'The Ugly Stepsister' Continues 'The Substance's Feminist Body Horror Trend

Modern audiences associate fairy tales with whimsy, charm, and the idea of living happily ever after. However, the sanitized versions that have been closely tied with popular culture are a far cry from their source material. The most well-known fairy tales, those written by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, are far from charming and whimsical and are saturated with violence, death, and wrongdoers being punished in horrific ways.
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