Enchanted Screens: A Witchy Watchlist for Shadowy Nights
Amanda Kotiesen Amanda Kotiesen

Enchanted Screens: A Witchy Watchlist for Shadowy Nights

Not all spells are cast with cauldrons and cloaks. Some are conjured in flickering light — whispered through film reels, stitched into satin costumes, spoken by women accused of being too powerful, too strange or too free. 

For those who feel the call of the coven, we’ve gathered a watchlist of films and shows where witchcraft, mysticism and the dark feminine take centre stage.

This is not all about broomsticks and caricatures. It’s about seduction, sovereignty and shadow work — the kind of witchcraft you can taste in a cup of tea or feel in the echo of a blood-red moon.

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The Gothic Giggle Guide: Female Comedians Each Goth Archetype Adores
Amanda Kotiesen Amanda Kotiesen

The Gothic Giggle Guide: Female Comedians Each Goth Archetype Adores

Not every laugh is lighthearted — some are sharp as a dagger, some warm as candlelight, some decadent, bratty or soaked in sorrow. 

Comedy, much like style, becomes a mirror of our archetypes. The Lace Ledger’s women each find themselves drawn to different stand-up voices — reflections of their wit, wounds and worldview among other qualifiers.

Below, discover which female comedians compliment each archetype’s private comedy club — complete with a signature cocktail or indulgence for the evening.

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From Page to Picture: 10 Classic Novels That Became Cinematic Cathedrals
Amanda Kotiesen Amanda Kotiesen

From Page to Picture: 10 Classic Novels That Became Cinematic Cathedrals

Not all stories are born equal. Some are destined to live forever — first as ink on a page, then as light on a screen.

Literature’s most haunting heroines and doomed lovers return again and again, clothed in silk gowns, flickering candles and the stormlight of cinema. 

Below, The Lace Ledger presents 10 blockbuster films that began as classic novels — each a reminder that stories, like ghosts, never truly die.

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Roses, Rumours and Rebellion: Goth-Coded Girls’ Night Watchlist
Amanda Kotiesen Amanda Kotiesen

Roses, Rumours and Rebellion: Goth-Coded Girls’ Night Watchlist

Some nights aren’t meant for restraint – they’re intended for curling up with your coven and cackling over cocktails, pressing play on stories that drip with glamour, chaos and just enough scandal to make you smirk.

From smouldering drama to witchy rites of sisterhood, this watchlist expressly grants permission to revel in excess, sip something spiked and sparkling and watch women seize the spotlight on their own terms.

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