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spookybookz's review against another edition
5.0
Bentley Little is becoming one of my fav horror authors and The collection I just read by him made me even more sure of that!!
Wow this chunky book contains over 30 short horror stories..some of the bizarrest and disturbing reads I’ve ever read and stories that I’ll never forget! Every horror fan needs to read this. I have so many favs from this collection but the ones that will stick with me the most: Comes the bad time, The show, pillow talk & The potato. Go read now!
Wow this chunky book contains over 30 short horror stories..some of the bizarrest and disturbing reads I’ve ever read and stories that I’ll never forget! Every horror fan needs to read this. I have so many favs from this collection but the ones that will stick with me the most: Comes the bad time, The show, pillow talk & The potato. Go read now!
callofthewild's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Gore, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Death
wombat_88's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
csdaley's review against another edition
3.0
A fairly good collection of short stories. My main problem was that the book was wildly uneven. Some stories were great and some stories were really poor. You will find yourself picking and choosing the stories you want to finish.
austinstorm's review against another edition
1.0
Read the first two, and then three that were mentioned on the back cover as highlights. One out of the five was good ('Bob'), but the other four seemed pretty dependent on shock value. RL Stein for pervs.
This guy breaks it down: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11699314
Little's main problem seems to be that he's never had an idea he didn't turn into a story. Any idea at all, like "Isn't it funny how serious people get about recycling?" can be turned into a short story - just add rape, incest, torture and cannibalism.
It's like a mediocre sketch comedy show (much of MAD TV, Key & Poole, Portlandia). Take an idea, any idea, and then run it out to absurdity. The end. The repeat.
This guy breaks it down: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11699314
Little's main problem seems to be that he's never had an idea he didn't turn into a story. Any idea at all, like "Isn't it funny how serious people get about recycling?" can be turned into a short story - just add rape, incest, torture and cannibalism.
It's like a mediocre sketch comedy show (much of MAD TV, Key & Poole, Portlandia). Take an idea, any idea, and then run it out to absurdity. The end. The repeat.
selucas89's review against another edition
4.0
This is one of those novels that make me wish we had a half star system because really it's a 3 and 3/4 stars novel. Some of the stories are disturbing enough to stick with you for days, like The Sanctuary and Llama but others fall flat. From the sexually perverse to just downright creepy, Bentley Little touches on a little of everything (no pun intended lol) in the genre of horror. This is probably not the book for die-hard horror fans but for those who like a good scare once in a while it may hit the spot.
mjreutman's review
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0