The Hollow Places
A Novel
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4.1 • 330 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
A young woman discovers a strange portal in her uncle’s house, leading to madness and terror in this gripping new novel from the author of the “innovative, unexpected, and absolutely chilling” (Mira Grant, Nebula Award–winning author) The Twisted Ones.
Pray they are hungry.
Kara finds the words in the mysterious bunker that she’s discovered behind a hole in the wall of her uncle’s house. Freshly divorced and living back at home, Kara now becomes obsessed with these cryptic words and starts exploring this peculiar area—only to discover that it holds portals to countless alternate realities. But these places are haunted by creatures that seem to hear thoughts…and the more one fears them, the stronger they become.
With her distinctive “delightfully fresh and subversive” (SF Bluestocking) prose and the strange, sinister wonder found in Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth, The Hollow Places is another compelling and white-knuckled horror novel that you won’t be able to put down.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Kingfisher (The Twisted Ones) imagines the horrors lying between worlds in this chilling supernatural thriller. Recently divorced Kara (aka Carrot) moves in with her uncle Earl to help run his Wonder Museum. The "museum" houses a hodgepodge of curiosities, taxidermy, and assorted knickknacks, but it's always held good memories for Carrot. Then a hole mysteriously opens in the museum's wall, revealing a hallway that should not exist. With the help of Simon, the barista from the coffee shop next door, Carrot sets out to discover where the hall leads. On the other end they find a strange world comprised of tiny islands covered in willows and containing concrete bunkers and a mysterious group of occupants simply referred to as They. They can read minds and have a habit of flaying the people who stumble upon their home, leaving visitors' bones neatly piled. Carrot and Simon escape but are drawn back by recurring dreams of what they've seen. Though some overly familiar elements mar the otherwise tight plot, in They Kingfisher has crafted a truly terrifying monster with minimal descriptions that leave the reader's imagination to run wild. With well-timed humor and perfect scares, this one is a keeper for horror fans.
Customer Reviews
Creepy!!
I don’t get scared easily but this creeped me out at times.
A great read if you loved Annihilation.
Excellent read
I was hooked as soon as I realized they had found a portal. I didn’t expect all the turns and twists and wish it was it was longer. It was a really fun read!
I feel like there’s metaphors in this book about knowing what’s truly important in life, love/kindness and being around people you love such as family and close friends.
An ok read. Mildly creepy interesting plot but overall just ok
Interesting plot and appreciate the lovecraft influence. What u would expect from liberal writer…some token bashing of religion, sympathy for the evil killer entity. Plot concept was cool, especially with the alt world. But overall finale etc, fair.