Timeslips. Doomsday scenarios. Killer butterflies. Eleven captivating and twisted tales of the macabre from a maestro of suspense. In FINAL COURSE, the world has descended into darkness, but a group of old friends make time for one last dinner party. Thwarted love, revenge - and something very nasty stowed in a hat box - all converge in RUNAWAY BLUES. Meanwhile, a strange piece of graffiti leads to a terrifying encounter for four school friends in...

The Bloody Chamber 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,...