Myths & Monsters by Emma Steel is a darkly imaginative collection of short stories that takes familiar fairy tales, folklore, myths, and legendary creatures and transforms them into something unexpected, unsettling, and distinctly modern.
Divided into two sections—Myths and Monsters—the collection introduces readers to familiar figures facing surprisingly human struggles involving ambition, identity, desire, recognition, and legacy. From a haunting reimagining of Pinocchio in the Black Forest to an ambitious tooth fairy whose desires take a grotesque turn, Emma finds fresh possibilities within stories we thought we already knew.
Blending dark fantasy, folklore, mythology, humor, and the macabre, Myths & Monsters explores the thin line between the mythical and the human—and reminds us that sometimes the most interesting monsters are the ones in which we recognize a little of ourselves.
Perfect for readers who enjoy dark fairy tales, mythology, gothic fiction, folklore, speculative fiction, and imaginative short stories, Myths & Monsters offers a clever and unconventional journey into the darker side of legend.
— John Rinaldo, The Positive Pen
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