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It's a prick of blood, the bite of an apple, the evil eye, a wedding ring or a pair of red shoes. Curses come in all shapes and sizes, and they can happen to anyone, not just those of us with unpopular stepparents...

Here you'll find unique twists on curses, from 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 warning, stories of monsters and stories of magic.

Contents:

• Introduction (Cursed) - essay by Paul Kane and Marie O'Regan
• Castle Cursed - short fiction by Jane Yolen
• As Red As Blood, As White As Snow - short fiction by Christina Henry
• Troll Bridge - (1993) - short story by Neil Gaiman (variant of Troll-Bridge)
• At That Age - short fiction by Catriona Ward
• Listen - short fiction by Jen Williams
• Henry and the Snakewood Box - short fiction by Mike Carey [as by M. R. Carey]
• Skin - short fiction by James Brogden
• Faith & Fred - short fiction by Maura McHugh
• The Black Fairy's Curse - (1997) - short story by Karen Joy Fowler
• Wendy, Darling - (2014) - short fiction by Christopher Golden
• Fairy Werewolf vs. Vampire Zombie - (2011) - short story by Charlie Jane Anders
• Look Inside Me - (2013) - short fiction by Michael Marshall Smith
• Little Red - (2009) - short story by Adam Stemple and Jane Yolen
• New Wine - short fiction by Angela Slatter
• Haza and Ghani - short fiction by Lilith Saintcrow
• Hated - (1995) - novelette by Christopher Fowler
• The Merrie Dancers - short fiction by Alison Littlewood
• Again - short fiction by Tim Lebbon
• The Girl From The Hell - short fiction by Margo Lanagan
• Castle Waking - short fiction by Jane Yolen

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR

Take a trip to a terrifying carnival and uncover the secrets within, solve a mysterious puzzle box and await your reward, join a travelling circus and witness the strangest ventriloquist act you've ever seen.

In this follow-up to the bestselling Cursed: An Anthology, you'll unearth curses old and new. From a very different take on Snow White, to a new interpretation of The Red Shoes, the best in fantasy spin straw into gold, and invite you into the labyrinth.

Just don't forget to leave your trail of breadcrumbs...

Contents:

• Joanne Harris
• Neil Gaiman
• Joe Hill
• Sarah Pinborough
• Angela Slatter
• M. R. Carey
• Christina Henry
• A. C. Wise
• Laura Purcell
• Katherine Arden
• Adam L. G. Nevill
• Mark Chadbourn
• Helen Grant
• Kelley Armstrong
• A. K. Benedict
• L. L. McKinney