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Hell's Bells (Rewind or Die) Paperback – May 18, 2020

by Lisa Quigley (Author)
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It's 1991, and Sasha, Hayley, Tiffany and Jessica are four best friends into black clothes and rock music. They dabble in ouija boards and occult games like ‘light as a feather.’ But when Hayley gets ‘saved’, she’s convinced rock music is satanic and conspires to save them all. Her good intentions go up in flames and the four girls accidentally summon the devil. Trapped in the basement with entities beyond their wildest nightmares, their only saving grace is rock & roll. They have to hope to hell it’s enough, before another one bites the dust.
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    Rewind or Die
  2. Print length
    138 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    May 18, 2020
  5. Dimensions
    5 x 0.35 x 8 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    198920645X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1989206454
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Unnerving (May 18, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 138 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 198920645X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1989206454
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.35 x 8 inches
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Lisa Quigley is a writer, mother, wife, and irreverent witch living in New Jersey. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of California, Riverside's low-residency MFA program in Palm Desert. Her work has appeared in Unnerving Magazine, Automata Review, The Manifest Station, and more. She is the co-host of the dark fiction podcast Ladies of the Fright, and she is a professor of English and communications.

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This book is powerful and moving. It puts into words all the things I wish I was brave enough to say. And while I don’t know and love Freddie the way Quigley does, his beauty is woven into the book in a way that still chokes me up and has inspired me to become more familiar with his story. This book combined with the stunning tribute to Freddie has lit a fire in me to be myself at any cost.
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Lavender
5.0 out of 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2024
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This book was so good, especially with the addition of queen in the background. Its a perfect mix of the "girl power" trope and horror. I love how the author conveys real teenagers with fears/wants/needs in such a time.
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Phil
4.0 out of 5 stars Dance with the devil; beat with the band!
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2021
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At some point, Hell’s Bells author Lisa Quigley must have wondered “who is my audience for this book?” Is it the horror crowd? The classic rock crowd? The coming of age trope crowd?

A lifelong Queen fan AND horror fiction fan, I am your audience, Miss Quigley.

I can rattle the dates off without googling: 9/5/46 (Freddie’s birthday); 9/21/80 (first time I saw Queen live); 7/31/82 (last time I saw Queen live with Freddie); 9/24/91 (the day Freddie died).

So when I saw a post on social media from one of my horror family friends showing the cover to Hell’s Bells with Freddie Mercury in profile, it didn’t matter if it was a horror story or a Harlequin Romance, I hopped right on Amazon and placed my order.

Hell’s Bells tells the story of four 17 year old friends wrestling with some changes in their lives. Sasha, the story’s narrator, is upset best friend Hayley has been “born again” and is struggling with her new outlook on life. When her opinions include condemning all rock music as the work of the devil, Sasha has had enough. Something must be done to show Hayley that Freddie Mercury (among others) was not subliminally expounding satanic rhetoric in his lyrics. Sasha and her friends figure if they show Hayley that there is no such thing as the devil, they can get the old Hayley back.

So they go about trying to summon the devil.

I’d love to discuss the plot in much greater detail, but to do so would necessitate major spoilers. What started out as a teen coming of age story takes a very dark turn. Blood is spilled and lives are broken. Quigley writes well when the passage demands it. She also can handle teen angst and conversations pretty solid.

But the elephant in the room is her handling of religious themes. She has definite opinions on these ideals and the second half of the novella promulgates the idea that nothing is what it seems when it comes to God and the devil. I sense some amount of Ayn Rand objectivism in her concepts—follow reason and not faith—and, ultimately, the girls in the story espouse the belief that the support they get from each other is all the reason they need to have the faith they do. It’s a resonant lesson, but not one without some amount of controversy.

The story draws from such influences as Neil Gaiman’s Season of Mists storyline in Sandman; the current Lucifer TV show, and most certainly the Queen legacy. Quigley names chapters after Queen song titles, each title tying into the chapter’s content. She’s clearly done her homework when it comes to Freddie and the boys. Queen’s music becomes something of a driver for the plot, an aspect which the fanboy in me absolutely loved.

All said, the novella gives the royal treatment to the classic devil conjuring trope in horror fiction. But Quigley turns that trope on its pointy tailed behind, weighing in on some heavy topics. Sprinkle delicately with a little body horror and evisceration and this one packs a ton of fun into 134 pages. It’s just a question as to whether or not the girls can defy the laws of nature and come out alive (see what I did there?)

4 out of 5 crazy little stars.
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Leah L.
5.0 out of 5 stars So good!
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2022
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This book is powerful and moving. It puts into words all the things I wish I was brave enough to say. And while I don’t know and love Freddie the way Quigley does, his beauty is woven into the book in a way that still chokes me up and has inspired me to become more familiar with his story. This book combined with the stunning tribute to Freddie has lit a fire in me to be myself at any cost.
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5.0 out of 5 stars So good!
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2022
This book is powerful and moving. It puts into words all the things I wish I was brave enough to say. And while I don’t know and love Freddie the way Quigley does, his beauty is woven into the book in a way that still chokes me up and has inspired me to become more familiar with his story. This book combined with the stunning tribute to Freddie has lit a fire in me to be myself at any cost.
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Benjamin O. Rogus
4.0 out of 5 stars What are friends for, if not to summon the devil?
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2020
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A fast-paced, heart-felt novella that celebrates music, friendship and the pleasure and sweet pang of first love. Oh, there’s also existential danger, omnipotent supernatural beings, and some of the best body horror I’ve read this year. I also appreciated how well Lisa Quigley ties everything together at the end after an exciting ride. You can check out an interview with the author on the This is Horror podcast hosted by Michael David Wilson and Bob Pastorella (TIH #349)
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Philip Cowgill
4.0 out of 5 stars Hellishly fun
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2020
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The love between friends and Lisa's love of Freddie Mercury is just bursting out in this story! The plot was fun while still touching on some very real subjects that most people deal with, namely, struggling with personal identity and faith. I'm definitely looking forward to reading what Lisa writes next because I think this is just the tip of the iceburg.
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Sonora
5.0 out of 5 stars Devilish delight
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2020
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4.5 stars. Forget "Bohemian Rhapsody," this is my quintessential Queen text. Awesome story.
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Angela
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun read
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2020
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This was a fun read with a great cast of characters and a surprise ending I enjoyed. Long live rock n roll.
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Laurel Hightower
5.0 out of 5 stars Rock n roll horror
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2021
This is, hands down, my new fave coming of age story. Yeah, Ramona Quimby, go on somewhere.

Hell's Bells, like every installment in the Rewind or Die series, is a great deal of fun. There's gore, there's blood, there are some scenes so gross they could win a splatterpunk award. But there's also a great deal of heart in Lisa Quigley's characters, and in their relationships with each other. The long running friendships of the four friends, their sense of self, their love for each other, and the concept of self love all run through this story. It's well written, it's funny, and it's like nothing I've ever read before. Looking forward to more from this author.
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Thomas Joyce
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved it!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 16, 2020
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A horror story about blind faith and organised religion, but also a love letter to Freddie Mercury. I felt the characterisation and dialogue between the four main characters was excellent. And the depiction of both the devil and god were unique and refreshing, especially the charismatic satan. I loved it!
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