The Brothers Grimm get even grimmer with this gothic horror dark fairytale with possibly the most metal trailer in existence, Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1998). Writer, artist, coin-operated fortune teller and marketing and design superstar at indie perfumery Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, Tom Bloom, joins us for a deep dive into the old ways.

Sigourney Weaver being mother, the grunge roots of the Grimmification movement, whimsygoth culture, escaping from the Superstition Mountains, hagsploitation, the dark affirmations of fairytales, a child in a bad wig and a great cape, reclaiming Y2K fear, male filmmakers unconsciously reaching for gender euphoria through the figures of the wicked queen and the teen dream, blood 'n' tombstone imagery, some excellent crone makeup, "we mustn't blame mother", and a very nasty magic mirror await. 

This episode also features our first foray into Smell-O-Audio as we also do a live sniff test of two themed fragrance oils from Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab - Snow White and Poisoned Apple!

Ripley does what to Dr Alan Grant while talking about resurrecting their dead child? Listen and find out!

Art by Ashleigh Jane Cosgrove. Music by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio.

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