Before Disney sprinkled them with some pixie dust, fairy tales were dark, twisted and sometimes downright terrifying. Many of them were originally meant to be cautionary tales, warning children about ...

Viktor is the author of three books. Cabinets of Wonders, The Unatural History Museum, and Dark Fairy Tales, and the proprietor of 'The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Unnatural History’ ...

Tove Jansson’s beloved stories, which turn 80 this year, are not cute: they are angry tales of apocalypse and breakdown.