"Forced to be brave, on their journey they encounter gruesome and unfair things that no one should ever have to face, and even the people who should be on their side apparently turn against them," wrote 11-year-old Natalie Wilson.
Butler conceived of the idea after encountering a gruesome piece of trivia: that a human head is believed to continue in a state of consciousness for one and a half minutes after decapitation.
One witness described the scene as "a war zone", while a Waco policeman called it the most gruesome scene he had encountered in his career.
He described gruesome events that he had encountered and was harshly critical of himself.
They entertained royalty and others in Europe, Asia and the United States with feats of strength and acrobatics and, at almost every step of the way, they encountered doctors peddling gruesome plans to separate them.
Her children, meanwhile, battle on as best they can, doing both normal children-type things such as trying to make friends (Lizzie's encounters with the gruesome twins Melody and Miranda Longlady are a highlight) and less normal things, like running the household.
True Grit is a minor (and surely lower-budget) Western in terms of scale and spectacle, and the characters encountered along the sporadically gruesome ride (including Damon as a persnickety Texas Ranger) are much more fun than the half-cocked heavies (Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper) at the end.
I see his point after encountering some of the museum's more gruesome exhibits: tubing and straps from lethal injections; contraband like shanks, monkey knots, and arm blades; a three-foot-long leather switch once used to punish inmates.
Co-directed by Claire Christerson and Sarah Kinlaw, and premiering today on Creators, the video stars the band's lead singer, Kinlaw, as she traverses through magically animated and crafty sets, encountering a variety of other characters donning wings, gruesome makeup, and fleshy outfits.
Although it's gruesome, you could be stopped by someone you didn't want to encounter if you're walking to class alone.
