Year 5, week 10: Grady Hendrix bundle

Halloween is fast approaching, so here are a handful of creepy stories from Grady Hendrix. I have posted a review of one of Grady Hendrix's books before for a Halloween themed post (The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires), so here are a few more stories from the same author.

The Final Girl Support Group
By Grady Hendrix

I loved this book. There is no way to beat around the bush, I loved this book. The premise is that all the final girls from all of your favorite slashers movies from the 1970-1990's are all in the same therapeutic support group. All of these ladies have been almost killed and their stories are made into films. Then someone wants to take out these final girls. There are some yucky parts, but if you are a fan of scary movies from that time period I think you should definitely try this book out!

We Sold Our Souls
By Grady Hendrix

My sweet hubby read this book with me for a scary Halloween type book. The plot is about a heavy metal band that, as the title leads you to know, sold their souls for fame. My favorite line in the book is "No one loves me! Boo hoo! Guess what? We play fucking metal! I don't want to sing about your sad feelings! I want dragons." I recommend this book if you want a fun heavy metal themed creepy story. 

Paperbacks from Hell
By Grady Hendrix

This book is literally a book report of a bunch of books from the past; books that are the equivalent of grindhouse films, that have trashy plots and even trashier covers. The book is super duper researched and well written, sadly those are not my favorite of books so I don't know why on earth I read this book. Actually I do know why I read it, I like Grady Hendrix and I wanted to hear what he would say about these books. If this subgenre of books are your jam, definitely definitely read it! 

Horrorstör
By Grady Hendrix

This is another book I read with the hubs a while back. Our copy of the book was a early release of the book so apparently it was missing a few parts that were tweaked before it was mass released, so take that in mind while reading this review. The plot is about a woman who works in essentially an Ikea that is on I'm gonna say Indian burial ground (I can't remember, it was a while back we read it and I'm just now getting around to writing about it). This book is gory and creepy and hilarious when it's making fun of all the weird names Ikea calls all their products. The book is actually really scary and would be perfect for a Halloween scare. 

My Best Friend's Exorcism

By Grady Hendrix

I actually read this book last year if I remember correctly. So this review might not be as in depth as is should be. This book as sold as a Beaches meets 1980's horror films. I was super disappointed in this book. It seems to drag on forever before anything scary or creepy happens. These two girlfriends are been friends since elementary school and then one of them starts acting different and her bestie thinks maybe she has a demon living in her. It seems like I either love or hate this author's books. This book was a miss for me, and I probably wouldn't recommend this for a good Halloween scare.  

Note from the Hubby: I read Horrorstör and We Sold Our Souls with my wife, they were both fun reads.  

Horrorstör was a bit ridiculous, but the Ikea catalog spin to introduce each chapter was great, and the story felt a bit like a horror version of that show Superstore.

 I had a lot of fun reading We Sold Our Souls. An interesting insight into the music industry, wrapped around a conspiracy theory, and might involve... demons? Not quite sure, and I can't reveal too much without spoiling the story, but it was a real page turner.