Another well known story that makes use of these elements is Bluebeard.

I checked Bluebeard to see if he was listening in.

The man consulted the one beside him, who could have passed for Bluebeard.

Like Bluebeard's latest wife, we have to crack that secret, even if it does us in.

Bluebeard's room, red with the blood of his past wives, did not seem all that unlikely.

He knew, of course, what had happened to Bluebeard's inquisitive wife.

"Bluebeard," his first work with a conventional structure, brought him to the attention of the critics.

After all, Bluebeard's name can still silence a rowdy child.

The placid green door was the way into Bluebeard's cupboard.

I'll have to wait until Bluebeard's in a mellow mood and tell him the truth.

Judith and Bluebeard arrive at his castle, which is all dark.

Bluebeard's great wealth, however, persuades one father to give his daughter's hand to him.

Here she finds Bluebeard's former wives, all dead and lying on a floor covered with blood.

Rupert spent the largest part of his days shut up in Bluebeard's chamber.

It has been suggested that the story of Bluebeard derives from this myth.

They all started to haunt me, like the ghosts of Bluebeard's wives.

Despite their age difference the two develop a close bond, and Bluebeard dotes on his new young wife.

But there was some kind of association with the notion of Bluebeard that she didn't quite like.

They climbed the stairs together past all the closed doors of Bluebeard's castle.

It closes behind her, and Bluebeard is left alone as all fades to total darkness.

Delorme now was like Bluebeard's wife of the fairy tale.

The game is based on the book The Bluebeard Room.

At this, Bluebeard hands over the last key.

The first piece was a production of Bluebeard.

It seems a shame that "Bluebeard" has a reputation as a cerebral piece.