Hänsel and Gretel

"We shall see the crumbs of bread... and they will show us our way home again." - Hansel and Gretel

Organ Grinder is based on Hansel and Gretel, a well-known German fairy tale originally published by the Brothers Grimm in 1812. When a young brother and sister, Hansel and Gretel, wander into the woods, they take a slice of bread and leave a trail of crumbs to follow home. However, they find that the birds have eaten the crumbs, and they are lost in the woods. Similarly, in "Organ Grinder" the brother and sister vagrant teens leave a trail of puka shells when they're dragged into the forest to have their organs harvested.

In the original tale, the children come across a house made of candy, where an old woman lures them inside with the promise of soft beds and delicious food. Similarly, the homeless teens in "Organ Grinder" are lured into a white van with the promise of a stable job. In both stories, the enemy seeks to kill their captors; the witch intends to eat the children, while the Geiers intend to harvest their victims to sell their organs on the Grimm black market.