Grady Hendrix’s new novel, How to Sell a Haunted House, is the culmination of what his career as a horror novelist has been all about: building terror through emotion and experiences we can all relate to. In this discussion, Adam and Grady chat about how these emotional cores that transform into fear sprung from his original passion for folklore and the horror that comes from it. 

They discuss his early years living in England, how he came to be known as “the horror book” person, what makes a good story in eyes and so much more. They then turn the episode into an impromptu horror book recommendation session (see below!)

Books mentioned in this episode

Folklore, Superstitions, and Legends of Great Britain

Children of the Corn by Stephen King

Harvest Home by Tom Tryon

Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Call by Peadar O'Guilin

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

Devolution by Max Brooks

The House Next Door by Anne Rivers Siddons

The Elementals by Michael McDowell

Cold Moon Over Babylon by Michael McDowell

When Darkness Loves Us by Elizabeth Engstrom

The Tribe by Bari Wood

Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott

Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay

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