Grady Hendrix
Nato: December 14, 1972 – Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Grady Hendrix is an American author whose work centers on horror, dark comedy, and pop-culture-inflected suspense. He is best known for novels including Horrorstör, My Best Friend’s Exorcism, The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires, and How to Sell a Haunted House. His nonfiction book Paperbacks from Hell won the Bram Stoker Award.
Biografia e Percorso dell'Autore
Grady Hendrix grew up in the Charleston, South Carolina, area, the youngest of four children in a family that valued books, storytelling, and sharp conversational timing. At Porter-Gaud he was drawn to theater, then spent a year at Bennington College before transferring to New York University, where he studied sound engineering and philosophy, became deeply interested in Asian cinema, and met his future wife, chef Amanda Cohen. After periods in Hong Kong and Los Angeles, he returned to New York, helped found the New York Asian Film Festival, and also worked at the American Society for Psychical Research, an experience that fed his long interest in how ordinary people talk about fear, ghosts, and the unexplained. ((https://charlestonmag.com/features/charleston_native_grady_hendrix_and_best_selling_horror_author_wants_to_terrify_you_and_you))
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How to Sell a Haunted House
Grady Hendrix
Childhood puppets unleash deadly family secrets in pandemic-era horror.
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
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Pregnant teens conjure forbidden power against a world controlling their bodies.
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
Grady Hendrix
Southern housewives battle evil, exposing society's darkest prejudices through horror.
How to Sell a Haunted House
Grady Hendrix
Childhood puppets unleash deadly family secrets in pandemic-era horror.
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
Grady Hendrix
Pregnant teens conjure forbidden power against a world controlling their bodies.
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
Grady Hendrix
Southern housewives battle evil, exposing society's darkest prejudices through horror.
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Voci della Community
"Grady Hendrix’s horror novels are a gateway drug to the genre"
— The New York Times
"Grady Hendrix is a contemporary horror master"
— NPR
"The Wall Street Journal called Grady Hendrix a national treasure"
— The Wall Street Journal
"Grady Hendrix has demonstrated a remarkable facility for suspense"
— The A.V. Club
"Grady Hendrix is an indie horror legend"
— Book Riot
"Grady Hendrix is at the top of his game"
— Simone St. James
"Grady Hendrix has a knack for finding the humor in horror"
— Kirkus Reviews
"Classic Grady Hendrix: an authentically frightening, genuinely funny reconfiguration of what a haunted house can be"
— Esquire
Creato da alumni della Columbia University a San Francisco
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Creato da alumni della Columbia University a San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
