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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Run! Don't walk..,
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This review is from: The Walking (Paperback)
Bentley Little is able to take the tried-and-true horror formula and work wonders with it. In THE WALKING, he draws from witchcraft, ancient curses and evil revenge to weave a tale that is both creepy and fun to read. Miles Huerdeen is a detective who takes on a seemingly typical stalking case only to find himself in the middle of some bizarre supernatural phenomenon that threatens to destroy the world. What he finds is a string of horrific murders as well as more than one walking corpse; all these events eventually tie together, and Miles plays a more important role than he ever could realize. Everything keeps pointing to Wolf Canyon which was once home to a thriving witch community but is now under water between two dams. Miles starts to uncover the government secret of the canyon as well as long-buried secrets involving his father and a vile curse spoken by an ancient being. Reading any Little novel is always a roller coaster ride. He is quite adept at setting mood and pace, and his plots are typically imaginative and captivating. The Walking is a typical Little novel. Although the dramatic build-up leads to a somewhat anti-climactic ending, the book itself is quite simply a lot of fun and well worth the read.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Chilling Horror,
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This review is from: The Walking (Paperback)
Bentley Little is capable of writing brilliant, thought provoking social satire imbued with horrific elements. For this type of Bentley Little book, check out "The Store," or "The Association." But Little is also capable of writing straight horror, the type of horror that delivers the jolts while telling a great story with appealing characters and haunting atmosphere. For this type of Little story, look no further than "The Walking.""The Walking" is the story of Miles Huerdeen. Miles works at a private detective agency in Los Angeles, California. Miles's life isn't the most fascinating existence in the world. He gets to do some interesting work, but most of the time he spends his days toiling away on divorce cases. Miles is divorced from his wife Claire, a fact that his father, Bob, never lets him forget. Bob thinks Miles should get out more, but Miles is reluctant to change his routine. This all comes to a crashing halt when Miles takes on a new case that leads to a supernatural discovery: there are people who start walking after they die. While Little tells us the story of Miles and the walking dead, he also acquaints us with a spooky tale in the late 19th century. This account explains the formation of a town populated with unusual people. When the town welcomes a strange newcomer, all heck starts to break lose. The people rebel against this newcomer and her violent ways by committing murder. But murder sometimes isn't enough to stop the truly depraved. When the U.S. government destroys the town some years later, a series of events is set in motion that eventually reach out not only to Miles Huerdeen, but other people throughout the United States. This is a scary story with a lot of creepy atmosphere and gruesome deaths. The eeriest parts of the book deal with the walking dead. With unseeing eyes and cold, gray skin they continue to walk even when held or strapped down. Little creates a lot of good scenes with these grim zombies that definitely deliver the goose bumps. But it isn't just the walkers that scare; descriptions of a haunted canyon out in the desert are downright chilling, as are encounters with the strange force that seeks revenge on those who wronged it. Little is effective with his scenes because he doesn't try to explain every detail to the reader. In the haunted canyon, Little doesn't reveal what hides in the shadows or what instills fear in those who pass by. All that is shown is that something is terribly wrong. The build up to the finale is exciting. Regrettably, the showdown between Miles and the evil presence was a lot like watching the air leak out of a balloon. Nothing spectacular happens in this final encounter. It's not as though the being is some pencil necked geek because Little spends most of the book showing us the being's power. To dispose of the villain this easily makes the reader feel as though they were robbed. It is becoming apparent that Little does this frequently in his books: great build-up, disappointing come down. The unsatisfactory ending doesn't mean the book is not worth reading. Bentley Little is one of the premier horror authors producing works today. It is only a matter of time before we see a film version of one of his books. In the meantime, give this book, and his others as well, a chance.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bentley's Best,
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This review is from: The Walking (Paperback)
Wow! This was a sursprise. My friend Pam kept telling me to read this & I kept putting it off. I didn't think it was going to be very good. I thought it might be lame. I was wrong. I loved this book. It keeps the reader wanting to find out why these people are still walking. This is a true page turner. Loved the story as well as the characters. If you like King & Koontz,then you're going to LOVE Bentley!!!! I went out & bought 3 more books by him. Happy Haunting.
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