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Heart-Shaped Box Audiobook
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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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"Two great stories by two of my favorite authors, Richard Matheson and Stephen King, and Joe Hill (who is Stephen King's son), who I am just now "getting to know." The stories were short, edge-of-your-seat, OMFG, wide-eyed misadventures of road raging truck drivers. Good stuff! "
— Jessica (4 out of 5 stars)
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“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…Threats of death and destruction are intensified by Lang’s tight tones as Jude and his brave girlfriend combat the supernatural.”
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“Erupting out of mundane surroundings, the shocks in Hill’s riveting debut novel can be lurid and blood-drenched, or as quietly chilling as a casual phone call from an old, dead friend.”
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“Wild, mesmerizing, perversely witty…A Valentine from hell.”
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“[A] cardiac hazard of a first novel.”
— Chicago Tribune -
“Heart-Shaped Box is a fine mix of psychological terror and gruesome horror…Remarkable, moving, a well-crafted.”
— Denver Post
Awards
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A USA Today bestseller
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Winner of the 2007 Bram Stoker Award
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Winner of the 2008 International Thriller Writers Award
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A New York Times bestseller
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A 2008 British Fantasy Award Finalist
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A 2008 Macavity Award Finalist for Best First Mystery
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A New York Times audio bestseller
Heart-Shaped Box Listener Reviews
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" I didn’t love it it was just okay. I’m not sure I will listen to more by this author and only purchased this based on the reviews. "
— Diva81178, 1/6/2019 -
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shayna westmoreland, 1/3/2015
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" Duel by Matheson is a classic short story that was the basis for Steven Speilberg's first movie. King and his son Hill take their own shot at the same plot with Throttle. The contrast is amazing. What a neat writing exercise. "
— Steven, 1/30/2011 -
" WOOTWOOTWOOT!! <br/>Stephen King and son Joe Hill's [named after THE JH:] nod to Matheson is most excellent. Bikers, rather than Matheson's salesman, give us a less subtle - but very effective - message. The irony in the ending is twistier than both deadly roads combined. "
— Tom, 7/2/2009 -
" Fantastic!!! What a wild ride!! "
— Betsy, 7/8/2008
About Joe Hill
Joe Hill is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of novels (King Sorrow, The Fireman, NOS4A2, Horns, Heart-Shaped Box), fiction collections (Strange Weather, Full Throttle, 20th Century Ghosts), and a comic-book series (Locke & Key). Much of his work has been adapted for film and TV.
About Stephen Lang
Stephen Lang is a Tony Award–nominated actor who has made a name for himself on stages both at home and abroad. Perhaps most well-known for his role in James Cameron’s Avatar, his other film credits include The Men Who Stare at Goats, Public Enemies, Tombstone, and many more.