Just 14 incredibly dark twists on Enid Blyton books

Jamie Jones. Updated December 22nd, 2020

Ever find yourself wondering what The Famous Five would be up to in today’s world? Well wonder no further, because we have the answers… kind of.

For a while now, whenever a news headline beginning with the word “Five” presents itself, minds have immediately drifted to the fictional children and their dog. It’s somewhat of an old joke, or as we’d prefer to call it, a “classic”.

Here are 14 examples:

The new Enid Blyton book is a bit dark. pic.twitter.com/ix96wTvH4E

— Stu. (@dysondoc) July 25, 2015

https://twitter.com/keirshiels/status/769266540319506432

Another lacklustre effort from Enid Blyton pic.twitter.com/xwwv3W6ckJ

— Tom Richardson (@TomRichardson) March 22, 2017

Enid Blyton ends the popular series on a somewhat dark note. pic.twitter.com/rmmBXOnomp

— Neil (@neilrich75) November 6, 2015

Another exciting adventure from Enid Blyton… pic.twitter.com/CjtwbJlrGL

— Nathan Snakehips (@ndmckeown) August 7, 2015

Some of Enid Blyton's later works were quite dark: pic.twitter.com/KK7kYdGfhq

— Tracey Walsh (@traceywalshx) October 10, 2015

Towards the end of Enid Blyton’s life, her stories started to take a dark turn. pic.twitter.com/QFQZgpon1U

— Nick Harvey (@mrnickharvey) July 7, 2020

Yet another sign that Enid Blyton's Famous Five have taken a turn towards the dark side. pic.twitter.com/k2CWudopjh

— New Forest Dog 🌈 and Her Indoors (@NewForestDog) July 7, 2014

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Blimey, Enid Blyton's later work was a bit dark, wasn't it? pic.twitter.com/YQO3PdbUsM

— Kate Griffin (@griffinkate) February 18, 2014

11.

Late career Enid Blyton was dark. pic.twitter.com/yXlL7ibV3R

— Patrick Andelic (@pkandelic) February 3, 2018

12.

Enid Blyton's latest book seems a little dark… https://t.co/kcsPbdhqom

— Isaac Ashe (@isaacashe) April 26, 2016

13.

https://twitter.com/peterwalker99/status/1186693956031209472

14.

Reboot of Enid Blyton a bit dark https://t.co/VD6IV3CQnz

— Miranda Sawyer (@msmirandasawyer) September 28, 2016