Biography on Lizzie available
AOhell, (sorry, AOL), has a 30 minute documentary of Lizzie Borden, made by the biography channel, available for download for a mere $1.99 at this site. Notorious: Lizzie Borden Category: Television [PG] Duration: 30min:00sec Date Added: 08/03/2006 Source: The Biography Channel More than a hundred years ago, a proper, respectable New England spinster from a […]
Where is She Buried?
Thanks to Intrepid Reporter for this find! 2007 Where Are They Buried? Box Calendar by Tod Benoit has a page in it about Lizzie Borden. Still time to get it for your Lizzie Borden enthusiast for Christmas! The book is available on Amazon.com here.
Original Porter for Sale
Just found this on Abebooks.com. Only $1350 bucks! The Fall River Tragedy – A History of the Borden Murders Edwin H. Porter Bookseller: Don Mc Nichol (Brewster, MA, U.S.A.) Price: US$ 1350.00 Quantity: 1 Shipping within U.S.A.: US$ 3.00 Book Description: George Buffington,publisher, 1893. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very Scarce […]
Legend Ending
This is the creepiest ending to any movie ever—the very end of the 1975 made for TV movie The Legend of Lizzie Borden, starring the great Elizabeth Montgomery. I present it to you here for your enjoyment.
New Porter Reprint (pricey!)
I found this somewhat new publication: a 2006 reprint of Porter’s Fall River Tragedy, by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. It is overpriced at $95, but I really like the cover! Porter, Edwin, H. The Fall River Tragedy. A History of The Borden Murders. 1584775467. 2006 ISBN 1584775467 Porter, Edwin, H., Reporter. The Fall River Tragedy: […]
The Lizzie and Abby Borden Story
A recent addition to Google’s video section. Pretty funny stuff. Enjoy! (8 min. in length).
November 2006 Hatchet is now Online!
My silence of late has a very good reason behind it—I have been heavily involved in designing and publishing the latest issue of The Hatchet: Journal of Lizzie Borden Studies. The last issue of this year was released this morning! Subscribers can access the online version and order the print edition (with a choice of […]
Ghost: Investigating the Other Side
Although not marketed as containing this info, this 2002 book by Katherine Ramsland, includes a section on her staying at the Lizzie Borden B&B. Might be worth a looksee. Ghost: Investigating the Other Side, St. Martin’s Press, 2002. From Publisher’s Weekly Ramsland (author of numerous books on Anne Rice, vampirism and other ghoulish subjects) is […]
Spirit Encounters with Lizzie
SpiritEncounters, a UK website, offers a section on Lizzie Borden. Full of factual inaccuracies and misspellings, it is still a good sample of what the latest craze with Lizzie seems to be: haunted Borden! Yes, more scary Lizzie in the days to come! It is October and Halloween time after all!
Lizzie Borden in Love Reviewed
A new volume of poetry by Julianna Baggott has recently been released titled Lizzie Borden in Love: Poems in Women’s Voices. A review of the book appeared today in the Lexington Herald-Leader: “Inside the minds of outsiders. Poems put words in mouths of infamous women”. You can read it here. Of note is the critics […]
Maptech and Borden Case
In the Maptech Embassy Guide for Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, 5th Edition (2001), there is a blurb about Fall River which includes mention of the Borden murder case. Let me share the text with you. Lizzie Borden took an axe And gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done […]
Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
A very enterprising group of actors have created some unique theatre experiences in Rochester, Michigan. Murder Mystery and Dinner Theatre Productions offers “A suspenseful night of interactive dinner theater filled with humor, mystery, and live entertainment.” You can treat your clients or friends to several different events, including “Last Night on the Titanic,” “Jewel Heist […]
Villisca
“The Mystery of 100 Year Old Murder Comes to DVD for Halloween” is a very informative press release about the DVD release of the independent film “Villisca: Living with a Mystery.” Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) October 18, 2006 — What happens when murder visits a small town and remains a mystery? After over 14 months […]
Victorian Post-Mortem Photography
Haunted When it Rains, “is a mediated theater event exploring the possibilities technology provides to expand the performance of myth. Inspired by the Victorian Séance, Haunted seeks to stage a realm of vision, interacting with technology to manifest a performance present with ghosts and persistent memories.” The website offers pages of Victorian Post-Mortem photographs. Disturbing […]
Mystery List
An email from Dunn & Powell Books: Dunn and Powell Books Mystery Sale List #11 is now available for download at our website. This list is comprised of almost 3000 mysteries reduced in price from 30 to 50 percent and is available in these formats: http://www.dpbooks.com/sale11.htm (html for maximum compatibility & online viewing) http://www.dpbooks.com/sale11.pdf (pdf […]
Lizzie at the Nashville Ballet a Hit
According to Shirley Blackburn for The Tennessean, the Nashville Ballet’s rendition of the “Lizzie” was a smashing success. In the finale, “Lizzie,” Vasterling showcased his strength as storyteller and choreographer. His spin on the life of Lizzie Borden, a Victorian spinster tried for but acquitted of the murder of father and stepmother, took the form […]
Lizzie Author at Fall River Historical Society
According to this morning’s Herald News, Karen Elizabeth Cheney, author of Lizzie Borden, a new book about the case, will be signing copies on Saturday at the Fall River Historical Society, 451 Rock St., from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Copies of the book will be for sale.” “There’s still a tremendous amount of interest […]
Bridge Boy Music
On an album titled “The Language of Crows”, Wendy Lewis, voice, and Bill Carrothers, piano, voice, have a short wonderful rendition of the Lizzie Borden doggerel. I know you will like this! Click here to listen to the MP3 file. Thanks to Intrepid Reporter for the find.