I’m not feeling threatened by AI image generators this week because I totally stumped Adobe Firefly with this strange ask below:
demon; eating tacos; in taco bell in a booth; horns on head; evil look; masculine; wearing a red t shirt
I also added ‘bulls head’ to the ask because I couldn’t get a demon look without adding an animal to the mix. Every search resulted in a human look including women with the masculine ask. Before I added ‘wearing a red t-shirt’ they were all wearing suits.
The image to the right is pretty similar to most of the results with different art styles as I changed the query. So AI thinks humans are demons, which of course is correct.
If you wanna see more of the results, check out my @meanwinniejean Instagram account.
I watched The Pope’s Exorcist this week. Was kinda in a mood for demons after trying to get the image generator to create demons eating tacos. The movie starts with this, which I loved. Fun going in knowing that the story is based on a real priest, but the movie was way beyond reality.
“When we jeer at the Devil and tell ourselves that he does not exist, that is when he is happiest.”
Father Gabriele Amorth
Chief Exorcist of the Vatican 1986-2016
Obviously a high-budget horror flick, so I appreciated the dark, dreary settings and quality acting. While a priest who performs exorcists is thrown out of his position, a family moves into an old, broken down abbey. Nice set up! But the Pope has to pull Russel Crowe back into the mix when a demon possesses a kid in the family. I loved the plot or demon’s intention in the storyline, which I won’t spoil.
Russel Crowe and the possessed kid were good, with all the other characters way too minor in the story. I appreciated that they jumped into the action right away. I wasn’t bored at any point while I watched, so no checking my email while watching. But the cringe and squirm in your seat wasn’t there for this horror freak. The movie is worth watching, especially if you prefer light horror.
That sums up my week. Did you watch any new horror films, good or bad?