The dreary prospect of spending a lifetime making caskets instead of wonderful inventions prompts a young orphan to snatch up his little sister and flee. The narrator’s presence lessens action and emotion deepen funny gross-outs pop up amid serious violence and everything builds to one painful and triumphant catharsis. Old Grimm tales and Gidwitz’s original additions weave together into one arc, with fiercely loyal siblings Hansel and Gretel at the heart. Heads are lopped off, blood flows, men reach down girls’ throats and pull out their souls. The narrator contributes unnecessary platitudes, but on the plus side, savvily warns when little kids should leave the room, effectively cautioning big kids that upcoming content is sad or gory-and it really is.

It’s an odd premise for a piece whose audience is surely aware of many fractured fairy tales that are dark and/or awesome. bloody,” while “all the versions of the stories you’ve heard … mind-numbingly boring” due to sanitization. The storyteller’s voice (presented in bold type) opens by asserting that original Grimm tales are “awesome,” “violent and. But unlike those other fairy tales you know, these tales are true.Fairy tales for the horror set blend themselves into one intact thread that’s satisfying enough to overcome an intrusive narrator. Follow your favorite characters as they run away from their own stories and embark on thrilling new adventures. Murderous mermaids, giants, and bakers with ovens just right for baking children.

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