309 - The Hole in the Ground (2019) Review

About this episode

The episode reviews 'The Hole in the Ground', exploring its themes and the impact of a mysterious hole on a mother and her son.

A single mother adjusts to living in rural Ireland with her son, who starts to exhibit strange behavior that she believes is connected to a large hole in the middle of the forest behind their house. The Hole in the Ground is the last movie in Staring into Holes month and was the movie that inspired the theme. While the story simply revolves around a mother's discovery of a mysterious hole in the ground and its potential effects on her son, there's deeper themes at play as she works to na...

People in this episode

Host: The Final Podcast

Topics covered

• horror
• psychological thriller
• mother-son relationship
• rural living
• mystery

Keywords

• The Hole in the Ground
• horror movie
• film review
• psychological thriller
• mother-son dynamics

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Hole in the Ground

Places: Ireland, forest

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