We Sold Our Souls: Heavy Metal Horror

Grady Hendrix has penned some of the best horror novels of the last ten years, including Horrorstor, My Best Friend's Exorcism and the clever slasher film inspired thriller, The Final Girl Support Group. His work contains scares, chills, humor, strong characters, and an in-depth knowledge of horror films, books and TV shows, which manifests itself in the pop culture meta references inserted throughout his fantastic work. I recently completed We Sold Our Souls (2018), the heavy metal-infused tale of the rise and downfall of Dürt Würk, an up and coming metal band that implodes as the group is on the verge of achieving widespread fame.

Dürt Würk's lead singer, Terry Hunt, embarks on a successful career as a solo artist, leaving the rest of the band in ruins, both personally and professionally. Years later, Kris Pulaski, the band's former guitarist, who's barely eking out a living in dead end jobs, begins to suspect something terrible occured on the evening the band broke up. She embarks on a cross country road trip to discover the truth of what happened on their last night together, and confront Terry, now on a mega-sized tour as the iconic heavy metal artist Koffin.

Kris will learn a lot more than she bargained for, reuniting with some of her band mates, and meeting new friends and allies along the way. It's a frightening odyssey that features secrets, lies, dark entities, and conspiracy theories. The novel is drenched in a whole lot of heavy metal music, including the lyrics to some of Dürt Würk's music, which are peppered throughout the story. By the time Kris discovers the truth about the terrifying night Dürt Würk broke up, she'll learn as much about the dark places inside herself as the monstrous evil that's behind Terry's heavy metal success. 

We Sold Our Souls is a compelling, fast-paced read which will resonate with horror fans and heavy metal devotees. There are a lot of knowing, insider references to a number of beloved bands, including Pantera, Slayer, and AC/DC, that will delight dyed in the wool metal-heads. The dark forces featured in the novel will appeal to classic horror fans, especially those with an interest in otherworldly, Lovecraftian terrors. The characters are well-developed and interesting, and never feel like caricatures. If you're looking for an edgy, intriguing metal-themed horror novel, check out We Sold Our Souls. And if you like the book, dive into some of Grady Hendrix's other fine work.