THE FURIES: Fairy Tales, Gore, and Greek Myth Transform the “Final Girl”

On 10/08/2019 By C.H. NewellIn 2019, Airlie Dodds, Fairy Tales, Film, Horror, Shudder, Slasher, Tony D'AquinoLeave a comment

Tony D'Aquino's film cleverly uses fairy tale and Greek myth to turn a slasher flick's Final Girl into something bigger.

Tell Me a Story – Chapter 1: “Hope”

On 10/31/201803/25/2019 By C.H. NewellIn CBS, Dania Ramirez, Fairy Tales, James Wolk, Kevin Williamson, Kim Cattrall, Season 1, Tell Me a Story, ThrillerLeave a comment

Lives intertwine in tragedy across a city in a modern fairy tale

Stephen King— Modern Folklorist and Old School Storyteller

On 06/22/2018 By C.H. NewellIn Creative Writing, Fairy Tales, Film, Folklore, Horror, Stephen King, WritingLeave a comment

Stephen King's not only a master of modern horror, he's a storyteller and folklorist of the old school variety.