I may or may not be making these up from whole cloth, but if they ring a bell. In the 1990s, heavy metal band durt wurk was poised for breakout successbut then lead singer terry hunt embarked on a solo career and rocketed to stardom as koffin, leaving his fellow bandmates to. Bram stoker awardwinning horror writer grady hendrix answers our 10 quarantine questions. From the new york times bestselling author of the southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires comes an affectionate, nostalgic, and unflinchingly funny celebration of the horror fiction boom of the 1970s and 80s take a tour through the horror paperback novels of two iconic decades. Grady hendrix, author of we sold our souls, on tour june 24th. The southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires by grady.
Grady hendrix is the author of horrorstor, about a haunted scandinavian furniture superstore, which was named one of the best books of 2014 by npr and has been translated into fourteen languages. Hendrix serves us all the 80s and 90s slasher realness and you can tell he had so much fun putting this one together. The southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires is a 2020 horror novel by american author grady hendrix. That means when you take it out to dinner, youre picking up the check. Horror, thriller in this hardrocking, spinetingling supernatural thriller, the washedup guitarist of a 90s heavy metal band embarks on an epic road trip across. Beneath the surface of a suburban utopia, madness lurks. Page through dozens and dozens of amazing book covers featuring welldressed skeletons, evil dolls, and knifewielding killer crabs read shocking plot summaries that invoke devil worship, satanic children, and haunted real estate horror author and vintage paperback book collector grady hendrix offers killer. Oct 20, 2020 the southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires by grady hendrix rob b october 20, 2020 0 comment southern housewives fighting evilone could argue they fight the good fight every day in the form of their children and husbands, but grady hendrix places a vampire in a small southern town as the dark, disruptive force. I really think that grady hendrix has written his best book yet, and he did it all while dressed as a penguin. There are so many great throwbacks and callouts with the character names, chapter titles, backstories of the final girls, etc.
Horror author and vintage paperback book collector grady hendrix offers killer commentary and witty insight on these trashy thrillers that tried so hard to be the next exorcist or rosemarys baby. October 26, 2017 author grady hendrix s new book is a celebration of the lurid horror paperbacks of the 1970s, books that gave already frightened readers an endless supply of things to fear. The wall street journal, on my best friends exorcism. Paperbacks from hell book tulsa citycounty library. Horrorstor by grady hendrix posted on september 17, 2014 todays guest is grady hendrix, author of the upcoming horror novel horrorstor an ikearific haunted superstore novel in a cataloglooking package you might remember we hosted the cover reveal a few months back. One of his stories includes horrorstor, which is a book that is about a scandinavian large furniture store that also just happens to have the bad fortune of being haunted. Grady hendrix is the author of the novels horrorstor, about a haunted ikea, and my best friends exorcism, which is like beaches meets the exorcist, only its set in the eighties.
Grady hendrix is an awardwinning novelist and screenwriter living in new york city. Grady hendrix novel my best friends exorcism getting a. Complete with story summaries and artist and author profiles, this unforgettable volume dishes on familiar authors like v. Grady hendrix, author of the southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires hendrix s new novel, the southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires, stars a group of determined women. Apr 07, 2020 horror author and vintage paperback book collector grady hendrix offers killer commentary and witty insight on these trashy thrillers that tried so hard to be the next exorcist or rosemarys baby. Grady will be speaking about his new title, the inspiration behind his books, and reading a short excerpt at the historic and newly renovated charleston library society. The southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires wikipedia. Grady hendrix the author started the prologue with this line and i dont. It was first published on april 7, 2020 through quirk books and centers upon a womens book club that faces a vampiric threat. Grady hendrix, author of we sold our souls, on tour june.
Less classic horror this time his previous books are horrorstor, and my best friends exorcism, hendrix has laden souls with conspiracy theory and real life horrors. I dont even know where to begin with the southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires by grady hendrix. Take a tour through the horror paperback novels of two iconic decades. Sep 20, 2018 hendrix carefully weaves the dark side of metal with the terrible things that humans do to craft a tale with moments of true horror. Grady hendrix has 36 books on goodreads with 478057 ratings. Hendrix lives in manhattan and was one of the founders of the new york asian film festival.
Taking place during the promotional tour for the amityville horror and sporting a criminally long dream sequence that features a menacing guest appearance by julie andrews in the sound of music this third book is wonderful for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is the way that author john g. Grady hendrix is also the author of paperback from hell, a nonfiction examination of horror through the ages, and he puts his encyclopedic knowledge of horror and crime to good use here in taking us through the book clubs reading list, a list that has symbolic significance for the main plot of the novel. Apr 07, 2020 grady hendrix s the southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires is as unexpected and delightful as its title. Ive been waiting for this cover reveal forever and its finally here. Dec 10, 2018 but grady hendrix s novel took me by surprise, quickly grounding itself with a fierce, serious tone. Book summary provides a nostalgic tour through horror paperback novels from the 1970s and 1980s full of devil worship, satanic children and haunted real estate and featuring exquisite covers. Im starting to notice a pattern in grady hendrixs novels, as he uses horror themes to shed light on current soci. My stop after that was with grady hendrix at novel bookstore in memphis. Grady hendrix is a novelist and screenwriter based in new york city. Jun 28, 2019 grady hendrix, horror writer and author of paperbacks from hell and my best friends exorcism, is back with his most electrifying novel yet.
You come for the unique titles and clever packaging my best friends exorcism but you stay for the alluring storytelling, memorable characters, and iconic cultural references. The final chapter they really kick it up a notch, dishing out movieready claptrap with one hand, while claiming that its all true with the other. Join the doylestown bookshop on tuesday, may 17th at 6. He is the author of horrorstor, my best friends exorcism, we sold our souls, and the new york times bestselling the southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires, which is being adapted into a series by amazon studios. The amityville horror is generally acknowledged to be a hoax these days, but you have to admire the way the lutz family, who perpetrated it, have stuck to their guns for all these years. Jun 24, 2020 grady hendrix has two new horror novels in the works. So, maybe i should just come right out and state that i loved parts of this book, but also hated a lot of it as well. National treasure grady hendrix follows his classic account of a haunted ikealike furniture showroom, horrorstor 2014, with a nostalgiasoaked ghost story, my best friends exorcism. Grady hendrix, author of the southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires, is a halloweenmonthappropriate guest for novels virtual. Horrorstor, a horror novel that looks like an ikea. Grady hendrix explains his book with a line i cant get out of my head. Mar 03, 2021 the final girl support group by grady hendrix. Now in paperback, in this hardrocking, spinetingling supernatural thriller, the washedup guitarist of a 90s heavy metal band embarks on an epic road trip across. Aug 02, 2017 the latest book from author grady hendrix, paperbacks from hell, is a tour through all of those lurid covers youd see staring back at you from spinner racks at the grocery store in the 80s.
He is the author of horrorstor, my best friends exorcism, we sold our souls, and the new york times bestselling the southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires, which is being adapted into a more about grady hendrix. Grady hendrix book release tickets, mon, apr 6, 2020 at 6. Grady hendrix is known for writing novels that are frequently ironic, quirky, and fun. Book launch with horrorstor author grady hendrix s. Grady hendrix s most popular book is the southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires. Ive only read one other grady hendrix book, horrorstor, and there were many elements similar between them. A popsugar best book for book clubs 2020 ghosts of the past have also inspired one of the most rollicking, addictive novels ive read in years. The southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires by grady hendrix. Author grady hendrix and his latest book, the southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires. Grady hendrix, king of horror at quirk books, has written a heavy metal masterpiece with a female lead guitarist, kris pulaski, as its star. Paul tremblay, author of survivor song hendrix cleverly sprinkles in nods to wellestablished vampire lore, and the fact that hes a master at conjuring heady 1990s nostalgia is just the icing on what is his best book yet. However, while this books has plenty of heartstopping moments, what i really loved about this book was the characterdriven heroism inherent in kris. Book giveaway for the final girl support group by grady.
Apr 08, 2021 the final girl support group grady hendrix. His books include horrorstor, about a haunted ikea, my best friends exorcism, we sold our souls, and this years new york times bestseller, the southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires. Grady hendrix has done it once again with his latest book, the final girl support group. Hear shocking plot summaries that invoke devil worship, satanic children, and haunted real estate. Oct 09, 2020 grady hendrix, author of the southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires, is a halloweenmonthappropriate guest for novels virtual book club. Grady recreated a time and place without the dangerous, distortive lens of nostalgia. Grady s most recent novel southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires made me cry. Join us to chat final girls, slasher standards, and some amazing books that definitely should be on. Killer clowns, skeletons with knives, weird little gnomes with fangs. Its that good, and its about housewives during the 1980s. Sep 17, 2014 todays guest is grady hendrix, author of the upcoming horror novel horrorstor an ikearific haunted superstore novel in a cataloglooking package you might remember we hosted the cover reveal a few months back. My best friends exorcism by grady hendrix penguin books.
Its the 90s and heavy metal rules the rock and roll music machine. Grady hendrix part of memphis bookstore novels virtual book club. He is the author of horrorstor, my best friends exorcism, we sold our souls, and the new york times bestselling the southern book clubs guide to slaying more about grady hendrix. Page through dozens and dozens of amazing book covers featuring welldressed skeletons. The southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires grady. His novel, my best friends exorcism, is beaches meets the exorcist set in the 80s. Penguin random house imprint berkley announced that the final girl support group will be published in june 2021, followed by an asyet. Stars get the shot critics love these books whos up, whos down when. Grady hendrixs canny new novel, the final girl support group. The element of metal brought back many fond memories from my high school days, so i highly recommend listening to a lot of the bands namedropped. Grady also authored the bram stoker awardwinning nonfiction book, paperbacks from hell. May 09, 2019 grady hendrix, horror writer and author of paperbacks from hell and my best friends exorcism, is back with his most electrifying novel yet.
Hes also the author of we sold our souls, the southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires, and the upcoming july. Not a lot of people know this, but in the two years it. Southern living magazine grady hendrixs terrific new novel. Jan 03, 2021 i dont even know where to begin with the southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires by grady hendrix. As were huge fans of horror well, thea is, and naturally are delighted to have grady over to talk about his 5 mindblowing horror. I am really torn on what i want to say and how best to say it.
He is the author of horrorstor, my best friends exorcism, paperbacks from hell, and. Novel welcomes awardwinning novelist sarah langan in conversation with grady hendrix for a live online event to launch langans new novel good neighbors on tuesday, february 2 at 6pm. Liv constantine, bestselling author of the last mrs. I havent talked about this book at all yet, because my policy is to only talk about books with finished covers. Paperbacks from hell will take readers on a journey of discovery through the 1970s and 1980s as grady hendrix tracks the books, the authors and publishers and the stories which would shape horror writing for decades. For grady hendrix i get the impression it would be one of the best ways to spend a day. The southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires by grady hendrix, a tale of housewives battling vampires that is sweetly painful, like hard candy that breaks a tooth. Join us as we celebrate grady hendrix s new novel, the southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires, on the eve of its publication date. Hendrix worked in the library of the american society for psychical research before turning to professional writing.
Books by grady hendrix author of the southern book clubs. Review originally posted to cemetery dance april 1st, 2020 you might be a horror book consumer like me and have already bought into the grady hendrix brand. We sold our souls by grady hendrix is a 2018 quirk books publication. We sold our souls grady hendrix 9781683690122 netgalley. Grady hendrix part of memphis bookstore novels virtual. The southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires by grady hendrix is not just another vampire book. Horror author and vintage paperback book collector grady hendrix offers killer commentary and witty insight on the.
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