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How to Sell a Haunted House

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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"Wildly entertaining."-The New York Times

"Ingenious."-The Washington Post

New York Times bestselling author Grady Hendrix takes on the haunted house in a thrilling new novel that explores the way your past—and your family—can haunt you like nothing else.
 
When Louise finds out her parents have died, she dreads going home. She doesn’t want to leave her daughter with her ex and fly to Charleston. She doesn’t want to deal with her family home, stuffed to the rafters with the remnants of her father’s academic career and her mother’s lifelong obsession with puppets and dolls. She doesn’t want to learn how to live without the two people who knew and loved her best in the world.
 
Most of all, she doesn’t want to deal with her brother, Mark, who never left their hometown, gets fired from one job after another, and resents her success. Unfortunately, she’ll need his help to get the house ready for sale because it’ll take more than some new paint on the walls and clearing out a lifetime of memories to get this place on the market.
 
But some houses don’t want to be sold, and their home has other plans for both of them…
 
Like his novels The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires and The Final Girl Support Group, How to Sell a Haunted House is classic Hendrix: equal parts heartfelt and terrifying—a gripping new read from “the horror master” (USA Today).

Editions (7)

ISBN9780593201275
PublisherPenguin LLC US
Publication Date01/02/24
Pages448

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  • jkohnerowlng
    jkohnerowlng

    173 Followers

    4.0

    Never trust a doll. 👀

    Als erstes Buch in meinem Spooky Season TBR habe ich How to sell a Haunted House gewählt. 🎃 Wie kann man den Herbst besser einleiten, als Louise und Mark dabei zu begleiten, das Haus ihrer verstorbenen Eltern für den Verkauf fertig zu machen? Vermutlich gar nicht. Denn wie die beiden bald merken, sind sie dabei nicht so alleine, wie sie es sich vorgestellt hätten. 👻 Die Thematik ist gar nicht so easy: Was tut man, wenn eine kleine Handpuppe plötzlich zu viel Inspiration von Chucky bezieht? 🔪 Im Fall von Pupkin, dem kleinen singenden Clown, dessen Streiche etwas zu blutig enden, ist die Lösung jedenfalls knifflig und mit einigen Plottwists verbunden. 🤡 Aber hey, was gibt es den schöneres, als neben einer lebendig gewordenen Clownpuppe aufzuwachen? 😶 Leider hat das Buch etwas vom humorvollen Schreibstil, den es anfangs noch hatte, eingebüßt. Stattdessen wurde es emotional und etwas tiefsinniger, was leider einen Stern gekostet hat. Wer allerdings ein Buch sucht, dass sich wie ein zu Halloween passender Horrorfilm liest, kommt hier auf seine Kosten. 🎃🔪👻

    Never trust a doll. 👀

    Sep 15, 2024

  • mimi.overboard
    mimi.overboard

    13 Followers

    5.0

    Schaurig, unterhaltsam, teilweise sehr grausam. Dann wieder herzerwärmend. Ein Wechselbad der Gefühle! Freue mich schon, das Buch in 1-2 Jahren erneut zu lesen.

    Jan 9, 2026

  • veve
    veve

    43 Followers

    2.5

    I liked the idea but the beginning was quite Stretchy and it seemed that tension wasn't going to happen really. The end really made up for that first part. Anyways, I would probably liked it better as a film.

    Jun 22, 2024

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lachicamapacheMay 26, 2026

WTF Mark. I think I've never hated a character so quickly. Trying to portray Louise as she never was there just to get his way. Which seems like just making money from the situation. I CANNOT.

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