The Hollow Ones
About
Deep in the forgotten mining town of Barrow’s Hollow, something ancient is stirring.
Clara is fighting to hold her family together, raising her son Ethan in a place where the air is thick with silence and secrets. Weaver, a haunted ex-soldier, patrols the streets at night, while Ruth, the last keeper of the town’s memories, knows what everyone else refuses to admit: the old mine never truly closed.
When the earth begins to quake and the Hollow Ones rise, the townsfolk must face a terror older than the town itself — and far more dangerous than the dark.
The Hollow Ones is a chilling folk horror novel of supernatural dread, small-town paranoia, and the terrible cost of silence. Perfect for readers of Stephen King, Paul Tremblay, and Adam Nevill, this haunting tale blends psychological horror, supernatural thriller suspense, and the creeping inevitability of folklore brought to life.
Step into Barrow’s Hollow. The shadows are waiting.
Praise for this book
This book stayed with me long after I finished it. The atmosphere is heavy with dread, the town feels painfully real, and the characters feel like people you come to care about. It’s not just scary, it’s haunting in a quiet, lingering way. A beautifully written folk horror story that left me unsettled and deeply satisfied.
I didn’t expect this book to hit me the way it did. The fear is slow and suffocating, but it’s the humanity at the centre of the story that really hurts in the best way. Loss, love, endurance, it’s all there beneath the horror. By the end, I felt wrung out and strangely comforted. This is the kind of story that lingers.
A well-constructed piece of modern folk horror. The pacing is deliberate, the setting is effectively realized, and the tension escalates with care rather than shock tactics. The novel balances supernatural elements with strong character work, resulting in a story that feels cohesive, restrained, and genuinely unsettling.
Couldn’t put this down once it got going. The atmosphere is spot on, the mystery kept pulling me forward, and the tension keeps building.
Definitely recommend if you like dark, small-town horror.
Atmospheric, unsettling, and quietly powerful. A slow-burn horror novel that builds dread through character and setting rather than cheap scares.
This is an excellent book. It's a chilling folk horror novel of supernatural dread, small-town paranoia, and the terrible cost of silence. A really good read. Perfect for readers of Stephen King, Paul Tremblay, and Adam Nevill.
I very much enjoyed reading this book. I couldn't put it down. I'm looking forward to more from Steve Tovey.
This book is excellent, I couldn't put it down. I am a big fan of Steve Tovey, another brilliant book.
An excellent first novel here. A good start for this young author.