Eliza is a radio presenter, writer, die-hard Doctor Who fan and a complete tea addict. She loves heavy metal, horror movies and cats. Inspiration for a good horror movie can come from anywhere. There ...

As bedtime draws near, the kids approach the bookshelf, peruse the many choices and finally settle on two stories for mom or dad to read to them. The routine is familiar, a comforting ritual that ...

Whether she read them or made them up, my grandmother always had the scariest fairy tales to tell. As a child who grew up in the absence of television and the internet, the very first time I ...

The Ugly Stepsister follows the central narrative of the fairy tale familiar to most viewers. A woman with two daughters marries a widower. When he dies, his daughter, now called Cinderella, is ...

It’s a big bad world out there and the latest film from horror director Oz Perkins gives us just a taste of it. Orion Pictures’ 'Gretel & Hansel' is a reimagining of the well-known Grimm’s fairy tale.

The Grimm brothers' fairy tales are about to get a lot more... grim. For the first time, the original first edition of the fairy tale collection has been translated into English, and things aren't ...

ONCE upon a time there was a girl who was so sweet and kind that everyone loved her. So begins the story of Little Red Riding Hood. You may think you know it – but ...

I've been a big fan of books since I was a child partly because my parents would read to me before bedtime. I started this ritual with my daughter when she was very small. She loves her books and is ...