The Staircase in the Woods

By Chuck Wendig

Book Overview

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A group of friends investigates the mystery of a strange staircase in the woods in this mesmerizing horror novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Accidents.

"Chuck Wendig weaves his magic once more, turning a lonely staircase in the woods into a searing, propulsive, dread-filled exploration of the horrors of knowing and being known."--Kiersten White, author of Hide and Lucy Undying

ONE OF VULTURE'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR (SO FAR)

Five high school friends are bonded by an oath to protect one another no matter what.

Then, on a camping trip in the middle of the forest, they find something extraordinary: a mysterious staircase to nowhere.

One friend walks up--and never comes back down. Then the staircase disappears.

Twenty years later, the staircase has reappeared. Now the group returns to find the lost boy--and what lies beyond the staircase in the woods. . . .

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593156560
• ISBN13: 9780593156568
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Del Rey Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Do not climb staircases in the woods!

I already knew that I should never cross bridges to nowhere or abandoned huts in the middle of the woods and now I can add staircases and never going up them or I too might find myself in some nightmare dimension (or is it all in their heads?)! Chuck Wendig definitely has the talent for writing extremely disturbing yet fascinating horror stories! Though along with the horror, this book has a good message about friendships and how they can be strong, if people put in the effort, or how they can erode and grow twisted or even break completely but always there can be a chance to mend old wrongs. And so I enjoyed (and sometimes cringed at the horror bits, which were awful but had good reasons) traveling up the staircase (something I would never ever do!) to save Mattie and maybe themselves for a better future than where they were. This book definitely did not go the way I would thought but the ending was nicely satisfactory while still being unsettling. I have enjoyed all the books this author has written and hope to be able to read more! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the chance to read this awesomely horrorific book!