White Rose of Avalon

Spooky Season

  • 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.   …

  • Dark Feminine Energy: Embrace the Vampire and Siren for Samhain Season!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings!   Today’s post is all about embracing the Darker Siren energy for Samhain.   We can embrace the Dark Feminine Energy of Sirens, Vampires, and even Succubi to enhance the power of the Feminine within each of us!   I will go over each of these…

  • 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…

  • Non-Fiction Spooky Season Book Recommendations

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is my recommendation for some great non-fiction reading for the Season of the Witch!   None of these will be ranked; these are just nine books I think would make ideal non-fiction reads for this time of year.   Without further ado, let’s…

  • Drusilla, Iconic Vampiress

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday is going to be focused on Drusilla from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel!   I found this to be the ideal topic for the very first Femme Fatale Friday of October.   Kicking off October Femme Fatale Fridays with…

  • Banshees, Dark Women of the Faery Mounds

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is another discussion of Banshees, a favorite species of Faery who is oft misunderstood.    These Wailing Women are thought of as figures of the Monstrous Feminine, while in truth, they are meant to be Faery Women who bring warning of the oncoming…

  • An Ode to Autumn 🍁 : A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poem about my adoration for Autumn! An Ode to Autumn 🍁  by Maranda Wabik Energy of Autumn is in the air Coolness, crispness, starting to feel fair Dance of the leaves beginning to fall Change of colors does not have me…

  • 10 Essential Spooky Season Films!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a countdown list of my top ten essential films for Spooky Season, ones that have stood the test of time, and many rewatches.   They vary from family-friendly entry-level horror to true horror.    Essentially these are the films that truly make…

  • Ranking the ‘Chucky’ Film Franchise!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is my ranking of the entire Chucky film franchise, except the remake as that is not part of the original timeline!   I know that many of my rankings will be very controversial, but I wanted to do this ranking for fun and…