Released 40 years ago this week, The Wizard of Oz sequel Return to Oz was as scary as it was unconventional. It was a box office failure, but has since become a cult classic.

One major character from the musical Wicked ends up becoming the Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz. Here's how it happens.

85 years later, and 2024's Wicked explains why the Scarecrow does not fall asleep during the poppy scene in The Wizard of Oz.

"The Wizard of Oz" is America's favorite children's book. And among critics and librarians, it was once the most despised.

How does Wicked tie into or connect with The Wizard of Oz? Here are all the plot points to consider from the cowardly lion and more.

This essay by Heather Langenkamp on her favorite horror movie of all time is one of several contributed as part of Variety’s 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time package.

Loosely based on the original 1900 novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" written by L. Frank Baum, "Wicked" tells the background story of the witches we meet in Oz during Dorothy's famous visit.

Which ‘Wizard of Oz’ Characters Appear in ‘Wicked’? Elphaba, Glinda, Dorothy and the Wizard are not the only Wicked characters who first appeared in The Wizard of Oz.

"The Wizard of Oz" is America's favorite children's book. And among critics and librarians, it was once the most despised.

What to remember from ‘Wizard of Oz' before seeing ‘Wicked' What will you see in "Wicked: Part One" that you might remember from the 1939 classic? More than you'd think.