Explore the dark origins of beloved fairy tales! Discover the shocking, grim, and adult themes behind classics like Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and Snow White, revealing their true, unsettling roots.

Here are the roots of 5 fairy tales we grew up with. What is the version of The Little Mermaid that we remember? The prince ...

Carlo Collodi’s “Pinocchio” is one of the world’s best-loved children’s books, translated into over 280 languages and dialects, and the subject of countless films and … ...

After all, Collodi, whose real name was Carlo Lorenzini, wrote the book to be a cautionary tale. Initially, it was serialized in a children’s magazine and Collodi abruptly ended the puppet’s ...