While Venus Powers enjoys the Halloween season, she has never been the biggest fan of actually dressing up and going trick or treating. She usually spent her childhood Halloweens watching scary movies with her dad late into the night, and Venus plans to spend this season in much the same time. She will get into the “costume” of comfortable clothes, invite over a few friends and teammates from the Academy, and watch a marathon of scary flicks with the lights off.
One of her favorite Halloween movies is Alien, the science fiction horror movie from James Cameron. It might not be a traditional scary movie with a serial killer or ghosts, but the building suspense, horror, and eventual violence of the Xenomorph’s attack on the ship fits perfectly with the underlying mood of the holiday season. Plus, it features Venus’s childhood hero, Ellen Ripley, in the starring role. Another movie on the docket for the night will be The Shining, Stanley Kubrick’s psychological thriller. Venus loves the intensifying claustrophobia of the Outlook Hotel and the way that Jack devolves into insanity, and the final confrontation leaves plenty of chills for the entire party. Plus, there’s plenty of popcorn available for eating, and while Venus may be a pro athlete, that doesn’t mean she can’t indulge every once in a while.
One of her favorite Halloween movies is Alien, the science fiction horror movie from James Cameron. It might not be a traditional scary movie with a serial killer or ghosts, but the building suspense, horror, and eventual violence of the Xenomorph’s attack on the ship fits perfectly with the underlying mood of the holiday season. Plus, it features Venus’s childhood hero, Ellen Ripley, in the starring role. Another movie on the docket for the night will be The Shining, Stanley Kubrick’s psychological thriller. Venus loves the intensifying claustrophobia of the Outlook Hotel and the way that Jack devolves into insanity, and the final confrontation leaves plenty of chills for the entire party. Plus, there’s plenty of popcorn available for eating, and while Venus may be a pro athlete, that doesn’t mean she can’t indulge every once in a while.
Transgender lesbian, S15 veteran, and (retired) media extraordinaire. Fascists and bigots are welcome to fuck off.
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For Your Reading Consideration:
Before the Butchers | The Jungle
The Giving Tree | Volume II | Volume III
A Winter of Discontent | Volume II
The Rockiest Road | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | Finale
Two Essays on Unfree Agency: On Agents | On Contracts
Eclipse of the Honey Moon | Volume II
Gemini Media Awards:
S39 | S40 | S41 | S42 | S43 | S44 | S45 | S46 | S47
All Winners
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For Your Reading Consideration:
Before the Butchers | The Jungle
The Giving Tree | Volume II | Volume III
A Winter of Discontent | Volume II
The Rockiest Road | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | Finale
Two Essays on Unfree Agency: On Agents | On Contracts
Eclipse of the Honey Moon | Volume II
Gemini Media Awards:
S39 | S40 | S41 | S42 | S43 | S44 | S45 | S46 | S47
All Winners
![[Image: cwAUFYO.png]](https://i.imgur.com/cwAUFYO.png)
![[Image: jZiqO11.png]](https://i.imgur.com/jZiqO11.png)
![[Image: 49rZtUA.png]](https://i.imgur.com/49rZtUA.png)
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