How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix



How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

Submitted by Morgan Olson, Blountville Branch Manager

If you’ve ever read Grady Hendrix, maybe you're prepared for the high-stakes absurdity that
How to Sell a Haunted House brings. If you haven’t been so lucky, then get yourself ready.
Hendrix’s newest book takes us through the heavy emotions of loss, grief and the nitty gritty ugliness
of dealing with all the physical stuff a person’s life can leave behind. He also reminds us that it is ok to
laugh, even when things are really bad. 

When Louise’s parents suddenly die, she realizes they may have been the only two people, besides
her young daughter, who truly loved her. Now she is responsible for cleaning out their old, cluttered
house. To make matters even worse, her mother made and collected hundreds of puppets throughout
her life (creepy ones, too). Now Louise has to figure out what to do with them, which is especially
troubling for her mother’s favorite puppet, Pupkin, who does not seem to want to leave. On top of
everything, her dead-beat brother wants to trash it all  to make a quick buck off of their parents' entire
life without a second thought. Louise is able to reconnect with her childhood and family as things
quickly turn into haunted doll territory. This is without a doubt a horror book, but moments of hilarity
and absurdness make it a delightful read as well as a visceral and terrifying one. If you’re ever alone
in your home at night, you will find yourself remembering the haunted puppet’s famous chant
“Pupkin here, Pupkin here, everybody laugh, everybody cheer!”


How to sell a Haunted House is available at Sullivan County Library and as an ebook on the Libby app!

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