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The Hollow Places

by T. Kingfisher

Behind one hole in a wall waits a universe of doors—and things that feed on fear.

Genre and trope pairingsHorrorBody horrorHorrorCosmic horrorHorrorCreature featureFantasyPortal fantasy
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About The Hollow Places

After a divorce, Kara moves into her uncle’s oddities museum and discovers a hidden bunker behind the wall. The passage opens onto countless other realities, but those worlds are watched by creatures that hear thoughts and grow stronger the more they are feared.

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Spice
None
Darkness
Dark
Pacing
Balanced
Content warnings
  • ableism
  • cheating
  • alcohol
  • drug-use-mentioned
  • blood-and-gore
  • body-horror
  • child-death
  • gun-violence
  • torture
  • animal-death

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