Fairy tale artwork can be some of the most beautiful or most terrifying artwork out there, especially when certain art styles meet certain dark, creepy, or downright strange fairy tales. But I have a soft spot for the softer, prettier types of artwork that often gets included alongside fairy tales. …
Title: Stitching SnowAuthor: R.C. LewisRating: 3.8/5Retelling of: Snow WhiteThe Twist: Snow White set in an interplanetary space setting between four planets, where the dwarfs are robot drones and Snow gets a lot more done than sleep in a glass coffin. I bought this book a while back but it’s been sitting …
A while back I took a class on game studies and game theory and had the curious pleasure of playing a relatively short indie game called Her Story. Set up like a true crime investigation, the game asks you to hunt down and watch various clips of a series of …
Evil stepmothers have been present in fairy tales almost since the beginning. And they’ve been problematic almost as long. Many scholars point out that stepmothers weren’t uncommon, any more than they are today, in the ages before fairy tales and when fairy tales were rising in popularity. This is due …
I kind of dropped the ball to post Tuesday, so today I’m giving you a double feature. A spotlight about another not-as-well-known fairy tale — and some exciting news of my own! King Thrushbeard is the 52nd story in the Brothers Grimm collection, and one of the most controversial. Ironically, …
True love’s kiss has been a fairy tale trope longer than anyone can remember. But is it actually a common in fairy tales? I think you’d be surprised how little people kiss in fairy tales. Disney and other largely popular media outlets would have you think that all curses are …
I’m a couple days late, but Happy 233rd Birthday to Wilhelm Grimm, the younger of the Brothers Grimm brothers. In honor of his birthday, I thought we’d get to know a little bit about two of the most famous fairy tale storytellers in the world. During their lifetimes, they contributed …
