Beautiful Darkness

By Fabien Vehlmann

Book Overview

A group of little people find themselves without a home in this horror fantasy classic

Newly homeless, a group of fairies find themselves trying to adapt to their new life in the forest. As they dodge dangers from both without and within, optimistic Aurora steps forward to organize and help build a new community. Slowly, the world around them becomes more treacherous as petty rivalries and factions form.

Beautiful Darkness became a bestseller and an instant classic when it was released in 2014. This paperback edition of the modern horror classic contains added material, preparatory sketches, and unused art. While Kerascoët mix gorgeous watercolors and spritely cartoon characters, Fabien Vehlmann takes the story into bleaker territory as the seasons change and the darkness descends. As with any great horror, there are moments of calm and jarring shocks while a looming dread hangs over the forest.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1770463364
• ISBN13: 9781770463363
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.6" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher

Customer Reviews

Beautifully dark

A clash between cute little cartoons and the harshness of a cold and uncaring world. Dark and disturbing journey that will stick with you after reading.

Gory Delight

This book starts out in a classic fairy tale style before abruptly melting into a gory, morbid tale. It is drawn so beautifully it almost makes up for how depressing the story is. I loved it!