The Brothers Dimm

After a quick break, we return with a straight-up short horror novella this week. No fairies, no magic, just the Law & Order: SVU of Grimm.

Another bonus week, this time with not one but three stories! And if you have any interest in pretty little naked men, do we have just the story for you.

How much mourning is enough mourning? Find out (or not?) in this two-for-one spectacular with a popular lascivious interpretation (wink wink).

A young man who keeps a low (ha!) profile but really measures up (ha!), Thumbling comes from rare stock -- a woodcutter who refuses to sell a child!

We're back after a short break! This week we have what may be the best title yet, including a rare Grimm follow-up to a utility character PLUS possibly the origin of the phrase "beat them off with a stick."

Heaven is not all it's cracked up to be. Not only do you have to walk there, but you still have to bathe. Fortunately, this guy is an expert at washing children...?

A quick little tale this week of beer, identity crisis, and meeting your significant other's parents.

Just when we start to see some familiar themes, this story takes a Ratatouille turn and gives us a special look inside the papal conclave.

This strangely-formatted story is silly enough until it veers sharply into grim (Grimm? eh?) territory, complete with a questionable "Schrodinger's marriage" ending. Guest-starring bad German accents and Amelia Bedelia horror fic.

We return to classic Grimm form this week with terrible fathers, dirty girls, millers cutting wood, and -- of course -- a bizarre mix of Pagan rituals and Christian iconography.

After a holiday break, we're back with a classic chain tale, Biblical mass murder, and "99 Luftballons." Who's up for some global thermonuclear war?

SPECIAL GUEST! For the first time, one of our own kids has made it on. Elliott's here to talk buying children, the River Styx, butts, and yet another fetch quest.

Yet another rampaging boar but not really a happy ending here. However, we do have Robert Baratheon and a Shakespeare zombie pitch. In that regard, we all win.

Donkeys are awesome! What's better than running away to Bremen to be a musician? Not going to Bremen at all, apparently.

Mmm, sausage water. You may think you know this one, and you'd be right. HOWEVER, if you don't know the French version, stay tuned because it's WAY darker.

Chairs! Chicken legs! Finger keys! As we all know, when a baby girl is born after a bunch of sons those sons are in for a rough ride. You might have heard this one before, but now with 110% more acid trip.

This week we get into arguably the most legendary god figure that modern history has forgotten. The mother of witches, snow, spinning (of course), and so much more. She's the best mother figure you'll hopefully never meet.

SPECIAL GUESTS Charles and Nate! Friends, we've reached what is likely everyone's favorite story so far. If you liked "The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean," hold onto your hats. Minecraft, forged papers, vaccines, the CCP, and more!

What do beheadings, spies, Stephen King's The Dark Tower, and talking in your sleep have in common? Not much but we made it work for this weird tale. This one probably won't be optioned by a major animation studio any time soon.

HUGE ONE! What's Cinderella without fairy godmothers and pumpkin coaches? Bloody shoes, poetic yet bloodthirsty birds, and a father who's just as terrible as the stepmother. And there's a Greek version that's even worse!

On the docket this week we have professional wrestling, girdles, squeezy cheese, and (of course) yet another unwilling and loveless marriage. Who wins in this story? The tailor. Who loses? Literally everybody else.

Unimaginable greed, veiled warnings against the institution of marriage, listener feedback, The Carpenters, and what could be the greatest movie pitch yet. Something for everyone this week!

Our first "The X, the Y, and the Z" story! Turns out Disney did not invent anthropomorphization. These are Grimm gold, largely because of the body count and harsh moral lessons. This week's is super short but not to be missed.

Well, you can guess what two children of the 80s mostly talk about with this one. Here we go again! Also, this just in: it sucks to be a duck. Or sometimes a horse.

Just how hot does someone have to be for a suicide pact? Is there a pre-nup for this situation? Thank god for magical herbs. And maybe for Viking zombies?