Fairy Tales Gone Bad 3 Books Set By Joseph Coelho Zombierella, Creeping Beauty, Frankenstiltskin

Fairy Tales Gone Bad is a three-book collection by Joseph Coelho, bringing together reimagined fairy tales with darker twists. The set includes Zombierella, Creeping Beauty and Frankenstiltskin, each centred on a familiar story reshaped through new characters, unsettling magic and high-stakes choices.

Across the collection, a resurrected Cinderella has only three nights to act, a Fairy Godmother with the power to glimpse the future tries to prevent a terrifying vision, and a gifted young taxidermist is drawn into the demands of a secretive king. Each story follows its own path, from revenge and prophecy to bargains made in the shadows.

Included titles

• Zombierella
• Creeping Beauty
• Frankenstiltskin

Key details

• Three-book collection
• By Joseph Coelho
• Series: Fairy Tales Gone Bad
• Includes Zombierella, Creeping Beauty and Frankenstiltskin

Synopses

Zombierella

On the night Cinderella slips at the top of the stairs and dies, the Shadow of Death arrives to breathe life back into her bones. For three nights only, she goes forth as Zombierella, with skin as cold as ice and her horse Lumpkin by her side. She sets out to seek revenge on her three cruel, fake sisters.

Creeping Beauty

Eshe and her twelve sisters are Fairy Godmothers, honoured for the gifts they can bestow. Eshe’s abilities are different: she can glimpse into the future. When she foresees a world blanketed in creeping vines and a girl covered in thorns, she tries to stop the vision becoming true using old and powerful magic, but she cannot do it alone.

Frankenstiltskin

Animal-lover Bryony joins the family business and proves to be an extraordinary taxidermist, creating displays that comfort, educate and astound. When her father boasts of her skill, the secretive King of all Mythica comes calling and locks her away, setting three horrible, impossible tasks. A strange, sinister creature emerges from the castle shadows to offer help, but at a cost.