Our Dark Fairy Tales collection features stories filled with mystery, danger, and moral complexity, accompanied by stunning art illustrations.
From eerie forests to shadowy villains, these tales reveal the unsettling truths hidden beneath magical worlds. They’re perfect for older children, teens, and curious readers who enjoy a touch of the macabre.
Explore vintage and original stories with a twist, as we take classic fairy tales, Ukrainian folklore, French, German, English and Russian fairy tales, and make them dark.
Because not every ending is happily ever after.
A mermaid princess falls in love with a human man, and gives up her voice to be with him.
Ivasyk is a little boy carved from a stick... whose adventures lead him into the clutches of an evil snake.
Culhwch goes on a quest with King Arthur's knights, to win the hand of a giant's daughter.
The fantastic adventures of a brave boy who rescues his family from demons.
When Petro's parents find a bag of gold, they devise a curious prank to stop him from telling the world.
Beyond the thrice-nine kingdoms, beyond the fiery river... A dark fairy tale retelling of the fairytale Baba Yaga.
A dark fairy tale retelling of an ancient Ukrainian folk tale about a poor worker and his beastly employer.
A dark retelling of the famous fairy tale, the Pied Piper of Hamelin
A dark Halloween retelling of the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood...