The Bloody Chamber - Angela Carter
Category: Suspense
Narrator: Emilia Fox
Tags: Suspense, Anthology, Horror, Adults
A collection of short stories, The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories was first published in 1979 and awarded the Cheltenham Festival Literary Prize. This Audible exclusive adaptation is narrated by legendary actors, Richard Armitage and Emilia Fox, who take on different chapters of the audiobook. Among these are The Bloody Chamber, The Courtship of Mr Lyon, The Tigers Bride, Puss in Boots, The Erl-King, The Snow Child, The Lady of the House of Love, The Werewolf, The Company of Wolves and Wolf-Alice. About the book The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories is a titillating series of dark, sensual and fantastical stories, inspired by well-known fairy tales and folklore. Dissatisfied with the unrealistic portrayal of women in these legendary fables, Carter turns them on their head, introducing subversively dark, sensual and gothic narratives. Breathing new and unexpected life into favourite childhood characters such as Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard and Beauty and the Beast, Carter shocks, seduces
