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The Sin Cycle

We all know about the Seven Deadly Sins, generally given as pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, and sloth. Is parting your hair in the middle a sin? I used to do that before I was informed that it’s unflattering. … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventism, Babylonian, C.S. Lewis, Cartoons, Catholicism, Chronicles of Narnia, Dragon Quest, Fairy Tales, Fundamentalism, Monsters, Mystery Cults, Mythology, Religion, Television, Video Games | Tagged alice k. turner, astrology, avarith, booga, brothers grimm, disney, dr. paul ekman, dragon quest xi, gilligan's island, gyldygga, mithraism, mithras, mordegon, numerology, seven deadly sins, seven heavenly virtues, sin, sir jasper, smurfs, snow white and the seven dwarfs, the history of hell |

Put Up Your Babadooks

The Babadook – I had heard several people talking about this independent Australian horror movie, but I had no idea what to expect. I figured the title referred to some kind of monster, which it did, but it was more … Continue reading →

Posted in Fairy Tales, Monsters, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged babaroga, big bad wolf, bogeyman, brothers grimm, g.k. chesterton, mari ness, snow white and the seven dwarfs, the babadook, the three little pigs |

We’re Certainly Dwarfs

So, is the plural “dwarfs” or “dwarves”? I believe the former is considered preferable, but J.R.R. Tolkien and I like the latter. Regardless, modern media tends to portray them fairly consistently, as diminutive but sturdy people with thick beards, who … Continue reading →

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Going Down in Cartoon History

Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in Its Golden Age, by Michael Barrier – This book looks at the history of animation from its early days up through the sixties, when cartoon studios were focusing more on television than on theatrical releases. … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Cartoons, History | Tagged bugs bunny, disney, fleischer studios, hollywood cartoons, mgm, michael barrier, roadrunner, snow white and the seven dwarfs, upa, walt disney, warner bros |

Fictional Characters Walk Among Us

As a fairy tale fan, I recently decided I should try watching Once Upon a Time. Most of the episodes aren’t available, but I did see the pilot and the most recent ones, which were On Demand. It’s made by … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Characters, Comics, Dreams, Fairy Tales, Greek Mythology, Jasper Fforde, Lewis Carroll, Mythology, Nursery Crime, Nursery Rhymes, Once Upon a Time, Oz, Television, Thursday Next | Tagged alice's adventures in wonderland, bill willingham, disney, edward lear, fables, jack pumpkinhead, jiminy cricket, king midas, lost, mad hatter, march hare, ozma, pinocchio, rumpelstiltskin, shakespeare, snow white, snow white and the seven dwarfs, the adventures of pinocchio, the big over easy, the fourth bear |

All Females Is Poison! They’re Full of Wicked Wiles!

Back around when Beth and I got married and had our honeymoon at Walt Disney World, we had decided we should go back and watch all of the Disney animated movies in chronological order. She has all of them on … Continue reading →