After ten years, Régis Loisel is back with a grotesque, burlesque tale, full of dark humor, magical absurdity, and unforgettable characters.

Pierrot, victim of a voodoo spell cast by his mother Yvette, believes he’s irresistibly handsome – though he’s actually hideous. Meanwhile, Yvette rules the last house before the woods, where she lives with her husband (a colonel turned statue), her handmade servants, and her "damsels" – terrifying carnivorous plants. The whole bizarre household gathers to celebrate the colonel’s birthday, but the party is disrupted by a provocative gift: Mimi, a prostitute who doesn’t go unnoticed.