The thing in the woods

By Margery Williams Bianco

Something moves through the woods after dark, leaving strange attacks, unexplained deaths and a rural community divided between evidence and old fears. Newly qualified physician Dr Austin Haverill has temporarily assumed charge of a country medical practice in Pennsylvania, but his professional judgement is soon tested by events that resist easy diagnosis. Every account seems to offer another possibility: illness, crime, error, folklore or something beyond rational explanation. Haverill's first-person narration brings medical observation into direct contact with gothic suspense. As he examines what can be known, detective inquiry competes with ghost stories and supernatural belief, while fear and isolation distort perception. The secluded roads, farms and woodland surroundings narrow the distance between rumour and apparent fact, creating a rural mystery in which mistaken identity and unreliable impressions matter as much as physical clues. Country realism gives the novel a distinctive foundation for its horror, grounding the uncanny in household routines, professional duties and local conversation. Romance and comic dialogue provide further contrasts without dispelling the central uncertainty: whether reason can account for what people believe they have seen. The shifting pressure between science, criminal investigation and superstition keeps each explanation open to doubt, making the physician's viewpoint both an instrument of enquiry and a reminder that trained eyes may still be deceived. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9378416810
• ISBN13: 9789378416811
• Release Date: March 2027
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"