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  • Cozy Winter Reading Based on Your Mood!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a list of book recommendations based on your mood to get you feeling warm and cozy this Winter!   For the purposes of this post, I have come up with five distinct moods and a recommendation for each.   I thought this…

  • The Two Catherines of ‘Wuthering Heights’

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is about both of the Catherines from Wuthering Heights, one of my favorite novels of all time!   As I have recently been re-reading Wuthering Heights, I just had to write about new insights I am gaining about both…

  • ‘Bluebeard’ & the Horrors of His Wives

    Welcome to day six of The Horror of Fairytales Week here at White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is about Bluebeard and the horrors faced by his wife, all of his wives, for that matter!   Now, this story is one of the most obviously horror-centric of those I will be covering…

  • ‘Cinderella’ & the Horror of Wickedness

    Welcome to day one of The Horror of Fairytales Week here at White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   This is also Femme Fatale Friday of this week, so I thought it was the ideal time to discuss the Wicked Stepsisters of Cinderella.   In particular, I will be going over the body horror of…

  • Announcing Gothic Romance Week 2024: The Horror of Fairytales!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is the announcement of my fourth annual Gothic Romance Week.   As always, the week runs from tomorrow, October 25th through October 31st.    I am so excited to be doing yet another Gothic Romance Week here on White Rose of Avalon.   …

  • Wednesday Addams: Spooky, Kooky, and All-together Ooky

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is about Wednesday Addams.   I thought she was the perfect character to discuss for an October Femme Fatale Friday!   After all, who is more related to Spooky Season than Wednesday Addams? The character of Wednesday Addams first…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • My Thoughts on ‘Lisa Frankenstein’

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   Today’s post is going to be a fun and spoiler-filled review of Lisa Frankenstein, the newest film written by Diablo Cody, and the directorial debut of Zelda Williams (daughter of Robin Williams).    So, please let this be your warning if you have yet to…

  • My Thoughts on Things Heard and Seen

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    For today’s post, I have decided to share some of my thoughts on the Netflix film Things Heard and Seen which was released in 2021.   I want to preface this post by stating that there will be many spoilers ahead, so if you have…