There have been several adaptations of the dark fairy tale, many of which have evolved into sanitized versions by Disney. little red riding hood When Gretel & Hanselwhich was closer to the original theme of the original story.
There are many fascinating fairy tales yet to be discovered and adapted for the big screen. Not all dark fairy tales make good horror movies, but folktale themes have the potential to make great movies. Some of them have plots that can be aptly adapted for thrillers, dark fantasy, or bittersweet love stories.
Ten The Three Little Pigs is far more disturbing than modern depictions
There are many popular Disney movies based on classic literature, but no popular adaptation yet. three little pigsThe pig and the big bad wolf have been featured in other movies, but they rarely feature as central characters.
In the fable, two little pigs not only had their house blown away, but were also eaten by a wolf. Pigs and wolves make for weird characters in a good movie, but adapting the story in humans to represent iconic characters makes for an interesting allegory of the original fairy tale.
9 Pied Piper becomes a disturbing mystery
of The Pied Piper of Hamelin Based on a historical legend. In this story, the Pied Piper is hired to take sick rats out of town. But when the mayor doesn’t pay the promised amount, he comes back and has all his children separated as well.
There have been film adaptations of Pied Piper, many of which are horror films, but the story lends itself easily to sinister mysteries. You can pay tribute to the original story.
8 The frog king is much darker than the princess and the frog
frog kingalso known as frog princewhich has been adapted to modern times as princess and frog, now better known for its Disney adaptation. However, the original story differs significantly from this new version. In this original, the princess is a spoiled and wealthy girl.
Forced by her father to care for the frog after making a deal, she eventually threw the frog against the wall in a fit of rage. Only then will the frog become a king (or prince) and tell her that he is getting married. Despite the obvious flaws of the original, the story lends itself more to dark fantasy than to a children’s love story.
7 Goose Girl is a tale of switching dark places
goose girl is a German fairy tale about tricking a princess into finding a place to marry a prince. This dark tale has a somewhat happy ending for the princess, but her maid receives a gruesome and bloody justice.
There are plenty of body-swapping movies that take a more literal approach to switching places with other people.in the meantime goose girl While it would work well for another sanitized adaptation of the Disney movie, it would also be a thrilling dark fantasy where a maid swaps places with a princess in a more magical and literal way.
6 Bluebeard will create horror in spooky times
bluebeard One of the darkest fairy tales ever, certainly not what parents tell their kids before bed. Written by Charles Perrault, the story follows a young woman who marries Bluebeard, a man with several wives who has mysteriously disappeared.
When the new wife stepped into the off-limits room, there were the corpses of her ex-wives. This chilling tale sounds like it rivals many gruesome serial killer movies. Set in the 17th century, this production has the potential to be one of his most disturbing time horrors.
Five Battered is a story of sisters and magic
Tattered is a Norwegian fairy tale about a young woman with dirty hair and ragged clothes. Her beautiful sister is proposed to by the King, but she agrees only if his son will marry her sister. Transform into a beautiful woman.
This story sounds like it could be a great Disney movie, but it also opens with a greedy mother and a cunning witch. The dark side of this story is relatively bright, so it could be a great fantasy movie for teens with some commentary on the importance of appearance.
Four The faithful Johannes has the potential to be a great LGBTQ love story
johannes the faithful is the Brothers Grimm story about a loyal servant to a king who goes to great lengths to prevent dark omens that lead to his death. However, after sucking the blood from the king’s wife’s breast, he is found guilty of transgression and sentenced to death. When he revealed the reason for his actions, he turned to stone.
Although there is no LGBTQ+ romance in the original, the story lends itself readily to potential modern adaptations featuring a romance between the King and Johannes. The classics employed in this could be added to the limited list of important LGBTQ+ romantic stories.
3 Shadows will be a disturbing psychological thriller
Hans Christian Andersen is famous for his stories little mermaidBut shadow one of his most disturbing. In this story, a man meets his shadow. That shadow has grown into a better version of himself. A man becomes weak and sick when shadows infest. Eventually, the Shadow becomes royalty and demands its former master to become the Shadow.
Andersen’s story can easily be applied to horror films about villainous shadows. However, this spooky tale can also be a psychological thriller that literally scares the viewer into their own shadow.
2 Wonderful Birch is a darker Cinderella
Andrew Lang wonderful birch It begins with a witch turning a woman into a sheep to take her place in the family, slaughtering the sheep and eating them for dinner. The witch tries to trick the prince into marrying her own daughter.
There are many similarities between Cinderella and Lang’s wonderful birch. in the meantime Cinderella There’s one of the worst stepmothers on film, and this movie’s evil stepmother rivals Cinderella. This story has a dark her fantasy groundwork that mixes modern and magical.
1 The messenger of death personifies death
of Death Messenger, a badly beaten death is aided by a young man. Because of this, Death promises to send a messenger to the boy in advance to warn him of his impending death. But when death comes without warning as an old man, death points to disease and aging as messengers.
Myths, stories, and movies feature many of the gods of death. But this fairy tale is both literal and metaphorical, making death a character while also conveying the message that no one is ready for it. It becomes a fascinating horror that accompanies.
