【明報專訊】Based on the best-selling children's books written by Terry Deary and illustrated by Martin Brown, Horrible Histories (《歷史嚇一跳》) is packed to the brim with fascinating facts, silly songs, popular pastiches and gruesome (可怕的) gags for kids (and for adults, but they just won't admit it). It is an energetic, surprising and unconventional take on history's most unpleasant yet funniest moments.