Dark And Twisty Tales

This Grimm's tale again has little to recommend it from a feminist standpoint, so I won't. However I think it's my third story in a row where I get to use my beheading sound effect and the first time I've added a dash of Bossa Nova as well as a celtic folk song snippet! Happy Halloween you lovely creepy people! If you like this podcast, pretty please write me a review! xxo 

Whether it's a telltale blue beard, horns, webbed hands or whatever...listen to your intuition. Sometimes there's more to a rave in the countryside than meets the eye.

This classic Hans Christian Anderson Folk Tale is certainly darker than I remember. What's with all the stealing the sleeping princess? Not to mention feeding her family to the dogs...enjoy.

Season Two begins with some pretty harsh treatment of horses and self inflicted punishments. Not for the squeamish! Or kids...definitely not for kids.

The second season of Dark and Twisty Tales is releasing at midnight in California! Be there or miss out! lol. Thank you SO much for listening and tolerating my madness. xoxo

This story has it all, beheadings, cannibalism, and my favorite, deep appreciation of a good dark folk song. Enjoy and I'll see you all again in September when the nights start drawing in. This story was suggested by Rose Lewis. Excellent choice Rose! I hope I did it justice :)

Death! What an excellent choice! What could possibly go wrong? #parentingfails

by Mikhail Aleksandrovich Maksimovich 1874.  

One strange obsession and death, followed by magical resurrection and betrayal. What more could you want for a Valentine's Day episode.  

About a boozy cook who dupes her master after she's eaten dinner for two! No carving knives necessary. 

I found this in a collection of English folk tales. Wow, it could totally be the storyline for any current violent serial killer show, the accusatory pointing bejeweled finger at the end though...Lol.

A short story by Hans Christian Anderson about a little girl dying of cold in the streets on New Years Eve. This was another favorite of mine as a child, I think it gave me the opportunity to have a little cry in the midst of a season that was as dark as it was candle filled.  Back then I couldn't even fathom how people could walk past her and not help? Is it possible we can go into 2019 taking better care of the children at home and around the world? https://www.savethechildren.org/

You might look like a snowman on the outside, but it's what's holding you together on the inside that really counts. A festive snow tale.

Did he fall or was he pushed? Will he ever make it through flood and fish to get back to his true love? You'll have to listen to find out. Classic Hans Christian Anderson for the festive season.

This is a story about not reaching or getting ideas above your station. Or perhaps it's a story about not traveling without your identity card, or swimming in hot soup? You decide. 

The third and final installment of The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs. Seriously, be careful what you wish for.

The second installment of this macabre tale about wishing for more, when you already have all you want. What could possibly go wrong?

"The Monkey's Paw is a supernatural short story in 3 parts by WW Jacobs first published in England in the collection The Lady of the Barge in 1902." Part 1 (part 2 and 3 will follow shortly).  

"The Tell-Tale Heart" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1843. It is relayed by an unnamed narrator who endeavors to convince the reader of his sanity while simultaneously describing a murder he committed.