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  • A Brief Exploration of 3 Vampire Films by Jean Rollin

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am discussing three of the French Vampire films of Jean Rollin, all of which are currently available on Shudder!   I have wanted to check out these films for a long time, and I am delighted that I finally could…

  • Revisiting Films and Television Shows for 90s Nostalgia

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be discussing some of the nostalgic ’90s films and television shows I have been watching for comfort recently!   I have organized these films and television series based on the years they were released to make it easy, as…

  • Movie Suggestions for When You Want to Feel Death and the Maiden Energy

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is another list of film recommendations based on how you want to feel.   For today’s theme, it is films that give off the energy of the Death and the Maiden motif! The Phantom of the Opera (1925) ~To begin this list, I…

  • Folk Horror and the Feminine Experience

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post is about how Folk Horror depicts the Feminine Experience!   I will explore this topic by briefly looking at five different films that show aspects of the Feminine Experience in Folk Horror.   I have broken this into…

  • The Heroine of ‘Nosferatu’: Centering the Lucy Character?

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For his first Femme Fatale Friday of the New Year, I just had to write about the leading lady of all the Nosferatu films.   While I kept my post on Saturday about the three films spoiler-free for the new one, this post will not…

  • ‘Nosferatu’ Remakes Done Right?

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a discussion of the original Nosferatu and both of its remakes.    In fact, the new film has been my most anticipated film of the year, what with my adoration of Vampires in general and my lifelong love of both of the…

  • Rose the Hat, Psychic Vampire Villainess

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is about Rose the Hat, the primary antagonist of Doctor Sleep.   I find Rose the Hat to be truly one of the scariest female horror villains, which is why I wanted to write about her.   After all,…

  • 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…

  • 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…