Stay out of the woods.
Something deadly lurks among the shadows, and the trees themselves seethe with menace.
No one is safe.
These classic tales of the malignant wilderness by master storytellers like Algernon Blackwood, Arthur Machen, Ambrose Bierce, and E. Nesbit are annotated and introduced by contemporary talents, all of whom add their unique insights and perspectives.
(The anthology also includes the novella WOOD by Robert Dunbar.)
From the Introduction:
We fear darkness.
We fear eyes that watch from the foliage. Sometimes we fear the foliage.
And perhaps we should. Long before haunted houses existed, haunted forests circled the globe. Homer knew it. The Brothers Grimm knew it. In legend, all the great mythic quests of self-discovery begin with a hero entering a forsaken wood. Some journeys also end there...
These tales of the evil woods are introduced and annotated by Paul G. Bens, Jr., Ramsey Campbell, Sandy DeLuca, Robert Dunbar, James Everington, Greg F. Gifune, Kevin Lucia, Ronald Malfi, Lisa Mannetti, Elizabeth Massie, and B.E. Scully.
