And After A While You Just Stop. You Stop Watering Your Plants. You Stop Watching Netflix. You Stop Reading.

130kcal for an ENTIRE chocolate cake

If you’ve already seen this recipe on MPA, it’s because I posted it there a while back. Anyway, here it is:

Ingredients

20g all-purpose flour (72.8)

10g cocoa powder (22.8)

2 egg whites (34)

40g allulose (14)*

Total Calories: 143.6kcal

*You can, of course, use zero-calorie sweetener if you’d like. The resulting cake will be 129.6kcal.

Instructions

Beat the egg whites to soft peaks and add in the allulose in 2-3 stages, mixing well between each addition. Continue to beat to form stiff peaks.

Fold in the flour and cocoa powder, being careful not to knock out too much air from the meringue.

Put the batter into a cake tin, flatten out the surface (or don’t and get an ugly cake), and bake in a preheated, 170˚C oven for 20 minutes.

Turn off the oven but leave the cake in there for 10 more minutes.

a guide to horror and the spooky season by me, a tired nineteen year old who lives for bad and underappreciated horror films. inspired by this post here enjoy the scary season and carve a pumpkin (dont @ me that some of these movies aren’t good sorry not everything is the shining)

thrillers 

the shining 

panic room 

silence of the lambs

rosemary’s baby

the green room

get out

a cure for wellness

the ward

under the skin

not your standard horror

the babadook

the witch

children of the corn

it follows

it comes at night

goodnight mommy

the neon demon

teeth

raw (2017)

the wickerman (1973)

hereditary

midsommar

the ritual (2018)

strong females (aka the use of evil ladies or final girls/there’s more than just these btw like scream and halloween)

alien

gone girl (it’s a thriller but same idea)

you’re next (home invasion)

ready or not (in theaters highly rec)

revenge (rape tw off screen but that’s its subgenre)

american mary 

ginger snaps

jennifer’s body (horror comedy)

the craft

carrie

the loved ones

high tension

the descent (all female cast / can also be put into psychological + creatures)

all cheerleaders die (more of a horror comedy)

all the boys love mandy lane (slasher/thriller + it has amber heard)

when a stranger calls

horror comedies 

zombieland

shaun of the dead

army of darkness

tremors

cabin in the woods (also creature)

life after beth

what we do in the shadows (90% comedy) 

killers / slashers

friday the 13th pt 1&2 (two is w/ jason)

scream (1-4)

halloween

candyman

black christmas (original)

nightmare on elm street (original)

wes craven’s new nightmare

i know what you did last summer

us (2019)

more slashers (but it’s a lot of fucked up families lmao)

the hills run red (its a b movie so keep in mind that its very cliche)

the hills have eyes

texas chainsaw massacre (original if you want a more suspenseful/2003 if you want more slasher action)

leatherface

wrong turn (it’s literally the hills have eyes in the woods)

the crazies (remake)

child’s play

the strangers: prey at night

creature features

the thing (1982/no jumpscares if that ain’t your thing/warning body horror)

cloverfield

jeepers creepers (don’t pay for it the director is a nasty man sO)

IT (i highly rec the remake)

an american wolf in london (werewolves obvi)

the howling (werewolves)

late phases (werewolves)

let the right one in (original / vampires)

fight night (vampires)

stake land (vampires)

30 days of night (vampires)

28 days later (zombies)

28 weeks later (zombies)

train to busan (zombies)

resident evil (zombies)

night of the living dead (zombies)

cujo 

anaconda (not really a horror film but)

jaws (sharks)

the shallows (sharks)

birdbox

a quiet place

psychological (+some are realistic horror if that is what you are looking for idk the name of that so i put them in here)

psycho 

misery

the girl next door

frozen (phobia based)

buried (same as above)

the strangers (home invasion)

intruders (home invasion)

hush (home invasion + it’s on netflix)

wolf creek (college kids trips go wrong)

the ruins (could also be considered creature feature i guess???)

anthology

trick r treat

vhs 

vhs 2

creepshow

grindhouse (sort of anthology)

abc’s of death

demons 

sinister (fuck sinister two)

the exorcist

the exorcism of emily rose 

the possession

the last shift

insidious

devil

the omen

paranormal

the conjuring

the conjuring 2

oujia 2

paranormal activity (also found footage)

the ring

thir13en ghosts

grave encounters

the grudge

poltergeist (the original)

oculus 

i don’t know where tf to put these

the purge (whichever you want there’s like 4 and are all the same)

final destination

from dusk till dawn (super campy but i love it)

pet cemetery 

contracted (body horror)

the fly (body horror)

suspiria

found footage

blair witch project

rec (2007)

silent house (i think??? its fucked up tho)

unfriended

the houses october built

as above so below

the den

gore fest (anything eli roth is kind of hard core)

hostel (cliche and has lil plot other than violence)

cabin fever 

green inferno (i haven’t seen it it’s not my thing but it’s supposed to be similar to cannibal holocaust which i also have not seen sorry)

evil dead (both original and 2013 remake)

saw series (it’s deliberately placed the first is more of a thriller)

i spit on your grave (much triggering and very disturbing)

the last house on the left (2009 it’s disturbing and gets very violent towards the end)

hellraiser (it’s very 80′s but it’s good it has a lot of body horror fair warning)

matrys

high tension

terrifier (on netflix really gross)

family friendly 

bob’s burgers halloween specials are all real cute

gremlins

it’s the great pumpkin charlie brown

hocus pocus 

halloween town 1 and 2

twitches

goosebumps (campy 90′s horror show for kids)

are you afraid of the dark (same as above)

scooby doo on zombie island

scooby doo and the witch’s ghost

scooby doo and the alien invaders

coraline

the nightmare before christmas

the corpse bride

beetlejuice

ghostbusters

monster house

harry potter

the adams family

monsterhouse

spooky / creepy others

from dusk till dawn (tv series + on netflix)

hemlock grove (on netlifx + made by eli roth)

bates motel (tv series/psycho prequel)

american horror story (horror anthology show)

teen wolf (tv show)

scream (tv series)

stranger things (netflix series/sci-fi esqe)

buzzfeed unsolved (crime/paranormal series on youtube)

welcome to nightvale (podcast)

mr nightmare (scary story youtube channel)

deadmeat (horror youtube channel/horror podcast too!)

jurassic park (horror adjacent)

predator (horror adjacent)

top 10 horror movies streaming on amazon prime

Suspiria (2018): AMAZING!!! This movie is simultaneously beautiful and disturbing as hell. I haven’t seen the original so I can’t really compare the two, but this movie is without a doubt the most creative horror film I’ve ever seen. The visuals are…stunning. This movie (on the surface level) revolves around a dance troupe where something unsettling seems to be going on, driving several of the girls there crazy. I won’t give too much more away, but I’d highly recommend! The music and dancing is incredible, too. Everything is just so pretty to look at, and so interesting because you never know what to expect, like watching some kind of art presentation. I will admit it starts out a little slow and I found the story hard to follow for maybe the first 20 minutes as I don’t know much history, but make it through those first 20 mins and you won’t regret it! (Warning: this movie is not for the faint of heart. Extremely graphic, gory, and honestly straight up disgusting in parts. One of the most horrifying films I’ve seen in a long time.)

Hereditary: I love this movie!!! Though I didn’t really find it scary in the traditional sense. People acted like it was the most frightening thing they’d ever seen, and I thought it was a bit tame, but then again, basically nothing scares me when it comes to movies, so I don’t know. Let me know if you think otherwise. That being said, it’s still super good and will still make you feel some type of way. Does a great job of making you feel uncomfortable and stressed the whole way through. Which maybe doesn’t sound like a good thing, but if you’re seeking out horror, what else are you here for?? This movie has gore, don’t get me wrong, but not too much compared to any other scary movies. But it’s shot really uniquely and the story is totally unpredictable, and there’s certain things that happen that make you feel so fucking upset because you start to put yourself in the characters’ shoes and you’re like OMGWHYWHYWHYWHYYYY. 

Would You Rather: Kind of a “slumber party fright night” sort of movie. Relies on shock, some gore, and jump scares for its frights, and definitely an easy movie for a beginner of the horror genre. It’s just one of those movies you can watch over and over again, with friends or alone, and never get sick of. This film depicts a game of would you rather where whatever the players choose, they actually have to go through with. It’s interesting to think about which of the two terrifying options you’d pick if you somehow found yourself in the same shoes.

It Follows: I saw this with my friend in theaters and neither of us were very sure how we felt about it immediately after finishing it. However, after giving myself some time to think, I found I couldn’t, well STOP thinking about it. First off, the music in this film is incredible, which is probably something I say way too much, but what can I say? I love a good original score. Anyway, premise-wise it might sound a bit WTF, but somehow it weirdly works as an original, entertaining, and chilling story. I recommend watching a second time, as you’ll begin to notice things you missed the first. Make sure to constantly pay attention to the background of this movie! You’ll notice people walking towards our protagonists the entire time, completely unfocused by the camera, which I enjoyed. It sort of forced you into the shoes of the characters, making you realize how easy it was for you to miss things they did, as well. I also thoroughly enjoyed the opening. 

They Look Like People: This is a pretty low budget indie film, but does horror in a way that doesn’t need a ton of special effects. It will put you into the head of the main character, who has no idea whether he is schizophrenic or actually experiencing the end of the world. The buzzing of flies he constantly hears, the constant anxiety and unease–it’s all just…I don’t know. Brilliant. This film will make you uncomfortable as hell. The ending is very abrupt, but I love everything about it.

Antisocial: Another one of those “good to watch with friends” type movies that doesn’t require too much thought. I don’t think it has the greatest reviews, but honestly I love it. I guess it’s sort of a guilty pleasure kind of movie. The characters can be dumb (not frustratingly so, but they have their moments), it’s fairly cliche, but overall it has a unique story and has lots of gore and fun scares. Apparently there’s a 2nd movie also on Prime, but I’ve never watched it so I can’t tell you how that is, but I’d definitely give the first a shot!

Stake Land: I don’t know what it is about this movie, it just makes me FEEL something. Sort of has a zombie apocalypse vibe to it, although we’re dealing with vampires instead of zombies. This movie does have it’s gore and jump scares, but I’d say it’ll probably depress you more than it’ll scare you. Still, there’s something disturbing and unsettling about it all the same, and I think it deserves a spot on this list. 

We Are What We Are: OH BOY. This movie is great. I absolutely love the pacing, and the excellent way it builds up to the story’s climax. You’ll get uneasier and uneasier as it goes on, and more and more is revealed to you. This family is hiding a dark secret, one that you won’t want to be right about. But maybe don’t eat while you watch this one. It gets pretty disgusting, and I remember feeling a little sick towards the end despite not usually being too effected by gore. 

Animal: Is it cheesy and totally predictable? Sure. But I love monster movies!!! There’s not really much new I can say about this, so I won’t go into too much detail, but the design of the monster is cool as hell. If you enjoy watching movies about people lost in the woods getting hunted by something truly evil, give this one a go. 

The Ruins: First of all, I must stress how badly you need to read the book this movie is based on, by Scott Smith. It doesn’t particulary matter which order; I actually watched the movie long before I realized it was a book and still enjoyed the read. Oddly enough, even though the author heavily helped write the movie script, the book has some major differences?? Overall I liked the book better though because it ends a little darker. That being said, the movie is great! It has a really unique concept for a horror movie, but I won’t say much because I want you to be surprised about what the “monster” is. (So maybe avoid trailers or reading any kind of description!) I know there’s an alternate ending, so I’d be sure to look that up and watch it on YouTube because I remember liking it better since it was more of an “unhappy” ending and I don’t go into most horror movies hoping it’ll end well. This is just such an awesome movie. I don’t know what else to say but that: it’s fucking awesome. You’ll get to watch a group of friends completely deteriorate as they lose their minds, desperate to escape their impossible situation.

I'm not sure if this works for other people, but I've found the best way (for me) to study is to go through a page and highlight as many important looking words in one color, then their meaning in another, and sometimes along the way slap a third color in for stuff I think is interesting. It helps words stick in my head and makes the page not feel so slippery! Idk if you accept asks like this that arent questions/direct responses, but i thought it might be helpful for other people too!

Yes, I accept asks like this! I don’t get enough of them with advice, honestly - if anyone has any, please send it in!

Thank you <3

Someone: Omg you’re so skinny! What is your secret?

Me: Oh I just eat healthy and exercise…

My ED:

Bucky: Maybe John's love language is Words of Affirmation :)

im calling myself out on this one

Everyday ADHD Things

- Losing things all the time

- Always being late

- Finding it hard to listen to someone talk about something you’re not interested in

- You can focus better when you’re doing something else that requires no thinking (eg, tapping fingers on the desk, playing with your hair)

- Cannot follow spoken instructions because you’ve already forgotten half of the steps

- Takes way longer to clean your room than it takes anyone else because as you’re tidying something away, you realise that your floor is dirty, so you start cleaning the floor, then you realise you should get a rug, so you start thinking about what colour to get, and half an hour later you’re standing in the shops looking for a rug but your room is still horribly messy

- You think someone hates you because they were busy and couldn’t hang out, and you KNOW you’re probably being oversensitive but also you’re worried that maybe you’re not being dramatic and they actually do hate you

- Getting obsessed with (hyperfixating on) a tv show/book/hobby and doing nothing but researching that one thing for weeks on end until one day you just suddenly aren’t that interested in it anymore

- Doing things - even things that you want to do - is hard. You want to get up and put a pizza in the oven but for some reason you just can’t make yourself do it. Now it’s three hours later and you’re starving and also bored so you want pizza and you want to watch the tv but you’re still. Lying. There.

- Trying to do schoolwork is a nightmare. You’re trying to read the work, but your eyes are just glazed over and you’ve read the same page about 10 times but you still have no idea what it says

- You’re obsessively talking to someone about that thing you love and you know that they lost interest about ten minutes ago but you can’t stop yourself from continuing to talk

- You try so hard at school and you’ve been told you have “potential” and would be doing so much better if you just focussed

- You have no money right now because you keep impulse buying

- People think you act young for your age

- People say that you always seem happy (even though you know that it’s not always true)

- You wish you got extra time in exams because you can just never finish them in time

- The first half of your exams have very long and detailed answers, and the second half is just random scribbled thoughts because you absolutely cannot plan your time properly, no matter how many times your teachers tell you that you’re meant to spend X amount of minutes on each question

What do you mean Wednesday asked Xavier to the Rave'N thinking "If this was my chance to get up close and personal with a potential serial killer, how could I refuse?" and Tyler turns out to be the said serial killer at the end?

What do you mean Wednesday was being all defensive saying "I was forced to ask someone as an act of self-preservation" because she's thinking of how Tyler would feel about her going with Xavier? (that hesitant pause as well before saying 'Xavier')

What do you mean Wednesday didn't deny Tyler's assumptions when he said "I thought we liked each other" and only said "I'm just dealing with a lot right now"?

What do you mean Tyler smiled WHEN NO ONE WAS LOOKING when he thought Wednesday asked him to the Rave'N?

What do you mean Wednesday immediately went straight to her wardrobe looking for a dress when she saw Tyler waiting for her as her date? Why didn't she just straightforwardly tell him she wasn't going because let's be real, since when did this girl think twice of hurting other people's feelings (except Enid's) but she abandoned her mystery-investigation-trip with Eugene to go to the "stupid dance" with Tyler?

What do you mean Xavier told Wednesday about what Tyler did to him, and she told Tyler 'she would've taken it further' AND THEN danced with Tyler?

What do you mean Tyler didn't need to KISS Wednesday during their date at the crypt because how could THAT help Laurel? but he initiated a kiss and Wednesday-I-would-never-fall-in-love-Addams freaking leaned in?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN??? I DON'T UNDERSTAND??