Summary:
Something strange is happening at the Orsk furniture superstore in Cleveland, Ohio. Every morning, employees arrive to find broken Kjerring bookshelves, shattered Glans water goblets, and smashed Liripip wardrobes. Sales are down, security cameras reveal nothing, and store managers are panicking.
To unravel the mystery, three employees volunteer to work a nine-hour dusk-till-dawn shift. In the dead of the night, they'll patrol the empty Showroom floor, investigate strange sights and sounds, and encounter horrors that defy the imagination.
A traditional haunted house story in a thoroughly contemporary setting, Horrorstor is designed to retain its luster and natural appearance for a lifetime of use. Pleasingly proportioned with generous French flaps and a softcover binding, Horrorstor delivers the psychological terror you need in the elegant package you deserve.
My Thoughts:
Amy is the main character, and what a character she is. She's semi-unlikable, and the embodiment of every customer service worker in existence. She does her job, overworked and underpaid. Her manager is constantly pissing her off, and she's worried she'll be fired and unable to pay rent. Amy thinks she's fired when she is called to the manager's office, but instead is asked to work overnight to find the culprit of the break-ins with a coworker and her boss.
It's creepy at night, and they think they've found the culprit, only to find a harmless homeless man and a couple co-workers eager to go ghost-hunting. Orsk was supposedly built where a 'rehabilitation' center used to be - and not the helpful kind.
I went into this with high hopes - and boy was I satisfied. The moment I picked it up, I could not put it down. It isn't super complicated or heavy, but it's a lot of fun. The characters, as annoying as they can be, are well written. My only complaint is that there wasn't a whole lot of the backstory of the haunting. I think it could have been better if the chapters alternated between the past and the present.
I would definitely recommend reading this.
My Rating: 4 stars
