The book’s alternate world combines Grimmian fairy-tale elements with Lovecraftian cosmic horror, but it takes a while to get there. The more of them I read, the more I appreciate King’s set-ups.

Stephen King’s newest novel, “Fairy Tale,” follows a teenage boy from Illinois named Charlie Reade who saves an old man’s life. The old man, a stranger named Mr. Bowditch, has an aging dog named Radar ...

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Iconic author Stephen King's new novel 'Fairy Tale' lives up to its title: a profound fantasy spanning two worlds and centering on a boy and his dog.

FAIRY TALE, by Stephen King Stephen King is no stranger to the portal fantasy genre, or to the kinds of young, unwitting protagonists who end up traveling to other worlds.

Read in these terms, Sabrina Orah Mark’s “Happily: A Personal History — With Fairy Tales” is perhaps best thought of as a 26-chapter spell book for the times. It is structured as a series ...