by Dave | Jan 21, 2016 | Wicked Witches |
Ursula: The Divine Sea Witch Ursula, the villain from Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID, is a gleefully malevolent sea witch, attended to by her eel minions/familiars (?) Flotsam and Jetsam. She vamps her way through the story, causing a lot of trouble in her bid to...
by Dave | Jan 20, 2016 | Wicked Witches |
Jadis: The White Witch Jadis is the fabled White Witch of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (CS Lewis). She was wonderfully visualized by the ever-ethereal Tilda Swinton in the cinematic rendering of that book. She was one of the first witches I remember reading...
by Dave | Jan 19, 2016 | Wicked Witches |
Baba Yaga: Witch’s Witch The folkloric hag’s hag, Baba Yaga of Slavic fame, is the consummate witch-crone. She’s likely frightened generations of Russian children over the centuries. She’s most known for her infamous hut, which has great bird...
by Dave | Jan 18, 2016 | Wicked Witches |
Galadriel: Lady of Light While we’re on the top of witchy women with one-word names, the Lady Galadriel comes definitely to mind. Some might quibble about her, that she’s an Elven sorceress, not a witch, but a powerful, magical woman is always going to be...
by Dave | Jan 17, 2016 | Wicked Witches |
Melisandre: Burning for You From George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, popularized on HBO’s GAME OF THRONES, comes Melisandre (Carice van Houten), aka, The Red Woman. Ostensibly a Red Priestess, seems to me to be far more of a fire witch...
by Dave | Jan 16, 2016 | Wicked Witches |
Nancy Downs: One Crafty Witch Nancy Downs (Fairuza Balk) from THE CRAFT (1996) is another villainous witch, played to the hilt by Ms. Balk. Nancy Downs succumbs to the temptation of black magic and her insatiable lust for power. Nancy Downs causes herself and those...
