The Collection: Volume One Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Bentley Little is gruesome, gory and quite out-there but most of his books are great, and this short story book was no exception. My favorites were Estoppel, The Washingtonians, Life With Father, Roommates, Maya's Mother, and Colony. "

" loved it..some twisted and sometimes humorous tales here! "

" I don't know why but "The Phonebook Man" creeped me out.... "

" Little tries with all his might to copy that clever Stephen King way of making the ordinary seem sinister. And utterly fails. This collection of short stories was awesomely laughable. I think my two favorites were: the one in which all the roadside trash on an interstate highway gathers up into an evil rubbish cloud to kill all passersthrough & the one in which a regular joe is boiling up some noodles for Kraft dinner when the water suddenly turns red and he sees his father's face within it, urging him to "Kill! Kill!" Ahahahahahahah! Not scary, but very funny! "

" I don't remember a bad one in this collection. I snapped it up the first day I saw it in the bookstore. "

" some really f'd up stuff in here... i found myself cracking up out loud though at some of this dark twisted morbidity... definitely worth the read! "

" Another review I've read on this short story collection lambasts people for comparing Little to Stephen King, and that is a sentiment I greatly agree with - for entirely different reasons. King is a wordsmith whose work should be recognized as true literary art outside of the realm of strictly 'horror' fiction; Little's work is hackneyed and pure pulp, trumped up for shock value with very little beneath imagery used more to appall the reader than anything else. Each story in this collection can be likened to a low-budget horror B-movie: violence, gore, and very little plot worth noticing. Absolutely useless. "

" A great little book of weird horror stories. I think he should be called Bentley Alot, because some of these short stories are really out there,I always look forward to reading his stories. "

" Loved it. "the sanctuary" was a fantastic start off. I also liked "Life With Father", "The Man in the Passenger Seat", "Llama", "Full moon on Death Row", "The Show", and "Blood". "

" GREAT COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES ... "

" These were really well written and engrossing stories. But a lot of them were just too dark of subject matter for me. One of them detailed a sexually abusive dad. Of course the kids got their revenge which was great but it was just too too too. "

" This collection of short stories is really off the wall. Bentley really takes it "out there" Now that being said i personally like a story which can throw in some craziness. I loved most of the stories in the book. "

" Precious few of these stories were really good although all were original, as far as I know. The one about the pillows was very disconcerting. "

" I like short story compilations, and Little's were pretty good. Better than the recent short story outputs from Stephen King. Worth a read if you're a horror fan. "

" This is a great book of short stories. The one that I had to read again and again is: The Llama. It was the best. "

" This collection of short stories is definitely worth a read. "

" the collection of a writers stories i have ever read .. "

" This book introduced me to Bentley Little and it is just amazing. The right mix of horror, really dark horror and humor. "

" One of the most bizarre, entertaining book of short stories I have read. If you are not a horror fan, or are easily offended....not for you. "

" All good stories, some very creepy, some downright bizarre, but all good reads. I loved reading Little's comment above each story on how he came up with the idea for each one. "

" This man is sick, twisted and seriously fucked up. However..heh AWSOME (albeit weird) stories. Some of them just leave with you with a "wtf??" others make you realllly wonder where he gets his ideas. good horror writer though. Very good. "

" Jessie says: I'd say that Bentley Little is on par with Chuck Palahniuk as far as shock factor is concerned. My jaw was on the floor for most of this book, and the horrors just kept on coming. "

" good book for hallowen :) "

" I find Bentley Little's books very disturbing, but for some reason can't stop reading them. "

" Collection of horrible little horror strories. "

" This is AWESOME - great for a good scare. I would recommend this to anyone who like a shiver. "

" One of the best collections of horror stories on the market. Definitely give it a read. You will be appalled. "