Through the Woods

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Signature Headgear: The strange man who haunts the three girls is frequently described as having a wide-brimmed hat, but little else, adding to the overall mystery of his presence. It's used to imply that the man is something else, as once it's described by others or shows up on-screen, someone is going to die. At the end, Beth accepts the strange man planting his hat on her head, symbolizing her acceptance that she is dead and is able to reunite with her dead family. Misplaced Retribution: The first wife tries murdering the second wife out of furious jealousy, believing the second wife replaced her as the husband's wife and rightful owner of the mansion they lived in. This is despite the fact that the second wife had nothing to do with her husband's crimes and only helped reassemble the first wife's corpse out of symapthy. More Teeth than the Osmond Family: As a girl, Bell's mother would tell her stories of such monsters. Bell never believed them. a b c d e Hubbard, Taryn (2014). "An interview with Emily Carroll: A Fairy-Tale Teller in the Digital Age". Room Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014 . Retrieved 6 November 2020. this has the bones of a very traditional ghost story, but there's just too much story around what could have been a genuinely spooky read if it didn't meander so much. i think horror works best when it is streamlined, when there's ambiguity left over for the reader to fill in with their own worst imaginings and also when the journey is straight and fast and decisive like a gunshot or a thunderclap. this one is so frontloaded with unfocused exposition at the beginning that you get lulled into what is ultimately a very gentle horror. i think the illustrations work particularly well in conjunction with this story, but i also think it would have been much more effective if it were whittled down a bit.

Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2022-03-19 22:40:27 Associated-names Small Press Expo Collection (Library of Congress) Boxid IA40404122 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifierReplacement Goldfish: The murdered first wife believes the second wife replaced her as lover of her husband and rightful owner of the mansion. She tries to murder the second wife in a rage, but fortunately the second wife manages to flee. The whole book is magnificently executed… is all dextrous and varied and absolutely masterful… Carroll…lures us in only to do terrible, wonderful things to our heads and hearts.” Don't Fear the Reaper: The man with the wide-brimmed hat and a toothy smile is implied to be The Grim Reaper, but he's a completely non-malicious entity who only seeks to usher in the souls of those who died during an extreme snowstorm, including the three girls. Mary and Hannah are happy when they speak of him and even wait for him when he approaches, and in one panel Hannah is seen hugging the man like old friends. Beth is afraid of him at first. But once they meet at the neighbor's house, Beth comes to accept the man when he kindly plants his hat on her head and lets her enter the house, where she reunites with her dead parents and sisters. Our Neighbor's House": In the middle of a cold, snowy winter, a father of three girls goes hunting for food, but before he leaves he tells his daughters to go to their neighbor's house if he doesn't return after three days. When he doesn't return after three days, strange things begin happening...

Body Snatcher: The monster has taken over Rebecca's body... and is looking for new hosts for its children as well. Bell is nearly taken, but she scares the monster into leaving her alone by telling her stories about what the city will do to its children once their presence is discovered. Unfortunately, the same couldn't be said of Clarence, who was revealed to be a host by the story's end. a b Alverson, Brigid (26 October 2015). "Comics A.M. | Emily Carroll's 'Through the Woods' wins British Fantasy Award". Comic Book Resources. edited a bit for clarity): This did creep me out. The stories are good and unsettling. I am rereading Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane, which is better on many levels, but this is also very good. Focused on images, of course. Initially I thought the kind of wild and splashy art actually undermined the creep-factor in places, it calls attention to itself a little too much, at times? I wasn't sure of her audience, really--is it kids? ya? adults? But when some sort of spaghetti-like material emerges from the dead but animated woman in one of the last stories, I am hooked. I am the audience.Creepy Long Fingers: Having been dead for some time now, the first wife possesses extremely boney, shriveled fingers as a consequence of her advanced decay.