The Woods are Waiting Quotes

“The Hickory Man was meant to remain in the trees. The town worked hard to keep him there. People tried to protect the streets, their homes, their children, from his ever present evil.

Only now, someone had burned his likeness in the square. The scorched earth served as a beacon, welcoming him in.”
― Katherine Greene, The Woods are Waiting

“Growing up, I'd been used to the missing posters dotting walls and park benches. They were the constant reminder of Blue Cliff's dirty, awful truth. The "lost" children.”
― Katherine Greene, The Woods are Waiting

“Keep silver in your pockets,
Walk with dirt in your shoes,
Or he'll poke your eyeballs from their sockets,
And boil your bones in stew.

Stay away from the hickories,
Stay away from the trees,
Don't sing, don't shout, don't run about,
Or he'll never let you leave.

Watch out for his rough fingers,
His eyes as red as blood,
Whisper a prayer, you'll need them there,
As he pulls you into the mud.”
― Katherine Greene, The Woods are Waiting