Prison. Assassins. Marionette dance parties. The original story of Pinocchio has it all. Of course, you know of Pinocchio and Geppetto, but did you know that Geppetto, in order to get the wood to make Pinocchio, had to chew on an old man's wig? Or that the original story had a shockingly brutal end, even for [...]
The brutal original telling of Pinocchio
A fairy tale for children about a girl being born from a flower and trying to find love manages to contain kidnapping, death threats, crushing nihilism, and sleazy moles.
Thumbelina's life is already difficult. She lives in early modern Denmark and is no bigger than her mom's thumb. Oh, and also, everyone wants to marry her. And by everyone, I mean everyone. Frog moms want her to marry their sons and, somehow, the story gets stranger from there. In true Hans Christian Andersen fashion, this [...]
Odin. Jotunheim. Shin Tinder. We're (basically) back in Norse mythology with the legendary story of Hadingus, a Viking king that hates being king. We'll visit nearly half of the worlds in Norse mythology as we follow a spectacularly bad ancient Norse hero. The creature this time is a way to get superpowers...if you ever wanted to [...]
Odin. Jotunheim. Shin Tinder. We're back in Norse mythology with the legendary story of Hadingus.
It's not the Gingerbread Man. It's a better story of talking food that takes off when someone tries to eat it...which is pretty much always. It's the story of Pancake Boy. The creature is a demon that just wants you to try and kill him. Needless to say, please don't do it. Music: "Coin Op" by [...]
The royal family of Athens. Dragon kings, bird princesses, and everything in between.
The royal family of Athens. Dragon kings, bird princesses, and everything in between.
Tom Thumb is a guy named Tom...as big as a thumb. It's not subtle.