Remember when we were young and thought our favorite pop culture characters lived charmed lives?

Artist and illustrator Ben Chen is here to ruin that illusion. Chen’s drawings, done in the style of children’s book sketches, twist fairy tales and video games into something much darker.

Using muted colors and dark lines, Chen shows us what really happens when Alice meets the White Rabbit and Cinderella takes a pumpkin carriage.

Chen just might give you a whole new outlook on storybook living once the lights go out.

The reality of Dumbo’s time in the circus.

Aliens meet Snoopy.

Alice got a little hungry while wandering.

This hunter just rid us of our cartoon rodent infestation.

Cinderella never planned for a Jack-O-Lantern carriage.

Humpty Dumpty explores his edgy side.

Bears eat fish, no exceptions.

Mario wasn’t invited to this tale.

A slight retelling of Scarecrow’s story.

Lightning McQueen gets stuck on the tracks.

Kermit should have stayed in Hollywood.

Mario battles Alien.

Hello Kitty narrowly escapes death.

Jiminy Cricket has given his last advice.

Peter Pan exacts revenge on his nemesis.

Pinocchio returns to his roots.

A hungry hawk spots a Bunny.

“Their tops are made out of rubber, their bottoms are made out of springs.”

The White Rabbit didn’t run fast enough.

This is a new flavor of sushi.

H/T: Sploid, Photos Courtesy: Ben Chen

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