Fairy tales pretty much screwed up our adolescent minds. Our parents lied to us about unicorns and Santa Claus, only for us to discover later in life that it was all a ploy to get us to go to sleep before "Law and Order" came on. As we got older, the concept of "happily ever after" was slowly eclipsed by reality.

Photographer Dina Goldstein examines the reality of the farce in her upcoming photo exhibit "Fallen Princesses" (opening October 15), which places fairy tale characters in modern-day situations and puts an even grimmer spin on the Brothers Grimm. The details of the exhibit (like where it will be) are still to be announced, but we would keep the children at home or you'll run the risk of prematurely shattering their fantasies. [Via JPG Magazine]

More pics after the jump.