I’ve read most of Bentley Little’s horror novels, and they’ve been pretty consistent in what they offer.  Start with an interesting idea; race onward in an inventive, typically gory, fashion; arrive at a resolution that doesn’t really live up to the rest of the book, but the ride was so fun you’re okay with that.  A typical Bentley Little novel involves something supernatural, and lives in a world that isn’t quite like the real one.

With His Father’s Son, Little makes his first foray into “the real world” in a novel — it’s basically a psychological study of an ordinary man and the way his life spins out of control after a shocking confession from his dying father.

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Bentley Little · Books · Horror