Anne Gavin

Outlandish Locations: Discover the Bloody History & Haunted Towers of Blackness Castle

Take a walk with us through the history of Blackness Castle, aka Fort William, in this installment of Outlandish Locations.

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Outlander in Ayrshire: Season 3 Filming & a little Scottish History

  Usually, Outlander shooting locations are a well-guarded secret. But, of late, it’s been hard to hide when scenes were recently shot along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile and in the well-traveled closes (or alleys) along the Capital City’s main drag. It is rare Outlander fans get wind of upcoming film sites. Therefore, it was somewhat surprising…

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Outlander on Break – Rounding up the Cast and Crew’s Holiday

Do you remember in elementary school when you returned from a blissful couple of weeks of freedom from homework assignments, annoying teachers and the daily academic routine to find your school chums buzzing loudly in the hallway about what they did over winter break? Commonplace were conversations about new toys received at Christmas or the hours spent…

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Stylist for the Day – What Outlander’s Caitriona Balfe Could Wear to the Golden Globes…

  Editor’s note:  This weekend, amidst the parchedness of #Droughtlander, we will be granted a tiny drop of relief. No, it’s not a trailer (note to Starz: come out with it already!).  No, it’s not anything related to Outlander  season 3 whatsoever.  It is, however, an opportunity to see our stunning and oh-so-talented leading lady,…

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Year in Review: Our Writers’ Favorite Outlander Posts of 2016

Written by: The Outlander Cast Blog Team A note from editors Ashley Crawley and Janet Reynolds: We here at the Outlander Cast Blog are likely closing out 2016 in the same manner as you, our fellow Obsessenachs.  Yes, we’ve made time to eat, drink and be merry with our family and friends for the holidays. We’ve…

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“In Case You Missed It”: Outlander News Round-Up — #Droughtlander Edition #2

  I wake up some days and think, when will it end?  Can I endure?  When will it stop, the wanting you?  It’s interminable.  I don’t entirely understand this level of torture.  I mean – are we not just all devoted fans looking for the good (mostly!) in this enterprise known as “Outlander?”  All we want is…

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Top Ten Musical Moments of Outlander Season 2

  Ah, #Droughtlander. You sap my strength every day when there is not some new tidbit or piece of Outlander news to sink my teeth into.  I search for Outlander joy in the little things like Sam Heughan giving sweet love to Outlander fans on the BAFTA Red Carpet and Caitriona Balfe’s BAFTA Scotland win…

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Dinner with Ron: Sharing our hopes, dreams and fears with Outlander’s Ronald D. Moore

Written by: Janet Reynolds and Anne Gavin   We’ve all played this game: if you could invite three people to dinner, who would you invite? Usually people cite celebrities or historical figures such as Jesus, Michelangelo or Margaret Thatcher.  The list varies, depending on the kind of dinner party you would like to have.  But…

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#AskCait Q&A on Twitter — Everything you want to know about Outlander’s Caitriona Balfe!

  Caitriona Balfe served up a whopper of a Q&A on Twitter today.  She promised to do so when she reached 200,000 followers on Twitter, and keep that promise she did!  For more than an hour, Caitriona generously answered questions from eager Outlander fans and was joined by a few other cast members.  Gee, I…

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Fairies, Folklore, Witchcraft & Waterhorses – The Symbolism & Superstitions of Outlander

Scotland’s Highlands have a long history of myths, symbolism and superstitions. Learn about some of the more popular ones referenced in Outlander.

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