Because I am an inconsiderate bastard. 
I haven't been around for a couple days, mainly because I've been dysphoric & trying to find other ways of entertaining myself other than wasting away on the internet. But evidently I'm back to that, so I might as well make it worthwhile! Anyway, onto the point of this post:
I'm curious as to everyone's favourite music, movies, books, tv shows, artists, & so on. While some people on this forum are already otherwise acquainted, some of us aren't & I figure it's an interesting way to spark conversation!
On top of the superficial reason for this question, I have to admit there are ulterior motives. Entertainment art is something that evokes emotion or passion in most people who enjoy it... It IS a form of expression, after all. So I suppose it's kind of a social experiment for me, in a way. Observe similarities, differences, patterns, or a lack thereof.
I suppose I'll start with none other than myself! I'm lazy, so I'm copying from my facebook. 
MUSIC: Metal - Opeth, Ackercocke, Burzum, my Dying Bride, Nevermore, Bloodbath, Blood Red Throne, Nile, Vader, Anorexia Nervosa, Strapping Young Lad, Slayer, Megadeth, Pantera, Emperor.
Eclectic/Art rock - Gorillaz, Primus, Mr. Bungle, Faith No More, Fantomas, the Residents, A Perfect Circle, Tool.
Neofolk - Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom, Jason Webley, Six Organs of Admittance, Sunn O))), Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Earth, Fursaxa, Espers.
Singer songwriters - Rufus Wainwright, Bjork, Regina Spektor, Norah Jones, Jeff Buckley, Nick Drake, Tom Waits.
Glamrock/Postpunk/Goth - Brian Eno, T. Rex, the Sweet, Nick Cave, Talking Heads, Oingo Boingo, Bauhaus, the Pixies, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Mission UK, Killing Joke, Joy Division.
Electronic - Wumpscut, Columbine, Psyclon Nine, Aphex Twin, Lustmord, Crystal Castles, Rob Zombie.
MOVIES: Murder Set Pieces, Antichrist, A Serbian Film, Wolf Creek, Hannibal Lecter series, Perfume, the Killer Inside Me, Dahmer, Funny Games, the Collector, Taking Lives, Suspect Zero, the Number 23, American Beauty, Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream, Trainspotting, Blow, Choke, Fight Club, Pulp Fiction, From Dusk Til Dawn, Boondock Saints, Dark Knight, Lost Boys, Sleepaway Camp, Night of the Demons, Hellraiser series, Basketcase, Evil Dead series, Motel Hell, Naked Lunch, American Psycho, American History X, Young Frankenstein, Wayne's World series, Kevin Smith movies, Judd Apatow movies, Happy Madison movies, & the Harry Potter series.
BOOKS: Fiction - Paradise Lost, Dante's Inferno, the Dice Man, the Collector, American Psycho, HP Lovecraft books, Lolita, & various poetry.
Non-fiction - the DSM, medical textbooks, Hare, true crime novels, case studies, Neitzsche, Bertrand Russel, Machiavelli, Thomas Paine, Immanuel Kant, Martin Heidegger, Rene Descartes, Plato, Socrates, Richard Feynman, Steven Hawking, Michio Kaku, other books about physics & quantum theory, & books on spiritual theory such as Crowley's & Fred Alan Wolf's books.
TELEVISION: Intervention, Hoarders, Taboo, Mystery Diagnosis, Lockup, How to Catch a Predator (for the lulz), the Universe, my Strange Addiction, House, Criminal Minds, Dexter, Psych, Monk, Weeds, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Daria, Family Guy, Metalocalypse, Invader Zim, Robot Chicken, No Reservations, Bizarre Foods, Chopped, Iron Chef, Top Chef, Sweet Genius.
RANDOM: Comic Books- Steampunk, Requiem, Johnny the Homocidal Maniac, Batman the Widening Gyre.
Photography & Visual Art- Diane Arbus, Margaret Bourke White, Jean-Michel Basquiat, HR Giger, Salvadore Dali, MC Escher. And I feel the Mutter Museum of Medical Oddities is absolutely genius.
Videogames - I won't even bother, hahaha...
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