Top 10 Dark Origins of Classic Fairy Tales

If you were hoping for a happily ever after, you’ve come to the wrong place. For this list, we’re looking at the dark, original incarnations of familiar fairy tales. Our countdown includes Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, the Little Mermaid, and more! Which do YOU think is the darkest fairy tale? Let us know in the comments!

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[touringmoss]

Fairytales
Disney: shows happiness and colors
Grim brothers: Dark and violent

Thanos: perfectly balanced, as all things should be...

[sana-]

Watch mojo: top 10 dark fairy tale origins

Me: reality is often disappointing

[Jim-dbbt]

The original Sleeping Beauty was creepy and shocking, I'll stick to the watered down version. On the other hand, the version of red riding hood, where the girl gets in bed with the wolf is actually the typical version you can see in any X-rated video of the story.

[KingdomKali]

I love your editor 😂 "The queen tries to feed the twins to the king-"
"...two eggs, fold in gently" 😂😂💀

[tobiasbenedictdrager]

Disney's "Into the Woods" actually got some of these fairy tales as right as possible (for a compilation of fairy tales).

[Mari-Yama]

Another good one is the Red Shoes. I grew up in Japan in the 80s and these dark fairy tales were huge back then. Most of my childhood Japanese books consisted of these since that was what was popular.

[carminecdinoproductions]

There’s lots of fairy tales with extremely dark origins like The Three Little Pigs!

[QueenTJ]

In my opinion, the dark origins of these stories are more like cautionary tales.

[mbaelstromos]

When you learn the dark origins of your favorite fairy tales.
Yoda: There is another!

[AnimaMandala]

Rebecca is PERFECT when it comes to delivering twisted facts. And you have to appreciate the real effort she puts into pronouncing foreign words.

[zoemaeve]

I thought the original story of beauty and the beast was that belle had two spoiled sisters that murdered her after she married the beast/prince and the enchantress brings her back only to turn the sisters into stone.

[magicalpasta]

Props for spotlighting the anime versions of fairy tales, underrated classic series

[jevasamy]

I like the dark version more.... i read all of them

[atesinsan]

1:24 "So a heartwarming story of abandonment, child abuse and incest, ahhh, a tale oldest time"
🤣🤣🤣

[firstmastermavis]

I love your voice, it's just perfect for hosting

[ladyangelsongbird]

I love both the dark fairy tales and the Disney versions so much!!

[jasminejohnston]

Best version of Little Red Riding Hood: HOODWINKED!

[olvialee]

I think I remember Robin Williams voiced the Frog and played the Prince in Shelley Duvall’s Fairytales

[olvialee]

I blacked out when you said something about The Goose Girl

[ColeKreviazuk]

One of your best written lists! The penship and wording - the cadence 😄👌