![]() ![]() Except the sisters disagree, and decide to wait for their papa, and one by one disappear. He tells them if he is not back after three days, they are to pack their bags and walk to their neighbor’s house. In Our Neighbor’s House, three sisters are left to fend for themselves when their father goes out hunting. They are atmospheric and dark sparse with words but chock-full of horrific implication. So, you ask, what of the stories themselves? Through the Woods collects dark fairytale-like stories, with twisted images of wolves and worms, severed body parts, and specters. Consider, for example, this passage from the conclusion of the book: Her panels focus on a lone eye, or a wide-brimmed hat, or the glistening teeth of a wolf in the dark. I love Carroll’s restraint, too – instead of showing the monster or describing its carnage, she suggests. There’s a certain unsettling dreamlike (and by dreamlike, I mean nightmarish) quality to Carroll’s writing and illustrations, reminiscent of Dave McKean and Neil Gaiman’s work on Coraline and The Sandman all the figures are drawn with eerie, slender limbs, all their faces bearing a constant bloody blush. Punctuated by Carroll’s boldly illustrated panels – dominant bloody reds and inky blacks – Through the Woods is beautiful, edgy, and horrific in all of the right ways. ![]() In Through the Woods, Emily Carroll weaves together five macabre tales of terror, all united by a common setting: the deep, dark woods and the monsters who lurk within its shaded eaves. Why did I read this book: Did you see that gorgeous cover?! And that deliciously creepy description? How could I resist? When I saw some of the interior art, it became painfully clear that I would need to read this book. How did I get this book: Review Copy from the Publisher Stand alone or series: Stand alone graphic novel These chilling tales spring from the macabre imagination of acclaimed and award-winning comic creator Emily Carroll.Ĭome take a walk in the woods and see what awaits you there… Most strange things do.’įive mysterious, spine-tingling stories follow journeys into (and out of?) the eerie abyss. Genre: Horror, Graphic Novel, Young AdultĪ fantastically dark and timeless graphic debut, for fans of Grimm Tales, The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and the works of Neil Gaiman ![]()
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