Anyone else here a Joe Hill fan? I sent Joe my "Heart Shaped Box" book to get it signed and I got it back today! When I am done reading "20th Century Ghosts" I am going to send it to him to have that one signed as well. For those that don't know who Joe Hill is, he is Stephen King's son and a really good writer.

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we all doubt it.

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Never heard of the guy, I'm more of a fantasy / sci-fi reader (going through Spook Country and Forest Mage at the moment) reader. But it's great that he lets you send books to him for signing, very cool.

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good quote, not so sure of the spelling

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[quote=feather;566309]Never heard of the guy, I'm more of a fantasy / sci-fi reader (going through Spook Country and Forest Mage at the moment) reader. But it's great that he lets you send books to him for signing, very cool.[/quote] I was shocked when I was told I could send it in! You should check this out, you might just like it!

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[quote=nick007;566339]good quote, not so sure of the spelling[/quote] I think he does that on purpose, I have seen others that he has signed almost the same way but with different quotes.

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Good to know... wasn't ragging him just different. Glad to see authors taking time to sign books not just at malls etc... may just check out his books, just finished the Thomas Covenant series recently by Stephen Donalson, is it that kind of storyline or does he lean more towards his dad's stuff?

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I've only read the first chronicles, but Thomas Covenent is good shit.

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[quote=nick007;566414]Good to know... wasn't ragging him just different. Glad to see authors taking time to sign books not just at malls etc... may just check out his books, just finished the Thomas Covenant series recently by Stephen Donalson, is it that kind of storyline or does he lean more towards his dad's stuff?[/quote]

Here is a review over at amazon.

The set-up for Joe Hill's novel, [I]Heart-Shaped Box[/I], is appealingly simple. Jude Coyne, an aging rock star, buys himself a dead man's suit. He acquires it online, lured by the promise that the dead man's ghost will be included in his purchase. Jude thinks this is a joke, of course. He also assumes the seller is a stranger. We soon discover that he's wrong on both counts, however, and from this point on the story moves with an exhilarating urgency. Jude wants the ghost gone; the ghost wants Jude dead. We watch, chapter-by-chapter, as they battle for survival. "Watch" is the appropriate word, too, because this is an extremely visual book. Hill's prose is lean and precise, and he renders Jude's world with impressive confidence. It feels solid, every detail both correct and fresh. And this physicality provides a firm platform for the book's otherworldly happenings, which seem all the more frightening for being so securely grounded. Hill has a flawless sense of pacing. His narrative never flags, nor does it ever move so quickly as to outrun itself. And one can sense his literary ambition pushing at the margins of the genre. There are times when his writing, for all its spare efficiency, seems to jump away from him, stopping one small step short of poetry. An e-mail to Jude from the ghost (trust me, it's not as absurd as it sounds) could even pass for something ee cummings might've written, in an especially morbid mood. And toward the end of the book, when Hill describes a trip down death's "night road" in a '65 Mustang, the passage has a startlingly lyrical beauty. The story's horror ultimately has as much to do with Jude Coyne's past--his mistakes, abandonments and betrayals--as with anything supernatural. Jude has caused a lot of pain over the years, moving through life with a carelessness that verges on the callous. His battle with the ghost brings this behavior into sharp relief, forcing him to reflect upon his own capacity for cruelty. This dawning self-awareness leavens the book's bleakness and gore (and it is delightfully gory in places) with an unexpected sweetness. Despite our initial impression, Jude is gradually revealed--both to himself and the reader--as an essentially decent, even kind man. It's this kindness, this fledgling ability to love and be loved, that will ultimately be of crucial consequence in his death struggle with the ghost. And it's what makes Hill's debut not only well-written and terrifying, but also--as it draws to its close--surprisingly moving. So go ahead, take a chance, and open his [I]Heart-Shaped Box[/I]. I think you’ll be happy you did. [I]--[URL="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400043875/"]Scott Smith[/URL]

[/I]I thought this book was great, but I am used to horror because I read a lot of Stephen King, but this book is to me in know way horror. It's just a damn good story and very visual!

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Recently read Heart Shaped Box, found it quite good. Very dark and atmospheric kind of horror. There are some genuinely outstanding hair-raising (as in hairs on your neck) moments. Very good writing.

Haven't read any of his other books but have not read great reviews.

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20th Century Ghosts is really good, along the same lines of Heart Shaped Box.

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[quote=feather;566428]I've only read the first chronicles, but Thomas Covenent is good shit.[/quote]

Feather you got to read his second chronicles, it is worth ever page. i rate him above tolkien.

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[URL="http://subterraneanpress.com/index.php/magazine/spring2007/fiction-jude-confronts-global-warming-by-joe-hill/"]Jude Confronts Global Warming[/URL]

Pretty funny.

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Great fucking book. Still haven't gotten around to buying the short story-collection.

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You won't be disappointed when you do (imo)!

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The part where the ghost was just sitting in the chair upstairs was fucking creepy.

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I thought the first time the radio started talking was pretty creepy. :D

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funky i had mixed feelings about 20th century ghosts.

whilst there are some very good stories in there some i thought were just filler.

yet to start heart shaped box hopefully will do at some point this weekend!

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My favorite story in 20th Century is Pop Art, with that being said I really like a lot of the stories in it. But I have heard quite a few people who had mixed feelings as well. Another thing to remember is that those short stories were written a while ago, so I think one has to take that into consideration when reading it. It's not like HSB where you can see he has grown in his writing.

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pop art the inflatable boy? lol that was pretty amusing.

i liked the van helsing story and last breath i found pretty disturbing!

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Both of those are excellent stories as well. But overall Pop Art (to me) was the best.

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Pop Art is probably the best short story I've read in 10 or more years.

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:RockOn:

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great book this funky will definately be checking out more of his stuff when released

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[quote=nick007;566667] you got to read his second chronicles, it is worth ever page. i rate him above tolkien.[/quote]

For real? thats pretty high praise. Now I gotta check it out.

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[quote=AdzeybuB;593415]great book this funky will definately be checking out more of his stuff when released[/quote] Check out his comic Locke & Key if you can. It's up to #3 now and first issues are pretty scarce but you shouldn't have a problem finding 2nd printings if your interested. Really good story so far!

I just checked amazon and there are some listed. [URL="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Locke+and+Key&x=0&y=0"]Amazon[/URL]

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Pop Art movie....

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Wow. :)

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Digging up my Joe Hill thread...

He has a new book out today called Horns. If you'd like to get a signed copy you can call [URL="http://www.riverrunbookstore.com/"]RiverRun Books[/URL] and have one shipped to you. I ordered mine on Sunday for a whopping $29.99. That's the price of the book plus shipping.

If you'd like to read up on Horns you can go to his [URL="http://joehillfiction.com/"]website[/URL].

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Hmmm, had that preordered from Amazon.co.uk... Will have to see what the release date there is atm.

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March 16. Guess I'll wait.

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Bummer! I'll let you know how it is :D

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muhuwahahahaha!

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Fuck you man. :lol:

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You can still order them! ;) Shipping might be a pain but it's worth it. The book is really good so far!