Into the Forest, various authors
Into the Forest, various authors
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Into the Forest
Tales of the Baba Yaga

Author: various authors, Lindy Ryan, Christina Henry

Narrator: Kimberly M. Wetherell, Rachel Jacobs, Zura Johnson, various narrators, Betsy Foldes-Meiman, Mikhaila Aaseng, Chanté McCormick, Angela Lin

Unabridged: 8 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/08/2022

Synopsis

A collection of new and exclusive short stories inspired by the Baba Yaga, featuring Gwendolyn Kiste, Stephanie M. Wytovich, Mercedes M. Yardley, Monique Snyman, Donna Lynch, Lisa Quigley, and R. J. Joseph, with a foreword by Christina Henry.Deep in the dark forest, in a cottage that spins on birds’ legs behind a fence topped with human skulls, lives the baba yaga. A guardian of the water of life, she lives with her sisters and takes to the skies in a giant mortar and pestle, creating tempests as she goes. Those who come across the baba yaga may find help, or hinderance, or horror. She is wild, she is woman, she is witch—and these are her tales.Edited by Lindy Ryan, this collection brings together some of today’s leading voices of women-in-horror as they pay tribute to the baba yaga, and go Into the Forest.

About Lindy Ryan

Lindy Miller Ryan is an award-winning author-editor, director, and professor at Rutgers University. She is the founder of Black Spot Books, a small press with a mission to amplify the voices of women-in-horror, where she currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Independent Book Publishers Association and is the co-chair of the Horror Writers Association Publishers Council. She was named one of Publishers Weekly’s 2020 Star Watch Honorees.

About Christina Henry

Christina Henry is the author of many horror and dark fantasy novels, including Alice, Red Queen, Lost Boy, The Mermaid, and the nationally bestselling Black Wings series. She enjoys running long distances, reading anything she can get her hands on and watching movies with samurai, zombies and/or subtitles in her spare time. Christina lives in Chicago with her husband and son.

About Kimberly M. Wetherell

In Kimberly M. Wetherell's storied thirty-year career in the arts, she has been an actor, an opera and film director/producer, a published essayist, the founder and host of several NYC reading series, and, on a brief hiatus from "the biz," a professional boozy baker and restaurateur. Her bright, youthful sound, coupled with her wide-ranging and varied life experiences, brings nuance and depth to her audiobook narration.

About Rachel Jacobs

Rachel L. Jacobs, an AudioFile Earphones and Parent's Choice Award-winning narrator, narrates books full-time. She has years of experience as a theater and musical theater actress, touring the West Coast (of the US) and China. She received a BA from Oberlin College's Theater Program and did intensive study with the American Conservatory Theatre, the National Theater Institute, and Shakespeare and Company. Versatile and emotive, Rachel breathes life into each of the characters and stories she reads.

About Zura Johnson

Zura Johnson is a classically trained stage actor. She has performed in stages from her childhood home in California to the East coast, and all the way to Singapore. She has now worked in theater and as a voice actor for more than twenty years. She holds an MFA from the Old Globe Theatre and the University of San Diego.

About Chanté McCormick

Chanté McCormick is a Los Angeles-based actress and narrator who has a bachelor's degree in speech from Northwestern University's famed theater department. She is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and the Actors Equity Association.

About Angela Lin

Angela Lin, an Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator, graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a BFA degree in drama. A critically acclaimed actress, her credits include The Good Wife, Law & Order: SVU, and As the World Turns, among others.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mallory on May 09, 2023

I have always loved the myths around Baba Yaga. I have enjoyed several depictions and stories about her, so I was excited for this short story collections. A couple of the stories were pretty good, but for the most part nothing really grabbed me. They were all fine, but they didn’t grip me the way I......more

Goodreads review by Mel (Epic Reading) on March 24, 2023

While this is an interesting set of stories about Baba Yaga; it's not really all that great in the end. There are a few diamonds in the rough; but mostly a lot of chicken legs that just don't hold the house up in the end. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it; unless you are obsessed with Baba Yaga st......more

Goodreads review by Cassie on January 09, 2023

I sometimes struggle with anthologies because I *need* them to be in a theme that I love or else I'll start losing focus halfway through. When the editor asked if I'd be interested in checking out this antho with stories & poems focusing on Baba Yaga, I literally couldn't say yes fast enough - I can......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on November 29, 2022

As with any collection of stories there were ones I enjoyed and ones I didn't enjoy. This collection of stories about the Baba Yaga was a typical mixture of both.......more

Goodreads review by Horror on September 30, 2022

Baba Yaga is a figure who wears as many faces in folklore as she does in stories. The old woman of the woods in Russian and Slavic mythology, Baba Yaga can be helpful or malevolent. Kind or cruel. She can assist someone in return for their kindness, test them to ensure their worthiness, or lead them......more

Quotes

“[A] stellar production. Whether a stereotypical crone, a misunderstood witch forced into hiding, or a misguided young woman, Baba Yaga is given a voice befitting the story…A magical production for fans of fairy tales and folklore.” AudioFile

“Perfect for horror fans who can’t get enough of folklore and fairy-tale retellings that veer in unexpected directions.” Booklist (starred review)

“Outstanding in its diversity and interpretations, Into the Forest is very highly recommended.” Midwest Book Review

“Brings together twenty-three dark, feminist fairy tales...Fans of folklore retellings will find plenty to enjoy.” Publishers Weekly

“The stories in Into the Forest collect the guts and bones of some of the world’ s oldest witch tales and refashion them into something new, beautiful, and gruesome.” Foreword Reviews

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