Grady Hendrix on Horrorstor, Exorcism, and Vampires

American author Grady Hendrix, hailing from Charleston, South Carolina, once wondered aloud why haunted stores couldn’t exist alongside haunted houses. He turned that idea into the novel Horrorstor, a chilling digital-era scare set in a labyrinth of retail corridors. His curiosity about everyday terror led him to write The Exorcism of My Best Friend and The Book Club’s Guide to Killing Vampires, two horror novels anchored in the neighborhoods where Hendrix spent his formative years in the late eighties. A well-educated observer, he now speaks about his work at countless fantasy, science fiction, and horror conventions, sharing his thoughts with readers at 232 gatherings and with the assistance of translator Virginia de la Fuente.