Horns

By: Joe Hill
Genre: Horror
Stars: 2 out of 5
The devil comes to life in this novel about a man named Ig Perrish who is still struggling with the accusations of raping and murdering his ex-girlfriend Merrin Williams a year ago. After a night of drunkenness, Ig wakes up with more than just a hangover – there are horns growing out of his head! Not only does he have a new accessory on his head but he finds that the horns mesmerize people in such a way that they tell Ig their deepest and darkest desires and secrets. In addition to these confessions, Ig can also learn about secrets by just a brush of the hand. Trying to escape from these curses set upon him, Ig accidently finds out Merrin’s true murderer and discovers that his transformation into the devil will help him bring down the person responsible.
This is my first horror novel and I must say that I was very disappointed. To me horror should scare me to the point that I can’t read a book at night. However, this was exactly the opposite. Joe Hill just makes it bizarre and a little vulgar with his language. Although written quite well with his different perspectives of Merrin’s death, I did not particularly like this novel. I am told that this is not the best one the son of Stephen King has done and that his The Heart Shaped Box is much better but I have realized that maybe this genre is just not quite for me.