The Hollow Places
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The Hollow Places is a contemporary horror novel by T. Kingfisher that blends cosmic dread, dark humor, and portal fantasy as a woman discovers a terrifying alternate world hidden behind a wall in her uncle’s museum.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cosmic horror novel
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horror novel ⓘ novel ⓘ portal fantasy novel ⓘ |
| author |
T. Kingfisher
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Ursula Vernon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
doors and thresholds
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things that watch from the dark ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | unknown ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary fantasy
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cosmic horror ⓘ dark fantasy ⓘ horror ⓘ portal fantasy ⓘ |
| hasElement |
alternate dimension
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monsters ⓘ mysterious portal ⓘ unreliable perceptions ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | The Willows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredByAuthor | Algernon Blackwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Carrot
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Kara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | conversational ⓘ |
| notableAspect | blend of cosmic horror and humor ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorBibliography | T. Kingfisher horror novels ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A woman discovers a portal to a terrifying alternate world hidden behind a wall in her uncle’s museum. ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| publisher | Saga Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
North Carolina
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The Glory to God Museum of Natural Wonders, Curiosities, and Taxidermy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| similarWork | The Twisted Ones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
cosmic dread
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friendship ⓘ parallel worlds ⓘ psychological trauma ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly humorous
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suspenseful ⓘ |
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