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Weird. Neat setting.

This was such a fun horror/comedy novel. It is about a Haunted knock off Ikea store. The book was designed to look like an Ikea catalog.

@teebe my #CreepyChristmas is coming from Amazon all it should be to @rsteve388 by the 30th. The items should be wrapped seeing I did pay for wrapping.

Setting aside any regards for its contents, Horrorstor gets five stars for book design, alone. Look at it! It‘s formatted to look like an IKEA catalogue, complete with an order form for a copyright page and product descriptions for chapter headers. It‘s honestly one of the most beautiful tomes I‘ve ever had the privilege of placing on my shelves. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/horrorstor-grady-hendrix/

This book is best as a physical copy, because it is made to look like an old school catalogue (which is definitely based on ikea)

This was the first Grady Hendrix I read, and I enjoyed this tale of a #Haunted furniture store 👻

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Oh my! Hendrix sure likes to use rats in his horror stories 😳 I also have a thing about snot - when little, people blowing their noses used to make me gag - so let me tell you, there is a certain scene in this book that was A Problem lol.
Anyway, good setting, entertaining integration of the increasingly disturbing ikea-like product descriptions, but I could do without the body horror 🤢
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#authoramonth22 I'm too wimpy for most horror, but I think book challenges are toughening me up. 😄 This was pretty fun in a chilling sort of way, or do I mean the opposite? The Ikea parody was spot on.

A perfect #scarathlon2022 read. not my usual genre, still I enjoyed 🥶 I like the atmosphere of this book more than the plot.Cos I ve not read many books with commercial settings. good ending. 4⭐️ #authoramonth2022 #AAM #readathon
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📖 mystery
🏡 haunted house

I don‘t tag people much because I never know who likes to play these games. I like to do them, so thanks for the tag @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm ! #thoughtfulthursday

5 ⭐️s
My first Grady Hendrix and I LOVED it! I especially enjoyed the design of the book to be like an ordering catalog. I do wish it had been longer, but I‘m glad it ended the way it did as well. The buildup was nice and I was glad Hendrix didn‘t shy away from the gore. A characters fingernail being ripped off “like a wet postage stamp” is exactly the kind of descriptive nastiness I live for in my horror.
#Scarathlon2022
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This is such a uniquely fun and scary book! Hendrix creates the world of an IKEA knockoff in Cleveland where strange things are happening. Weird smells and texts from strange numbers saying “help”. The assistant manager asks two employees to stay overnight to find out what happens when the cameras go dark. Of course they get more than they bargained for. I LOVE the details that turn this print book into a catalogue. Highly recommend! #AuthorAMonth

Spooky and scary when I got up this morning. ?? A perfect time to finally start my *print* copy of Horrorstör! I‘ve listened to the audiobook half a dozen times, but this is a fantastic one to own in print because it really does look like an ikea catalogue. I just love Hendrix. He is ? my horror sweet spot! #AuthorAMonth

Repost for @Soubhiville

It‘s October, time to pull out our Grady Hendrix books for #AuthorAMonth. What are you planning to read?

#AuthorAMonth is a no-pressure, no-commitment Litsy challenge. The goal is to celebrate the works of a particular author each month. Authors were chosen through polls by Litsy participants. Read as many as you like, skip months when needed, it's entirely up to you!

My first book of #scarathlon2022 was this reread which I LOVED as much as last time. So scary, great characters, so original, and this time round I found I was really touched by all the material about good work, bad work, worthwhile work. Go basil, the middle manager who won‘t let the demonic hordes take the cashiers he‘s responsible for.

#teamslaughter @Clwojick +6 non team read plus word search and readathons which I‘ll add on my spreadsheet

Probably my fave Hendrix so far, and that‘s mostly because I cringed, I laughed and I snorted while driving home. It was both creepy and disgusting, and yet hilarious (the product intros to each chapter, that get increasingly disturbing… amazing!). I feel like I won‘t be visiting an IKEA anytime soon. But if I do, I know what I‘ll be keeping an eye out for.

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Such a great day! Starts with a yoga fest and ended with meeting Grady Hendrix. He talked for over an hour and then he said he would stay until the last book was signed! Luckily I was like 10th in line, so I only waited about 30 minutes. He signed all 3! Paperbacks from Hell came with the event ticket, but I bought the other two. If he comes to your area, I highly suggest going!!

It‘s almost October which means it‘s basically Spooky Season! 👻🎃💀☠️ Let‘s get the spooky listens going!

Here's the link to the signup: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrAKF_4P5QR-kJDU9lrhzW7PQata8xPbqkHpE7...

I'm really excited to join in #Scarathlon2022, and strangely a wee bit nervous. Let's do this!

#earlybirdpoints #teamslaughter

@Clwojick

Thanks to #trappedonanisland, my #scarathlontbr is more organized than ever! If you're interested, @aperfectmjk is hosting this challenge on her litsy page. See their original post for details, but in brief, add books you're interested in reading for the month to a goodreads shelf for others to peruse 🕷️ mine has all the thrillers and horror novels I've bought and stuck, languishing on my kindle 🧛‍♀️ and some possibles from the library 🎃

I have mixed feelings about this book but I enjoyed the creepy parts in the middle and the ending enough to give it a pick. The beginning was slow but I loved the layout of the book, like an Ikea catalog. #horror #ghosts #paranormal

I liked the thought of this story. The need to keep climbing the ladder of gore is where it lost me. To me the mind games were scarier than the gore. #AwesomeAugust #Readathon @Andrew65

The only Hendrix I haven't read - found the audio on Hoopla so it'll be keeping me company on my morning walks!

Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix

I really had fun with this one. It was creative and a little scary.

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Does anyone else get the urge to ready scary books and watch scary movies around this time every summer?

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My intro to this author, and not my last! 4⭐

Read full review: http://www.fredasvoice.com/2022/06/horrorstor-grady-hendrix-26.html

This was a pretty good fun book. I listened to the audiobook while cleaning in a day. I didn‘t get bored and it was very original. A little hokey at times but the ending actually pleasantly surprised me a little! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Grady Hendrix is becoming one of my “must buy” authors. His slightly funny and campy horror stories always get me hooked. I started this one in the morning and finished it before bed.

Also, another #Pantone2022 color in the books, #CaramelCafe

Really cool concept and I loved where it ended up, but was ready to bail for the first half.

30/150 I'm not sure what I was expecting with this book, but it definitely wasn't very scary. Weird, yes, creepy as hell, for sure, but not very scary. I've worked in large department stores, they are weird at night when everyone has gone home. 3 ⭐⭐⭐💫
3rd book for #KickTheSlump @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES 3rd book for #20in4 @Andrew65

1. Horrorstor (audio), Gastro Obscura (ebook) and Mycroft Holmes (print)
2. The Seven Spears of the W'dch'k Its been a long time since a book made me smile and laugh as much as this one did.
3. Wanderers by Chuck Wendig

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

In this book, we follow Amy, who is trying to make ends meet working at a furniture retail store called Orsk; think of it as a rip off of IKEA. She hates working there and she hates her coworkers. But when her supervisor Basil asks her and her coworkers to stay overnight for overtime, that‘s when things go bump in the night.

I quite enjoyed this! This was a fun and quirky little horror book. I can‘t wait to read his other books!

Not my favourite Hendrix book. I preferred his lady vampire slayers! But not bad overall.

#July2021

This one snuck up on me. I had listened to another one from Grady Hendrix and this was a free #Audible book so I said... why not!? Ha! So glad I did. I have yet to visit an Ikea but... I am excited to :)

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In true Grady Hendrix style, this story starts as almost cozily atmospheric, in an off-brand-Ikea way, and then devolves sharply into gruesome, graphic horror. Disturbing and satisfying.

This book is soooooo fun! I couldn't let go and read in one night! It's amazing how Grady's twisted mind put this together as a Ikea catalogue!

#horror #fun

This was definitely weird, but I like weird books. This book is about a store that is an IKEA knock off and when they close for the night, creepy things happen. I liked the characters and the fact that this was funny in a lot of parts, but also scary at some points. Definitely made me freaked out to shop in Ikea late at night! I thought it ended well and I really enjoyed the way it all came together in the end.

I can already tell I‘m going to love this book. I love the attention to detail!

A haunted second rate Ikea and your manager is making you investigate it? What could possibly go wrong?! I loved the story - it was campy and cheesy at times (and a little graphic with the horror) but also there were some laughable moments, especially if you have had a retail job and had to deal with corporate.

I LOVED this. It‘s about an IKEA-like store that some employees learn is haunted. I know it‘s a little gimmicky, but I adore how the book looks like an ikea catalog. I love how each chapter starts with a different piece of furniture, and they become more sinister as the story goes on. I love how some of the furniture titles mean something (Drittsekk is Norwegian for sh*t bag). Sooooo much fun!

October update
2 more states for #readacrossamerica challenge
MT - The Window
OH - Horrorstor
37/50 states + DC

I usually only audio nonfiction but I saw this free on Audible and ❤️ Grady Hendrix. The reason I don‘t do fiction is because my mind wanders and I‘m like “wait who? Where? why?” But I got to thinking it might take practice? Jury is out on that but this held my attention.

Employees of a wannabe IKEA hunt ghosts after hours and try to clean up before Corporate comes. As someone who served time in retail hell it was hilarious. Lots of personality.

Only two actual bingos but I'd say thats not too shabby!

#OctoberBookBingo

Y‘ALL! I got the best #hauntedhollowswap!! 3 books, and so many things I couldn‘t get a good pic with them all in it. Thank you so much @Graciouswarriorprincess !! (Horrorstor is on my tbr list, and the book is so cool; it looks like an IKEA catalog on the inside!) AND mini waffle maker that makes the waffles into spider web shapes. 😃🕸

Fun read 👍🏻
My idea of horror is a trip to IKEA, so a horror set in there is doubly troubling.

Starting this one now!

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I DNFd this one about halfway through. I was really excited about a book in the format of the IKEA catalog, because I‘m very into design, but that conceit isn‘t really carried very far into the story itself. This is the second Grady Hendrix title I‘ve read this month, and I think I‘m just not a fan. I find the writing style slightly off putting and the character development a bit lacking… so moving on…

#Scarathlon2021 #TeamHendrix @StayCurious

A bit better week last week. Can't believe it's the final week! 💀🎃🖤👻

What. Did. I. Just. Read?! That was creepy. 💀 I'm not sure if the writing of that story was pure genius, or completely insane. 😳

Amy and Basil work at a giant labyrinthine furniture store that was built on the site of a former prison.

I don't get scared easily, especially when reading books, but this one might cause some nightmares. But I still want to read more by Gray Hendrix for some crazy reason. 🤣