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Bentley Little

Born 1960
Arizona
Occupation Novelist
Genres Horror
Influences

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Personal History

Little was born one month after his mother attended the world premiere of Psycho. Psycho is a suspense / Horror film directed by auteur Alfred Hitchcock, from the Screenplay by Joseph He published his first novel, The Revelation, with St. Martin's Press in 1990. After reading it, Stephen King became a vocal fan of Little's work, and Little won the Bram Stoker Award for "Best First Novel" in 1990. Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Musician, Columnist, The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA for "superior achievement" in horror writing. He moved to New American Library for his next two novels, but was dropped from the company after he refused to write a police procedural as his next novel. The police procedural is a sub-genre of the mystery story which attempts to convincingly depict the activities of a Police force as they investigate Crimes He eventually returned to New American Library, with whom he continues to publish his novels.

Little has stated on several occasions that he considers himself a horror novelist, and that he writes in the horror genre, not the "suspense" or "dark fantasy" genres. He is an unabashed supporter of horror fiction and has been described as a disciple of Stephen King.

Little has stated in the past that he does not like computers, and refuses to operate an official web site. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages

Recurring Themes

Recurring themes in Bentley Little's works include a distrust of conformity (The Association, The Ignored), distaste for large corporations (The Store, The Policy), and taboo subjects such as incest and unusual sexuality (The Town, University, Dominion, The Store, The Mailman). A corporation is a separate legal entity usually used to conduct business A taboo is a strong Social prohibition (or ban) against words objects actions or discussions that are considered undesirable or offensive by a group culture Incest refers to any sexual activity between closely related persons (often within the immediate family that is illegal or socially Taboo. Human sexual behavior or different human sexual practices encompass a wide range of activities such as strategies to find or attract partners ( Mating and display These elements, particularly the latter, strongly recall the work of J.G. Ballard. James Graham Ballard (born 15 November in the International Settlement in Shanghai, China) is a British Novelist and Short Little's novels tend to contain overtly supernatural forces rather than relying on pseudo-scientific explanations like many other horror stories. The term supernatural or supranatural ( Latin: super, supra "above" + natura "nature" pertains to entities events Nearly all of his novels have extremely simple titles.

There is a recurring character in several of his novels named Phillip Emmons, after a pseudonym Little used for an early novel. A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias) A somewhat bumbling FBI agent, Greg Rossiter, also makes an appearance in several books in supporting roles.

Awards

Adaptations

There have been few adaptations of Bentley Little's work. The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA for "superior achievement" in horror writing. The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA for "superior achievement" in horror writing. The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA for "superior achievement" in horror writing. However, Little's short story "The Washingtonians" was adapted by the horror anthology Masters of Horror under the direction of Peter Medak. The Washingtonians is the twelfth episode of the second season of Masters of Horror, directed by Peter Medak. Masters of Horror is an American Television series created by director Mick Garris for the Showtime cable network Peter Medak (born December 23, 1937) is a Hungarian-born Film director of British and American

In 2007, the Hollywood Reporter reported that a film adaptation of The Store, which concerns a small Arizona town being slowly consumed by an evil corporate retail chain, is under works by Strike Entertainment. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The script is to be adapted by Jenna McGrath, with production duties handled by Marc Abraham and Eric Newman, and executive production by Vince Gerardis, Eli Kirschner and Tom Bliss. Marc Abraham is an American Film producer, and president of Strike Entertainment a production company he launched in early 2002 with a multi-year First look [1]

Bibliography

References

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