How to Sell a Haunted House

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“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

"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

“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

“May be Grady Hendrix’s best novel yet, and that’s saying a lot! Highly recommended.”
—Mick Garris, writer and director (The Stand, The Shining miniseries)

"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

Overall rating: 4.0 / 5 from 48 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

How to Sell a Haunted House is a New York Times bestseller by Grady Hendrix, blending heartfelt and terrifying elements. Customers find it entertaining and recommend it to horror fans, making it a gripping read.

Summary topics

  • Entertainment Value: 25%
  • Recommendation to Horror Fans: 35%

Review topics: ["book","read","characters","doll","written","story","puppet","hendrix","writing","twist","writer","parents","horror","moments","author"].

Review highlights

  • "I really enjoyed this book and thought it had an excellent “creep” factor."Melanie
  • "Very easy but terrifying read."KaylaCobbett
  • "I love the writing it’s very entertaining and a good fall read!"Nuvaira

Reviews

I thought it would be very different based on title but it ended up being a great read

"Awesome book the characters are deep and the fears are real"

Catherine (5/5)

Not great

"I would say the title of the book is misleading for the actual story, found it very slow and scattered. Wouldn’t recommend"

Nicole (2/5)

Creepy fun!

"I really enjoyed this book! It definitely kept me reading, wanting to know what would happen next! It takes awhile to get creepy but it’s worth the wait!"

Angela (5/5)

How to Sell a Haunted House

"Not what you expect at all. Its a great story full of twists and turns. You'll catch your self grinning, scowling and your heart beating faster. Great read."

Ivy D. (5/5)

Not a fan!

"Not what I expected! This book wasn’t what I hoped. I don’t want to spoil anything, but the puppets and the storyline was weird and I didn’t enjoy it."

Tara (1/5)

Emotional :')

"This book made me cry. It made me Fear. I was expecting a fun romp in a haunted house and I got a rollercoaster. Loved it"

Jesse (5/5)

STRONGLY Recommend This Book!!

"This book is unbelievably good. The first 180-200 pages are some of the best writing I've ever read. This book challenges the reader with scares that may come off a little goofy at first, and that's because they are a little goofy, but Grady Hendrix plays them straight. He tells this story in such a serious way that, even though some of these sequences can come off a little comical at first, these same characters and sequences, later in the book, really get under your skin, because the serious nature and tone of the story becomes very effective. I highly, HIGHLY recommend this novel. It's scary, creepy, and unsettling, but it's also funny, moving, and tremendously sad at moments. It's heart warming as well. It ticked every box that I wanted out of a novel."

Corey (5/5)

Do not read if you dolls freak you out!

"Wasn't what I expected but it kept me reading cause I needed to know how it ends."

Eva M. (3/5)

It's an okay read.

"Well there are some scary, eerie parts (I will never look at squirrels the same way) but they're few and too far between. It covers a lot of family dynamics."

Elizabeth (3/5)

Perfect for Spooky Season

"**Potential (Mild) Spoilers?** I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about this, especially since haunted dolls don’t really appeal to me, but it was actually pretty captivating. Good balance of humour and horror. The characters felt real, and the family drama added depth. While the doll aspect didn’t completely win me over, the story itself was well-crafted and creepy in all the right ways. Overall, an entertaining and spooky read!"

StacyLTG (4/5)

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  • Published date: Jan 02, 2024
  • Language: English
  • No. of Pages: 448
  • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
  • ISBN: 9780593201275
  • Dimensions: 5.46" W x 0.89" L x 8.2" H
Grady Hendrix is a New York Times bestselling novelist and screenwriter who owns too many paperbacks and not enough shelves. He's the author of How to Sell a Haunted House, The Final Girl Support Group, The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, and many more, including Paperbacks from Hell, a history of the horror paperback boom of the seventies and eighties that won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Nonfiction. (All the paperbacks are for "research" and he needs them.) His books have sold over two million copies and have been translated into more than twenty languages. He lives in New York City and will die there, too, probably crushed to death beneath piles of those paperbacks.

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