The Staircase in the Wood - Chuck Wendig winter But not long after they

But not long after they arrive on the deserted island

and a taste for dark magic

He also becomes emotionally reliant on the prescription medications meant to ease his physical trauma

" who brings all their fates together when she's arrested and put on trial in a frenzied modern-day witch hunt

when they misbehave

The Staircase in the Wood - Chuck Wendig winter But not long after theyA group of friends investigate the mystery of a strange staircase in the woods in this mesmerizing horror novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Accidents. Five high school friends, bonded by an oath to protect each other no matter what. Then, on a camping trip in the middle of the forest, they find something extraordinary: a mysterious staircase to nowhere. One friend walks upand never comes back down. And the staircase