Grady Hendrix Bücher

Patricia Campbell ist unzufrieden. Ihr Mann ist ein Workaholic, ihre beiden süßen Kinder sind zu launischen Teenagern mutiert, und ihre pflegebedürftige Schwiegermutter braucht ständig Aufmerksamkeit. Ihr einziger Lichtblick ist der Buchclub, den sie mit ihren engsten Freundinnen gegründet hat: Hier kann sie ihre Leidenschaft für True Crime und Serienkiller voll und ganz ausleben. Eines Abends wird Patricia von ihrer dementen Nachbarin attackiert, und kurz darauf tritt deren Neffe, James Harris, in Patricias Leben. Der vielgereiste, belesene und unverschämt gutaussehende James weckt Gefühle in Patricia, die sie schon seit Jahren nicht mehr gespürt hat. Doch als im weniger wohlhabenden Viertel der Stadt immer mehr Kinder verschwinden, befürchtet Patricia, dass James mehr Ted Bundy als Brad Pitt ist. In Wahrheit ist James jedoch eine ganz andere Sorte Monster – und Patricia hat ihn schon längst in ihr Heim gelassen …

Wahn oder Wirklichkeit? Ein Highschool-Mädchen ist von einem Dämon besessen – oder verliert ihre beste Freundin den Verstand? Dieser Horror-Thriller von Grady Hendrix ist ein diabolisches Vergnügen für Fans von Stephen King und »Der Exorzist«. Charleston, South Carolina, 1988: Abby Rivers und Gretchen Lang sind seit Kindheit beste Freundinnen. Doch am Ende der Highschool verändert sich Gretchen zunehmend, wird unberechenbar und grausam. Nach einer LSD-Session mit zwei anderen Mädchen zeigt die Droge keine Wirkung, bis Gretchen nackt schwimmen gehen möchte und nicht zurückkehrt. Abby findet sie am nächsten Morgen in einer unheimlichen, verfallenen Hütte im Wald. Was zunächst wie ein LSD-Rausch aussieht, wird immer unheimlicher. Gretchen vernachlässigt ihr Äußeres, hat Halluzinationen und wird paranoid. Eines Tages zieht sie sogar eine Heerschar von Vögeln an, die gegen die Fensterscheiben ihres Hauses fliegen. Zu allem Überfluss dringen nachts merkwürdige Geräusche aus ihrem Zimmer, was ihre christlichen Eltern veranlasst, ihre Jungfräulichkeit überprüfen zu lassen – ohne Ergebnis. Abby hat einen schrecklichen Verdacht: Ist Gretchen von einem Dämon besessen? Oder bringt die schwüle Hitze Charlestons auch Abby an den Rand des Wahnsinns? Horror, Highschool und die 80er – teuflisch böse und aberwitzig cool!

Im stilechten Look eines Möbelkatalogs führt Horrorstör in die Untiefen eines ganz besonderen Spukhauses: des Möbelladens ORSK in Cleveland, wo die Angestellten Morgen für Morgen auf zerstörte Ware und Schmierereien an den Wänden treffen. In Ermangelung brauchbaren Materials von den Überwachungskameras werden drei Mitarbeiter dazu verdonnert, eine Nacht im ORSK-Store zu verbringen. Während sie einsam ihre Runden drehen, entwickelt der Laden mehr und mehr ein Eigenleben …

Celebrating the weird, gory, freaky, amazing horror fiction of the 70s and 80s. With vintage art, hilarious commentary, recommended reading, and poignant creator biographies.

Money, beauty, power, and love -- the youngest members of the Magnolia League have it all. Some may call them lucky, but the truth is they're charmed. Armed with spells, potions, and conjures from the powerful Buzzard family, the Magnolias have bought their luck...at a price. Ensconced in the League's headquarters on Habersham street, golden girl Hayes Anderson would never dream of leaving Savannah, where there's no problem that can't be solved with a cup of Swamp Brew tea. But when danger lurks and family secrets are unearthed, Hayes learns that magic can't fix everything. Across town at an old mansion on Forsyth Park, recent California transplant Alexandria Lee is on a quest to free her mother's spirit from a hoodoo spell. As dark magic sweeps through Savannah's historic squares and misty backwaters, will Hayes and Alex have the strength to save the people they love -- and themselves? Katie Crouch's second Magnolia League novel is a beguiling story about family, friendship, and the magical ties that bind.

From the New York Times best-selling author of The Southern Book Club s Guide to Slaying Vampires comes a hard-rocking, spine-tingling horror novel about a washed-up guitarist of a 90s heavy metal band who embarks on an epic road-trip across America and deep into the web of a sinister conspiracy.

In this Southern-flavored supernatural thriller set in the '90s, a women's book club must protect their suburban community from a mysterious and charming stranger who turns out to be a true monster. Patricia Campbell feels her life shrinking; her busy husband neglects her, her children are preoccupied with their own lives, and her senile mother-in-law requires constant attention. The only bright spot is her book club, a tight-knit group of Charleston women who bond over true crime and fiction, discussing everything from the Manson family to marriage and gossip. This routine is disrupted when Patricia meets James Harris, a handsome newcomer who moves in to care for his elderly aunt and joins the club. He captivates Patricia, stirring feelings she hasn't experienced in decades. However, his peculiarities raise red flags: he lacks a bank account, avoids daylight, and her mother-in-law claims to know him from her youth—impossible, given his age. As local children begin to vanish, Patricia and her fellow club members suspect that James is more dangerous than he appears. But their fears are dismissed by outsiders. Have they become too engrossed in their true crime tales, or have they unwittingly welcomed a real monster into their lives?

From New York Times bestselling author of My Best Friend's Exorcism, The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, and The Final Girl Support Group, Grady Hendrix takes a break from horror and goes all-in on sci-fi in this novella about backyard rocket jockeys trying to get into low earth orbit.Melville, South Carolina was out of money, it was out of jobs, it was out of hope, and today it was out of astronauts. There were only two to begin with, and now one is stuck on the abandoned International Space Station after his mission went south. With NASA's budget cut to the bone, there's no one to bring him back home, so everyone is only too happy to ignore this embarrassing sign of American Failure and just let him die. But his cousin, Walter Reddie, isn't going to let that happen.Tanked on vodka, living on a "farm" whose only crop is cars on cinderblocks, Walter's a wash-out from the Shuttle Program and he'll be damned if he's going to let his cousin die in the sky like a dog. And so he begins to build a rocket. If America won't rescue its astronauts, he'll do it himself.Violating numerous laws, good taste, common sense, logic, and reason, Walter becomes a lightning rod for people who aren't ready to give up. His farm is transformed into the promised land for misfits, drifters, rocket junkies, pyromaniacs, dreamers, science nerds, and astro-hippies who believe that space shouldn't just be for billionaires. But it won't be easy. Chances are good they'll blow themselves up, get arrested, or kill each other before they ever get into orbit. BadAsstronauts was originally published in 2012 as Occupy Space. This edition features a brand-new introduction by the author, and has been extensively revised from its previous edition. -- Provided by publisher

"New York Times bestselling author Grady Hendrix takes on the haunted house in a hilarious and terrifying new novel that explores the way your past--and your family--can haunt you like nothing else... Louise's parents have passed away, and she's returning to the small Southern town where she grew up to get their house ready to sell. It means she'll have to spend time with her younger brother--and their old grudges make that a terrifying prospect. But childhood hurts pale in comparison to the dangers posed by what still lives inside the house"--