Finished Horns by Joe Hill.
I've read both of his other books (a short story collection and the insanely scary Heart-Shaped Box) and this one's totally different. It's still very good, but different.
Ig wakes up after a barely-remembered night of drinking and finds that he has horns. As in, there are actual, literal, devil-like horns sprouting out of his forehead.
So, like most rational people, he figures he'll head on to the doctor's and see what's going on. And then things really get weird, because strangers start telling him things--weird, personal things. Things you don't tell other people, but especially not strangers. (For example, a little girl tells him she wants to set her mom on fire.)
Ig has to decide whether to use his power for good or evil--and yes, there's really not much "good" you can do with something like this. (I should also mention that he's the suspect in a cold case investigation--the rape and murder of his girlfriend. That comes into play later.)
The thing I love about Joe Hill's books is that they are incredibly weird, usually darkly funny in parts, and that they are damn near impossible to put down. So while, yes, it is very different than Heart-Shaped Box (which, incidentally, is one of the skin-crawlingly creepiest books I've read in ages), it's also fantastic. Spending a couple days with Ig has been quite the journey, and I look forward to re-reading it. (I got a review copy; you can get it February 16.)
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