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Oct

Freaky Fairy Tales: The Death of the Little Hen

Posted by Christina A. Nelson  Published in Folk & Fairy Tales, Holidays, Story Nerd

Well, friends, Halloween is almost upon us! And that means this is the last Freaky Fairy Tale of October But I saved you a good one for last. It’s one of the wackiest and most morbid-for-no-reason fairy tales I’ve probably ever heard. Are you ready? BEHOLD!  Day 1 + Day 2 + Day 3 + [...]

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22

Oct

Freaky Fairy Tales: The Iron Stove

Posted by Christina A. Nelson  Published in Folk & Fairy Tales, Holidays, Story Nerd

Good day, fair readership. Is that a mug of hot cider I see next to your mouse? Enjoying the season, I see, as you should be! Thoughts of colored leaves and warm pumpkin pie will make the Mondays go away. Come on over and cuddle up next to the hearth, kids, it’s time for another Freaky [...]

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Tags: fairy tales, folktales, Grimm's fairytales, halloween

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15

Oct

Freaky Fairy Tales: The Three Snake-Leaves

Posted by Christina A. Nelson  Published in Folk & Fairy Tales, Holidays, Story Nerd

Hello, darlings! It’s time for another Freaky Fairy Tale! BETRAYAL! Betrayal most cruel! Frailty, thy name is woman! And as a woman myself, this story makes us look crazy, and I resent that! WE AREN’T CRAZY, YOU GUYS ARE THE CRAZY ONES!!! *coughs* Sorry about that. Let’s just start, shall we? BEHOLD!  Day 1 + [...]

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8

Oct

Freaky Fairy Tales: The Singing Bone

Posted by Christina A. Nelson  Published in Folk & Fairy Tales, Holidays, Story Nerd

Happy Monday again, readerlings! Well, we’ve been enjoying autumn, getting pumpkins for carving and going costume shopping. Hope your first week of October was as fun as ours! So! Are you ready for another *thunderclap* FREAKY FAIRY TALE? I hope you are! (If you’re confused about what the heck I’m talking about, visit the first [...]

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1

Oct

Freaky Fairy Tales: The Hare’s Bride

Posted by Christina A. Nelson  Published in Folk & Fairy Tales, Holidays, Story Nerd

Ahh, October is upon us again, and you know what that means! That’s right, Halloween! As I’ve said before, Halloween is basically a holiday revolving around stories, particularly creepy ones. For good or for ill, I’m a sucker for a good scary story, but invariably I’ll be up late thinking I see shadows or hearing [...]

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Tags: fairy tales, folktales, Grimm's fairytales, halloween

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