Cursed: A Wish is a Terrible Thing

Cursed: A Wish is a Terrible Thing An Anthology of Dark Fairy Tales...an anthology of unique twists on the fairy tale conceit of the curse, from the traditional to the modern, giving us brand new mythologies as well as new approaches to well-loved fables. Twenty curses, old and new.

ALL THE BETTER TO READ YOU WITH. It's a prick of blood, the bite of an apple, the evil eye, a wedding ring or a pair of red shoes. Curses come in all shapes and sizes, and they can happen to anyone, not just those of us with unpopular stepparents...

Here you'll find unique twists on curses, from fairy tale classics to brand-new hexes of the modern world...expect new monsters and mythologies as well as twists on well-loved fables. Stories to shock and stories of warning, stories of monsters and stories of magic. Some might shock you, some might make you laugh, but they will all impress you with their originality. TWENTY TIMELESS FOLKTALES, NEW AND OLD.

Contents:
*Introduction (Cursed) • essay by Paul Kane and Marie O'Regan
*Castle Cursed (2020) / short fiction by Jane Yolen
*As Red As Blood, As White As Snow (2020) / short fiction by Christina Henry
*Troll Bridge (1993) / short story by Neil Gaiman (variant of Troll-Bridge)
*At That Age / short fiction by Catriona Ward
*Listen / short fiction by Jen Williams
*Henry and the Snakewood Box / short fiction by M. R. Carey
*Skin / short fiction by James Brogden
*Faith & Fred / short fiction by Maura Mchugh
*The Black Fairy's Curse (1997) / short story by Karen Joy Fowler
*Wendy, Darling (2014) / short fiction by Christopher Golden
* Fairy Werewolf vs. Vampire Zombie (2011) / short story by Charlie Jane Anders
*Look Inside Me (2013) / short fiction by Michael Marshall Smith
*Little Red (2009) / short story by Adam Stemple and Jane Yolen
*New Wine / short fiction by Angela Slatter
*Haza and Ghani / short fiction by Lilith Saintcrow
*Hated / short fiction by Christopher Fowler
*Merrie Dancers / short fiction by Allison Littlewood
*Again / short fiction by Tim Lebbon
*The Girl from the Hell / short fiction by Margo Lanagan
*Castle Waking / short fiction by Jane Yolen
*About the Authors
*About the Editors
*Acknowledgements

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