Fairies

Get an Exclusive Peek at Seanan McGuire’s Next 2 October Daye Fantasy Releases

Sleep No More and The Innocent Sleep will both be released this fall; see the covers and check out an excerpt from Sleep No More 's first chapter.

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Apr 14

Holly Black’s The Stolen Heir Finds a Changeling Queen Hiding Among Humans

io9 exclusively shares the first chapter from the YA author's new book set in the same world as The Cruel Prince .

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Nov 9

A Black Lady Sketch Show‘s Fairy Auntmother Reveals an Inevitable Truth

Once people born in the early-to-mid ‘80s started having fits on TikTok over literal children telling them their hairstyles were dated, it was only a matter of time before the internet coalesced around the term “geriatric millennial” as part of our larger conversation about the current generation of 25-to-35-year-olds. The devastating thing about midlife crises…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore May 18

The Boys From County Hell Puts Its Own Bite on the Vampire Genre

The rural Irish village of Six Mile Hill is notable for one reason: a local vampire legend that supposedly inspired Bram Stoker to write Dracula. But what happens when the legend… wakes up? That’s the premise for the genial yet gory The Boys From County Hell, written and directed by Chris Baugh. Like most small…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Apr 22

Fate: The Winx Saga Isn’t for Winx Club Fans, and I’m Not Sure Who Else It’s For

It’s hard to adapt a children’s show—especially when you’re trying to “age it up” for an older audience. Netflix has tried to do exactly that with Fate: The Winx Saga, a tale about fairies trying to balance their magical destiny with romance and homework. But can you really turn a fairy show for preschoolers into…

Television Beth Elderkin Jan 8

Fate: The Winx Saga Trailer Gives the Animated Fairy Series a Riverdale Edge

You’ve never seen the Winx Club like this before. Netflix has unveiled the first trailer and release date for Fate: The Winx Saga, a new fantasy series that’s modernized an early 2000s children’s animated show for a brand-new audience. But will these more mature fairies be ready to fly? The debut teaser trailer for Netflix’s…

Trailers Beth Elderkin Dec 10

Carnival Row Is Just Dull, and All the Fairy Fornicating in the World Can’t Save It

In a world where fantasy adaptations reign…hell, in the very same world of the studio that’s putting Lord of the Rings to the screen again, Amazon’s Carnival Row is not the fantasy drama you’re looking for. Original fantasy works on TV are hard to come by these days which is a big reason why Carnival…

io9 Jill Pantozzi Aug 16

Carnival Row Continues to Impress In Its New Teaser Trailer

When we first got a look at Carnival Row in action during Comic-Con, it looked really fascinating and lush: a world of fae and human, bright and beautiful and dark and horrid at the same time, as industrialized mankind ruins magic for everyone, like we do. This newest teaser, first aired at today’s Television Critics…

Trailers Julie Muncy Jul 27

Kristin Chenoweth Is Returning to ABC as a Real Housewife Who Becomes a Fairy Godmother

There are certain fantastical roles, like Wicked’s Glinda and American Gods’ Easter, that have Kristin Chenoweth’s name scrawled all over them in huge, surprisingly intimidating letters. That’s very much the case for the actress’ newest lead role in ABC’s comedy The Real Fairy Godmother. The show, penned by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner, tells the…

Television Charles Pulliam-Moore Oct 11

What If Mythical Creatures Were on Tumblr?

Tumblr is often a place where people discuss identity politics, but how much more complicated would those identity politics be if they included vampires, werewolves, fairies, and other fantastical creatures? Well, a handful of Tumblr users decided to poke some loving fun at their community: Yep. [via charmingly antiquated]

io9 Lauren Davis Sep 24

What Does It Take To Become A Professional Faerie Princess?

After seven years working in the tech industry, Jenny Richman decided that she needed more magic in her life. So she traded her keyboard for a pair of shimmery wings, taking a job as a professional faerie at children’s parties. There, she found the job fulfillment she had been hoping for. Illustration by Tara Jacoby.…

io9 Lauren Davis May 5

Read An Exclusive Chapter Of Catherynne M. Valente’s New Fairyland Book!

Catherynne M. Valente’s Fairyland series has captured the imaginations of kids and perspicacious adults alike — and now, the fourth volume in the series, The Boy Who Lost Fairyland, is coming out in March. But no need to wait — we’ve got an exclusive excerpt, in which a troll becomes a boy. C H A…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Jan 26

The 10 Most Notorious Paranormal Hoaxes in History

Some might argue that everything that passes for “paranormal” is a hoax. (There’s no fun in that, but insist if you must.) But even the biggest unexplained-phenomenon junkies have to admit when a fraud’s a fraud … as the 10 cases below will attest. 1) The Amityville Horror The big daddy of paranormal hoaxes, Jay…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Dec 26

Meet the Artist Who Invents the Machines of Steampunkish Fairies

Samantha Bryan first started making fairies because of a project assigned to her at school. Eventually. she became curious about the the everyday life of her fairies, incorporating research into Victorian inventions into that idea. The result are these decidedly less sparkling and ephemeral fairies. http://vimeo.com/channels/staff… The film above comes from R&A Collaborations, and reveals…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Oct 17

The Most Majestic Fairy Sculptures We’ve Seen Are Made Out Of Insects

Okay, the next filmmaker to develop a movie about fairies really needs to bring sculptor Cedric Laquieze on as a concept designer. He carefully arranges parts of various insects parts—as well as plants, feathers, and bones—into remarkable creatures that are beautifully strange. Laquieze’s works frequently integrate materials and designs from the natural world. He’s made…

io9 Lauren Davis Aug 26

The Full Sized Wire Fairy Queen of Trentham Gardens

At Trentham Gardens in the UK, you can walk the Fairy Trail and see the many wire fairies created by artist Robin Wright. And the centerpiece is Wishes, a life-sized queen installed earlier this year to commemorate the garden’s 10th anniversary. Below, you can see some of Wishes’ subjects. A in-depth look at how they…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Jul 17

Angelina Jolie Was Almost A Sith In Maleficent

Personally, I thought Rick Baker killed it on the Maleficent makeup. The exaggerated cheek bones and twisty horns were choice. But check out the other ideas for Angelina Jolie’s villain origin story — she could have looked like a Sith! Badass. Conceptual illustrator Kelton Cram just released a whole bunch of concept art over at…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jun 11

The Greater North American Fairy Hunter enjoys a winged meal

Some fairies believe that dusting their bodies with powdered foxglove will make them unpalatable to the Fairy Hunter. While this is, tragically, an old wives’ tale, the substance will give their predator a nasty case of indigestion. Mythobiologists call it “Tinkerbell’s Revenge.” One of the numerous brilliantly colored fantasy creatures dreamed up by Dave Melvin.…

io9 Lauren Davis Feb 11

We demand Stripper Shoes for Tinkerbell on Once Upon A Time

Earlier today we revealed the first look at Once Upon A Time’s live action take on Tinkerbell. And to our horror, she’s being presented SANS MANDATORY LUCITE FAIRY STRIPPER HEELS. Therefore by the laws of Once Upon A Time, she’s obviously not a real fairy. The latest image shows Tink walking with young Queenie (before…

Television Meredith Woerner Sep 3

The Biggest Reasons Why Fairies Are Evil

Disney and other Hollywood sanitizers have convinced everybody that fairies are benevolent wish-granters, or maybe environmental champions. But in actual folklore? Fairies are terrifying. They’re more into baby-stealing and murder than pixie dust. Here are 10 terrifying things fairies could do to you. Fairies, or the “Good People” from the legends of Ireland, Scotland and…

Movies Amanda Yesilbas May 29

Fairies

Get an Exclusive Peek at Seanan McGuire’s Next 2 October Daye Fantasy Releases

Holly Black’s The Stolen Heir Finds a Changeling Queen Hiding Among Humans

A Black Lady Sketch Show‘s Fairy Auntmother Reveals an Inevitable Truth

The Boys From County Hell Puts Its Own Bite on the Vampire Genre

Fate: The Winx Saga Isn’t for Winx Club Fans, and I’m Not Sure Who Else It’s For

Fate: The Winx Saga Trailer Gives the Animated Fairy Series a Riverdale Edge

Carnival Row Is Just Dull, and All the Fairy Fornicating in the World Can’t Save It

Carnival Row Continues to Impress In Its New Teaser Trailer

Kristin Chenoweth Is Returning to ABC as a Real Housewife Who Becomes a Fairy Godmother

What If Mythical Creatures Were on Tumblr?

What Does It Take To Become A Professional Faerie Princess?

Read An Exclusive Chapter Of Catherynne M. Valente’s New Fairyland Book!

The 10 Most Notorious Paranormal Hoaxes in History

Meet the Artist Who Invents the Machines of Steampunkish Fairies

The Most Majestic Fairy Sculptures We’ve Seen Are Made Out Of Insects

The Full Sized Wire Fairy Queen of Trentham Gardens

Angelina Jolie Was Almost A Sith In Maleficent

The Greater North American Fairy Hunter enjoys a winged meal

We demand Stripper Shoes for Tinkerbell on Once Upon A Time

The Biggest Reasons Why Fairies Are Evil

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