Though scant on details about what is actually happening, leaving things fairly open-ended, it seemed to me rather easy to figure out, and I’d wished there had been more to it.
The visitor himself is described in familiar terms with a wide-brimmed hat and big smile, yet given ethereal qualities that suggest he is something more, evoking common tropes about modern boogie-men. The story wasn’t badly told, nor were the ideas poorly executed, it just felt rather rote. The first story, “Our Neighbor’s House”, did little to wow me as a narrative this is the story about the three girls being visited by a strange individual during the dead of winter. When I started the first book, I have to admit that I initially felt a little let down. The collection skews more young adult, but the stories are told in such a way that I feel anybody young adult and older could enjoy them. When I finally did, I took a shot in the dark with it, not really looking into what the stories were about, or even what the art was like beyond the cover. Each bears with it the motif of the woods, an enchanting yet dangerous place where such strange things can come from.Īs a lover of horror, especially horror comic books as of late, I’m surprised it took me so long to hear about this book. Three girls receive strange visitations after their father fails to return from a hunt, a young man is troubled by the return of his brother, whom he killed, a young woman learns the value of telling stories about monsters, and more.
Each of the five tales touches upon death, transformation, and brushes with the forces of the abyss that are the unknown in our world. Through the Woods is a comic book collection of short horror stories written and illustrated by Emily Carroll.
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