An accomplished novelist and master prose stylist, Michael Cunningham is known in particular for his intertextual practice, something he used to great effect in his 1998 novel, “The Hours,” which ...

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, ...

For Hawkeye Community Theatre’s December show, a production of “A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol” will run from Wednesday through ...

For this week’s library column, I thought I’d have fun with random holidays again. So, this week, specifically on February 26, you can celebrate Tell a Fairy Tale Day and I’ve got several suggestions ...

Fairy tales are a universal part of childhood, expanding minds with stories filled with adventure, love, fantasy, and moral ...

Syfy is reinventing fairy tales and pop culture characters as part of its Saturday night TV movie franchise. By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large Syfy is reinventing fairy tales and pop culture characters ...

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 ...

The folk tale tradition—from fairy tales to ghost stories—has origins stretching back to the start of human speech. The art of oral storytelling predates the written word, and has been used for time ...

We love traditional fairy tales, but putting a sexier spin on old favorites can add some extra magic. We've rounded up some of the best retellings of classic tales out there — ones chock-full of evil ...

Every month, The New York Times publishes a bonus crossword puzzle for subscribers. The theme of this month’s puzzle is folk ...

Disney is taking “Cinderella” to the box office ball on Friday, and its live-action take on the classic fairy tale is expected to run up grosses that would make Superman, Spidey or Wolverine proud.