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Femme Fatale Friday

  • Anne Boleyn, Queen of Reformation

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to discuss my favorite Queen of all time yet again.   After seeing the new docu-series about her on Netflix, which I also reviewed earlier this week here on White Rose of Avalon, I felt that she was the perfect topic for this week’s Femme Fatale…

  • Elen of the Ways

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to discuss the Celtic Goddess Elen of the Ways.    There is some belief that Elen could have been a real-life woman who married the Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus, who is also known in Welsh legend as Macsen Wledig.   There is a tale in The…

  • My Top 5 Favorite Lily Rabe Performances on American Horror Story

    For today’s post, which is also my Femme Fatale Friday post of this American Horror Story-themed week, I have decided to do a countdown of Lily Rabe’s top five performances on American Horror Story!   Each of these characters has a bit of a Femme Fatale side, so I thought it fitting!   Next week,…

  • Sabrina Spellman, In Each Iteration a Badass Witch

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to take a look at the character of Sabrina Spellman.    She is the character that started as a witchy addition to the Archie Comics lineup in the 1960s, even getting her own cartoon in that era.   Her next major iteration was in the 1990s…

  • Theda Bara, The Original Screen Vamp

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to write about Theda Bara.   Bara was the original Vamp of the silent film era!   She was born in Cincinnati Ohio as Theodosia Goodman in 1885.   But, this would not be the name or backstory that the public would get once she rose…

  • Ligeia, Poe’s Witchy Woman

    For Femme Fatale Friday of Gothic Romance Week, I have decided to write about Ligeia as Poe’s witchy woman!   I have written about this story before, but it has been a long time so I am delighted to take the opportunity to feature this tale as my Femme Fatale Friday post for my Edgar…

  • Vanessa Ives, Penny Dreadful Vixen

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to feature Vanessa Ives from the Showtime series Penny Dreadful.   As I have recently been re-watching the series, it really struck me that Vanessa is an ideal figure to feature for Femme Fatale Friday, especially during October!   A word of caution, there will be…

  • Persephone, Queen of the Underworld, Caretaker of the Dead

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to take a look at the Greek Goddess Persephone.   In particular, I will be focusing on her role as Queen of the Underworld.   In this guise, she is seen as a caretaker of the dead.   It is this aspect of her that is…

  • Claudia, Fear of the Vampire Child

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have chosen a truly fatal female.   Claudia from Interview with the Vampire is one of the most iconic female vampire characters ever written.   I thought it was appropriate to choose her for this first Femme Fatale Friday of October, that creepiest of months! Most people who…

  • Harley Quinn and the Dark Side of Enneagram Type 7

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to take a look at a character that famously has the same personality types as I do, ENFP (on the MBTI) and Enneagram 7w6.   Harley Quinn has this same personality makeup, however, she famously is on the unhealthy end of this type.    I find…