andrewducker | Interesting Links for 27-10-2025

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I feel as if the right way to subvert Halloween is to pick things that are "scary" or "evil" in a different sense from the ghosts / vampires / werewolves / demons axis. If you're going to pick TV characters, then they should be sinister in some fashion. Morden from Babylon 5 springs to mind – wore a smart business suit, was unfailingly courteous to everybody, but somewhat sinister right from the start because of his slightly-too-wide smile, and terrifying to anyone who knew his true role in the plot. There are surely more up-to-date equivalents.

(At a very geeky party a decade or two ago, a friend showed up with a label on his jumper reading "systemd". "I've come as an evil dæmon", he explained. But that only worked because that particular party was full of people who would get that joke.)

Alastor from Hazbin Hotel.

"Just because you see a smile, don't think you know what's going on underneath. A smile is a valuable tool, my dear. It inspires your friends, keeps your enemies guessing, and ensures no matter what comes your way, you're the one in control."

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