Heart-Shaped Box

ByJoe Hill

Release Date: 2000-10-13
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers

Score: 4

From 720 Ratings

Description

“Wild, mesmerizing, perversely witty….A Valentine from hell.”
—Janet Maslin, New York Times

The publication of Joe Hill’s beautifully textured, deliciously scary debut novel Heart-Shaped Box was greeted with the sort of overwhelming critical acclaim that is rare for a work of skin-crawling supernatural terror. It was cited as a Best Book of the Year by Atlanta magazine, the Tampa Tribune, the St. Louis Post Dispatch, and the Village Voice, to name but a few. Award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling Neil Gaiman of The Sandman, The Graveyard Book, and Anansi Boys fame calls Joe Hill’s story of a jaded rock star haunted by a ghost he purchased on the internet, “relentless, gripping, powerful.” Open this Heart-Shaped Box from two-time Bram Stoker Award-winner Hill if you dare and see what all the well-deserved hoopla is about.

Aging death-metal rock legend Judas Coyne is a collector of the macabre: a cookbook for cannibals...a used hangman's noose...a snuff film. But nothing he possesses is as unique or as dreadful as his latest purchase in this chilling gothic horror novel: a one-of-a-kind curiosity bought off the Internet that arrives at his door in a black heart-shaped box...a musty dead man's suit still inhabited by the spirit of its late owner. And now everywhere Judas Coyne goes, the old man is there—watching, waiting, dangling a razor blade on a chain from his bony hand.

Reviews

Creepy and scary
4
By Jewels570
I really enjoyed this. I found it creepy and not sure what was going to happen . Definitely kept me guessing. I just recently started reading again since becoming bedridden and bought this because of all the great reviews. Is my first book from this author and I am anxious to read more from him!
Just Okay
3
By Crg656
The bones of this story are quite good, with an interesting take on the paranormal and hypnosis. However, the characters are hard to enjoy, with details that take away from the story itself, leaving me wishing the author didn’t try to insert “real world” details to flesh out his characters, as it leaves them feeling more like fictional characters than people that can be empathized with. The characters aren’t terrific to begin with, which made this a bit tough to get through, with an ending that wasn’t the most satisfying either.
A excellent read u can’t put down!
5
By cuddle kids mecari
Read this one trust me! I’ve read 110 books the last five months and this is excellent!
A new favorite author
5
By Kellyalex
I just found out about Joe Hill, and a little disappointed I didn’t know sooner. In heart shaped box Joe writes a believable horror novel, which makes it even scarier. And the dogs… you’ll appreciate his writing even more when you read these parts. Not going to be a spoiler but you will see. Enjoy!
Awesome
4
By lyndsey.2015
I enjoyed this book. It had me turning the pages like a mad woman trying to find out what happens next.
Couldn’t put it down…
5
By MsDarkness31
So good! Easy to read and keeps you wondering “what’s going to happen next?!”
👍👍👍👍👍
5
By sjj232323
Joe Hill’s writing is great! I didn’t expect it. I knew him as a very young man changing all of the “No Smoking” signs at Donny & Marie Osmond’s old studio in Provo, Utah to “No Joking”.
Great Read
5
By bigeric23
This was a tremendous read. Very, very good.
Good Book
5
By zoezoebrt
I never leave reviews, but enjoyed this book. Different and interesting!
Sucked me right in!
5
By Cwahl
Gripping! Well-written, I really cared about these characters. Couldn’t put it down.