Which Witch?
This moment in "Donnie vs. Witch Town" has repeatedly caught my notice, and I’ve now recovered enough to break it down!
First off, here’s the list verbatim:
Visitors
Suzy Bannion
Heather Donahue
Nancy Downs
Minnie Castevet
Katia Vajda
Miss Anjelica Ernst
Samantha Stephens
April O’Neil
Unfamiliar names plus cursive plus a lack of high-quality stills meant decoding this took a little longer than expected.
I have attempted to minimize spoilers for the mentioned horror movies when possible, but in pursuing two contradictory goals, I have accomplished both imperfectly. C'est la vie!
Please note: I am by no means a film buff, so feel free to add any relevant context!
Oh, the Horror . . . [films]!
"Suzy Bannion" would be a reference to the 1977 film Suspiria in which Suzy, a ballet student, finds herself investigating a supernatural coven of witches.
"Heather Donahue" is a homage to the 1999 "found footage" movie The Blair Witch Project*, wherein three student filmmakers investigate a legend of a witch in the woods.
"Nancy Downs", from the 1996 R-rated film The Craft, is one of a trio of students rumored to be dabbling in witchcraft.
"Minnie Castevet", on the other hand, hails from the dark 1968 film Rosemary’s Baby (based on the book by Ira Levin), wherein Minnie’s character is suspected of being a member of a coven.
"Katia Vajda", originates from the 1960 film Black Sunday, (loosely based on Nikolai Gogol’s short story "Viy"). Katia was accused of being a vampiric witch and executed by her brother—but that isn’t the end of her story.
"Miss Anjelica Ernst" simultaneously references Roald Dahl’s 1973 novel The Witches and its 1990 film adaptation of the same name. One member of the notorious child-hating coven is the Grand High Witch, Eva Ernst, who was portrayed by Anjelica Huston on the big screen.
"Samantha Stephens" lives the life of a "good witch" in the 1964 television series Bewitched.
Special Bonus!
"Abigail the Good", founder of Witch Town, may be an allusion to the character "Abigail Pershing" from the 2015 television show Good Witch.
I’ll go ahead and credit my dad as my research assistant; he described these references as "deep cuts".
And really, what higher praise is there?
*For more about Heather Donahue, the producer and writer of the sitcom The High Country, check out this article by GQ's Scott Meslow, The Blair Witch Project's Heather Donahue Is Alive and Well!
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Nora: *wiggling in inspiration, typing rapidly* 😊
Pyrrha: Whatcha working on, Nora?
Nora: *immediately hugs laptop to her chest* Ah! Oh, nothing important…! 😅
Pyrrha: …um…okay…
Pyrrha: *sits on her bed and opens her scroll*
Nora: Phew! I’d better wrap up this fic quickly before Pyr-Pyr gets suspicious!
Nora: *clicks “Submit” to publish her latest smut-laden masterpiece*
Pyrrha: *turns her scroll so nobody can see the screen and begins scrolling through a series of fics*
Pyrrha: Oh! PinkThunder updated! I hope it’s as good as their last fic!
Pyrrha: *reading and beginning to turn red* “…the ninja permitted himself a small smile, placing a hand on the blonde knight’s armored chest, feeling rather than seeing the kind, gentle smile behind the white visor as a gauntleted hand slowly slid around the curve of his lower back…”
Pyrrha: Oh my…! 🫢
Pyrrha: *scrolling faster, blushing even harder* “…his nimble fingers drew upward, sliding under the gold trim of the knight’s helmet, brushing against the blonde stubble as he lifted the helmet ever so slowly, revealing the knight’s boyish jaw, then his kind smile, his deep blue eyes, and finally the long blonde licks of hair, drawn back in a warrior’s wolf tail…”
Pyrrha: *snorts* Warrior’s wolf tail…? What a silly way to say “ponytail!”
Nora: What was that about a wolf tail?
Pyrrha: *jumps* AAAHHH!!!! 😱
Pyrrha: N-NOTHING!!! I’M CERTAINLY NOT READING ANYTHING ON MY SCROLL!!!!
Nora: 🤨
Pyrrha: 😣
Nora: *tackles Pyrrha and struggles for her Scroll* Let me see!
Pyrrha: *blushing furiously, holding her Scroll at arm’s length to protect her secret* NO!!!
Nora: *climbs up and gets a hand on the Scroll* Gotcha!!
Pyrrha: *frantically wrestling Nora from behind* NOOOOO!!!! DON’T LOOK!!!! 😫
Nora: “…the knight ran one calloused hand up the ninja’s back and the other downward, cupping his curved yet firm backside and simultaneously burying his fingers in the dark, braided hair before pulling him closer into a deep kiss, the pink strand of hair catching on the blonde stubble of his cheek…”
Nora: *freezes* WAIT A MINUTE!!!! *scrolls to Pyrrha’s account info*
Pyrrha: IT’S NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE! I ONLY READ THOSE FOR THE COMBAT TECHNIQUES!!! I’M NOT A PERVERT, I SWEAR-
Nora: RedChampionGirl99? You’re the one who’s been giving my stories all those comments and kudos?!
Pyrrha: *freezes* Wait…PinkThunder…? YOU’RE the one writing my favorite Ninja X Knight fics?!??
Nora: 😳
Pyrrha: 🫣
Nora: …you like my NinjaKnight smut…? 😳
Pyrrha: *blushing the same color as her hair* …the…the knight is so strong but gentle with his…his lover…🫣
Pyrrha: …and the ninja sounds so toned and soft…! 😖
Jaune: *opens door, sliding a hand around Ren’s lower back as he moves past* Hey, girls!
Ren: *shirtless from training* What are you reading?
Pyrrha/Nora: NOTHING!!!!!
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