Title: Through the WoodsAuthor: Emily Carroll
First Published: July 15, 2014
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 208
Genre: Horror, Young Adult
Format: Hardcover
Source: Library
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Synopsis:
Discover a terrifying world in the woods in this collection of five hauntingly beautiful graphic stories that includes the online webcomic sensation “His Face All Red,” in print for the first time.
Journey through the woods in this sinister, compellingly spooky collection that features four brand-new stories and one phenomenally popular tale in print for the first time. These are fairy tales gone seriously wrong, where you can travel to “Our Neighbor’s House”—though coming back might be a problem. Or find yourself a young bride in a house that holds a terrible secret in “A Lady’s Hands Are Cold.” You might try to figure out what is haunting “My Friend Janna,” or discover that your brother’s fiancée may not be what she seems in “The Nesting Place.” And of course you must revisit the horror of “His Face All Red,” the breakout webcomic hit that has been gorgeously translated to the printed page.
Already revered for her work online, award-winning comic creator Emily Carroll’s stunning visual style and impeccable pacing is on grand display in this entrancing anthology, her print debut.
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I’ve read a lot of horror, ones that were bloodier and more disturbing than this. Yet those novels and graphic novels didn’t affect me the way that this one did. Through the Woods is a collection of horror comics that hearkens back to the creepiest fairy tales. The atmosphere in the novels is not to be understated, the stories and art are chilling, even when the stories are straightforward and can be predicted.
Even the introduction and the conclusion, brief as they were, evoked feelings of dread cover to cover. I found myself feeling uneasy, particularly while reading the first story, Our Neighbor’s House. My favorite easily was A Lady’s Hands are Cold, though there was not a single story that I didn’t like.
Carroll’s stories present characters that are other and the discomfort experienced by the characters can be keenly felt. Along with the author’s gorgeous art style and lyrical writing, this collection was just a joy to read. A great collection overall and one that I could easily see myself going back to reread over and over again.
Quote
“I married my love in the springtime,
but by summer he’d locked me away.
He’d murdered me dead by the autumn,
& by winter I was naught but decay.”
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About Emily Carroll
Emily Carroll was born in June of 1983. She grew up in London (Ontario). She started making comics in 2010, and her horror webcomic His Face All Red went viral around Halloween of 2010. Since then, Carroll has published several books, created comics for various comics anthologies, and provided illustrations for other works. Carroll has won several awards, including an Ignatz and two Eisners.
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