Grady Hendrix is an American author, journalist, public speaker, and screenwriter known for his best-selling 2014 novel Horrorstör. He lives in Manhattan, and is one of the founders of the New York Asian Film Festival.
Life and career Hendrix was born in South Carolina. His parents divorced when he was 13 years old, and he spent much of his time in public libraries. As an adult, he worked in the library of the American Society for Psychical Research before turning to professional writing. Alongside his novels, he has written for numerous media outlets, including Playboy magazine and the New York Post. Prior to its closure in 2008, he was a film critic for the New York Sun.
In 2009, Hendrix attended the Clarion Workshop at the University of California at San Diego.
He has also contributed to Katie Crouch's young adult series The Magnolia League, and his fiction has appeared in Strange Horizons and Pseudopod.
In 2012, Hendrix co-wrote Dirt Candy: A Cookbook, a graphic novel/cookbook/memoir with his wife Amanda Cohen and Ryan Dunlavey.
In 2014, Quirk Books published his novel, Horrorstör, which was subsequently optioned for a television series by Fox. Grady then wrote My Best Friend's Exorcism (2016) and the acclaimed non-fiction study Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of ’70s and ’80s Horror Fiction (2017). He also co-wrote the 2017 motion picture Mohawk with director Ted Geoghegan and the spec script for the horror comedy film Satanic Panic, which was acquired and produced by Fangoria during mid 2018. My Best Friend's Exorcism and Horrorstör have been optioned for film adaptations, while The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires and The Final Girl Support Group are slated for television adaptations. Hendrix created a one-man show for The Final Girl Support Group to promote the novel, as he found traditional author events boring.
From May 2020 to October 2020, Hendrix hosted his own podcast, Super Scary Haunted Homeschool, which discussed the history of vampires, to promote his book The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires.
Bibliography Novels Satan Loves You (2012) (out of print) The White Glove War (2013, The Magnolia League #2, with Katie Crouch) Horrorstör (2014, Quirk Books) My Best Friend's Exorcism (2016, Quirk Books) We Sold Our Souls (2018, Quirk Books) The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (2020, Quirk Books) The Final Girl Support Group (2021, Berkley) How to Sell a Haunted House (2023, Berkley) Witchcraft for Wayward Girls (2025, Berkley)
Novellas Badasstronauts (2022, Jab Books)
Short stories The Bright and Shining Parasites of Guiyu (2010, Strange Horizons) The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination: Original Short Fiction for the Modern Evil Genius (2013, contributor)
Short story collections Dead Leprechauns & Devil Cats: Strange Tales of the White Street Society (2020, JABberwocky Literary Agency)
Comics Li'l Wimmin: A Comic Adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women (2013, with Ryan Dunlavey)
Nonfiction books Dirt Candy: A Cookbook (2012, with Amanda Cohen and Ryan Dunlavey) Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of ’70s and ’80s Horror Fiction (2017, Quirk Books) These Fists Break Bricks: How Kung Fu Movies Swept America and Changed the World (2021, Mondo Books)
Screenplays Mohawk (2017, with Ted Geoghegan) Satanic Panic (2019) The Black Room (TBA) Horrorstör (TBA)
Awards Work Year & Award Category Result Ref.Horrorstör2014 Foreword INDIES AwardsHorrorhttps://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/winners/2014/horror/2014 Goodreads Choice AwardsHorror2015 RUSA CODES Reading ListHorrorhttps://rusaupdate.org/awards/the-reading-list/My Best Friend's Exorcism2016 Goodreads Choice AwardsHorror2017 RUSA CODES Reading ListHorrorWe Sold Our Souls2018 Goodreads Choice AwardsHorror2018 Shirley Jackson AwardNovel2019 Dragon AwardsHorror Novel2019 Locus AwardHorror NovelPaperbacks from Hell2018 Bram Stoker AwardNon-Fiction2017 Goodreads Choice AwardsNon-Fiction2018 British Fantasy AwardNon-FictionThe Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires2020 Goodreads Choice AwardsHorror2021 Lord Ruthven AwardFiction2021 RUSA CODES Reading ListHorror2021 Locus AwardHorror NovelThe Final Girl Support Group2021 Goodreads Choice AwardsHorror2021 Rondo Hatton Classic Horror AwardClassic Horror Fictionhttps://rondoaward.com/rondoaward.com/blog/?p=12702021 Bram Stoker AwardNovel2022 Locus AwardHorror Novel2022 Dragon AwardsHorror NovelHow to Sell a Haunted House2023 Goodreads Choice AwardsHorror2023 Bram Stoker AwardNovel2024 RUSA CODES Reading ListHorror2024 Locus AwardHorror2024 British Fantasy AwardAugust Derleth AwardWitchcraft for Wayward Girls2025 Goodreads Choice AwardsHorror2025 Bram Stoker AwardNovel2026 British Fantasy AwardHorror Novel2021 Rondo Hatton Classic Horror AwardWriter of the Year
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