A review by rubeusbeaky
Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix

5.0

I don't understand why this book only has an average rating, it's phenomenal! XD It ticked all my horror story boxes: A place which is usually populated is suddenly empty. The silence, darkness, and layout play tricks on the mind, until you're sure the building is both A) Morphing, and B) Hiding something sinister around the bend. Unreliable characters make you question what's real. And the "monster" is a social commentary on labor: the torture of completing a repetitive task versus the scary, sometimes even dangerous, reward of actually caring for, striving for, a fulfilling purpose. Ding ding ding! Winner! I read this book in one sitting because it was that gripping! I might be biased, I currently live in Ohio and pass through Cuyahoga and Youngstown every time I drive to visit my family in New York XD. This book SPOKE to me! I KNOW this setting. I know a Ruth Anne! And I have had the "scripted disorientation" feeling of entering a large, chain store out here. I understand, in my soul, the fear of feeling like something/someone could be lurking, and you wouldn't know, because the space you're in is too big for one person to canvas.
A fantastic story, ultimately about /choosing/ to get up and do something different, even if it scares you. "Stand up or sit down!"