The Twilight Zone

And now, the young man Flok will finally venture, trip and dare into a zone so unreal and unusual, he wonders if he will ever find his way out.

Rod Serling’s baby certainly amazed the world by the end of the 50’s and throughout the 60’s with his abnormal TV series, each of them featuring strange tales of supernatural means, usually involving science fiction, horror, psychological thriller and fantasy among other diverse genres, and usually ending with a very effective twist.

I must say that many of the episodes hold up surprisingly well, because the stories continue to be fascinating in their own ways. There are too much episodes to discuss and it is frankly too hard to choose a favorite one, so I won’t start thinking about that.

Almost every episode is worth watching anyway. Personally, as well as looking at others opinions, The Twilight Zone is definitely one of those series you have to see at least once in your lifetime, most likely preferably starting with the original.

How can anyone not be fascinated by some of the best episodes it has to offer in its 5 seasons?

Rating: 8.0

What Do I Fear, Part 2

Real Life edition.

This is a follow up towards https://flow-rush.blogspot.com/search?q=what+do+i+fear

I'm happy to announce that I do no longer fear roller coasters though :)

1)Hearing and Sight loss

My ears and eyes are not the best around. Especially with my ears, I have a long medical history, having had 6 operations for them, and now I have been wearing hearing aids for 1.5 years. Wearing lenses and glasses is what I have been doing since my late teens and early twenties.

Hearing loss is not often "heard" of, but my hearing care professional guaranteed me that it happens much more often than we think in society itself. I am thankfully glad that devices and tools exist to give me what normal humans would empirically experience, but I hope that nanotechnology can biologically enhance me in the future.

And I hope that further loss will not happen, not until at least when I hit, say, 80, when it's normal.

2)Forever Alone

This is a meme you can look up, but sometimes, it does feel that I will be forever alone, not in terms of family or friends, but in terms of finding a partner for love in general. My psychological fear of rejection and neglect from women is partly responsible.

But another part is that my self-esteem in regards to approaching women is a total loss. How is it possible that I can have great conversations with normal girlfriends from my buddies, female co-workers and family members, but definitely not so smoothly with beautiful unknown women?

Very rarely, I do approach them and say something, but holding the conversation, being romantic and hell being able to flirt is what alienates me, despite having read and seen countless of articles and examples.

Being fearful of being alone, missing out during my young hay days of satisfying relations and not living life to it's "fullest", which is subjective, makes me fearful of being forever alone, sometimes. Thankfully, moods change all the time, and there is enough distraction keeping me busy, and I have all other normal topics under control.

3)Parkinson's disease

This is a very scary disease in my opinion, with several symptoms happening, but the most fearful of them is that thinking and behavioral problems may occur, especially when memory loss is involved, short or long term.

The idea that I can forget certain joyful memories forever from my mind scares me sometimes even more than death itself(which I briefly talked about in the previous related blog post). What if I could not remember all of my traveling adventures I have done so far? I would go insane for that reason alone.

And what if you don't remember who your friends and family are, or their happiness and love they experience about you? The son of my step grandma had this disease, and I remember how his body was always shaking around the most.

The world can be such a scary place or thought. Horror is here to stay with humanity, in all of it's forms.

Castlevania: Kid Dracula

A parody from Konami itself, Kid Dracula is just that!

Based on the Castlevania series, this Famicom exclusive let's you play as Kid Dracula in his younger days and it surprisingly is well done action platformer to undertake.

You are able to shoot fireballs in several directions, and after beating a stage, you will unlock a new ability. The stages themselves are rather short, and the enemies generic, but the gameplay is spot on and you will likely beat it sooner than you think.

The most likely reason it was never released in the West is because of the first boss's insignia looking very familiar and very reminiscent of the Nazi Party's official swastika symbol. It's a shame, as the goofy and kid friendly horror game is fun!

Rating: 6.6

Midsommar

A couple travels to Sweden to visit a rural hometown's fabled mid-summer festival.

What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.

Midsommar is a different kind of disturbing horror about sacrifices and rituals to manage a certain life cycle, and it does so in several ways, such as magic substances of different kinds if you know what I mean.

Reminding me of horrors such as The Wicker Man(1973), this is Ari Aster’s second picture, which has a long running time, but the cinematography, the screenplay, the performances, the music, spiral weird occurrences and eventually the creepiness(which slowly crawls, and does not quickly jump) make Midsommar one of the standout horrors for this year.

Definitely not everyone's cup of tea, including average horror fans, regarding it's slow pacing and some distinguished disturbing scenes, which includes suicide, nudity, drugs, flaying and murders, but if you're looking for an oddity, this is is.

Rating: 7.0