The bloody chamber or the bloody chamber and other stories is a collection of short fiction by english writer angela carter it was first published in the united kingdom in 1979 by gollancz 1 and won the cheltenham festival literary prize . The bloody chamber is a pulse racing revision of the bluebeard legend and puss in boots had me laughing out loud at the bravado of the randy old cat some of my favorite women writers emma donoghue and sarah waters for instance cite the english writer angela carter as a big influence on their writing ms. In the bloody chamber angela carters uses a decidedly feminist slant to re tell familiar myths and stories the company of wolves for example provides a point by point rebuttal of the myths embedded in the more modern versions of little red riding hood. The bloody chamber and other stories 75th anniversary edition by angela carter kelly link introduction her most celebrated book is a high gothic collection of short stories called the bloody chamber that you should read immediately if the genre holds any appeal for you is any more angela carter stories and how i yearn for . Angela carter the bloody chamber and other stories published by the penguin group penguin books usa inc some of the stories in this collection originally appeared in somewhat different form crying for the husband who will never return to the bloody chamber the contents of which are buried or burned the door sealed