Do the words: Joe Hill, Daniel Radcliff, or Satan tickle your fancy? Then this is the book for you!
For those of you that don’t know, Horns is the bestselling Novel by the
spawn of Stephen King: Joe Hill. This book tells the tale of Ignatius Perrish, a man wrongfully accused for the rape/murder of his girlfriend: Merrin Williams. But here’s the thing, overnight all evidence that would have cleared him of all charges was destroyed. So he didn’t have a trial, a sentencing, hell he wasn’t even cleared. Therefore in the eyes of the public he will always be guilty… only he didn’t do it.
One morning Ig wakes up with horns sprouting from his forehead; these little devils (no pun intended) have the power to reveal the inner demons of everyone he encounters. With this new found power he sets out to find Merrin’s killer and take revenge. Side-note: These Horns make the book super fucked up and hilarious.
Now this book gets really twisted yet totally amazing at the same time. It basically is just one of those novels that make you say out loud: What the fuck? That was basically my reaction, along with a dropped jaw and a newfound love for Joe Hill’s dark humor.
When I read it certain parts did catch my eye, for instance when he is out and about and fully aware of his demonic powers he goes all out by surrounding himself with snakes and he gets a hold of a pitchfork… a fucking pitchfork! Talk about embracing your destiny!
Plus there are like, numerous satanic references in this book that were meant as dark humor, obviously if you are going to write a book about a man slowly becoming the devil, hell, might as well have fun with it.
But what irks me is the villain of the book, I won’t spoil it but the fucker in this book that is responsible for Merrin’s death, is the sickest most twisted bastard I have ever read about. He done pulled some Jafarr shit on Ig! (Like for Lion King reference) And there is just so much to this story that blows your mind and for some reason I get attached to it and it makes me feel the pain Ig feels but at the same time I don’t because I have never been in Ig’s position. It just, it’s sad, what happened to him because he had lost his girlfriend in the worst way possible and now has the most shittiest life ever, because people made a bad judgment call on Ig and almost all the people he encounters (including his own family) despise him because they think he killed Merrin. If you are the reader you will find yourself turning into the dark side as you see how truly fucked up Ig’s life is, Not to mention the horns, which is half the reason why this book is so friggin amazing!
In reading this I fell in love with Joe Hill’s writing and he is truly the spawn of Stephen King, he totes inherited his father’s ability to write.
Oh and to make things more interesting, the movie for Horns comes out this
Halloween (Honestly, this is such perfect timing). The movie- staring Daniel Radcliff as Ig- looks amazing, the trailer really caught my eye and I am so glad that Daniel Radcliff has gotten out of the role of Harry Potter because he needed more roles to make his career really get out there and he has successfully done that with Horns (as said by critics). I honestly can’t wait for the movie, although it looks a little bit different compared to the book, I was still ok with it because I am always more than willing to see the movie adaptions after I read the book and thank God I read it. (Ironic isn’t it?) The coolest thing is that good ol’ Daniel Radcliff adjusted his accent to sound more American rather than English he sounds cool and he totally pulls it off in the trailer.
But I want to see this movie not just because Daniel Radcliff sounds differently but because this book coming to life is better than trick-or-treating. So go see the movie on October 31st and read the book as well.
Out of 10 I give Horns a nine. It is a well-written, dark-humored, rollercoaster that will put you at the edge of your seat.
Thank you for reading and please leave a like or a comment and tell me what you think of Horns once you’ve read it.
Sincerely,
Hells Reject
Hells Reject 