Fearie Tales

Edited by Stephen Jones

In 1884 Margaret Hunt's translation of the Brothers Grimm's Kinder- und Hausmärchen was published as Grimm's Household Tales—and since that day those stories have inspired writers, artists, poets, songwriters, playwrights and movie-makers the world over. Now, following in the grand tradition of the Brothers Jacob and Wilhelm, some of today's finest fantasy and horror writers have created their own brand-new fairy tales-but with a decidedly darker twist. Fearie Tales is a fantastical mix of spellbinding retellings of classic stories such as 'Cinderella', 'Rapunzel', 'Hansel and Gretel' and 'Rumpelstiltskin', amongst others, along with unsettling tales inspired by other childhood classics, all interspersed with the sources of their inspiration: the timeless stories first collected by the Brothers Grimm. But be warned: this stunning volume of frightening fables is definitely not suitable for children.

CONTENTS

Introduction: Don’t Scare the Children — Stephen Jones

The Wilful Child

Find My Name — Ramsey Campbell
The Singing Bone
Down to a Sunless Sea — Neil Gaiman

Rapunzel

Open Your Window, Golden Hair — Tanith Lee
The Hare’s Bride
Crossing the Line — Garth Nix
Hansel and Gretel
Peckish — Robert Shearman

The Three Little Men in the Wood

Look Inside — Michael Marshall Smith
The Story of a Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was
Fräulein Fearnot — Markus Heitz

Cinderella

The Ash-Boy — Christopher Fowler

The Elves #1

The Changeling — Brian Lumley

The Nixie of the Mill-Pond

The Silken Drum — Reggie Oliver

The Robber Bridegroom

By the Weeping Gate — Angela Slatter

Fräu Trude

Anything to Me is Sweeter, Than to Cross Shock-headed Peter — Brian Hodge

The Elves #2

The Artemis Line — Peter Crowther

The Old Woman in the Wood

The Silken People — Joanne Harris

Rumpelstiltskin

Come Unto Me — John Ajvide Lindqvist

The Shroud

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