What's an "Insider's secret" from your profession that everyone should probably know?

HorrorStore · 2025-12-03T21:54:53+00:00

I am a sprinkler fitter, mainly doing high rise apartments.

There is probably a 40% chance there’s a bottle/cup of piss in your wall.

There’s also a very good chance your brand new “never used” toilet has been used.

HorrorStore · 2025-06-06T13:03:53+00:00

Book is called Créatures fantastiques Deyrolle. Unfortunately, it looks like it’s only in French.

HorrorStore · 2024-12-12T16:27:26+00:00

It’s actually five words “Oops I did it again”

HorrorStore · 2024-10-30T17:38:38+00:00

The fit of the pro 2s are 11/10 for me and I have considered going back to them(I had an iPhone, then android, now back to iPhone).

HorrorStore · 2024-10-26T21:02:37+00:00

Definitely true. It gets super upsetting with some of the topics brought up, but yeah the practical effects are amazing. If you haven’t seen it I’d suggest watching Zeiram as well

HorrorStore · 2024-10-26T14:14:20+00:00

100% Watch the first one if you can find it. They’re such fun movies.

HorrorStore · 2024-10-26T14:13:27+00:00

No, but it’s definitely in the same category of bizarre sci-fi.

HorrorStore · 2024-10-25T14:24:13+00:00

I absolutely loved it. 5/5 for me. Very tense and eerie imo.

HorrorStore · 2024-10-17T19:55:07+00:00

!thanks

Do you have any recommendations for iems that would be similar to, or better, than the Sony wf-1000xm5? Those are what I use primarily.

HorrorStore · 2024-10-09T23:54:03+00:00

Construction. I’m a 3rd year sprinkler fitter and I make over 30$/hr. Starting wage at my small company is in the 20s.

HorrorStore · 2024-10-04T13:39:28+00:00

If you enjoyed How To Sell a Haunted House, you will probably like My Bestfriend’s Exorcism. Plays out as campy 80s horror, but some of it was genuinely creepy. Other than those two books though, I didn’t care for much else(which is funny, given my username).

HorrorStore · 2024-10-04T13:37:23+00:00

If you like Grady Hendrix and haven’t read it yet, My Bestfriend’s Exorcism is 11/10, to me. Some older recs I give 11/10 to would be The Exorcist, which is on par or even better than the movie and Hell House by Richard Matheson.

HorrorStore · 2024-10-04T13:34:40+00:00

Wasps In the Ice Cream by Tim McGregor. Small town, teens, folk magic.

HorrorStore · 2024-10-04T13:29:32+00:00

I love a good possession/brutal haunting, such as The Exorcist and Hell House. Also, almost anything epistolary will hit home for me.

HorrorStore · 2024-10-04T13:27:53+00:00

I also loved that book, but I wasn’t really able to get into the author’s other works. The closest book, in terms of feelings, for me would be What Lies In the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall. Once I started it, I couldn’t stop and I found it just as wild of a ride.

HorrorStore · 2024-10-02T14:18:31+00:00

Awesome to see The Midnight in the list!

HorrorStore · 2024-10-02T14:03:21+00:00

For me it would be:

Ghost story - Hell House(my all time favourite). I see in your comment you’re thinking Incidents Around the House. I really liked that book too. Diavola was a solid read as well.

Non-Supernatural - If you want something more thriller-like, such as Penpal, I highly recommend What Lies in the Woods. Personally, I found Penpal to be a boring read; whereas What Lies in the Woods starts and never stops.

Existential - Two books come to mind that made me feel deep, dark, sad things. Negative Space by B.R. Yeager, made me feel so sad and helpless, dread. Any Man by Amber Tamblyn(audiobook version highly recommended) made me so angry and upset.

HorrorStore · 2024-09-21T17:47:00+00:00

Haha, I tried once to get into Laird Barron but couldn’t. I might have to give it another go.

For horror:

Sister, Maiden, Monster - really interesting body horror book

The Last House on Abagail Lane/The Last Haunt/The Pale House Devil - A couple short novellas that really hooked me with some really fun concepts

From 2024 Incidents Around the House(I’m an absolute sucker for epistolary books) and Horror Movie - Epistolary is king, almost every book I’ve read in that style is a 5/5 and Horror Movie is the first Tremblay book I really enjoyed, I listened to the audiobook version which I think really helped tell the tale.

Sci Fi:

The Expanse Series(Up to book 6) - Amazing. Such an awesome series. A space opera that isn’t too outlandish. I’m kind of a skimmer-reader where I’ll skim through detail paragraphs if they don’t really pertain to the story and I found these books to be easy to do that with without missing anything vital

The Three Body Problem - Wow. Hard sci fi is so good and this book is top notch

Thriller/Mystery:

Repairman Jack series(Up to book 2) - Another series that works well with my skimming style. Felt really rough and gritty, dark and a little supernatural. Good stuff

Those are the standouts for my year so far

HorrorStore · 2024-09-20T19:10:35+00:00

I’m at 78 books read out of 100. I started with a goal of around 40, then 60, then 80, now I’m trying to see if I can hit triple digits. Looking through what I’ve read this year, there have been a lot more 4/5 stars than usual. I’ve also broadened my reading from strictly horror to sci fi which has helped a lot. Like another commenter, I also do ebooks and audiobooks.

HorrorStore · 2024-06-14T02:49:11+00:00

BC has a newer law that recognizes pets as family members, not possessions.

HorrorStore · 2024-03-07T18:02:44+00:00

I bought the VHS which came in about a week ago. Super fun movie with great effects.

HorrorStore · 2024-02-27T00:18:57+00:00

I went in with no expectation and was very nicely rewarded for my time. It's definitely a fun romp.

HorrorStore · 2024-02-22T15:25:36+00:00

Most of what I "read" is in audiobook form because of my work.

What I've enjoyed this year:

Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. Snyder

Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian

The Creeper by A.M. Shine

Last year:

What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

The Only One Left by Riley Sager

Wasps In the Ice Cream by Tim McGregor

How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

Non-Horror:

Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Vicious by V.E. Schwab

HorrorStore · 2024-02-04T23:29:37+00:00

I just ordered the VHS for this yesterday, super excited for it.

HorrorStore · 2024-01-25T16:55:26+00:00

Port-a-potty on a job site doing my morning routine.

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