The merry spinster : tales of everyday horror /
Tales of everyday horror
Mallory Ortberg.
- First edition.
- 190 pages ; 21 cm
The daughter cells -- The thankless child -- Fear not: an incident log -- The six boy-coffins -- The rabbit -- The merry spinster -- The wedding party -- Some of us had been threatening our friend Mr. Toad -- Cast your bread upon the waters -- The frog's princess -- Good fences make good neighbors.
A collection of darkly playful stories based on classic folk and fairy tales updates familiar favorites with elements of psychological horror, emotional clarity, and feminist mischief.