Publisher's Synopsis
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 Beirce, and E. Nesbit are annotated and introduced by contemporary talents (like Ramsey Campbell, Greg Gifune and Ronald Malfi), all of whom add their unique insights and perspectives. The anthology also includes the novella WOOD by Robert Dunbar, appearing for the first time in print. From the Introduction by Robert Dunbar: 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...
