And they fare even worse in Emilie Blichfeldt’s genre-bending take on the fairy tale, though The Ugly Stepsister goes to great lengths to show us that these women are all victims of the patriarchy. The Ugly Stepsister channels Cronenbergian body horror and Scandinavian provocateurs like Lars Von Trier in depicting Elvira’s descent. Its seamless mix of heady fantasy and black humor naturally entranced audiences when The Ugly Stepsister debuted at Sundance earlier this year. The Ugly Stepsister takes the Grimm fairytale to even darker — and funnier — depths. The Ugly Stepsister is streaming on Shudder now.