Blichfieldt's "burn it all down" approach creates turbulence and upset while walking over very well-trod ground.

Here’s a clip for you to check out from the upcoming Cinderella-inspired horror movie titled The Ugly Stepsister, which is “a daring and unexpected take on the world-famous tale, seen through the eyes ...

“The Ugly Stepsister,” written and directed by Emilie Blichfeldt, takes its cue from “Cinderella,” but this inspired body horror comedy is no Disney film. This fairy tale is both Grimm and ...

It’s a fantastic thought experiment, in that the genius of Blichfeldt’s film is that it explodes the stereotypes that the Cinderella story ... certainly limit The Ugly Stepsister’s ...

Stars Lea Myren, Thea Sofie Loch Naess and writer/director Emilie Blichfeldt spoke with UPI about the dark Cinderella story ...

Well, if you’ve got a soft stomach, prepare yourself for “The Ugly Stepsister,” a twisted tale indeed, that reimagines the Cinderella story as a body-horror costume drama. From filmmaker ...

In recent years, many beloved fairy tales or famous children's stories have been turned into horrors or slashers, like the ...

It’s becoming common practice to give fairytales a feminist makeover but few are as dark and intense as RashDash's adaptation of Cinderella. Presenting the viewpoint of the heroine's loud and ...

As the title suggests, it’s a familiar object seen from an unfamiliar angle—a Cinderella story in which ... sex and gore will certainly limit The Ugly Stepsister’s commercial appeal.

The Norwegian writer-director Emilie Blichfeldt roasts conventional heroines and female beauty standards in this gruesome, hilarious reworking of Cinderella. Elvira (Lea Myren) is a poignantly ...