Grady Hendrix is a New York Times bestselling American horror author, journalist, and screenwriter known for blending scares with dark comedy, nostalgia, and sharp social commentary. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he is the author of Horrorstör, My Best Friend’s Exorcism, The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires, The Final Girl Support Group, How to Sell a Haunted House, and Witchcraft for Wayward Girls. His nonfiction book Paperbacks from Hell, a celebration of the horror paperback boom of the 1970s and ’80s, won the Bram Stoker Award. Hendrix has also written screenplays, including Mohawk and Satanic Panic, and several of his novels have been adapted or optioned for film and television.