- Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Signet Book; First THUS edition (Sep 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0451212800
- ISBN-13: 978-0451212801
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11.2 x 2.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 486,727 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book proves that this Bram Stoker Award winning author is one of the best writers in the horror fiction genre. The book is filled with slow mounting tension, vivid imagery, and relentless scenes of horror. As with most of this author's works, there is a sexual element running throughout the book. There is also plenty of violence of a nature that may shock the reader. So, it is definitely not for the faint of heart nor for those with delicate sensibilities. It is simply a relentless roller-coaster ride into true horror.
When Lowell Thurman, his wife, and three children decide to go on vacation, they select the Reata, a luxury resort spa located in the remote Arizona desert. By going off-season, the Thurmans are getting what they believe will be a dream vacation at a bargain basement price. What they will get, however, will be a vacation conceived in the bowels of hell. You see, the Reata isn't at all what it purports to be.
When the Thurmans arrive, they are initially impressed with the luxurious resort, but their enthusiasm is quickly curbed by a series of encroaching events that are jarring. They have a number of bizarre encounters with employees and other guests that seem to escalate in terms of unpleasantness. The facilities are also suspect, as they appear to have a strange effect on those using them. Despite the unusual events transpiring around them, the Thurmans find themselves lulled into a false sense of complacency. When they finally wake up and smell the coffee, it is too late, as it is clear that they are not free to leave the Reata.
Once again, the author takes the mundane and slowly builds a gripping tale of horror. The tension is skillfully maintained throughout the book, and fans of the horror genre will be riveted to the graphic and shocking scenes of horror painted by the author. Bacchanalian revels, sexual depravity, and to-the-death gladiator style sports are some of the activities awaiting the Thurmans at the Reata. The only question is whether they will be able to unlock the mystery of the Reata and survive their vacation. Fans of the author and aficionados of the horror genre will really enjoy this book.
When Lowell Thurman, his wife, and three children decide to go on vacation, they select the Reata, a luxury resort spa located in the remote Arizona desert. By going off-season, the Thurmans are getting what they believe will be a dream vacation at a bargain basement price. What they will get, however, will be a vacation conceived in the bowels of hell. You see, the Reata isn't at all what it purports to be.
When the Thurmans arrive, they are initially impressed with the luxurious resort, but their enthusiasm is quickly curbed by a series of encroaching events that are jarring. They have a number of bizarre encounters with employees and other guests that seem to escalate in terms of unpleasantness. The facilities are also suspect, as they appear to have a strange effect on those using them. Despite the unusual events transpiring around them, the Thurmans find themselves lulled into a false sense of complacency. When they finally wake up and smell the coffee, it is too late, as it is clear that they are not free to leave the Reata.
Once again, the author takes the mundane and slowly builds a gripping tale of horror. The tension is skillfully maintained throughout the book, and fans of the horror genre will be riveted to the graphic and shocking scenes of horror painted by the author. Bacchanalian revels, sexual depravity, and to-the-death gladiator style sports are some of the activities awaiting the Thurmans at the Reata. The only question is whether they will be able to unlock the mystery of the Reata and survive their vacation. Fans of the author and aficionados of the horror genre will really enjoy this book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
The Resort doesn't much differ from Little's previous efforts, but just like them this is a quality horror read: likeable or weird characters, believable surroundings and situations that get stranger with every minute, and the plot unavoidably leading to a violent and deliciously OTT finale.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
If you like Bentley Little's work, you'll enjoy this book. Nothing new, follows the usual pattern i.e. perfectly normal surroundings, spooky happenings, amazing revelation, all ending in a damp squib. I happen to be one of those people who like his books so I enjoyed this one, I just wish that now and again, he would come up with something new. Ah well, at least his books are relatively cheap, so you are not investing too much in them..
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Brooding horror
Bentley launches another all out attack upon the senses with The Resort. A mysterious hotel in the desert welcomes sun-seekers yet never delivers its promises of relaxation and... Read more
Published on 14 May 2010 by Mr. G. Battle
Tired of this! I want stories!
I am sick and tired of Bentley Little's social satires poorly masked as horror novels.
I don't want to know about home owners association, giant stores that crush small... Read more
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Published on 29 Oct 2008 by Ricardo Rebelo
Fantastic!
This was my first Bentley Little novel and I must say I was very impressed! I have no idea why his books are not more easily available in stores, he is easily as good as King or... Read more
Published on 4 Jun 2007 by marky77
His best work
This is the best bentley Little book I have read so I'm giving it 4 stars. I don't think Bentley Little is a five star writer but this is still a very enjoyable book. Read more
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