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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated Snow White, Blood Red in Books

Apr 9, 2022  
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Snow White, Blood Red
Ellen Datlow | 1993
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
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Snow White , Blood Red (Fairy tale anthology book 1)
Edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
⭐️⭐️⭐️

Exploring the darker side of popular fairy tales, this anthology features dark and erotic tales of trolls and ogres, bewitched princesses, and magical kingdoms.

There were a few I picked out that I liked and I found a few new authors to try.

The Frog Prince by Gahan Wilson - Really enjoyed this it was a strange little story very Alice in Wonderland feel.

Stalking Beans by Nancy Kress - This is definitely a different adult spin on Jack and the beanstalk!

Snow Drop by Tabitha Lee - This was my favourite by far. A dark twisty version of Snow White and her step mother very dark.

Little Red by Wendy Wheeler - This gave me creepy shivers. Very well written unfortunately I can’t find anything by this author!

The Root of the Matter by Gregory Frost - This is a very adult version of Repunzel kinda dark and to the point.

The Changelings by Melanie Tem - Strange little story with some very sad undertones.

Troll Bridge by Neil Gaiman - I love Neil Gaiman he has such a unique storytelling ability and this did not disappoint!

Overall it was a good little anthology!
  
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Morgan Sheppard (1037 KP) created a post

Nov 12, 2026 - 9:43 AM  
I was listening to Unbreakable by KEiiNO this morning (some of you might recognise them from Eurovision) when the lyrics prompted me to dive a little deeper into the story behind the song.

It turns out the track was inspired by the traditional Russian fairy tale Snegurochka (The Snow Maiden), as well as Katherine Arden's fantasy novel The Bear and the Nightingale. In the original folklore, the Snow Maiden is a creature of winter who tragically melts away the moment she falls in love with a mortal.

Rather than following that tragic ending, KEiiNO reimagined the myth. In their version, she refuses to let a harmful romance destroy her, choosing her own resilience and inner strength instead. The band has shared that the song's meant as a celebration for anyone who's ever felt like they don't fit in, serving as a powerful reminder that we're all much stronger than we realise.

It's fascinating how old folklore continues to evolve in modern music, which ties right into the themes I love exploring in my own stories. Have you come across any other songs inspired by fairy tales or myths?

#Folklore #FairyTales #Mythology #Storytelling #KEiiNO #Eurovision #FantasyWriting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g60WCQ9Of0
      
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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Company of Wolves (1984) in Movies

Feb 23, 2018  
The Company of Wolves (1984)
The Company of Wolves (1984)
1984 | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
7
7.0 (4 Ratings)
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Curious British-made feminist werewolf movie retells the story of Little Red Riding Hood (along with various others). A young girl dreams of a fairy-tale world of wolves and dark magic, where some people are hairy on the inside and everyone has a bit of a beast in them.

One of those movies laden with a slightly ponderous symbolism; doesn't really make sense except as an allegory for something-or-other; quite what that is is a bit unclear. It's not that all men are wolves at heart, but something slightly more even-handed. Good cast, nice production values; some of the special effects have dated a bit, but not risibly so. In the end it is all quite impressive but at the same time wilfully oblique.
  
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Sjon recommended The Taiga Syndrome in Books (curated)

 
The Taiga Syndrome
The Taiga Syndrome
Cristina Rivera-Garza | 2019 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry, Thriller
(0 Ratings)
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"This slim novel is one of the most intriguing works of literature I have come upon in a long while. Part mystery, part metaphysical journey, part fairy tale, part adult love story, it brought me to a state of the most welcome strangeness, similar to the one I sought out as a young reader of books that challenged how we perceive reality and reconstruct it in text. In the narrative’s mysterious, slow burn of a chase, a woman who has left her husband is tracked down in The Taiga, a territory where the laws of nature are as much out of joint as the rules of its isolated human society. In its uneasy atmosphere there are echoes from Tarkovsky's film Stalker as well as from golden age private eye novels."

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