Orchid’s Whims
Welcome to my imaginary worlds!
My name is Ilona, and I love talking about movies, video games, fashion, but also food and pop culture fashion. But my real passion is writing horror stories.
Enjoy your visit!
Author: Orchid
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Fear, alongside laughter and sadness, is one of the fundamental emotions at the heart of every story, regardless of the medium through which it is told. It’s no coincidence that the origins of horror cinema can be traced back to the very birth of filmmaking itself, with pioneering filmmaker Georges Méliès directing The House of…
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My family recipe. It isn’t a childhood memory—even though I ate them often back in Poland—but rather the first thing I learned to make with Vera, my mother, after we reconnected. The first time Vera taught me to make pierogi, I don’t think I quite knew what to do with the new space she was…
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I/ The TikTok Lady’s Meditation Family reunions are an invention of the Antichrist. But family reunions that last 10 days are literally the eighth circle of hell. Here I am, stuck without Wi-Fi in the middle of nowhere in Kent in a boring house, full of boring adults, and the only person roughly my age…
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My mother told me a little about what she watched as a child and teenager on television and among other things she told me about Winx. So I watched a few episodes on the internet and found some interesting things for my articles devoted to fashion.
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One of my friends, Panda, organizes a themed movie night every Friday. We choose a theme at the end of the evening for the following week, and three of us are chosen to each select a film within that theme. The evening begins with drawing lots to choose the film, and the person who chose…
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Today I’m sharing an excerpt from my diary. I don’t know yet if this post will stay online for long, but my life has been turned upside down in just a few days, and I wanted to share this event. I finally met my mom. Two weeks ago I still can’t believe I’m writing this.…
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It’s a story like all the others, like the one that we keep with us, that we take with us when we leave, that permeates those that stay, all the time. It’s a story like any other. A big house at the end of a path with a stream and a river, just in between,…
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Did you know that you could understand the entire history of Scooby-Doo just by looking at their clothes? We all know Scooby-Doo for its mysteries and monsters, but few people know that the outfits of the characters actually reveal a lot about America at the end of the 60’s. The series is created in 1969…
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One of my Italian friends, who I’ve sensed has been feeling homesick lately, invited me and some friends over for a movie afternoon. It’s hard to have a proper movie night without something to nibble on. So, I made zeppoles, Italian doughnuts, in both sweet and savory versions for an appetizer. I hope she likes…
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On Friday I went to see it with my boyfriend and unfortunately I was rather disappointed; maybe I expected too much. I’m a big Spielberg fan in general, but I found this film poorly written. There are scenes I find inconsistent (I’m thinking of the chase scene where the hero goes to find his girlfriend;…
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