The Grim Grotto

The Grim Grotto is a 2004 action/adventure novel. It is about the Baudelaires' stay with Captain Widdershins and Fiona. It reveals that Fernald, the hook-handed man, is the brother of Fiona and does, in fact, have a good side. Although, Fiona ends up joining Count Olaf on his schemes, along with Fernald. The Baudelaires go to the Gorgonian Grotto, which is a cave shaped like a cone. They find the infection of the Medusoid Mycelium there, and Sunny gets infected by it. Luckily, they can stop her infection with Japanese wasabi. Count Olaf's octopus-shaped submarine traps theirs.

Beginning
For Beatrice,

Dead women tell no tales.

Sad men write them down.

Note at the Back
Dear Reader,

Unless you are a slug, a sea anemone, or mildew, you probably prefer not to be damp. You might also prefer not to read this book, in which the Baudelaire siblings encounter an unpleasant amount of dampness as they descend into the depths of despair, underwater.

In fact, the horrors they encounter are too numerous to list, and you wouldn't want me even to mention the worst of it, which includes mushrooms, a desperate search for something lost, a mechanical monster, a distressing message from a lost friend, and tap dancing.

As a dedicated author who has pledged to keep recording the depressing story of the Baudelaires, I must continue to delve deep into the cavernous depths of the orphans lives. You, on the other hand, may delve into some happier book in order to keep your eyes and your spirits from being dampened.

With all due respect,

Lemony Snicket