Superb, high-concept, claustrophobic supernatural thriller, a NY TIMES Bestseller Huge international critical acclaim from bestselling writers including Harlan Coben, James Rollins, Neil Gaimain, Scott Smith, Otto Penzler, etc. Neil Jordan (THE CRYING GAME, INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE) will write/direct the movie of HEART-SHAPED BOX. HEART-SHAPED BOX is a true spine-tingler ... right away there was a subtle line that made the hairs on the back of my neck go up in a way I haven't experienced since I first discovered great horror as a teenager ... it will haunt you and startle you and stay with you and yes, visit you in your dreams' Harlan Coben, No. 1 bestselling author of TELL NO ONE, on Amazon.com Hill's prose is lean and precise, and he renders Jude's world with impressive confidence ... not only well-written and terrifying, but also surprisingly moving' Scott Smith, bestselling author of THE RUINS and A SIMPLE PLAN, on Amazon. com Subtle and skilful ... a truly memorable debut' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred review) Joe Hill's work has won many major awards.

"Hill's book is satisfyingly creepy and bleak, ideal for those who relish a good scare." WATERSONES' BOOKS QUARTERLY "A supernatural thriller which is well written, superbly paced, convincingly plotted and populated with intriguing characters, a story that will grip you from first word to last, the embodiment of the phrase page turner, and for a first novel that's damned good going." BLACK STATIC

Joe Hill has already won numerous lliterary awards for his acclaimed short fiction, which has appeared in literary, mystery and horror collections and magazines in Britain and America and been collsectexd together in the multi-award-winning 20th CENTURY GHOSTS. Joe lives in New England with his family.