This title was released in September 2024. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 30 November 2024, and on general sale after this date.
There's always been something in the caves. Over the years people have gone in and not come out. But that was a long time ago. They've been sealed for the best part of a century.
Eight hours ago, something changed. Three students somehow found their way in. Now time's running out to rescue them. Their one hope is a man called Rhys Williams. Because somehow, he has a map.
Recorded on: 26 February 2024
Recorded at: The Soundhouse
The Hollow Choir is scripted by two writers new to Big Finish, the acclaimed horror and science fiction authors Helen Marshall and Malcolm Devlin.
Devlin said: "We were asked to write something horrible, because we both have experience writing horror stories. And so we thought about lots of things that upset us or scare us, and we thought of being stuck in caves. We were inspired by the graphic novelist Junji Ito, particularly The Enigma of the Amigara Fault, one of his most famous short pieces.
"Rhys is interesting to write for because he's actually just normal, he's an ordinary bloke, and putting ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances is more interesting than people who are special or magical. Rhys is vulnerable, and he's much more identifiable in that respect – he's John McClane in Die Hard 1 as opposed to John McClane in Die Hard 5!”
Co-writer Helen Marshall added: "With the cave setting, we were trying to play on that sense of intimacy that comes with a cramped, confined space. It gives us the chance to do something interesting in terms of the audio and the ambience – you put on your headphones and feel like you're in this really claustrophobic space. Combined with beautiful music, it’s quite creepy."
Olivia Forrest, Kai Owen, Simon Armstrong
