Line #3 Literature/DarkHollow


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2	A 2008 horror novel by author Creator/BrianKeene. A version was also published under the title ''The Rutting Season''.
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4	While walking his dog in the woods near Le Horn's Hollow, Pennsylvania writer Adam Senft makes a shocking discovery: his neighbor fellating a statue of a Satyr. Or, perhaps, a person in a Satyr suit. Or maybe [[spoiler: the Satyr Hylinus.]] After numerous women go missing in the area, Senft begins to suspect that something evil is afoot, and sets off with his friends to find the truth and stop it before it's too late.
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6	Was optioned for a film adaption in 2009. So far, only a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2jRFZkVffA promotional trailer exists.]]
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8	!! This novel provides examples of:
9	* BookOfShadows: [[spoiler: Le Horn's Journal]] and ''The Long Lost Friend''.
10	* {{Brainwashed}}: Hylinus turns the local women into his sex slaves.
11	* BrownNote: The [[spoiler: Satyr's pipes]] have an arousing effect on any one who hears them.
12	* CanineCompanion: Big Steve, Adam's cowardly but faithful mutt.
13	* CanisLatinicus: The stone marker is carved with an odd Latin-ish phrase.
14	* CoolOldGuy: Dale, who despite his age is willing to risk his life for his friends and family.
15	* {{Delinquent}}: Seth Ferguson, the local bully.
16	* DepravedBisexual: Although the BigBad targets women as captives, he has no problem with men joining the party. Its when they try to interfere that he gets pissed.
17	* [[spoiler: DownerEnding: Pretty much a forgone conclusion with Keene. Hylinus is killed, but the novel ends with Adam about to murder Tara, who is pregnant with/possessed by Hylinus's offspring.]]
18	* EvilDetectingDog: Big Steve does his best to avoid the hollow and what resides there.
19	* {{Familiar}}: Big Steve becomes this to Adam, who sees the dog as his powwow totem and drawls power from him.
20	* FaunsAndSatyrs: The BigBad is one.
21	* HouseHusband: Adam Senft serves this role while his wife works as a nurse, performing all the household duties in addition to his writing. This is TruthInTelevision, as being a published author, even with a few successful bestsellers, isn't nearly as lucrative as most people assume (as Adam himself explains) and often the other spouse has to work in order to make ends meet.
22	* LawOfInverseFertility: An issue in Adam and Tara's marriage.
23	* ManlyTears: Adam finds himself in tears quite frequently over the course of the story, though given what he goes through, its hard to blame him.
24	* MostWritersAreWriters: Like Brian Keene, Adam Senft is a writer living in Pennsylvania.
25	* TheLoinsSleepTonight: Tara's attempt to resume passions after a long post-miscarriage drought ends badly, and Adam [[MasturbationMeansSexualFrustration is forced to resort to masturbation]].
26	* ShoutOut: At one point the heroes make specific mention of Creator/ManlyWadeWellman's character Literature/SilverJohn, who often battled entities like the one they are facing.
27	* TomeOfEldritchLore: The ''Daemonolateria''.
28	* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The backstory is loosely inspired by the story of Nelson Rehmeyer, a real Powwow doctor who was murdered by a vengeful rival.

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