Hex
Hex is a 2001 ghost story and witch fiction novel by Thomas Olde Heuvelt. Much of the action takes place in Black Rock Forest, N.Y.. It deals with haunted places and witches.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.9 out of 5 from 13 ratings, and 91 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 8 editions.
At about 384 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.
About Hex
"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 beds 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 by 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."--Jacket.
Awards & lists
- ✦Locus Awards 2017 — Best Horror Novel (nominee)
Quick answers
Who wrote Hex?
Hex was written by Thomas Olde Heuvelt and first published in 2001.
What genre is Hex?
It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories, Witch Fiction, Horror and Historical Fiction.
How long is Hex?
The median edition has 384 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Hex?
Readers who like it often enjoy Merrick, Works (Carrie / Night Shift / 'Salem's Lot / Shining) and I Shall Wear Midnight.
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