7/5/2023 0 Comments Hark a vagrant poeSo turn off all the lights and curl up for a good chill.- i09 Stunning, magical. Each little horror comic is so creepy and absolutely gorgeous. I loved it.-Craig Thompson, three-time Eisner Award-winning author of BLANKETS Oh holy hell-Emily Carrolls horror comic collection Through The Woods is so freaking spooky. A delight for Edgar Allan Poe and Alvin Schwartz enthusiasts.- School Library Journal, starred review Beautiful, beguiling, and thrillingly eerie.-Michael Faber, author of THE CRIMSON PETAL AND THE WHITE Canadian comics writer Emily Carroll has produced a graphic debut that blends the gothic strangeness of Tim Burton with the macabre illustrations of Edward Gorey to create a wonderfully chilling collection of tales.Eschewing neat endings, Carroll leaves lingering questions: how much is real and how much imagination? Is the haunting just guilt, grief, loneliness, psychosis or something supernatural? Her eerie tales will haunt you.- Financial Times Carroll makes the woods of the title entirely her own, a metaphor for the danger that lurks and snarls outside the door, but which entices us outside, nevertheless.- Globe and Mail Emily Carrolls Through the Woods mesmerizes and inspires a Victorian gothic playground haunted by Mary Shelley and Edward Gorey, awash in the dream-like haze of Odilon Redon, and composed with the poetic elegance of Ukiyo-e. Brilliant.- Kirkus Reviews, starred review *It is eerie illustrations-popping with bold color on black, glossy pages-that masterfully build terrifying tension and a keep-the-lights-on atmosphere.- Booklist, starred review *This is a beautifully rendered but deeply chilling collection of vignettes that will be most appreciated by teens and adults who are fans of fairy tales, horror, and the things that hide in the dark. What a voice.-Mark Siegel, author of SAILOR TWAIN, OR THE MERMAID IN THE HUDSON Through the Woods is, in every sense of the word, thrilling.- New York Times Book Review *Instead of the gratifying defeat of evil, the gothic stories often leave off unsettlingly with a twist of the knife, just at the moment some fresh horror beckons.-Publishers Weekly- Publishers Weekly, starred review *A sure winner for any reader with a yen to be permanently terrified. Through the Woods will dazzle you, seduce you, amaze you, delight and frighten and enchant you. This haunting collection of visual stories, part Stephen King and part Edgar Allen Poe, is a special kind of quiet horror.-John Hendrix, winner of the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles Best of Show Award. ![]() should be recognized as one of the best graphic storytellers out there.-Kate Beaton, author of HARK! A VAGRANT Through the Woods is an uncanny wonder. Review Quotes Through the Woods is a triumph, its gorgeous, soft and bright, and it is dark, earthy and spin-chilling. Already revered for her work online, award-winning comic creator Emily Carrolls stunning visual style and impeccable pacing is on grand display in this entrancing anthology, her print debut. 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. You might try to figure out what is haunting My Friend Janna, or discover that your brothers fiance may not be what she seems in The Nesting Place. Or find yourself a young bride in a house that holds a terrible secret in A Ladys Hands Are Cold. These are fairy tales gone seriously wrong, where you can travel to Our Neighbors House-though coming back might be a problem. ![]() 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. ![]() Book Synopsis 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. About the Book Discover a terrifying world in the woods in this collection of five hauntingly beautiful graphic stories that includes the online Web comic sensation His Face All Red, in print for the first time.
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