Rooting for SerpentsIn the Grimm’s The Three Snake Leaves, a soldier is entombed alive with his dead princess bride. After cutting a snake into...
Fairy-Tale Files
Browse submissions from past editions, web exclusive content, author Q&A, and more.
Fairy-Tale Files: The Labyrinth Edition
(A one-off analysis, mullets and all…)Jareth: The Sexiest Rumpelstiltskin of 1986 David Bowie’s portrayal of Jareth, the Goblin King, is stunning....
Fairy-Tale Files: Atop Every Puppet’s Bucket List…
Pinocchio by Enrico Mazzanti. Inked by Daniel Donna.Splinter Me, ItalyDebuting in the 1883 novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Florentine writer...
Fairy-Tale Files: Let’s Make a Deal
BearskinIn this story, originated by Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen and retold by the Brothers Grimm, a German solider deserts his...
Fairy-Tale Files: True Love's Kiss
Or, Life, Death and the Amphibians in BetweenDisney’s The Princess and the FrogPrince Naveen is convinced that Tiana’s kiss will reverse the spell...
Fairy-Tale Files: Little People, Hans Christian World
ThumbelinaPeople come in all shapes and sizes in the world of fairy tales and real life. The main character of this Hans Christian Andersen story is...
Fairy-Tale Files: Angered Ogres
Hop o' My ThumbA Hansel and Gretelesque tale, the witch is replaced by an ogre who possesses a strong body, great height and cannibalistic streak....
Fairy-Tale Files: The Ballet Is No Place for Sleeping, Beauty
The Sleeping Beauty BalletBased on Charles Perrault's La Belle au bois dormant, with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and choreography by Marius...
Fairy-Tale Files: Silent Skin
Several fairy tales have used the theme of hiding in another creature’s skin—usually a donkey’s or cat’s—in order to escape a dysfunctional home,...
Fairy-Tale Files: When One Isn’t Enough
Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s editors.Fairy tales seem to...
