4/5 Stars: ‘Through the Woods’ is a Young Adult, Horror Graphic Novel by Emily Carroll; ‘Through the Woods’ is a sure winner for any reader with a yen to become permanently terrified. Carroll’s talent is immense: the mood of these stories is Brothers Grimm by way of Patricia Highsmith or Stephen King, while her drawings, so fluidly lavish and atmospheric, seem to channel Edward Gorey (like Gorey, many of her narratives are set in the past, her heroines struggling not only with ghouls and ghosts but with long skirts or, in the case of Bell, the clipped, superficial manners of the flapper 20s). ‘Through the Woods’ is more an anthology book than a singular work. It collects several of Carroll's web comics along with some new material. Five short stories are included in all, along with an introduction and conclusion that are, essentially, two additional tales in their own right. Even if there's no direct connective tissue among the stories, the whole book is unified by a consistent sense of style and thematic approach. All of these horror stories are period pieces. All of them have a distinctly fairy talesque approach. All of them deal with the fear of unknown and unseen monsters lurking in the wilderness. So, though this may be a collection of individual tales, ‘Through the Woods’ has a very cohesive feel.