Through the Woods by Emily Carroll (Graphic Novel Book Review)

Through the Woods

by Emily Carroll
Published by Margaret K. McElderry Books 
on July 1, 2014

Genre: Young Adult, Graphic Novel, Horror

Length: 208 pages

Ages: 14 - 17 years

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Literary Awards:
Bram Stoker Award Nominee for Best Graphic Novel (2014)
Green Carnation Prize Nominee for Longlist (2014)
IGN Award for Best Original Graphic Novel (2014)
Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Graphic Novels & Comics (2014)
Milwaukee County Teen Book Award (2015)
British Fantasy Award for Best Comic/Graphic Novel (2015)
Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for Best Graphic Novel Album-Reprint (2015)
Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2017)
Lincoln Award Nominee (2017)

Synopsis:

'It came from the woods. Most strange things do.'

Five mysterious, spine-tingling stories follow journeys into (and out of?) the eerie abyss. 

These chilling tales spring from the macabre imagination of acclaimed and award-winning comic creator Emily Carroll. 

Come take a walk in the woods and see what awaits you there...

My Thoughts:

Five delightfully macabre stories in graphic novel form, Through the Woods is both spine-tingling and satisfying!

The tales range from mysterious, to paranormal, to science fiction.
I most enjoyed 'A Lady's Hands Are Cold' which was more of a ghost story, but the first story, 'Our Neighbor's House' was quite mysterious and made me stop to think about the short story before I could go on.  

It's darkly illustrated and rather macabre but still very beautiful and unique. I'd love to own it for the artwork alone if not for the stories!

This reminded me very much of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Albert Schwartz, which I loved and reread many times as a kid, as well as Edgar Allan Poe, so it's a must-own if you love horror and dark graphic novels.

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