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We Sold Our Souls

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We Sold Our Souls is a 2018 supernatural horror novel by American writer Grady Hendrix. Kris Pulaski, a former guitarist in the heavy-metal band Dürt Würk, learns that her old lead singer's career was built through a bargain involving her soul. She leaves her isolated life in rural Pennsylvania to find former bandmates and confront him, while the novel expands its Faustian premise into a story about exploitation, conspiracy, and resistance through music.

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What is We Sold Our Souls about?

We Sold Our Souls is a 2018 supernatural horror novel by Grady Hendrix. Kris Pulaski, a former guitarist in the heavy-metal band Dürt Würk, discovers that her old lead singer's success may have come from a bargain involving her soul.

Who is Kris Pulaski?

Kris is the novel's central character and a former member of Dürt Würk. She lives an isolated life until evidence about the band's past forces her to confront the singer she blames for destroying her career.

What is Dürt Würk in We Sold Our Souls?

Dürt Würk is the heavy-metal band at the center of Kris's memories and investigation. The band's history connects the novel's music-industry setting to its supernatural idea of selling one's soul for fame.

Is We Sold Our Souls a music novel or a traditional demon story?

It is both a heavy-metal road story and supernatural horror novel. Hendrix uses band breakups, touring culture, and the cost of fame to build the story's supernatural bargain.

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