starryoccultist reviewed The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
A young woman discovers a strange portal in her uncle’s house, leading to madness and …
Underwhelming
1 star
Sadly I didn't enjoy The Hollow Places as much as I expected to given all the praise for it I had seen online. It's a modern "cover" of Algernon Blackwood's The Willows, directly lifting several elements from Blackwood's short story. However it fails to replicate any of the tension and dread from the original. Any suspense or horror that might be there in The Hollow Places is constantly undercut by the quirky MCU-style humor, and the final act of the story is pretty cartoonish and absurd.
Skip this one and just read The Willows instead
