New Yorkers! If you like good sports writing, head to tonight’s Varsity Letters reading series, presented by Gelf Magazine. David Gessner will be there to talk. DAGON (2001) - This is a welcome return to H.P. Lovecraft territory by director Stuart Gordon and screenwriter Dennis Paoli, both responsible for the. Cast/credits plus additional information about the film.
Negan - Wikipedia. Negan is a fictional character in the comic book series The Walking Dead and in the television series of the same name. He is the leader of a group of roughly 5. The Sanctuary, called the Saviors, a group that trades with others. In the comics, the character's appearance is based on Henry Rollins, as confirmed by Charlie Adlard. Initially obedient, Rick and the others secretly conspire with other communities in the Washington, D. C. Negan resides in an abandoned factory, where most of the attractive women—formerly other men's girlfriends or wives—act as his wives. He soon grows fond of Rick's son, Carl Grimes. Morgan has received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Negan in the television series upon his debut, earning himself the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series and Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television. Negan is feared and respected as a king; he is the first and last word on the activities of his group: the Saviors. He controls his subordinates by power, intimidation, and punishment. Brutal, foul- mouthed, and possessed of a twisted sense of humor, Negan carries a barbed wire- wrapped baseball bat named Lucille, after his late wife (as Jeffrey Dean Morgan confirmed in an interview). However, his behavior in certain situations might not always be construed as evil. While he can be merciless and unrelenting when getting a point across, he is also (at least superficially) understanding of others, willing to spare those he sees as potentially useful, and has been shown to be reasonable when people attempt to negotiate with him. He has a genuine disgust for the act of rape and affirms that his wives are with him voluntarily. Negan has a penchant for provocation and power games. The stronger the resistance to his will, the more he seems to enjoy the test of wills. Having insight rarely associated with violent antagonists. This gives him a significant psychological advantage in most contests of will, as he can anticipate and preempt an enemy's plans. The boys refer to him as . After defeating and belittling one of the boys, they run off and he instantly expresses regret about his behavior. His wife Lucille comes out to yell at him and Negan expresses his desire for the students to respect him by being the . Lucille then suddenly collapses. A Larger World. He slowly took control over this group from Dwight, thus forming The Saviors and fiercely ruled over his group. Negan, along with his team (which includes at least 5. Hilltop Colony: the Saviors would use the weaponry the other group was lacking to kill all zombies wandering near the Hilltop's premises. In return, the Saviors would obtain half of Hilltop's supplies, such as livestock and crops. To get his point across, if a potential problem would arise, Negan and his men would resort to cruel measures. For example, if they sensed they were being tracked, or if they believed they weren't getting sufficient supplies, the Saviors beat or killed people from Hilltop. The Saviors also sent . They lined up all of the survivors from the van (Rick, Carl, Glenn, Maggie, Sophia, Michonne, and Heath), telling them that Negan wanted revenge for the Saviors who were killed. Without Rick's consent, Negan imposed a binding deal: everything that belonged to the Alexandria Safe- Zone now belonged to the Saviors. Negan also introduced his weapon of choice; Lucille, a baseball bat covered in barbed wire. After a long talk about the new world order and whom he should beat to death using Lucille, he finally chose his victim at random: Glenn. Maggie panicked, while Glenn tried talking Negan out of it. However, Negan ignored him and used Lucille to smash Glenn's skull. Negan laughed, when Glenn attempted to get to his feet, hiking, . Glenn's last words were . Negan told the mourning and crying group that the Saviors would be back in one week to collect half of everything that Alexandria Safe- Zone owned, or there would be more killings. Rick vowed to avenge Glenn's murder and kill Negan. Negan laughed at this, beat Rick with his bare hands, and then turned around, leaving the survivors with Glenn's mangled corpse. Spencer Monroe arrived at the gate, questioning Negan's identity, and Negan laughs, referencing the events of Issue 1. Bemused that not everyone knows his name, Negan remarks that he . When Spencer leaves, Negan and the Saviors begin killing the roamers in the surrounding area. While the Saviors scavenge each of the houses for supplies, Negan makes several rude comments about his beating of Glenn, about Olivia being overweight, and towards Carl when Carl threatens him. Negan also forces Rick to hold . When Denise threatens a Savior for taking important medical supplies (all their opioidpainkillers), and Rick attempts to reason with Negan, Negan tells the group that their big walls are the only medicine they need. Before Negan departs, he retrieves . Once the Saviors get back to their base, Negan is amazed to see that Dwight is still alive. A Savior finds Carl, and Carl uses the rifle to kill six Saviors. They surround Carl, and he demands to speak with Negan. When Negan arrives, Carl fires at them until he loses control of his gun. Dwight is about to kill Carl when Negan stops Dwight and says, . He goes as far as to lead him through the Saviors' facilities, revealing that he is the leader of a cult- like domain of selfless followers who bow to his every word and command. Many followers in his ranks are living on a point system in order to sustain their lives, though many give into his graces in exchange for a better lifestyle, most notably the women in his . As Negan goes to handle the situation, he brings Carl along to see his wives and how he handles his affairs, before degrading the terrified Amber in front of them all. Afterward, Negan and Carl share a private moment in Negan's quarters, where he reveals that he'd like to get to know Carl a little better, but he gets distracted by Carl's bandaged face. He orders Carl to remove the bandages, showing interest in seeing the injury to his eye. Carl allows him to see it only after being threatened; he removes the bandages to reveal the disturbing results of having been shot. Negan, in a state of disbelief and awe, jokingly mocks the deformity and goes as far as to ask Carl if he can touch the part of his skull showing through Carl's exposed eye- socket, which causes Carl to break finally and cry. This appears to have an odd effect on Negan, who takes back the gesture and apologizes, seeing that he has finally found a weakness in the child he finds so dangerous. They are interrupted by one of Negan's followers who returns . Negan reverts to coldness and orders Carl to sing a song for him while he swings the bat dangerously close. After this intense encounter, they are interrupted once again, and Negan is told the iron is ready. Negan has Carl hold . Tied to the end of a pole, the tool is held over a fire before being handed to Negan, who presses it against the victim's face as punishment for their betrayal. In this case, it is the face of Amber's former lover Mark, who is left deformed in the same manner as Dwight, with a portion of his face permanently scarred and an eyeball exposed. After the ritual, Negan dismisses his congregation before turning to Carl, who hands back . Negan tells Rick how eager he is to show him . Negan decides that he will stay in Alexandria until Rick returns from the supply run. He makes an offhand comment about Olivia's weight; she overhears it and starts to cry. He tries to apologize, but she slaps him. Despite several Saviors' offering to kill her, Negan dismisses them. Negan is later approached by Spencer Monroe and asks for a little background on the Safe- Zone. After a while, Negan gets impatient with Spencer and wants to know why he came to him. Spencer then tells Negan that Rick is not a suitable leader for the community and asks that once Negan assassinates Rick, Spencer be given control over the Safe- Zone. Negan feels insulted that Spencer would wait until Rick was gone to tell him this. He responds by telling Spencer that Rick may hate him, but, he has guts, unlike Spencer, who acted like a coward. Negan then slashes Spencer's stomach, killing him almost instantly, causing Spencer's guts to spill out onto the ground. Negan then remarks that . Rick later returns and confronts Negan, who casually blows him off. Rick demands to know what happened, or Negan won't leave Alexandria alive. After picking up Lucille and praying to give him strength, Negan drops the excessive profanity he normally uses and tells Rick that he feels like he's . After seeing the supplies Rick has gathered, Negan initially demands all of it but then decides to take nothing, as repayment for having killed Spencer. Rick insists that they take their share, and Negan has no objections. As the Saviors are driving back to the foundry, Negan notices Rick and a few others are following them. An instant later, the driver is shot and killed. Confused and angry, Negan takes Lucille and sees Rick pointing a gun at his head. Suddenly, a gunshot is heard, and Rick's gun is destroyed as well as those of the others who came out with him. Negan remarks on how stupid Rick and the others are to use bullets on the roamers instead of saving them for . Negan reveals that before every pickup, he has a back- up team armed with guns surround the Safe- Zone and guard the area while he and the other Saviors go in and salvage for supplies. With a crazed smile on his face, Negan leans into Rick and says that he and the Safe- Zone residents are . He clarifies that Rick's . As Negan holds him off, Carl shoots off a portion of Lucille, causing the Saviors to open fire at the Safe- Zone walls. Negan orders them to stop, and is shocked and angry about the damage to Lucille. Rick tackles him from behind, but Negan subdues him once more. He calls Carl a one- eyed asshole and shouts for Carl to be thrown over the wall, saying: .
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