It Waits in the Woods by Josh Malerman

It Waits in the Woods

Creature Feature Collection #3

Josh Malerman

52 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror dark mysterious tense fast-paced
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Some chilling campfire tales ring too true to ignore. For one young woman, an urban legend calls her into the woods in a spine-tingling short story by the bestselling author of Bird Box. The dense Michigan forest. Haunting wails. The clip-clop of ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,425 reviews

Moods

dark 89%
tense 71%
mysterious 70%
emotional 28%
adventurous 26%
sad 15%
challenging 11%
hopeful 7%
reflective 3%

Pace

fast 67%
medium 28%
slow 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 39% | Plot: 34% | Character: 25%

Strong character development?

No: 45% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 7%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 40% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 11%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 82% | N/A: 9% | It's complicated: 4% | Yes: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 52% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 6%

Average rating

3.66

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