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Heart-Shaped Box

Joe Hill

Hardcover | Pages: 376 pages

Rating: 3.83 | 100986 Users | 8299 Reviews

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Original Title:	Heart-Shaped Box
ISBN:	0061147931 (ISBN13: 9780061147937)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Judas Coyne, Marybeth Stacy Kimball, Daniel Wooten, Craddock James McDermott, Anna McDermott
Setting:	Piecliff, New York(United States) New York State(United States)
Literary Awards:	Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel (2007), Locus Award for Best First Novel (2008), Macavity Award Nominee for Best First Mystery Novel (2008), ITW Thriller Award for Best First Novel (2008), British Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel (2008)

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Aging, self-absorbed rock star Judas Coyne has a thing for the macabre -- his collection includes sketches from infamous serial killer John Wayne Gacy, a trepanned skull from the 16th century, a used hangman's noose, Aleister Crowley's childhood chessboard, etc. -- so when his assistant tells him about a ghost for sale on an online auction site, he immediately puts in a bid and purchases it. The black, heart-shaped box that Coyne receives in the mail not only contains the suit of a dead man but also his vengeance-obsessed spirit. The ghost, it turns out, is the stepfather of a young groupie who committed suicide after the 54-year-old Coyne callously used her up and threw her away. Now, determined to kill Coyne and anyone who aids him, the merciless ghost of Craddock McDermott begins his assault on the rocker's sanity.

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Title	:	Heart-Shaped Box
Author	:	Joe Hill
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 376 pages
Published	:	February 13th 2007 by William Morrow
Categories	:	Horror. Fiction. Thriller. Fantasy. Paranormal. Ghosts. Supernatural

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Ratings: 3.83 From 100986 Users | 8299 Reviews

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The scariest thing about Joe Hill's debut book, Heart Shaped Box, isn't the actual story, but what lies between the front cover and the inside title page of the Harper paperback version. In it, over 18 reputable newspapers and acclaimed writers attempt to prop up little Stevie King, Jr's Joe Hill's novel with some seriously excellent reviews. Scary because all these awesome reviews lead you, the reader, to expect that Heart Shaped Box is the next BIG thing in horror.Only it's not.Not by a long

When aging, retired rocker Judas Coyne buys a ghost on-line, he gets more than he bargained for, as the ghost, which arrives by way of a used suit in a heart-shaped box, is no benign spirit. I was most reminded of Freddie Krueger, as the hostile ghost sets out to destroy Coyne and all those he holds dear. I was not ecstatic early on about the premise, as I believed it was insufficient to sustain a book of this length. Although I have read better horror books, this one turned out well enough.

This type of horror may just not be for me. Heart-Shaped Box is about a ghost who, apparently, can't decide if it wants to kill the person it wants to kill. Our tale starts off decently enough. Aging rock star buys a ghost off the internet and that ghost decides to kill him. Almost succeeds fairly early on, too. And then... doesn't kill him. Why, you ask? Hell if I know.*Instead, our ghost will sit in his ghost truck... not killing people. Perhaps he's just trying to drive our MC insane by

I had pretty big expectations for this novel, since it was somewhat of a happening in the horror genre and was praised by writers such as Harlan Coben and Neil Gaiman. I was pretty disappointed.There is not a cliche that has not been used in this book, and not a single plot twist that I was not able to predict. It's a mish mash of things from various horror novels and movies - the protective dogs, the ouija board, the evil spiritualist, dead in mirrors, talking radios...The characters are

Dave's Quick Judgement - THE DEFENSE - The prose is very gripping. - Many genuinely creepy moments. - Frequent musical references add a little extra spice to the story. THE PROSECUTION - The main characters are rather bland. - Dialogue is often dry and tedious. - Some attempts to be scary teeter over to the "laughably-bad" side (the ghost rising out of a candy box and even reaching back in for his hat comes to mind). THE VERDICT I found this to be a good ghost story, just not a great one.

Imagine a ghost! Not just any ghost, imagine a ghost with a unique set of skills like advanced interrogation skills and deep hypnotic abilities, which he acquired during his long and diverse career. That's right, kids. The ghost in this story is Liam Neeson of Ghosts. Well, at least he started out to be Liam Neeson of ghosts, and he will find you.... and he will kill you. But who is going to be his victim?Meet our hero, Judas Coyne, a 54-year-old rockstar with a very rockstar-y lifestyle.

Hi. Hello! Yes, YOU...are you always looking for an original ghost story? I would like to put forth Heart-Shaped Box as a contender for your consideration. Original and just damn cool, this is a must read for fans of the macabre!This gritty, ghostly tale had my horror-loving heart swooning with how eerie it was. Joe Hill is such a fantastic writer. He writes with such conviction that you find yourself believing what the narrator is telling you no matter how far-fetched it may seem. You can dive