This excels in what it aims to deliver (complicated dysfunctional family relationships with a side of grief exploration and cursed puppets), but what it strives for is not what I was looking for, so it sadly dragged on and fell short for me

If you love a spooky story you must read this.

When Louise gets a phone call her parents have died in a car accident her childhood troubles are ready and waiting to knock her down. Family drama with her brother causes strife but they soon realise who the true enemy is. The puppet. Their mum loved puppets, she made hundreds, but none come close to pupkin, a forever friend, that will think nothing of killing to get its way. Worse yet he has the power to control all the other puppets, the creepy dolls, the taxidermy squirrels, everything their mother spent time creating. Prepare for violence and manipulation, as no one is safe, and the only way out is to come together as a family

A very accomplished and stylish book with intrigue and high engagement. The characters are fascinating, the premise is exciting and the style is immersive. I'll definitely check out more by this author.

I felt the plot was very stagnant and didn’t progress but i did enjoy the characters which kept me reading.

What a creepy, gory, horror book this was. Not one to read at night! I thought this book was a really good, really dramatic book that actually did scare me into putting the book down one night..

A very gripping horror novel, and an engaging narration in the audiobook. The Popkin voice was incredibly creepy, props to the narrator for her portrayal of the haunted puppet!
Grady Hendrix always gets the balance just right in his horror novels between creepy and shocking events and character development and their relationships.
A great haunted house novel with a dash of complex and dysfunctional family dynamics and realistically flawed main characters

"How to Sell a Haunted House" by Grady Hendrix is a horror novel that combines elements of family drama with supernatural terror. The story revolves around Louise, who receives the devastating news of her parents' death. She faces the daunting task of returning to her family home in Charleston, a place filled with the remnants of her father's academic career and her mother's lifelong obsession with puppets and dolls.

Completely out of the blue Louise receives a phone call from her brother to inform her both of their parents are dead. Now she must return to her childhood home and lay her parents to rest. This involves spending time with her estranged brother, Mark, but then they will be out of each other's lives forever. However, first they must prepare their Mum and Dad's house for sale, they may be ready to let go...but the house isn't!

Often in Grady Hendrix books every day people and family dynamics turn out to be just as scary as any otherworldly creatures he creates. In this book the strain of sibling relations is at the forefront right from the get go and is so very relatable. Parents obliviously treating their children differently and causing resentment is a tale many will recognize but then in true Hendrix style it turns wild! As it turns out there is a fifth 'member' of the family, Pumpkin. He has been best friends with their mother since before they were born...he is a puppet! At first I envisioned an angry Muppet and wasn't sure if it was going to deliver on the creepy horror I was looking for. However after a dubious section that nearly lost me things strangely began to make sense and the horror was ramped right up.

How to Sell a Haunted House combines family drama and eerie horror to make a compelling read. This book won't be for everyone but it crept on me when I least expected it and would not let go until it was done!

Grady Hendrix is one of those authors that just does it for me every time and How to Sell a Haunted House was no different. The climatic tense build to the shocking end was SO suspenseful.

This was my first ever book by grady hendrix and 100% won't be my last I absolutely loved his style of writing in this book and cannot wait to read more by him. I absolutely love a good haunted house story and this delivered on all fronts pupkin was absolutely terrifying and definitely solidified my fear of puppets and dolls. I wasn't the biggest fan of Mark but coming towards the end I couldn't help but feel for him and was routing for him after everything he'd been through because of pupkin

Thank you for the ARC of this title. Grady Hendrix does it again with writing and engrossing, dark yarn reminiscent of the heyday of of 80s horror. Loved it.

I do love Grady Hendrix's work - but this sadly pushed my buttons in all the wrong ways. The depictions of grief were so absolutely on the nose that I had to put the book down frequently, and found it hard to pick up again!

I'm so sorry. I will try again, just when I'm a bit more able to enjoy it properly. Excellent writing though, which definitely evoked a response! Huge thanks for the ARC.

When Louise's parents are killed in a car crash she returns home to her parents house and her estranged brother. But not is all as it seems and when they try to sell the house a hidden horror is revealed.

This wasn't my favourite Grady Hendrix novel as I found the puppets a little bit silly but I did enjoy the reveal at the end of the story,

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of the novel in exchange for an honest review.

When Louise finds out her parents have died in an accident she dreads going home. She doesn't want to have to deal with the family home that's stuffed with her father's academic papers and her mother's puppets and artwork. There's also her brother Mark and there strained relationship she doesn't want to deal with either. But if they want to get the house up for sale she'll need his help. But the house has other ideas for the both of them.

This was absolutely terrifying like annabelle but with puppets and I now want to throw out every puppet I have in my home. This sucked me in from page one and had me gripped the whole way through. Every character was so well written and you could feel the fear they had. I loved watching Mark and Louise's relationship get stronger as they had to work together.

Highly recommend.

In true Grady Hendrix style, I loved this book until just over the halfway mark, and then it all got a little silly for my taste and overstayed its welcome.

The concept for How to Sell a Haunted House was solid. I was hooked from the beginning, and the family drama really kept my interest. But the actual horror elements were all a little slapstick, and really let the novel down, which is often why I find it difficult to rate Hendrix higher than I do.

How to Sell a Haunted House wasn't funny enough to be a black comedy, and not scary enough to be a true horror novel, which meant it just didn't scratch the itch I needed it to. I just need Hendrix to pick a lane and commit.

On a positive note, it was a quick read, and I had a lot of fun for the most part. But I ultimately ended up skimming the last quarter, which felt like a repeat of what had gone before. If you want something you can binge in a couple of nights, then How to Sell a Haunted House is definitely going to be right up your alley. But it didn't bring anything new to the genre, and won't leave a lasting impression.

I find Grady Hendrix to be so fun and readable. His books feel a bit like watching a movie. Definitely recommend this to fans of Grady Hendrix but if you already know he's not for you then this probably won't change your mind.
A really fun haunted house story to read on Halloween in my opinion.

Well that was one wild ride.

I don't know how, but Grady Hendrix has managed to write a book that is somehow creepy and gorey but also funny... it was equal parts messed up and brilliant!

Thank you Netgalley and Titan Books for providing me with a free digital copy in exchange for an honest review.

Me and Grady Hendrix books do not have the best relationship. I would love to read one of his books and be scared but I'm just not.

Okay, lets be frank about it. I was enjoying the family dynamics of How to Sell a Haunted House. The premise of two siblings fighting over a property left in a will was intriguing to me. But then he ruined it by trying to add puppets and it was just….meh.

I will give Grady Hendrix one more try but if that is another stinker then I am done.

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Fantastic story, as usual from Grady. Really creepy vibe throughout, one I definitely could not put down, and caused a few nights of broken sleep!

Hendrix’s new novel is a fun horror story that includes his colourful quirky characters as brother and sister try to sort through their parents house after their demise.

I am a huge fan of Hendrix and have enjoyed his books immensely. His characters quirky approach keeps me engaged and hooked and the idea of childhood haunting you in your adult life is excellent laid out. There is enough action and horror to keep the reader engaged but there are times that the brother and sister relationship felt a bit forced and not as engaging within their relationship as Hendrix’s multitude of other characters from his previous work.

There was always a sense of horror mixed with a tongue-in-cheek approach to his characters that made them fun and unique but in this case, they do tend to verge on the annoying and the sense of fun seems to have been left to the side.

The plot is fun and does make up for the characters lack of compassion which does reward the reader with a great finale. The secondary characters help keep the book afloat and brings the fun back into the proceedings.

Horrific, haunting and dolls, this is an excellent read but not up to the rest of the author’s other books but still a delight to read.