My Best Friend's Exorcism

One of Town & Countrys 50 Best Horror Books National treasure Grady Hendrix follows his classic account of a haunted IKEA-like furniture showroom, Horrorstor (2014), with a nostalgia-soaked ghost story, My Best Friends Exorcism.The Wall Street Journal Take The Exorcist, add some hair spray and wine coolers, and enroll it in high school in 1988 thatll give you My Best Friends Exorcism...Campy. Heartfelt. Horrifying.Minnesota Public Radio Clever, heartfelt, and get-under-your-skin unnerving.Fangoria A touching story of high school friendship and, well, demonic possession.Bloody Disgusting Terrific...Sharply written...[My Best Friends Exorcism] makes a convincing case for [Hendrixs] powers as a sharp observer of human behavior, filtered through a fun genre conceit that doesnt skimp on the spookyor the bodily fluids.The A.V. Club My Best Friends Exorcism is perfectly spooky, catty fun while simultaneously bringing forth a greater message about friendship, religion, self-image, and the undeniable power of Phil Collins.Collider Think Mean Girls with demonic possession, set in 1988 Charleston. Its funny, its heart-wrenching, its even a little spiritual, in a very strange way.Southern Living magazine The perfect mix of '80s nostalgia and scares.POPSUGAR My Best Friends Exorcism has the same throwback vibes [as Stranger Things] and a vintage-looking cover to boot.Readers Digest This book packs all the magic of a summer horror flick.Bustle If youre looking for a good summer book, something for the beach or the back porch that wont insult your intelligence, one thats tense and sometimes scary and sometimes funny, with characters you may even come to like and admire as they come of age, keep My Best Friends Exorcism in mind.SFFWorld More praise for Grady Hendrix: Pure, demented delight.The New York Times Book Review, on Paperbacks from Hell Horrorstr delivers a crisp terror-tale...[and] Hendrix strikes a nice balance between comedy and horror.The Washington Post, on Horrorstr Hendrixs darkest novel yet will leave readers begging for an encore.Booklist, starred review, on We Sold Our Souls A true appreciation of the genre.Los Angeles Times, on Paperbacks from Hell An inventive, hilarious haunted house tale.Bustle, on Horrorstr A good, creepy, music-tinged thriller.CNET, on We Sold Our Souls

Grady Hendrix is a novelist and screenwriter based in New York City. His previous novel, Horrorstor, was named one of the best books of 2014 by National Public Radio.