The dark and creepy origins of classic fairy tales

Some stories are so classic, they were told at least once in everyone's childhood. Stories like 'Snow White,' 'Sleeping Beauty,' and 'Peter Pan' have been told to us all at some point, whether as a bedtime story, an outlandish parody, or even more likely in a Disney film. However, almost all of these stories have a dark and gruesome original version. Red Riding Hood's grandmother meets a gruesome fate, Pinocchio calls the police, and Sleeping Beauty's love story is actually quite horrifying.
Click on for more shocking revelations about your favorite childhood stories and fairy tales.
The dark and creepy origins of classic fairy tales