The Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) is loved by children and adults worldwide for his fairy tales. Many of ...

Throughout their history, fairy tales have caused consternation and outrage among the religious and the secular, the progressive and the conservative, wrestling over what goes on in the minds of ...

Folktales and fairy tales as windows into human nature, ethics and society. More humanists should take folktales and fairy tales seriously, because these stories provide unique windows into culture, ...

Fairy tales have enchanted us for centuries, originating from oral traditions that arose early in human history. The tales told around campfires vastly differed from the animated movie versions in ...

WEST CHESTER — Chester County History Center will hold its 5th Annual Halloween Ball on Saturday, Oct. 28. This year’s Halloween Ball theme, Dark Fairy Tales, takes a peek into the original ...

The exhibition "Once Upon a Time: The Story of the Origins of Fairy Tales" opened on April 28th at Museum Centre Vapriikki in Tampere, Finland. The exhibition features familiar, and also ...

Folklore, tall tales, myths and monsters have influenced cinema since pictures first turned into movies. But ancient lore doesn't just terrorize, it moralizes as well. A good folk tale can give us ...