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Vampire Week

  • Mina Harker: Dracula’s Obsession

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today is the final day of Dracula Week here at White Rose of Avalon, and I am finishing off with this Halloween Femme Fatale Friday post about Mina Harker (nee Murray)!  What other way could I have ended this week, but to discuss the character…

  • The Occult Symbolism in ‘Nosferatu’ (2024): A Magical Media Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today is the sixth day of Dracula Week here at White Rose of Avalon, and I am doing a Magical Media Analysis of the Occult Symbolism in Nosferatu from 2024!   Now, I want to begin by saying that this film is my absolute favorite…

  • My Top 5 Favorite Dracula Sequel Films

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today is the fifth day of Dracula Week here at White Rose of Avalon, and I am ranking my top five favorite Dracula sequel films!   Now, there are many sequels to Dracula that take on so many different forms, from the Universal Monsters and…

  • We Need to Talk About ‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula’ (1992): The Ultimate Gothic Vampire Romance

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today is the fourth day of Dracula Week here at White Rose of Avalon, and I am going to be doing my full spoilers review of Bram Stoker’s Dracula from 1992! So, this was my favorite version of Dracula ever put to film for most…

  • The Brides of Dracula

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today is the third day of Dracula Week here at White Rose of Avalon, and I am discussing the Brides of Dracula!    Now, the Brides of Dracula do not appear much in the original novel or have a lot of screen time in many…

  • Ranking My Top 5 Favorite Dracula Performances

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today is the second day of Dracula Week here at White Rose of Avalon, and I am ranking my top five favorite Dracula performances!    Number 5: Max Schreck in Nosferatu: A Symphony of Terror (1922) ~Of course, I could not leave the original cinematic…

  • ‘Dracula’ by Bram Stoker: Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today is the first day of Dracula Week here at White Rose of Avalon, and I am beginning by reviewing the original book!   I have never actually posted a full review of the original novel here on White Rose of Avalon, so I thought…

  • Announcing Gothic Romance Week 2025!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is the announcement that beginning on Saturday, October 25th, I will be celebrating Gothic Romance Week 2025.   The theme of this year’s Gothic Romance Week is Dracula!   That makes it not only Gothic Romance Week, but also Vampire Week (which is…

  • Why Klaroline Should Have Been Endgame

    Welcome to the final day of Vampire Week!   For today’s final post, I have decided to discuss why I think Caroline and Klaus should have ended up together.   I will first just point out that the characters had massive amounts of chemistry together.   Plus Klaus literally promised to be her “last love”…

  • Evolution of The Vampire Diaries Characters

    Welcome to day six of Vampire Week.   For today’s post, I have decided to take a look at the evolution of the characters in The Vampire Diaries.   There is a time jump of three years that famously happens during the seventh season.   It also allowed us to see the characters that were…