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Hexes [Mass Market Paperback]

Tom Piccirilli (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (68 customer reviews)

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3.0 out of 5 stars storytelling is hexed April 17 2004
By David Group
Format:Mass Market Paperback
First the good news-- Piccirilli has a unique writing style that gives an otherworldly feel to the events unfolding in the novel, a mixture of matter-of-factness mixed with a skewed view of reality that evokes a combination of vintage Bradbury and Ramsey Campbell. On the negative side, both the story and the characters are somewhat unfocused, the writer assumes the reader has a fair amount of knowledge about magick (which, I believe, he writes as *magik*), and the ending degenerates into the usual bloody massacre in which numerous characters meet an ugly death. In short, he has an intriguing writing style which, once I warmed up to it, I really liked. Too bad the story fell short of expectations.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly powerful occult horror Sep 21 2003
By A Customer
Format:Mass Market Paperback
A friend of mine recommended this book to me and I'm glad she did. HEXES is one of my new all-time favorite books. This is a top-notch horror novel that will claw its way under your skin. There are some wonderfully chilling scenes in here, but there's also a light, playful air about much of the story as well. There's a real sense of poetry here as certain scenes just sing off the page. There are many funny characters stuck in strange situations, and there's one of the most memorable dogs in horror fiction this side of Dean Koontz's Einstein from Watchers. An odd mixture of thrills, chills, and tongue in cheek satire. I can't wait to also read A Lower Deep, The Night Class, and A Choir of Ill Children, which has one of the most amazing titles I've ever seen.
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1.0 out of 5 stars characterization is weak Sep 18 2003
By A Customer
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book is dreadful, and not in a good way. I read it with high expectations, having enjoyed his short story "Voice C" in Cemetery Dance. The short story works, but in a novel, unlike a short story, you need to flesh out the characters. Tom can't seem to do this. His female characters, espcially, show about as much depth as a soap opera housewife. They smile a lot, then frown, then they smile some more. Also, the dialog stinks. I just think that if people talked the way they talk in Hexes, I would shoot myself out of sheer annoyance.

Going along with the simple-minded characters is a simple-minded plot. Mostly it's just this farcical build-up towards a awful climax. He might as well have written in all caps at the begining of each chapter, "THE CLIMAX IS AT THE PARTY!" I think he wanted it to be shocking. Instead it's dumb and as annoying as getting a parking ticket. It is truly the most unbelievable party setting ever. All it was missing was maybe a pharoh and the wolfman.

AVOID AVOID AVOID!

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5.0 out of 5 stars An occult masterpiece
Piccirilli's particular style of horror is one of the most interesting I've ever come across. It's a witches brew of action, atmosphere, and literate affectation that works on so... Read more
Published on Jan 30 2003
1.0 out of 5 stars 'bad attempt'
This is very confusing book, are we suppose to know all about black art and all? 'Debbie is Dead' is irritating. What is the meaninig of it? I dont know. Some secreat clue? Read more
Published on Jan 28 2003
1.0 out of 5 stars 'bad attempt'
This is very confusing book, are we suppose to know all about black art and all? 'Debbie is Dead' is irritating. What is the meaninig of it? I dont know. Some secreat clue? Read more
Published on Jan 28 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Occult Novel
Tom Piccirilli is one of those authors that's at least two steps above most everyone else out there. Read more
Published on Jan 19 2003 by "urthfireair"
4.0 out of 5 stars A REAL PAGE TURNER !!!!
Hexes is an dark, suspensful descent into a world where demons walk the earth...and men wield dark magic to protect the innocent. Read more
Published on Nov 25 2002 by Samurai6
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome novel of occult horror
A couple of friends of mine recommended this book to me and I'm so glad they did. This is a top-notch horror novel. It's the first one I'd read by Piccirilli, but not the last! Read more
Published on Nov 9 2002
4.0 out of 5 stars Refreshingly different but not completely satisfying
This isn't your run-of-the mill horror novel; it doesn't employ a simple plot or try merely to unnerve you with atrocious acts and agents. Read more
Published on Sep 20 2002 by Daniel Jolley
5.0 out of 5 stars Fine fantastic fun
I finished this novel in two sittings. It's a fast, bizarre, phantasmagorical read that has some truly creepy situations. Read more
Published on Dec 22 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible occult novel
This one is poetry in motion. HEXES is literate, stylish, powerful, and rises above most ordinary horror to claim its own niche as a dark fantasy masterpiece. Read more
Published on Dec 20 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent dark fantasy
Leave it to somebody named "Butts" to get it all backwards. Hexes is a solid read full of intricate storytelling prowess and a wonderful use of language. Read more
Published on Oct 11 2001
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