Forget fairytales—these scarytales won’t lull you peacefully to sleep. From fairytale homicides to twisted takes on traditional fairytales, Walt Disney’s positive spin on Grimm tales has taken a subversive turn for the macabre.
Click through the slideshow below to read about these and more terrifying scarytales.
Implications - Putting unconventional twists on memorable innovations from their childhood appeals to consumers on an emotional level. Once upon a time, these fairytales were the way a child learned about the world--now that these children have grown up, some of the morals of these stories have proven true, while some have not. Strange twists on fairytales give the adult consumer a look into reality that still maintains fantasy.
30 Terrifying Scarytales
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Underwater Fairytale Photography
Little Girl Mermaid Imagery by Elena Kalis
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Surreal Fairytale Photography
Flux Fotography's 'Alice in Wonderland' Goes Down the Rabbit Hole
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Dark Fairytale Heroines
Disney 'Twisted Princess' Series from Artist Jeffrey Thomas
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Fairytale Boob Jobs
Dina Goldstein Unveils Modern Truths in the Fallen Princesses Project
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Scarytale Photography
Miwa Yanagi's ‘Fairytales' Series Will Keep You Up At Nigh
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Gangsta Fairytale Stickers
‘Snow's Revenge' Gives Your Macbook Street Cred
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Morbid Fairytale Remakes
'Black Alice' is a Dark Twist on the Magic of Wonderland
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Naughty Fairytales
Melissa's Modern Heroine Photography
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Reimagined Fairytale Art
The Fantasy-Filled Photography of Emily Nathan
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Teen Takes On Fairy Tales
Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens in "Sleeping Beauty"
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Fashionable Fairytales
Alexandra Zaharova & Ilya Plotnikov Create Couture Heroines
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Edgy Fairytale Editorials
Marcela Abal Acosta's 'Alice' Takes a Twisted Turn Down the Rabbit Hole
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Using Fairytale Heroes to Promote Reading
Literacy Foundation Ads
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Twisted Fairy Tales
'Little Bad Riding Hood' Shows the Wolf Who's Boss
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Fairytale Homicides
Julia Murakami's Miniature Murderous Dioramas
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Fairytale Editorials
Vogue UK Editorial Inspired by Roald Dahl
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Grimm Fairytale Photography
Dead Princess by Bruno Vilela
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Gothic Fairy Taletography
Germany's ‘Wahre Maerchen' Surreal Photo Exhibit
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Reillustrated Fairytales
Sneak Peek at Camille Rose Garcia's 'Alice in Wonderland' Art
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Decapitated Barbie Shoots
Anna Wand's 'The Joys of Fairy Killing' is More Than Macabre
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Gloomy Surrealist Art
'These Predicaments' Are Subverted Fairy Tales
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Psychedelic Fairytales
LM Studios Lives Happily Ever After With This Collection
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Elderly Fairytale Heroines
Sabugosa Ad Illustrates That Children's Books Last Forever
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Objectified Fairytale Characters
Pinocchio Gets Hunky in an Unbuttoned Shirt for Mr. Min
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Far-Out Fairy Tales
'Alice in Blunderland' by Flounder
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Self-Sufficient Heroines
Fairytale Femmes in Home Depot's DIY Ads Don't Need Men
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German Magazine Marketing
Fairytale Campaign
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Metal Detectors for Fairytale Characters
Pinocchio on SKY Satellite TV
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People-Free Fairy Tales
Suk Yi Yee Explores the Impact of Humans in Classic Fiction
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Personalized Audio Stories
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