10 Deeply Unusual And Unconventional Literary Heroes

2. Ig Perrish

First (And Only) Appearance: Horns by Joe Hill On the anniversary of his girlfriend's rape and murder, Ignatius (Ig for short) wakes up with a killer headache, and a pair of devil-like horns growing out of his forehead. Mostly he has problems with the horns though, and with them come some very unusual powers. The main one is that the horns tend to bring out the worst in people. When he's around people they will admit the worse things they have ever done or will follow through with their deepest and darkest desires. This power leads to some funny confessions and terrifying honesty. With his horns and new found powers, Ig begins to look for the killer of his girlfriend, Merrin. The year prior to Ig getting horny, Merrin dumped him and hours later she is found strangled to death after being raped. Everyone, including Ig's family, thinks he did it. Because of that, Ig's life has been miserable, not only did he lose his one and only love but everyone thinks he committed the atrocious crime. But Ig is about to set things straight and get the revenge for the lovely Merrin. This book, like its hero, is equal parts funny, romantic and sad.