Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 13hI just started Seven Havens and I'm already protective of Pavi to an absolutely feral degree. I'll protect you tooth and nail, my little cat-riding, bug-loving, pro-animals rights girlie 🩵 020
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Whatever happened to Thomas Ince on a yacht in November 1924, it was covered up by one of the richest and most powerful men of the time. #FlashbackFriday medium.com/@sacha1689.s...medium.com10 Old Hollywood Deaths That Remain MysteriousWhen Hollywood stars pass away under mysterious circumstances, this often results in scandal, secrecy, and conspiracy theories. 020
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The earliest time travel films operated as comedies and as existential nightmares. #FlashbackFriday medium.com/@sacha1689.s...medium.comThe First 10 Time Travel Films Ever MadeYou might not think of silent black-and-white movies when you hear the words “time travel.” But this concept has existed in cinema far… 020
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The characters of Charles Addams's single-panel comic strip did not have names until the comic was adapted to television in the 1960s. #FlashbackFriday medium.com/@sacha1689.s...medium.comThe On-Screen History of The Addams FamilyChances are the average American is familiar with at least one incarnation of The Addams Family. 050
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 08/10/2026"Rabbits live close to death, and when death comes closer than usual, thinking about survival leaves little room for anything else." —Watership Down, Richard Adams #BookologyThursdaystatic.klipy.comWatership Down AnimatedALT: Watership Down Animated 010
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 08/10/2026"It's as if someone fashioned a small golden bird and then attached a ring around it. The bird is connected to the ring only by its wing tips. I suddenly recognize it. It's a mockingjay." —The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins #BookologyThursday 010
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 08/10/2026"Far below me, I can sense the sea life... A startled fish changes direction at the approach of the ship. A dolphin prepares to breach the surface. A whale hums far in the distance." —Daughter of the Siren Queen, Tricia Levenseller #BookologyThursdaystatic.klipy.comDans PiratesALT: Dans Pirates 120
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 08/10/2026"[Toto] was a little black dog, with long silky hair and small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose. Toto played all day long, and Dorothy played with him, and loved him dearly." —The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum #BookologyThursday 020
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 07/10/2026My HubPages have been transferred to Medium! Check them out if you're interested in film history. #writersofbluesky medium.com/@sacha1689.s...medium.comSarah Nour – MediumRead writing from Sarah Nour on Medium. Former HubPages writer, before the site went under. Interested in history, particularly film history. Enjoys educating others. 050
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I believe the bat is meant to be the demon Mephistopheles. 110
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The film Curse of the Undead (1959) is a black and white Western horror film about a mysterious gunslinger-for-hire who's secretly a vampire. A preacher goes up against the vampire to protect the small Old West town he's terrorizing. #WyrdWednesday 1203
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The first vampire film was The Vampire (1913), which was based on an 1897 poem by Rudyard Kipling. In the film, a man in a toxic relationship watches a stage show involving a vampire seductress, and realizes it mirrors his own experience. #WyrdWednesday 26816
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Varney the Vampire was a penny dreadful that ran from 1845 to 1847. The character Sir Francis Varney introduced many key tropes of vampire lore, such as fangs, puncture wounds in victims' necks, hypnotic powers, and superhuman strength. He also inspired the Marvel character Varnae. #WyrdWednesday 0223
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 06/10/2026In the Russian tale "Sivko-Burko," two eldest sons don't want to hold vigil at their father's grave as he requested, so they send the youngest, dubbed Ivan the Fool. During Ivan's vigil, the grave opens and the father's spirit emerges. He summons a magic horse, which he gives Ivan. #FairyTaleTuesday 040
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 06/10/2026In the German tale "Do Not Disturb the Rest of the Dead," a young woman declares she'll go to a graveyard at night and steal a crucifix from a fresh grave to prove her bravery. She's later found dead on the grave, her neck twisted, with her hand on the crucifix. #FairyTaleTuesdaystatic.klipy.comEerie Foggy Graveyard SceneALT: Eerie Foggy Graveyard Scene 060
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The Bloody Ploughman apple is named after a Scottish tale of a ploughman who's shot dead for stealing apples from an estate. When his body is returned to his wife, she tosses the apples he stole, and they sprout into a tree that grows blood-red apples. #FairyTaleTuesday 072
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The polong of Malaysian myth is a spirit in the form of a miniature woman, created by chanting spells over a murderer's bottled blood. Its creator feeds the polong their own blood and sends it to possess people, causing them to go insane until an exorcism is done. #MythologyMonday 070
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The Hone-onna (Bone-Woman) of Japanese myth are ghosts seeking to reunite with their still-alive romantic partners. They disguise their rotting corpses to appear alive so they can seduce their loved ones and drain their life force so they can join them in death. #MythologyMonday 020
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Bhoots are restless spirits mentioned in ancient texts of the Indian subcontinent. They're identifiable by their white clothing, nasally voices, backwards feet, and their lack of a shadow. They'll seek out milk to bathe in, and those who drink that milk will become possessed. #MythologyMonday 020
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 04/10/2026If anyone is somehow still confused as to why women would rather be alone in the woods with a bear instead of a man, consider this quote from Steve Irwin: “Crocodiles are easy. They try to kill and eat you. People are harder. Sometimes they pretend to be your friend first.” 030
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"My conscience hath a thousand several tongues, And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain. Perjury, perjury, in the high'st degree; Murder, stern murder in the dir'st degree, Throng to the bar, crying all, Guilty!, guilty!" —Richard III #ShakespeareSundaystatic.klipy.comVoices In: Screaming FacesALT: Voices In: Screaming Faces 091
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"Conscience is but a word that cowards use, Devis'd at first to keep the strong in awe: Our strong arms be our conscience, swords our law. March on, join bravely, let us to't pell-mell; If not to heaven, then hand in hand to hell." —Richard III #ShakespeareSundaystatic.klipy.comRohirrim Lord Of The Rings Horse RiderALT: Rohirrim Lord Of The Rings Horse Rider 091
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"But then I sigh, with a piece of Scripture Tell them that God bids us to do evil for good; And thus I clothe my naked villainy With odd old ends stol'n out of holy writ; And seem a saint, when most I play the devil." —Richard III #ShakespeareSundaystatic.klipy.comWolf in Sheep's Clothing TransformationALT: Wolf in Sheep's Clothing Transformation 0102
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"I remember my childhood names for grasses and secret flowers. I remember where a toad may live and what time the birds awaken in the summer—and what trees and seasons smelled like—how people looked and walked and smelled even." —East of Eden, John Steinbeck #BookWormSatstatic.klipy.comScenic Minnesota FieldALT: Scenic Minnesota Field 0173
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"He raised his eyes and searched out a small patch of blue sky visible through the dense, green branches of the pines. A white wisp of cloud drifted by. That's what dying will be like, he told himself. Just floating up in the air." —The Devil All the Time, Donald Ray Pollock #BookWormSatstatic.klipy.comSunny Blue Sky with Fluffy White CloudsALT: Sunny Blue Sky with Fluffy White Clouds 1142
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"Ree followed a path made by prey uphill... into a section of pine trees and pine scent and that pious shade and silence pines create. Pine trees in low limbs spread over fresh snow made a stronger vault for the spirit than pews and pulpits ever could." —Winter's Bone, Daniel Woodrell #BookWormSatstatic.klipy.comSnowy Winter Forest LandscapeALT: Snowy Winter Forest Landscape 1151
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Happy Halloween Season! Did you know werewolf lore came mostly from movies instead of ancient myth or folklore? Give this a read to learn about the werewolf's rich cinematic history! #FlashbackFriday medium.com/@sacha1689.s...medium.comThe First 10 Werewolf Movies Ever MadeWhen moviegoers think of werewolves, chances are they first think of Universal Studios’ The Wolf Man (1941), or one of the many werewolf… 050
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Halloween season is upon us! How about you add some public domain silent films to your horror movie marathon? These are the very first horror movies ever made, and most of them are available to watch on YouTube! #FlashbackFriday medium.com/@sacha1689.s...medium.comThe First 10 Horror Films Ever MadeEven the most diehard horror movie fans may not know that this genre has existed for over a hundred years. Maybe it’s time to add a few… 041
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I am Jane Doe.static.klipy.comThe Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Lisbeth SalanderALT: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Lisbeth Salander 110
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 02/10/2026From Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man to Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Universal Studios made a fortune with crossover films in the 1940s. #FlashbackFriday medium.com/@sacha1689.s...medium.comThe First 10 Movie Crossovers Ever MadeThese days, when you think of crossover films, you might think of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But crossover films are much older than… 041
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Hollywood has laws against animal cruelty thanks to actor Errol Flynn, who contacted the ASPCA when multiple horses were killed on a film set. #FlashbackFriday medium.com/@sacha1689.s...medium.com10 Old Movies that Changed Laws and RegulationsMovies can have significant social impact. They can educate, raise awareness, and alter public consciousness. Here are 10 films that took… 030
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Alan L. Hart was a trailblazing physician and radiologist who saved countless people from dying of tuberculosis. He also happened to be a trans man. #FlashbackFriday medium.com/@sacha1689.s...medium.com10 Transgender People Who Made HistoryWith all the recent political attacks on the basic human rights of transgender people, support and allyship are as essential as they ever… 040
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"Every time she gave a party she had this feeling of being something not herself, and that everyone was unreal in one way." —Mrs. Dalloway, Virginia Woolf #BookologyThursdaystatic.klipy.comLaughing LGBT Ladies from the 1920sALT: Laughing LGBT Ladies from the 1920s 020
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"People were not invited... and somehow they ended up at Gatsby's door. Sometimes they came and went without having met Gatsby at all, came for the party with a simplicity of heart that was its own ticket of admission." —The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald #BookologyThursdaystatic.klipy.comGreat Gatsby Party with FireworksALT: Great Gatsby Party with Fireworks 020
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"And so the merry party began. It was one of those jolly, happy, bread-crumbling parties where you cough twice before you speak, and then decide not to say it after all." —My Man Jeeves, P.G. Wodehouse #BookologyThursdaystatic.klipy.comSimon Basset Bows to Daphne BridgertonALT: Simon Basset Bows to Daphne Bridgerton 020
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 30/09/2026In the fantasy Western film The Valley of Gwangi (1969), a group of cowboys working for a struggling Wild West rodeo capture a live dinosaur, an allosaurus, to put on display for profit. Unsurprisingly, the dinosaur doesn't take well to captivity. #WyrdWednesday 1183
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 30/09/2026In the film The Mole People (1956), archaeologists discover an ancient race of Sumerian albino folk living deep underground. They keep mutant mole men as slaves to harvest mushrooms and occasionally sacrifice young women to the goddess Ishtar. #WyrdWednesday 072
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The Phantom Empire (1935) is a fantasy Western film serial about a cowboy discovering the lost continent of Mu buried beneath his dude ranch. The Muranians inhabit a technologically advanced underground city, with televisions and ray guns. #WyrdWednesday 061
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 29/09/2026In the Himalayan tale "The Story of the Black Cow," a boy starved by his stepmother is secretly fed by a black cow, who stamps her hooves and magically makes sweets appear. When the stepmother insists the cow be sold, the boy and cow escape into a forest together. #FairyTaleTuesday 071
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"The Three Ravens" is an English folk ballad published in 1611. Three ravens plan to eat the corpse of a recently slain knight, but find the knight guarded by his loyal hawks and hounds. Then the knight's pregnant significant other arrives to bury him. #FairyTaleTuesday 031
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Baga Yaga and the Kind Young Girl" is a Russian tale about the infamous witch keeping her niece hostage in her cabin and forcing her to weave clothes. The girl generously gives scraps of food to Baba Yaga's black cat, so the grateful cat helps her escape. #FairyTaleTuesday 040
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 29/09/2026My cat has a following on Instagram @marshmallow_rates_boxes, and now she has her own 2027 calendar! Consider ordering it if you'd like to hang photos of an adorable kitty on your wall 😊 www.etsy.com/listing/4584...etsy.comMarshmallow Rates Boxes 2027 Wall Calendar - EtsyThis Wall Calendars item is sold by AmateurPaints. Ships from Beltsville, MD. Listed on Sep 28, 2026 141
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Harvey Dent in Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995) was the first sympathetic portrayal of a mentally ill person I'd ever seen.static.klipy.comTwo Face from Batman Animated SeriesALT: Two Face from Batman Animated Series 030
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Not really. Usually tales with disability involve miraculous cures. I listened to a podcast version of this myth and was disappointed that the boy suddenly wasn't deaf anymore. It became a "my disability was cured and now I can do things" story instead of a "disability pride / f**k ableism" story. 110
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In the Welsh epic The Mabinogion, the Pair Dadeni, or Cauldron of Rebirth, is a magic cauldron able to resurrect the dead. During wartime, an Irish king uses it to resurrect his dead soldiers again and again. The soldiers return deaf and mute, but still willing and able to fight. #MythologyMonday 051
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In Blackfoot myth, a deaf orphan boy runs after his tribe after they move away and leave him behind. While he runs, his ears pop, and a worm-like substance oozes out. He can suddenly hear, and later proves his worth to his tribe by capturing horses and teaching people to ride them. #MythologyMonday 162
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 28/09/2026According to the Poetic Edda, the Norse god Heimdall sacrifices his hearing in one ear for exceptional hearing in the other. After making this exchange at the sacred spring Mímisbrunnr, he can hear grass growing from the ground and wool growing on sheep. #MythologyMonday 060
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"You Banbury cheese!" —The Merry Wives of Windsor #ShakespeareSundaystatic.klipy.comMan Pointing AccusinglyALT: Man Pointing Accusingly 070
Sarah Nour @sarahnour.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"Away, you three-inch fool!" —The Taming of the Shrew #ShakespeareSundaystatic.klipy.comKuzco: Just a Tiny BitALT: Kuzco: Just a Tiny Bit 070