The Haunted, Bentley Little
The Haunted, Bentley Little
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The Haunted

Author: Bentley Little

Narrator: Dan Butler

Unabridged: 11 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/01/2012

Synopsis

Julie and Claire Perry and their two children, Megan and James, have made the move to a bigger, nicer home in their city’s historic district. But something isn’t right.The neighbors seem reluctant to visit. Claire can’t shake the feeling that someone is watching her. Megan receives increasingly menacing and obscene texts. And James is having terrible dreams. No wonder, considering what he’s seen in the corner of the basement, staring at him and shuffling closer ever so slowly.Pity no one warned the family about the house. Now it’s too late. Because the darkness at the bottom of the stairs is rising …

About Bentley Little

Bentley Little is the author of numerous novels, short stories, articles, essays, and reviews. After earning a BA in communications and an MA in English, he sold his soul and abandoned all artistic integrity, working for eight years as a bureaucrat for a midsized city in Orange County, California. His first novel, The Revelation, won the 1990 Horror Writers Association Bram Stoker Award for best first novel. A Luddite with no access to the internet, he still listens to vinyl records and does not own a cell phone, an iPod, an MP3 player, or a Blackberry. He has one wife and one son.

About Dan Butler

Dan Butler, audiobook narrator, actor, writer, director, and producer, has had major roles on and off Broadway and has appeared in numerous television shows, including Frasier, House, and Monk. He cowrote and directed Karl Rove, I Love You and has appeared in such feature films as Crazy, Stupid, Love; Silence of the Lambs; Enemy of the State; and Fixing Frank, among others.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jason on May 28, 2012

Despite its bleakness, Bentley Little's newest, The Haunted, was a lot of fun to read. Although Little is known for his sense of humor, I warn you to not look for that here. This is a book that is dark, bleak, and full of despair as the Perry family loses control of their average, every day lives. Th......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on February 27, 2021

The woman had already strung up two of her children. They hung from ropes attached to a beam on the wraparound porch, twisting slightly in opposite directions, eyes bulging and mouths open in dark purplish faces No, The Haunted is not for the faint of heart! The Haunted is my first Bentley Little nove......more

Goodreads review by Johann (jobis89) on August 24, 2022

2.5 stars… I guess? It was kinda entertaining but also kinda awful?......more

Goodreads review by Dirk on March 10, 2014

The next morning, [he] found a bobcat skeleton in the dirt. I’ve been meaning to start reading Bentley Little for some time now. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from The Haunted; not only is it one of Little’s newest novels, it also received some fairly polarised reviews. She stopped, stared, her h......more

Goodreads review by Rachel (TheShadesofOrange) on April 23, 2020

3.5 Stars At times, this book felt more like a contemporary, focusing on the mundane details of family life, real estate and politics. However, this book also contained some very explicit sex scenes, which were quite unexpected in this seemingly quiet haunted house story. The psychological sexual eff......more

Quotes

“The Haunted is a fast-paced, fresh take on the haunted house theme with enough twists to keep you reading long into the night. The Haunted is highly recommended…a ‘must read.’” Horror Zine magazine

“Reading at a comfortable pace in a midwestern accent, Butler carefully builds mood, expressing initial bafflement to full-blown terror as the story races to a dramatic and violent conclusion. Butler distinguishes among family members through modulations in pitch and tone as he personalizes the characters’ experiences and responses. His wonderfully effective performance demonstrates that listening to a horror novel is often more terrifying than silently reading the text.” Booklist (audio review)

Awards

  • Bram Stoker Award
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