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Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix

37 reviews

ferdinand40a39's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Torture, Suicide, Self harm, and Emotional abuse

seawarrior's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Funny, thrilling and disturbing, Horrorstör presents a haunting with a Ikea-esque gimmick. Graphics of furniture options introduce each chapter with witty captions alongside warnings of what's to come as they grow increasingly demented. The amount of detail put into these false catalog pages and other graphic additions definitely added to the humor, horror, and immersion of the story. I felt that the plot was engaging and genuinely terrifying, but the characters felt somewhat flat, though that seems fairly standard for the horror genre. They're mainly there to experience the meat of the story by enduring hours of terror in their labyrinthian place of employment. I would recommend this book to anyone looking to read a scary story that doesn't take itself too seriously. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

evelynnnnnnn's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Torture, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Violence

oliviafaye's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

kris386's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

3.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Self harm, Torture, and Violence

bebidocrimes's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I've enjoyed other books by Hendrix, but this one hit the sweet spot. Tense and terrifying without making me feel sick to my stomach half the time, a knock-off Ikea is a prime location for a classic haunted house novel. The formatting is super interesting from a design standpoint, but practically it was difficult to hold, so good thing it was a quick read!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, and Violence

trryan's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, and Violence