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.
| ISBN: | 9781448318698 |
| Publication date: | 23rd April 2026 |
| Author: | Matt Hilton |
| Publisher: | Severn House an imprint of Joffe Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 248 pages |
| Series: | A Cautionary Tale Novel |
| Genres: |
Contemporary horror and ghost stories Occult fiction |
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.
The Executioner Box features in the following genres: Contemporary horror and ghost stories, Occult fiction
The Executioner Box is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Executioner Box was written by Matt Hilton and published by Severn House an imprint of Joffe Books
The Executioner Box has 248 pages
Yes it is part of A Cautionary Tale Novel series
£8.99