Retelling: Bluebeard
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The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter 🩸 Dark, Gothic Fairy Tales That Transform the ClassicsThe Bloody Chamber
Fairy tales have always been darker than many of us remember. Long before Disney softened their edges, these stories were filled with violence, desire, betrayal, and death. Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber embraces those darker roots, retelling familiar tales through a feminist Gothic lens that is sensual, unsettling, and richly symbolic. Originally published in 1979,…