The Haunted

Bentley Little

Apr 2012 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

With his “ability to disgust (and delight) even the most seasoned horror enthusiast” (Publishers Weekly), Bentley Little conjures up your greatest fears as he dares you to spend a night with the haunted....

Julian 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....

Ratings and reviews

I dont understand how anyone can complain about Bentley Littles books. He is by far the best author of horror novels ever. He keeps you hooked from the first page to the last. I have read every one of his books and loved them all. Maybe the folks who complained about B. L. books should stay away from horror and stick with the boring romance.

This was a wonderful time, the book was captivating and entertaining and I finished it in one sitting. I feel like a broken record, but again the sex scenes really has irritated me and that was why I rated the book four stars. I liked the characters, especially Julian. The ending was just absurd, sad and heartbreaking, but I did love it.

Little is a wonderful but weird Author. This one was mysterious and creepy, couldn't stop reading it . weirder than Steven King

About the author

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, Little 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.