The Hollow Hour

Created and Curated by Ken Holm

Coalbank, West Virginia, 1979. You take the overnight shift at a small AM station in an old hotel. Every night at three o'clock, a caller tells you exactly what he sees in your booth.

horror-liteNewShort read

~43–44 pages · 5 chapters · 3 endings · 3,072 paths

A book that casts you as the lead

This is a personalized choose-your-own-adventure book: before you begin, it asks a few questions, then weaves your answers into the prose while your choices steer the plot. The full story is free to read in your browser — no account needed for the opening — and if it becomes yours, you can keep the complete book, every path included, as a personalized DRM-free EPUB.

How it becomes your story

From your profile: name, pronouns, hair color, eye color, handedness.

This story asks: fidget, night drink.

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