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Horrorstor
Horrorstor | Grady Hendrix
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Roary47
Horrorstor: A Novel | Grady Hendrix
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Added Horrorstör for October with wild card Lethal Licorice. It was a pretty good month. ?

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Roary47
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4✨I don‘t know what it is about this book that made me like it so much. Being in a store overnight to try to catch a vandal was an interesting storyline. Then being way more than that was even more intriguing. Normally, I can handle gore and this book had a lot! There was a few scenes I had to pause to take a breather from the very vivid descriptive writing on the gore. Overall, I would say this was the most memorable story I read this month.

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I‘m so glad you liked it! This one is a reread for me and I‘m about halfway through. I loved it the first time and as a reread it‘s just as creepy. 🖤 2mo
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BookishTrish
Horrorstor: A Novel | Grady Hendrix
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Mehso-so

IKEA is my nightmare so this was right up my alley until it wasn‘t. The ending dragged a bit for me. Concept was pure genius though.

JenlovesJT47 This book was so fun! 2mo
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shortsarahrose
Horrorstor: A Novel | Grady Hendrix
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This was fun in the way that a lot of cheesy ‘80s horror movies are fun. Just go along for the ride and maybe don‘t think too much about the plot.

The design of the book is fun. And if you‘ve ever worked in corporate retail (experiences I never want to have again/at least 33% of the reason why I‘m a socialist 😆), then the satire will definitely hit for you.

willaful You might enjoy Finna and Defekt by Nino Cipri, also both set in an Ikea-esque store. I liked Defekt best. 4mo
shortsarahrose @willaful Thanks for the recommendation! 4mo
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shortsarahrose
Horrorstor: A Novel | Grady Hendrix
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“‘Perfect timing,‘ Trinity said, grinning at the others. ‘Now, who‘s in?‘”

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InkedBookworm13
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#TuesdayTunes @TieDyeDude
I always love Spotify's daylists. They are just too funny.
🎵🎶💀👻😈🎶🎵

TieDyeDude Oh my, I never knew of these. I have one called Angry Whistling mix 🤔😝 5mo
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Doppoetry
Horrorstor: A Novel | Grady Hendrix
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#Bookreport

📚Currently reading:

📕A Dance with Dragons
📕Akechi Kogoro
📙The Witness for the Dead

Progress:
Almost forgot to post this. Finished 2 novels last week and 1 short story, so I will call that a productive week. Steadily getting through ADWD, need to find time to start the other 2 I've been swamped with life stuff.

Doppoetry A friend linked me 2 other Grady Hendrix audiobooks and Project Hail Mary so I am hoping to get to those soon. 5mo
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Doppoetry
Horrorstor: A Novel | Grady Hendrix
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Mehso-so

This was a pretty short listen (around 5 ish hours) it felt kind of... disappointing. The characters were flat and relied heavily on horror tropes, though Amy was way too relatable. the spooky shit was definitely spooky but also very one-dimensional, the ending was hopeful but also didn't feel like it wrapped anything up.

Doppoetry The design of the book is very neat, though. I always like looking through uniquely designed books. 5mo
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suvata
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3.5 Stars • Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix is a horror-comedy novel set in ORSK, a fictional IKEA-like store, where employees Amy, Ruth Anne, and Basil stay overnight to investigate mysterious acts of vandalism. The story takes a dark turn as they uncover the store's disturbing history tied to an old prison and its sadistic warden, leading to supernatural events and a fight for survival.

#Horrorstor #GradyHendrix

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monkeygirlsmama
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This book has been on my TBR list since I first heard about it shortly after publication, yet for some reason I only just read it. Took me long enough, but once I had my hands on a copy I couldn't put it down. Hilarious and Terrifying! What a brilliant idea Hendrix had when he brainstormed this horrifying novel of craziness. I loved all the blatant nods to Ikea and how there were illustrations, product fliers, and ads throughout the book. ⤵️

monkeygirlsmama ⤴️ All of this added to the story's ambience or vibe of the setting which drew me into the story more than making me a silent observer. And I thought it was genius how as the story progressed and evolved so did the products being advertised. No longer standard knock offs but instead ones devised solely for the sake of the story. So good; so creepy! 8mo
Hooked_on_books Love him, love this book! 8mo
CaroPi I love him! His books have a great mix between horror and humor so they are easy to enjoy. I have in my TBR the latest one 8mo
monkeygirlsmama I don't know anything about what else he has out, but I'm going to have to investigate. @CaroPi 8mo
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Cortg
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This book was a hoot! I thoroughly enjoyed it but so curious to see how my bookclub will receive it. I‘ll think of this story on every future Ikea visit.

DGRachel It took me years to be able to set foot in an IKEA and I‘ve only done it once since reading this book. I nearly had a panic attack going through there. 😂😂 8mo
Cortg @DGRachel Oh no! I kinda feel like I should visit one in the next week or so to get it over with 😂 8mo
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Cortg
Horrorstor: A Novel | Grady Hendrix
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Glad I grabbed my book when I headed out for lunch because my kid landed herself in the ER and I‘ll be here for a few hours. 😬
I‘m grateful I‘m in town for her but sad she won‘t be able to perform in her musical this evening with a concussion

Eggs Oh no 😬 I hope she feels better soon ♥️♥️ 8mo
RaeLovesToRead Hope she is OK 💕 Enjoy zombie IKEA xx 8mo
TheBookgeekFrau Hope she's ok! 🙏🏼💕 8mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Oh no!! I hope she feels better soon ❤️‍🩹 8mo
Cortg @Eggs @RaeLovesToRead @TheBookgeekFrau @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thanks for the well wishes! We‘re still here and she‘s in good spirits with a broken cheekbone. Waiting on a 2nd cat scan 😬 I‘m so thankful I was in town this weekend. 8mo
Eggs @Cortg Oh ouch 🤕 sending hug and prayer🙏🏻 8mo
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azulaco
Horrorstor: A Novel | Grady Hendrix
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I‘ve been wanting to read this one for a long time, and it doesn‘t disappoint. The Christopher Moore snarky humor vibes are strong.

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Karkar
Horrorstor | Grady Hendrix
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At Scarlet Lane Brewery for Scarelastic Bookfair featuring horror authors and a few independent publishers. It was awesome! Got so many new books, totally blew my budget. 100% would do again.

Karisimo @karkar Do you live in McCordsville or nearby?! I know exactly where this is! 10mo
Karkar I live in Cincinnati area so it was a quick 2 hour drive. 10mo
AmyG Sounds fun! 10mo
ericarobynreads Ah this is so cool!!! I want to go one of these years! 10mo
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shortsarahrose
Horrorstor: A Novel | Grady Hendrix
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“She knew he was building an HR case against her, accumulating a long list of missteps and failures. When the staff cuts came - and everyone knew cuts were coming; you could sense a weird sort of tension in the air - Amy knew she would be at the top of Basil‘s list.”

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BekaReid
Horrorstor: A Novel | Grady Hendrix
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Satire. Creepy & paranormal. Horror balanced with the right amount of nuance and humor. Unique IKEA catalog-like format complete with furniture ads at the start of each chapter. I enjoy Grady Hendrix's writing and was immediately connected and invested in the characters. I also found the background on the haunting interesting.

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BekaReid
Horrorstor: A Novel | Grady Hendrix
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This weekend's acquisitions. Now to decide what's up next.

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RaeLovesToRead
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Mini-haul, Waterstones Edinburgh 🥰

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vonnie862
Horrorstor: A Novel | Grady Hendrix
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Gisela, you spoiled me! (Sorry, I don't have your Litsy handle)
I looove the Día de los Muertos decor but sadly, the globe's stand came broken. However, thank you!!!

#HHS #HHS23 @wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Your match is @Gissy 14mo
wanderinglynn Fantastic! 🎃🖤👻🧡 14mo
Gissy Ohhh I‘m sorry! I found the globe so pretty that I even bought one for myself. I thought it was well wrapped. Sorry about that. 14mo
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rwmg
Horrorstor: A Novel | Grady Hendrix
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Mehso-so

In a downmarket knockoff of IKEA, manager Basil picks Amy and Ruth Ann to investigate things that go bump in the night.

It wasn't as funny as I thought it was going to be, but nevertheless I enjoyed the first half where the characters were investigating the shop at night. The second half was certainly dark but I didn't feel particularly creeped out, just wanted the story to get a move on.

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rwmg
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bthegood I hope you are enjoying this book - I thought it was good (and humorous) It was the first Hendrix I read - not all of his are this clever, but most are good 🙂 (edited) 14mo
rwmg @bthegood 1/2 way through and enjoying the mystery of it but now it seems to be turning a bit darker 14mo
bthegood @rwmg it does get dark - looking forward to reading your review - 14mo
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rwmg
Horrorstor: A Novel | Grady Hendrix
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Hiding in a Lingam 🤣🤣🤣

Aimeesue 😂😂😂 14mo
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NatalieR
Horrorstor: A Novel | Grady Hendrix
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This is a great selection for the Halloween season. The story takes place in a furniture store similar to IKEA, even though it was made very clear at the beginning of the book that it‘s not based on an IKEA store. Based on other readers‘ comments about the comparison to an IKEA store, I thought this was going to be a goofy book. I couldn‘t have been more wrong! It was a good, haunted furniture store story.

Full review at https://abookandadog.com

Megabooks I love this book! 1y
Breanne1 I thought this was his scariest. 1y
NatalieR @Breanne1 Yes! It was pretty intense. 👻 1y
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Emilymdxn
Horrorstor: A Novel | Grady Hendrix
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And that‘s a wrap on the week 1 #scarathlon game for me! I made different lists each day of book titles that reminded me of our two buddy reads, resulting in a strange and complicated google sheet lol

#skeletoncrew

Clwojick Great job! 1y
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Shemac77
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Panpan

Witty concept. Poor execution on audible. I found myself checking out constantly. Couldn‘t have cared less about the characters or whatever demon/ghost.

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Emilymdxn
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Even though I‘ve already filled my buddy read spot for the #skeletoncrew this #scarathlon - I decided I couldn‘t resist rereading our other buddy read option! I loved this just as much as last time - the perfect mix of horror, comedy, and genuinely moving parts about the MC‘s coworkers being worth fighting with and for even tho the company is trying to kill your soul.

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kwmg40
Horrorstor: A Novel | Grady Hendrix
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Here are my results for the week 1 #scarathlon game!

I went through my LibraryThing collection of books read to see which ones had things in common with our #skeletoncrew buddy reads but ran out of steam after listing 306 books. Most were in the fantasy or horror genres but I was especially proud of finding a decorating book that matched “furniture“ for Horrorstor!

kwmg40 I realize my photo resolution is terrible and you can't actually see the titles, but if anyone really wants to see the full list, let me know! 😄 1y
candc320 Amazing! 1y
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Emilymdxn That‘s amazing!! Great work and so many points 🎃 1y
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 1y
Bluebird Wowzer! That‘s impressive! 1y
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Shemac77
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Next audible

Megabooks So fun!! 1y
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Lin3han
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This book was SO GOOD! I even made my 7th graders read for 30 minutes so that I could model reading with this book. The imagery was stellar and I will never look at a wholesale store the same again. 4/5! #scarathlon #creepinitreal

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Soubhiville
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I guess I like my horror with a side of hilarious. I think this is Hendrix‘s best book. Though I haven‘t read all of them. I‘ll never feel quite the same walking through IKEA.

Did anyone else notice that all the item numbers for the products had 666 in them? Made me chuckle.

(Pictured in front of my IKEA billy shelves😆)

marleed Gotta love a wall of Billy‘s! 1y
Hooked_on_books I love Hendrix and loved this one! It‘s definitely high on my list of his, but I think We Sold Our Souls is my favorite of his. I also loved Southern Book Club. I love how he doesn‘t hold back on the horror but has me laughing shortly thereafter. I eagerly await each of his books. 1y
Soubhiville @Hooked_on_books I haven‘t read We Sold Our Souls yet. Something to look forward to! 1y
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Emilymdxn
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Attention #scarathlon #skeletoncrew! There‘s a couple choices for our buddy read, worth 50 points, though you can only use one book as the buddy read. I wanted to give more and less scary options

Horrorstör is a horrific comedy about hell and labour relations set in a store that can‘t legally be called IKEA

Emilymdxn Small town big magic (and its sequel) are gorgeous autumnal witchy fantasies about a town I desperately want to move to.

If you wanted to get copies or do library reserves now is the time!
1y
ShananigansReads Both Hazel Beck books are available on Scribd if you have an account. I guess I'll work on building my TBR today. 💀 1y
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kwmg40 I‘ve already read Horrorstor (and liked it!) so I‘ll opt for Small Town Big Magic. 1y
Pigpen_Reads I'm so excited! I think I will read Small Town Big Magic. 1y
Emilymdxn @ShananigansReads that‘s very good to know! I haven‘t used scribd in ages but it has some good stuff on 1y
Emilymdxn @kwmg40 I‘m so pleased you liked horrorstor! I‘ve read it twice and will probably read it again lol, it‘s just the right balance of entertaining and genuinely scary 1y
Emilymdxn @Pigpen_Reads I really hope you like it! 1y
Emilymdxn Hi @Q84 here‘s your buddy read options for the skeleton crew team - there‘s a horror option and a less disturbing option so pick whichever fits your reading taste better 🎃 1y
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Ladygodiva7
Horrorstor: A Novel | Grady Hendrix
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Comedy? Suspense? Quirky? Scary? Yes!! Starting this today. 🪑

Staci I read this! Great story! Creepy and weird! 1y
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BoleyBooks
Horrorstor: A Novel | Grady Hendrix
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Tackle the TBR 🤓📚
What are you reading?
#boleybooks #horrorstor #gradyhendrix #bookbeast #bookbuds #bookchat 🙌

5feet.of.fury That‘s a fun one 1y
BoleyBooks @5feet.of.fury yes 🙌😊📚 I‘m quickly becoming a big fan of his books! 1y
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TugstenDragon
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Finished! Not a big fan of horror books but this one was pretty good. Comedy and horror is melded pretty well.

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LibraryCin
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Extra ¼ star for the audio – loved the Orsk “ads”, and they got better as the book went along (to kind of fit what was happening in the book). I particularly liked the last ad, and it was Bronson Pinchot doing those. The story was less horror in the first half, more mystery? And humour. I really liked how it ended.

Ruthiella I listened to Bronson Pinchot narrate Strangers on a Train and it was so good! I only knew him as Balkie from the TV show Perfect Strangers otherwise. 1y
LibraryCin @Ruthiella , he has also narrated a series... something with fairy tale princes and princesses, cant think of the titles, but it was a fun series. Before those, i also knly knew him as Balkie. 1y
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suvata
Horrorstor: A Novel | Grady Hendrix
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#LMPBC Round 18 - Group H
@BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @Maggie4483 @vonnie862 @suvata has joined the horror train. I just wanted to take a minute to start the discussion about what books we will be reading this round. This is going to be fun… And scary.

vonnie862 I was thinking of the tagged book but I think it's more suspense than horror. I will need to search through my shelves again. 1y
suvata @vonnie862 I am OK with suspense too. As long as it‘s tense and kind of scary. I think it would fit in well. 1y
suvata I‘m leaning toward Horseman by Christina Henry or The Grace Year by Kim Liggett. 1y
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GidgetsTreasures75
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4-18-23: My 42nd finished book of 2023! I loved the whole concept of this book. From the cover art to the chapter set up this story really gives you a full experience. Amy works at Orsk, and take off on IKEA, where she is pretty miserable and believes she is about to be fired. Then one night her manager asks her to stay in the store overnight to help him catch whoever is vandalizing and all hell, literally, breaks loose. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️📖#️⃣4️⃣2️⃣

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KristiAhlers
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So I'd gone to work the other day and forgot to bring my current read. No worries I work in a bookstore so I decided to pick this one up. First it's Grady Hendrix so you know it's going to be quirky. This was fun a haunted IKEA store and sarcastic and campy characters and voila. This is probably one of my favorites by him.

AmyG He is truly one of the mostimaginative and creative writers. I loved this one…it‘s what made me a fan. 2y
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MsWalter
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Grady Hendrix is my favorite author, and this is one of his best. A campy horror story about a haunted Ikea. Also, a sarcastic, moody main character that I love.

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Michellesibs
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This is a book that you really need to have the physical copy to get the full reading experience.

Set out like an IKEA catalogue this is the story of Orsk, a furniture store where customers follow the Bright and Shining path through the showrooms, down onto the Market floor (sound familiar?).

Something weird is going on at Orsk, the opening team are finding poop on the sofas, broken furniture and corporate are becoming concerned.

Was fun!

KathyWheeler My favorite Grady Hendrix book, and I agree about needing the physical copy. 2y
5feet.of.fury This one is so funny, I loved it too. 2y
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DeeBall
Horrorstor: A Novel | Grady Hendrix
Mehso-so

Weird. Neat setting.

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LaurenMags
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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.

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MrsGagnonreads2024
Horrorstor: A Novel | Grady Hendrix

@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.

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keepingupwiththepenguins
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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/

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Bookworm54
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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 👻

#OminousOctober #Scarathlon2022 #TeamMonsterMash

Eggs Perfect 💛💛 2y
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Larkken
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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 🤢
Read for #aam and #scarathlon

Soubhiville I actually like rats, but definitely not snot… I‘ve heard this is a really unique book. 2y
Larkken @Soubhiville I like rats too! Grady seems to like them for ambiance in a way that is a bit unique 2y
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willaful
Horrorstor: A Novel | Grady Hendrix

#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.

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Blackink_WhitePaper
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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
#littenlisten @aperfectmjk #spookoween @TheSpineView #31in31 @Catsandbooks #promptmaze #bookspinbingo #witchathon @mdm139 #teamSlaughter #stabbybingo #bodycountbingo #somethingspooky #hauntedbuilding 6hrs 15m

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
TheSpineView Awesome 2y
Clwojick It‘s so weird, and creepy but I loved it too. Definitely not my usual. 2y
Catsandbooks 🙌🏼👻🧡 2y
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KathyWheeler
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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

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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm
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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
#TeamMonsterMash

TheSpineView Awesome 2y
Emilymdxn Truth!!! So inventive but so old school 2y
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KathyWheeler I loved this book — it‘s my favorite Hendrix. 2y
DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 2y
Catsandbooks 🙌🏼🦇🖤 2y
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