Fairy Tale

Stephen King, Hodder & Stoughton, £22

The master of horror’s latest offering is a terrifying take on Jack And The Beanstalk.

After inheriting a shed, a secret and a dog from an old recluse, Charlie enters a portal to the world of Empis, where the Grey plague causes its victims horrific disfigurement, before killing everyone.

From exiled princesses to child-eating giants it, this is a once-upon-a-time like no other.