My Best Friend's Exorcism: A Novel
May 2016 · Quirk Books
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Soon to be a major motion picture.
This ENHANCED DIGITAL EDITION features TONS of TOTALLY AWESOME ’80s bonus materials—including Satanic Panic educational pamphlets, a do-it-yourself exorcism cheat sheet, a Spotify playlist of awesome ’80s tunes, animated cover artwork, and much more!
From the New York Times best-selling author of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, this unholy hybrid of Beaches and The Exorcist blends teen angst and unspeakable horrors into a pulse-pounding supernatural thriller.
The year is 1988. High school sophomores Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fourth grade. But after an evening of skinny-dipping goes disastrously wrong, Gretchen begins to act…different. She’s moody. She’s irritable. And bizarre incidents keep happening whenever she’s nearby. Abby’s investigation leads her to some startling discoveries—and by the time their story reaches its terrifying conclusion, the fate of Abby and Gretchen will be determined by a single question: Is their friendship powerful enough to beat the devil?
This ENHANCED DIGITAL EDITION features TONS of TOTALLY AWESOME ’80s bonus materials—including Satanic Panic educational pamphlets, a do-it-yourself exorcism cheat sheet, a Spotify playlist of awesome ’80s tunes, animated cover artwork, and much more!
From the New York Times best-selling author of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, this unholy hybrid of Beaches and The Exorcist blends teen angst and unspeakable horrors into a pulse-pounding supernatural thriller.
The year is 1988. High school sophomores Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fourth grade. But after an evening of skinny-dipping goes disastrously wrong, Gretchen begins to act…different. She’s moody. She’s irritable. And bizarre incidents keep happening whenever she’s nearby. Abby’s investigation leads her to some startling discoveries—and by the time their story reaches its terrifying conclusion, the fate of Abby and Gretchen will be determined by a single question: Is their friendship powerful enough to beat the devil?
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4.5
108 reviews
Polli Pixie
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October 15, 2025
The power of friendship is strong with this one. It does an excellent job of portraying the bond between the two main characters, Abby and Gretchen. The author also nails the 80s pop culture and the nostalgic atmosphere that comes with it. Some might wonder if it’s scary, but for someone like me who’s used to horror, I found it pretty tame. Anyway, everything here had the makings of a great book, but I didn’t enjoy it as much as I’d hoped.
Steve Massart
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August 10, 2019
The cover drew me in, as did 80s nostalgia references like Stranger Things, but found it slow and drawn out, took ages to get going, the middle section particularly, started skipping and reading only dialogue to see what happens, Grady needs to work on his pacing
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Emily Brontë
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August 24, 2024
Ah. The sweet, lingering scent of the 80's. Something between Jean Naté and Lagerfeld. Izod polos and Sun-In hair lightener. Distant echoes of a cheer long forgotten. '...Suceed! Sucess! Reach for the top!' Perfect read to kickoff the autumn blooms and diluted afternoon sunshine. Here's to spiked apple cider and reading in a cozy corner.
About the author
Grady Hendrix is an award-winning novelist and screenwriter living in New York City. He is the author of Horrorstör, My Best Friend’s Exorcism, We Sold Our Souls, and the New York Times bestselling The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires, which is being adapted into a series by Amazon Studios. Grady also authored the Bram Stoker Award-winning nonfiction book, Paperbacks from Hell, a history of the horror paperback boom of the ’70s and ’80s.
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