L.V. Gaudet

She stands in the open doorway looking out at the backyard. “Now where did those boys get to?” She calls again, her voice lilting up in...

Beep Beep Beep. The incessant beeping and growling of construction equipment relentlessly fills the air, driving all the nearby residents...

Beep Beep Beep. The incessant beeping and growling of construction equipment relentlessly fills the air, driving all the nearby residents...

They are being ruthlessly knocked down by the big monstrosities of metal clearing sections of land to make room for more houses.  Day by...

They are being ruthlessly knocked down by the big monstrosities of metal clearing sections of land to make room for more houses.  Day by...

Unfortunately, she’s not there when he walks in. “Are you here to find out about your commission?” The clerk in the office is a frumpy...

Unfortunately, she’s not there when he walks in. “Are you here to find out about your commission?” The clerk in the office is a frumpy...

201 Like the kitchen and living room, the bedrooms are an eerie shrine to the past residents of the house. They enter the first room.  It...

201 Like the kitchen and living room, the bedrooms are an eerie shrine to the past residents of the house. They enter the first room.  It...

1985 The boys race back, crawling over the rotting downed tree, and through the woods.  They can see the house through the barren limbs...

1985 The boys race back, crawling over the rotting downed tree, and through the woods.  They can see the house through the barren limbs...

The realtor enters first, staring in fascination at the outdated furniture and décor.  The air feels heavy with dust and it tickles the...

The realtor enters first, staring in fascination at the outdated furniture and décor.  The air feels heavy with dust and it tickles the...

The Woods: 1 – The Woods – The Dare (1985) 2 – Thirty Years Later – The Old Bennet House is for Sale (2015) 3 – The Woods – Jesse Hears a...

The Woods: 1 – The Woods – The Dare (1985) 2 – Thirty Years Later – The Old Bennet House is for Sale (2015) 3 – The Woods – Jesse Hears a...

The boys burst into the house, hurriedly kicking off their boots at the back door before going any further.  Everything looks exactly...

The boys burst into the house, hurriedly kicking off their boots at the back door before going any further.  Everything looks exactly...

The realtor looks at him nervously and smiles. “It’ll go in.  The key works.”  His grimace gives face to the lie.  He isn’t so sure it...

The realtor looks at him nervously and smiles. “It’ll go in.  The key works.”  His grimace gives face to the lie.  He isn’t so sure it...

Two men are standing in the backyard of a small rundown house in an older middle-class neighborhood. One, wearing a cheap suit and shoes...