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  • Why We All Hate Raoul

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    Today I am doing a bonus continuation of my Phantom of the Opera Gothic Romance Week, with a post about why everyone in the Phantom Fandom (or more appropriately Phandom) hates Raoul. Raoul is the Viscount de Chagny and he is introduced alongside his brother,…

  • Why I Ship Erik, Rooting for Villains and Byronic Heroes

    Welcome to the Final Day of Phantom of the Opera Week here on White Rose of Avalon my Darlings! Today’s topic is why I root for Erik, and villains and Byronic Heroes in general.   Anyone who is familiar with my blog here will know that I am a huge lover of anti-heroes, Byronic Heroes,…

  • A Very Gothic Love Triangle

    Welcome to Day Six of Phantom of the Opera Week here on White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   Today’s topic is the love triangle of Erik, Christine, and Raoul.    This love triangle sits at the very core of the story, as Erik’s obsessive love for Christine and Raoul’s jealousy over Christine’s ‘Angel of…

  • Phantom & Masquerade, An Iconic Sequence

     Welcome to Day Five of Phantom of the Opera Week here on White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    Today’s topic is the Masquerade sequence of Phantom.   This sequence is found in the original novel and it is also found in pretty much all Phantom adaptations.    This sequence takes place after the two…

  • My Top 5 Favorite Portrayals of Erik, The Phantom of the Opera

    Welcome to Day Four of Phantom of the Opera Week here on White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   Today’s topic is my top five favorite portrayals of Erik.   Without further ado, here’s my list! Number 5: Ramen Karimloo ~My number five spot goes to the actor who portrayed Erik in the 2011 Phantom…

  • Christine Daae, Phantom Heroine

    Welcome to Day Three of Phantom of the Opera Week here on White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    As today is Femme Fatale Friday, the topic of this post is Christine Daae, of course.    The character of Christine is the one in the story that I have related most heavily to throughout the…

  • My Top 5 Favorite Phantom of the Opera Songs

    Welcome to Day Two of Phantom of the Opera Week here on White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   Today’s topic is my top five favorite songs from the Andrew Lloyd Weber musical.   I am not going into a long preamble here, instead, let’s get right to my list! Number 5: The Point of…

  • Announcing Gothic Romance Week 2023!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    Today’s post is a special announcement that beginning tomorrow I will be doing this year’s Gothic Romance Week.   This will likely come as no surprise to regular readers, given I do Gothic Romance Week every year for the week leading up to Samhain/Halloween.   …

  • My Thoughts on The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   Today’s post is going to be a review featuring my thoughts on the new Netflix horror series The Fall of the House of Usher.    It was just released last Thursday, and from what I have seen it seems to have been getting some pretty…

  • Re-Reading the Classics for My Birthday!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   For today’s post, I have decided to discuss a tradition that I have had for many years around my birthday.    As tomorrow is my birthday, I wanted to write about this today.    I always re-read at least one of my favorite works of…