Jump into candyland with us as we look into the real and terrifying stories that inspired one our favorite childhood fairytales. Hansel and Gretel has been linked to devastating plagues, forced cannibalism, and conniving step-mothers just as evil as the Grimm's recorded. As always, we get a bit dark as the history of this bedtime tale holds secrets that are even scarier than a hungry witch in a house of gingerbread.

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