It's a classic old-fashioned haunted house story - set in a big box Swedish furniture superstore.
Something strange is happening at the Orsk furniture superstore in Cleveland,Ohio. Every morning,employees arrive to find broken Kjerring wardrobes,shattered Bracken glassware,and vandalized Liripip sofabeds-clearly,someone or something is up to no good.
To unravel the mystery,five young employees volunteer for a long dusk-til-dawn shift-and they 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 very real and recognisable fears),Horrorstor comes conveniently packaged in the form of a retail catalogue,complete with illustrations of ready-to-assemble furniture and other,more sinister accessories.
'Horrorstor delivers a crisp terror-tale...(and) Hendrix strikes a nice balance between comedy and horror. - Washington Post
'If you've ever been frustrated trying to put together furniture from IKEA,you'll get a laugh out of Hendrix's spoof mystery.'- New York Post
Grady Hendrix is a writer,journalist,and one of the founders of the New York Asian Film Festival. A former film critic for the New York Sun,Grady has written for Slate,The Village Voice,Time Out New York,Playboy Magazine and Variety.
Publisher: Quirk BooksISBN: 9781594745263Weight: 493 gDimensions: 222 x 187 x 15 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
"Horrorstr delivers a crisp terror-tale...(and)Hendrix strikes a nice balance between comedy and horror."-TheWashington Post"Disarming."-The Wall Street Journal"Wildly inventive...Hendrix delivers both a palm-sweating horror story and a laugh-out-loud satire of retail."-Esquire "Highly giftable."-Buzzfeed"Hendrix conjures up some wonderfully gruesome imagery."-Nerdist"An inventive,hilarious haunted house tale."-Bustle"Hendrix's one-of-a-kind novel is an innovative hybrid of ghost story and satire,at once clever,gruesome,and hilarious."-Amazon Book Review"If you've ever been frustrated trying to put together furniture from IKEA,you'll get a laugh out of Hendrix's spoof mystery."-New York Post"Hendrix is an engaging writer."-Santa Fe New Mexican"A clever little horror story...(and) a treat for fans of The Evil Dead or Zombieland,complete with affordable solutions for better living."-Kirkus Reviews"A funhorror novel."-Library Journal"A very clever ghost story."-Booklist"The book's packaging as a catalog-complete with illustrations of increasingly sinister-looking furniture with faux Scandinavian names-gives it a charmingly oddball allure."-Publishers Weekly More praise for Grady Hendrix:"National treasure Grady Hendrix follows his classic account of a haunted IKEA-like furniture showroom,Horrorstor (2014),with a nostalgia-soaked ghost story,My Best Friend's Exorcism."-The Wall Street Journal,on My Best Friend's Exorcism"Pure,demented delight."-The New York Times Book Review,on Paperbacks from Hell"Terrific... Sharply written... (My Best Friend's Exorcism) makes a convincing case for (Hendrix's) powers as a sharp observer of human behavior."-The A.V. Club,on My Best Friend's Exorcism"Hendrix's darkest novel yet will leave readers begging for an encore."-Booklist,starred review,on We Sold Our Souls"A true appreciation of the genre."-Los Angeles Times,on Paperbacks from Hell"Campy. Heartfelt. Horrifying."-Minnesota Public Radio,on My Best Friend's Exorcism"Clever,heartfelt,and get-under-your-skin unnerving."-Fangoria,on My Best Friend's Exorcism"A good,creepy,music-tinged thriller."-CNET,on We Sold Our Souls
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