Violent, Erotic Illustrations for Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales

By Jonathon Sturgeon on May 7, 2015 - Flavorwire

When we think of the Brothers Grimm, we often think of their fairy tales as children’s stories — and, to be fair, the stories were labeled as such early and often. But the original narratives, the unsanitized versions of the tales, featured explicit representations of violence and sexuality. It was only in the later editions that the stories were fumigated in the suffocating gas of morality. … Read More