

See you tomorrow!

Comments

[mlerules.livejournal.com]

I LOVE THE TENTACLE POT PIES! THANK YOU! SQUEE.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Hee!

Awesome.

[lots42.livejournal.com]

I bet I can nail some of the list without even looking.

- Cubone; wears the skull of it's deceased mother.

- Dugtrio; three phallic heads pointing out of the ground.

- Eggecute; which is a bunch of egg/heads and the brains are exposed on one.

- The one Pokemon that created the universe. Yes, you beat up and imprison God Himself.

- Charmeleon which only evolves when thrown into lava.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

You guessed ONE correctly.

[phantom_wolfboy]

Nevertheless, that is a very disturbing list.

[tikiera.livejournal.com]

love hte pokemon list. now must go find mine.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Hee.

[newroticgirl.livejournal.com]

I love that Pokemon list!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

It's pretty awesome.

[biomekanic.livejournal.com]

I don't think Pokethulhu had anything nearly that messed up it.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

No, I don't think so either.

[kitrinlu.livejournal.com]

Lol, the Pokemon list! Such a disturbing (yet awesome) game!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Totally.

[mephron]

...there's a zombie novel in the Star Wars universe?

I give up. My first fandom is dead to me.

[jl8e]

Not only is it dead, but it's returning to eat your brains.

[katiebabs.livejournal.com]

Can I haz a pot pie? Nom nom.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Yes. Yes, you can haz.

[stormsdotter.livejournal.com]

I am not yet good enough to make clothing for other people based on measurements, but my sewing mentor, stitchinlin, does. She's interested in starting a side business in sewing clothing for large and otherwise unusually sized people, and could probably make that dress for you. :)

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

I'm actually looking for a larger-size (18 or so) sundress pattern as well, so if you or stitchinlin find a good commercial one, keep me in mind/let me know?

I'd offer to make you the dress, Seanan, but school won't let me. =(

[rrie-selavy.livejournal.com]

For more pokemon horror of a different, biology-based sort, may I recommend:
http://www.bogleech.com/pokemonzoo.html

(Warning: You will lose an hour or two of your life on this site if you love 1. Monsters 2. Science 3. Halloween.)

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Oh man that site is MAD AWESOME.

[firynze.livejournal.com]

...remind me to tell you about my plans for a Lovecraftian cookbook someday.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

I will do this thing.

[sirriamnis.livejournal.com]

Aaaaah! I hate you! Now I want a My Little Pony sundress!!!!!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

I have no regrets.

[ducktape74.livejournal.com]

Someone made my daughter a blanket out of that same fabric!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Awesome!

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

Best part of the Pokemon thang - the complete Pokedex isn't even out yet, so if you're playing the '150 OMFG NEW SHIT' Black/White?

Animal, vegetable, mineral - OH SHIT THAT'S AWESOME WHAT - and then it runs away. Why did it do that and how do I ca - oh. Right.

Hey, I got a five year old giving me pop quizzes every morning. Quiddit.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

*snicker*

[vincentursus.livejournal.com]

Pokemon is just appealing to their target audience.

Kids like creepy stuff.

[mac-arthur-park.livejournal.com]

As well you know, given the number of times you had to give me the "No, really, that's normal" speech where the boys were concerned.

Of course, you just encouraged them. :)

(I can never thank you enough for the books you sent us when I was stuck in NJ. Thank you)

[cruelest-month.livejournal.com]

These links are amazing! Especially the tentacle pot pies and the Pokemon one. I really need to dig out my DS soon and play for a bit.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

You fully should.

[yellowblackhaze.livejournal.com]

Love the Amy Pond My Little Pony! As my wife would say: I wants one!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Heeeeee.

[sora-no-kokoro.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, yes. My girlfriend and I love pointing out how absolutely soul-crushingly horrifying Pokemon can get, we're both enormous fans. That link takes the cake though, it's hilarious!

Want to make it worse?

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/075/3/f/yamask_by_pettyartist-d3bs11p.png

Try this on for size. :D

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

I...I...I...

OH GOD THAT POOR POKEMON WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU, JAPAN?!?

[mac-arthur-park.livejournal.com]

Pokemon is....seriously disturbing. I have the joy of having two kids who were OBSESSED with it, so I know more about it than your average bear.

Where is it okay to have a children's show that has the love interest of one of the villans chase them around with a bullwhip? Oh, yeah. The same place that brought us tentacle porn.

LOVE the dress! You know, the pattern looks pretty simple. I bet if you could track down the fabric, you could find a seamstress who could recreate it for you.

Heck, *I* want to track down the fabric. And the pattern, because I've got some 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' fabric that would be perfect for that pattern.

And, hey....my 20 year HS reunion is coming up. Have to go in style, right?

Yes, I'm going. Somehow, the freaks and geeks all ended up taking over (aka the English academic team, known for our Monty Python injoke buttons and a team captain who introduced us as "I am Lothar of the Hill People and these are my minions!" Yes, he was both my boyfriend and my GM at the time), so it may actually be fun. AND I get to see my mom, grandparents and baby sister for the first time in two years.

Can't believe I'm looking forward to going back to the town I so desperately wanted to escape...

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Hey, you got out, and you got to prove to the world that you were AWESOME.

Going back is just icing.

[archangelbeth]

Have you seen
http://all-that-is-interesting.com/post/4956385434/the-first-zombie-proof-house
???

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Yes!