Joe Hill. (2007). Heart-Shaped Box. Unabridged HarperAudio.

Joe Hill. 2007. Heart-Shaped Box. HarperAudio.

Joe Hill, Heart-Shaped Box. HarperAudio, 2007.

Joe Hill. Heart-Shaped Box. Unabridged HarperAudio, 2007.

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     Joe Hill is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Fireman, NOS4A2, Horns, and Heart-Shaped Box; Strange Weather, a collection of novellas; and the acclaimed story collections Full Throttle and 20th Century Ghosts. He is also the Eisner Award–winning writer of a seven-volume comic book series, Locke & Key. Much of his work has been adapted for film and TV, including NOS4A2 (AMC), Locke & Key (Netflix), In the Tall Grass (Netflix), and The Black Phone (Blumhouse).

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"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.

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   • content: Joe Hill, a published writer recently revealed to be the son of Stephen King, has inherited his father's ability to merge strong characterizations and creepiness. Judas Coyne is a rock star who collects Goth girlfriends and macabre objects. Stephen Lang portrays him with a cool cockiness, his voice reflecting his certainty that those around seek his approval and attention. Coyne's edgy pride leads him to buy a dead man's suit that has a ghost attached to it. Coyne becomes haunted by Craddock McDermott, the evil stepfather of a former girlfriend. Craddock's threats of death and destruction are intensified by Lang's tight tones as Jude and his brave girlfriend combat the supernatural. S.W. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine
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     Stoker-winner Hill features a particularly merciless ghost in his
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     \t\t auction site as haunted by its dead owner's ghost. Only after it arrives does
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     \t\t fast-paced plot that crackles with expertly planted surprises and revelations.
     \t\t Hill (20th Century Ghosts) gives his
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     \t\t observes) "horror was rooted in sympathy." His subtle and skillful treatment of
     \t\t horrors that could easily have exploded over the top and out of control helps
     \t\t make this a truly memorable debut.

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     This first novel by Hill, the second son of Stephen King, provides the perfect raw material for Lang to create an auditory world so convincing that the listener will feel as if they have seen a film by the time they are through. The complex plot can be simply stated: as a lark, retired heavy metal star Judas Coyne buys a haunted suit online. The ghost turns out to be the very angry stepfather of an ex-groupie/lover of Coyne’s who killed herself after he sent her away. The relentless ghost is there to kill Judas and anyone who tries to help him. Lang’s superb narration is nearly hypnotic in its calm delivery, perfect as backdrop for the action and horror that surrounds it. His Coyne is reminiscent of John Goodman, deep and understated, with a foundation of confidence with a barely perceptible trace of a Southern accent. Each disk starts with a bit of Nine Inch Nails–ish heavy haunting electronica, an ideal tone setter for the journey. Simultaneous release with the Morrow hardcover (Reviews, Dec. 11).

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