But if you sit with the subtext for more than five minutes, you realize the story of is one of the darkest psychological horror stories ever told—and it’s happening on repeat in the real world, right now.

Let’s rename them for a moment: Because the sweetness of the house was never a gift. It was a trap. And the candy? It was the bait of abandonment.

Everyone remembers Hansel (Candy) as the smart one because he left a trail of pebbles. But he fails the second time—the birds eat the breadcrumbs. Who saves them? Gretel.