Just came across this. Read Horror Store!!! I do not like horror. I never read horror. I loved it. Everything from the story, characters, to just the way the book is presented it, so good. I picked it up because 1) I thought it wouldn't be that scary...and depending on your mileage maybe not in some ways but in others...yeah and 2) the presentation just made me have to. I was not disappointed.
I really love how Hendrix mixes together horror, comedy and heavy themes. I’ve also seen some recordings of him at discussions and he is wildly entertaining - I think you’d have a blast interviewing him one day. “Nobody believed women” is a heavy theme in Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires too that would make for a fabulous review.
A lot of things that frustrate me in more modern books didn't do so as much here because I felt like they were blatantly more true then than now. I always look at that as a positive in saying "look how far we've come."
The worm part was my favorite. They also have an Amazon prime movie of it was well but it did make it kinda cheesy. Book always way better. I also cried at the end. This one is my favorite by him. I read almost his whole repertoire, been working on it. I do love horror store as it's a haunted IKEA just like the one you read the chapter titles have a part they play in the book. Which I do love the audiobook for it as it changes with the narrator just for the intro of the chapter. Once you'll read you'll understand.
Mike, look forward to your book discussions, and the singing intro made me smile on a very gloomy day! I am in the middle of this book and enjoying it immensely. Not a child of the 80s, but it WAS a great era. I'm excited to see how this book ends. Thanks for this great book recommendation!
I loved this book so much! It took me a couple of chapters to realize what they meant lol - love the way the cover represents what the book is about. - totally agree loved the friendship.
I’m seeing it a lot, but definitely southern book club is a great Hendrix book. Very similar to Best friends exorcism in terms of over the top characters, but also talks about topics and hidden aspects of the eighties that gets overlooked. Amazing review as always and love using this channel to find new potential books.
I don't really read horror, but your glowing reviews on your weekly updates made me check out this one. First of all, I am a HUGE Phil Collins fan (seen Genesis twice in concert) and when she used his name during a certain scene toward the end, I actually got emotional!!!! Second DO NOT listen to the worm scene right before bed!!!! EEEEKKK i can't even talk about it without dry heaving. Last, I'd say this story made me feel the way Buffy used to make me feel. Deep story with just the right amount of campy fun to mix it up. Thank you for the recommendation. Really loved this book. Never would have ever been on my radar without you.
I went straight into Horrorstor after I finished this and loved that too, then I picked up We Sold Our Souls which was really good. So much so that I ordered a few more of the man’s books
I think "horror-comedy" is a very difficult genre to do right. It's different from "horror-parody", in "horror-comedy" we are very scared in one scene and laughing in the next scene. One Indian movie that did this spectacularly well is 'Stree', which I recommend if you can find it with subtitles. I haven't read this one, but I didn't like the final scenes of the movie. It was all right I suppose. Maybe I should read the book. Great review.
Good review 😊 I like how you mention the good AND the bad, so people may form their own opinions. As I've mentioned in other videos of yours, I really hated this book, but I can see why other people like it. I do realize that I have low tolerance for certain things, and those things were too much for me in this case. I'm planning on continuing to read his books, though, because I really wanna like him.... Happy Halloween!! 🎃
( Hot Flash Horror) That was a great book and I had the same complaints as you. My favorite Hendrix's books are Southern Book Clubs Guide to Slaying Vampires and How to Sell. a Haunted House! His titles are just so damn long lol
Thanks for the review. That cover is awesome and I love Genesis and Phil Collins, but I have to say I’ve been unsure about starting this book because Grady Hendrix is an on and off author for me. I don’t seem to get his style and I haven’t read anything from him that I liked as much as everyone else. I will give this one a try.
Ironically, I rewatched Heathers a couple of weeks ago, but yes, Winona Ryder and Christian Slater are a very dynamic acting duo in that movie. I also started watching the movie of this book, but didn’t quite finish it, but who knows I might eventually pick up the book at some point
I watched the trailer and it looked like my whole complaint about making the 1980's seem like a cartoon in the way they write the antics/characters. Only Stranger Things writers seem to understand we didn't act that way.
You as a music lover and correct me if I'm wrong-metal fan,should maybe read next "We sold our souls" from Hendrix. " How to sell a haunted house" is his most mature novel although it features killer puppets 😂 I "discovered" Hendrix this year and have read all of his books and have found my favorite author next to SK.
I read all his books this spooky season(they would be good pallet cleansers though) …they’re all a fun little ride …I say sold our souls how to sell a haunted house should be next..he has a non fiction history of horror paperbacks that is great as an audio book
I remember it the VHS tapes and I am with you I would not like watching movies this way again because it might be eaten by the machine while you watched it.
I wasn't a poor kid but got bullied anyway. No kids should go through that. Have read two books by Grady Hendrix but not this one. Worried about the hype but might give it a chance anyway.
I'm kind of glad that bullying has mostly shifted online because you CAN unplug. It was difficult to do that when someone jumped you physically as you got off the bus.
@@mikesbookreviews yeah I know what you mean. Cause when you got home then you got to spend the rest of the day in peace. So I am glad there wasn't Internet that time.
The ending is so cheesy but so bloody good at the same time. I love some shameless cheese and heartfelt retro horror themes. Had a lot of fun with this book and there’s some scenes that are genuinely chilling and emotional.
Hi Mike,I was wondering if you ever read Impossible fortress by Jason Rekulak?It's not horror or fantasy,it's basically a John Hughes movie.Anyway,I think you would love it. P.S.Don't ever give up on horror books just because of the numbers🫡
I did not hate this book but it was Overhyped ot maybe ive been reading Stephen King so much and when i read someone else's books and their prose it feels cheap 🤣
We need more singing intros my friend. I’m 45 myself so I think I would enjoy this book
Without a doubt.
These intros though. 😂
Couldn’t have asked for a greater Christmas gift!!!
Happy you liked it ha ha
The 80's and 90's were rough, but compared to today, i. My opinion we had a.lot more genuine culture going on back then.
We may be biased, but this is undeniably true.
Just came across this. Read Horror Store!!! I do not like horror. I never read horror. I loved it. Everything from the story, characters, to just the way the book is presented it, so good. I picked it up because 1) I thought it wouldn't be that scary...and depending on your mileage maybe not in some ways but in others...yeah and 2) the presentation just made me have to. I was not disappointed.
I really love how Hendrix mixes together horror, comedy and heavy themes. I’ve also seen some recordings of him at discussions and he is wildly entertaining - I think you’d have a blast interviewing him one day. “Nobody believed women” is a heavy theme in Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires too that would make for a fabulous review.
I’d be curious what you think of the movie that came out last year.. I think it’s on Prime.
A lot of things that frustrate me in more modern books didn't do so as much here because I felt like they were blatantly more true then than now. I always look at that as a positive in saying "look how far we've come."
I read the southern book club guide to slaying vampires very funny book. I have that book to read soon.
Seems ot be a popular one!
The worm part was my favorite. They also have an Amazon prime movie of it was well but it did make it kinda cheesy. Book always way better. I also cried at the end. This one is my favorite by him. I read almost his whole repertoire, been working on it. I do love horror store as it's a haunted IKEA just like the one you read the chapter titles have a part they play in the book. Which I do love the audiobook for it as it changes with the narrator just for the intro of the chapter. Once you'll read you'll understand.
The trailer looked totally cornball.
Cant say I'm gonna sit through this whole review (no offense, just not my book interest!) but I'm so happy I clicked just for that intro!! Epic 😂.
Phil Collins rules.
Mike, look forward to your book discussions, and the singing intro made me smile on a very gloomy day! I am in the middle of this book and enjoying it immensely. Not a child of the 80s, but it WAS a great era. I'm excited to see how this book ends. Thanks for this great book recommendation!
Hope you enjoy it!
Best horror novel I read in a while tbh. Great book, great review!
Thank you!
Horrorstor and Southern Bookclub and exorcism are his best books so either of those 2 would be best to go to
Got it!
I loved this book so much! It took me a couple of chapters to realize what they meant lol - love the way the cover represents what the book is about. - totally agree loved the friendship.
I want to read this one, but I just got back from vacation and I haven't checked my library to see if they have the book.
I'm excited that you will be reading a horror book every month. Really looking forward to that.
Should be fun!
I’m seeing it a lot, but definitely southern book club is a great Hendrix book. Very similar to Best friends exorcism in terms of over the top characters, but also talks about topics and hidden aspects of the eighties that gets overlooked. Amazing review as always and love using this channel to find new potential books.
Southern Book Club Guide to Slaying Vampires is my fav from Hendrix. You will like it if you have not got there yet.
I haven't. I'll add it to the list!
I don't really read horror, but your glowing reviews on your weekly updates made me check out this one.
First of all, I am a HUGE Phil Collins fan (seen Genesis twice in concert) and when she used his name during a certain scene toward the end, I actually got emotional!!!!
Second DO NOT listen to the worm scene right before bed!!!! EEEEKKK i can't even talk about it without dry heaving.
Last, I'd say this story made me feel the way Buffy used to make me feel. Deep story with just the right amount of campy fun to mix it up. Thank you for the recommendation. Really loved this book. Never would have ever been on my radar without you.
So glad you liked it!
Another fantastic video! Thank you!!
You got it.
I gave you a thumbs up in the beginning for singing. haha
Gracias!
Good lord mike i didn't need another reminder of the troop.
That one sticks with me especially during dinner.
i cant have spagetti anymore lol.
Love the singing!!!
😂 thanks
This was actually my only Grady Hendrix read but I liked it just as much as you did! And oh yea, I remember that worm 🪱
Boo worms.
I got My Best Friend's Exorcism a while ago and your review has made me put it on my tbr.
Excellent!
Worth watching just for the singing intro. Great review once again Mike.
Ha ha thank you
Great review as always, Mike - I'm intrigued...gonna have to buy this!
That intro I’m dead! 😂😂😂
80s I was there 2-a bicentennial kid. Don’t remember much.
I went straight into Horrorstor after I finished this and loved that too, then I picked up We Sold Our Souls which was really good. So much so that I ordered a few more of the man’s books
Outstanding!
I think "horror-comedy" is a very difficult genre to do right. It's different from "horror-parody", in "horror-comedy" we are very scared in one scene and laughing in the next scene. One Indian movie that did this spectacularly well is 'Stree', which I recommend if you can find it with subtitles. I haven't read this one, but I didn't like the final scenes of the movie. It was all right I suppose. Maybe I should read the book. Great review.
Automatic addition to my 2024 TBR list!
Can't wait for your review of Blackwater in 2024
Enjoy!
Good review 😊 I like how you mention the good AND the bad, so people may form their own opinions. As I've mentioned in other videos of yours, I really hated this book, but I can see why other people like it. I do realize that I have low tolerance for certain things, and those things were too much for me in this case. I'm planning on continuing to read his books, though, because I really wanna like him.... Happy Halloween!! 🎃
I'll always try and be fair. Thanks for watching!
Good video. Thumbed it up. Thank you for entertaining me for exactly 15 minutes.
Thanks bubba!
Read Southern Bookclub’s Guide….Vampires next. Then We Sold Our Souls.
Noted!
My Best Friend's Exorcism was dope. I would recommend Horrorstor next
Great! Thank you.
Heathers is amazing lol
FACTS
Agree with this completely
Great review Mike, more singing in the intros!
Ha! We will see what happens.
🎃Happy Halloween and Book for Treat day everyone✨
( Hot Flash Horror) That was a great book and I had the same complaints as you. My favorite Hendrix's books are Southern Book Clubs Guide to Slaying Vampires and How to Sell. a Haunted House! His titles are just so damn long lol
They are ridiculous ha ha
This was the best representation of female relationships that I've ever read.
Hey Mike I still enjoy your damn book reviews.
I appreciate that, dammit.
Thanks for the review. That cover is awesome and I love Genesis and Phil Collins, but I have to say I’ve been unsure about starting this book because Grady Hendrix is an on and off author for me. I don’t seem to get his style and I haven’t read anything from him that I liked as much as everyone else. I will give this one a try.
Can't really say since this was my first experience. But I hope you'll give it a go.
Ironically, I rewatched Heathers a couple of weeks ago, but yes, Winona Ryder and Christian Slater are a very dynamic acting duo in that movie. I also started watching the movie of this book, but didn’t quite finish it, but who knows I might eventually pick up the book at some point
I watched the trailer and it looked like my whole complaint about making the 1980's seem like a cartoon in the way they write the antics/characters. Only Stranger Things writers seem to understand we didn't act that way.
Was cracking up when they find daddy’s porn collection 😂 “mommas got dinner tonight”
I spit out my coffee laughing
You as a music lover and correct me if I'm wrong-metal fan,should maybe read next "We sold our souls" from Hendrix. " How to sell a haunted house" is his most mature novel although it features killer puppets 😂
I "discovered" Hendrix this year and have read all of his books and have found my favorite author next to SK.
Sounds like an author I am going to love.
I read all his books this spooky season(they would be good pallet cleansers though) …they’re all a fun little ride …I say sold our souls how to sell a haunted house should be next..he has a non fiction history of horror paperbacks that is great as an audio book
Sounds fun!
Now that you've done "Against All Odds," you and your wife should do "Separate Lives" for Media Reviews. #crossover
I remember it the VHS tapes and I am with you I would not like watching movies this way again because it might be eaten by the machine while you watched it.
Ha ha nostalgia is great but usually it is better in your memory than it actually was
And the Grammy goes to…..
omg mike please make a video about heathers
also i just read horrorstör and it was a cool fun horror read definitely, but not amazing.
Ha ha that could be fun
Not a horror fan but this book sounds interesting
It's and enjoyable read.
My dads best friend had a son a few years older than me and would get hand me down clothes from them and got bullied relentlessly
Yeah, it was a real thing. As if being poor didn't suck enough!
I wasn't a poor kid but got bullied anyway. No kids should go through that. Have read two books by Grady Hendrix but not this one. Worried about the hype but might give it a chance anyway.
I'm kind of glad that bullying has mostly shifted online because you CAN unplug. It was difficult to do that when someone jumped you physically as you got off the bus.
@@mikesbookreviews yeah I know what you mean. Cause when you got home then you got to spend the rest of the day in peace. So I am glad there wasn't Internet that time.
Totally agree, Heathers is awesome . Doesn’t compare with the new ones 😂
People that don't understand this make me ask WHATS YOUR DAMAGE?
The ending is so cheesy but so bloody good at the same time. I love some shameless cheese and heartfelt retro horror themes. Had a lot of fun with this book and there’s some scenes that are genuinely chilling and emotional.
Right. I've always got room in my life for a little hokey fun.
your intros are getting scary day by day
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Not ny kind if book, but ill still like thr video anyhow
👨🎤 👍🏿
Hi Mike,I was wondering if you ever read Impossible fortress by Jason Rekulak?It's not horror or fantasy,it's basically a John Hughes movie.Anyway,I think you would love it.
P.S.Don't ever give up on horror books just because of the numbers🫡
I did not hate this book but it was Overhyped ot maybe ive been reading Stephen King so much and when i read someone else's books and their prose it feels cheap 🤣