Showing posts with label horror. Show all posts
Showing posts with label horror. Show all posts

Friday, October 22, 2021

I'm a Fan Girl: American Horror Story, Double Feature


Yes, that's Mamie (Sarah Paulson) and Valiant Thor (Cody Fern) getting it on. 



I’ve been a fan of American Horror Story since its beginning. There were a couple of seasons I didn’t care for. But overall, oh it is a great show! I love the revolving cast, the stories, the direction, the credits, the acting, everything.


And they surpassed themselves with the second half of this year’s program: Double Feature


I loved the first half, which had a family retreating to the east coast so the husband could work on his writing, and then . . . vampires and such. Excellent. But the best, the best, was the second half. UFOs! From Eisenhower to Nixon. Not just "the grays" but more than one alien race. Glowing eyes and exploding heads. Pink caftans. And Valiant Thor! Yes!



From the black and white to color, depending on the era, to Valiant Thor in the Whitehouse, to Mamie Einsenhower's  glorious pink caftan, brilliant. (Pink was Mamie’s favorite color.)


I’m not going to get into discussing the “truth” of things because, after all, when it comes to aliens and ETs and UFOs, no one knows “the truth.” This is also a television program for entertainment. It’s not a documentary. But the writers who did the research for this season obviously had a good awareness of the UFO realm, and went with it. Sure it’s speculation and what ifs but it’s really good speculation and what ifs. It’s a throw back to classic sci-fi stuff. 



Sunday, June 6, 2021

"Mantis"

 Among the hundreds of weird aspects of the UFO realm, the giant insectoid praying mantis beings really have my attention. It is just so bizarre, and out there . . . combined with my innate "Yikes! A BUG!" reaction to small insects, and the overall surreal and frightening encounters with giant insects, these narratives have  me immensely intrigued.

Last night's Coast to Coast had UFO researcher Preston Dennet as guest; during the interview Dennet told a tale of a woman jogging in the wee early hours when she saw a fifteen foot praying mantis walking rapidly down the road. It disappeared into a corn field (yes! a corn field.)

That story inspired me to create the following collage, a new medium I've been having fun with. This is the first collage in a series of UFO and cryptid themed collages. 


"Mantis," mixed media collage on 5 by 7 index card, Regan Lee 2021


Related links on this blog:

New Drawings: Dark Aliens

https://orangeorb.blogspot.com/2021/05/two-new-drawings-dark-aliens-praying.html


Shared Experiences: Rh Negative blood type

https://orangeorb.blogspot.com/2010/04/shared-experiences-rh-negative.html


Alien Ant

https://orangeorb.blogspot.com/2008/06/watercolor-alien-ant.html