The Hole by William Meikle
My rating: 3/5 cats
the hoooooolllle…..
i am pretty good at spooky voice, yes? but even still, you might wonder to yourself, “just how scary can a hole be??”
and i would be right creepy-uppy behind you, whispering
“boo! i’m a hole!”
and then you would be all “eek!” and you would understand that holes can be quite scary, indeed.
this is a very classic, traditional-feeling horror story. not that it feels old-fashioned or anything, it is just very much from the well-tested mold: small town full of quirky people (faded vietnam vet, young hooligan, cranky old lady, level-headed officer of the law, doctor looking for the relative ease of small-town problems) faced with unprecedented supernatural horror, attempt escape, are foiled, experience infighting, brainstorm, revelation, end.
but it’s good. picture it—you’re just going about your day, buying bread, whistling through the streets, and suddenly—look out! giant hole!! but just before the giant hole, you get migraines and nosebleeds. and then you start seeing things. but your hallucinations are different from everyone else’s hallucinations and are specific to your own personal fears and prejudices: bears, aliens, bikers, miners…and then…more giant holes!! do you think you will be able to escape? will the CDC help you?? will this girl ever do anything except cling to you and whimper? will you ever run out of cigarettes despite never going to the store and having smoked easily 60 in the course of this 181-page story?? these are important questions.
and some of them will be answered if you read…..THE HOOOOOLE.
unless you’re chicken, that is…
and i hope you are not that chicken. way to resist.
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