"Just fear me, love me, do as I say, and I will be your slave!"

Labyrinth. Since I first saw it in the theater at the age of 8, I have been obsessed - by now I have watched it hundreds of times. I have fallen in love with Jareth, identified myself with Sarah (we share the same name, after all), and have come to see my entire life as a similar adventure through such a labyrinth. I have the soundtrack and the original comic books (I'd have more memorabilia if I could afford to spend my whole paycheck on ebay!), I've visited all the big fan websites (and found others just as obsessed), I downloaded the script and sound clips (which you can find through the links below).

I have analyzed every second of this film, I have created elaborate background stories, a history never mentioned in the movie. I've solved the riddles, found the discrepancies, but more than anything I have wished over and over for a different ending - Sarah stays with Jareth in the Labyrinth, and they raise Toby as their own child. But every time, in the end, she defeats him. Such a pity.

This movie was the impetus for this entire theory, the realization of a "girls underground" archetype present in so many modern stories. Perhaps it was because I've lived Sarah for so long that it was the first to occur to me.

 Labyrinth Links

Labyrinth - a site devoted to the movie with pics, sound files, etc.
Think Labyrinth - another similar site
Labyrinth Ring Homepage - a webring of sites dedicated to the movie
Labyrinth Mailing List FAQ - answers to some interesting questions, plus links, subscription info, etc.
Magical Michael Moschen - about the man who did the crystal ball tricks in the movie
The Labyrinth Within the Labyrinth - photo gallery, skins, who's who, etc.
Labyrinth Links
Through Dangers Untold - lots of interesting musings on the movie
Jareth's Realm - essays, pictures, even comedy
Labyrinth Within Your Heart - great site offers rare info on memorabilia, and scans from the coloring book
Goblin Art - sells masks and other art, many reminiscent of the ballroom scene.