Through the Woods

Emily Carroll’s collection gathers five illustrated horror stories that work like fairy tales gone wrong: a bride with a secret, a brother who returns not quite himself, a thing waiting in the dark between the trees. Her artwork bleeds across the page, using colour and empty space the way a good ghost story uses silence. It has become a modern touchstone of graphic horror. Guillermo del Toro has recommended it twice, saying it inspires him and offers solace in the lonely work of finding beauty in the dark.