The Hole in the Ground Reviews

Boring

It's a muddled grab bag of ideas that never coalesces into a coherent scare-fest.

Rated: 6.5/10

I queued this to see Lee Cronin’s work before his Evil Dead run. I like this; it leans into paranoid dread over cheap jump scares, despite a familiar premise.

The Director's Eye (What Worked):
• Kerslake shines with an exhausted performance as a mom doubting her kid.
• Sound design makes the sinkhole and woods feel like a breathing threat.
• Creepy beats (like Chris eating a spider) build genuine tension.

The Friction (What Didn't Click for Me):
• The middle drags while Sarah investigates what the audience already figured out.
• It relies on standard “creepy kid” tropes without adding much new.

The Verdict:
I like it. Watch for slow-burn horror. Skip if you need fast pacing.

88/100 man the kid could of taken Tyson down in his primer.

4.9/10
Maybe it was my shitty TV but I literally couldn’t see a thing during the climax sequence of this movie - not really very scary at any points, just kinda ended, not really sure ill remember this movie

contraception reminder !

there was one good scene towards the end i really liked but the rest was literally meh

scary af

2.17.26
I honestly felt it was too plain, no further storytelling or anything. I exoected more

Kinda slow, but still pretty good.

its alright

creepy ass kid, acting is amazing

The worst A24 movie I’ve ever experience but that being said it’s not THAT bad… it’s slow and leaves you yearning for more throughout the film but everything has its purpose ig… the blue filter 😩 I love me some Irish shit tho - rattlin’ bog allllll day son… the 🕳️ was kinda lame 🌲

it's alright as far as "I think my [relative] has been replaced with [demon/spirit/fae]" plots go.

Creepy and a bit strange.

7/10

Idk how to discribe it…

I dunno… This one was just meh 😬 I would give it a 6/10. It was pretty slow paced and all of the action happened at the very end. For being a A24 film maybe I expected more but it just didn’t deliver imo 😯‼️

a solid slow-burn horror film with decent scares, inventive cinematography, and a great lead actress. the narrative is simple and easy to follow while lacking in originality

5.6 - it’s…fine? definitely on the low end of “A24 Horrors.” The cinematography is great, the score is haunting, & performances are solid. But the story is so slow & safe, especially for such a short film. There’s nothing new. All in all, I’m a bit let down.