Blending Irish folklore with the classic story of Sleeping Beauty, "Thornhedge" takes a familiar childhood tale and tosses it into the muddy bogs of the Fairie realm. This story has been told ...

What if every fairy tale you heard as a child was just one part of the story? What if another version was more realistic and perhaps a bit more wild? Would you want to read it? Of course you would; we ...

This is FRESH AIR. Two films opening this week are based on classic fairytales. The first film is "The Huntsman: Winter’s War," a sequel to the 2012 movie "Snow White And The Huntsman." The sequel ...

In this universe, Little Red seduces the Big Bad Wolf, Beauty transforms into a literal fur skin beast, and Puss in Boots uses murder to get what he wants. No, you haven't stumbled into a nightmare, ...

(Mass Appeal) – “Into The Woods” first premiered on Broadway in 1987 and is a unique musical that intertwines the plots of several well known Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Luckily for all of us, it’s ...

Folks familiar with the Brothers Grimm fairy tale know that there are much darker themes that lie just beneath the surface of the classic bedtime stories. In Gretel & Hansel, that edgier vibe comes to ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Commissioned by 24th Street and written by Olivier Award-winning playwright ...

Anime pulls its inspiration from many places, and fairy tales have always been a very popular source. Many of the most iconic titles use a fairy tale motif to tell their story, giving them a whimsical ...

Stephen King has written before about how stories can save your life. He did it most nakedly in his memoir/craft guide On Writing, but Misery is also a pretty open metaphor for the power of ...

The Ugly Stepsister is now streaming on Hulu, and you can check out the official synopsis below: In a twisted take on the ...