"Heart-Shaped Box" - Joe Hill
4 stars – One of the worst kept secrets in horror fiction is the true identity of Joe Hill. If you don’t already know, and don’t want to know, stop reading now. Drumroll please!!! Joe H...ill is the son of one of the bestselling authors of all time; Stephen King. Needless to say, Joe has a lot to live up to… and I think he is doing just fine.
“Heart-Shaped Box” is Hill’s debut novel and what a debut it is. I couldn’t put this one down. Judas Coyne is an aging 54 year old “shock” rock star (emphasis on the shock) with enough fame to keep the young hot goth chicks still vying for his attention. Not only does he like to keep young naïve 20 year old girls around the house but he also has an ever growing collection of morbid artifacts. These include a hangman’s noose, a skull from the 18th century and sketches from John Wayne Gacy himself. When his assistant notifies him of a ghost for sale on the internet he feels drawn to adding it to the collection. A few days later, via UPS, he receives a heart-shaped box in the mail which contains the haunted suit of a dead man. And this dead man has a score to settle. Unknowingly, Judas had invited into his home the dead stepfather, Craddock McDermott, of his now deceased young ex-lover. And Craddock blames Judas for her death.
With twists you don’t see coming, a vengeful ghost chasing a rock star cross country and rock n’ roll pop culture references galore this is a must read for any horror/rock fan.
4 stars – One of the worst kept secrets in horror fiction is the true identity of Joe Hill. If you don’t already know, and don’t want to know, stop reading now. Drumroll please!!! Joe H...ill is the son of one of the bestselling authors of all time; Stephen King. Needless to say, Joe has a lot to live up to… and I think he is doing just fine.
“Heart-Shaped Box” is Hill’s debut novel and what a debut it is. I couldn’t put this one down. Judas Coyne is an aging 54 year old “shock” rock star (emphasis on the shock) with enough fame to keep the young hot goth chicks still vying for his attention. Not only does he like to keep young naïve 20 year old girls around the house but he also has an ever growing collection of morbid artifacts. These include a hangman’s noose, a skull from the 18th century and sketches from John Wayne Gacy himself. When his assistant notifies him of a ghost for sale on the internet he feels drawn to adding it to the collection. A few days later, via UPS, he receives a heart-shaped box in the mail which contains the haunted suit of a dead man. And this dead man has a score to settle. Unknowingly, Judas had invited into his home the dead stepfather, Craddock McDermott, of his now deceased young ex-lover. And Craddock blames Judas for her death.
With twists you don’t see coming, a vengeful ghost chasing a rock star cross country and rock n’ roll pop culture references galore this is a must read for any horror/rock fan.
~Laura
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