Basketful of Heads by Joe Hill

​   This is a book that manages to be just about as much fun as its lovely title. The song of King takes you to Maine, a place his father made forever creepy and so many other author have contributed to since, this time a small island. Brody Island seems like a nice place, but then the waters rise, the power cuts off and the night envelops its denizens who, as it turns out, are almost uniformly up to no good.
    In a place that small…what are the odds? Either way, it’s going to make for a doozy of a night for June Branch, a young woman who just wants to find her boyfriend, the local deputy, and get through the night. But first June will find an axe, an ancient Viking axe, no less, powered by the tree of Yggdrasil. And then June will get to use it. Over and over and over again. You know, because otherwise the title wouldn’t work.
     Suffice it to say the last time a girl had this much fun with an axe her name was Borden. But then again, of course, on a serious note, June isn’t having any fun, she’s just trying to survive the surprisingly evil locals and the surprisingly complicated local affairs. Will she? Read and find out.
    It’s a fun read, well drawn and just right for October, but will work for the other eleven months also. Recommended.