BEHIND by Bentley Little (2024 Cemetery Dance Publications / 349 pages)
Little’s 30th novel continues with concepts explored in his recent novels THE HANDYMAN and GLORIA, even hinting back to ideas presented in THE HOUSE and some of his classic short stories.
After being laid off from his job during the Covid pandemic, Alex joins his (also) laid off co-worker Britta in a start up delivery service, which becomes successful. What makes them different from other delivery services? They find a niche in catering to those who request strange and rare things not found on Amazon. This lets BEHIND feature a barrage of demented characters and situations who add to Alex’ unwanted problems, including…
…it seems a “ghost house” he used to see in his yard in Maryland as a kid has returned. It now sits in his west coast back yard, and eventually not only can his wife see it, but his co-worker sees one in her own yard. And they seem to be appearing all over the place.
Alex then has to confront a strange religious man and his female harbinger who were responsible for his parent’s deaths, who along with the ghost houses, have finally located him across the country.
BEHIND is almost like 3 novels in one, full of shifting dimensions, weird time frames, and all the macabre goodness Little fans have come to expect. It makes a nice “double feature” read with the author’s first novel THE REVELATION, and features an ambiguous ending that will surely divide readers (I thought it fit the tone perfectly). Fans of weird, religious-themed horror should eat this up, as well as those who might be looking for a modern Twilight Zone.
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