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Grimmer Tales: A Wicked Collection of Happily Never After Stories
A hilarious collection of upended fairy tales that will recast your classic family favorites in an all-wrong light
Remember those beloved fairy tales you read as a child? Where the damsel in distress is rescued by the handsome prince and then they all live happily ever after? Well Grimmer Tales is just like that. Minus the happy and the ever after!
In these pages you'll find classic tales twisted, tweaked, and riddled with morbid humor. Little Boy Blue blows his brains out, Pinocchio impales his dentist when asked if he's been flossing and Rapunzel's head comes off at its stem when her prince charming climbs the tower.
Get ready for your nostalgia-o-meter to flicker enthusiastically while shivers course up your spine at the all-wrong acts committed by the heroes and heroines of yesteryear.
Remember those beloved fairy tales you read as a child? Where the damsel in distress is rescued by the handsome prince and then they all live happily ever after? Well Grimmer Tales is just like that. Minus the happy and the ever after!
In these pages you'll find classic tales twisted, tweaked, and riddled with morbid humor. Little Boy Blue blows his brains out, Pinocchio impales his dentist when asked if he's been flossing and Rapunzel's head comes off at its stem when her prince charming climbs the tower.
Get ready for your nostalgia-o-meter to flicker enthusiastically while shivers course up your spine at the all-wrong acts committed by the heroes and heroines of yesteryear.
112 pages, Hardcover
First published December 29, 2009
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March 18, 2010
barry zuckerkorn sez "no thank you"
January 13, 2022
This is just too gruesome for me. Really sick! These are totally ugly and mean. I mean, seriously, why defile these lovely fairy tales?
June 11, 2010
According to my newest friend here, The Dancing Bookcase, once upon a time....
There was this unique novel which took all your favorite fairy tales and gave them a much needed and hilarious face lift.
Bergstrom has an incredible gift with taking your favorite tales from yesteryear and giving them a twist. I knew as soon as I began to flip through these pages that Grimmer Tales would become a favorite of mine.
While there is not too much plot for each of the tales, most being about 2 to 3 pages long, it is his drawings and creativity that will completely capture your attention. Grimmer Tales is an extremely quick read due to the shortness of each tale; however, these are not tales that you will gloss over and quickly forget. They are morbidly hilarious tales that will stick with you long after you have completed the novel.
Due to some graphic content, this novel is not recommended for children and possibly even younger teens. However, for older teens and adults, I definitely recommend checking this novel out. It will change the way that you look at fairy tales... in a good way.
There was this unique novel which took all your favorite fairy tales and gave them a much needed and hilarious face lift.
Bergstrom has an incredible gift with taking your favorite tales from yesteryear and giving them a twist. I knew as soon as I began to flip through these pages that Grimmer Tales would become a favorite of mine.
While there is not too much plot for each of the tales, most being about 2 to 3 pages long, it is his drawings and creativity that will completely capture your attention. Grimmer Tales is an extremely quick read due to the shortness of each tale; however, these are not tales that you will gloss over and quickly forget. They are morbidly hilarious tales that will stick with you long after you have completed the novel.
Due to some graphic content, this novel is not recommended for children and possibly even younger teens. However, for older teens and adults, I definitely recommend checking this novel out. It will change the way that you look at fairy tales... in a good way.
February 4, 2010
In five minutes, your mind will be slightly traumatized and you'll be at the end of the book where all of the fairy tale characters chant "One of Us," an appropriate reference to an Tod Browning's old carney film "Freaks."
Rapunzel's hair gets caught in a garbage disposal. Pinocchio keeps stabbing people with his nose when he lies. A giant thinks the Little Old Lady who Lived in a Shoe's house is pretty. Pretty to wear. Squish!
The problem with this book is that it's $16 and has very little between the covers. Bergstrom's illustrations are morbidly funny, but with 1-2 panels per page and not very many pages...
All in all, this book simply doesn't stand alone well; Bergstrom should have paired up with another author, had them write the tales, and provided illustrations for the tales. Something, anything beyond this paltry content offering.
Grimmer Tales reminds me of a less clever Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl. Read that instead of this.
Rapunzel's hair gets caught in a garbage disposal. Pinocchio keeps stabbing people with his nose when he lies. A giant thinks the Little Old Lady who Lived in a Shoe's house is pretty. Pretty to wear. Squish!
The problem with this book is that it's $16 and has very little between the covers. Bergstrom's illustrations are morbidly funny, but with 1-2 panels per page and not very many pages...
All in all, this book simply doesn't stand alone well; Bergstrom should have paired up with another author, had them write the tales, and provided illustrations for the tales. Something, anything beyond this paltry content offering.
Grimmer Tales reminds me of a less clever Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl. Read that instead of this.
October 22, 2012
Funny if you have a morbid sense of humor, if not, then this "wicked collection of happily never after stories" is just sick and disturbing. So it's a good thing that my humor encapsulates the morbid. As others have stated, this makes for a nice gift for a friend or the coffee table, but the amount of substance that you get out of this volume of tales is limited. Still, it is a nice quick read and disturbingly funny, just don't read it before or too soon after a meal...
May 14, 2010
Erik Bergstrom's Grimmer Tales is an "adaptation" of all our childhood favorite tales, collected in one caricature book of hilariously morbid twist. Definitely not for children under 13 years of age, because all drawings aren't suitable for them. By throwing off all political correctness, Mr. Bergstrom has embraced the grim side of fairy tales, returning them all into their original intention.
February 15, 2015
A twisted take on many familiar fairy tales, told in 1-3 panel comics.
This was mostly a mix of gruesome, odd, and repetitive jokes, some of which didn't make much sense. You can read through it in 10 minutes, and be left a little bemused.
This was mostly a mix of gruesome, odd, and repetitive jokes, some of which didn't make much sense. You can read through it in 10 minutes, and be left a little bemused.
November 26, 2011
This book could be used to show how different stories can have a different spin on them or how you can rewrite stories. However, this story is pretty dark and should be kept away from younger grades (pre-K- 5)
January 2, 2010
Sure, this is my client's book. But genuinely hilarious. Flip through it at the bookstore!
January 3, 2010
Very cute take with great artwork.
February 7, 2010
Brilliant! A must read.
April 24, 2010
While it was funny to see some of the fairy tales turned on their heads, I did find this book just a bit too creepy for my tastes.
June 23, 2010
Dark. And funny.
July 20, 2010
Only moderately amusing. I'd say skip this one.
February 10, 2011
HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! If you have a twisted, dark, sort of demented sense of humour - you will love this book. Anything that can make me laugh out loud (loudly) in an empty library has GOT to be good.
October 17, 2011
A darker side to the classic fairy tale. Not for younger grades. A good book to show students spins on the classic stories
October 12, 2011
It made me actually laugh out loud. Definitely for those with darker tastes.
September 21, 2012
Sick and twisted? Yes. Morbidly funny? Yes. But it still could have been more. In the many one panel frames, there is an interesting take on an old story.
October 20, 2025
For all the skeptics and plain bitter people!
January 22, 2014
Bought during BBW Book Sale.
Actually it's not my taste.
Actually it's not my taste.
June 29, 2015
Dark, entertaining twists and wonderful art !
March 30, 2010
Pretty dang funny + twisted. Definitely not for most children.
July 23, 2012
Great for introducing young readers to the beauty of writing, especially creative writing.
November 14, 2012
Funny and creative
August 27, 2013
Ha ha!!! Dark, twisted, but humourous.
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