Master of horror: Grady Hendrix

About this episode

Grady Hendrix discusses his latest horror novel and his journey in the genre.

Today our guest is Mt. Pleasant native Grady Hendrix, author of the horror novel Witchcraft for Wayward Girls (2025, Berkley Books).The novel is set in Florida in 1970 and is about a group of pregnant teenage girls, living in a maternity home for unwed girls, who discover a book on witchcraft. For the first time in their lives power seems to be in the hands.We’ll talk with Grady about this latest book, as well as some of his past ones, and explore how he came to specialize in the horror fiction genre.

People in this episode

Guest: Grady Hendrix

Topics covered

• horror
• witchcraft
• teenage girls
• literature

Keywords

• Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
• Berkley Books
• Florida
• 1970

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

Books & works: Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

Places: Mt. Pleasant, Florida

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