Horrorstör

Get in the xigxag app
Already purchased

Click to open directly in the xigxag app.

This book is not purchasable in your country. Please select another book. Pre-order Buy Now ${{ price }} Send as a gift

Listen to a sample

What to expect

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

Something strange is happening at the Orsk furniture superstore in Cleveland. Every morning, employees arrive to find broken Kjërring bookshelves, shattered Glans water goblets, and smashed Liripip wardrobes—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 twenty-first-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.

Critics Review

u201cDisarming.u201d

Wall Street Journal

u201cIf youu2019ve ever been frustrated trying to put together furniture from IKEA, youu2019ll get a laugh out of Hendrixu2019s spoof mystery.u201d

New York Post

u201cWildly fun and outrageously inventive.u201d

Shelf Awareness (starred review)

u201cThis fun horror novelu2026will deliver enough scares for horror fans.u201d

Library Journal

u201cA very clever ghost story.u201d

Booklist

u201cRetail stores that peddle lifestyle philosophies to customers and nemployees get a comic drubbing in this diverting horror lampoon.u201d

Publishers Weekly

u201cTai Sammons narrates evenly, with Bronson Pinchot providing interstitial advertisements for increasingly sinister-sounding Orsk furnitureu2026Fans of B horror movies will enjoy this parody and will be entertained by the strong story development.u201d

Library Journal (audio review)

u201cSammonsu2019 performance has a tough, acidic edge that perfectly reflects Amyu2019s cynicism and resignation. Pinchot, meanwhile, sounds just like a commercial, with a tenor tone and perfectly convincing upbeat rhythm.u201d

AudioFile

User Reviews

Book 4.5
Narration 5.0
5.0
5.0
I listened to this over the course of a day as I couldnu2019t bring myself to press pause! Fantastic, escapist thriller / horror plot with an engaging narrator who brought out the comedic elements of the plot and had me on the edge of my seat at moments. I also loved the way the book was interspersed with adverts, like a catalogue, which got increasingly more and more sinister as the book neared its conclusion.
This was my first book with this app and I am going to be purchasing many more (seriously, Iu2019ve made a list and itu2019s topping 50..).
Thank you so much!
AmyG 11/01/2025
4.0
5.0
Great book, very creepy and tense and atmospheric.
Helenw102 23/06/2024

About xigxag

Experience the best audiobooks with xigxag, an innovative and user-friendly audiobook platform designed for seamless discovery, purchase, and enjoyment of your favorite titles. Our flexible pricing model offers bestselling audiobooks for less, providing affordable prices and the best audiobook deals without requiring a subscription. Perfect for gifting, xigxag also features convenient audiobook gift cards and in-app audiobook gifting options.

 

Beyond the listening experience, xigxag stands as an exciting alternative to big tech, embodying a strong commitment to sustainability and ethical practices. As the only B Corp certified UK audiobook service, we ensure a guilt-free listening experience from a leader in audiobook innovation.

 

Effortlessly search audiobooks, access honest audiobook reviews that evaluate both the content and narration, and easily discover hidden gems. Whether you prefer to download or stream top audiobook titles, xigxag provides the best possible listening experience anytime, anywhere, on the UK’s best independent audiobook app. Discover the future of audiobooks today.