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The ShadowBear Story Sessions

Host Zach Stewart explores the dark original versions of the folk tales, fairy tales, myths, and legends that laid the foundation for all the movies, TV, and other stories we know and love today. These aren’t the watered-down family-friendly fairy tales you know. These are the grisly originals in all their glory.

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All Episodes

52:54

Little Snow White

The ShadowBear Story Sessions ·

2022/06/08

Today's episode features a tale about an idiot with a death wish who only survives because she's super hot and the villain is stunningly incompetent. Dive on into this week's story session! Side note: I was recovering from an illness when I recorded this so my voice might be a little wonky. Don't worry, no poisoned apples were involved. Actually, the queen's poisoned apple would've just put me to sleep and helped me rest and recover because (as I cover in this story session) the queen is TERRIBLE at

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24:30

King Thrushbeard

The ShadowBear Story Sessions ·

2022/06/01

Today's episode features a tale about when teaching someone a lesson goes way too far. Dive on into this week's story session! Welcome to the dark, strange, hilarious world of The ShadowBear Story Sessions. Each week host Zach Stewart digs into the dark, twisted, brutal original versions of the folk tales, fairy tales, myths, and legends that laid the foundation for all the movies, TV, and other stories we know and love today. These aren't the watered-down family-friendly fairy tales you know. These

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27:36

The Foundling

The ShadowBear Story Sessions ·

2022/05/25

Today's episode features a tale that about how love (and magical powers) can defeat unexpected (and unexplained) threats of cannibalism. Dive on into this week's story session! Welcome to the dark, strange, hilarious world of The ShadowBear Story Sessions. Each week host Zach Stewart digs into the dark, twisted, brutal original versions of the folk tales, fairy tales, myths, and legends that laid the foundation for all the movies, TV, and other stories we know and love today. These aren't the

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30:28

Sleeping Beauty (”Briar Rose”)

The ShadowBear Story Sessions ·

2022/05/18

Today's episode features another all-time classic, the insane and nonsensical original version of Sleeping Beauty, originally titled "Briar Rose." Dive on into this week's story session! Welcome to the dark, strange, hilarious world of The ShadowBear Story Sessions. Each week host Zach Stewart digs into the dark, twisted, brutal original versions of the folk tales, fairy tales, myths, and legends that laid the foundation for all the movies, TV, and other stories we know and love today. These aren't

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30:49

The Six Swans

The ShadowBear Story Sessions ·

2022/05/11

Today's episode features a tale about what happens when you judge people without giving them a chance (your family gets turned into birds and you get burned at the stake for making false cannibalism accusations). Dive on into this week's story session! Welcome to the dark, strange, hilarious world of The ShadowBear Story Sessions. Each week host Zach Stewart digs into the dark, twisted, brutal original versions of the folk tales, fairy tales, myths, and legends that laid the foundation for all the

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20:42

Old Sultan

The ShadowBear Story Sessions ·

2022/05/04

Today's episode features a tale about an overly trusting dog, a wolf mafia boss, and a psycho cat with a limp. Dive on into this week's story session! Welcome to the dark, strange, hilarious world of The ShadowBear Story Sessions. Each week host Zach Stewart digs into the dark, twisted, brutal original versions of the folk tales, fairy tales, myths, and legends that laid the foundation for all the movies, TV, and other stories we know and love today. These aren't the watered-down family-friendly

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41:03

The Juniper Tree

The ShadowBear Story Sessions ·

2022/04/27

Today's episode features a tale about a mother's love, a father's cannibalism, and a bird's vengeance. Dive on into this week's story session! Welcome to the dark, strange, hilarious world of The ShadowBear Story Sessions. Each week host Zach Stewart digs into the dark, twisted, brutal original versions of the folk tales, fairy tales, myths, and legends that laid the foundation for all the movies, TV, and other stories we know and love today. These aren't the watered-down family-friendly fairy tales

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31:42

Fitcher’s Bird

The ShadowBear Story Sessions ·

2022/04/20

Today's episode features a tale about a terrible sorcerer and the most audacious disguise ever conceived. Dive on into this week's story session! Welcome to the dark, strange, hilarious world of The ShadowBear Story Sessions. Each week host Zach Stewart digs into the dark, twisted, brutal original versions of the folk tales, fairy tales, myths, and legends that laid the foundation for all the movies, TV, and other stories we know and love today. These aren't the watered-down family-friendly fairy

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35:19

The Strange Feast & The Wandering of Thumbling

The ShadowBear Story Sessions ·

2022/04/13

Today's episode is another 2-in-1! Two sausages play a game of cat and mouse that reads more like a murderous fever dream, and a fellow the size of a thumb ventures out to get into a series of dangerous shenanigans. Dive on into this week's story session! Welcome to the dark, strange, hilarious world of The ShadowBear Story Sessions. Each week host Zach Stewart digs into the dark, twisted, brutal original versions of the folk tales, fairy tales, myths, and legends that laid the foundation for all

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28:31

Herr Korbes & The Godfather

The ShadowBear Story Sessions ·

2022/04/06

Today's episode is a 2-in-1! A group of animals go on a fun trip with shockingly disturbing and dire consequences, and the most prolific sex addict in the world somehow becomes an agent of death. All in a day's work in this week's story session! Welcome to the dark, strange, hilarious world of The ShadowBear Story Sessions. Each week host Zach Stewart digs into the dark, twisted, brutal original versions of the folk tales, fairy tales, myths, and legends that laid the foundation for all the movies,

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23:53

The Robber Bridegroom

The ShadowBear Story Sessions ·

2022/03/30

Today's episode features a tale about a thief who tries to catfish an entire kingdom and a kingdom with the worst security in history. Dive on into this week's story session! Welcome to the dark, strange, hilarious world of The ShadowBear Story Sessions. Each week host Zach Stewart digs into the dark, twisted, brutal original versions of the folk tales, fairy tales, myths, and legends that laid the foundation for all the movies, TV, and other stories we know and love today. These aren't the

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26:30

The Elves

The ShadowBear Story Sessions ·

2022/03/23

Today's episode features a trio of tales about the fickle and mysterious lives of elves. One moment they're naked and breaking into your house to save your shoe business, the next they're kidnapping your baby and forcing you to do comedy for a literal monster. Dive on into this week's story session! Welcome to the dark, strange, hilarious world of The ShadowBear Story Sessions. Each week host Zach Stewart digs into the dark, twisted, brutal original versions of the folk tales, fairy tales, myths,

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26:41

Mrs. Fox

The ShadowBear Story Sessions ·

2022/03/16

Today's episode features a paranoid fox and his bigoted wife in a pair of nonsensical folk tales with very questionable messages. Dive on into this week's story session! Welcome to the dark, strange, hilarious world of The ShadowBear Story Sessions. Each week host Zach Stewart digs into the dark, twisted, brutal original versions of the folk tales, fairy tales, myths, and legends that laid the foundation for all the movies, TV, and other stories we know and love today. These aren't the watered-down

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29:52

The Tablecloth, the Knapsack, the Cannon Hat, and the...

The ShadowBear Story Sessions ·

2022/03/09

Today's tale features a greedy psychopath who uses clothes and accessories to instigate wars and destroy the world. Dive on into this week's story session! Welcome to the dark, strange, hilarious world of The ShadowBear Story Sessions. Each week host Zach Stewart digs into the dark, twisted, brutal original versions of the folk tales, fairy tales, myths, and legends that laid the foundation for all the movies, TV, and other stories we know and love today. These aren't the watered-down

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43:19

The Little Magic Table, The Golden Donkey, and The...

The ShadowBear Story Sessions ·

2022/03/02

Today's tale features a lying goat, a passive aggressive bee, a donkey that explodes gold from its orifices, and yet another terrible folk tale father. Dive on into this week's story session! Welcome to the dark, strange, hilarious world of The ShadowBear Story Sessions. Each week host Zach Stewart digs into the dark, twisted, brutal original versions of the folk tales, fairy tales, myths, and legends that laid the foundation for all the movies, TV, and other stories we know and love today. These

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26:57

The Sparrow and His Four Children

The ShadowBear Story Sessions ·

2022/02/23

Today's tale features a family of sparrows that take many different paths to arrive at same conclusion: the life of a bird is a terrifying hellscape. Dive on into this week's story session! Welcome to the dark, strange, hilarious world of The ShadowBear Story Sessions. Each week host Zach Stewart digs into the dark, twisted, brutal original versions of the folk tales, fairy tales, myths, and legends that laid the foundation for all the movies, TV, and other stories we know and love today. These

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15:22

Hans’s Trina

The ShadowBear Story Sessions ·

2022/02/16

Today's tale features an old-timey relationship brimming with confusion, terrible communication, and psychological torture. Dive on into this week's story session! Welcome to the dark, strange, hilarious world of The ShadowBear Story Sessions. Each week host Zach Stewart digs into the dark, twisted, brutal original versions of the folk tales, fairy tales, myths, and legends that laid the foundation for all the movies, TV, and other stories we know and love today. These aren't the watered-down

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32:43

Puss in Boots

The ShadowBear Story Sessions ·

2022/02/09

Today's tale features a cat who is a social-climbing conman and an eccentric, completely clueless king who is obsessed with partridges. Dive on into this week's story session! Welcome to the dark, strange, hilarious world of The ShadowBear Story Sessions. Each week host Zach Stewart digs into the dark, twisted, brutal original versions of the folk tales, fairy tales, myths, and legends that laid the foundation for all the movies, TV, and other stories we know and love today. These aren't the

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34:02

Clever Hans

The ShadowBear Story Sessions ·

2022/02/02

Today's tale features a terrifyingly stupid man and a woman who gives him WAY too many chances. A tale as old as time but with some psychotic morbid details. Dive on into this week's story session! Welcome to the dark, strange, hilarious world of The ShadowBear Story Sessions. Each week host Zach Stewart digs into the dark, twisted, brutal original versions of the folk tales, fairy tales, myths, and legends that laid the foundation for all the movies, TV, and other stories we know and love today

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31:13

Maiden Without Hands

The ShadowBear Story Sessions ·

2022/01/26

Today's tale features a showdown with the devil (who has some surprising loopholes to prevent him from taking your soul), a very strong contender for the competitive title of "worst folk tale father", and a... well, a maiden who doesn't have any hands. Dive on into this week's story session! Welcome to the dark, strange, hilarious world of The ShadowBear Story Sessions. Each week host Zach Stewart digs into the dark, twisted, brutal original versions of the folk tales, fairy tales, myths, and

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