



The Town
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4.0 • 32 Ratings
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- $5.99
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
Bram Stoker Award-winning horror author Bentley Little proves why you should never go home again in this terrifying novel.
Welcome to McGuane, Arizona. Population: 200...199...198...197...
Gregory Tomasov has returned with his family to the quaint Arizona community of his youth. In McGuane, the air is clean, the land is unspoiled. Nothing much has changed. Except now, no one goes out after dark. And no one told Gregory that he shouldn’t have moved into the old abandoned farm on the edge of town. Once upon a time something bad happened there. Something that’s now buried in its walls. Something now reborn in the nightmares of Gregory’s young son. Something about to be unleashed.
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A pregnant woman gives birth to a cactus, a small church grows hair and bleeds, a man sprouts an umbilical cord and, one by one, residents of a tiny Southwest town die violently. These and other bizarre events begin occurring shortly after Gregory Tomasov returns to his old hometown of McGuane, Ariz., with his wife and three children. The old adage "You can't go home again" has perhaps never rung more true, as Bram Stoker Award-winner Little (The House) draws upon elements of religion, the supernatural, sexual fantasy and psychological horror to create a modern-day ghost town. Almost immediately after they unwittingly move into an old farmhouse where a deranged man once murdered his family and committed suicide, the Tomasovs are transformed. The two younger children become obsessed with the shadows inside the home's bathhouse, shadows that eat dead animals, torment children and kill mercilessly. As the deaths mount and small-town life becomes more dangerous and freakish, residents begin to blame the Tomasovs, whom they believe carry some kind of curse. Not until the terrifying finale, which takes place during a sandstorm and blackout, does everyone realize the evil's roots. What, in a lesser writer's hands, would have been an obvious conclusion remains a mystery until the end. While reminiscent of Dean Koontz and Stephen King, Little crafts his own vivid landscape full of dark corners, twisted characters and a gruesome plot.
Customer Reviews
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Dear btheball,
One might suggest one learns to spell properly before trashing a novel just to ensure we know you've successfully understood the written word of the author you're trashing. Of course I'm referring to your "waist of time".
All the best,
Ms. Timewaister
This ghost town will really haunt you!
The Revelation and The Town are the only books I’ve read by Bentley Little—so far. I highly recommend them both! I read the paperback editions of these books, published by Signet, and I enjoyed every word! The Revelation is better, but if you enjoy horror novels, these are two great titles from a master of horror! I like reading print books, but whether you enjoy reading print books or ebooks, kindles, and other electronic books, you’ll love these titles if you’re a fan of supernatural horror tales! As for me, I can’t wait to read more books by Bentley Little! An amazing author of truly creepy horror fiction!
The town
An absolute must read