Into the Forest: Tales of the Baba Yaga
Lindy Ryan
A collection of new and exclusive short stories inspired by the Baba Yaga. Featuring Gwendolyn Kiste, Stephanie M. Wytovich, Mercedes M. Yardley, Monique Snyman, Donna Lynch, Lisa Quigley, and R. J. Joseph, with a foreword by Christina Henry. Deep in the dark forest, in a cottage that spins on birds’ legs behind a fence topped with human skulls, lives the baba yaga. A guardian of the water of life, she lives with her sisters and takes to the skies in a giant mortar and pestle, creating tempests as she goes. Those who come across the baba yaga may find help, or hinderance, or horror. She is wild, she is woman, she is witch—and these are her tales. Edited by Lindy Ryan, this collection brings together some of today’s leading voices of women-in-horror as they pay tribute to the baba yaga, and go Into the Forest.
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**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley.**
Lindy Ryan presents a collection of 23 stories surrounding the lore and legacy of Baba Yaga with foreword by Christina Henry. The collection explores many aspects of the Baba Yaga mythos from varied perspectives and with various representations spanning historic to modernity.
As with all anthologies, I tend to favor some stories and dislike others. This held true once more in this case. Some highlights (4 stars) were the following stories:
Mama Yaga
Water Like Broken Glass
Herald the Knight
Chicken Foot
I found myself enjoying the various interpretations of the story of Baba Yaga and am eager to read more works surrounding her representation in media.
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