Franz Xaver von Schönwerth traversed the forests, lowlands, and mountains of northern Bavaria to record fairy tales. Most of Schönwerth's work was lost-- until a few years ago, when thirty boxes of ...

One of this summer's biggest films is Angelina Jolie's Maleficent, an alternative take on Sleeping Beauty illuminating the memorable villain's humanity. Maleficent comes in the wake of this past ...

There was a time when fairy tales were much more than just bedtime stories. Actually, the fanciful tales that have enthralled generations of people have their roots in real historical events. Real ...

Esteemed fantasist J.R.R. Tolkien once said that fantasy was true literature meant to be read, and that dramatic presentations of fairy tales were nothing but intolerable misfortunes. "I have never ...

For my money, this is without a doubt the story of the week. For years we’ve been hearing how the Grimm fairy tales were a lot more horror-based and bloody than the sanitized versions we’ve been ...