HEX

By Thomas Olde Heuvelt

Book Overview

"This is totally, brilliantly original." --Stephen King

"HEX is creepy and gripping and original, sure to be one of the top horror novels of 2016." --George R.R. Martin

The English language debut of the bestselling Dutch novel, Hex, from Thomas Olde Heuvelt--a Hugo and World Fantasy award nominated talent to watch

Whoever is born here, is doomed to stay 'til death. Whoever settles, never leaves.

Welcome to Black Spring, the seemingly picturesque Hudson Valley town haunted by the Black Rock Witch, a seventeenth century woman whose eyes and mouth are sewn shut. Muzzled, she walks the streets and enters homes at will. She stands next to children's bed for nights on end. Everybody knows that her eyes may never be opened or the consequences will be too terrible to bear.

The elders of Black Spring have virtually quarantined the town by using high-tech surveillance to prevent their curse from spreading. Frustrated with being kept in lockdown, the town's teenagers decide to break their strict regulations and go viral with the haunting. But, in so doing, they send the town spiraling into dark, medieval practices of the distant past.

This chilling novel heralds the arrival of an exciting new voice in mainstream horror and dark fantasy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250780934
• ISBN13: 9781250780935
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Tor Nightfire
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

4.5 stars ~ One of the Best I have read in a very long time!

You know that book that comes along once in a Blue moon that ruins reading for a short time because nothing quite compares to it? Well, this is that book! This was the first book I read from Heuvelt, and the first thing I did after finishing it was order several other titles from this author. I dont want to say it re-invents the Witch story, but it comes close. A truly unique spin on an occult horror that you will certainly miss once you're done reading it. It's the gritty, raw, emotional, fully-fleshed out Book I didn't know I needed. Give this one a shot!