The Hollows Trilogy Series by Jodie King

As the old saying goes, “Run away to the circus,” and it seems that is exactly what I have done. Except, this isn’t just any circus—it’s Oddity Carnival, reputed to be the most horrifying spectacle in the States. It turns out, I wasn’t just running away from terror—I was unwittingly walking straight back into its chilling embrace. Attempting to adjust to my new life of madness, I find myself plunged into a waking nightmare: Hellion, the ringleader of The Hollow’s... moreAs the old saying goes, “Run away to the circus,” and it seems that is exactly what I have done. Except, this isn’t just any circus—it’s Oddity Carnival, reputed to be the most horrifying spectacle in the States. It turns out, I wasn’t just running away from terror—I was unwittingly walking straight back into its chilling embrace. Attempting to adjust to my new life of madness, I find myself plunged into a waking nightmare: Hellion, the ringleader of The Hollow’s. With eyes like swirling vortexes and tattoos that seem to writhe and pulse across his skin, he ensnares me in his twisted web, his sinister obsession fixating on his broken dolly.Hellion seeks to shatter me, to break me down through pain and suffering for his own sick pleasure. But what he fails to realize is that pain is not foreign to me—it’s my home. As he delves deeper into his depraved games, he’ll come to understand that I am not so easily broken. I am a mosaic of splintered fragments and intricate puzzle pieces, a complex enigma that even Hellion, with all his distorted needs, may struggle to grasp or comprehend. Once a sadist’s cravings collide with a masochist’s submissive desires, the world around us dissolves into a mist of forbidden darkness and insatiable bliss, where boundaries blur and inhibitions fade into oblivion. As evil as this carnival may be, where illusions intertwine with shadows, the essence of who we are remains incomparable, defying the delirium that surrounds us. But, beneath our facade of face paints and behind our veils of secrecy, lie haunting truths that have the power to reshape the very fabric of our deranged reality.Authors note: Please check the trigger warnings at the BACK before you start. This book is very dark, with horror, gore, extremely explicit content, and unsettling situations/flashbacks. Readers are warned to read at their own risk. less

“The loudest threats come from those who speak—but true terror lives in the silence of a man who doesn’t.” - Aurelia “Because death would be mercy. And I’d rather have you live—tethered to me until you forget you ever wanted to be anything but mine.” - Wrath I thought I‘d met monsters. I thought I had faced true horror. I thought I had felt real darkness. But nothing—nothing—could have prepared me for Oddity Carnival & Cirque... more“The loudest threats come from those who speak—but true terror lives in the silence of a man who doesn’t.” - Aurelia “Because death would be mercy. And I’d rather have you live—tethered to me until you forget you ever wanted to be anything but mine.” - Wrath I thought I‘d met monsters. I thought I had faced true horror. I thought I had felt real darkness. But nothing—nothing—could have prepared me for Oddity Carnival & Cirque. Almost two years locked away in a cage, and now I’ve been pulled into a world where madness knows no bounds—a place where the performers wear their brokenness like a proud mask, and the tightrope between reality and nightmare is razor-thin. Then there’s Hollow Wrath. A brother of The Hollows. The moment I lock eyes with him, something inside me shifts—an unsettling force. His gaze, red, coiled, and unblinking, snakes around my spine like cold fingers. His tattoos spiralling, alive and hungry, writhe across his skin. But Wrath is far from alive. He’s a shadow of a man. A deranged, muted sadist whose soul was devoured long ago. He doesn’t just crave death—he is the very definition of it. And now… his fixation is set on me. Dead or alive. I’m his Little Corpse. But he’s wrong if he thinks I’m just another victim. I’ve got unfinished business—demons of my own that I plan to chase. They tell me I should fear him, but the truth is... the only person I truly fear is myself. less