Wood's first mainstream fiction was the graphic novel, "Horrors! Great Tales of Fear and Their Creators" (McFarland, 2010), a re-imagining of events in 19th century horror, illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne. "Horrors!" was nominated both for a Black Quill Non-Fiction Award and a for Best Illustrated Book or Graphic Novel in the 2010 Aurealis Awards. His second graphic novel was "Witch Hunts: A Graphic History of the Burning Times" (McFarland, 2012), examining the witch hunting phenomenon that plagued Europe and New England. It is co-written by Lisa Morton and illustrated by Greg Chapman and won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement on a Graphic Novel in 2012.