It is often thought that fairy tales live on because they express unchanging truths about the human condition. Cultural historians might question this. These stories shift and evolve, refracted ...

Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro is no stranger to darker themes in literature. Throughout his career, his films have been influenced by the themes and characters of fairy tales. One of del Toro's ...

The Fisherman and His Wife (1882) by Alexander Zick (1845–1907) from Grimms' Fairy Tales, published by Gebruder Reichenbach Source: Gebruder Reichenbach/Public Domain Fairy tales have enchanted us for ...

Uncover how fairy tales and self-discovery shape Jacqueline E. Smith's enchanting 'Solstice Stories' and career. Dive into ...

Norwegian director Emilie Blichfeldt’s The Ugly Stepsister approaches Cinderella as does a cat a glass object – with every intention of merry destruction. By the time Blichfeldt is done, the classic ...

While many Disney adults may recall the tale quite well, Pinocchio's origins are much darker than one would initially assume (which holds true of most fairy tales). Collodi's work has the Talking ...