Review of The Hole in the Ground (2019) by Rebecca31 — 03 Mar 2019

A truly great Irish horror that you won't want to miss. Sarah (Seána Kerslake) and her young son Chris (James Quinn Markey) move to a new home in the Irish countryside, right next to a terrifying forest as you do. Sure what's the worst that can happen when you live right next to the woods with a massive sinkhole right in the middle. After a disturbing encounter with a scary neighbour things only get worse and with Chris's increasingly strange behaviour Sarah is trying to decide if there is something horribly wrong with her son or is it her own mind.

I love a good horror movie, I even love some of the bad ones too, emphasis on the word some and The Hole in the Ground surprised me. I expected another child possession formulaic movie that would build the atmosphere really well and then undo all that work with a ridiculous climatic scene with furniture being thrown around the kitchen and when all looks hopeless the day is saved at the last minute and everyone lives happily ever after. The Hole in the Ground is a horror done right, builds on other horrors you might be familiar with but brings some new ideas to the genre. Wastes no time getting started and will creep you out from the very beginning. Written and directed by Lee Cronin, it's a well told story with some great performances. Unnerving and will have you on the edge of your seat, what more do you want? Highly recommended.