How Grady Hendrix Came to Love Horror

How Grady Hendrix Came to Love Horror

Read an excerpt and see the cover reveal for the new anthology "Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature", edited by Becky Siegel Spratford

By Grady Hendrix | April 4, 2025

The Best Killer Dolls and Puppets in Books

The Best Killer Dolls and Puppets in Books

Grady Hendrix on one of literature's most disturbing traditions.

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The Most <strike>Ridiculous</strike> ahem, <em>Memorable</em> Serial Killers in Literature

The Most Ridiculous ahem, Memorable Serial Killers in Literature

Grady Hendrix reads an unhealthy number of murder books. Here are some of the most absurd(ly entertaining).

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500 Years of True Crime

500 Years of True Crime

Long before In Cold Blood, there was a vast public appetite for sordid tales—and plenty of media ready to feed it.

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