A review by toasty_boyo
The Black Phone: Stories by Joe Hill

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

I rated each of the stories individually as follows:

1. 4/5
2. 3.25/5
3. 5/5
4. 4/5
5. 3.5/5
6. 2.5/5
7. 5/5
8. 3.75/5
9. 3.5/5
10. 4/5
11. 2/5
12. 3.25/5
13. 3.75/5
14. 5/5
15. 5/5

Overall I did enjoy the book and clearly some more than others. The real horror and scary ones were obviously more favored. Some I felt weren’t scary and nothing really happened. Some were really gross and lewd and reminiscent of Stephen King’s writing. But oh man was fathers mask and black phone good - those are the ones I wish for more but also left me uneasy.