{"id":9543,"date":"2023-03-15T22:55:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T02:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/?p=9543"},"modified":"2023-03-15T23:00:18","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T03:00:18","slug":"into-the-forest-tales-of-the-baba-yaga-edited-by-christina-henry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/into-the-forest-tales-of-the-baba-yaga-edited-by-christina-henry\/","title":{"rendered":"Into the Forest: Tales of the Baba Yaga edited by Lindy Ryan with a foreword by Christina Henry"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Into the Forest: Tales of the Baba Yaga <\/em>with a foreword by Christina Henry, edited by Lindy Ryan<\/p>\n

Black Spot Books, 2022<\/p>\n

ISBN-13 \u200e978-1645481232<\/p>\n

Available: Paperback, Kindle edition, audiobook, audio CD\u00a0\u00a0(\u00a0 Bookshop.org<\/a> |\u00a0 Amazon.com<\/a> )<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This anthology collects stories inspired by the Slavic folk character Baba Yaga, a child-eating witch with iron teeth who lives deep in the woods in a house with chicken feet, rides in a mortar and pestle, and can either help or hurt visitors, especially women, for a price, and depending on her whim. All the stories are by women writers of horror.<\/p>\n

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Standout pieces include Stephanie M. Wytovich’s vivid poem “Dinner Plans with Baba Yaga”; Gwendolyn Kiste’s “Last Tour into the Hungering Moonlight”, a real estate pitch that draws neighborhood women into the woods; Sara Tantlinger’s “Of Moonlight and Moss”, a fairytale that isn’t; “Wormwood” by Lindz MacLeod, and “Flood Zone” by Donna Lynch, both with the witch as justice-bringer, in very different ways; “Sugar and Spice and the Old Witch’s Price” is a dread-inducing counterpart to Kiste’s earlier story; “Herald the Knight” by Mercedes M. Yardley is Baba Yaga’s love story; Jill Baguchinsky’s “All Bitterness Burned Away” is an interesting reversal of Hansel and Gretel; “A Trail of Feathers, A Trail of Blood” by Stephanie M. Wytovich is a heartbreaking story that explores the true meaning of sacrifice; “Baba Yaga Learns to Shave, Gets Her Period, and Comes Into Her Own” by Jess Hagemann reflects the teenage girl’s experience of being trained to conform;\u00a0 EV Knight’s memorable and powerful “Stork Bites”, in which Roe vs Wade has been dismantled, leaving an unusual method of illegal abortion, with disturbing consequences, as the only resort for ending a pregnancy; “Where The Horizon Meets the Sky” by R.J. Joseph is a sort of “Monkey’s Paw” tale; the vivid and gruesome “Maw Maw Yaga and the Hunter” by Alexandrea Weis; and the descriptive, poetic stories “Baba Yaga in Repose” by Heather Miller and “Shadow and Branch, Ghost Fruit Among The Lullabies” by\u00a0Saba Syed Razvi.<\/p>\n

There is a lot of variety in approach and interpretation. If you have an interest in Baba Yaga, witches, folklore, or supporting women writers, this is a collection to enjoy. Recommended.<\/p>\n

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Reviewed by Kirsten Kowalewski<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Into the Forest: Tales of the Baba Yaga with a foreword by Christina Henry, edited by Lindy Ryan Black Spot Books, 2022 ISBN-13 \u200e978-1645481232 Available: Paperback, Kindle edition, audiobook, audio CD\u00a0\u00a0(\u00a0 Bookshop.org |\u00a0 Amazon.com )   This anthology collects stories inspired by the Slavic folk character Baba Yaga, a child-eating witch with iron teeth who<\/p>\n

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