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How to Sell a Haunted House

“Hendrix’s horror novels are a gateway drug to the genre.... By weaving violence, family trauma and humor, Hendrix creates a texture that engages the reader emotionally and viscerally.”

New York Times

“Hendrix is a contemporary horror master, and the combination of profound storytelling and unapologetic, campy gore he delivers here will surely have horror fans reading with a gleeful smile on their faces."

NPR

"A must-have for any library that will appeal to a broad audience. Hendrix is a best-seller for a reason, and this new novel shows he is only getting better with age."

Library Journal, Starred Review!

"With strong connections to twenty-first century classics [...] Hendrix's book sets the high watermark for horror in 2023."

Booklist, Starred Review!

"Grief, generational trauma, and some sinister puppets animate this wildly entertaining haunted house tale from bestseller Hendrix [...] This is a gem."

Publishers Weekly

"Warm up the VCR and fire up the air popper for a most bitchin’ horror story by a gifted practitioner of these dark arts."

Kirkus

"In “How to Sell a Haunted House,” Hendrix, with relentless efficiency — and a bit of humor — forces us to confront our fears."

Washington Post

"Hendrix’s latest, How to Sell a Haunted House, is the near-perfect distillation of this form: a novel that is both very funny and truly scary."

Locus

"If you don't have a doll phobia, don't worry — you'll develop one."

SFX Magazine

"This is easily his creepiest novel to date and one of the creepier novels I’ve read in the recent past.... Grady Hendrix has become a “must read” for me. He’s grown into a modern master of the genre and each new book he publishes shows his growth as a storyteller in everything that word encompasses. He’s a smart, savvy writer who spins emotional stories featuring very human people and themes with the best of them."

SFF World

"What follows is classic Grady Hendrix: an authentically frightening, genuinely funny reconfiguration of what a haunted house can be."

Esquire

“[A] searing look at grief, trauma, and how the things that haunt us aren’t always supernatural.”

Rolling Stone

“[A] campy, cinematic ride.”

People

"How to Sell a Haunted House effectively marries tropes ripped straight from the pages of a midcentury pulp magazine to a Pat Conroy-esque chronicle of Lowcountry generational trauma."

BookPage

“Hendrix has the uncanny ability to write horror in a funny and entertaining way.”

Mystery & Suspense Magazine

"Nightmare fuel abounds in the pages of 'How to Sell a Haunted House,' as do the eccentricities of southern families and their penchant for both self-preservation and self-sabotage. But Hendrix intersperses all of this with belly laughs, and he counterbalances trauma and terror with a heartfelt, empathetic vision of humanity’s ability to forge redemption in the face of seemingly impossible odds."

The Charleston Post & Courior

"How to Sell a Haunted House is an immensely satisfying, wholly surprising read from start to finish."

Geek Vibes Nation

"A fun and at times quite scary horror novel about how houses aren’t the only things that can be haunted, “How To Sell a Haunted House” is another triumph from Grady Hendrix."

The Library Ladies

"Hendrix is a MASTER of the horror genre. He brilliantly weaves comedic elements into his most bizarre plots and is able to effortlessly bring the story to life. With nods to classics like “Child’s Play” and “Chinga” (the X-Files episode written by Stephen King), Hendrix honors those staples without falling into predictable horror tropes."

Lost Between Pages

"...[J]ust when we think we have a handle on things Hendrix in the final act raises the stakes in an unexpected and particularly chilling way. It’s a storyline that keeps us on our toes throughout and yet neatly by the end all the pieces explaining why this happened come together."

Run Along the Shelves

"How to Sell a Haunted House is the latest example of what Grady Hendrix excels at: giving us capital H horror through the lens of relationships we can all relate to- coworkers, best friends, neighbors and now siblings- so we can easily put ourselves in the action. Of all his previous novels I gotta say…this book is the scariest one yet!"

The Scariest Things

"It had every chance to be ordinary, but utilized its tropes to tell a story that’s as powerful as it is terrifying"

AiPT Comics

"HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE is classic Hendrix, compelling and imaginative—and a wild ride from start to finish."

Nightmarish Conjurings

"Hendrix’s ability to consistently shift back-and-forth between campy, slapstick horror, and serious, slow-burn, real-life nightmares is a talent that not many horror writers have. This one is probably the best book he’s released"

Horror Geek Life

"As always, Hendrix takes a horror trope and twists it, strangles it, shakes it, stabs it a few times, drains its blood, and reinfuses it with antifreeze, creating a tale adjacent but far, far more horrifying than any haunted house story you’ve imbibed before"

SwSondheimer

"A madcap fun house of a novel. Zigzags from hilarious to horrifying to heartbreaking and back again in the blink of an eye. I loved it!"

Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of The House Across the Lake

“It's tempting to point out the balance of horror and humor here, and the comingling of the two really is something else, but the true power behind How to Sell a Haunted House is in its emotionality, the sister-brother dynamic, the family matters. It's life and death in the childhood home, and Hendrix has masterfully rendered the journey from one end to the other.”

Josh Malerman, New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box and Daphne

“A spirited nightmare story about death, but also, what comes after: grief, guilt, family secrets, and estate administration. Oh, also, did I mention the evil puppets?"

Chuck Wendig, New York Times-bestselling author of The Book of Accidents

“Take a deep breath before you start How to Sell A Haunted House, because you won’t be able to breathe until it’s over. Haunted spaces, creepy puppets, family secrets, and emotional trauma are all meticulously pieced together to create a story that won’t just get under your skin —it’ll tunnel down to your bones. This book is a missile designed to obliterate you emotionally and absolutely annihilate you with terror. And let me tell you, Grady Hendrix does not miss.”

Mallory O’Meara, bestselling author of The Lady from the Black Lagoon

"With his trademark charm and ingenuity, Hendrix upends the haunted house story. Chilling, surprising, and at times downright frightening, How to Sell a Haunted House is ultimately about how we're all haunted by our families and the lengths to which we must go to make peace with the past."

Alma Katsu, author of The Fervor and The Hunger

BadAsstronauts

"Grady Hendrix has a wonderful knack for lightness in his stories. Even when at their most gruesome, they don’t stray too far and become heavy. He is excellent at the darkly funny and the absurd, which balances well with the scary or, in this case, absolutely batshit."

Before We Go

The Final Girl Support Group

"A wildly entertaining romp through the conventions of horror’s slasher film subgenre…Hendrix masterfully evokes the paranoid existences of his diverse cast in the aftermath of their traumatic ordeals, and he so explicitly details the massacres and fictional film sagas that grew out of them that readers may believe them to be real. The result is a wonderfully suspenseful and darkly comic novel that cleverly subverts popular culture.Horror fans will be wowed."

Publishers Weekly, Starred Review!

"Hendrix presents yet another thought-provoking, fun, and chilling winner."

Library Journal, Starred Review!

“A bloody and grotesque but ultimately entertaining and inspiring take on horror movies, trauma, and self-determination.”

Kirkus

"[An] entertaining, fast-paced, and darklyhumorous novel that reads like a sequel to a spooky '80s horror flick."

Booklist

"A savvy summer slasher."

USA Today

"Hendrix’s cinematic knowledge is deployed with skill, and it’s not necessary to be a fan of slasher movies to enjoy this very clever, gleefully violent, self-aware deconstruction of the genre."

The Guardian

"This is a must-read for stalk 'n' slash fans and another hit from a horror writer at the top of his game."

SFX Magazine

"While this story’s appeal should be obvious to fans of movies like Friday the 13th and Halloween, Hendrix gives the slasher genre an added level of depth and sophistication as he explores residual trauma as well as the consequences and complications of commodifying that trauma. The Final Girl Support Group is a quirky but refreshingly thoughtful homage to slasher films and the stalwart women who outfoxed their diabolical stalkers."

BookPage

"This is a fine reworking of a genre exercise: pulpy without feeling trashy, conventional without feeling unintelligent, and always geared toward delivering maximum enjoyment. It’s about time we had another good slasher beach read."

AV Club

"THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP is ultimately a novel of courageous self-discovery as damaged, flawed, but nonetheless determined and capable women face decks fatally stacked against them. But in the lessons learned from their grisly pasts and shared among their supportive circle, they never lose their potential to become not just survivors, but saviors, to be the awe-inspiring heroes of their own stories and of one another’s, as well."

Post and Courier

"If you’re a horror lover and a fan of slasher movies, you’ll adore The Final Girl Support Club."

Geek Vibes Nation

"[Readers are} in for a thrill ride that’s equal parts terrifying and satisfying, as the final girls refuse to be victimized anymore."

Book Reporter

"THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP sizzles with action, originality, and a gleaming concept sharp as a scalpel."

SFF World

"The Final Girl Support Group... pays homage to the slasher genre while recognising that mainstream views have changed over the last four decades, that those who did so can no longer ignore the sexual and physical violence perpetrated on women"

Locus

"Support Group starts with the question that slasher movies don’t bother asking: What happens to the final girl once the movie ends? How does she go on?"

Slate

"The Final Girl Support Group is a fast-paced horror thriller, not-quite-slasher that pierced through this slasher fan’s heart and bone."

Grimoire of Horror

"Pray for morning, wish for speed, and be as quiet as you can, it doesn't matter—Grady Hendrix's The Final Girl Support Group already knows where you live and breathe."

Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“The Final Girl Support Group is funny, scary, and a roaring good time. Grady Hendrix puts his own spin on Final Girls and I loved it. His unique voice should not be missed by those who enjoy horror with a big dose of sarcasm and humor.”

Stephen Graham Jones, Author of The Only Good Indians

"Take slasher movie adoration, critique, and satire, mix with compelling, flawed characters and neck-breaking plot twists, and drop it all into an industrial blender with large blades. Voilà, you now have Grady's maniacally clever and compulsively readable The Final Girl Support Group."

Samantha Downing, USA Today bestselling author of My Lovely Wife

"The Final Girl Support Group is perfect for anyone who loves old slasher movies and, oddly enough, anyone who hates them. Grady Hendrix has somehow crafted both an homage to B-horror schlock and a clever dissection of the genre, all delivered in the form of one long breathless chase punctuated by both unpredictable twists and thoughtful insight."

Paul Tremblay, National bestselling author of Survivor Song

"A (bloody) valentine to the slasher franchises of the VHS era, but also a smart novel about survivor guilt and the concept of the enduring heroine."

David Wong, New York Times bestselling author of John Dies at the End

“With The Final Girl Support Group Grady Hendrix transforms a horror trope into something bloody original. An incisive examination of society's obsession with violence against women that simultaneously honors and roasts the slasher genre with equal prowess. Wildly entertaining and clever as hell.”

Kim Newman, author of Anno Dracula

"Grady Hendrix’s canny new novel, THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP, gathers all the tropes and iconography of a decade’s worth of slasher movies, throws them into a blender with much more wit and intelligence than any of those movies displayed, in a truly original, compelling, suspenseful tour de force… with a knowing wink. Hendrix has a rare, unique voice in a genre sorely in need of more!"

Rachel Harrison, Author of The Return

"THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP is a deft examination of how our culture's obsession with misogynistic violence destroys the lives of women and how those women are able to keep fighting and living after unthinkable trauma. The beating heart of this book is empathy and it's set into a lightning-paced, vicious thriller. Reading it was a catharsis. Absolutely unmissable. Horror fans... you've never read a slasher like this."

Mick Garris, writer, director (The Stand, Bag of Bones, The Shining miniseries)

"A crazy emotional roller coaster ride that took me right back to1980, but it needs a warning label: may cause severe anxiety, suggest reading with CBD and a glass of wine."

Mallory O'Meara, bestselling author of THE LADY FROM THE BLACK LAGOON

"A crazy emotional roller coaster ride that took me right back to1980, but it needs a warning label: may cause severe anxiety, suggest reading with CBD and a glass of wine."

Adrienne King, actress, artist, Friday the 13th’s 1st Final Girl

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires

“Hendrix cleverly sprinkles in nods to well-established vampire lore, and the fact that he’s a master at conjuring heady 1990s nostalgia is just the icing on what is his best book yet. Fans of smart horror will sink their teeth into this one.”

Kirkus, Starred Review

“Hendrix draws shrewd parallels between the serial killers documented in the book club’s picks and Harris’s apparent vampire persona, loading his gruesome story with perfectly-pitched allusions to classic horror novels and true crime accounts. This powerful, eclectic novel both pays homage to the literary vampire canon and stands singularly within it.”

Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

“Hendrix has masterfully blended the disaffected housewife trope with a terrifying vampire tale [...] Whether they are horror fans or not, a wide swath of readers will enjoy how this premise plays out.”

Booklist, Starred Review

“Buried beneath THE SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB’S GUIDE TO SLAYING VAMPIRES’s mounds of Southern-style humor and horrific plot twists ripples a coming-of-age story featuring the least likely of heroines […] The novel exudes sufficient Southern charm and hospitality to conceal the extensive groundwork laid for the delectable surprises that are made to spring from its passages. A vampires’ hunger for blood may be insatiable, but this masterpiece novel ladles out ample thrills, chills, and relevant examples of sociopolitical injustices to satisfy any literary appetite.”

Foreword, Starred Review

“One of the most rollicking, addictive novels […] in years.”

The New York Times

“Its incisive social commentary and meaningful character development make THE SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB’S GUIDE TO SLAYING VAMPIRES not just a palatable read for non-horror fans, but a winning one.”

USA Today

“It’s this ability to terrify, while also having something worthwhile and insightful to say, that makes Grady Hendrix one of my favourite contemporary horror authors.”

Locus

“[This] delightful rendition of the ensuing gore, crisp expletives, and eerie suspense of this horror story, which touches on themes of gender, class, and race, makes for an enthralling […] experience.”

Audio File

“The author remains excellent at staging page-turning sequences of excitement.”

AV Club

“Horror lovers who enjoy era-specific pop cultural references and a smart blend of vivid character-driven horror and humor will be well pleased. It’s everything Hendrix fans have come to expect from his exclusive brand of storytelling: Clever, compelling and plenty of chills. A new favorite!”

Cemetery Dance

“This might be my favorite work from Hendrix to date.”

The Fantasy Hive

“One of the things I like the most about Grady Hendrix’s novels is the nostalgia factor. It’s just so darn satisfying to submerge myself in all of the stereotypical yet true-to-life, generation-defining quirkiness he brings to the story. ”

Audible, Editor’s Pick

“This book is scary, twisty, weirdly sexy, and so good.”

New York Public Library

"Grady Hendrix is growing into a master of the horror genre with each book he publishes, he’s become a must read for me and THE SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB'S GUIDE FOR SLAYING VAMPIRES is just proof of his mastery of storytelling."

SFF World

"The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires is entertaining and amusing."

Fantasy Literature

“THE SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB GUIDE TO SLAYING VAMPIRES is funny and warm and it’s genuinely creepy and disturbing. Grady re-creates a time and place without the dangerous, distortive lens of nostalgia and delivers a book with plenty of bite (I’m sorry for the pun, but it’s true).”

Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts and The Cabin at the End of the World

"Grady Hendrix has cemented his place as a literary luminary [...] Hendrix has taken his genuine affection for housewives and their work, and folded it seamlessly into a horrifying story of social decay and community betrayal. Cancel your plans and lock your doors — you won't be able to stop reading this one until the very end."

Sarah Gailey, Hugo-Award winning author of Magic for Liars

“Every vampire novel is going to have blood and teeth, but this one’s got that one essential ingredient that nobody else does like Grady Hendrix: heart. These aren’t characters, they’re people, and I consider myself lucky to have known them for a few pages.”

Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Only Good Indians

“The book I didn’t know I was waiting for about suburban moms fighting monsters in their midst. This book is a goddamn delight.”

Lauren Beukes, award-winning and internationally bestselling author of The Shining Girls

We Sold Our Souls

“The quintessential horror-metal novel for our times.”

Los Angeles Review of Books

“Hendrix’s pulpy love letter to heavy metal music is a gloriously over-the-top scare fest that has hidden depths […] Readers will root for Kris all the way to the explosive, poignant finale.”

Publishers Weekly

“A faithful power ballad to horror literature in all of its forms.”

Paste

“Fear not, Hen­drix smashes it out of the park.”

Locus

“Wild and fun, genuinely terrifying in places, and also somehow heartfelt.”

Tor.com

“Hendrix’s horror chops are nigh-unassailable at this point.”

Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog

“Hendrix is an indie horror legend, and WE SOLD OUR SOULS is one of his best.”

Book Riot

“[Grady] excels in reinvigorating the 80’s tone of those mass-produced novels of the 1980s. This one clearly plays homage to Stephen King, but also any of those books from that time […] Fans of Stranger Things will ‘get it’ […] It’s a great read.”

SFFWorld

My Best Friend’s Exorcism

“National treasure Grady Hendrix follows his classic account of a haunted IKEA-like furniture showroom [...] with a nostalgia-soaked ghost story, MY BEST FRIEND'S EXORCISM.”

The Wall Street Journal

“This book packs all the magic of a summer horror flick.”

Bustle

“The rare exorcism book that will make you cry, My Best Friend’s Exorcism is both a truly scary tale and a loving tribute to high school friendship.”

Hypable

"This particular horror story is a love letter to the 1980s and to the power of friendship between women."

Smart Bitches, Trashy Books

“Think Mean Girls with demonic possession, set in 1988 Charleston. It’s funny, it’s heart-wrenching, it’s even a little spiritual, in a very strange way.”

Southern Living Magazine

“Hendrix's fusion of teen angst, '80s pop culture, and the power of true friendship is a treat.”

Kirkus

"My Best Friend’s Exorcism is a stand-out book with dark and twisted moments of humor that will appeal to almost any reader."

Grimdark Magazine

"As a whole, this novel truly surprised me as I was expecting YA-light-fare with suspenseful and supernatural events, but instead, My Best Friend’s Exorcism is a suitable Halloween narrative that digs deep into interpersonal friend relationships and demonized-exorcism circumstances to satisfy anyone with 80s-horror-nostalgia."

FanFiAddict

“Take The Exorcist, add some hair spray and wine coolers, and enroll it in high school in 1988 — that’ll give you MY BEST FRIEND'S EXORCISM [..] .Campy. Heartfelt. Horrifying.”

Minnesota Public Radio

“Clever, heartfelt, and get-under-your-skin unnerving.”

Fangoria

"Deceptively linear, but entirely different and gory and creepy and funny."

Here's the Fucking Twist

"Grady Hendrix made it to my “auto buy” list after I read his first book, and it doesn’t look like he’s giving up that spot any time soon. If you like your horror mixed with humor, nostalgia, and a story about how powerful friendship can be, you don’t want to miss this book."

The Speculative Herald

Horrorstör

“Horrorstör delivers a crisp terror-tale that [gets] darker and funnier as the book progresses [...] Hendrix strikes a nice balance between comedy and horror.”

The Washington Post

“Disarming.”

The Wall Street Journal

“If you’ve ever been frustrated trying to put together furniture from IKEA, you’ll get a laugh out of Hendrix’s spoof mystery.”

The New York Post

“Equal parts terrifying and hilarious.”

Bustle

“A clever little horror story [and] a treat for fans of The Evil Deador Zombieland, complete with affordable solutions for better living.”

Kirkus

“The book’s packaging as a catalog—complete with illustrations of increasingly sinister-looking furniture with faux Scandinavian names—gives it a charmingly oddball allure.”

Publishers Weekly

"I loved this book, as I said, Hendrix is becoming one of my favorites. It is a perfect mix of horror, current events, with just the right touch of the insane to keep me turning page after page. Check it out, and next time you are at IKEA, remember this book."

Grimdark Magazine

“A very clever ghost story.”

Booklist

"The tone starts off funny, and as the story progresses it turns creepy and escalates to, 'Holy crap what just happened!'.... [T]his is a fun book to read"

Smart Bitches, Trashy Books

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These Fists Break Bricks: How Kung Fu Movies Swept America and Changed the World

"...a fascinating overview of martial arts movies..."

SlashFilm

"...funny, fascinating, and encyclopedic..."

The Playlist

"This book has plenty of colorful anecdotes and flashy graphics but it’s the way it sneaks up on you with its narrative about different cultures inspiring and influencing each other that gives it staying power. It’s an achievement with multiple levels"

Schlockmania!

"Chris Poggiali and Grady Hendrix really have a special thing in These Fists Break Bricks, and I can't wait to suggest it to others."

Book Squad Goals

"Beyond the insightful writing, this book is packed with gorgeous poster and ad art that will delight and inspire anyone who loves — or wants to get into — these movies."

B&S About Movies

"These Fists Break Bricks is a total blast! Impeccably researched, it's perfect for both the Tarantino-level fanatic or a newbie who has only seen Enter the Dragon."

Larry Karaszewski, screenwriter (Ed Wood, Dolemite Is My Name)

"These Fists Break Bricks is that rare combination of a fun read combined with true scholarship, complemented by an amazing collection of images..."

C. Courtney Joyner, screenwriter (Class of 1999, From a Whisper to a Scream)

"This intelligent, witty, respectful virtual encyclopedia is as fun as the subject it covers. Marvelously designed and written by two experts, it is the book all kung fu movie fans have been waiting for."

Danny Peary, author and film critic (Cult Movies 1-3, Cult Movie Stars)

"A fascinating and amazingly complete tome..."

Larry Hama, writer/artist (G.I. Joe, Wolverine)

"Full of great illos and facts about the producers, directors, stars, distributors, theaters, and the endless retitles and rip-offs. This book is excellent."

Michael J. Weldon, author/editor (The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film, Psychotronic Video)

"These Fists Break Bricks is a bone-crushing blast!"

Steven Puchalski, Shock Cinema Magazine

"This is no schlock-by-numbers quickie film book. Hendrix and Poggiali are twin ninjas of celluloid..."

Donald Guarisco, Schlockmania!

"This book oughta be called KungFuPedia -- you can just look at the pictures and increase your martial-arts movie knowledge by a thousand percent. If you don't own it, you deserve to be whopped on the right side of your face by Billy Jack's right foot."

Joe Bob Briggs, from the horror channel Shudder

Paperbacks from Hell

“Pure, demented delight.”

The New York Times

“PAPERBACKS FROM HELL is as funny as it is engaging.”

The Washington Post

“The book is a true appreciation of the genre.”

The Los Angeles Times

“A nostalgic treat.”

Playboy

“Terrific [...] Written with wit and affection, lavishly illustrated with a wide selection of the era’s cover art, Paperbacks from Hell was an attempt to reckon with the tidal wave of horror narratives that filled the bookshelves for two decades.”

Locus

“The very best horror novel reference material on the shelves right now, bar none.”

Dread Central