Keepsakes: an online Lizzie/Emma play
A play by Kip Rosser about Lizzie and Emma was published on the web here. The play is titled Keepsakes, “Two researchers publishing a book about the Borden sisters, find themselves caught in a web of lies that reaches across time, while the aged Lizzie and Emma reunite in a struggle for sanity.” I read […]
Stef’s Blog Round Up — August 28
Neurotic Flower’s blog contains quite a few photos of her trip to the Lizzie Borden B&B, posted yesterday. Did you know that in 2000 there was a Lizzie Borden exhibit at American Women! A Celebration of Our History, at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum!
Alfred Hitchcock’s The Older Sister
Here is the opening from Alfred Hitchcock Presents “The Older Sister”— the TV dramatization of Lillian de la Torre’s play about Lizzie Borden. Hitchcock’s dry wit is priceless here. It is a real hoot and a half. Enjoy! The complete episode is available for sale on Amazon.com as part of Volume 1 of Alfred Hitchcock […]
Lizzie Quizzie
Check this out: a Lizzie Borden quiz online. There is no way to score 100% however as one of their questions does not offer any correct choices as a response. See if you can guess which one they fouled the results with.
Fall River Hoedown from New Faces of 1954
I have had tons of requests to post this clip from New Faces of 1954. I used it in my talk on Lizzie Borden in Popular Culture that I did at the Fall River Public Library on August 9th, 2006. This is Micheal Brown’s “Fall River Hoedown,” also known as “Lizzie Borden,” also known as […]
Dunn and Powell Books Mystery Catalogue
Dunn & Powell Books of Bar Harbor, Maine, the recent sellers of the Ken Souza Lizzie Borden Collection, has another outstanding catalogue online. Ready, set, go! Catalogue 79 features almost 902 items including a large number of pre and post-war mysteries, many in dust jacket and a selection of mystery anthologies and mystery reference titles. […]
Stef’s Blog Round Up — August 24
DareToScare.com has a brief blurb about the Lizzie Borden B&B. Nice plug for the house. The same blog links to a site that I find much more interesting: The International Ghost Hunters Society, which shows one of those supposed ghost photos from 92 Second St.—-this time the spirit’s ectoplasm appearing on the outside of the […]
How does Lizzie Stack Up
Google has a feature where you can compare various names or concepts as to popularity. It prints out the results in a handy graph. Yesterday, I compared Lizzie Borden to OJ, Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer on blogs. Lizzie came in dead last. Go figure!
Ghost in My Suitcase
Ghostinmysuitcase.com is an online guide to Haunted Travel in America. Areas covered include, Haunted Places, Ghostly Travel Guides, Ghost Walks, Paranormal Conferences, and a Ghost Blog. You would think that the Lizzie Borden B&B would be covered what with its recent notariety as a haunted destination and the the number one World’s Creepiest Destination by […]
Neverwas Haul
The Neverwas Haul is a mobile, 3-story, steam-powered Victorian mansion, constructed for Burning Man 2006. I want one. KEWL! The Neverwas Haul represents a reimagining of the victorian era, an era when technology and exploration fueled the imagination of the Continent, and gentlemen and ladies of leisure set out in pursuit of the strange and […]
Shilling Shockers on DVD
On August 13, I posted on what I called “The BEST Lizzie Borden take off video I have ever seen!” Many have agreed with me. Penny Dreadful’s Shilling Shockers produces quality work and I want to support them any way I can. I just got this email and wanted to share it with you: Hello […]
zombie Lizzie Borden
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Newport
To continue the series on Newport, the city where Lizzie Borden relaxed in following her acquittal in 1893, I present for your viewing pleasure The Newport Postcard Museum—-a sweet site that has a gallery of postcards that depicts turn of the century Newport, Rhode Island. The examples shown are from our personal collection of over […]
Fingerprints
Project Guttenberg has posted a copy of the FBI manual The Science of Fingerprints—Classification and Uses. The download is free. This booklet concerning the study of fingerprints has been prepared by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the use of interested law enforcement officers and agencies, particularly those which may be contemplating the inauguration of […]
Is Lizzie Annoying?
Am I Annoying.com has a Lizzie Borden page. You can vote and decide, based on the stated reasons why and whynot one might find her “annoying.” If you go to the bottom of the page, it appears that Lizzie Borden is less annoying as the years go by. Her current annoyance rating is 47.96%.
Oh My God, There’s an Axe in My Head
“Oh my god! There’s an axe in my head,” in various languages has become quite the Internet darling. It is only sort of Lizzie related, of course, but interesting nonetheless.
In Lizzie’s Hand
Curious as to this title? Well, this post refers to a magic trick that you can purchase related to the Borden case. It is called In Lizzie’s Hand. Only $38! A Bizarre Magick Effect by Larry White and Bruce Kalver EFFECT: The performer explains that at a recent auction he purchased an old trunk, full […]
Columbia Exposition of 1893
Following her acquittal in 1893 for the murder of her father and step-mother, Lizzie Borden traveled to the Columbia Exposition in Chicago. This event, a world’s fair near the end of the 19th century, produced thousands of collectibles in its own right. Those who are serious Borden collectors also have an interest in this part […]