The timeless fairy tale of Bai She Zhuan, The Legend of the White Snake, has been retold in a variety of art forms.

Norwegian director Emilie Blichfeldt skewers impossible female beauty standards in a horrific spin on the familiar fairy tale, presented here from the rival's perspective. Most fairy tales were ...

Most fairy tales were told and retold countless times before Walt Disney ever got his hands on them, and yet, the sensibility behind such animated classics as “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ...

Cinderella is one of the most iconic Disney princesses of all time. From her magical transformation to her whirlwind romance with Prince Charming, her story has been retold countless times.

I suspect that they’re a little bit like a fairy tale or a myth because I think that they’re retold according to our lives and what we’re interested in at the time. And so, that story evolves and ...

An upcoming edition of “Hansel and Gretel” combines the dark and singular talents of two literary giants who apparently never ...

Children's book author Maurice Sendak appears at his home in Ridgefield, Conn., on Sept. 6 2011, left, and author Stephen King appears at the premiere of "The Life of Chuck" during the Toronto ...

Norwegian director Emilie Blichfeldt’s The Ugly Stepsister underlines the base grotesquerie of the original fairy tale. Photo: Marcel Zyskind The film begins with wide-eyed Elvira (Lea Myren ...

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