If they spent a lot of time reading fairy tales, it was because they believed those stories revealed something fundamental about German language and culture. They aimed to trace the evolution of their ...

From Spirited Away to Pan's Labyrinth, these are the best fantasy movies that prove fairy tales will remain forever relevant, ...

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 ...

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 ...

When Sabrina Orah Mark began to delve into the world of fairy tales, it was Geppetto—who carves his own son from a block of wood—whom she connected with most. “Pinocchio lies to him, steals from him, ...

There are perhaps no words more enchanting, whimsical, and promising than “Once upon a time.” As Gemini author and academic Jack Zipes maintains, “Fairy tales since the beginning of recorded time, and ...

We cried when The Beast locked up Belle's father, rejoiced when Cinderella slipped her foot into the glass slipper, and laughed when Scuttle tried to (horrendously) croon Eric into kissing Ariel. Yes, ...