(i ripped this off wikipedia real fast so sorry if it's lib)
In October 1776, the Public Universal Friend contracted an epidemic disease and was bedridden and near death with a high fever. Their family summoned a doctor from Attleboro, six miles away, and neighbors kept up a death-watch at night. The fever broke after several days. The Friend later reported that [deadname redacted] had died, receiving revelations from God through two archangels who proclaimed there was "Room, Room, Room, in the many Mansions of eternal glory for Thee and for everyone". The Friend further said that [deadname redacted]'s soul had ascended to heaven and the body had been reanimated with a new spirit charged by God with preaching his word, that of the "Publick Universal Friend", describing that name in the words of Isaiah 62:2 as "a new name which the mouth of the Lord hath named".
From that time on, the Friend refused to answer to their deadname, ignoring or chastising those who insisted on using it. When visitors asked if it was the name of the person they were addressing, the Friend simply quoted Luke 23:3 ("thou sayest it"). Identifying as neither male nor female, the Friend asked not to be referred to with gendered pronouns. Followers respected these wishes; they referred only to "the Public Universal Friend" or short forms such as "the Friend" or "P.U.F.", and many avoided gender-specific pronouns even in private diaries. When someone asked if the Friend was male or female, the preacher replied "I am that I am", saying the same thing to a man who criticized the Friend's manner of dress (adding, in the latter case, "there is nothing indecent or improper in my dress or appearance; I am not accountable to mortals").
editorial note: I think this is a very cool story and I really love hearing it. We've been around forever and we've been doing variations of this forever. It's really beautiful
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I love how the soundtrack he wrote for They Live is just one riff, and it works.
Yeah his soundtracks are pretty stripped back, with some synth here or there too which I love. Escape from New York has a good soundtrack too, and The Thing he collaborated with Ennio Morricone and it's also pretty distinct (I have a load of them and their expanded versions)
The soundtrack for the thing got a “worst soundtrack award,” which amuses me greatly. Critics hated that movie so much when it came out and I don’t know why.
They hated it for a variety of reasons, many thought it would be in a similar vein to ET and "friendly aliens", the horror and gore of the film was seen as over the top back when it released and also it was seen as an unnecessary remake which it is in part. It takes the story ideas and concepts of The Thing from Another World and ramps up the horror and gore lmao (easter egg of that movie is in Halloween) It's one of my favourite horror/scifi movies
It’s one of the only movies I can body horror for, and I don’t even know why. It’s just done so well with practical effects!
I also sometimes quote the “if you guys have the time, I would rather not spend the rest of this winter TIED TO THIS FUCKING COUCH” line.
It's up there at the top for me, I love body horror, the fly is also all sorts of messed up and another remake plus the 80s remake of the blob is fairly decent too.
The Blob is fantastic, as is The Fly! Classics of practical effects. One thing I noted rewatching The Fly recently is how sad that movie is. It is just about someone close to you falling ill and slowly passing.
Yeah you feel bad for him in the end