The sacrifice box

Title:

The sacrifice box

Author:

Stewart, Martin J., author.

Personal Author:

Stewart, Martin J., author.

ISBN:

9780425289532

Physical Description:

360 pages ; 22 cm

Abstract:

Five former friends must discover which of them broke the rules when objects they sealed in an ancient stone box come to life in twisted forms and dead things reanimate.

Summer, 1982. Five friends discover an ancient stone box hidden deep in the woods. They seal inside of it treasured objects from their childhoods, and they make a vow: Never come to the box alone. Never open it after dark. Never take back your sacrifice. Four years later, someone breaks the rules of the box, and now everyone has to pay. But how much are they willing to sacrifice? -- adapted from jacket

Subject Term:

Blessing and cursing -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

Young adult fiction.

Blessing and cursing -- Fiction.

Friendship -- Fiction.

Horror stories.

Genre:

Horror fiction.

Summary:

Five former friends must discover which of them broke the rules when objects they sealed in an ancient stone box come to life in twisted forms and dead things reanimate.

Holds:

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Summary

A horror story about friendship, growing up, and finding a place in the world: Gremlins meets The Breakfast Club by way of Stephen King and Stranger Things .

In the summer of 1982, five friends discover an ancient stone box hidden deep in the woods. They seal inside of it treasured objects from their childhoods, and they make a vow:

Never come to the box alone.
Never open it after dark.
Never take back your sacrifice.

Four years later, a series of strange and terrifying events begin to unfold: mirrors inexplicably shattering, inanimate beings coming to life, otherworldly crows thirsting for blood. Someone broke the rules of the box, and now everyone has to pay.

But how much are they willing to sacrifice?

Reviews (1)

Kirkus Review

Five Scottish teens tied together by a childhood summer are haunted by a broken promise and an ancient ritual. In 1982, brainy Sep, who is deaf in one ear, had one glorious summer with sporty Lamb and Mack, mouthy Arkle, and oddball Hadley (Lamb and Hadley are girls). After discovering a mysterious stone box, they cemented their friendship by each placing a sacrifice inside, inspired by a ritual that came to Sep in a dream. At the start of school, they return to their old friends (or lack thereof, in Sep's case) and forget their promise to one another. Four years later, Sep, bullied by Arkle and his friends, is close to finally achieving his dream of escaping their small island community via a boarding school scholarship when the others return to him. Strange, scary things are happeningthings related to the box, possibly because someone has broken one of the three cardinal rules. The third-person narration primarily follows Sep but includes moments focusing on other characters to show the powerful reach of the box as the horror and violence escalate (sensitive animal lovers in particular should take caution). For the teens to set things right, first they must come to terms with all the ways they went wrong. Diversity in the community includes Hadley's Korean mother and an Italian fish-and-chip shop owner.Moody and atmospheric, with sardonic humor; a meaty slice of horror. (Horror. 13-adult) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.