#88 in Humour
Horrorstör
- 242
- Pages
- about 4.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Horrorstör” is a haunted-house story set in a furniture superstore, played for laughs as much as for chills. The satire of big-box retail is sharp and the catalogue-style design a good joke, though some readers find the styling skin-deep and the plot beneath it thin. At 242 pages it is quick, and some find it more amusing than frightening.
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About the book
Horrorstör is a 2014 horror comedy novel that was written by Grady Hendrix and illustrated by Michael Rogalski. The novel was released in paperback on September 23, 2014 through Quirk Books and is set in ORSK, an IKEA-esque store that has been experiencing supernatural phenomena. The audiobook release was narrated by Tai Sammons and Bronson Pinchot. The book's events take place largely over the course of one night in ORSK and the story is accompanied by illustrations of ORSK products, which grow more sinister as the book progresses.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.2 across 570 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 79% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Humour average of 7.8. That is how 7.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.8 | 16 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 7.2 | 554 | 97% |
Frequently asked
How long is Horrorstör?
It has 242 pages — shorter than 84% of the ranked books in Humour.
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