First off, it’s Chi McBride.

Not only is this a great film, but:

The Frighteners has always been my favorite Peter Jackson movie. It has the twisty camera movements and sudden tonal shifts that make his LotR movies so engaging without the epic posturing that makes them feel as long as they are.

The fact he pulled off Brunt, Weyoun, Shran, and that asshole cop in Sisko’s Benny visions is a major testament to his abilities.

“MY BODY IS A ROADMAP OF PAIN!”

I remember when I saw the first trailer for The Lord of the Rings and thought that the ring wraiths looked almost exactly like the reaper from The Frighteners, which was one of the scariest depictions of the Grim Reaper I had ever seen before. Then I learned that the two films had the same director and it all made…

Seriously, that categorization of John Astin just about made my jaw drop.

Combs is that rare actor who can give an extremely broad, scenery-chewing performance that still feels completely organic and rooted in genuine (deranged) emotion.

Yeah! “Lesser known” my butt. And Chi was on Boston Public for years. And John Astin is “lesser known”? News to me!

As Frank Bannister, Michael J. Fox has maybe never been better.

Jeffrey Combs is a treasure. He’s so delightfully insane here.

I thought I was the only one who liked this movie. See, this is what the internet is: a place for weirdoes who thought they were alone to meet other weirdoes who think they’re alone.

Usually, it relates to jamming. More than likely in this case, however, he just forgot that he had a chambered round or one in the magazine before dropping it as he was clearing, which would fit with the rest of the stupidity he demonstrated quite capably.

I’ll just say that the vast majority of firearm deaths are suicides, so your anecdotes reflect reality.

Actual responsible gun people insist that the term “negligent discharge” should be used to underline that these incidents are absolutely not “accidents.”

While I can easily think of a couple reasons the weapon went off that are accidental and would be beyond his control, the more you read about this the weirder this gets.

Ah, the legendary Responsible Gun Owner. Here’s some news: even Responsible Gun Owners can have fuckups.

This headline and its premise say so much about the normalization of gun culture. Accidently discharged? Was this one of those triggerless guns? You know, the one with jello bullets that inexplicably calcified into metal bullets? Did it not have a safety? No, since “the weapon accidently discharged,” the gun must be…

A gun went off in a classroom and nothing was done.

This post reads like a Trumpian fever dream. A child was injured by a loaded firearm wielded by his teacher in class and no one, not one person thought taking said child to the hospital or at the very least, calling his fucking parents would maybe be a good idea?