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Horrorstör
by Grady Hendrix
“There was a prison here, and we build a new prison on its ruins”
Grady Hendrix’s Horrorstör took a fantastic concept, what if your the traditional haunted house story took place in Ikea, and delivers it with a well done execution.
Horrorstör itself is a beautifully designed book taking inspiration from the catalogs you’d find from Ikea. Each chapter begins with a sketch of a piece of furniture and a description reminiscent of what you’d find in a store catalog, including a vaguely Scandinavian sounding name. I couldn’t help but be reminded of House of Leaves where part of your enjoyment comes from the act of reading in itself, taking time to enjoy the thematic design of the overall layout and design choices.
Horrorstör incorporates multiple concepts to help create a truly unique horror. The most prevalent of these being the experience of being in the trenches of a retail job and the monotony of existance in corporate America. This is best exemplified by the reoccurring touches of the corporate culture of Orsk, the books fictional stand in for Ikea, in which managers will spout off quotes from the employee handbook and founders biography as if they are a sort of gospel.
Also present through out the novel is satirical humor wether it be the corporate culture present at Orsk or the absurdity of the world of ghost hunting.
Grady Hendrix’s Horrorstör took a fantastic concept, what if your the traditional haunted house story took place in Ikea, and delivers it with a well done execution.
Horrorstör itself is a beautifully designed book taking inspiration from the catalogs you’d find from Ikea. Each chapter begins with a sketch of a piece of furniture and a description reminiscent of what you’d find in a store catalog, including a vaguely Scandinavian sounding name. I couldn’t help but be reminded of House of Leaves where part of your enjoyment comes from the act of reading in itself, taking time to enjoy the thematic design of the overall layout and design choices.
Horrorstör incorporates multiple concepts to help create a truly unique horror. The most prevalent of these being the experience of being in the trenches of a retail job and the monotony of existance in corporate America. This is best exemplified by the reoccurring touches of the corporate culture of Orsk, the books fictional stand in for Ikea, in which managers will spout off quotes from the employee handbook and founders biography as if they are a sort of gospel.
Also present through out the novel is satirical humor wether it be the corporate culture present at Orsk or the absurdity of the world of ghost hunting.