Cryptids and Conspiracies! Episode 25: Are Fairies Real?

Disney made them cute. The name has become synonymous with girly softness and innocent playfulness. However, there is a reason those dark tales are called Fairy Tales, because the lore is far more dark and sinister and it goes back thousands of years of blood and terror and dark things in the woods.
Are these creatures real? Or is it just myths to scare children?
Is the Truth Somewhere in the Middle?