White Rose of Avalon

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  • My Top 5 Favorite Horror Film Final Girls

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    In honor of Spooky Season, I have decided to share a countdown of five of my favorite Final Girls in horror films.   In particular, I am keeping this list to Final Girls in slasher films, so Final Girls within other types of horror (like…

  • Hocus Pocus Film Theories: A Magical Media Monday Special!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    For today’s post, I have decided to share two Hocus Pocus film theories that I began to develop on my most recent re-watch of the iconic Halloween favorite the week before last.    This post does fit into my Magical Media Analysis series, but not…

  • Witchy Personality Archetypes: ~An Enchantress of Avalon Birthday Special!~

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   So today is Femme Fatale Friday, but it is also my Birthday!   To celebrate the Birthday of the Enchantress of Avalon, I am going to focus on Witchy Personality Archetypes that I resonate with, by going through some pop culture examples. I think that…

  • Laurie, Trick ‘r Treat Vixen

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    Today is the first day of September, which is the unofficial beginning of the Season of the Witch, so I have decided to do a Spooky Season-appropriate post.    Therefore, this week’s Femme Fatale Friday will be focused on the character of Laurie from the…

  • 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…