Synopsis
'Buy my stepfather's ghost' read the e-mail.
So Jude did.
He bought it, in the shape of the dead man's suit, delivered in a heart-shaped box, because he wanted it: because his fans ate up that kind of story. It was perfect for his collection: the genuine skulls and the bones, the real honest-to-God snuff movie, the occult books and all the rest of the paraphanalia that goes along with his kind of hard/goth rock.
But the rest of his collection doesn't make the house feel cold. The bones don't make the dogs bark; the movie doesn't make Jude feel as if he's being watched. And none of the artefacts bring a vengeful old ghost with black scribbles over his eyes out of the shadows to chase Jude out of his home, and make him run for his life ...
Publisher information
- Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
- ISBN: 9781473222700
- Number of pages: 432
- Dimensions: 196 x 130 x 30 mm
- Weight: 303g
- Languages: English
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Gripping Read.
I’ve said this before when reviewing a book by Joe Hill, but it is really disappointing to see people displeased with his work simply because it is not the... READ MORE
Moderately diverting ghost story
Judas Coyne is a semi-retired rock star living a comfortable life-style away from it all with the latest in a string of much younger goth girlfriends. A co... READ MORE
Great idea for a story, just not always flowing
I really liked the synopsis and thought it sounded like the book would have all the elements of a good ghost story. It did. The ideas were great. It was a ... READ MORE
Heart-shaped Box
I'd seen this book around a fair few times, but never bought it. One day I did (obviously) and I'm so glad that I did. I didnt put the book down until I'd ... READ MORE
A Gripping Read?
So the book was published with a great deal of excitment and anticipation. Stephen King's son with his debut novel (although his first published work was a... READ MORE
Creepy, Amazing
When i first picked up Heart shaped box i was sceptical. I was given this book as a present from a close friend who suggested it due to my interest in horr... READ MORE
A ghost story with substance
It took me a while to get into this ghost story. It didn't quite grab me as a ghost story - I think the images and ideas that scare a reader are very perso... READ MORE