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Femme Fatale Friday

  • 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…

  • Alison DiLaurentis and Aria Montgomery: The Real A’s

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to give my readers a two-for-one!    In recent weeks I have been re-watching, and watching YouTube deep dives into, Pretty Little Liars.    I was a fan of this show for its whole seven-season run, I do enjoy re-watching it.   However, each time I…

  • Gillian Holroyd, Classic Witchy Lover

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, as it is my Birthday Week, I have chosen one of my all-time favorite characters to feature.   Gillian Holroyd is the witchy protagonist of the 1958 classic romantic comedy Bell, Book and Candle.   This film is based on the stage play of the same name, as it…

  • Cerridwen, Welsh Celtic Goddess of Inspiration

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to write about Cerridwen, the Welsh Celtic Goddess of Inspiration.   I would like to give a brief note on the Welsh pronunciation of her name.    Her name is pronounced Ker-id-wen.  She famously had a connection to the great Welsh Bard and Poet Taliesin.   …

  • Jennifer’s Body, Jennifer Check Redeemed

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have chosen the titular character from one of my favorite films of the last twenty years.   Jennifer Check is one of the two lead characters in the film Jennifer’s Body, which was written by Diablo Cody.   Jennifer Check was portrayed by Megan Fox in this 2009…