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The bloody chamber and other stories

Angela Carter (1979)

SubgenreFairy Tale Retelling
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages163 (Quick Read (<250))
SettingModern/Urban
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.9/5 (66086)
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentExplicit
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

Sexual ContentViolenceBloodMurderDeathSexual AssaultPower ImbalanceBody HorrorAnimal DeathCaptivity

Positive tags

MysteryAtmosphericPsychological Depth

Hero archetypes

Beast / Cursed HeroDark Lord / TyrantVampire Hero

Heroine archetypes

Cursed HeroineOutspoken HeroineVengeance-Driven Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Multiple POVs

Tropes

Fairy Tale RetellingDark FantasyGothic HorrorBeast TransformationForbidden LoveVampiresShapeshiftersCursed ObjectFemme Fatale

Themes

Female SexualityPower and ControlTransformationInnocence and ExperienceDesire and DangerGender RolesFreedom vs Captivity

Synopsis

From familiar fairy tales and legends -- Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard, Puss-in-Boots, Beauty and the Beast, vampires, werewolves -- Angela Carter has created an absorbing collection of dark, sensual, fantastic stories.

Tags

Literary FictionFeminist RetellingPsychological HorrorDark Romance