The Woods Before Us

Liam thought the worst thing waiting for him this summer was moving to a new town and leaving his old life behind. Instead, he arrives in a place that feels wrong in ways he can’t explain. The town is quiet. Too quiet. People avoid certain conversations. His father grows more distant by the day. And somewhere beyond the tree line, something keeps pulling at Liam’s attention. As the summer drifts forward, Liam and the few people he begins to trust find themselves caught between buried secrets, strained families, and the growing feeling that the town is hiding something none of them are ready to face. The Woods Before Us is a slow-burn supernatural mystery about friendship, grief, growing up, and the unsettling fear that some places change you long before you understand why.