Self Storage

by Jay Bonansinga

Welcome to Hell...

Meet Johnny Fitzgerald, a lonely, divorced graphic illustrator with a major heroin habit. When Johnny accidentally gets trapped inside a deserted self-storage warehouse with his six-year-old son, he is forced to face demons both real and imagined.

For the next 10 days, father and son fight for their lives. They battle thirst, hunger, and perhaps the worst human craving of them all -- heroin withdrawal. But this is only the beginning of Johnny’s painful education in de-tox. Because there is something dark and terrifying behind Johnny’s dope-sick hallucinations ... something touched off by the place itself.

From the New York Times bestselling author of THE WALKING DEAD: INVASION comes a book that mixes the brutal surrealism of Chuck Palahniuk’s FIGHT CLUB with the dark fantasy of Clive Barker. SELF STORAGE will keep you up at night long after you reach the brutal conclusion.

Genres: Horror, Novels

213 pages, Hardcover

First published January 4, 2016

About the author

The national best-selling author of ten acclaimed books – both fiction and non-fiction -- Jay Bonansinga has been called “one of the most imaginative writers of thrillers” by the Chicago Tribune.

Jay is the holder of a master's degree in film from Columbia College Chicago, and currently resides in Evanston, Illinois, with his wife and two sons. He is also a visiting professor at Northwestern University in their Creative Writing for the Media program.

Reviews

[Jeremy Maddux · Rating 5 out of 5]

Self Storage is the first all out masterpiece I've read this year. Heroin addicted father has his son for Christmas and they go to old dad's Stash-It-Away storage unit on the way home. Then one wrong move seals them within the storage unit. By the time the last employee leaves, it looks like they'll be spending Christmas in a very dark room where the red pilot light comes on every fifteen minutes and makes everything look even scarier than it does in the dark. Then they start to get hungry and thirsty, the dad starts going into withdrawal several hours in, and none of that is the worst part of all, because now they're starting to hear terrifying noises that seem to get closer to their unit all night and into the next day. This one is really raw and terrifying. A true gamechanger with an ending that didn't suck, didn't end on a cliffhanger, didn't give evil every advantage while taking every advantage from the two main characters. This was riveting. A really great read. Even more nerve wracking than Gerald's Game.

[Hail Hydra! ~Dave Anderson~ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finally, the little cherub smiled. “I promise you, he won’t be taking any more of that medicine.” Out of the mouths of angels. Sweet Jesus. I’m trying.

[Tamara Thorne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not since Stephen King's Misery have I been unable to put a book down until I finished the last page. Jay Bonansinga's Self Storage is, hands down, the scariest, most claustrophobic novel I've read in years. Part thriller, part ghost story, part fever dream, it's a tale of love and redemption and the power locked within our own minds - and those of children. If you're a fan of The Shining, you will fall head over heels in love with Self Storage. This is a haunted house story for a new century - and for us old-schoolers as well.

[Alistair Cross · Rating 5 out of 5]

Are you afraid of the dark? Jay Bonansinga's Self Storage is a harrowing, panic-laden read that takes you into the mind of a heroin addict in withdrawal who must care for his young son while
trapped in darkness with no way out. A story of love and sacrifice that takes place in a self-storage unit that makes the one in Silence of the Lambs look like a picnic.

[Rosemary · Rating 5 out of 5]

I couldn't put this book down! It was wonderful! It's suspenseful and intriguing. I just kept reading. One hell of a ride!!

[Happy Goat · Rating 4 out of 5]

This original story follows a man (afflicted with drug addiction) over the Christmas holidays when he unexpectedly has his son with him. He swings by a storage locker to pick some things up, they get trapped inside, and so the tense struggle for survival in a dark room with no food or water begins. It's full of metaphor without being pretentious, laced with very creepy horror that ups the ante as it goes along, and stars a very flawed but incredibly honestly depicted main character. I think it's fabulous!

[Tj Kressley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought that it was a great read, some little inconsistency with minor details but a great book, i would recommend it

[abi]

This guy is actually my 4th cousin say I just wanted to say congrats on making the Author’s Cut of this. Ok that’s all

[Cevizin_kitaplari · Rating 4 out of 5]

Herkese merhaba uzun zamandır kitaplığımda bekleyen bir kitabın yorumuyla geldim size. Kitabı #korkuyoruzamaokuyoruz grubum için okudum. Aslında Goodreads'e bakınca kitabın çok az (52) oylandığını ve çok az okunduğunu fark ettim. Türkiye'de okuyanların da beğenmediğini duydum. PR listesi dışında okuyan kişi yok onlar da romantik okurları olduğundan kitabın fazla gelmesi normal. Malum sanki sadece romance ve smut kategorisi varmış gibi PR listeleri hazırlanıyor (@renkitap ). Ama ben çok beğendim. Bir korku okurunu tatmin edecek derecede buldum. Bu arada baskısının özellikle iç kapağının çok güzel olduğunu söylemem lazım.
John, bir baba, niteliksiz bir ressam ve bir eroin bağımlısı. 6 yaşındaki oğlu Jacob ile bir depoda mahsur kalıyor. Korku unsuru bir depoda mahsur kalmalarının yanında eroini seven ve onu yücelten bir babanın varlığı. Hatta sağlığının daha iyi olduğunu bile iddia edecek kadar bağımlı. Bence bu durum çok korkunç. Jacob ise tam gaz çocukluğunu yaşayan ve bazı süper güçlere sahip olduğuna bir de iblislere inanan bir çocuk. Babasıyla birlikte depoya gittiğinde depo kapısı bir kazayla üstlerine kapanıyor ve emniyet çıkışları da işe yaramıyor. 3x3 metrelik bir depoda binlerce eşya arasında yiyeceksiz ve ışıksız mahsur kalıyorlar. Hem de yılın tatil zamanı noel arifesi. Biliyorsunuz hıristiyanlar noel dahil 5-7 gün arası tatil yapıyor. Yani onları kurtarmaya gelecek kimse yok. Aşırı aşırı heyecanlı ve korkunç bir durum. Küçük Jacob'a hayran olmamak mümkün değil, babası da babalık duygularını iyi ifade ediyor ancak yoksunluk sendromunda. Kitabın genelinde eroinin işleyişi ve eroin deneyimlerini okuyorsunuz. Deponun yarattığı dehşet hissi, eroin'in karakter tarafından ballandırılarak anlatılmasıyla katlanıyor. Cidden ama biraz fazla iyi anlatılmış 🥹 Bir de ikili depodayken dışarıdan tanımlanamayan sesler geliyor. Bir numara onları arayıp gülüyor. "Olaylar" tam neye benziyor diye düşünürken arka kapakta Clive Barker benzetmesini okudum ve "işte bu" dedim. Depo sadece fiziki ve psikolojik değil doğaüstü de baskı oluşturabiliyor. Jacob tüm açlığın ve sefaletin içinde iblislerin geldiğini düşünüyor. Babası da buna katılıyor. Sonlara doğru her köşeden ne çıkacağını tahmin edemiyorsunuz. Koridorlar filan tam istediğim aradığım şeydi yaaa tam 😍😍 Kesinlikle soluksuz okudum kitabı bayıldım. Tek kelimeyle heyecan verici ve mükemmeldi. Sevmediğim iki durum var birisi köpek ile olan sahneler diğeri de 6 gün boyunca jacob'ı hayatta tutan şey açıklanırkenki küçük nüans. Kitabı korkuseverlere tavsiye ederken, Son olarak tetikleyici unsurlar: uyuşturucu kullanımı, halüsinasyon, kapalı yer korkusu, hayvan içerikli gore unsurlar.

#kiralıkdepo #jaybonansinga #selfstorage

[Kayleigh Dobbs · Rating 4 out of 5]

I discovered this author because of The Walking Dead, and this is the first "original" story (not that his TWD novels aren't original, but you know what I mean - not of a pre-existing universe), I've read by him. Loved it!

[Linda Branham · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was just not my type of book. If you like this kind of book , I'm sure it would be amazing

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a page turner. If you enjoy horror and dark humour, this is for you.

[Apryl]

I really don't know what I thought of Self Storage. I had high hopes but it fell short.
It's part Cujo, part Stranger Things ( upside down). I wanted to love this book but I just didn't.