In the same way folklore transforms over time, 2018’s Suspiria is a thorough retelling of the classic 1977 Dario Argento Giallo horror. Though both films tell the twisted fairy tale of a beautiful, talented and …
Cabbage-Stuffed Hot Cross Buns | The Nun
The latest installment in James Wan’s The Conjuring Universe has arrived. The Nun, directed by Corin Hardy (The Hallow), starring Demián Bichir (Alien: Covenant) and Taissa Farmiga (American Horror Story, The Final Girls), is a …
Chickpea, Carrot and Pea Samosas | Ms Marvel
Samosas are one of those foods that are easy to buy but fun to make at home, even if they are a little labor intensive. You just have to put yourself in the mindset of …
Juniper and Almond Baked Apples | Grimm’s Fairy Tales, The Juniper Tree
“The Juniper Tree” (full story below) is one of the darker stories from Grimm’s Fairy Tales, and as a dark little kid it was unsurprisingly one of my favorites. I wrote and performed it as …
Cazuela Blanca | The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende is a poignant and whimsical story of a family, told in beautiful rolling prose. The story unfolds across generations and across Chile, from Santiago to the countryside …
Rye Popovers with Welsh Rarebit Sauce | Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
I adored Tim Burton’s 2016 film Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children based on the book of the same name by Ransom Riggs. I can attribute most of my love to the film’s charming and …
Hasty Trail Mix | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
I’ve been describing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild as the ASMR of games. It’s so calming, especially because my favorite thing to do is just run around beautiful landscapes to a gentle …
Poisonous Soup (Matcha Broth) | The Nightmare Before Christmas
Day-in day-out Sally, #nevernotpoisoning, tries to poison the Evil Scientist using ingredients from her quaint little garden of deadly herbs. On this particular night, she uses her deadly nightshade masked by frog’s breath and worm’s …
Lemony White Bean Hummus | A Series of Unfortunate Events
My 9 year old, Zoeya, has snapped up all thirteen novels in Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, and all of us in our family are fans of Netflix’s adaptation which I have dubbed …
Prune Kouign Amann | Amelie
This month’s Fandom Foodies theme, hosted by The Hungry Bookworm, is Magical Realism, one of my favorite genres of fiction – and let’s be honest, the one I wish I was living in. Find lots …