Super Short Summary

The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter is a collection of ten dark and mature renditions of well-known fairytales, featuring stories like "The Bloody Chamber," inspired by the Bluebeard legend, "The Courtship of Mr. Lyon" and "The Tiger’s Bride," both based on Beauty and the Beast, "Puss-in-Boots," "The Erl-King," "The Snow Child," "The Lady of the House of Love," and three retellings of Little Red Riding Hood: "The Werewolf," "The Company of Wolves," and "Wolf-Alice." Themes of violence, death, and sexual content are prevalent throughout.