Violet Writes

You voted for it, and here it is! A list of my favourite horror movies. 👻 Like all of my lists, this is a bit of a mixed bag. And like most of my favourite things, I've loved horror since I was a kid. By the time I turned 7 I'd watched movies like Dracula, Hellraiser and Interview with the Vampire, though I was too young to understand what any of it meant. I just knew I loved the weirdness of them, the darkness, the terror of things that may or not come and get me in the night. Being scared is a thrill in itself, an adrenaline rush that I love getting. This is a list of the movies that I've loved long since after, and some of which I've seen so many times that I've lost count. But like a good book, I always come back to them. Whenever I'm feeling ghoulish, these movies are my go to. And it's not just because they're so good at freaking me out, rather I'm also in love with the stories, the characters, the cinematography. There are some s...

As most of you know, I am a huge lover of books. As soon as I could read by myself, I would zoom through my books from school, wanting more and more to feed my imagination. As a kid, I had dozens of Jacqueline Wilson books (as did every other 11 year old girl I knew), dozens of Goosebumps books, and a general mish-mash of genres of fiction.Whenever I got bored of my own, or wanted something a little more challenging, I would dip into my mum's Stephen King collection. The very first King story I read was The Girl who loved Tom Gordon. I remember it not being all that scary or exciting, but the thrill of reading something so mature was enough for me to want to finish it. To this day I still get a thrill from reading. For me, it's the best escape. And so I've come to write this list. These are books which I've read that have pierced a hole through my heart, that have made me cry real tears, and which have made me want to hold the book to my chest once the story is o...

As you will know from my previous post, I have started dabbling within the realms of witch craft. I want to state again, that this is not an open opportunity for any of you to attack me, or question my morals or faith with regards to me working with an ancient and seriously misunderstood practice. I am a complete amateur, and am only doing this to help myself within meditation and surrounding myself with positive energies. 🔮🔮🔮 Now all of the slightly passive aggressive stuff is out of the way, (😉) I wanted to jot down here how I have been working Witchcraft into my every day life. I will document this with a few pictures of my personal trinkets and objects that help me with my rituals and meditation, and include my own tips that I've picked up.  I'm going to start from the very beginning. The great thing about Wicca and/or Witchcraft is that there are no set rules on how to do things. It is unique to the individual within question, and you can start any where y...

Just a quick note before we get started, please read this blog post with an open mind. In no way am I trying to influence others to do what I'm writing about, and please don't throw shade at me for opening up about a seriously misunderstood practice. I am not a Satanist or a Devil worshipper, nor am I abandoning my own faith. This blog is purely for my own pleasure and I hope you will enjoy what I've written. Thank you for supporting my blog! 💜 Ever since I was a little girl, I have been terrified and fascinated by witches. The first witch I can ever remember being exposed to was the Wicked Witch of the West. She scared me to f***ing death. I would have nightmares about her face, cackling and hovering outside my window on her broomstick. I don't think I've met anyone who didn't agree that she was absolutely terrifying. Even writing about her gives me the chills. Then when I was around 6, I watched Hocus Pocus for the first time. I became obsessed and to...

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the women who inspire me. Today, I wanted to write about the men who inspire me. Men who bear their souls in their paintings, stories, music and poetry. Men who I've always admired for many years, for their talent and general being. Looking at it, I would say this is a pretty mixed bag of guys you probably wouldn't expect to read about here! None the less, here they are... ⚦ Stephen King I'm going to start off with the author who instilled in me my love of horror. At one time in my life, my mum had every single King book there was to have, and as a little girl I would sit and marvel at the creepy blurbs and cover designs. Of course I would never actually dare to read any of them, I was too scared! 👻 But he is responsible for helping to expand my wild imagination, and my eagerness to become an author myself. His style of writing is unparalleled, and I've thoroughly enjoyed almost every thing of his that I've read. My ...

At the end of August, you may remember a previous post I wrote about going Vegan for 30 days. I know, shock horror right? I'm going to be honest, writing and publishing that blog made me kind of nervous, as I was expecting all kinds of abuse and ridicule. Let's be honest, Vegans get a pretty bad rep. And the ones who are sanctimonious and constantly try and shove it down your throat kind of deserve it. But my goal wasn't to act like that. Something clicked in me that made me want to stop animals from suffering. Something shifted in me that made me feel absolutely sick to my stomach when I looked at a piece of meat. And when I thought about where that product came from, in reverse, it made me incredibly depressed and miserable. Because whether you have some frozen chicken wings in your freezer, or some cathedral city cheese in your fridge, or just a small carton of cows milk by your kettle, the fact is, the source of those things you are consuming, somewhere an animal has ...