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  • Sally Skellington, Winter Witch?

      Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today I have decided to share with everyone another post about one of my all-time favorite films.    Yes, it is another The Nightmare Before Christmas post, this time focused on Sally and one interpretation of her as a Yuletide Witch.    I believe…

  • Frau Perchta, Another Christmas Witch

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to discuss yet another Christmas Folklore Witch!   This week’s folklore figure is Frau Perchta, who is very similar to Gryla, whom I wrote about last week, but also has her own unique associations and reasoning…

  • My Top 20 Classic Films to Watch in Winter (Which are Not Technically Holiday Films)

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a continuation of yesterday’s post about watching classics in Winter.   For this post, I will be giving my top 20 recommendations on specific films to watch during Winter. Still, I will not include films that are technically holiday films, so these…

  • The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina & The Christmas Witch

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is another entry in my Magical Media Analysis series.   I will be focusing on the folkloric origins and usage of the Winter Ogre Witch Gryla and her Yule Lads in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.    Gryla first…

  • Seek Out the Sorceress: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    Today’s post is a poem about embracing the Sorceress, whether you practice her arts or just appreciate her abilities. Seek Out the Sorceress by Maranda Wabik Smell of herbs filling the air Room full of potions & magick to spare Emotions run high to those…

  • A Very Biased Ranking of All 8 Seasons of The Vampire Diaries!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   For today’s Spooky Season post, I have decided to do my ranking of all 8 seasons of The Vampire Diaries.   This is partially inspired by my earlier ranking of the seasons of Charmed.   While Charmed is my favorite show of all time, The…

  • Theda Bara’s Advice on Living Your Most Vampy Life

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    Today’s post is going to be my list of six tips to enhance the Dark Allure of the Silent Screen Vamp in your daily life, inspired by the life and legend of Theda Bara.    For those who do not know, Theda Bara was a…

  • My Top 13 Films to Watch Every Spooky Season

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   In honor of the Spookiest Month of the Year, I have decided to share my list of the top thirteen films I adore to watch every year for the Season of the Witch!    I want to note that I am not including Practical Magic,…

  • Phoebe Halliwell & the Potential for Evil

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to write about my favorite Charmed character again.   But in particular, I want to focus on her potential for evil as shown in the lore of the show!    I find this to be a…

  • 5 Witchy Book Series to Help You Embrace the Season of the Witch!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   Today’s post is a list of five fun witchy book series to fully embrace the Season of the Witch.    I do want to acknowledge that chose not to include the Harry Potter books, as although I love them, they have always felt like cozy…