When Louise’s parents die suddenly, she finds herself flying to Charleston for their funeral. The next step after grieving their death is to put their house on the market, but her and her enemy of a brother Mark will discover that not all houses want to be sold.

Grady Hendrix’s THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP gave me actual nightmares…but this one didn’t even come close.

HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE is campy with some cringe-worthy gore, and a whole lotta puppets. I’ve spent some time really thinking about my thoughts after finishing this book because I have a TON of mixed feelings, so let’s get into the nitty gritty.

First off, I found this book to just be way too long. I was drudging my way through it. The characters aren’t very likable (furthermore making me not care when shit started hitting the fan), and I just never really felt scared.

However, once I hit the last 20 percent of the book, it really seemed to pick up the pace and I enjoyed reading it. Hendrix wove the characters’ pasts into the story, which really brought everything together, even if it still had me questioning what exactly I was reading.

I think there will be fans of this one and others who will be as underwhelmed as I was after picking this one up.

Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Publication Date: January 17, 2023