#disney twisted tales

[thatwritererinoriordan]

[gemwing1988]

Japanese cover art for the Disney Twisted Tales series. These are very amazing blend of beautiful yet spooky for some of the darker elements in this incredible young adult book series.

[marimancusi]

Coming October 8th! My Nightmare Before Christmas Twisted Tale. So excited for you to read Sally's spooky, romantic adventure in Christmas Town!

Disney’s New York Times best-selling A Twisted Tale series meets perennial fan-favorite The Nightmare Before Christmas, asking “What if Sally discovered Christmas Town instead of Jack?” Sally has mostly loved her creepy hometown of Halloween Town. But lately, she can't help but want something more. In a place full of the frightening, you'd think living in the shadows wouldn't feel so . . . isolating. She knows she could do so much more if she wasn't always stuck in the lab of her creator, Dr. Finkelstein. Soon Sally is surprised to learn that the Pumpkin King, Jack, is longing for a change of his own. Determined to find a solution for them both, Sally follows a vision that could be the key to changing their fates. But the more time Sally spends in the strange, jolly land of Christmas Town, the more suspicious she grows of the seemingly idyllic winter wonderland. What is lurking behind those dancing sugar plums? And what exactly does it mean to be put on the Naughty List? Will Sally be able to save the best of both towns—before it's too late?

[ashieeeesh]

I promise im doing idia next 😔😔🫡🍓

[carlycmarathecat]

You know something else? I actually really like how the relationships in Disney Twisted Tales are handled compared to the original films; Aladdin didn’t have to lie about himself, Eric & Ariel had to will themselves to not get all smoochy and took their time, ect.

[honibumii]

They couldn't put Rook in this event because if Skully went and kissed his hand like that he would honorably follow and would have bended him over and french kissed the fuck out of him

[not-wholly-unheroic]

I recently found a copy of the graphic novel version of Straight on Til Morning at my local used bookstore and got a great deal so I wanted to share a few of my likes, dislikes, and general observations. I’d been meaning to write up a proper review of the book for awhile now but have been SUPER behind. Anyway, the graphic novel follows the book pretty closely and I’ll be sharing some images from it, so this WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS for those of you who haven’t read it.

First off, the artwork for the graphic novel is beautiful and some scenes are illustrated in a really creative way. For example, I love the depiction of this particular scene where Wendy is writing her stories and Hook sort of…comes to life off the page.

I also really love that while (most of) the characters are still recognizably Disney’s version…they also look a tad more realistic and have some of the illustrator’s own personal interpretation mixed in.

George Darling is a great example. In the graphic novel he is slimmer than in the film and looks remarkably like J.M. Barrie…which I have to consider was probably intentional.

And then there’s the Lost Boys in their animal costumes…Tootles, Skipper (excuse me, this is Nibs erasure—you can add Skipper but don’t just eliminate Nibs!), Slightly, Cubby, and the Twins.

The pirates, however, are a totally different story. Who the heck are these guys???

Anyway… at least they get Hook’s personality right. I love this bit, in particular, where one of the pirates gets a little rough with Wendy and Hook is having none of it. Also, the idea of Hook capturing Wendy to be a mother to the crew is a nice nod to the book.

One big complaint I do have is that the characters are, on occasion, a little TOO self-aware. Like in this scene where one of the pirates makes a sort of on-the-nose observation about Hook’s feud with Pan.

But I will admit, I did cackle at Hook’s reaction.

He said would you please stop trying to psychoanalyze me and look for symbolism and just let the story be about a boy and a pirate? (Hook, how do you even know who Freud is??)

You may have noticed by now that I haven’t said anything about Peter… That’s because Peter barely features in the story at all and honestly when he does show up, he’s…kinda useless and clueless. Now, admittedly, Wendy is meant to be older in this (around 16) so of course, it’s reasonable to think she might not quite view him the same way she did at 12…but in having her team up with Tink to do all the heavy-lifting of the plot (because, ya know, girlpower and all that), Peter sort of ends up not really doing anything. I’d almost rather have an evil Pan, as annoying as that trope is because at least then he actually does something. In this story, it truly feels like Wendy has just…outgrown Peter altogether. And that hurts.

Speaking of which…ya know what hurts even more for me as a Hook fan? THIS.

This poor man is curled up on the deck in the fetal position, terrified of a crocodile who has been long-dead, crying out for a best friend who never even existed except inside his own mind because he was so alone that he made him up.

O W !! Why would you do this to me, Disney?!

It ends for Hook with the crew deciding to drop him off somewhere with enough gold to pay for his keep and hire a caretaker because he’s so mentally unstable they don’t trust him to live by himself.

I hate to say it, but honestly, watching him die would be less painful. At least that would be over with fairly quickly. This just hurts.

But everyone else lives happily ever after, so it’s okay, right? Right??? 😫😭 (Don’t mind me, I’ll just be over here in the corner, crying over my pirate boy.)

[diabloindigo]

I’d always thought that the Gray (Grey) Stuff from Beauty and the Beast was more of a savory food instead of a dessert.

(Text is from Kill the Beast)

[pfpanimes]

⌕ twisted-wonderland • riddle rosehearts.

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[tnbc-thoughtsandheadcanons]

Happy International Women's Day to Sally Skellington, who has had not three, but FOUR books about her!

[books-andmorebooks]

Once Upon a Dream by Liz Braswell

Have you ever watched Disney’s Sleeping Beauty and wondered, “This could use a touch more consent”? Well, this is the book for you. Once Upon a Dream, which I can’t say whether I liked it more or less than the previous book, delivered heavily on consent when it comes to a kiss from Prince Philip.

The book starts off with Philip fighting and killing the dragon - except something goes wrong, and instead of waking Aurora up with a kiss, the audience is turned to a new story where Maleficent is the hero, not the villain. However, as Aurora grows up, she is forced to examine the world around her and determine what is real and what is not. While Sleeping Beauty ends with a kiss to wake her up, Aurora can only rely on herself to wake up in the end.

I enjoyed the twists in this book, because not everything is as it seems ever, but there were two things that annoyed me - first, I hate a villain story that makes the villain seem like the good guy. Second, the obstacles Aurora faces in this book seem too easy to perceive as traps. In A Whole New World, I didn’t have this issue as much, but in this book I did.

On the other hand, there are a few lessons in this book is to determine the roles of the people around you. Are they actually beneficial to you in an existential type way? Do they make you feel better and uplifted, or do they make you feel downtrodden and upset? How do you make them feel? One other lesson is to not assume anything about someone, because you don’t know their story.

All in all, this was a good book. Other reviews say that Aurora is a brat and spoiled, and I don’t see that. Have you ever had to question reality? I imagine it would make anyone sound “bratty” or “mean”.

⭐️⭐️⭐️✨

[mkengland]

I just finished your Treasure Planet short story in the Twisted Tales Anthology and I must know, (if you're willing to share of course) do you have more? (BENN? Flint's trap? Jim's reunion?)

Treasure Planet is one of my favorite films and you brought it to life brilliantly, thank you! <3

TIL you have to jump through 12 hoops to see your asks on tumblr mobile WHOOPS, hopefully this hasn't been here too long!

THANK YOU SO MUCH for reading my Treasure Planet story! I had to fight to write it because it's... let's say niche. Underappreciated? A cult classic? But I LOVE THAT MOVIE and I desperately wanted to write for it.

Unfortunately I don't have any more! I just wrote that one story for the Twisted Tales anthology. But hey, disney, if you ever wanna do more Treasure Planet tie-in stuff... you know who to call.

[rainbows-fanfics]

Not sure how I felt about this one, I'd probably rate it a 5/10, I'm not a big Peter Pan fan so that might be why it's my least favorite read so far. Took me the longest to get through out of the three Twisted Tales books I've read.

I appreciate the darker moments in this book and how Captain Hook was written. There are some new characters and a couple of reveals that are...interesting retcons to canon. I grew up reading tons of Tinker Bell books in Elementary School, so the focus on her was great. I've just never been that big on Wendy, haha.

Loved this line:

I saw my library has the the Tangled Twisted Tale - I hope to get my hands on it tomorrow!

[matrasiksstuff]

Riddle rosehearts 🥀🥀

[slashingdisneypasta]

THIS WAS ACTUALLY SO GOOD.

I spent 3 days highlighting every single mention of Scar and sticky note-ing his POV chapters. My favourite was the one where this scum lion was actually watching 2 happy cubs, and Zazu, who are all significantly smaller and weaker then him, while thinking calculatedly about how and in what sequence he will kill them. Yikes. Psychopath. I loved it.

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