I am obsessed with this series, which you can tell from my last review of season one. It’s got everything a girl could hope for — a modern-day witch historian trying to unlock her powers (“Diana”, Teresa Palmer), and a brooding, geneticist vampire full of secrets (“Matthew”, Matthew Goode), both […]
A Discovery of Witches: Discover Your New Vampire Obsession
Title: A Discovery of Witches Release Date (U.S.): January 17, 2019 Cast: Matthew Goode, Teresa Palmer, Alex Kingston, Malin Buska, Valarie Pettiford, Owen Teale Episodes: 8 episodes streaming on Sundance Now IMDB|Wikipedia Based On: The All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness If you were to take everything I loved about my favorite supernatural tv series […]
Hex Hall Will Leave You Spellbound
Hex Hall Author: Rachel Hawkins Release Date: March 2, 2010 Publisher: Hyperion Source: Bookstore Genre(s): Ya, Fantasy, Magic, Spoilers: Mild Rating: ★★★★☆ GoodReads | Amazon Hex Hall centers around misfit Sophie Mercer, a prodigium of the witch sort and all around typical teen. She’s sent to Hecate Hall for a few spells gone awry, and to […]
Madoka Magica: Witches and Magical Girls!
A dark fantasy/horror genre anime and manga, Madoka Magica does not disappoint! Originally produced by Aniplex and Shaft, this seems to be an anime that was originally written for the show rather than starting off as manga. There are still some differences between the manga and anime, but they follow along […]
Half Bad Is a Great – If Depressing – Read
Half Bad Author: Sally Green Series: Half Bad #1 Release Date: March 4, 2014 Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers Genre(s): Modern Fantasy, Young Adult Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: High GoodReads | Amazon Half Bad is a kind of weird book for me to review. I liked it for the most part, but at the same time a whole […]
Hocus Pocus: A Halloween Tradition
Originally released in 1993 by Disney, Hocus Pocus is still considered a Halloween season must watch. Disney has a way with taking twisted tales and making them a family tradition, and this one is no different. With it’s dark undertones, and phrases like ‘shish-ka-baby’, there are times when it’s hard […]
Sister Claire successfully turns many nun tropes on their heads
Sister Claire: Libro One Author: Elena “Yamino” Barbarich Release Date: October 2013 Publisher: Self-Published Genre(s): Fantasy, Comedy, Drama Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Low Sister Claire Website Nuns are such a strange thing in fiction. If it’s not The Sound of Music or Sister Act, nuns are often subjects of exploitation or the butt of jokes. […]
American Horror Story: Coven – Boy Parts and The Replacements
American Horror Story: Coven – Boy Parts (03×02) Synopsis: Madison tries to help Zoe create the perfect boyfriend out of Kyle and some left over parts while our creep swamp resurrectionist comes back into play. Meanwhile Fiona keeps Madame LaLaurie hostage in her room and tries to track down the witch […]
American Horror Story: Bitchcraft Recap
American Horror Story: Coven – Bitchcraft (03×01) Synopsis: We get our first look at the craziness of this season of American Horror Story. Kathy Bates is creepy as shit and Rating: ★★★★☆ Finally, we’ve got our super crazy, often creepy and sometimes just completely ridiculous American Horror Story back! I’ve been waiting […]