Novelist Mona Awad has become a BookTok phenomenon for her blend of fantasy, horror, modernized elements of classic fairy ...

It is easy to see Halloween as an inappropriate time for children. With its mixture of bloody costumes and scary themes, it ...

A gory, body-horror reimagining of Cinderella, "The Ugly Stepsister" twists fairy-tale beauty into darkly comic social ...

As bedtime draws near, the kids approach the bookshelf, peruse the many choices and finally settle on two stories for mom or dad to read to them. The routine is familiar, a comforting ritual that ...

The Ugly Stepsister follows the central narrative of the fairy tale familiar to most viewers. A woman with two daughters marries a widower. When he dies, his daughter, now called Cinderella, is ...

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ONCE upon a time there was a girl who was so sweet and kind that everyone loved her. So begins the story of Little Red Riding Hood. You may think you know it – but ...

In The Ugly Stepsister, writer/director Emilie Blichfeldt reimagines Cinderella from the perspective of one of the stepsisters while remaining faithful to the source material, drawing on the enduring ...

I've been a big fan of books since I was a child partly because my parents would read to me before bedtime. I started this ritual with my daughter when she was very small. She loves her books and is ...