Новинки Джека Меггитта-Филлипса

Эбенизер Твизер – молодой 511-летний мужчина. На чердаке своего особняка он держит чудовище, которое питается произведениями искусства и редкими животными, хотя иногда не прочь полакомиться кактусом или домашним котом. Взамен чудовище изрыгает для Эбенизера всевозможные подарки, включая волшебные зелья, продлевающие молодость и жизнь. Но аппетиты монстра растут, и однажды он заявляет, что только сочный мясистый ребенок утолит его голод. Так в доме Эбенизер появляется сиротка Бетани. Поначалу Эбенизер тешит себя надеждой, что накормит чудовище и его (очень долгая) жизнь снова потечет своим чередом. Но Бетани никак нельзя назвать обычной сироткой…

Beauty comes at a price. And no one knows that better than Ebenezer Tweezer, who has stayed beautiful for 511 years. How, you may wonder? Ebenezer simply has to feed the beast in the attic of his mansion. In return for meals of performing monkeys, statues of Winston Churchill, and the occasional cactus, Ebenezer gets potions that keep him young and beautiful, as well as other presents.

But the beast grows ever greedier with each meal, and one day he announces that he’d like to eat a nice, juicy child next. Ebenezer has never done anything quite this terrible to hold onto his wonderful life. Still, he finds the absolutely snottiest, naughtiest, and most frankly unpleasant child he can and prepares to feed her to the beast.

The child, Bethany, may just be more than Ebenezer bargained for. She’s certainly a really rather rude houseguest, but Ebenezer still finds himself wishing she didn’t have to be gobbled up after all. Could it be Bethany is less meal-worthy and more…friend-worthy?

Ebenezer Tweezer is a youthful 511-year-old. He keeps a beast in the attic of his mansion, who he feeds all manner of things (including performing monkeys, his pet cat and the occasional cactus) and in return the beast vomits out presents for Ebenezer, as well as potions which keep him young and beautiful. But the beast grows ever greedier, and soon only a nice, juicy child will do. So when Ebenezer encounters orphan Bethany, it seems like (everlasting) life will go on as normal. But Bethany is not your average orphan …