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Ashley Thomas is The Nerdy Blogger. She holds a B. A. in English Literature from Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee (c/o 2007) and completed her M. A. in Literature and Language, concentrating in Imaginative Literature at Signum University in Summer 2017. Ashley blogs, reads, writes (for fun and for hire), and spends time with her husband, Ryan, and their two cat-monsters, Oliver and Nynaeve. She and Ryan reside in Charlotte, North Carolina with a large quantity of board games, comic books, and polyhedral dice. She would like to be Brienne of Tarth, Leslie Knope, and Sylvia Tilly when she grows up.

Halloween Horror Countdown: The Modern Classics

It’s the second week of October! That means “Spooky Month” is in full swing. I’ve got my Halloween costume ready (Brienne of Tarth), I’m midway through my local theater’s retro horror film festival, and I’ve not quite reached my quota…

Halloween Horror Countdown: The Classics

I love Halloween. I’m a cosplayer, so I obviously love wearing costumes, and having a holiday where this is practically a requirement is a-okay with me. Candy everywhere? I see no problem here. Pumpkin spice in my coffee mug and…

‘Stranger Things’ Season 3 Roundtable: The Scoop from our Troop

It’s been about a month and a half since its release, so with that much time to mull it over, it’s time that the crew at Fangirlish stopped to share our thoughts and feels about the latest season of Stranger…

A Tale of Two Suspirias

The writing staff at Fangirlish can get into some deep discussions when it comes to film and television. Jasmine and Ashley started talking about their love and hate for Dario Argento’s 1977 Suspiria and its 2018 Luca Guadagnino reboot a…

Hopes, Fears, and Feels for Stranger Things 3

Stranger Things 3 is so close! Stock up on Eggos, pour up some New Coke, grab some Reese’s Pieces and popcorn and settle in for a midsummer night’s binge. There are loads of things to look forward to this season.…

Ser Brienne of Tarth’s Page in the White Book

To say I am angry about the final role of my hero, Ser Brienne of Tarth, is an understatement. Perhaps even the understatement of the century. Now, before I begin my verbal evisceration of this real tragedy, I want to…

Movie Review: ‘Tolkien’

I was fortunate enough to catch a late night screening of Tolkien this past Thursday, technically a day earlier than its release. I’d not done much research on the film prior to entering the theater, aside from seeing the trailers.…

Jaime Didn’t Leave to Save Cersei. He Left to Protect Brienne.

“The things we do for love.” Bran Stark echoed back a variation of Jaime Lannister’s own words to him in 8×02. Jaime’s arc in both Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire has always been about the…

Hot Take: Brienne of Tarth Should be the Next Disney Princess Because All Her Dreams are Starting to Come True

CAUTION: THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 8X02 OF GAME OF THRONES. People tend think I’m bananas when I go on and on about how wonderful Brienne of Tarth is. I just can’t help it. I stan Brienne so much.…

Rivals to Friends: Max and Eleven are Now Besties?

I was just as surprised as anyone to see Max and Eleven acting as friends when we got our first full trailer for Stranger Things 3 a few weeks ago. Every single interaction they had together in Stranger Things season…