Heartshaped Box Author:Joe Hill When Judas Coyne heard someone was selling a ghost on the internet he knew it was perfect for his collection of the macabre; the cannibal's cookbook, the witch's confession, the authentic snuff movie. For an aging death metal rock God buying a poltergeist almost qualifies as a business expense. Besides, Jude thought he knew all about ghosts. He'... more »s been haunted for years by the spirits of bandmates dead and gone, the spectre of the elusive father he fled as a child and the memory of a suicidal girl he abandoned.
But this ghost is different. Delivered to his doorstep in a black heart shaped box, the latest addition to Jude's collection makes the house feel cold. It makes the dogs bark and it means to chase Jude from his home and make him run for his life.
"A genuinely scary novel filled with people you care about; the kind of book that still stays in your mind after you've turned over the final page. I loved it unreservedly" NEIL GAIMAN
"While the novel's occult elements are horrific enough, the true horror is the very human cycle of abuse, as victim becomes victimizer. And the redemption is achieved without recourse to sentimentality" GUARDIAN« less