Bluebeard

Bluebeard is a terrifying French folktale from oral tradition that was transcribed into writing by Charles Perrault in 1679 and included in the Histoires ou contes du temps passé. Later the Brother's Grimm included the story in their 1812 compendium of Fairy Tales. The origin of the story is unclear but one reference indicates that the character Bluebeard may have been derived from the 15th century serial killer Gilles de Rais. The story of Bluebeard has been adapted many times in literature, TV, theater and film including a novel by Kurt Vonnegut and the science fiction film Ex Machina in 2016.