This is quite the title that grabs you! And it definitely delivers.

Meet a brother and sister (Louise and Mark) that lose both their parents to a car crash. Louise and Mark do not get along and the death of their parents so not bring them closer together. When the house is left to irresponsible Mark, Louise is beyond shocked. But, Louise is left all the contents of the house; which includes all the puppets!

And so begins the tale of how to clean out this house chocked filled with puppets that come alive and the insanity that ensues. A fast-paced read that will no doubt be a best seller for Hendrix and his ever-growing following.

Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy of this title in exchange for my honest review.

Two siblings inherit a haunted house full of their mom's puppets. There's only one way this can go -- poorly. It gets worse as the sibling rivalry has wedged them apart, and their opinions on how to handle the house couldn't be more different. Anyone with siblings can imagine the feuds that follow.

Grady excels in the three H's: horror, heart and humor. This one leans heavily on the horror and heart, but the comedy is still aplenty. I once again connected my heart and soul to Grady's characters as they battled the paranormal happenings at their parents' house. By chapter three, I was nearly in tears; by the end, I had a whole new outlook on puppets and how terrifying those innocent little combination of craft supplies can be. The exploration of grief and family will also stick with me.

If you've enjoyed Grady's work in the past or want to give him a try, this is for you. He's in great form and still putting out incredible horror novels that everyone can enjoy (and be frightened by).

This was my first book by Grady Hendrix and definitely won't be my last! How to Sell a Haunted House is definitely the perfect book to read in October and I was hooked from the first page. The atmosphere of this book was very haunted and it struck the right tone.

I really enjoy Grady Hendrix, and I was so excited to have a chance to read this it started out well and the premise was so promising. But the puppets. It's a big no from me on the puppets. I eneded up skimming the last quarter, just to get finished .

I have read a few of Grady Hendrix's books, and I have enjoyed them all, but this one I had me hooked. I believe the family's history and dynamics make the story hauntingly beautiful. After all, what haunts us the most is trauma, family secrets, and grief. Mr. Hendrix did a great job of representing those and twisting it into a more physical and sinister representation.

THIS MADE ME SO NERVOUS. I have been looking for a spooky read that really creeps me out and when this ARC popped up, I figured it sounded as close to what I was looking for as I could get and wow was it. How to Sell a Haunted House is my second book by Grady and while I did not like The Final Girls Support Group... I really loved this. It was creepy and eerie and truly had that haunted feeling in its pages, so it was exactly what I was looking for. I HATE dolls and when I realized that was where this was going, I knew this would hit just right.

Grady pulls all the creepiest parts of what a crazy dollhouse would feel like and perfectly encapsulates the uneasiness that even the strongest non-believer would feel if they were standing in a house like that. I felt uncomfortable, stressed out, and scared and that is exactly what you want from a spooky read.

I'm so happy I saved this for spooky season, it did not disappoint.

when I first started HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE I thought to myself, huh, I might be a little too much like Louise to really enjoy this book. I didn't mean it in a way that the book would be bad; I meant it like it was gonna be genuinely scary. like Louise I have an uncomfortably distant relationship with my brother; like Louise I have complicated feelings for my parents and my childhood. and most especially, considering the direction this book veers in, like Louise I am afraid of puppets and dolls.

this did in fact turn back to bite me in the ass. this book is wild. the second you think you're on the same page, that you understand everything that's really happening, you are very quickly corrected. I legitimately never knew what Pupkin was gonna do next. I'll tell you what though, there is no power in heaven or earth that could drag me back into that haunted house after what happened to Louise and Mark.

I really loved that this horror novel made room for character and relationship development too. both Louise and Mark grow as people and the shifting of their relationship is sweetly depicted. I'm a huge fan of horror stories that leave space for love and Hendrix excels at it. by the end of the book I was unapologetically huge fans of this brother and sister duo. it made me miss my own brother somehow, and we haven't even fought evil puppets together.

this book is for you if ;;
+ you're afraid of puppets
+ you're afraid of dolls
+ you received a phone call one night with awful news of a loved one's death
+ you distrust little children. esp little children with puppets and/or dolls
+ you have a complicated relationship with your antagonistic sibling and wish everything was easier
+ you've considered even once that everything might be easier if y'all survived something horrific together
+ you have a weirdly religious aunt
+ you've got ride or die cousins
+ you've had to sell an inherited childhood home
+ you've had to sell a haunted house 👻🏠

shout out to me for starting this on Halloween & shout out to Hendrix for that one line that confirmed Louise was some kinda queer 🏳️‍🌈

thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read this spooky arc!

Coming from someone who typically enjoys Grady Hendrix, I really enjoyed this one as well. I can always count on him to write a horror book to suck me in.

Grady Hendrix is one of the most creatively dark writers working today. His newest, How to Sell a Haunted House, is just as disturbingly creepy as one would expect from a story following the death of a local Christian puppeteer and her husband. Tonally, I think this reads more like some of Hendrix's earlier work, like Horrorstor, but with a dash of the interpersonal drama found in The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires

How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix is the first novel I read by this author. For the first third of the book, I thought it wasn't particularly creepy or scary, but but have no fear, the scares are right around the corner! Really enjoyed this book and the sense of humor of the author. I will definitely check out Hendrix's other works. I highly recommend for horror and humor/horror fans. I will to suggest this title to patrons at my library and plan to avoid creepy dolls at all costs!

I am a library associate and received an advance copy from #NetGalley.

I'm a huge Grady Hendrix fan, so I was super excited to get How to Sell a Haunted House. I think what Grady has come up with here is not only a fantastic novel of horror and scares, but a great exploration of grief and the process of grieving. Hendrix has demonstrated, time and time again, a unique ability to write a book that could be a blockbuster horror flick while at the same time diving into something deeper and more meaningful, intertwined with the ghouls that haunt us. I was thoroughly impressed by this work, captivated as usual, and can't wait for its release to share it with friends of mine. Well worth the wait!
The only thing that kept me from giving it five stars (I would give this 4.5!) is that my attention waned during the more intense scenes - I think the writing could be sharper there, and edited to be easier to follow. That was *literally* my only complaint - I think this is an incredible work of fiction and I will continue to be a huge fan and follower of Grady's work. Excellent read!

Absolutely terrifying. I had to read this during daylight hours, and I may never play with another puppet again.

Grady Hendrix is always added to the top my TBR pile. I love his writing, his twisted sense of humor and his unique ability to creep me out and make me laugh at the same time.

How to Sell a Haunted House is such a wild ride. It is the story of estranged siblings, Mark and Louise Joyner that find out that their parents have died in a tragic accident. As a result they are left dealing with their belongings, house and mysterious clues left in their home. Oh and their mom has a lot of puppets, that’s right puppets. Trust me they are terrifying.

This was a slower pace than his previous books. That is not a bad thing either. I feel these characters were better developed and as a reader I could relate to their actions because of that. This was not as funny or campy as his other books but I liked it just as well. I experienced several cringy moments and was haunted by some of the scenes that took place throughout the book. The ending was great!! So glad I read this during Halloween!!

Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
4.5 ⭐️

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This book is great! Would definitely recommend. Thanks so much to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

Well, this was probably one of the strangest books I've ever read. The plot is on the verge of absurd and I found myself laughing out loud several times. It did hold my interest, but I'd have a hard time recommending it to someone without a lot of caveats.

“A puppet is a possession that possesses the possessor”

Thank you so much to Berkley Publishing and Grady Hendrix for my copy of this book. Why did their parents flee their home in the middle of the night? What had them in such a rush that they were killed instantly in a car crash? That’s what Louise and Mark Joyner want to know. The estranged siblings lost their parents in an instant, but nothing has prepared them for their next task- selling a haunted house.

Their mother collected puppets, and the house is filled to the brim with the dolls of their childhood. Each sibling is harboring a dark secret about one puppet in particular- Pupkin. He led them through their childhood, and seemed to take on a life of his own…but now he has a life of his own? Going through the house, Pupkin comes alive in a new and terrifying way. He doesn’t want the house to sell, and Mark and Louise start to realize that the only way to break away from their past might be to burn it all down.

Thoughts: Hendrix has the uncanny ability to write horror in a funny and entertaining way. This story made me scared to sleep with the lights off, sick to my stomach, and laughing out loud all in the same few chapters. It is first and foremost a horror book, but the undercurrent of meaning behind the plot touches on how sometimes we feel like puppets, controlled by our childhoods. Our past can keep us safe, but it can also bind and suffocate us.

Memories are subjective, and nothing really is as simple as we think. This book exacerbated my already fragile fear of puppets and took it to a whole new level. I found myself wanting to look away from the book, but simultaneously obsessed with finishing each chapter. Fans of The Southern Book Clubs Guide to Slaying Vampires will fall in love with How To Sell A Haunted House. 5 stars!

I had never read a Grady Hendrix book before this and oh my goodness, did I love this. I have had a few Hendrix’s books on my tbr for a while, but I just hadn't gotten to them. I am about to try and read all of them next. This was so thrilling to read; the way the character developed and went with the story was terrific. Maybe it's because of my fear of puppets in everyday life that I found this even scarier, but I found myself getting the creepy crawlies while reading this.
This was a great introduction to Hendrix’s books.
Thank you, Netgalley and Berkely Publishing Group, for trusting me with this arc.

Not my favorite Hendrix book, BUT definitely the scariest one for me. I absolutely HATE, HATE, HATE puppets. Can't stand them. Dolls are also creepy, but not as bad as puppets. Usually, I find myself more wrapped into the tension, social themes, and relationship dynamics of Hendrix's work, but I was so distracted by being creeped out by the puppets, that I had a hard time connecting with those elements during this book. I had to put down the book - sometimes MID CHAPTER - to collect myself and do something else. Even with the repeated breaks, I kept going back for more and finished the book in with 24 hours of starting it! Hendrix fans and horror buffs will love HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE.

I have no idea how to rate this frankly WILD book. Like I couldn't put it down, but I still can't believe this is literally about a puppet.

It was kind of funny at points??? But not really scary - although it may have been if I read it in the dark. The character development was also wacky, Louise was keeping stuff from us at the beginning and then the family 'quirks' were revealed and the plot started to...unravel???

Honestly I don't know what else to say. This was a book that may hit perfectly for a lot of people but it was not quite for me.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for this eARC. Two friends of mine swear by Grady Hendrix’s novels. So when I saw How to Sell a Haunted House, I knew I had to try it.

Louise and Mark, in the aftermath of their parents’ death, must sell the family home. But the house and its contents are not what they seem.

The premise of the book has been done before, and while it was adequately executed, I felt the book had a plodding place. Each night I read, I fell asleep and didn’t find myself wanting to pick it up again. When I finished, I rushed through it just to find out what happened.

This isn’t a bad book, it’s a good book. I firmly believe it’s a great book for Hendrix’s fans. Will definitely be recommending it to horror readers at my library.