The Executioner Box - (Cautionary Tale Novel) by Matt Hilton

About the Book

Inside a crate of assorted junk, Ben Taylor finds a small, mysterious wooden box. It's etched with words in a language he doesn't understand. But the written note attached to it is clear: Do. Not. Open. Yet he cannot resist the urge to lift the lid . . . Ben never expected something so evil, dark and powerful would be lurking inside. Soon, strange and terrible things begin to happen: his employee gets attacked by an obscure figure, his wife hurts herself badly during work, people start to act abnormally around him and death follows him like the plague . . . Clearly Ben's curiosity has unleashed something sinister on the world, and on himself. But what - or who - will he have to sacrifice to get it back in the box?"--

Book Synopsis

Ben Taylor failed to heed the warning: do not open! The question is, what did he unleash?

Inside a crate of assorted junk, Ben Taylor finds a small, mysterious wooden box. It's etched with words in a language he doesn't understand. But the written note attached to it is clear: Do. Not. Open.

Yet he cannot resist the urge to lift the lid . . .

Ben never expected something so evil, dark and powerful would be lurking inside. Soon, strange and terrible things begin to happen: his employee gets attacked by an obscure figure, his wife hurts herself badly during work, people start to act abnormally around him and death follows him like the plague . . .

Clearly Ben's curiosity has unleashed something sinister on the world, and on himself. But what - or who - will he have to sacrifice to get it back in the box?

For fans of eerie tales "on the way to a finale of gut-clutching violence" (Booklist on Death Pact). Avid readers of Stephen King, James Herbert, Ramsey Campbell and Paul Tremblay will relish this latest Cautionary Tale novel from horror author Matt Hilton.

Review Quotes

A high-casualty nightmare right out of the Twilight Zone-- "Kirkus Reviews"

Completely apocalyptic . . . With characters who are truly mad, bad, and dangerous-- "Kirkus Reviews on Death Pact"

Fans of British author Hilton know what to expect: a tightly wound tale with doses of dry limey humor on the way to a finale of gut-clutching violence-- "Booklist on Death Pact"

Folk horror meets psycho thriller in this grim tale of murder, madness and slithering things in dark, hidden places-- "Paul Finch, Sunday Times bestselling author of All the Devils Are Here, on Wicked Jenny"

Hilton doesn't let the breakneck pacing or plot zigzags preclude in-depth characterizations. LISA UNGER fans will want to check this out-- "Publishers Weekly on The Girl in the Smoke"

Hilton grabs readers from the outset of this superior standalone thriller-- "Publishers Weekly on The Girl in the Smoke"

Hilton once again shows he can tell a gripping crime story-- "Publishers Weekly on Rough Justice"

Trust Matt Hilton . . . to come up with some nice twists-- "Booklist on The Girl in the Smoke"