{"id":7223,"date":"2024-07-09T01:00:27","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T05:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/?p=7223"},"modified":"2024-07-05T22:16:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T02:16:46","slug":"graphic-novel-through-the-woods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/graphic-novel-through-the-woods\/","title":{"rendered":"Through the Woods"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"book-1036\" class=\"bdb-book-info\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/graphicnovel_throughthewoods.png?fit=250%2C296&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Through the Woods\" class=\"alignright\"\/><strong>Title:<\/strong> Through the Woods<br \/><strong>Author:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/author\/em-carroll\/\">E.M. Carroll<\/a><br \/><strong>First Published:<\/strong> <span content=\"2014-07-15\">July 15, 2014<\/span><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/publisher\/margaret-k-mcelderry-books\/\">Margaret K. McElderry Books<\/a><br \/><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 208<br \/><strong>Genre:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/horror\/\">Horror<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/young-adult\/\">Young Adult<\/a><br \/><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/format\/hardcover\/\">Hardcover<\/a><br \/><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/source\/library\/\">Library<\/a><br \/><strong>Rating:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/rating\/5\/\"><span class=\"bdb-font-awesome-star-wrap\"><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/18659623-through-the-woods\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/addtogoodreads.png?ssl=1\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/><br \/><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> <p>Discover a terrifying world in the woods in this collection of five hauntingly beautiful graphic stories that includes the online webcomic sensation \u201cHis Face All Red,\u201d in print for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>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 \u201cOur Neighbor\u2019s House\u201d\u2014though coming back might be a problem. Or find yourself a young bride in a house that holds a terrible secret in \u201cA Lady\u2019s Hands Are Cold.\u201d You might try to figure out what is haunting \u201cMy Friend Janna,\u201d or discover that your brother\u2019s fianc\u00e9e may not be what she seems in \u201cThe Nesting Place.\u201d And of course you must revisit the horror of \u201cHis Face All Red,\u201d the breakout webcomic hit that has been gorgeously translated to the printed page.<\/p>\n<p>Already revered for her work online, award-winning comic creator Emily Carroll\u2019s stunning visual style and impeccable pacing is on grand display in this entrancing anthology, her print debut.<\/p>\n<strong>Get the Book:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3zI2Rsp\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>\r\n<hr \/><\/div>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Review\",\n\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2024-07-09T05:00:27+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\"description\": \"Through the Woods\",\n\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Radical Dreamer\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/graphic-novel-through-the-woods\\\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Through the Woods\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"author\": [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"E.M. 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McElderry Books\"\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\"image\": \"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/graphicnovel_throughthewoods.png?fit=250%2C296&ssl=1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2014-07-15T00:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodreads.com\\\/book\\\/show\\\/18659623-through-the-woods\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"genre\": \"Horror\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Jamie\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/\"\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"ratingValue\": 5,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"bestRating\": 5\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<h2>Review<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/graphicnovel_throughthewoods-page.png?resize=350%2C451&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"451\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/graphicnovel_throughthewoods-page.png?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/graphicnovel_throughthewoods-page.png?resize=233%2C300&amp;ssl=1 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>I&#8217;ve read a lot of horror, ones that were bloodier and more disturbing than this. Yet those novels and graphic novels didn&#8217;t affect me the way that this one did. <strong>Through the Woods<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n<p>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, <strong>Our Neighbor&#8217;s House<\/strong>. My favorite easily was <strong>A Lady&#8217;s Hands are Cold<\/strong>, though there was not a single story that I didn&#8217;t like.<\/p>\n<p>Carroll&#8217;s stories present characters that are <em>other<\/em> and the discomfort experienced by the characters can be keenly felt. Along with the author&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<h2>Quote<\/h2>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I <em>married my love<\/em> in the springtime,<br \/>\nbut by summer he&#8217;d <strong>locked me away<\/strong>.<br \/>\nHe&#8217;d <strong>murdered me<\/strong> dead by the autumn,<br \/>\n&#038; by winter I was naught but <em>decay<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Content Warnings<\/h2>\n<span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\">Death, Mild Gore, Murder, Violence <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\">\n<h3>About E.M. Carroll<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_emilycarroll.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_emilycarroll.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_emilycarroll.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_emilycarroll.png?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>E.M. Carroll was born in June 1983 in London, Ontario. They started making comics in 2010 and their horror comic &#8220;His Face All Red&#8221; went viral at Hallowe&#8217;en 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, E.M. has published several books, created comics for anthologies, and provided illustrations for other works. E.M. has won several awards, including an Ignatz and two Eisners. They are married to fellow Canadian artist, Kate Craig.<\/p>\n<p>Emily&#8217;s work now uses the initials E.M. Carroll.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emcarroll.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emilyterrible\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/3447947.E_M_Carroll\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3NyLX2R\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/emilyterrible\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review I&#8217;ve read a lot of horror, ones that were bloodier and more disturbing than this. 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