Master storyteller Viktor Wynd is back with a gloriously grim collection of wickedly entertaining tales from around the world. On Wynd's extensive travels, he has amassed a trove of stories filled with risque twists, grotesque details and endings that are surprisingly happy, though not always in the way one might expect. With stories collected in Wales, Ireland, Arabia and more, the chapters begin with Wynd's account of how he came to learn each one. Arresting and intricate illustrations by Transylvanian artist Luciana Nedelea perfectly balance the charming and grotesque. The book also includes a guide to the art of learning and recounting fairy tales. With foil accents and stenciled edges, this volume feels like a forbidden artifact plucked from a dusty cabinet of curiosities.