Through the Woods by Emily Carroll

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

🍁Terrifying collection of short stories centring around nightmares in the forest🍁

I read my first E.M Carroll book last month, A Guest in the House, and it blew my mind. So I immediately ran to read another from them and I am so glad I did.

The illustrations are terrifying and the creative use of panels propels the story forward, or makes you sit in the fear, whichever E.M wants you to do in that moment. It's genius!

The use of colour to bring fear is expertly crafted. The deep reds of the revealed creature in one story made me lean back away from the images as if they were going to jump right off the page any get me. The deep blue of the darkness and night and other places, made me hold my breath in anticipation of what was going to happen next.

I love having visceral reactions to stories, especially horror.

To no one's suprise, this book has been nominated for and won SO many awards including British Fantasy Award for Best Comic/Graphic Novel (2015), Bram Stoker Award Nominee for Best Graphic Novel (2014) and IGN Award for Best Original Graphic Novel (2014).

This book is best read while camping with your sibling, try not to get separated.