I wasn’t sure what I was getting into when I started reading Horrorstör. I haven’t seen much reviews about it but it seemed creepy enough for me to read it for #summerween. 

This is a story of Amy who works at Orsk in Ohio, a knockoff IKEA. She feels stuck in life, going through the motions of her job like a hamster in a hamster wheel. A chance at extra money finds her at the store after hours with a couple of coworkers. Something is going on at night; someone is vandalizing the store and they’re there to catch whoever it is. Slowly, things get weird and creepy as the night progresses. Think bodily fluids, ghosts, rodents. And soon it’s a fight to survive the night. 

I wasn’t a fan of the main character too much but the side characters and their antics made up for it. The book built up slowly which I didn’t mind. I loved how each chapter started as though this was a catalogue, with “furniture” that could be found in the store featured. Overall the ending as disturbing as it was ended up being my favorite. Will I read this again? Most likely during Halloween, just to creep myself out again.