Heart-Shaped Box

"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 Y...show more

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400 pages

Average rating: 7.12

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ans
Feb 01, 2024
7/10 stars
3/5 It started strong in the horror department but I don't think it stayed as unsettling throughout. I enjoyed the writing just not my ideal horror book.
MeatSuit
May 19, 2023
9/10 stars
Absolutely love this book. It's my first Joe Hill read and it gave the best heart palpitations.
LiziB
Feb 23, 2023
8/10 stars
Solid ghost story from Stephen King's son... some gore but mainly just nice and scary.
monidipadutta51
Feb 18, 2023
8/10 stars
It's a horror novel that follows the story of an aging rock star named Judas Coyne, who purchases a ghost on an online auction site as a macabre addition to his collection of oddities. When the ghost arrives, Judas and his girlfriend Georgia are plunged into a nightmare of supernatural horror that threatens to destroy them both. The book is well-written, with a dark and chilling narrative that is both suspenseful and disturbing. The author effec...read more
SindySin666
Nov 10, 2022
10/10 stars
I could not put this down, I was hooked immediately. Definitely a fun take on a ghost story .

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