You know, if anyone ever asks me why my horror novella The Convergence of Fairy Tales is so bloody dark, I'm going to blame Roald Dahl. I've just dug my old copy of this up - I had it as a kid, and loved it - and it's as much fun as ever. Half a dozen fairy tales are here, with the violence factor turned up to eleven (and deservedly so, does Goldilocks really think she can invade a house full of bears and not get eaten? I THINK NOT). I haven't read this book for 20 years, it must be, but I came across a number of lines I recognised as old friends... I'd just forgotten where they'd come from.