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Horror

  • ‘Snow White’ & the Horror of Envy

    Welcome to day three of The Horror of Fairytales Week here at White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is what I am calling Snow White Sunday, as I am going to be examining the horror of envy in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs!   The story of Snow White is full…

  • My Ranking of the ‘X Trilogy’

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is my personal ranking of Ti West’s X Trilogy!   I finally got the chance to watch MaxXxine over the weekend, as it was added to HBO Max, so I knew I just had to do this post ranking the trilogy.   Without…

  • Unhinged Ballerinas in Film & the Dangers of Perfectionism

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is an examination of the use of Unhinged Ballerinas in film and how they are representations of the Dangers of Perfectionism!   In particular, I will be looking at the films Suspiria (both versions), The Red Shoes, and, most particularly, Black Swan.   …

  • 10 Must Read Gothic Novels

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a list of must-read Gothic novels.   I have done lists like this before, but it has been a while, and the other lists are not specifically about novels.   This list is meant to give some inspiration for your next Autumnal…

  • Underrated Horror Films to Watch This October

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is my list of recommendations for underrated horror films!   As a note, none of these films are ranked, they are simply ten horror films that I find to be underrated for various reasons.   Without further ado, let’s look at the list!…

  • ‘The Lure’: The Ideal Mermaid Film for Spooky Season

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to discuss the very fatal female protagonists of the Mermaid Horror Musical The Lure.   Yes, you read that right, this Polish Horror film is also a musical about Mermaids set in 1980s Warsaw!   The…

  • My Top 25 Favorite Horror Films!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is the countdown of my top 25 favorite horror films!   This was such a difficult list for me to narrow down, as I have so many favorite horror films.   That being said, as I began to hone in on my true…

  • ‘True Blood’ Maenad & ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ Pagans: A Magical Media Analysis of Folk Horror on Television

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is an examination of the Maenad storyline from True Blood, with The God Who Comes (Dionysus), and the Pagan storyline from Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, with the Green Man, and how they relate to Folk Horror!   In this Magical Media Analysis, I…

  • 10 Essential Spooky Season Films!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a countdown list of my top ten essential films for Spooky Season, ones that have stood the test of time, and many rewatches.   They vary from family-friendly entry-level horror to true horror.    Essentially these are the films that truly make…

  • Ranking the ‘Chucky’ Film Franchise!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is my ranking of the entire Chucky film franchise, except the remake as that is not part of the original timeline!   I know that many of my rankings will be very controversial, but I wanted to do this ranking for fun and…