Twenty curses,old and newfrom bestselling fantasy authors such as Neil GaimanKaren Joy FowlerChristina HenryM.R. Carey and Charlie Jane Anders. ALL THE BETTER TO READ YOU WITH It’s a prick of bloodthe bite of an applethe evil eyea wedding ring or a pair of red shoes. Curses come in all shapes and sizesand they can happen to anyonenot just those of us with unpopular stepparents… Here you’ll find unique twists on cursesfrom fairy tale classics to brand-new hexes of the modern world – expect new monsters and mythologies as well as twists on well-loved fables. Stories to shock and stories of warningstories of monsters and stories of magic. TWENTY TIMELESS FOLKTALESNEW AND OLD NEIL GAIMAN JANE YOLEN KAREN JOY FOWLER M.R. CAREY CHRISTINA HENRY CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN TIM LEBBON MICHAEL MARSHALL SMITH CHARLIE JANE ANDERS JEN WILLIAMS CATRIONA WARD JAMES BROGDEN MAURA McHUGH ANGELA SLATTER LILLITH SAINTCROW CHRISTOPHER FOWLER ALISON LITTLEWOOD MARGO LANAGAN