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Grady Hendrix

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in Charleston, SC, The United States

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Horror, Science Fiction, Humor and Comedy

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Grady Hendrix is the author of the novels Horrorstör, about a haunted IKEA, and My Best Friend's Exorcism, which is like Beaches meets The Exorcist, only it's set in the Eighties. He's also the author of We Sold Our Souls, The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, and the upcoming (July 13!) Final Girl Support Group!

He's also the jerk behind the Stoker award-winning Paperbacks from Hell, a history of the 70's and 80's horror paperback boom, which contains more information about Nazi leprechauns, killer babies, and evil cats than you probably need.

And he's the screenwriter behind Mohawk, which is probably the only horror movie about the War of 1812 and Satanic Panic.

You can listen to free, amazing, and did I mention free podcasts ...more

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Grady Hendrix's Blog

Thank you, FCC, for posting this disturbingly detailed Simpsons complaint.

“In this episode, the students of Springfield Elementary have revolted against the teachers and administrators, taking ‘control’ of the school. The students eventually catch Principal Skinner in the gym. As they begin to overtake and subdue Principal Skinner, one of the students empties out a large, brown-colored drawstring bag that is filled with various sports ball

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Average rating: 3.73 · 873,778 ratings · 134,662 reviews · 58 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires 3.80 avg rating — 259,481 ratings — published 2020 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Final Girl Support Group 3.51 avg rating — 160,039 ratings — published 2021 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Best Friend's Exorcism 3.93 avg rating — 130,840 ratings — published 2016 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Sell a Haunted House 3.66 avg rating — 134,222 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Horrorstör 3.65 avg rating — 107,349 ratings — published 2014 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Sold Our Souls 3.72 avg rating — 28,384 ratings — published 2018 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ankle Snatcher 3.72 avg rating — 23,063 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction by Grady Hendrix (Goodreads Author), Will Errickson (Goodreads Author) (coauthor) 4.27 avg rating — 10,988 ratings — published 2017 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Witchcraft for Wayward Girls 4.18 avg rating — 7,016 ratings — published 2025 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Occupy Space 3.80 avg rating — 2,179 ratings — published 2012 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Grady Hendrix rated a book did not like it The Kill Riff by David J. Schow	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The misogyny is strong with this one.
Nov 02, 2024 05:05AM · 161 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Kill Riff by David J. Schow. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Kill Riff by David J. Schow
Grady Hendrix rated a book did not like it Burning Obsession by Robert W. Walker (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Author Robert W. Walker seems to possess actual knowledge about fire fighting and arson investigation and without the fabricated forensic hoo-hah of the other Dr. Dean Grant novels this one just putters along.
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Grady Hendrix rated a book it was ok Flesh by Gus Weill	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Author Gus Weill was a legendary Louisiana political operator and here he has imagined what would happen if the Texas Chainsaw Massacre took place in Maine with rich people. I expected something chewier from James Carville's mentor. ...more
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Grady Hendrix rated a book liked it On My Honor by Malacai Black	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Well-written book about killer Boy Scouts but at one point someone gets pushed off a train platform and there are 6 1/2 pages telling us the history of the station and the private thoughts of everyone on the platform. Padded is an understatement.
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Grady Hendrix rated a book liked it Dead Man's Float by Robert W. Walker (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Meet Dr. Dean Grant, a ludicrously square-jawed lovemaking machine who is also the Chicago medical examiner. Facing him is an even more ludicrous serial killer who is, of course, trans (sigh). Together, they will send you to pulp heaven with out-of-n ...more
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Grady Hendrix rated a book really liked it Razor's Edge by Robert W. Walker (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Dr. Dean Grant goes to Orlando and falls in love! There is also a hairy dwarf who dresses "like a Dickensian street urchin" and worships Satan when he's not beating his brother with a bullwhip woven from human hair. Did I mention he loves Bob Seeger? ...more
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Grady Hendrix rated a book liked it Dying Breath (Dean Grant ME, #4) by Robert W. Walker (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Probably the second best Dr. Dean Grant novel after RAZOR'S EDGE. Although no one survives an encounter with a serial killer by imitating an otter in this one it does have a serial killer butcher who faints at the sight of blood and gets high from hu ...more
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Grady Hendrix rated a book liked it Out for Blood by John Peyton Cooke (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
If you went to great clubs in small towns in the early '90s this book will feel like a walk down memory lane. Also, if you were a gay vampire it'll bring back a lot of memories, too. ...more
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“Sometimes she craved a little danger. And that was why she had book club.”
― Grady Hendrix, The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

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“He thinks we’re what we look like on the outside: nice Southern ladies. Let me tell you something…there’s nothing nice about Southern ladies.”
― Grady Hendrix, The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

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“I love you, Gretchen Lang. You are my reflection and my shadow and I will not let you go. We are bound together forever and ever! Until Halley’s Comet comes around again. I love you dearly and I love you queerly and no demon is bigger than this!”
― Grady Hendrix, My Best Friend's Exorcism

tags: friendship, love

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Polls

What non-King book would you like to read in December?

My Best Friend's Exorcism Grady Hendrix

38 votes, 26.6%

Odd Thomas Dean Koontz

34 votes, 23.8%

Floating Dragon Peter Straub

21 votes, 14.7%

Tender Is the Flesh Agustina Bazterrica

18 votes, 12.6%

The Force Don Winslow

8 votes, 5.6%

The Sins of the Fathers Lawrence Block

8 votes, 5.6%

Those Across the River Christopher Buehlman

6 votes, 4.2%

Coffin Shadows Glen Krisch

5 votes, 3.5%

We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence Becky Cooper

5 votes, 3.5%

143 total votes

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