The Bloody Chamber

by

Angela Carter

⋆˙⟡

short fiction ✧˖°. 176 pages ⋆˙⟡ 1979 ⋆˙⟡ Penguin Classics

Dare I say a cult classic? This collection is one of my absolute favorites for its effortless modernization of the fairy tale. It creates a canon where women are violent, beautiful, scary, powerful, and a little horny tbh.

I recently gave my copy away (this edition), and am on the hunt for the British Vintage Classics edition.

If you…

🐺 Love fairy tales and scary women

🩸 Want short, condensed, bloody reads

🗡️ Are in the mood for a little magical vengeance

Content warnings

  • death
  • blood

Tags

  • myth
  • prosey
  • fantasy
  • horror

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