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His Father's Son by Bentley Little

His Father’s Son

By Bentley Little

By Bentley Little

By Bentley Little

By Bentley Little

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    About His Father’s Son

    “On a par with such greats as Stephen King, Clive Barker and Peter Straub” (Midwest Book Review), Bentley Little brings his unnerving talents to the terrifying story of a dysfunctional family in crisis.

    Steve Nye writes for an alumni magazine and his long-term relationship is on the steady path to marriage. But his quiet life takes an unexpected turn when he receives a phone call from his mother. His father attacked her and has been committed to a mental asylum. The doctor says he’s suffering from dementia. But Steve’s father seems so calm, clear-eyed, and perfectly lucid when he whispers, “I killed her…”
     
    Is it simply another symptom of delusion and madness? To find the answer, Steve investigates the cryptic message leading him down a terrifying path of his own making—and of his own nightmares….

    About His Father’s Son

    “On a par with such greats as Stephen King, Clive Barker and Peter Straub” (Midwest Book Review), Bentley Little brings his unnerving talents to the terrifying story of a dysfunctional family in crisis.

    Steve Nye writes for an alumni magazine and his long-term relationship is on the steady path to marriage. But his quiet life takes an unexpected turn when he receives a phone call from his mother. His father attacked her and has been committed to a mental asylum. The doctor says he’s suffering from dementia. But Steve’s father seems so calm, clear-eyed, and perfectly lucid when he whispers, “I killed her…”
     
    Is it simply another symptom of delusion and madness? To find the answer, Steve investigates the cryptic message leading him down a terrifying path of his own making—and of his own nightmares….

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    Also by Bentley Little

    Dark Screams: Volume Eight
    Dark Screams: Volume Five
    The Haunted
    The Disappearance
    The Academy
    See all books by Bentley Little

    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, Little sold his soul and abandoned all artistic integrity, working for eight years as a bureaucrat… More about Bentley Little

    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, Little sold his soul and abandoned all artistic integrity, working for eight years as a bureaucrat… More about Bentley Little

    Product Details

    Category: Gothic & Horror | Suspense & Thriller

    Mass Market Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Berkley
    Sep 01, 2009 | 400 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-3/4 | ISBN 9780451227775

    Category: Gothic & Horror | Suspense & Thriller

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Berkley
    Sep 01, 2009 | 400 Pages | ISBN 9781101136201

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    Praise

    Praise for Bram Stoker Award-Winning Author Bentley Little

    “The horror poet laureate…a master of the macabre!”—Stephen King

    “[Bentley Little is] on par with such greats as Stephen King, Clive Barker, and Peter Straub.”—Midwest Book Review

    “Little possesses the uncanny ability to take everyday situations and turn them into nightmares.”—Publishers Weekly

    “Little has the unparalleled ability to evoke surreal, satiric terror.”—Horror Reader

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