Through the Woods
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Emily Carroll
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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Author
Emily Carroll
Pages
208
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2014-07-15
ISBN
1442465972 9781442465978
Ratings
Google: 4.5
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"The illustrations where eerie but just ok. On the other hand the color pallet was quite nice and the cover was stunning. None but one of the stories unsettled me. I just felt as if there could have been more or even a connection between the 5. Nothing gripped me the plots felt shallow. I think if they were to have rhymed maybe it would have brought it up a notch."
Ashley
"This was a disappointing read. I keep seeing people say not to read this at night and I am 99% sure they are getting paid to say it. The art and lettering were amazing, though."
Emily
"I'd have to say the ending was my favorite, brought the whole thing together and gave me goose bumps. "
Cypher
"Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️<br/><br/>Thoughts: I really enjoyed this graphic novel. These were just quick little snippets that can all be read in one sitting. I enjoyed the art in the book. The use of red, blue and black constantly just gave the stories a feeling of dread in my opinion. There was something about the short stories which lent to the feeling of continuance. There were no happy endings in this stories and no heroes. When the stories ended we know things weren't tied up in a pretty little bow and this made me love it more. My favorite story in this graphic novel was the second one, 'A Lady Has Cold Hands'. It was spine chilling and so great! I would definitely recommend. <br/><br/>Side note: If you've read this please help me to understand the story, 'His Face All Red'. I'm still pondering that one."
Brandi M
"I can't believe how creepy and scary a graphic novel was. I loved the drawing style and how it changed slightly to match the story it was telling. Very cool read! I want more to read like this!"
Mary Elizabeth Brown
"A haunting collection of short horror stories. It is a beautiful work of art that left me wanting more. These stories tend to be more psychological, haunting and open ended with only occasional gore."
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MistressGrey
"Emily Carroll has been such a huge inspiration to me for years, and her mastery in comics really shines in this book"
Rae 👽✨
"This was a quick read, but I adored the art. The stories were appropriately creepy for Spooktober, but it was the gorgeous illustrations that kept me. <br/><br/>A Lady’s Hands are Cold was by far my favorite, but all the stories nestled right in the part of my brain that’s always whispering that there is someone right behind me...*shudders*"
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Allie Peduto
"Well now that I'm completely creeped out...<br/><br/>The author/illustrator does an amazing job of setting the tone right off--it was creepy and ominous and I held my breath several times awaiting whatever dark turns each story took."
Liesl Prentice
"I really enjoyed the last story. The other ones were okay, but the endings sucked and were confusing. I hate open endings, I would much rather have the endings shown and not left to imagination."
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Kirsten Brontmire
