Chilling folk horror
Bewertet mit 3 Sternen
The Hollows is a chilling (not just due to the blazing snow storm in the book) - horror thriller that reveals not only a deadly kind of monster creature, but all kinds of human monsters as well.
The story behind the story - the origin of the threat that finds and overruns the little town - was original and fascinating. Equally compelling was the cast of characters the author created - from Ellie Cheetham, the officer who investigates the mysterious cause for the appearing dead bodies, her friends and fellow citizens to the criminal family that lives outside of town and has an agenda of its own.
Though I found the plot a bit dragging at times (though there had to be those three encounters, the fighting scenes seemed too repetitive), I was glued to the pages when it came time to face the monstrosities in a final deadly showdown.