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Buffy Will Patrol Tonight: Slayerfest 2017

On April 21st 2017, I went to a party dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This account of that very special night was written under the assumption that the reader is familiar with the world of Buffy and its many awesome characters. If you haven't seen Buffy, I posted a few links for you as well so that you can take your time and catch up on this pop culture powerhouse. I mean, seriously, you should watch Buffy. This account was written with the help of No Time for Us , who organised the whole thing, and whose photos I will be using here. A special thanks to Too Cute to Puke , as well as to Babel , the nightclub that hosted the event. As someone who had only discovered Buffy a year ago, I didn't even imagine that I would be a part of something as amazing, and inclusive as the Buffy fandom. Imagine then my reaction when, as I was scrolling down my Facebook feed I saw this A Buffy fan party? A dress-up Buffy fan party? And within walking dis...

Scariest Episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer

And we're on day 3 of Halloween Week 2016. Today, I want to give books a little break and talk about TV. Some good old fashioned TV horror. Last year, I listed Ten Spookiest X-Files Episodes . So this year, I've come up with six scariest episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Enjoy! 1. Hush , season 4 episode 10 Often considered to be one of the scariest episodes on television ever, Hush brings grim fairy tales to life, with a touch of Tim Burton. When monsters known as the Gentlemen steal the voices from everyone in Sunnydale in order to do some organ harvesting, Buffy and the Scoobies have to find a way to save their town without uttering a single word. Written and directed by Joss Whedon, it's one of the highlights of season 4. I don't think I'll ever be able to get the image of the Gentlemen out of my head. Then again, I don't want to. They're fantastic. 2. Helpless , season 3 episode 12 If Hush is a fairy tale, Helpless is a ...