The old French folk story about a young bride and her monstrous husband is a harrowing fable that continues to inspire powerful modern adaptations, writes Lillian Crawford. "Once upon a time… Where ...

The French folktale of Bluebeard is as famous as it is haunting. It tells the story of a young bride left alone to explore her wealthy but mysterious husband’s sprawling estate. She is given but one ...

THERE once lived a hideously blue-bearded man who slit the throats of his half-dozen wives, stashing their corpses in the basement of his castle one by one. So goes the legendary folk tale “Bluebeard” ...

Long seen as a cautionary tale about women’s curiosity, it should be reinterpreted as the story of a woman’s emancipation. The tale starts with the marriage of a young woman to a wealthy man named ...