Horrorstor: A Novel by Grady Hendrix (2014)


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23284168-horrorstor?from_search=true
Horrorstor is so cool, it should have its own theme song.

And yes, as you may have guessed from the cover, it's a horror novel set in the big-box semi-Swedish home furnishing retailer Orsk. The fabulous book design by Andie Reid hilariously replicates the iconic IKEA catalogs.  

Some strange things have been happening at the Orsk store and a few employees have been enlisted to stay after closing and keep an eye out. Another couple of employees are conducting their own ghost hunt and when they get together to have a seance, all hell breaks loose.  

In addition to the great, realistic characters, this novel has a great in-depth backstory that is beautifully supported by the book design.  And it actually had me at the edge of my seat--I was genuinely biting my nails to see if the characters would make it through.  Beautifully done.