Fearie Tales: Books of Horror

All your favourite fairy tales with a dark and macabre twist for adult reading, some re-set in modern times. As a bit of a purist with myths, legend and folk tales I wasn't sure whether I would like these but as they are new, horror stories based on original tales and not trying to re-write the originals I actually really liked it. Some are pretty strange and disturbing though!! Definitely not one for children's bedtime stories ...

I prefer horror anthologies to novels, the last good anthology I read was by Laird Barron, but if I'm honest, I found it a little depressing.I'm also not into gore and torture-porn type stuff, so I went a little off the genre in recent years, even the usually dependable Best New Horror series. However I had a feeling I'd like this from the description alone, and I was right; I have to say that this is the best I've read in years, if not ever.

Great collection of classic and new stories. Quite gruesome in places. Definitely not one for the kids. I had bought it so that I could read a quick story and then get on with other things but unfortunately the book is not that easy to put down. Alan Lee's pencil drawings are superb (and a little disturbing). Great book.

It's good to get the dark side of Faerie Tales to keep some perspective on their purpose and widen the context from simple children's stories told in warm rooms in front of an open fire before bedtime to include the fearful and dark lessons that life visits upon the complacent and unwary.

Enjoyable, and I like the idea of including the originals too. But the real reason you get five stars is the one based on Shock Headed Peter, ever since I saw the musical I've longed for this story to be retold as horror.

Bought this as a gift. No idea if it was any good but it came quickly and the person was very happy with it.

Excellent service - great book!

This book wasn't for me despite the fact I usually enjoy fantasy; I actually only read about 1/5 of the stories before deleting the compilation from my Kindle. I didn't find the tales very engaging (even the Gaiman one which surprised me as I normally like his books) and one was too gory for me. Whilst I enjoy spooky/psychological/disturbing stories I don't like outright horror (i.e. people in *physical* pain) so didn't see the point in struggling on incase there were anymore like that one. I imagine these stories aren't among the authors' best works.