Heart-Shaped Box,
by Joe Hill
Another star has joined the horror genre. He walked into the arena under
his own writing power, but he is the son of Stephen King. "Heart-Shaped Box"
by Joe Hill is vaguely reminiscent of early Stephen King novels and it is
very good. Over the hill rock star Judas Coyne has a fascination with
macabre collectibles and he decides to buy a ghost on an internet auction
site. The ghost arrives attached to a vintage suit wrapped in a black
heart-shaped box. Judas thinks the acquisition is enough but finds the suit
belonged to Craddock McDermott, the step-father of one of his former
groupies who committed suicide after Judas dismissed her from his life.
Judas and his current girlfriend Georgia come face to face with the ghost as
well as their own dark and troubled pasts. Warner Brothers has already
bought the film rights, so read the book first.
-Kathy
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