The stepmother has her huntsmen murder Snow White and cut out her heart, which still beats even after being removed and is hung in the queen's private chambers. The king ultimately dies from abuse, both physical and sexual, by six-year-old Snow White and leaves the stepmother to reign as queen. She marries a king and describes his daughter, Snow White, as a mysterious, vampiric young girl. The stepmother has had magical powers from a very young age, including visions of the future. The story incorporates themes of vampirism, incest, pedophilia, and necrophilia. Ultimately she is unsuccessful, as the "happy ending" of the original story still takes place despite her efforts to prevent it. The stepmother is struggling desperately to save the kingdom from her unnatural and monstrous stepdaughter. The story retells the famous fairy tale of Snow White from the point of view of Snow White's stepmother, who is traditionally the villain of the piece. It was originally released as a benefit book for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and was reprinted in the anthology Love in Vein II, edited by Poppy Z. " Snow, Glass, Apples" is a 1994 short story written by Neil Gaiman.
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