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  • My Top 5 Favorite 90s Witchy Characters

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    Today’s post is a countdown of my five favorite witchy characters from 90s films and television, as I wanted to have some nostalgic fun.    I will only be including one character from each intellectual property, or else this would be an insanely long list,…

  • Let’s Talk About the Karnstein Trilogy!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darling readers.   Today’s post is going to focus on some of my favorite vampire films of all time!    They are the three Karnstein films made by Hammer Studios in 1970 and 1971.   As part of my healing process from being sick, I rewatched these…

  • The Love Witch: A Magical Media Analysis

    Hello my Darling Readers, and Welcome to another Magical Media Analysis!   Today’s topic is The Love Witch, the 2017 Anna Biller film about a modern-day witch looking for love.   Although the film is modern it has a very candy colored 60s aesthetic utilizes throughout!   The film follows Elaine, the titular Love Witch…

  • Ginger Snaps, Is Ginger the Original Jennifer?

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darling readers.    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to take on the topic of Ginger from the film Ginger Snaps.   In particular, I want to discuss whether or not she was the original archetype that would inspire Jennifer Check from Jennifer’s Body. …

  • The Witch: A Magical Media Analysis

    Welcome back my Darling Readers to another Magical Media Analysis!    Today’s post will focus on The Witch the film from 2015 that made Anya Taylor-Joy a household name for horror fans.    It is a very incredibly well-done film that is far from your average horror fare.   It is not a simple blood…

  • Practical Magic: A Magical Media Analysis

    Welcome to the first entry in the Magical Media Analysis series of posts.   For this post, I will be taking a look at the magic within one of my all-time favorite films (and the book it is based upon), Practical Magic.   The original book by Alice Hoffman spawned three subsequent volumes, really proving…

  • Magical Media Analysis: A New Series on White Rose of Avalon

    For today’s post, I have decided to take a chance to discuss a new series of posts here on White Rose of Avalon.   I want to do a series of posts that will be magical analyses of witchy and other magical media properties.    I plan to do posts on episodes of Chilling Adventures…

  • My Current Favorite Witchy Films and Television Shows

    For today’s post, I have decided to take a look at some of my current favorite Witchy Films and TV shows!   I am a huge fan of fantasy, and all sorts of Witchy media in general, so I am forever watching everything I can get my hands on.   This also means that my…

  • Penny Lane: Muse, Leanan Sidhe, Rock n’ Roll Band Aid

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday I have decided to discuss the character of Penny Lane in Almost Famous and by extension how she relates to the concept of the Rock and Roll Muse and Groupies of the Sixties in general!   Now, I do realize that the film is set in the 1970s not…

  • Victorian Gothic Vibes in Films

    For today’s post, I have decided to do a list of films that have a Victorian Gothic vibe about them.   It will not be a countdown, just a list of nine films that fit this vibe for those who, like myself, adore the Victorian Gothic feel! ~Bram Stoker’s Dracula~ ~My favorite filmed version of…