Based on popular fairy tales, these authors have taken the stories to a new level, with inspirational books offering a more in-depth—and often sinister—version of the beloved children’s tales.

The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales Edited by Maria Tatar Norton, 445 pages, $35 Once upon a time, they were the stories that were read to us, and perhaps we have kept them alive to read to new audie… ...

The horror author's reimagined version of Hansel and Gretel features previously unpublished illustrations by the late Maurice ...

Just in time for the Halloween season, Adam Gidwitz's "A Tale Dark & Grimm" gives some classic fairy tales an awesome reboot. Read an excerpt from the latest pick of Al’s Book Club for Kids.

As in his lauded novel “The Hours,” Michael Cunningham borrows plots — this time from classic fairy tales and a horror story — to refresh them for readers in “A Wild Swan and Other Tales.” ...

What Rapunzel's braid-to-tree connection has to do with the circumference of Baba Yaga's house As a lover of classic fairy tales and longtime fan of Kate Bernheimer's modernist ones, I was ...

Some of the most magical series are inspired by classic fairy tales, from Merlin to Beauty and the Beast.

Classic fairy tales can be turned into horrifying films with dark twists, like in Deadtime Stories and Wishmaster. Grief, obsession, and vanity are explored in the deeply disturbing Tale of Tales ...

In each of her unique interpretations, Carter subverts traditional gender roles and upend classic fairy tale tropes to create fresh narratives for a contemporary audience.

Syfy to reinvent classic fairy tales Syfy is reinventing fairy tales and pop culture characters as part of its Saturday night TV movie franchise.