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The Woods by Jessica Hamilton: folk horror makes menopause the monster, mostly on its own terms

The Woods by Jessica Hamilton: folk horror makes menopause the monster, mostly on its own terms

Jessica Hamilton’s folk horror debut sends a grieving mother into a haunted wood that offers her family a second life, at a price only she has to pay. A true crime podcast framing device and a bold menopause-as-horror metaphor make this one of the more inventive femgore entries this year, even when it over-explains its own best idea.