The Watcher in the Woods may refer to:
- A Watcher in the Woods, a 1903 non-fiction book by Dallas Lore Sharp
- A Watcher in the Woods, a 1976 novel by Florence Engel Randall
- Watcher in the Woods, a 2008 novel by Robert Liparulo
- Watcher in the Woods, a 2019 novel by Kelley Armstrong
- Watchers in the Woods, a 1991 novel by William W. Johnstone
- The Watcher in the Woods (1980 film), an American supernatural horror film based on the 1976 novel
- The Watcher in the Woods (2017 film), an American made-for-television horror film