Tuesday 13 February 2007

Heart-Shaped Box - Joe Hill

Book Details

Country: USA
Language: English
Genre: Horror
Publisher: William Morrow
Publication Date: 2007


Fictional Artist: Judas Coyne
Genre: Rock
Country: USA
Real World Analogue: Alice Cooper

Jacket Blurb
Aging, self-absorbed rock star Judas Coyne has a thing for the macabre - his collection includes sketches from infamous serial killer John Wayne Gacy, a trepanned skull from the 16th century, a used hangman's noose, Aleister Crowley's childhood chessboard, etc. - so when his assistant tells him about a ghost for sale on an online auction site, he immediately puts in a bid and purchases it.

The black, heart-shaped box that Coyne receives in the mail not only contains the suit of a dead man but also his vengeance-obsessed spirit. The ghost, it turns out, is the stepfather of a young groupie who committed suicide after the 54-year-old Coyne callously used her up and threw her away. Now, determined to kill Coyne and anyone who aids him, the merciless ghost of Craddock McDermott begins his assault on the rocker's sanity.

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