I cannot and WILL NOT with dolls and puppets. Nope. Nopety nope. Hard pass. But I still love to read books and watch movies about them. 😏 One of my favorite film horror series when I was a kid was Puppet Master but I’m not sure any of those little demons compared to Pupkin…. Y’all are just gonna have to read this to see what I mean. The whole thing is one living nightmare for me so I was loving on it. I did think it lulled in certain areas and wasn’t a huge fan of the ending…. But damn if it didn’t creep me out. The more I read, the more monstrous it all became. My full review is coming in Scream magazine.

So tell me, do dolls creep you out? 🎎

How to Sell a Haunted House is 4.5 out of 5 stars for me! This is the 3rd book I have read by Grady Hendrix and it did not disappoint. The one thing I really enjoy about his writing is that, while I can tell it's his writing, each book is completely its own. I tend to find authors stick with what they know but I don't find that to be true with Hendrix and it makes me want to read his books!

I'm not sure how to feel about this. Author is very good at creating very unlikeable characters. I would say its realistic of how siblings relationship works but also absolutely frustrating to read. The back and forth, the constantly overthinking, I believe this is to give a credible, realistic character development but honestly I couldn't have cared less about what happened to these people. The horror factor was cool. The puppet, at first seemed demonic then soon reveals its true identity to be a sibling of deceased mom, whos "acting out" because he didn't get a closure. I don't know. It almost felt unnecessary to tie that back all together to a dead family member? If I had a choice, I probably wouldn't read it. was the writing good? absolutely, did I like the story? not really.

Really great, and surprisingly emotional read. I liked the theme of family mixed in with the haunted house. There's also a decent amount of humor.

This book is tense, creepy, funny and easy to read. I am a big fan of Grady Hendrix. I always enjoy a horror novel that includes humor. I would recommend this book to someone wanting to try out the horror genre, but wasn’t sure were to start. There is nothing more terrifying than devil puppets.

Louise finds out her parents died in the most unfortunate way and dreads going back home to deal with everything - not to mention telling her young daughter, and facing her estranged brother.

I was so excited to get to this book because I've had much success with the author's books in the past. However, this one just could not keep me interested. What I thought would be a scary horror book about haunted houses turned out to be a book about the most annoying set of bickering siblings in the world. I couldn't even pay attention to the plot because there was so much of their arguing on the page. I give it three stars just because I kind of understand, I think, what the author was going for, but it just did not work for me. I would recommend his other works before I recommended this one.

Well, that was something. This week, I learned what a radical puppet collective is, and I really wish I hadn’t. 😅 This book was CREEPY! Grady Hendrix is a mastermind. I was instantly transported into a world reminiscent of that in a classic King novel; Pet Sematary, anyone? For me personally, the story didn’t actually begin to pick up until about 200 pages in. I am totally okay with never reading the phrase ‘Kakawewe!’ again. Shit was terrifying. Also, why was the ending of this book so emotional? I mean that in a good way… it was an element that I had not expected from a horror novel. My fourth Hendrix read and while it was not my favorite, it was definitely worth my time.

Another great read by Grady Hendrix. Hilarious and creepy.
Thank to NetGalley for the advance copy.

This copy was kindly given to me for review by Netgalley and the publisher. All opinions are my own.


Now that I have sat back from this, this book was a solid 4.25. I found myself repeatedly creeped out while reading this book; it had major Chucky doll vibes. What Hendrix does well is having the reader in the beginning of the story swinging between believing that the main character is losing their mind or a paranormal experience happening.

Overall, good book. Devoured in two sitting. Perfect read for a gloomy autumn day

Horror with a touch of twisted humor that reminds me of Stephen King’s writing.
When Louise receives the call from her brother Mark that their parents were in a fatal car crash, she flies home to take care of everything. What she walks into is nothing like she expected and a secret, that’s been held quiet for two generations, bursts their reality. Mark and Louise struggle with each other until they finally realize they need each other's help to deal with the haunting of their family home. Interestingly creepy!

Honestly, this book was just not for me. It took way too long to get into the story. And i found the brothers dialogue, just absolutely exhausting. Now, I will always always read a Grady Hendrix book, and sadly they just won't all be for me.

3.5 rounded up to a 4. I love how Grady writes complex characters who can appear to be one thing at the beginning and end up somewhere completely different than you expected. Mark is a perfect example of this, though Louise has growth as well. I also enjoyed that the supernatural element was accepted as truth from everyone, rather than spending a lot of time trying to bring everyone onside. This book took me a long time to read because I put it down for 3 weeks before we went on a trip to Disney World, but it turned out that while this book has some great suspense and action, I never found the puppets to be nightmare-inducing. It was a page turner that was hard to put down from 40% to the end!

This was WILD. I loved it! Grady Hendrix is absolutely bonkers and I love it. Everything I've read by him is just wild and weird perfection!

This book deals with the two scariest things: dolls and families. Campy, scary, and surprisingly emotional. Grady Hendrix books are always a fun time.

I took me a bit to get into this book and I found both of the siblings to be quite annoying in the beginning, but around the middle and when the perspective shifts to the brother's past I was totally sucked in until the end.

OMG this Book OMG, I already loved this author and was excited to read this one. I love the author even more now. This was horrific in the best ways possible. I loved this book. If you like true horror, you will love this book.

HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE
By Grady Hendrix

Horrific
Hysterical
Heebiejeebies

I was blown away by this book and had an incredibly good time reading it - says the scaredy cat me who loves cozy mysteries and hardly ever read horror stories - and that is saying a lot. A dysfunctional family story and the siblings Louise and Mark and their experiences growing up, and now having to face their childhood home when their parents had passed. It is scary and creepy, but underneath it all are stories about families, siblings, childhood trauma, grief, and loss with a bit of sprinkling of the shocking horrific elements and of course humor.

Well done Mr Hendrix - I take a bow.

This Book is not for everyone, but that being said... If you like grotesque and bizarre horror this book is for you. Without giving anything away, just get ready to get mind slapped with possessed puppets and gore.

I enjoyed this book from beginning to end! Had me hooked with all the craziness that Grady is AMAZING at! I literally read EVERYTHING this author releases because I am enthralled every time.

How To Sell A House combines the childhood trauma of Chucky movies with haunted houses. Hendrix knows how to set moods and atmospheres to give the reader a very visceral experience. While setting up the ambient mood, complex themes are blended with the hauntings. Everything has a reason and every supernatural entity has its origin story.