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Bentley Little is the author of numerous horror novels. He was discovered by Dean Koontz.

Contents 1 Personal History 2 Recurring Themes 3 Awards 4 Adaptations of Little's Work 5 Bibliography

Bentley Little was born in Arizona in 1960, one month after his mother attended the world premiere of Psycho. 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. 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. He eventually returned to New American Library, where 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. He has also been referred to as a disciple of Stephen King, a label he wears with pride.

Little has stated in the past that he does not like computers, and he refuses to operate an official web site; though you can glean a web presence via the following sites created by his ardent fans - (e.g.) [[1]] and [[2]] -- http://www.geocities.com/bentley_little/ -- http://www.bentleylittle.homestead.com/

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, The Store, The Mailman). Nearly all of his novels have extremely simple titles. There is also a recurring character in several of his novels called Phillip Emmons, after a pseudonym he used for an early novel. Little's novels tend to contain overtly supernatural forces rather than relying on pseudo-scientific explanations like many other horror authors. A somewhat bumbling F.B.I. agent, Greg Rossiter, also makes an appearance in several of his books playing supporting roles.

1990 Bram Stoker Award winner: Best First Novel (The Revelation) 1993 Bram Stoker Award nominee: Best Novel (The Summoning) 2002 Bram Stoker Award nominee: Best Fiction Collection (The Collection)

So far there have been few adaptations of Bentley Little's work in the media. However, Little's short story The Washingtonians was adapted by the horror anthology Masters of Horror under the direction of Peter Medak.

• 1990: The Revelation
• 1991: The Mailman
• 1992: Death Instinct (Evil Deeds in UK) (written as Phillip Emmons)
• 1993: The Summoning
• 1995: University (Night School in UK)
• 1996: Dominion (Dark Dominion in UK)
• 1996: The Store
• 1997: Murmurous Haunts: The Selected Works of Bentley Little
• 1997: The House (Houses in UK)
• 1997: The Ignored
• 2000: The Town (Guests in UK)
• 2000: The Walking
• 2001: The Association
• 2002: The Collection
• 2002: The Return
• 2003: The Policy
• 2004: The Resort
• 2005: Dispatch
• 2006: The Burning