In The Woods Novels & Stories

I was a frantic mess. “I saw one.” I clutched onto his arm, and he leaned down to hear me. “I saw a rogue in the woods. It had red eyes, and it was huge.” His jaw tightened. “Why were you in the woods?” “Does that really matter right now? It’s near the house. What if someone goes out there?”

★DARIUS’ POV★ Damn, that place was even worse than the stories. The Crying Woods… they weren’t kidding with the name. The air hung thick and heavy, clinging to my skin like a shroud. It reeked of stale blood, rot, and something else… despair, maybe? Twisted trees clawed at the perpetually grey sky, their branches like skeletal fingers. It was unnervingly quiet in some ways, but the silence was punctuated by sounds that made the hairs on my arms stand up – distant growls echoing through the suffocating woods, the rustle of unseen things in the undergrowth.

Evelyn Most people feared the woods. I craved them. They said the trees were cursed, that shadows moved where they shouldn’t, that monsters with eyes like wildfire and teeth like knives hunted anything foolish enough to cross their path. That’s what my father told me every night when I was a child, when the wind howled and I clutched my blanket tighter. But I didn’t believe in monsters. Not the kind he described, anyway. The woods were quiet. Peaceful. Unlike the training yards echoing with gunfire and commands shouted. Unlike our home, where the walls breathed my father’s rules and expectations into every room. In the woods, I could breathe, think, could be s

*Woods__ means a forested area* Like her friend told her some creepy folktales about such place. * * * * * * * FEW HOURS LATER..... Mr Fredrick drove into the magnificent duplex as they all gasped in excitement. "We are here" Mr Fredrick said as they jumped out of the car in happiness. "This is so big " Joel and Sonia exclaimed as they rushed inside the duplex before everyone else. The couple burst into laughter. They all entered the duplex while Angela walked in sluggishly. "This should be room... I was told it's pink" Sonia screamed in delight.

I growled and shut him out pulling up our walls. Cracking my neck I sped off into the distance, my blood burned for blood and the thrill it carried. Parking I strode into the woods, “Over here” Jax waved as I approached. “Thanks for the heads up.” I smiled, “Anytime Prez” he offered a tight smile. “Hello to you too” Mika’s voice was laced with sarcasm. “Thanks. What are we hunting?” “Anything, Stan made mention of this woods being the unpredictable one, the one with nearly all its wild life extinct.”

Unknown I’ve been waiting in these woods for over three hours, hidden among the shadows, my patience wearing thin but my focus unshaken. The damp earth clung to my skin as I crouched low, eyes scanning the landscape, ears attuned to every sound. The forest hummed with life - the rustling of leaves, the steady trickle of water from a nearby fountain, the soft thrum of deer moving through the grass. But none of those sounds mattered. I was waiting for one thing.

The moon had barely sunk beneath the horizon when Derek stood at the edge of the forest, the air damp with fog and tension. The witch's map burned softly in his hand, the ink glowing like veins of molten gold as it shifted and twitched, revealing the route through the Darkwood. This wasn’t any ordinary forest. The trees here didn’t whisper like normal woods—they growled, creaked with malice, and breathed like something alive.

Alice had tried to talk to her countless times and convince her there was no way a parent could do something like that to their children, but she didn’t listen. “Alice?” Celine insisted. “Mmm?” “I saw something in the woods some years ago.” “What are you talking about, Celine?” “Yes, I saw something in the woods. I tried to talk to Erika when I first met her, but… our communication wasn’t possible. Alice, I saw Thomas killing someone.” Alice passed saliva with difficulty. Of course she believed her. “Can you talk to me about what you saw in the woods?” Celine looked right into Alice’s eyes. She di

I whisper hoarsely, my voice barely a breath against the overwhelming silence. The forest seems to close in on me, the once-comforting darkness now a suffocating void. I look up, hoping to see the familiar faces of my family, but instead, a low, menacing growl emerges from the depths of the woods. My heart pounds in my chest as a figure begins to materialize through the gloom. A large, black wolf steps into view, its eyes glowing a haunting blue. Its coat is sleek and glossy, a stark contrast against the dark backdrop of the woods. A white diamond-shaped tattoo gleams on its forehead, catching the faint light and casting eerie shadows.

he urged, tugging at me as I struggled to get to my feet. I bit back a scream, every movement sending fresh waves of agony through my body, but I didn’t stop. Riley hooked an arm around my waist, half-dragging me as we stumbled toward the woods. “Come on,” he panted, his voice strained as his hand tightened around mine. The woods swallowed us, shadows and branches tearing at our clothes and skin as we ran. The growls behind us grew louder, closer, the sound of paws hitting the ground like thunder in my ears.