Hundred-Acre Hunger

The Hundred-Acre Hunger
By Philip Stengel

A century after the world met Winnie-the-Pooh, the Wood remembers. But it has changed-and it is starving.

Lena Carver is a rationalist, a folklorist, and a woman haunted by the disappearance of her brother Theo, who vanished without a trace five years ago near the same East Sussex woods that inspired A. A. Milne's beloved tales. When a chilling note arrives in Theo's handwriting-The Wood hungers. Find the hollow.-Lena is drawn into an impossible world, one that shouldn't exist... and one that has rotted.

What begins as an academic investigation quickly descends into a surreal nightmare. The familiar figures of childhood-Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Owl-are no longer whimsical friends, but monstrous avatars of fear, despair, and devouring memory. The Hundred Acre Wood is now a psychic ecosystem feeding on guilt, grief, and belief-a myth turned flesh, abandoned and festering.

As Lena descends deeper into the Wood's decaying heart, she discovers the truth behind her brother's obsession, the cost of disbelief, and the price the Wood demands for remembering.

Perfect for fans of House of Leaves, Annihilation, and Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, The Hundred-Acre Hunger is a literary folk-horror descent into corrupted nostalgia and the metaphysical weight of loss.

Once a story is loved, it never truly dies. But it can starve.