Don't Let The Forest In

Don’t Let the Forest In by Emily Lloyd-Jones is a queer dark academia YA horror set at a boarding school where stories don’t stay safely on the page.

It’s the kind of book for readers who like their friendships intense, their romance complicated, and their monsters unsettling.

Andrew returns to school ready to disappear into the twisted fairy tales he writes for Thomas, the boy who’s always brought those tales to life with his sketches. Then Thomas’s parents vanish, he turns up with blood on his sleeve, and he won’t explain why he’s suddenly pulling away. When Andrew follows him into the forest, he discovers the truth: Thomas’s drawings are becoming real — and they’re hunting.

As the boys try to survive night after night, desire and fear start feeding the same dark engine, and Andrew realises stopping the horror may mean turning on the person who made it.

Perfect for fans of gothic boarding school stories, monster-lore, and creepy fairy-tale twists. Step into the forest — if you dare.