Bloody Fairytales: Paul Strickland

Bloody Fairytales is a performance of gorgeous, gruesome old stories told new… dark fairytales re-upholstered for adult ears and late-night imaginations.
Told live by International Storytelling Center Teller-in-Residence and National Storytelling Festival Featured Teller Paul Strickland, these are the stories that are strange, darkly funny, unsettling, and occasionally feral. Chock full of bad decisions, sharp turns, and endings that will stay with you long after you leave the venue.
Strickland has been called a “Master Storyteller” by the Cincinnati Enquirer and described as “Mark Twain on acid” by Artistry Magazine. A more-than-20-time Best-of-Fest winner, he’s performed at major festivals and venues across the U.S., blending folklore, dark humor, and razor-sharp timing into performances that feel intimate, dangerous, and wildly entertaining.
Bloody Fairytales leans into the shadows of classic tales… the blood, the longing, the bargains that go wrong… but lets them breathe again in front of a grown-up audience, and find new life a time when Unhinged and Unapologetic surrealistic stories ring, possibly, truer than ever.