The Store

By: Bentley Little

Narrated by: David Stifel

In a small Arizona town, a man counts his blessings: a loving wife, two teenage daughters, and a job that allows him to work at home. Then "The Store" announces plans to open a local outlet, which will surely finish off the small downtown shops. His concerns grow when "The Store's" builders ignore all the town's zoning laws during its construction. Then dead animals are found on "The Store's" grounds. Inside, customers are hounded by obnoxious sales people, and strange products appear on the shelves. Before long the town's remaining small shop owners disappear, and "The Store" spreads its influence to the city council and the police force, taking over the town! It's up to one man to confront "The Store's" mysterious owner and to save his community, his family, and his life!

©1998, 2017 Bentley Little (P)2017 Journalstone Publishing

Wow!! I can see why this won the Bram Stoker award

Well developed characters, excellent pace, a nice overall Horror Story from start to finish. There were times where I had to turn audible's off because I felt so much dread for the town of juniper and the characters. when a story can impact you that much, that is a sign of a successful story.
Well done! I can't wait to read another one of his books :)

Why hasn't someone made a movie out of this book?!

I'll be looking for more by this author. We've all heard the complaints from small towns about the economic devastation wrought by the big box stores (Wal-mart, we're looking at YOU). The big store moves in and suddenly everyone is flocking there and bypassing the old mom and pop establishments, leaving a ghost town in its wake. What if the force behind it isn't just a capitalist with a great idea but a supernaturally evil being? Readers, hang onto your hats, it's going to be quite a thrilling ride with an ending you won't soon forget (warning: there's an element of incest near the end, discretion advised).

So much chauvinistic bs

A Freudian wet dream. Couldn’t enjoy it or get attached to the characters. Too outdated.

Loved It!

Highly recommend this amazing audiobook. Narration is spot on for the story. Good mystery and suspense all the way through.

Too slow...

2 1/2 stars, actually. I'll keep it short. Pseudo-Needful Things-ish. I've "read" better. It kept my interest for a while, but I REALLY struggled through the middle and up until near the end, where it finally picked up again. I like both the author and the reader and will be venturing to hear from both in future. This story, however, could have been done in 1/3 the time.