I would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review. What in the heck did I just read, Grady Hendrix! This was a total WTF book for me, suddenly I was 10 years old again watching the Puppet Master movies back in the late 80s/early 90s and as much as I hate puppets, I couldn't put this book down. When Louise and Mark's parents die, it is up to them to clean the house out, but will they be able to, something or someone is stopping them, with terrifying results. Is Pupkin, their mom's puppet really the cause of trouble? Cause of course a puppet could never be evil, right...?!

It was a good book, but I just really really hated Mark. I know that we were not supposed to like Mark, but I disliked him so much, that it kind of ruined the book for me. Other than Mark, it was a quality book.

To say siblings Louise and Mark have a dysfunctional relationship is an understatement so when they’re forced to clear out their deceased parents home nothing goes well. Neither want to deal with their moms collection of creepy dolls and puppets. Especially when they start to remember the hand puppet Pumkin and all he has done.

While I find Louise and Mark interactions unpalatable, the horrifying and scary scenes are written to perfection and I’ll never look at a doll or a puppet the same way. A thrilling and scary ride.

Who doesn't like some puppet terror mixed with family drama? It's a fun read, wacky and creepy. I'm sure it will be popular.

Thanks to NetGalley for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review.

Okay Grady! This one was right up my alley since my grandma has a “doll room” at her house that always scared me as a child - never thought I’d be so terrified of puppets and dolls as an adult tho! Pupkin is truly the stuff of nightmares - I would love to see a rendering of how the author envisioned him bc he is messed up in my own brain…also in my head, Pupkin’s voice sounds like Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Truly chilling. So weird, so creepy, so perfect for Halloween!

5 we’ll deserved stars
This is Grady Hendrix best book to date! This is not an opinion, it’s a fact.
The family dynamics, the horror, the grief…all of it. I read this in one sitting in about 5-6 hours. I wish I could pick it up again for the first time.

I’m a big fan of Grady Hendrix, but not so keen on creepy dolls and puppets. Yikes! The conclusion of the story surprised me in a delightful way.

After checking NetGalley for this book every day for at least 2 months I finally got it! It was everything I wanted and more! Grady has not written a book i haven’t loved. I will be staff picking and recommending like crazy!

What happens when you find out your parents suddenly died and you have to sell their house, but their house is haunted..... This is the first book that I have read by Grady Hendrix and I will be reading more of his work. This was a great story with lots of family drama and some sassy characters!

Louise is broken hearted over the death of her parents. Going home to Charleston to clear out the family home is nothing less than a nightmare, her father never threw away any of his academic work and her mother had an extensive, and creepy, collection of dolls and puppets. Worse, she’ll have to deal with her brother, a man who has never left home and never been able to hold down a job. Still, if they are to put the house up for sale, she’s going to need all the help she can get. The only problem is the house itself…..it doesn’t want to be sold…..Hendrix is the master of creepy suspense. If Hendrix’s name is on the cover, readers know they’re in for a good old fashioned scare