Reviews
"Grady 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...[a] gripping, wildly entertaining exploration of childhood horrors." -- The New York Times "A delight...Hendrix, with relentless efficiency--and a bit of humor--forces us to confront our fears." -- The Washington Post "A madcap funhouse 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 "Classic Grady Hendrix: an authentically frightening, genuinely funny reconfiguration of what a haunted house can be." -- Esquire "[A] campy, cinematic ride." --People "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, National bestselling author of The Lady from the Black Lagoon "It's tempting to point out the balance of horror and humor here, and the commingling 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 searing look at grief, trauma, and how the things that haunt us aren't always supernatural." -- Rolling Stone "Another Southern Gothic Horror Comedy classic from Grady Hendrix...This clever, creepy, rollicking book will tug at your horror and heart strings." --Paul Tremblay, National bestselling author of The Cabin at the End of the World and The Pallbearers Club "A pulse-pounding exercise in pure horror drive that never loses sight of its emotional core, and that makes it quintessential Hendrix." --Paste Magazine "Skillfully balances complete creep outs and moments of outright hilarity. The down-home charm of the Charleston family is on point, and the scares are fun and frequent, while the author almost painfully captures sibling dynamics. Readers will be completely sucked in by Hendrix's adept prose." -- Library Journal (starred review) "Hendrix's book sets the high watermark for horror." -- Booklist (starred review) "Grady Hendrix tap dances the line between horror and heart. It's terrifying, darkly funny and empathetic with a left turn, a left hook when you're least expecting it. I loved it." --Lauren Beukes, Author of The Shining Girls "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 "After reading this, you might keep a weather eye on that doll propped over in the corner. And you probably also don't want to be trusting Grady Hendrix with a few hundred pages of your head anymore." --Stephen Graham Jones, New York Times bestselling author of My Heart is a Chainsaw "With his trademark charm and ingenuity, Hendrix upends the haunted house story." --Alma Katsu, Author of The Fervor and The Hunger, "A delight...Hendrix, with relentless efficiency--and a bit of humor--forces us to confront our fears." -- The Washington Post "A madcap funhouse 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 "[A] campy, cinematic ride." --People "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, National bestselling author of The Lady from the Black Lagoon "It's tempting to point out the balance of horror and humor here, and the commingling 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 searing look at grief, trauma, and how the things that haunt us aren't always supernatural." -- Rolling Stone "Another Southern Gothic Horror Comedy classic from Grady Hendrix...This clever, creepy, rollicking book will tug at your horror and heart strings." --Paul Tremblay, National bestselling author of The Cabin at the End of the World and The Pallbearers Club "Skillfully balances complete creep outs and moments of outright hilarity. The down-home charm of the Charleston family is on point, and the scares are fun and frequent, while the author almost painfully captures sibling dynamics. Readers will be completely sucked in by Hendrix's adept prose." -- Library Journal (starred review) "Hendrix's book sets the high watermark for horror." -- Booklist (starred review) "Grady Hendrix tap dances the line between horror and heart. It's terrifying, darkly funny and empathetic with a left turn, a left hook when you're least expecting it. I loved it." --Lauren Beukes, Author of The Shining Girls "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 "After reading this, you might keep a weather eye on that doll propped over in the corner. And you probably also don't want to be trusting Grady Hendrix with a few hundred pages of your head anymore." --Stephen Graham Jones, New York Times bestselling author of My Heart is a Chainsaw "With his trademark charm and ingenuity, Hendrix upends the haunted house story." --Alma Katsu, Author of The Fervor and The Hunger, "A delight...Hendrix, with relentless efficiency--and a bit of humor--forces us to confront our fears." -- The Washington Post "A madcap funhouse 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 "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, National bestselling author of The Lady from the Black Lagoon "It's tempting to point out the balance of horror and humor here, and the commingling 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 searing look at grief, trauma, and how the things that haunt us aren't always supernatural." -- Rolling Stone "Another Southern Gothic Horror Comedy classic from Grady Hendrix...This clever, creepy, rollicking book will tug at your horror and heart strings." --Paul Tremblay, National bestselling author of The Cabin at the End of the World and The Pallbearers Club "Skillfully balances complete creep outs and moments of outright hilarity. The down-home charm of the Charleston family is on point, and the scares are fun and frequent, while the author almost painfully captures sibling dynamics. Readers will be completely sucked in by Hendrix's adept prose." -- Library Journal (starred review) "Hendrix's book sets the high watermark for horror." -- Booklist (starred review) "Grady Hendrix tap dances the line between horror and heart. It's terrifying, darkly funny and empathetic with a left turn, a left hook when you're least expecting it. I loved it." --Lauren Beukes, Author of The Shining Girls "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 "After reading this, you might keep a weather eye on that doll propped over in the corner. And you probably also don't want to be trusting Grady Hendrix with a few hundred pages of your head anymore." --Stephen Graham Jones, New York Times bestselling author of My Heart is a Chainsaw "With his trademark charm and ingenuity, Hendrix upends the haunted house story." --Alma Katsu, Author of The Fervor and The Hunger, Praise for Grady Hendrix and The Final Girl Support Group " The Final Girl Support Group sizzles with action, originality, and a gleaming concept sharp as a scalpel."--Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author "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."--Stephen Graham Jones, New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians "A great read...[Hendrix] excels at writing horror humor... His characters are funny and real, though at least one will definitely lose a limb at some point...Though the final girls' plight has all the scares of great horror fiction, there is an element of truth in their situation that will be recognizable to anyone who has experienced real trauma."- The New York Times "Equal parts thrilling and darkly funny."- Time "A savvy summer slasher ... continues his winning run of meta horror novels...a wickedly entertaining page-turner." - USA Today "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 "Grady Hendrix has demonstrated a remarkable facility for suspense...With his latest work, The Final Girl Support Group , he's turned that talent into a nearly book-length workout, an exercise in go-go acceleration that steps on the gas soon after it begins and doesn't stop until the final pages."-The A.V. Club "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!"--Mick Garris, writer and director ( The Stand , Bag of Bones , The Shining miniseries) "A crazy emotional roller coaster ride that took me right back to 1980, but it needs a warning label: may cause severe anxiety, suggest reading with CBD and a glass of wine."--Adrienne King, actress, artist, and Friday the 13th's first Final Girl
