Just Married

Our Halloween wedding was planned in under ten days. We decided to keep it short and sweet, but filled with a lot of love, laughter and (of course) booze. Our guest list was intimate, but those who could be there were.

A new chapter begins...

Just Married: Brighton and I

Our fabulous wedding cake was made a very dear and very gifted friend.

Maleficent

Saving the best for last...

Maleficent
"Now shall you deal with me, O Prince, and all the powers of Hell!"

Maleficent is a fictional character and the main antagonist in Walt Disney's 1959 film Sleeping Beauty. She is the self-proclaimed "Mistress of All Evil" who, after not being invited to a royal christening, curses the infant Princess Aurora to "prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and die" before the sun sets on her sixteenth birthday. The character is Disney's adaptation of the wicked fairy godmother from the original French fairy tale.

Maleficent

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YouTube Treasures: Thriller at the NYC Halloween Parade

In honor of my favorite holiday, I present a few last minute lists of my favorite things that go bump in the night...

My Favorite Halloween Movies (in no particular order)
1. The Addams Family (1991)
2. Carrie (1976 / TV Movie 2002 / 2013)
3. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
4. Thir13en Ghosts (2001)
5. Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
6. Dark Shadows (2012)
7. Monster Squad (1987)
8. Fright Night (1985 / 2011)
9. The Amityville Horror (1979 / 2005)
10. Dracula (1979) / Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
11. Once Bitten (1985)
12. The Lost Boys (1987)
13. Insidious (2010) / Insidious II (2013)

My Favorite Halloween Songs (in no particular order)
1. "I Put A Spell on You" by Bette Midler (Hocus Pocus Soundtrack)
2. "Oogie Boogie's Song" (The Nightmare Before Christmas Soundtrack)
3. "Sally's Song" by Lili Roquelin
4. "Poor Jack" (The Nightmare Before Christmas Soundtrack)
5. "Dead Man's Party" by Oingo Boingo
6. "Man With The Hex" by The Atomic Fireballs
7. "This Club Is a Haunted House" (feat. Ru Paul) by Sharon Needles
8. "Dead Girls Never Say No" by Sharon Needles
9. "Voodoo" by Adam Lambert
10. "Cry, Little Sister" (The Lost Boys Soundtrack)
11. "Black Magic Woman" by Santana
12. "Dark Lady" by Cher
13. "Thriller" by Michael Jackson

YouTube Treasures: Eartha Kitt ~ I Want To Be Evil

Muriel

Muriel
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters is a 2013 American-German action-horror dark fantasy film with black comedy elements, co-written and directed by Norwegian filmmaker Tommy Wirkola and filmed in 3D. It is a continuation to the German folk fairy tale "Hänsel and Gretel", which was recorded by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812. The film stars Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton in the title roles of a brother-and-sister duo of professional witch hunters. Famke Janssen stars as the deadly leader of a coven of evil witches that they seek out to destroy.

Muriel (portrayed by Famke Janssen)

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Haggar

Haggar
Haggar the witch is the one responsible for creating all of the Robeasts Voltron must destroy. Though she was once good and beautiful, she is now hideously evil, and is notorious for using her dark magic to cast hypnotizing spells over people. It was Haggar who was responsible for originally splitting Voltron into five components in the American version. In the Japanese version, she was one of Emperor Daibazaal's old love interests, and possibly perhaps even a concubine.

Haggar and Cova

In Voltron: The Third Dimension, Haggar went into hiding after facing defeat in the final battle, but later rejoined Prince Lotor in his conquest schemes. They strike a deal in which, if Lotor conquers the universe, she gets the magic of the lions while he gets the universe and the lions themselves. 

Cova
Cova serves ably as a witch's familiar, as much a tool or extension of her power as a pet. She can see through its eyes, and served as a spy until the Voltron team later took any appearance by it as meaning trouble.
 

Haggar, the Witch Action Figure

Haggar the witch was released in 1984 as part of the first series of figures in Panosh Place's Voltron: Defender of the Universe collection. Panosh Place, a small toy company based in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, was awarded the license to manufacture a line of Voltron toys for the popular animated series and released a single wave of 12 figures, several vehicles and a Castle of Lions playset. Although a second wave of items was planned, it was canceled prior to production, as Voltron's popularity waned.

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YouTube Treasures: Spell Block Tango

Mother Gothel

"You want me to be the bad guy? Fine... Now, I'm the bad guy."

~  Mother Gothel

Mother Gothel
Mother Gothel is the main antagonist in Disney's 2010 CG animated feature film Tangled (voiced by Donna Murphy). Mother Gothel poses as Rapunzel's mother, but is responsible for kidnapping and locking her in a tower when she was a baby. Though she is quite fond of the young princess, her passive and demeaning comments toward her are anything but nurturing. Gothel's motivation for all of this is purely to keep herself from aging and prolong her life so it is unknown if she ever really cared about Rapunzel. Gothel is very vain, arrogant and makes multiple comments concerning her image. Gothel is pushed further and further into the role of villainess as Rapunzel grows close to Flynn and begins to find out about her true identity. She proves her willingness to go to whatever lengths necessary to keep Rapunzel trapped and her healing powers safe during the film.

Mother Gothel and Rapunzel

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Horoscopes: 10.28.13

Aries: March 21 - April 20

Change rarely comes into our life when we want it to, but rather when we need it to.

Taurus: April 21 - May 21

Life has felt like an endless slew of challenges and obstacles lately, but remember that every seed needs to push up a lot of dirt to become a flower.

Gemini: May 22 - June 21

Don't let Anger or Rage make decisions for you, because they usually leave it up to Guilt and Remorse to pick up the pieces.

Cancer: June 22 - July 22

You question your judgement so much that you have brought yourself to a standstill. You can't move forward if you don't trust your own feet.

Leo: July 23 - August 22

Fun and Responsibility don't sound like they'd work well together, but having the latter let's you have the first for a lot longer...

Virgo: August 23 - September 22

Sometimes you just have to trust the Universe to fill in the blanks for you, and enjoy it.

Libra: September 23 - October 23

You haven't followed that inner voice in what feels like ages. Why? You know you better than anyone else possible could. Trust.

Scorpio: October 24 - November 22

You cannot change events, people or the world, but you every new moment is a chance to see things from a different perspective.

Sagittarius: November 23 - December 21

De-clutter your thoughts and unburden your soul. You don't need to know the "who", "what", "why" and "how" for everything.

Capricorn: December 22 - January 20

Tranquility and Serenity are often under-appreciated, until you have neither.

Aquarius: January 21 - February 19

Gratitude is one of the greatest shields one can wield, but you already knew that... didn't you?

Pisces: February 20 - March 20

Needing time to recharge your inner batteries, doesn't make you fragile. Consider it... maintenance.

The Evil Queen

The Evil Queen
The Queen, often referred to as the Evil Queen or the Wicked Queen, is a fictional character and the main antagonist in "Snow White", a fairy tale set in the German countryside, recorded by the Brothers Grimm. Other versions of the Queen appear in "Snow White" derivative works, and the character has also became an archetype for many unrelated works of fiction.

The Evil Queen

The Queen is a vindictive stepmother who is obsessed with being "the fairest in the land". The young princess Snow White makes her so jealous, that the Queen concocts several plans to kill Snow White through the use of witchcraft. A driving force in the story is the Queen's Magic Mirror, her dark confessor and conscience. The tale is a lesson for young children warning against narcissism and pride.

The Evil Queen (portrayed by Sigourney Weaver in Snow White: A Tale of Terror)

The Evil Queen (portrayed by Julia Roberts in Mirror Mirror)

The Evil Queen (portrayed by Charlize Theron in Snow White and the Huntsman)

The Evil Queen / Regina Mills (Portrayed by Lana Parrilla in Once Upon A Time)

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Bonnie Bennett

Bonnie Bennett
Bonnie Bennett is a heroine and main female character of The Vampire Diaries. While she fills the role of counselor and confidante, Bonnie is also the brassy-but-cautious witch, who discovers her powers just in time to help out her family and friends. She was best friends with Caroline Forbes and Elena Gilbert. She had attended Mystic Falls High School, where she used to be a cheerleader.

Bonnie Bennett (portrayed by Katerina Graham)

Bonnie was also noted for having many heroine tendencies, namely, being repeatedly ready to sacrifice herself for her friends. As her powers have increased, the witch has stepped up at pretty much every opportunity to trade her life for those of her friends. Luckily, when Bonnie was alive and well, her spell-casting abilities most definitely came in handy when the Originals came to Mystic Falls. Since gaining the power of "Expression", a form of exceptionally dark magic, Bonnie has become one of the most powerful characters in the series: she was able to take down two members of the Original family with ease.

Bonnie attempted to use spirit, Expression, and dark magic all at once to bring Jeremy Gilbert back from the dead. Her Grams warned her that no magic was strong enough to challenge the will of Nature, but Bonnie refused to listen. It was too much for her therefore killing her in the process. Everyone except Jeremy, Kol, Silas and Stefan still do not know of her death.

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