Front cover of The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig, paperback

The Staircase in the Woods - Chuck Wendig

Chuck Wendig

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  • Pages · 400 pages
  • Publication Date · 05/03/2026
  • Genre · Science fiction
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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A DELICIOUSLY SCARY TALE OF FRIENDSHIP AND COURAGE...' THE GUARDIAN
'Unputdownable, with imagery that cuts like a knife - this is Chuck Wendig at the top of his game.' THOMAS OLDE HEUVELT, AUTHOR OF HEX AND DARKER DAYS'A searing, propulsive, dread-filled exploration of the horrors of knowing and being known.' KIERSTEN WHITE, NO. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HIDE__________THIS PLACE HATES YOU...Five high school friends, bonded by an oath to protect each other no matter what. On a camping trip in the middle of the forest, they find something extraordinary: a mysterious staircase to nowhereOne friend walks up - but never comes back down. Now twenty years later, the staircase has reappeared, and the friends return to find the lost boy - and what lies beyond the staircase in the woods.FROM THE MODERN HORROR SENSATION COMES A NEW BONE-CHILLING MASTERPIECE. __________ACSEND THE STAIRS AND FALL INTO A WORLD OF TERROR:'Chuck Wendig is one of my very favorite storytellers.' ERIN MORGENSTERN
'Wendig's wheelhouse is knowing exactly how to pluck heartstrings and prey on fears at the same time' SADIE HARTMAN
'Move over King, Chuck Wendig is the new voice of modern American horror' ADAM CHRISTOPHER

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