Critical Praise
“If The Exorcist had been authored by Tina Fey instead of William Peter Blatty, it might have borne an uncanny resemblance to what Grady Hendrix has accomplished with MY BEST FRIEND’S EXORCISM.... Fans of satire, nostalgia, dark comedy and, well, demons should read this book.”
—BookPage
“Readers who thought Heathers wasn’t quite bleak enough will find this darkly humorous horror tale --- filled with spot-on ’80s pop-culture references --- totally awesome.”
—Booklist, starred review
“Sharply written…Hendrix has made strong progress as a novelist, and this book makes a convincing case for his powers as a sharp observer of human behavior, filtered through a fun genre conceit that doesn’t skimp on the spooky --- or the bodily fluids.”
—The A.V. Club
“…will make you nostalgic for the world of Pretty in Pink.”
—Cosmpolitan.com’s “15 Addictive New Books That Are Perfect for the Beach”
“[Hendrix proves his] own black-magic mettle by conjuring up an era where ill-informed paranoia (and just plain ding-dongness) turned some of the quietest corners of America into fear factories, full of deep-rooted distrust and misspent rage. Too bad Satan never actually did show up back then. He woulda loved it.”
—Wired.com
“National treasure Grady Hendrix follows his classic account of a haunted IKEA-like furniture showroom, HORRORSTÖR (2014), with a nostalgia-soaked ghost story, MY BEST FRIEND’S EXORCISM.”
—The Wall Street Journal
"From the author of the acclaimed HORRORSTÖR, this book packs all the magic of a summer horror flick.”
—Bustle.com’s “Best Fiction Books to Springboard Your Summer Reading”
“Smart, sassy and satanic…Hendrix’s sophomore effort channels the poison-clique satire of classics such as Heathers and imbues his story with the infernal revisionist energy of more contemporary fare like House of the Devil and The Last Exorcism.”
—Rue Morgue
“This book was so good, I almost don’t even know where or how to convey my sheer enjoyment…. This novel is highly recommended to the max.”
—Olympus Athens, Geeks of Doom
