Heart-Shaped Box - Joe Hill

Heart-Shaped Box

By Joe Hill

  • Release Date: 2000-10-13
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature
Score: 4
4
From 701 Ratings

Description

A pulse-pounding, terrifying rollercoaster ride of a supernatural thriller—a remarkable debut novel from a blazing talent that will keep readers spellbound

Sooner or later, the dead catch up. . . .

Judas Coyne was a collector. The bizarre, the unusual, the grotesque: A cookbook for cannibals. A used hangman’s noose. A snuff film. Usually the objects were sent by the black-clad fans who made his metal band a legend and made him rich.

But this time, when his personal assistant told him there was a ghost for sale on the Internet, Jude didn’t think twice. But he should have. Of all the ghosts around him—the abusive father, the battered, resentful child Jude once was, the bandmates he betrayed, Anna, the suicidal girl he loved and dumped—this new one means to haunt him all the way to hell.

His new acquisition—delivered to his doorstep in a black heart-shaped box—is Anna’s vengeful stepdaddy. Martin Craddock swears he’s going to settle up with Jude for ruining his daughter’s life. Craddock is everywhere: on the other side of the bedroom door; in Jude’s restored vintage Mustang; outside his window, on his television screen. In his hand , a gleaming razorblade swinging from a chain.

And now the jaded rock star who’s seen it all, done it all, has never been so afraid. . . .

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.

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