White Rose of Avalon

Fantasy

  • A Very Biased Ranking of Every Season of ‘True Blood’

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is my own very biased ranking of all seven seasons of True Blood.   As a lover of Vampire media, I have long adored this HBO classic.   In honor of the burgeoning of Spooky Season, as September is fast approaching, I have…

  • My Ranking of ‘The Evil Dead’ Films!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is my personal ranking of all five films in the Evil Dead universe!   I have decided to do this ranking as a bit of a lead-in for Spooky Season, which is fast approaching.   To preface my list, I want to be…

  • ‘The All Souls Series’ by Deborah Harkness Ranked!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is going to be a ranking of all five of The All Souls books by Deborah Harkness.    To preface this post, I really love this series, and each book is definitely worth reading.   I just thought ranking my favorites as they…

  • We Need to Talk About ‘Stardust’ (2007), an Underrated Fantasy Gem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is about the 2007 film Stardust which is based on the Neil Gaiman novel of the same name.   It tells the story of Tristan Thorn (played by Charlie Cox), a young man raised by his father in a small English town called…

  • Barbas, Demon of Fear: A 1300th Post Special!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today is a very special post, as it marks the 1300th post here on White Rose of Avalon!   This is a big deal for me, what with my love for the number 13, especially with its connection to the Divine Feminine.   In honor…

  • Ranking ‘The Lives of the Mayfair Witches’ Trilogy

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is my own ranking of The Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy of books by Anne Rice.   I have recently re-read the series, well I actually re-read the first book last fall and just re-read the second two this past week.…

  • A Very Biased Ranking of the ‘Practical Magic’ Book Series!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is my definitive, and very biased ranking of all four of Alice Hoffman’s Practical Magic books!   To be clear, I love all four of these books, but I just have a very specific ranking of which ones I prefer over the others,…

  • ‘Labyrinth’, Iconic Fantasy Film & Spiritual Journey: Developing into Our True Selves

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is an examination of the classic 80s fantasy film Labyrinth and how Sarah’s journey (as she becomes a woman and embraces her sexuality while becoming her most true self) mirrors a Spiritual Journey and our own growth and evolution!…

  • Faery Sexuality & The Rites of Spring!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is about how Faery Sexuality and the Rites of Spring serve to nourish the land.    Sexuality itself is a symbol of nature’s abundance and all Fae celebrate sex in their wild freedom!    I will be going over different species of Fae…

  • The Monstrous Feminine & Female Body Horror Films

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to be about how body horror in films and the monstrous feminine are related.    In particular, I want to focus on why feminine body horror can be seen to mirror anxieties over the female body as something unknown and fears…