Joe Hill’s critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling, Bram Stoker Award-winning debut chiller, Heart-Shaped Box, heralded the arrival of new royalty onto the dark fantasy scene. With Horns, he polishes his well-deserved crown. A twisted, terrifying new novel of psychological and supernatural suspense, Horns is a devilishly original triumph for the Ray Bradbury Fellowship recipient whose … Fellowship recipient whose story collection, 20th Century Ghosts, was also honored with a Bram Stoker Award—and whose emotionally powerful and macabre work has been praised by the New York Times as, “wild, mesmerizing, perversely witty…a Valentine from hell.”
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A new favorite.
Horns by Joe Hill is a stand alone novel about a young man, Ignatius Perrish, waking up after a night of drinking too much and discovering he has grown horns.
I have to say that Joe Hill’s writing definitely gives his father, Stephen King, a run for his money. Superb writing and great character development give this story depth. I highly recommend this book to any Stephen King lover.
Not as good as I had hoped.
The apple didn’t fall far from the tree on this one. It could have been written by Joe’s dad (Stephen King). This para-normal murder mystery was an enjoyable read that nicely tied up all the loose ends.
This is not his best book but is so unique that it caught and held my attention.
Having read just about every Stephen King book, I find Joe Hill to be a fresh & energetic contributor to the genre. Horns is a magnificent story of Ig, Lee, & Merrin who are all bad people that deserve every bad thing they have coming to them. The love between Ig & Merrin is one-sided, but Ig looks for closure & revenge. Lee is a psychotic killer, & Merrin manipulates Ig & Lee against each other for her entertainment. The story bounces back & forth between the three character’s past & present. I wish the story was told in a manner that would allow it to flow. I’m looking forward to reading more from Joe Hill!
I had downloaded this book months ago but put off reading it until I realized that it had already been made into a movie and that I owned it. As usually happens with me for some strange reason, I saw the ending of the movie without seeing the rest of it. Then and there I decided that I should immediately read the book, which I did. I still cannot get the book out of my mind, thinking of the tragic end of one of the main characters and wondering if it could in any way have been avoided. The book was very hard to put down and was better than the movie – especially the ending, which was happier. The character building was very good – they will be difficult to forget!
I didn’t care for it
TBH I only read this because I saw that Daniel Radcliffe was going to be in the movie adaptation. And suddenly, I have a new favorite author.
One morning, our hero wakes up to find he has horns. Not only that, everyone around him has started confessing – and acting on – their deep, dark, sinful desires. This leads to some funny moments (like when two macho cops express their love (lust?) for each other) and some not-so-funny moments (like when the main character’s parents confess what they really think of him).
I wouldn’t say this is Hill’s strongest work, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. There’s definitely a dark sense of humor, so be forewarned.
Truely great writer. Like father like son
This is one of my favorites. Sad and heartbreaking as well as creepy.
I loved this story. If you seen the movie and have not read this book, read the book!
I was intrigued by the premise of Horns, and the beginning portion of the book pulled me in immediately. However, the novel lost me with the substantial flashback to Ig’s, the main character, childhood. The amount of time lent to the hiring love affair between Ig and Merrin made this feel like a lot story more so than a horror story with supernatural elements. The reasons for the appearance of the horns were, at best, never clearly defined or, at worst, just didn’t feel significant enough.
At times I felt sympathy for Ig, but mostly I didn’t feel anything but dislike for the characters and they didn’t feel real to me at all. The writing was simple and plain and I could appreciate that, but the story lacked a true identity. I bought I was signing up for something dark and haunting, but this seemed to mid the man completely.
Movie did not do this any justice.