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Horrorstör

By: Grady Hendrix
Narrated by: Tai Sammons, Bronson Pinchot
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Something strange is happening at the Orsk furniture superstore in Cleveland. Every morning, employees arrive to find broken Kjerring wardrobes, shattered Brooka glassware, and vandalized Liripip sofa beds—clearly someone, or something, is up to no good. To unravel the mystery, five young employees volunteer for a long dusk-till-dawn shift and encounter horrors that defy imagination. Along the way, author Grady Hendrix infuses sly social commentary on the nature of work in the new 21st-century economy.

A traditional haunted house story in a contemporary setting, and full of current fears, Horrorstör delivers a high-concept premise in a unique style.

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©2014 Grady Hendrix (P)2014 Blackstone Audio Fantasy Horror Supernatural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Scary Paranormal Fiction Employment
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Grady Hendrix manages to toe the line between satire and horror in this workplace-comedy-turned-nightmare. Clever and well paced, the novel takes the everyday horror of retail work and introduces real balls-to-walls horror. Unafraid of brutalizing his characters, Hendrix follows the journey of Amy- your run of the mill adult, stuck in a rut. While her character's journey was satisfying to hear, and her growth empowering, at times the narration fell a little flat. Tai Sammons perfectly captures the deadpan tone the satire needs, but sometimes the monotone made the last sentences of chapters seem unfinished.

A comedy of horrors

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It's almost fluff horror but then on a double-take, it is actually so original, from theme to, heh, execution.

Horrorstör is amazing.

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First half achieves a mundane workplace set up with a likeable cast of characters, before the second half kicks it into full throttle horror survival. The haunted house story in knock off IKEA premise doesn't prepare you for some of the grizzlier scenes but the shock you feel is bigger because of it. Interludes between chapters feature product descriptions of furniture which shift into blackly comic segments breaking up the action and double as neat little set piece descriptions. The last one is a particularly effective without spoiling anything here. Make sure to flip through the accompanying pdf for additional ORSK content!

ÖRSK ME ANOTHER BUT I'LL NEVER TELL, YOU FIÊND

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Whenever I read ads in homewares catalogues now I read it in The Voice. Having previously worked in retail, this book really hit the spot.

Laughter and Suspense

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Story was average, quite frankly, and I never felt even a flicker of fear, though the first half of the book didn't do a bad job of building tension. I never became particularly attached to any of the characters - the book is through the viewpoint of Amy, who I liked all right, but since she was the main character I was pretty sure she wasn't gonna die. Although the ending may have left some things to be desired, I actually liked how the epilogue finished it.
The narration was good, and it was pretty easy listening, I didn't find my thoughts wandering very often while listening. And i guess, to be fair, the level of engagement I had made it slightly above average and the setting was fun. Take it for what it is, a bit of silly fun.

Reminds me of a cheap teenage horror flick

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