Watching the "Frozen" Christmas special tonight, it struck me that this Disney retelling of the Snow Queen has a lot in common with the quest to find and tell the truth about Erzebet Bathory. The original Snow Queen was an evil creature that brought death and devastation. She is reinvented and given a chance at redemption in the Disney story; she actually reminds me of Rowan Mayfair in the Mayfair Witches stories by Anne Rice. In The Witching Hour, Rowan has murderous powers she can't seem to control, just like the heroine of Frozen.
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| My book based on Erzebet, painting is not of her, though often attributed as her portrait |
Erzebet's history is also being revisited by Tony Thorne, K. Craft, and even me. I've actually written YA book retelling her story and making her more accessible and explicable to posterity.
Time reveals all after a while, but femme fatales, murderous queens, and the Morgan Le Fey's of literature and myth will always attract us. Lilith will always be more interesting than Eve.
Medusa will always have her followers, and Kali her worshippers. Akasha will always be beloved by some.
This holiday season, may you all find peace, and I'd love to hear your take on Erzebet and women of the 17th century.
Merry Christmas!!
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