Director Emilie Blichfeldt chats about the hideousness of beauty, and body horror of her disturbing Cinderella variant, The Ugly Stepsister.

In “ The Ugly Stepsister ,” an impressively gruesome feature debut from Norwegian writer-director Emilie Blichfeldt (now in theaters), the titular character is Elvira (Lea Myren), the eldest child of ...

Emilie Blichfeldt’s body horror debut critiques societal beauty standards, flipping the fairy tale point of view.

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

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

Who doesn't love a new twist on an old tale? Well, if you've got a soft stomach, prepare yourself for "The Ugly Stepsister," ...

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

Director Emilie Blichfeldt explains the clever reason she included a lesbian couple in her feminist body horror shocker.

Offering a dark twist on the story of Cinderella, The Ugly Stepsister follows a young woman as she goes to extreme measures ...

The Ugly Stepsister is 2025’s answer to The Substance, and these are the horror movie’s most shocking scenes explained.

The Ugly Stepsister comes to US cinemas on April 18 and hits UK theatres a week later on April 25. It holds a whopping 98% ...

Kristy Puchko is the Entertainment Editor at Mashable. Based in New York City, she's an established film critic and ...