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"Strangers in the Woods" is the fourth short story in the book Tales to Give You Goosebumps.

Plot

A girl named Lucy is staying with her great-aunt Abigail while her parents in Asia. Lucy soon discovers that some of her great-aunt's specialties, are slightly different. Along with her, usually slow, calm driving, her dog has also been acting weirder than usual. Lucy then takes her dog, Muttster for a walk. Except, Great-Aunt Abigail warns Lucy to stay out of the woods, when last year Great-Aunt Abigail had no problem with Lucy going into the forest.

Lucy then starts seeing bright lights in the sky. Lucy soon expects that the lights are signs of aliens. Lucy also starts to expect that the reason her dog is barking so much is because of Muttster's sixth sense, which makes Lucy believe that Great-Aunt Abigail has been possessed by an alien. To prove that she is right, Lucy goes into the forest.

She then finds out that the reason for the lights is because there is a movie being shot in the forest (Which is why Great-Aunt Abigail said to stay out of the woods). Great-Aunt Abigail then explains that she has been acting so weird, because she lost her glasses. Right before Lucy goes to bed, she finds her great-aunt's glasses. She then goes to return them, only to find that her Great-Aunt Abigail is an alien.

Trivia

This story mentions a fictional film called Attack of the Pod People, which alludes to Pod People, a type of plantlike aliens featured in Jack Finney's novel The Body Snatchers and its numerous adaptations.

Tales to Give You Goosebumps series
Tales to Give You Goosebumps	The House of No Return • Teacher's Pet • Strained Peas • Strangers in the Woods • Good Friends • How I Won My Bat • Mr. Teddy • Click • Broken Dolls • A Vampire in the Neighborhood
More Tales to Give You Goosebumps	The Werewolf's First Night • P.S. Don't Write Back • Something Fishy • You Gotta Believe Me! • Suckers! • Dr. Horror's House of Video • The Cat's Tale • Shell Shocker • Poison Ivy • The Spirit of the Harvest Moon
Even More Tales to Give You Goosebumps	The Chalk Closet • Home Sweet Home • Don't Wake Mummy • I'm Telling! • The Haunted House Game • Change for the Strange • The Perfect School • For The Birds • Aliens in the Garden • The Thumbprint of Doom
Still More Tales to Give You Goosebumps	Pumpkin Juice • Attack of the Tattoo • The Wish • An Old Story • The Scarecrow • Awesome Ants • Please Don't Feed The Bears • The Goblin's Glare • Bats About Bats • The Space Suit Snatcher
More & More Tales to Give You Goosebumps	The Haunted Guitar • Tune in Tomorrow • Live Bait • Something Strange About Marci • The Ghost Sitter • Fun With Spelling • Matt's Lunch Box • Stuck in 1957 • Mirror Mirror on the Wall • What's Cooking?
More & More & More Tales to Give You Goosebumps	Don't Sit on the Gronk • Nutcracker Nightmare • The Ice Vampire • A Holly Jolly Holiday • Why I Hate Jack Frost • Marshmallow Surprise • Monster on the Ice • The Double-Dip Horror • Santa's Helpers • Attack of the Christmas Present

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-'''"Strangers in the Woods"''' was the fourth story in the book, ''[[Tales to Give You Goosebumps (book)|Tales to Give You Goosebumps]]''.
+{{Tabber/Story|Tales to Give You Goosebumps (book)}}
+"'''Strangers in the Woods'''" is the fourth short story in the book ''[[Tales to Give You Goosebumps (book)|Tales to Give You Goosebumps]]''.
 ==Plot==
-It is about a girl named Lucy. While her parents are staying in Asia, Lucy is staying with her great-aunt Abigail. Lucy soon discovers that some of her great-aunt's specialties, are slightly different. Along with her, usually slow, calm driving. Her dog has also been acting weirder than usual. In fact, he is usually the PERFECT dog! Lucy then takes her dog, Muttster for a walk. Except, Great-Aunt Abigail warns Lucy to stay out of the woods, when last year (Lucy did visit last year) Great-Aunt Abigail had NO problem of Lucy going into the forest.
+A girl named Lucy is staying with her great-aunt Abigail while her parents in Asia. Lucy soon discovers that some of her great-aunt's specialties, are slightly different. Along with her, usually slow, calm driving, her dog has also been acting weirder than usual. Lucy then takes her dog, Muttster for a walk. Except, Great-Aunt Abigail warns Lucy to stay out of the woods, when last year Great-Aunt Abigail had no problem with Lucy going into the forest.
-Lucy then starts seeing bright lights in the sky. Lucy soon expects that the lights are signs of aliens. Lucy also starts to expect that the reason her dog is barking so much is because of Muttster's sixth sense, which makes Lucy believe that Great-Aunt Abigail has been possessed by an alien. To prove that she is right, Lucy goes into the forest. She then finds out that the reason for the lights is because there is a movie going on in the forest (Which is why Great-Aunt Abigail said to stay out of the woods). Great-Aunt Abigail then explains that she has been acting so weird, because she lost her glasses. Right before Lucy goes to bed, she finds her great-aunt's glasses. She then goes to return them, only to find that her Great-Aunt Abigail is an alien.
+Lucy then starts seeing bright lights in the sky. Lucy soon expects that the lights are signs of aliens. Lucy also starts to expect that the reason her dog is barking so much is because of Muttster's sixth sense, which makes Lucy believe that Great-Aunt Abigail has been possessed by an alien. To prove that she is right, Lucy goes into the forest.
+She then finds out that the reason for the lights is because there is a movie being shot in the forest (Which is why Great-Aunt Abigail said to stay out of the woods). Great-Aunt Abigail then explains that she has been acting so weird, because she lost her glasses. Right before Lucy goes to bed, she finds her great-aunt's glasses. She then goes to return them, only to find that her Great-Aunt Abigail is an alien.
-==Trivia==
+== Trivia ==
+* This story mentions a fictional film called ''Attack of the Pod People'', which alludes to [[Wikipedia:Pod People|Pod People]], a type of plantlike aliens featured in Jack Finney's novel [[Wikipedia:The Body Snatchers|''The Body Snatchers'']] and its numerous adaptations.
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+[[Category:Pets (topic)]]
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