wandering through an old and forgotten attic, you have found a dusty cardboard box filled with goodies.
it looks abandoned, the owner wouldn't mind if you investigated further, would they?
there is a hardcover animal encyclopedia in here. you take a quick look through the pages and find some very interesting information about our new friends!
manta rays!
kingdom: animalia
phylum: chordata
class: chondrichthyes
order: myliobatiformes
family: mobulidae
genus: mobula
known species: mobula alfredi, mobula birostris and mobula yarae
fun fact: they have one of the highest brain-to-body ratio of all fish, and can pass the mirror test
jumping spiders!
kingdom: animalia
phylum: arthropoda
class: arachnida
order: araneae
family: mobulidae
known genera: 700
known species: +6000
fun fact: the jump of an individual colonus puerperus was measured at 38 times the body length
joro spiders!
kingdom: animalia
phylum: arthropoda
class: arachnida
order: araneae
family: nephilidae
genus: trichonephila
species: trichonephila clavata
fun fact: the common name of the spider comes from the jorogumo, a legendary spider in japanese folklore that can transform into a beautiful woman who can breathe fire and control other spiders
white-tailed deer!
kingdom: animalia
phylum: chordata
class: mammalia
order: artiodactyla
family: cervidae
genus: odocoileus
species: odocoileus virginianus
fun fact: the 1942 disney film adaptation of bambi, famously changed bambi's species from the novel's roe deer into a white-tailed deer
there are some brightly colored packages of candy. you wonder if they have already expired. do you know what flavor they are?
white rabbit candy!
name: white rabbit creamy candy (大白兔奶糖)
brief history: white rabbit creamy candy is a brand of milk candy manufactured by shanghai guan sheng yuan Food, ltd., in china. it is an iconic cultural brand and has been in production since 1943. it is considered to be a part of many mainlanders' and hong kongers' childhood nostalgia, and has been featured in many classic chinese films and TV series
flavors released: original vanilla flavour and new flavours such as chocolate, coffee, toffee, peanut, maize, coconut, lychee, strawberry, mango, durian, red bean, yogurt, matcha, tiramisu, wasabi, and mixed fruit
fun fact: each candy is wrapped in a thin edible paper-like wrapping made from sticky rice. they are then wrapped in a printed waxed paper wrapper. the rice wrapping layer is meant to be eaten along with the rest of the candy
limited edition japanese kit kats!
name: kit kat or kitto katto (キットカット)
brief history: kit kats were introduced to kapan in 1973 when british confectioner rowntree's made an agreement with japanese confectioner and restaurant owner fujiya. in 2014, they were the top-selling confection in the country. in 2004, the green tea flavor was introduced. since then, the product has been sold in more than 300 seasonal and regional flavors. nestlé attributes the success of the flavor varieties to the tradition of omiyage, in which regional specialties are brought back for family and co-workers from trips away
flavors released: 300 seasonal and regional flavor such as black tea, cherry blossom mochi, edamame, green bean, melon and cheese, miso soup, ramune soda, rock salt, salt and caramel, soy sauce, strawberry and wasabi
fun fact: the company's marketing campaign encouraged associations of the product's name with the coincidental cognate kitto katsu (きっと勝つ), translated as "you will surely win" and could be mailed as a good luck charm for students ahead of university exams
there are some old magazines and polaroid pictures of a few pretty important people. you study their poses and expressions. do you who they are, by any chance?
matthew lillard!
name: matthew lyn lillard
date of birth: january 24, 1970 (age 55)
birthplace: lansing, michigan, U.S.
occupations: actor, director and producer
years active: 1990 - present
popular works: scream, scooby-doo and five nights at freddy's
fun fact: he co-founded the company "find familiar spirits", which develops and sells specialized alcoholic beverages
damien haas!
name: damien christian haas
date of birth: november 23, 1990 (age 35)
birthplace: fulda, hesse, germany
occupations: actor, internet personality and voice actor
years active: 2009 - present
popular works: smosh member, delicious in dungeon (english dub) and so random!
fun fact: he has a second-degree black belt in karate, though he has not practiced since he was a teenager
eartha kitt!
name: eartha mae keith
date of birth: january 17, 1927
date of death: december 25, 2008 (aged 81)
birthplace: north, south carolina, U.S.
occupations: singer, actress, comedian, dancer, songwriter and activist
years active: 1942 - 2008
popular works: songs "c'est si bon" and "santa baby"
fun fact: she voiced the villain yzma in the emperor's new groove
cher!
name: cheryl sarkisian
date of birth: may 20, 1946 (age 79)
birthplace: el centro, california, U.S.
occupations: singer and actress
years active: 1963 - present
popular works: songs "i got you babe", "bang bang (my baby shot me down)" and "if i could turn back time"
fun fact: cher was the inspiration for mother gothel, a fictional character who appears in walt disney pictures' animated feature film tangled (2010)
there are some dusty CDs of what seem to be some cool films and video games. you pay attention to their cover art and read their back to discover what they are about!
film series re-animator!
directed by: stuart gordon and brian yuzna
based on: "herbert west–reanimator" by H. P. lovecraft
starring: jeffrey combs, bruce abbott, barbara crampton and david gale
release dates: 1985 (re-animator), 1990 (bride of re-animator) and 2003 (beyond re-animator)
summary of the first film: the film follows herbert west, a medical student who has invented a reagent which can re-animate deceased bodies. he and his classmate dan cain begin to test the serum on dead human bodies, and conflict with dr. carl hill, who is infatuated with cain's fiancée and wants to claim the invention as his own
fun fact: "re-animator: the musical", based on the first movie, debuted in 2011
film fright night!
directed by: tom holland
starring: chris sarandon, william ragsdale, amanda bearse, stephen geoffreys and roddy mcdowall
release date: august 2, 1985
summary: the film follows teenager charley brewster, who discovers that his next-door neighbor jerry dandrige is a vampire. when no one believes him, charley decides to get peter vincent, a TV show host who acted in films as a vampire hunter, to stop jerry's killing spree
fun fact: a few mishaps did occur during filming, including an incident in which ragsdale broke his ankle while running down a staircase. the schedule had to be reorganized, but filming continued
videogame bloodborne!
developer: fromsoftware
director: hidetaka miyazaki
publisher: sony computer entertainment
platform: playstation 4
genre: action role-playing
release date: march, 2015
summary: the game follows a hunter through the decrepit gothic, victorian-era inspired city of yharnam, whose inhabitants are afflicted with a blood-borne disease which transforms the residents into horrific beasts. Attempting to find the source of the plague, the player's character unravels the city's mysteries while fighting a variety of enemies
fun fact: bloodborne's soundtrack was composed by a mix of Japanese and Western composers. the development of the soundtrack lasted for around two and a half years
hi joro, inthemeantimewecry here! i really hope you like this shrine from your secret santa. i wasn't sure what to pick out from all the interests you listed, so i made a mix of all of them in one "shrine". it may not be text-heavy, but i tried to pick the most important aspects of each interest to make a mini-summary about each one.
you may be wondering what happened about your interest in "cryptids." to be honest, since there are a lot of cool cryptids, i didn't really know how to select the ones you like the most. however, instead, i offer you this totally-real polaroid photo i took of nessie in her lake. she says hi and happy holidays to you!
anyways, i hope you like it. have an amazing end of the year!!!
also, if you are interested in the sources of the pictures, here they are:
