Fairy Tale Retellings, Variations, and Adaptations - hosted by crystal_dark

Bluebeard Retelling

French Folktale


Aarne–Thompson grouping is ATU 312 (The Bluebeard, The Maiden-Killer)

Included in The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
  • The Blue Fairy Book was the first volume in the series of Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Books or Andrew Lang's Fairy Books of Many Colors so it contains some of the best known tales, taken from a variety of sources.
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The Brides of High Hill by Nghi Vo

The Brides of High Hill

The Singing Hills Cycle #5

Nghi Vo

115 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Fly with the Arrow by Sarah K.L. Wilson

Fly with the Arrow

Bluebeard's Secret #1

Sarah K.L. Wilson

311 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous medium-paced
The Bloodstained Key by Charity Rau

The Bloodstained Key

Charity Rau

284 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy mystery thriller dark mysterious medium-paced
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories

Angela Carter

214 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

fiction classics magical realism short stories dark mysterious medium-paced
Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales by Soman Chainani

Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales

Soman Chainani

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade short stories adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Fitcher's Brides by Gregory Frost

Fitcher's Brides

Gregory Frost

398 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical dark mysterious slow-paced
Bluebeard: The Life and Crimes of Gilles de Rais by Leonard Wolf

Bluebeard: The Life and Crimes of Gilles de Rais

Leonard Wolf

259 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

nonfiction biography history true crime dark medium-paced
Bluebeard's Castle by Anna Biller

Bluebeard's Castle

Anna Biller

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror romance dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Bluebeard Room by Carolyn Keene

The Bluebeard Room

Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #77

Carolyn Keene

160 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction childrens mystery young adult mysterious medium-paced
Bluebeard's Egg by Margaret Atwood

Bluebeard's Egg

Margaret Atwood

256 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

fiction literary short stories dark funny reflective medium-paced