I haven’t liked an author in the way I like Grady Hendrix in a long time, if not ever. He has such an interesting imagination, and all his books are extremely different. Such a fun ride to go on, so here’s the books of his I’ve read in the order that I read them:

The Final Girl Support Group
I’m gonna be the first to admit that there was A LOT going on in this book. There were many many characters and stories to keep track of and I found myself confused at a couple of points, however, I still really enjoyed the read. I was excited by most of the twists and turns and only confused by some. I was actually really satisfied by the ending and how everything came full-circle in a weird, fucked up way. It was definitely weird and gory and very much in the horror-genre – filled with horror-movie stereotypes. But like I said, I really enjoyed this one!

How To Sell A Haunted House
I picked this book up thinking it would go on my thrillers list, but this was a weird girl book if I’ve ever read one! The book cover definitely should have a puppet or two on it though, because it’s really more about haunted puppets than a haunted house. Even still, I ended up getting way more into this book than I expected to. There’s several twists and turns and a story within a story and a radical puppet collective cult and overall I think it was really well done and really fun – and I loved the plot twist. Again, I just really think there should be puppets on the cover to better reflect the story! 

The Southern Book Club’s Guide To Slaying Vampires
This was super fun, although a little long, but I’ve read Grady Hendrix before so I knew what was to be expected. The story flowed nicely from book club to detective group, and I didn’t mind the ending even though it seemed just a smidge lackluster. I’ve seen some criticism online for this that I honestly don’t understand – I really liked this!

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
I was really excited for this release, and I fear that I may have hyped it up a bit too much in my head. The book takes place in 1970 in a maternity home for pregnant, unwed teenagers who are to discretely have their baby, before having to give the baby up for adoption. The story was good and I was happy with the way it ended, but I did feel that it went on a bit too long. Even still, I really love the character development and writing of Grady Hendrix, but I wouldn’t say this one was my favorite of his.

My Best Friend’s Exorcism
I simply cannot review this book without first mentioning how much I hate, hate, HATE, the cover. Just an awful design, and nothing in the book references VHS tapes whatsoever, so I did not understand the decision to make this look like one. Getting past that, I actually loved the story. It takes place in the 80’s during satanic-panic, and as a result there is some problematic dialogue. But, I really enjoyed the book overall, and it was the first book of his that I didn’t feel went on too long.

Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix
Wow, this was so clever and witty! The book physically looks like an Ikea catalog, and I think everyone can relate to the feeling of getting some type of lost in an Ikea. I never expected the claustrophobia and disorientation of the floor layout of those types of furniture stores to read so amazingly as horror, and it worked so well!. The furniture descriptions in the beginning of each chapter coinciding with the story was so satisfying. I loved it; So obsessed with this one!

Can’t wait for more!

Thanks for reading. (Last Updated: Sept 2025)