Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest
This award-winning storytelling podcast has bestselling author Adam Gidwitz retell classic Brothers Grimm fairy tales to a live classroom of kids who chime in with jokes, questions, and reactions. Episodes are helpfully self-rated on a Grimm-to-Grimmest scale, but even the lightest ones carry the dark undertow of the original tales, including characters being threatened, hurt, or killed.
Most comfortable for kids 7 and up; sensitive listeners may do best starting with episodes labeled 'Grimm' before working up to 'Grimmest.'
Episodes to know about
A young woman is coerced by the king and then enters a sinister deal with a magical figure under threat; the threat of losing her child drives sustained tension.
The half-boy, half-hedgehog protagonist's appearance and his encounters with threatening figures may unsettle younger listeners.
This episode carries the series' highest scare rating and involves a raging bull, powerful dark magic, and a character suspended in a death-like state; best previewed before sharing with sensitive kids.