Movies and TvShows featuring "dark-fairy-tale" theme.
A psychiatric ward caregiver crosses paths with an eccentric children's book writer, leading to a journey of love, healing, and self-discovery.
Pan's Labyrinth is set in 1944 Spain, where a young girl named Ofelia discovers a labyrinth in the woods near her new home. She encounters a faun who tells her that she is the long-lost princess of a magical underworld and must complete three tasks to prove her identity and escape the horrors of the Spanish Civil War. As Ofelia faces the challenges of the labyrinth, she navigates a world of fantasy and reality, encountering mythical creatures, magical objects, and dangerous situations. Along the way, she learns about bravery, sacrifice, and the power of imagination.
Snow White, whose mother died in childbirth, has been raised alone by her father. Her stepmother, the evil Claudia, is jealous of her beauty and plots to kill her. Snow White must escape Claudia's wrath and survive the dangerous woods to find her true love.
Six children begin their journey at the top of a gothic fairytale tower. They work together as a team to complete the challenges, but to escape each floor they must uncover the saboteur among them.
In a surreal dream world, a young girl navigates the dangerous forest, encountering werewolves and dark secrets. She must unravel the mysteries and face her fears to survive.
In Puppet Master, a professor and an anthropologist come across a group of evil puppets with supernatural powers. As they delve deeper into the mystery, they uncover dark secrets and face horrifying encounters with murder, widow, and the occult.
upcoming Philippine series based from the 2020 Korean drama of the same name
In this stop-motion animated film, the Pied Piper uses his magical pipe to rid a medieval town of its rat infestation, but when the town refuses to pay him, he seeks revenge by luring away all of the town's children.
Siren is a dark fairy tale about a seductress who arrives in a small town and starts causing chaos. As she uses her pheromone powers to manipulate the residents, suicides become rampant and secrets begin to unravel. A young man must uncover the truth behind the siren's power before it consumes everyone he knows.
Cinderella finds freedom from her wicked stepmother with the help of her fairy godmother. Only this time, they unleash a plan of bloody vengeance.
In this stop-motion animation, the Sandman is depicted as a trickster creature lurking in the shadows, instilling fear of darkness in innocent victims. With symbolism and visual metaphors, the film explores themes of fear, darkness, and the power of imagination. The story follows a mouse who encounters the Sandman and goes on a dark and eerie adventure through a scary house, encountering various creatures and legends along the way. The film is brought to life through stunning puppet animation and claymation, inspired by the German Expressionism movement.
A boy is thrown into the middle of an increasingly bizarre local disturbance.
"Described as 'Snow White meets Eyes Wide Shut,' Rouge is a horror-tinted gothic fairy tale about a lonely dress shop clerk whose mother’s unexpected death sends her down a treacherous path in pursuit of youth and beauty. Set in California, the story explores the cult-like nature of the beauty industry — as well as 'the danger of internalizing its pitiless gaze.' Set to be published in September this year by Simon & Schuster/Marysue Rucci Books, Rouge is the latest novel from [Mona] Awad, behind All’s Well, 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl and Bunny, which was listed among the best book of 2019 by Time, Vogue and the New York Public Library." (THR)
Described as 'a fairytale with its roots in the worlds of dadaism and surrealism'.
An experimental fairy tale about life, death, and spreading your wings. After Cecilia witnesses a bird smashing into her window, she begins to notice her body transforming. Her skin starts to peel and little feathers start to grow out of her back. Will she fly away or end up like that poor little bird?
Robert spends his nights hunting people for execution with his anarchic gang. But when he falls in love with one of his victims, he sees a new life open up. Can he escape from his life as a trained killer in time to save her?
A tyrannical landlady in Hemet, California lords it over her tenants, pitting them against each other in a web of paranoia spun for deadly results.
Psychological Horror short film directed by Elena Coletta.
Inspired by the classic fairy tale. While taking a shortcut on the way to her grandmother's house Rose has a shocking encounter with a mugger. Her bag is snatched and a stranger comes to her rescue. Rose is grateful for his timely help, but beware the friendly wolf for there lurks danger.
A nameless scavenger finds a body in the swamp. Moss is set on fire. The horror of being alive leads to a loving embrace. We might be seeing the beginning of a new life or perhaps a nightmare that endlessly repeats itself. Starring Paul Soileau (aka Christeene, Rebecca Havemeyer) & Llywyn Máire. This dark fairy tale was filmed in glorious 16mm, in the late 1990s, and then remastered, with an original score by Curtis Heath, in 2019.