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getting into more detail about the stuff i like. you will find titles and people that may be considered problematic. i try to tag accordingly.

films, non-exhaustive. i like horror, animated films, dramas, b-movies, cult classics and also it takes me forever to finally sit down and watch something i'm interested in: sweeney todd (2007, 1982), phantom of the opera (many versions), nosferatu 2024, the love witch 2016, song of the sea 2014, emma. 2020, bad times at the el royale 2018, into the spiderverse 2018, edward scissorhands 1990, pirates of the caribbean (1-3), interstellar 2014, the rocky horror picture show 1975, rite here rite now 2024, james and the giant peach 1996, the phantom of the paradise 1974. ocean's eight (2018), corpse bride (2005) chicago 2002, steel magnolias 1989, in search of a flat earth 2020. (letterboxd).

music, extremely non-exhaustive-- my library is pretty extended. i like just about everything but i favor goth-adjacent genres and pop: depeche mode, kate bush, the cure, bjork, janelle monae, emilie autumn, chappell roan, ghost, rhianna, aurelio voltaire, the sisters of mercy, skunk anansie, the birthday massacre, the kills, britney spears, yes, hank williams, jamiroquai, missy elliott, atmosphere, massive attack, nikka costa, outkast, nightwish, siouxsie, tori amos, the killers, bauhaus, the damned, twin temple, florence + the machine, amy winehouse, edith piaf, gorillaz, dead can dance, dethklok, loreena mckennitt, joy division/new order, bruno mars, abba, type o negative, queen, ludo, marty robbins, tech n9ne, she wants revenge, sublime, david bowie, within temptation. (spotify).

shows, mostly cartoons. i also have a habit of never finishing tv shows: good omens, steven universe, the harley quinn show, sailor moon (1992), courage the cowardly dog, gravity falls, some doctor who, house, MASH, 21 jumpstreet, one-punch man, rick and morty, murder she wrote, keeping up appearances, invader zim, the grim adventures of billy and mandy, the late late show with craig ferguson, the powerpuff girls (1998), fullmetal alchemist (both), metalocalypse, king of the hill, downton abbey, regular show.

plays/musicals : king lear, a doll's house, eurydice, an oresteia (carson), love and information, sweeney todd, company, into the woods, a funny thing happened on the way to the forum, the phantom of the opera (ALW), pippin, chicago, hadestown, damn yankees, wicked, ain't misbehavin', spamalot, the lion king, anything goes.

books-- i prefer magical realism, gothic, period, and nonfiction, and my to-read list is a never-ending pit: the gilda stories by jewelle gomez, persuasion by jane austen, dracula by bram stoker, rebecca by daphne du maurier, the thursday next series by jasper fforde, the bell jar by sylvia plath, shockaholic by carrie fisher, the picture of dorian gray by oscar wilde, carmilla by j. sherdian le fanu, circe by madeline miller, i'm glad my mom died by jeanette mccurdy, stone butch blues by leslie feinberg, the demon-haunted world by carl sagan, the bluest eye by toni morrison. (storygraph).