Shadows In The Hallow.
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Last published Fri, May 16, 2025
In the heart of Appalachia's cursed wilderness, nine college students embark on a spring break hiking trip seeking beautiful views and community service credit. But the Hollow has other plans. When their bus rolls through a ghostly town and a sinister clearing, the group stumbles into the domain of Ezekiel Crowe-the Skinner-a Civil War deserter turned mythic predator, whose hunger for human flesh has twisted him into something far from human.
As the group's camaraderie crumbles under paranoia and despair, they are hunted by a patchwork "monster" and his feral, skin-clad "children," trapped in a landscape that shifts to ensnare them. Every step deeper into the Hollow brings bloodier horrors
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