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Film

  • We Need to Talk About Madam Mim!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is about Mad Madam Mim from Disney’s The Sword in the Stone!   Now, Madam Mim is a character invented by T.H. White for the novel the film is based on.   The Sword in the Stone is the first part of White’s…

  • ‘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!…

  • Vampires & Sexuality

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about Vampires and their inherent connection to sexuality.  I will be breaking down the concept of Vampires and Sexuality, and how Vampires are used to explore sexuality, into four sections to explore a little more deeply below.   Without further ado, let’s…

  • Mothers of Witchy Bloodlines: Hereditary Witches in 90s Pop Culture!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday is going to be focused on the Mothers of Witchy Bloodlines, specifically the two pop-culture examples from the 1990s!   These two Mothers of Witchy Bloodlines are none other than Maria Owens and Melinda Warren.    I will discuss each…

  • ‘The Craft’: A Magical Media Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a Magical Media Analysis of the iconic cult classic witchy film The Craft.   This is probably one of the most obvious topics for my Magical Media Analysis series, due to the film’s iconic status in pop-culture and amongst witchy people in…

  • My Top 10 Favorite Female Horror Characters!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is going to be a fun countdown of my current favorite Female Horror Characters.   Now, I want to clarify that this is not a list of favorite final girls, as in making the list I was more focused on favorite female characters…

  • 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…

  • My Top 5 Favorite Portrayals of Merlin in Visual Media

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a countdown of my five favorite portrayals of Merlin across visual media!   As a huge lover of Arthurian legends since a young age, I have seen countless adaptations of the legends.   It took some narrowing down, so I did not…

  • Let’s Talk About Anna, a Theory About Disney’s Frozen

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is all about Anna from Disney’s Frozen!   Being a huge fairytale lover, I have long had a soft spot for Frozen, and truly enjoy the alternate take on the Hans Christian Andersen tale The Snow Queen.   While I do love Elsa,…

  • Offbeat Faerytale Films to Ring in the New Year!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s New Year’s Eve 2023 post is all about why I choose to ring in the New Year by watching Offbeat Faerytale Films.    I have come to realize that watching fantastical and Offbeat Faerytale Films is a way to embrace the limitless possibilities and…