The Woman of the Wood

Mike Vendetti’s narration is the real star here—his voice carries the weight of McKay’s desperation without ever tipping into melodrama. He nails the exhausted, almost dissociative tone of a man who’s seen too much, and his shifts into other voices (including the chilling, otherworldly timbre of the titular Woman) are subtle but effective. That said, the story’s brevity works against it: at just 87 minutes, *The Woman of the Wood* feels more like a vignette than a fully realized tale. The ending arrives so abruptly that it left me wanting more, not because it’s unsatisfying, but because Merritt’s world feels like it could spiral infinitely deeper if given the chance. The production quality is solid, with crisp audio that lets the silence between words feel intentional, though a few minor audio glitches (a faint echo here, a misplaced breath there) pulled me out of the mood momentarily. Still, this is a perfect pick for listeners who enjoy their horror atmospheric and understated. I’ll be recommending it to fans of *The Wendigo* or *The Yellow Wallpaper*—this is the kind of story that lingers, unsettling and beautiful in equal measure.