Twice Cursed

An Anthology

By: Joe Hill, Joanne Harris, Paul Kane, M.R. Carey, Marie O'Regan, Katherine Arden

Narrated by: Melanie Crawley, Antonia Beamish, Mark Peachey

From the fun of the fair to the depths of hell, experience sixteen more curses in this sequel to the bestselling Cursed: An Anthology. A blend of traditional and reimagined curses from fairy-tales to Snow White, from some of the best names in fantasy.

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…

Featuring stories from: Neil Gaiman, Joe Hill, Sarah Pinborough, Angela Slatter, M.R. Carey, Laura Purcell, Helen Grant, Mark Chadbourn, L.L. McKinney, A.K. Benedict, Christina Henry, A.C. Wise, Kelley Armstrong, Katherine Arden, Joanne Harris and Adam LG Nevill.

©2023 Introduction by Marie O'Regan and Paul Kane. Individual stories copyrighted by the authors (P)2023 W. F. Howes Ltd

Now this is a Snow white story I can get behind

Story number 2 is worth the buy in itself. very unique and crazy version of snow white

F'dup fairytales

No surprise that Neil Gaiman's Snow Glass Apples is that stands out. There is also a surpassing beautiful take on the Red Shoes as well.

really interesting selection of short stories

short stories and especially interesting in the horror genre. this collection had some really interesting takes on fairy-tales as well. recommended for horror fans

Mostly worth it

Some stories hit the mark, others were meh. I had the most irritation with some of the narration; a British voice reading a story set in Maine, another selection read in a poor American accent. Just hire the experts.

Engaging and Fascinating

The short stories were really interesting and the narration quite good and they picked the right readers with the right material. I am extremely picky about narration and was pleasantly pkeased by this book. I really enjoyed many stories within, but "Bridge Troll" by Neil Gaiman, was my favorite. The stories range from the pretty horrific to the bizarre and strange. I liked it enough to buy it's predacesaor " Cursed" My only criticism of both volumes is when they try to reimagine old fairy tales like Snow White or other classics. I know aome people love those, but I do not. It seems lazy, like writing a variation on a theme. But, that is really my only criticism. probably the best supernatural anthology I have ever read.