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The Lore and History of The Witcher Novels Part 3: Lara Dorren

Check out part 1 of this breakdown here and part 2 here. THE DEATH OF LARA DORREN | 1142 AR The histories of every world, even the Continent, are rife with tragedies, of love’s loss and lives ended too soon. Yet, few tragedies sting with a bite like that of the tragedy of Lara Dorren. …

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Netflix Makes Falka, the Witcher’s Hitler, Good Because Wahmen

Further bastardization of The Witcher canon has been announced from Blood Origin. It’s as if Netflix is endeavoring to cram as many announcements about their lore breaks as possible in the final five days before the show’s release. The newest addition in this long string of canonical tra...

Harry Potter Book Sells For Over $9.5K

Yes, that title is correct; a very rare copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (or Sorcerer’s Stone here in the USA) has sold for 8,000 GBP, or $9,711.76 (as of December 19th, 2022). This edition is quite rare because it was never released to the public and was signed by the Wi...

Witcher: Blood Origin Casts Their Avallac’h

Netflix’s The Witcher has been known for its nonsensical casting choices, in addition to completely bastardizing both the books and the lore at every opportunity. This track record of ineptitude and disrespect for the source material continues with the recent casting announcement for Avallacâ€...

A Winnie-the-Pooh Prequel Is Coming

The Hollywood Reporter reveals that a Winnie-the-Pooh prequel film is coming now that A. A. Milne’s beloved children’s books have entered the public domain. Mike de Seve (Madagascar, Monsters vs. Aliens) is set to direct the film and co-write with John Reynolds (The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Sh...

The Lore and History of The Witcher Novels Part 2: The First Witcher

Check out part 1 of this breakdown here. THE FIRST LANDING | 760s AR Once the chaos of The Conjunction of the Spheres had subsided, the elves regained control of the Continent, reclaiming their position as the dominant species. Though wars and conflicts abounded in the millennia following the Conjun...