Whisperwood
“Whisperwood was barely spoken of in more than three hushed words by inn firesides where stern matrons shushed people away from too much telling. Whisperwood allowed nobody but the merchant in or out. Whisperwood devoured stray nomads whole. It held such promise.”
About The Author
Alex Woodroe is a Romanian writer and editor of dark speculative fiction. She’s the author of Whisperwood, and has several short stories published in venues like Horror Library and the Nosleep podcast. Alex lives in the heart of the Transylvanian region of Romania.
Featured Stories
Short fiction in online, print, ebook, and audio formats
A found footage story featuring a radio psychologyst and the caller who thinks he’s leaving his body, FREE to read courtesy of Uncharted Magazine.
A Romanian Folk Horror set in an abandoned village in rural Transylvania, featured in Horror Library volume 7.
Also available in audio on the FREE section of the NoSleep Podcast!
A lit-SF story about nihilism and acceptance. You can read it FREE courtesy of Shortwave Publishing.
A SF story about leaving a toxic ex during a cataclysmic cosmic event, featured in issue 007 of Dark Matter Magazine.
Featured Podcast Appearances
Terrify Me!
In this, we discuss Romanian folklore, horror publishing, and Alex's beef with Bram Stoker.
She Wore Black
On Gothic fiction, anthologies, and being a writer from Romania.
Ghoulish Pod
Talking about New Weird Horror, life in publishing, and orange juice.
Necronomi.com
COMING SOON! Discussiong the social commentary of the movie "Men".
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