Member Reviews

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  • Rated 3 stars

  “I don't really know what to say about this. At times it was captivating but at others it was just plain silly. Keene lost me when the characters started using made up powwow. The book started slow and really didn't pick up pace until the last third.”

  William B wrote this review 6 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “I found The Conquerer Worms disappointing so it took me a while to pick up Dark Hollow by Brian Keene. And once again I’m disappointed, but this time it’s because I put it off reading this book for so long.
  
  Dark Hollow is the tale of a small town in Pennsylvania, once a farming community, now home to Adam, a midlist mystery writer, his wife and their dog. But their town is also home to something else, an other-worldly creature, summoned long ago and finally awakened again with the first day of spring.
  
  Dark Hollow is a very compelling tale. Sure there’s a monster in woods, and some creepy carnivorous demon trees, but the real horror is in the effect the events of the story have on the characters, particularly Adam and his wife. Keene is able to drive a man’s loyalty into very dangerous places, pitting his own nature against his ideals. The conflict made Dark Hollow hard to put down and held up through the very last line.
  
  It’s easily my favorite Keene work so far. While it counts as horror, there’s less gore and violence and far more dread and conflict, which is exactly why Keene seems ready to cross the line into a position rare for a horror author–mainstream acceptance.”

  MicheleLee wrote this review Thursday, August 21 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 3 stars

  “So far my favorite Keene stories have been the zombie novels. I still have a few older books to read. This novel was based on a old evil haunting woods in Penn. It was strange and wierd and took until the end of the novel to satisfy the curiosity of what it was that was happening. I liked the set up and the story-telling. There is no doubt the Keene is a genuis.”

  Kenjii H wrote this review Tuesday, March 25 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 0 stars

  “In Brian Keene’s Dark Hollow, Adam Senft is out walking his dog when he is lured by the sound of panpipes into the woods of LeHorn’s Hollow—a foreboding niche of Pennsylvania woodlands with a long and frightening history of murder and black magic.
  
  There Adam stumbles upon an old stone marker engraved with pagan secrets, and in a clearing off the beaten track, he is shocked to discover one of his young female neighbors engaged in sexual acts with a gruesome statue.
  
  When the statue comes to life before his eyes and beckons him to step forward into the hollow, Adam retreats, unable to speak of what he has witnessed until, one by one, women around the neighborhood begin to vanish without a trace.
  
  Dark Hollow is a smart blend of quiet horror and dark suspense, with roots going back to such classic horror tales as The Wicker Man and Rosemary’s Baby. This is no slasher tale; Dark Hollow is a thinking man’s horror story built around a backbone of modern and ancient folklore.
  The suburban setting and its residents drive the story; we bear witness as Adam Senft tells his tale, rallying the neighborhood men to band together as a group of unlikely heroes who set out to uncover the truth behind the horrific events of LeHorn’s Hollow, all in a desperate attempt to protect the ones they love.
  
  Brian Keene has created a believable world where the mythical beasts of the Great Labyrinth coexist seamlessly alongside our unsuspecting modern society. Dark Hollow is a fresh, thought provoking, and satisfying read.
  
  ~Cora Zane, December 16, 2007
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  Cora Zane wrote this review Sunday, December 16 2007. ( reply | permalink )