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The Black Phone [Movie Tie-in]: Stories

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Joe Hill’s award-winning story collection, originally published as 20th Century Ghosts, featuring “The Black Phone,” soon to be a major motion picture from Universal Pictures and Blumhouse ProductionsJack 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 psychopath’s basement, a place stained with the blood of half a dozen murdered children.With him in his subterranean cell is an antique phone, long since disconnected . . . but it rings at night anyway, with calls from the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.“The Black Phone” is one of fifteen stories in Joe Hill’s first story collection, originally published as 20th Century Ghosts—the inventive and chilling compendium that established this award- winning, critically acclaimed, and bestselling author as “a major player in 21st-century fantastic fiction” (Washington Post). Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow Paperbacks; Media tie-in edition (December 28, 2021)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 480 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0063215136


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 39


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.19 x 1.08 x 7.5 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #80,368 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #145 in Ghost Thrillers #253 in Ghost Fiction #2,034 in Short Stories (Books)


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  • Got it because I liked the movie
Enjoyable read, it’s a cool story if you’re into that genre
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2024 by Ducky

  • Birthday present
Got it for my cousin, she loves the movie, she made a whole fan page abt Mason the lead in the movie, so I thought I’d get her the book🫶🏻🩷
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2024 by engene

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My daughter read the book multiple times since she received it easy to read quality of book is good and delivery was super fast
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2024 by Hawaiilove808

  • Our grandson was happy
He said it was good and that he enjoyed it.
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2023 by G Henry

  • Just like the movie
The short story of black phone is just like the movie there is just a slight difference but I really enjoyed it I also loved the first short story in the book also
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2024 by Elizabeth swarthout

  • Meh
At the beginning of this (very) short story, I was intrigued, drawn in, and curious about where it was going. The young man who was abducted was an appealing character, and I really was rooting for him to escape the danger he'd gotten into. The setting was well-described and the room where the victim was "stashed" was eerie enough to to almost be another character in the book. So, it started out really grabbing my attention and making me want to know what happens next. The ending . . . . well, left me a little cold. Too abrupt, too disjointed, and frankly, the bad guy didn't get everything he deserved. I was just left with too many questions. Letting a reader come to his/her own conclusions is one thing - but this story just stopped. I've read one other thing by Mr. Hill and have at least one more in my queue, so I'm not giving up on him. But it'll probably be awhile before I try another of his singles. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2013 by Cathy Mills

  • That phone is ringing, but you know it's not supposed to
That phone is ringing, but you know it's not supposed to. You are pretty sure you heard it, and just when you've convinced yourself it was just in your mind, you hear it again. Joe Hill explores some of our worst fears in this short. I think as a child we hear stories of abduction and children that are murdered and it really is something that seems far and away and unbelievable. When I was really little, they had the whole milk carton thing going on, you remember, with the "Missing" in bright red and the picture of a kid that you didn't know, but could imagine knowing. This short really explores what could happen, what might have happened to those "Missing". It's a creepy, uneasy feeling to be held, to imagine what is going to happen to you, knowing the person who has you, who took you, isn't right. It has tension, great descriptive writing and I imagined what I would be doing, I'd be looking for something to use as a weapon too wouldn't I? Wouldn't I try to crawl up to the window? It's a tense thriller that explores fears we've all had at one time or another. So far, Joe Hill has never disappointed. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2014 by DesertGirl

  • RE-DO OF "20TH CENTURY GHOSTS"
I've read everything by Joe Hill just as I have read everything by his father, Stephen King. Hill's writing stays with you long after you've finished his book. He's mastered the art of short stories magnificently - if you haven't read "Strange Weather I suggest you do so immediately. The last story is "Strange Weather" will haunt you. In this eclectic selection of short stories Hill runs from horror to rather sweet. I thoroughly enjoyed this book as I've enjoyed everything Hill has written. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2022 by Linda S. Crosson

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