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Jackknife

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Jackknife

By: Joe Hill
Narrated by: Robert Fass
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Ruined by scandal, Dennis Lange is hoping for a comeback. Selling the story of a cursed tree could make his future—if it doesn’t kill him—in this monstrous short story from New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill.

Dennis awakens something evil when he removes a decades-old jackknife from the trunk of a gnarled old sycamore. Once pinned in place—now thoughtlessly freed—the tree returns to its roots. An act of vigilante justice took place under its boughs long ago. But its taste for blood has only grown stronger…

Joe Hill’s Jackknife is part of The Shivers, a collection of haunting stories that reveal the otherworldly terrors all around us. Once you know, there’s no going back. Read or listen to each story in one unsettling sitting.

©2025 by Joseph King. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
Horror Supernatural Suspense Thriller & Suspense
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narrator does a solid job

The story is kinda meh and the ending is unsatisfying. it seems like it is going to go in a lot of interesting directions, but doesn't. The Pram is much better.

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Interesting premise

The is short story is missing a few essential components but provides an intriguing plot nonetheless. I could’ve done with fewer awkward descriptions, Joe hits all the same notes as his father but it just doesn’t hit home here.

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La pasé muy bien escuchando

Muy entretenido, me mantuvo atenta a la historia y armando distintos escenarios en mi cabeza. No fue predecible.

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Unpleasant and Dull Story

I enjoyed the previous short stories from this author, but this one fell flat. The lead character had too much drama that detracted from the story and the tree wasn't that frightening. I listened to the audiobook and the narrator was so dull and boring that this story just did not work well.

If you want a really good story about an awful tree, try Sightings: Polynesian Rakau Tira by J.F. Rodo Rome. Far more frightening than this tree could ever be. It's an entire series of scary goodness few have heard of.

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Not Joe's Best

overall, I feel that the story was not Joe Hill at his best. Actually not even a great concept. However, I might’ve enjoyed it more if the narrator had been better. Almost his entire delivery was sort of “punchy“ and a bit overly dramatic.Not a fan of this narrator.

In general, I think Joe Hill has done much better work.

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Welp...

I didn't like it. I have read other work by Joe Hill I really enjoyed. This was just really crude and ugly. Not my cup of tea.

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