The Staircase in the Woods

De: Chuck Wendig

Narrado por: Jay Myers, Amber Benson, Xe Sands

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A group of friends investigates the mystery of a strange staircase in the woods in this mesmerizing horror novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Accidents.

“Chuck Wendig weaves his magic once more, turning a lonely staircase in the woods into a searing, propulsive, dread-filled exploration of the horrors of knowing and being known.”—Kiersten White, author of Hide and Lucy Undying

ONE OF VULTURE’S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR (SO FAR)

Five high school friends are bonded by an oath to protect one another no matter what.

Then, on a camping trip in the middle of the forest, they find something extraordinary: a mysterious staircase to nowhere.

One friend walks up—and never comes back down. Then the staircase disappears.

Twenty years later, the staircase has reappeared. Now the group returns to find the lost boy—and what lies beyond the staircase in the woods. . . .

©2025 Chuck Wendig (P)2025 Random House Audio

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“Chuck Wendig is the Frank Lloyd Wright of horror, and here’s his masterstroke of malaise. The Staircase in the Woods is a true blueprint for terror.”—Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Wake Up and Open Your Eyes

“Chuck Wendig weaves his magic once more, turning a lonely staircase in the woods into a searing, propulsive, dread-filled exploration of the horrors of knowing and being known. I’d follow him anywhere.”—Kiersten White, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hide

“[A] masterclass in character . . . 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

Ruined by Bad Narration

this might be a good story. It's an intriguing concept, but I had to quit only a few chapters in. the bad voice acting completely took me out of the story and made every character unlikable. At times, I felt like I was listening to voices of Nickelodeon cartoon characters

there is a lot in here

great book! good story! and he managed to get all the 90s feeling perfect.. let's call it nostalgia, but we'd never call it that.

Jarring!

The story itself wasn’t jarring, it was the performance. The one character was voiced in a way that totally broke the immersion for me. Otherwise the story itself was okay, kind of like a modern day IT, I dunno, good filler stuff but not the author’s best work.

Great story, occasionally questionable vocal choices

I loved the story, I liked the characters. I do wonder if Chuck Wendig realizes 1998 was 27 years ago, and the characters would be almost 50, but it was an enjoyable story and more than I expected. I do question some of the choices with who read what section, and especially how some of the antagonists were voiced, but on the whole the narrators did a great job.

Get this!

A story of commitment, danger, fear, love, relationships and every emotion you can ever feel.

Lor character is terrible

A straw man for the most disgusting people in the current social environment. Her political rant was a waste of braincells. Steven King would add a little politics, but this was a Tumblr spurg out.

Story was good, but could use without his politics

The title wraps it up. Decent story, but didn’t relate to his paradigm, which. I felt was too forward in the book

The staircase in the woods, of course

Loved it! I’ve been slightly fascinated with the stories about people finding random staircases in the woods for a few years now. So I had to get this book. And I’m glad I did.

Thoughty, scary good time

Chuck does such a good job developing his characters. This group of people started off as a bunch of jerks and you just can’t figure out why they were ever friends or why they would honor the “covenant.” But page by page and revelation by revelation, you start to get it. It’s about friendship, time, commitment and forgiveness, all amidst a bunch of scary weird stuff. Good read.

a walk within yourself is likely if u take these stairs

as an audhd person with commitment issues, i felt attacked in that this was so mirror like. i resent being written this well.