In 1979, the British author Angela Carter published the book The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories, leading a movement of rescuing and updating common folklore and fairy tales from their homogenized fate as Disney fodder and children's bedtime reading. The following recommendations (the first one is based on Carter's works) are "adult" fairy tales in that they are unafraid to delve into darker subject matter while still maintaining a spirit of child-like wonder. So, here, in no particular order, are ten adult fairy tales that we think will entertain you a bit more than either Red Riding Hood or Beastly.

A very dark and gory re-telling of classic legends featuring Angela Lansbury as The Grandmother relating these campfire tales.

One of the most surreal, symbolic stories of sexual awakening ever made. A scary, uncompromising nightmare that gives even David Lynch a run for his money.

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Droll New York version of the tale of Beauty and the Beast. A flawed yet still unique take on an oft-told story.

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Cocteau's filmic poetry was never better

It may bill itself as "the biggest adventure of all time" but let's stop kidding ourselves. Countless critics, bloggers, and filmgoers alike (this one included) were right. Behind the multi-million dollar budget, the dazzling special effects, and the marketing blitz is the not-so-thinly-veiled truth – Avatar is one of the most politically charged films in years. It touches on overt imperialism, corporate greed, religious pluralism, environmental degradation, and,

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With The A-Team finally navigating the production gauntlet from hit TV show to feature film, it got us thinking about the best and worst movies that have gone from the small screen to the big one. The fact is that a large majority of them fail to replicate what you enjoyed week after week on TV in one film, but there have been a few that broke

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