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Synopsis
Fairy tales retold—with a twist—from "some of our best storytellers" including Neil Gaiman, Gahan Wilson, Tanith Lee, and others ( The Washington Post ). In this "no holds barred . . . nightmarish . . . provocative" collection, bestselling and award-winning fantasy masters put a dark, disturbing, and erotic spin on your favorite bedtime stories—and give you something entirely new to trouble your dreams ( The New York Times Book Review ). A boy is haunted through adulthood by a soul-eating creature that lies forever in wait under Neil Gaiman's "Troll Bridge"; a melancholy amphibian shares his most private fantasies with a therapist in Gahan Wilson's "The Frog Prince"; in Tanith Lee's "Snow-Drop," a lonely artist invites seven circus performers into her home to satisfy an obsession; in Steve Rasnic Tem's "Little Poucet," a band of lost brothers find refuge and terror with a hungry family in the woods; and Wendy Wheeler delves into the deviant psyche of the predatory male in "Little Red." Also featuring Nancy Kress, Charles de Lint, Melanie Tem, Patricia A. McKillip, Jack Dann, and others, all paying a revisit to our favorite fairy tales in ways you've never dared to imagine.
Snow White, Blood Red: content & age rating
Intended for adult readers (18+).
This anthology contains dark, disturbing, and explicitly erotic retellings of classic fairy tales featuring graphic violence, sexual content, psychological horror, and deeply adult themes including predatory behavior and cannibalism.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, explicit sexual content, and strong language. Content notes include sexual assault, child harm, graphic violence, and death (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens and adults interested in horror will find nightmare-inducing twists on familiar fairy tales.