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Weird Fiction Sweet Spot

mostly black and white manipulated photo of the entrance to Luna Park on Coney IslandSci Fi Park by Julio A Gonzalez (cc by)

Sci Fi / paranormal shows minus the horror? Member Bigbootay. Tay! Tay! Blam! Aargh... has a big! big! list. Blam!

01/02/24
by taz

Feeling Weird?

eery close-up of an abstract art image in shades of black, gray, and green with various, somewhat geometric elements that seem to vaguely represent a faceHomage to Shaun Tan by AlyZen Moonshadow (cc by)

Oh, the Weather Outside is Frightful, but Inside It’s Even Worse ... Hallelujah! GenjiandProust has posted another stellar compilation of weird audio dramas, with descriptions, helpful sorting info and links for all.

12/25/23
by taz

"Weird podcasts are the best"

Seeking more weirdo’s hoards of treasures

a huge stone-walled vaulted room filled with a cacophony of items on the floor and hanging from the side galleries and rafters: statues, wooden boats, sleds, tables, chairs sleighs, carriages, wheels. etc.image via mercermuseum.org

"My absolute favorite genre of museum/attraction is 'eccentric rich person’s oddly sorted collection of items related to their special interest(s).'" ActionPopulated asks where to scratch this itch.

09/19/23
by taz

Weird things your cat does

photo of a cat named JoeJoe the cat looking weird but happy Part of MetaFilter's fundraiser this year involved temporarily allowing more chatfilter type questions. It took a while, but eventually an Ask MetaFilter question about weird things your cat does was posted by spamandkimchi!

Theme Week

Title art from the 1985 film Weird Science

📈🚀🔬👩🏽‍🔬👀⁉️ We're having theme weeks as part of our fundraising month, and the theme for this week is WEIRD SCIENCE! Also currently in Metatalk, Show Us Your View!

08/09/21
by taz

Give me your glabrous, your rugose, your shambling masses ...

Statue of LibertyStatue of Liberty by Stina Stockholm (cc by-nc-nd)

Halloween Jack on the Statue, amid many other unsettling thread remarks (brrrr!) in signsofrain's post reminiscing about how we worshipped the husk.

Enjoy! Or dip in as a palate cleanser between y2karl's Gorgo 2049 video post (SCP alert!) and GenjiandProust's “I Wear No Mask” and Other Horrors newest weird audio dramas post.

07/26/21
by taz

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Billy Goat TavernBilly Goat Tavern by Articulate MediaWorks (cc by)

sandmanwv is asking for tips on eccentric US restaurants or bars with "severely limited menus and/or kind of weird service offerings".

07/22/21
by taz

Ear Worms?

Anthropomorphic RootsAnthropomorphic Roots by delgaudm (cc by)

oooooh! GenjiandProust offers a collection of weird fiction anthology podcasts, complete with description (including content warning info, where known), average running times, tone, existence (or not) of significant LGBTQ characters and elements, plus the number of stories or episodes, with direct links for each anthology (where possible). Nice!

07/03/21
by taz

ISO Weird Mysteries

postcard from the day you left, collage, 2020postcard from the day you left, collage, 2020 by yumikrum (cc by-nc-nd)

In Ask Metafilter, azalea_chant is looking for "mysteries that deviate from the standard structure/genre tropes etc. Can be fantasy or science fiction, literary, whatever ... just stuff that’s slightly different"

06/19/21
by taz

Halloween Eve Even More Weird

Detail from film poster for 1967 Russian horror film ViyDetail from film poster for 1967 Russian horror film "Viy"

If you've finally gulped down Wobbuffet's fantastic Weird Tales from the 18th Century and are hungerrrring for morrrre, feast your eyes and immortal soul on (Translated) Weird Tales from the 19th Century and Weird Tales from the 20th Century, all with lots and lots of lovely, juicy online links for reading late into the witching hour.

10/30/19
by taz

"Tales of Wonder and Terror"

image of Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (1943) by Dorothea TanningDorothea Tanning, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (1943)

Amazing post! Flagged as phantasmic*: Wobbuffet kicks off spooky season with a fabulous, deep, bookworm-friendly post on weird tales from the 18th Century.

10/01/19
by taz

it's what's inside that counts

packing...packing... by hans s (cc by-nd)

I find myself fascinated with packing lists. I scour the Peace Corps country-specific packing lists, despite not joining the Peace Corps. I found myself fascinated with the lists of items taking on the Oregon Trail (taken, abandoned, packed, included in the game, included in the Frontier Trails Museum ...

In Ask Metafilter, Ms Vegetable asks for directions to Weirdly Specific Packing and Possession Lists

07/16/19
by taz

Weird family ways

Mefites recall: What's a weird thing your family did that you thought was normal until you moved out?

No way, seriously?

What's the most implausible but true story about you?

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