Twisted Fairy Tales is a brand-new collection of very old tales--but tales with gothic twists of plot guaranteed to astound and terrify even the most fearless readers. These re-told stories include: * Snow White * Rapunzel * Little Red Hood * The Cinder Wench * Beauty and the Beast * Pinocchio * The Goose Girl * The Pied Piper of Hamelin * and twelve more Well-known tales get gruesome revisions--in many cases bringing them closer to the dark, sinister ways they were told eons ago. Several tales in this book are based on chilling versions collected by the brothers Grimm in the nineteenth century. For example, this new collection presents a Cinderella who, like the heroine in the brothers Grimm story, is known as the Cinder Wench. In this version, readers will discover a young lady tormented by a stepmother who is far more wicked and frightening than the villain we find in most of today's watered-down renditions. All who relish the macabre atmosphere that dominates the Cinder Wench's tale will want to acquaint themselves with all stories in this scary collection. They'll find-- <li> 20 sinister legends that linger on the mysterious and macabre </li>
<li> Brooding illustrations on every page that heighten the gothic mood </li>
<li> Tales that anticipate new television shows, as well as new movies scheduled for release in the coming year Twisted Fairy Tales is an anthology of black magic legends that only the bravest young readers will dare to delve into before bedtime. But once they open this unusual volume, they won't put it down until they've reached the very last page. </li>

Twisted Fairy Tales: 20 Classic Stories With a Dark and Dangerous Heart

Literature & Fiction

McHugh, Maura

Short Stories & Anthologies

Sourcebooks Trade

Readers may be familiar with these traditional tales of gods, demons, and tricksters but they've never heard them like this before! Fantasy author Maura McHugh revisits the popular myths of Loki, Odin, Cupid and Psyche, and other myths from Africa, Asia, and the Americas -- and gives them a macabre makeover. These gruesome myths of love, treachery, sacrifice and revenge include: 
<li>The birth of the Hindu god Ganesha</li>
<li>The creation and destruction of four of the five Aztec suns</li>
<li>The ferocious revenge of Egyptian goddess Sekhmet</li>
<li>China's irrepressible Monkey King </li>
<li>Japanese Sun Goddess Amaterasu who banishes the night All 20 terrifying tales are accompanied by stunningly dark illustrations that heighten the mood, and will leave readers thrilled, chilled, and eager for more. </li>

Twisted Myths: 20 Classic Stories With a Dark and Dangerous Heart

Children's Books

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

B E S Pub Co

The collected adventures of England's greatest occult investigator! When the man called the Witchfinder becomes an agent of the Queen, he is led from the sparkling echelons of Victorian London to its dark underbelly, through the American West, and to explore the mysteries of Unland! Throughout his adventures, he'll face occult conspiracies, rampaging monsters, and London's most infamous secret society: the Heliopic Brotherhood of Ra! This first omnibus edition collects Sir Edward Grey: Witchfinder volumes 1-3, complete with extensive sketchbook section.

Witchfinder Omnibus Volume 1 (Sir Edward Grey Witchfinder)

Comics & Graphic Novels

Arcudi, John

Mignola,Mike

Manga

Dark Horse Books

Witchfinder Omnibus Volume 1

NEWMAN, Kim

Evanescence: Echoes from the Void

Northcott, Blake

South, Carrie Lee

Graphic Novels

Opus Comics

The second volume of the hit new series exploring the early history of 2000&nbsp;AD's all-powerful "Judges." United States of America, 2041 A.D. Eustace Fargo's new justice system has been in effect for eight years. The old days of waiting times and backlogs are over: judgement is quick, and sentencing is instantaneous. The old police academies have all shut down, and the new order is triumphant. But are things any better? Unrest is worse than ever. Criminals are more likely to kill rather than be caught. There's a war coming for the streets...

JUDGES Volume Two: Golgotha, Psyche & The Patriots

Carroll, Michael

Elliott-Coleman, Joseph

Genre Fiction

Abaddon

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