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"But the truth was revealed and I finally did see... That the cold blue sea... Was as empty as me." ~ Ariel The Little Mermaid Part 2 Another collection of twisted and morbid renditions of beloved fairy tale classics. There are a total of 6 tales retold through Zenescope's disturbing imagination. No story contains a happy ending. Instead, each is used as a harsh life lesson or as an ironic way of dispensing justice. The stories that deserve the most recognition are The Little Mermaid, The Three Blind Mice, and The Ugly Duckling. In The Ugly Duckling an unpopular, unattractive teenager strikes a deal with the notorious Belinda and is granted the appearance of beauty. She then seeks revenge on those who treated her with cruelty. Ten years later, she returns for her high school reunion and learns that in exchange for her beauty and popularity, there is a very steep price she must pay. In The Little Mermaid, the story doesn't deviate far from the original, until Ariel learns of her Prince's painful betrayal. She wants revenge, but she doesn't know if she has what it takes to make him pay. In the story that coincides with Ariel's tale, another woman is betrayed by her rich athlete boyfriend and she is pressured into attempting revenge as well. In Three Blind Mice, a man develops a plan to take advantage of a generous elderly woman. He eventually involves two of his ex-con friends and they decide to rob the old woman blind. These three men learn the hard way that appearances can be deceiving. The remaining stories are King Midas, Rip Van Winkle, and Pawns. The artwork in this volume wasn't impressive. Aside from the cover gallery featured in the back, I would consider the illustrations decent or average. Half of the stories were entertaining and nearly all of them had gruesome endings, so for that I'm giving this 4 stars.