HORRORSTÖR

Two narrators deliver this story, which revolves around a Swedish furniture store. Tai Sammons gives distinctive voices to the employees of the Orsk store, and Pinchot enthusiastically reads the store’s catalogue. The narrative follows bitter, sarcastic Amy, caught in a cycle of personal failures, who accepts a graveyard-shift position to monitor suspicious, unsettling behavior. As the store’s dark history comes alive at night, Amy struggles to fight another downfall. Sammons’s performance has a tough, acidic edge that perfectly reflects Amy’s cynicism and resignation. Pinchot, meanwhile, sounds just like a commercial, with a tenor tone and perfectly convincing upbeat rhythm. A.K.M. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2014]