Grady Hendrix has focused his career on horror. Paperbacks from Hell, Hendrix’s 2017 nonfiction examination of horror fiction from the 1970s and 1980s, reveals his fascination and delight with the forgotten pulpy genre novels of that time, and the iconic cover art in which they were packaged. Hendrix’s previous novels are evidence of how he’s applied this fascination to his own writing: His novels The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires, We Sold Our Souls, My Best Friend’s Exorcism, and Horrorstör all reveal his thoughtful and unique approach to horror. The Final Girl Support Group follows this pattern of work and is perhaps his most ambitious novel, as the book is richly layered with references to horror movies and the genre of horror itself.