The new cover for Roald Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” has no whiff of childish imagination—instead, it implies a deviant adult audience.

WASHINGTON — The legions of readers buying physical books may be growing smaller. But when you mess with their classics, they're as loud as they've ever been.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s new cover is terrifying everyone. ... Why not just get Rolf Harris to design the next one? — Joanne Harris (@Joannechocolat) August 7, 2014.