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The Store

by Bentley Little

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''If there's a better horror novelist than Bentley Little working today, I don't know who it is. The Store is...frightening. The perfect summer read.''--Los Angeles Times   Juniper, Arizona, is an off-the-map desert town the retail giant called The Store has chosen for its new location. Now everything you could possibly want is under one roof, at unbelievable prices. But you'd better be careful what you wish for. This place demands something of its customers that goes beyond brand loyalty. At The Store, one-stop shopping has become last-stop shopping.   Bill Davis is the only one in town who senses the evil lurking within The Store. But he can't stop his two teenage daughters from taking jobs there and falling under the frightening influence of its sadistic manager. When Bill finally takes a stand, he will get much more than he bargained for....… (more)
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WONDERFUL! TOTALLY CREEPED ME OUT!! ( )
  TrishLittle | Nov 4, 2023 |
This book ran out of steam for me in the end. I enjoyed most of it but it was a little longer than I thought it should be. There were also a couple of “horror” scenes that mostly grossed me out and made me wish I hadn’t read them. ( )
  cdaley | Nov 2, 2023 |
This was a great spooky read!

What would you do if a new store opened in your town? Would you forget about the "mom and pop" shops around your area and flock to the new store?

A little backstory for you readers:

That is what happens in the small town of Juniper, Arizona as when the The Store is built it takes over the town and chokes out all the other stores leaving them like skeletons to wither away like dust in the wind. But the store is not what it seems and when things start happening within its walls is when things start to get really weird. Can the town survive and deal with The Store? No spoilers here as you will have to read the book!

Lots of twists and turns along with some bloodshed to add flavor to this horror story as the author has a way of grabbing the reader and taking them for a spin in the recesses of his mind! Five stars for this one! ( )
  BookNookRetreat7 | Jul 25, 2022 |
Well! This was a strange and unusual book. Very disjointed, but purposefully chaotic. Theeeeese short of WTF.

I still think Walmart is evil. Although Amazon is probably closer to THE STORE level evil. ( )
  rabbit-stew | Jun 26, 2022 |
Read in 2002 - pre-Goodreads

I'm not a real big fan of Bentley Little, but I like the fact that the area in AZ that his stories take place in is familiar to me. This was a good horror premise - Wal-Mart is taking over the world!! Well, he calls it THE STORE and as we can soon see, THE STORE is the devil.

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  Chica3000 | Dec 11, 2020 |
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''If there's a better horror novelist than Bentley Little working today, I don't know who it is. The Store is...frightening. The perfect summer read.''--Los Angeles Times   Juniper, Arizona, is an off-the-map desert town the retail giant called The Store has chosen for its new location. Now everything you could possibly want is under one roof, at unbelievable prices. But you'd better be careful what you wish for. This place demands something of its customers that goes beyond brand loyalty. At The Store, one-stop shopping has become last-stop shopping.   Bill Davis is the only one in town who senses the evil lurking within The Store. But he can't stop his two teenage daughters from taking jobs there and falling under the frightening influence of its sadistic manager. When Bill finally takes a stand, he will get much more than he bargained for....

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