#208: The Ugly Stepsister (2025)

Cinderella’s story gives her a seemingly happy ending, but the tale of her step sister is a toe-tally different story.  Join us as we watch from the opposite side of the ball’s dancefloor in 2025’s The Ugly Stepsister.

***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of disordered eating, body dysmorphia, parasites, sexual assault

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Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected])

Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd

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Sources: 

• “Cinderella (Aschenputtel).” Grimm Stories, The Brothers Grimm, https://www.grimmstories.com/en/grimm_fairy-tales/aschenputtel 

• Schimkowitz, Matt. “The Ugly Stepsister Director Emilie Blichfeldt on Body Horror, Fairy Tales, and David Cronenberg.” The A.V. Club, 21 Apr. 2025, https://www.avclub.com/the-ugly-stepsister-interview-emilie-blichfeldt 

• The Ugly Stepsister (2019 Film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ugly_Stepsister 

• The Ugly Stepsister (2025) IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29344903/