For many Americans there is nothing more horrifying than trying to assemble flat packed furniture purchased from IKEA. And for others it is even more terrifying to wander the showroom trying to locate the bookshelf you saw online. In Horrorstör we are introduced ti an IKEA clone called Orsk … and appearances are definitely not what they seem.
Some very strange things are happening at the Orsk #00108 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Escalators are shutting down, graffiti is appearing in rest rooms and someone is defecating on couches in the showroom.
Orsk management is concerned and deputizes a few employees to conduct a secret overnight surveillance of the store to figure out who is vandalizing the store during the off hours. What happens next is a genuinely fun and creepy as this apparently random group of employees find themselves at a supernatural crossroads that does not bode well.
Anyone who has ever worked big-box retail (myself included) can attest to how genuinely those massive buildings can be when the music cuts off at 10:00pm and lights go on power saving mode. Hendrix has craft a very fun modern haunted house tale that plays on those “what-ifs” which makes for an intense read. It’s a perfect addition to your bookshelf just in time for Halloween.
The design of Horrorstör is probably one of the most attractive I have seen this year. It is put together as if it is an Orsk catalog, complete with pricing and color options for their fictional furniture. In this digital world I highly recommend picking up a physical copy of Horrorstör.
Quirk Books continues to put out some of the most unique and fun titles out, and I am very appreciative of the review copy that they provided to me.
Horrorstör can be purchased on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.