This final selection is also a comics short story, and in many ways the opposite of the last. It’s beautifully painted and brilliantly paced in a way that makes use of the shape of the page—indeed, in some ways the online version is preferable, as it forces you to move deliberately on into the story in a way that feels more ominous than simply turning a page in a book would. It also feels ancient, and rich with guilt and paranoia and a creeping sense of wrongness. That Carroll started her career with such accomplished art is very impressive indeed, and she has gone from strength to strength since.

First self-published online, 2011 and available to read here. Collected in Through the Woods, Faber & Faber, 2014