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Bedbugs by Ben H. Winters
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Bedbugs (original 2011; edition 2011)

by Ben H. Winters (Author)

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FOR RENT- Top two floors of beautifully renovated brownstone, 1300 sq. ft., 2BR 2BA, eat-in kitchen, one block to parks and playgrounds. No broker's fee. Susan and Alex Wendt have found their dream apartment. Sure, the landlady is a little eccentric. And the elderly handyman drops some cryptic remarks about the basement. But the rent is so low, it's too good to pass up. Big mistake. Susan soon discovers that her new home is crawling with bedbugs . . . or is it? She awakens every morning with fresh bites, but neither Alex nor their daughter Emma has a single welt. An exterminator searches the property and turns up nothing. The landlady insists her building is clean. Susan fears she's going mad-until a more sinister explanation presents itself- she may literally be confronting the bedbug problem from Hell.… (more)
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Title:Bedbugs
Authors:Ben H. Winters (Author)
Info:Quirk Books (2011), 256 pages
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Bedbugs by Ben H. Winters (2011)

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  saltyessentials | Dec 23, 2023 |
What started as a phenomenal, creeping thriller centered on a woman's anxieties and fears and self-doubt turned into a...more typical horror that rushed to a finish. If this is the direction Winters really wanted to go he could have spent a few dozen more pages making it a little more substantial. Susan was a great character, the novel just pivoted in a silly direction.

'The Bonus Room' is a quick read, but I still had to flip and skip through the last parts because it was pretty obvious by then what was going on. ( )
  ManWithAnAgenda | Sep 7, 2023 |
I think this book has received an unjust amount of bad reviews, yes it's a bit trashy and yes when you realise what the 'ping' is it is a bit nonsensical and overly gory considering the ring could have been taken off rather than cutting off a finger but hey, it's a horror story. It's supposed to be a bit trashy, right?

I did enjoy the 'mad old lady serial killer' thing and the pseudo detective work that Susan undertakes but I feel more could have been done in terms of ramping up the intrigue and mystery with the basement.

All in all, I thought the book was great. ( )
  lemwood | Apr 15, 2020 |
This is basically a ghost story, except with bedbugs. Young family moves in new place with weird landlord; the mother begins to suspect something is very wrong, something only she can perceive. Set in Brooklyn, it capitalizes on the worst fear of the privileged; there is even an exterminator to the stars. The over-the-top tone worked for this short novel, which echoed the tropes and the hint of shlock of some of my favorite 1970s horror stories. ( )
  sturlington | Oct 23, 2019 |
fast read

a good fast read. not a literary masterpiece but engaging. i'd recommend it for travel if you like psychological thrillers. ( )
  mahammaus | Sep 28, 2019 |
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FOR RENT- Top two floors of beautifully renovated brownstone, 1300 sq. ft., 2BR 2BA, eat-in kitchen, one block to parks and playgrounds. No broker's fee. Susan and Alex Wendt have found their dream apartment. Sure, the landlady is a little eccentric. And the elderly handyman drops some cryptic remarks about the basement. But the rent is so low, it's too good to pass up. Big mistake. Susan soon discovers that her new home is crawling with bedbugs . . . or is it? She awakens every morning with fresh bites, but neither Alex nor their daughter Emma has a single welt. An exterminator searches the property and turns up nothing. The landlady insists her building is clean. Susan fears she's going mad-until a more sinister explanation presents itself- she may literally be confronting the bedbug problem from Hell.

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Alex and Susan Wendt are the perfect couple in search of the perfect brownstone-and they find their dream house in the heart of Brooklyn Heights. Sure, the landlady is a little eccentric, and the handyman drops some cryptic remarks about the previous tenants. But the rent is so low, it's too good to pass up!

Big mistake: Susan soon discovers that the brownstone is crawling with bedbugs . . . Or is it? She awakens every morning with fresh bites, but neither Alex nor their daughter Emma has a single welt. Exterminators search the property and turn up nothing. Neighbors insist the building is clean. Susan fears that she's going mad-but as the mysteries deepen, a more sinister explanation presents itself: She may literally be confronting the bedbug problem from hell.

An understated horror story filled with loving references to Rosemary's Baby and other classic tales of urban paranoia, Bedbugs will keep your skin crawling into the wee hours of the night.
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