The Scary Book of Fairy Tales

Not every fairy tale has a happy ending. This spine-chilling anthology collects unsettling narratives from global folklore, inviting readers to dive into darker versions of childhood stories drawn from cultures including Germany, Japan, the Philippines, Russia, and Inuit traditions. Inside are concrete tales of true terror: Little Red Cap, where a woodsman’s arrival may come too late; Bluebeard, a matrimonial horror with secrets behind locked chambers; Baba Yaga, a Slavic witch who feasts on trespassers; La Llorona, a weeping woman wandering near water for her drowned children; and Botan Doro, a Japanese ghost story about the consequences of loving the departed.