The Black Phone: Stories by Joe Hill

The Black Phone: Stories

Joe Hill

316 pages • first pub 2005 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy horror short stories dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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Jack Finney is thirteen, alone, and in desperate trouble. For two years now, someone has been stalking the boys of Galesberg, stealing them away, never to be seen again. And now, Finney finds himself in danger of joining them: locked in a psychopa...

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Community Reviews

3.8
based on 5,093 reviews

Moods

dark: 95%

mysterious: 73%

tense: 56%

emotional: 31%

sad: 20%

adventurous: 17%

challenging: 14%

reflective: 14%

funny: 10%

lighthearted: 2%

hopeful: 1%

inspiring: 1%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

27% of readers chose fast
58% of readers chose medium
13% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

19% of readers chose Plot
60% of readers chose A mix
8% of readers chose Character
11% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

14% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
23% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

15% of readers chose Yes
51% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
14% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

32% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
47% of readers chose No
9% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

35% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
20% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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