Why would a dispatcher even have access? Is their job not logistics and communications? They’re not investigating or writing traffic tickets.

A monthly audit is going to do shit if they still let anyone and everyone associated with law enforcement have access to the system.

Agreed, thank you for weighing in as well.

I would also note that Flanagan likes to reuse actors. So the actor (Victoria Pedretti) who plays Nell in HH also plays the primary character in Bly, named Dani. Depending on how HH scares you and whether you would have associations to the actor and not just the character, I could see that amping up the emotions of Bly versus someone watching it who had not seen HH first.

Pedretti is a top notch scream queen and I will probably always sees a bit of HH Nell in her in any roles she plays. I do rewatch both on occasion and like to hold several months in between them so I can try to clear my mind of associations to the repeat actors.

Maybe 60-70%. Some jump scares but milder than the one in HH in the car scene. Some children get possessed but that’s not terribly graphic in how it’s portrayed. The ghosts have faded, washed out faces because they’ve forgotten the details of their lives so worse for people who dislike ranging about the uncanny valley, but mild for folks who watch a fair bit of horror.

Haunting of Hill House and Haunting of Bly Manor. Despite the similar names they are two distinct stories, first an adaptation to Shirley Jackson’s book and the second of Henry James’ Turn of the Screw.

HH is horror, Bly is more of a gothic romance; there are ghosts and scares but not as intense as HH.

I would trick or treat on Beggars Night in my grandparents’ town, and on Halloween in my home town, and at Boo at the Zoo to trick or treat at each animal exhibit, and at trunk’or’treat through church. Not all those within a single year, but usually more than one per year. So probably more like 16-20 for me.

And then as I aged out, I was still taking my youngest singlings out so they could trick or treat and I’d just walk with them. So another +2 or 3 there.

I liked it. I admit to being biased in favor of Flanagan. I have critiques, but net enjoy every single thing he’s made that I have seen so far.

I was fine with the alteration to the end with how the deaths came about, diverting from the book and setting up a second season. I’ll stop there to avoid spoilers.

Carrie and Crystal Lake. It’s been a good Halloween season for TV series.

Police said the bicyclists had organized their own ride, which was not sponsored by the city.

Gonna use that to blame the cyclists.

Rocky Horror Picture Show with a shadow cast. 'Tis the season.

And RAGBRAI. It only brings in tens of thousands of bike riders and is one of the most unique and recognizeable things Iowa is known for around the world.

I hope Mike Flanagan stays involved. Or not, so long as he has some other new project I get to watch.

For a while there were rumors he would be adapting the comic Something is Killing the Children and I would still LOVE to see that.

You are my SIL’s kind of cook. She goes through a liter jar of chicken bouillon every other month.

McSquidish is a regular poster here. A little bit of personal color is just fine and helps keep this building in the direction of a community, not a lifeless recipe repository. My two cents.

Wishing you speedy and healthy processing of emotions, and a delightful meal 🍻

I’m in Iowa and yep, I’ve been getting mailers 1-2 times a week for the past month that are “vote republican because they stand up for Israel” type messaging. I don’t have TV though so can’t comment on commercials.

The trans panic stuff still outnumbers the pro-Israel messaging about 3:1. “So and so DemocRAT candidate voted to let MEN into GIRLS’ bathrooms!!! Therefore, vote for Trump’s guy!”

5months later, I made it over the weekend. I found milk bread buns at a local bakery with a very small amount of asian offerings. It was ok, but missing acid. I wanted more lemon, perhaps some dollops of a lemon custard throughout.

Dishoom’s 24-hour black dal, or a speedier version of it. Delicious, so hearty.

https://iamafoodblog.com/dishooms-black-dal-and-garlic-naan/

I’ve made a full 24- hour version once and am considering again for thanksgiving. Everyone loved it last time and people were going back for seconds of it more often than seconds of turkey.

A 0.5mm “Benchy”, 4μm layer height. Delightful.

Hummed to the tune of “badger, badger, badger, MUSHROOM, MUSHROOM”:

“Punt, punt, punt, TURNOVER, TURNOVER”

Article has been updated. She was found.