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Bentley Little

    1. január 1960

    Bentley Little je americký autor, ktorý sa venuje výhradne hororovému žánru. Jeho diela sa vyznačujú hlbokým ponorením do psychiky postáv a odhaľovaním temných stránok ľudskej povahy. Little majstrovsky pracuje s atmosférou strachu a napätia, často zasadzuje svoje príbehy do zdanlivo obyčajného prostredia, ktoré sa postupne mení na nočnú moru. Jeho nezameniteľný štýl a nekompromisný prístup k hororu z neho robia jedinečného rozprávača hrôz.

    Bentley Little
    The Mailman. 20th
    The Circle
    The Best of Horror Library
    The Association
    The house
    The Consultant
    • The Consultant

      • 480 stránok
      • 17 hodin čítania
      3,7(54)Ohodnotiť

      CompWare is in serious trouble after a promised merger falls through, so they do what other businesses have done to bolster their public image: they hire a consulting firm to review and streamline their business practices.But there's something strange about the firm they hire--more specifically, the quirky gentleman who arrives to supervise the project: Mr. Patoff, tall and thin and wearing a bow tie, and with an odd smile that never quite reaches his eyes.In his first interactions, the consultant asks a few inappropriate questions, and generally seems a nuisance. Over time, Patoff gains more power, to the point where he seems to be running the whole company. He enacts arbitrary and invasive changes to office protocol. He places cameras all over the building, making workers paranoid; he calls employees at all hours of the night, visits some of their homes and menaces their families. People who defy the consultant get fired... or worse. They soon realize they're not just fighting for their jobs: They're fighting for their lives.The Consultant is a biting workplace satire, with the horrific touches only Bentley Little could provide.

      The Consultant
    • The house

      • 368 stránok
      • 13 hodin čítania
      3,7(3965)Ohodnotiť

      Five strangers discover that they share a terrifying bond, memories of a haunted childhood growing up in houses that are eerily identical to one another, and come together to confront the nightmare of the past and to escape the unspeakable secret of the h

      The house
    • The Association

      • 438 stránok
      • 16 hodin čítania
      3,2(99)Ohodnotiť

      Barry and Maureen found the house of their dreams in Utah's beautiful Bonita Vista. It didn't bother them that they had to join a homeowner's association. They just never realized the Association would invade every aspect of their lives and that the penalty for bending the rules could be the death of them...

      The Association
    • The Best of Horror Library

      Volumes 1-5

      • 358 stránok
      • 13 hodin čítania

      Renowned for their contemporary relevance and striking impact, the +Horror Library+ anthologies showcase a collection of short fiction from prominent authors in the horror genre. These works delve into the macabre and explore darkly imaginative themes, making them a significant contribution to modern horror literature.

      The Best of Horror Library
    • The Circle

      • 137 stránok
      • 5 hodin čítania

      A woman answers a frantic knock at her door. A loin-clothed kid runs in and begins defecating in her bathroom. But instead of a mess, the kid fills the toilet with diamonds. When her husband arrives home, the kid is trapped in the garage, now dropping all kinds of precious stones from his ass. And just when the couple think they'll be rich, the kid begins to spew an endless army of black beetles...Meanwhile a few blocks away, Frank and his friends muster the nerve to visit the messy backyard of a reputed local witch, intending to ask favors from a sacred shrine they've heard is hidden among the trash...And finally Gil Marotta, alerted by one of the kids about what just happened at the shrine, decides to investigate only to discover the "witch" is all too real and a petition the neighborhood had signed against her may be the cause of the growing communal chaos.

      The Circle
    • The Mailman. 20th

      • 411 stránok
      • 15 hodin čítania
      4,3(19)Ohodnotiť

      Available as a SIGNED LIMITED EDITION for the first time ever! Once upon a time, waiting for the mail was filled with warm anticipation. But the suicide of the local mailman has left the residents of this tiny Arizona town shell-shocked. Nothing this bad has ever happened here. And now there's a new mail carrier in town, one who's delivering lethal letters stuffed with icy fear. Nothing ¿ not even the most outstanding citizens or the most secret weaknesses ¿ is safe from the sinister power of this malicious mailman...

      The Mailman. 20th
    • The Burning

      • 366 stránok
      • 13 hodin čítania

      Four strangers--a young college student, a single mother, a park ranger, and a cross-country traveler--are drawn together when a train carrying an unimaginable evil preys on their darkest fears

      The Burning
    • The Summoning

      • 448 stránok
      • 16 hodin čítania

      Darkness is descending on the small town of Rio Verde, Arizona. An evil older than time is rising from the desert, waiting for night to fall and a reign of terror to begin... Brad Woods has performed a lot of autopsies, but never one like this. The body is purged of all blood. Fear has made Sue Wing run from the darkened school and into night, a fear so powerful she can only name it using the Cantonese myths of her grandmother: Cup-hu-girngsi... the corspe who drinks blood. Reporters like Rich Carter don't believe in the supernatural, but all the signs are pointing to the same conclusion: a vampire is stalking the streets of Rio Verde. No, Rich Carter doesn't believe in such things. Not yet. But he will come to believe with a faith borne of horror after horror...

      The Summoning
    • Dominion

      • 466 stránok
      • 17 hodin čítania

      When Dion Semele moves to Napa, all he wants is to fit in. Something really strange is happening to Dion and odd-girl-out Penelope understands completely. Something is happening to her, too. You see, they were made for each other. As Dion's new life becomes a twisted nightmare, he learns that maybe he and Penelope were made to raise hell together, too. Soon they are caught in a battle for control of their souls as malignant forces plunge Napa into an abyss of debauchery and blood.

      Dominion
    • Daniel Martin has never forgotten his childhood encounters with Frank Watkins, the man who built his family a summer home out of cardboard and plywood. Frank's gaze was oddly confusing, as if he was attempting to discern the proper way to behave because he didn't know how to respond in a human manner. Since Frank obviously wasn't an alien, young Daniel thought maybe the man was crazy. In the end, Daniel would learn the terrifying truth about Frank Watkins. And as an adult, Daniel is about to discover there are more of THEM out there...

      The Handyman