Written by richard laymon, audiobook narrated by peter bishop. In the latest novel from laymon the midnight tour, 16yearold dwight and his two pals, male rusty and female slim, decide to add some excitement to an otherwise boring summer day in 1963 by sneaking into the traveling vampire show. Mike bailey, richard laymon s editor at headline book publishing in the uk, chats with richard laymon kills. I first heard of richard it seems like decades ago but in fact it can only be one. He was also known to write the novels based on the subgenre of splatter punk. Although part of a series, this book is easily a stand alone gem ready to be enjoyed.
Before he left us, he penned some of the scariest, seediest horror novels ever written. Richard laymon was a prolific horror writer, whose work spanned over 60 short stories and more than 30 novels. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. A grisly cocktail of horror, murder and mayhem laced with laymons distinct blend of black humour. Laymon, richard halloween hunt richard laymon horror splatter punk. His final novel was published in 2005, titled both the glory bus and into the fire. Discover book depositorys huge selection of richard laymon books online. Richard laymon 19472001 was an american novelist of horror and suspense novels, considered part of the splatterpunk subgenre.
His writing is full of violence and sex, and not for the faint of heart. Many readers are not aware of this fact especially new laymon readers. The cellar beast house book 1 kindle edition by laymon. Richard laymon was born in chicago and grew up in california. Being that im a really big fan of richard laymon, i wanted to like this book. The beast house includes aspects of those great 70s80s creature feature drivein cinema classics. The final novel written by him was published posthumously in 2005. Island by richard laymon, the traveling vampire show by richard laymon, night in the lonesome october by richard laymon, the. I must warn you though, neither book is suitable reading for the fainthearted. Richard laymon books list of books by richard laymon. We want richard laymon books made into films home facebook. Since 2001, new releases have been sold by ann laymon, richards wife, and consist of previously unpublished manuscripts that richard left behind at his death. The writings of author laymon were full of sex and violence, and were believed to be not suitable for readers with weak heart. Sure, there were hard nipples and long nipples, even more exotic.
In come out tonight, richard laymon writes a chilling horror story full of suspense, dark humour and a deadly killer. Order of richard laymon books richard laymon 19472001 was an american novelist of horror and suspense novels, considered part of the splatterpunk subgenre. I hope two laymon posts in a week isnt pushing it im going through a bit of a retrospectivenostalgia reread phase and he so much better than i ever realised as a teenager. Out of print the halloween mouse by richard laymon out of print madman stan and other stories by richard laymon out of print the woods are dark the original, uncut version by richard laymon. The first time laymon secured a place in my list of phenomenal horror fiction writers, was when i stumbled across a book with an intriguing cover called the cellar. Mike bailey, richard laymons editor at headline book publishing in the uk, chats with richard laymon kills. The night promises more than one encounter for sherry. Although he was american, his books sold best in the united kingdom. Laymon was a twisted writer, taking the blood, guts, and gore of the horror genre and adding a disturbing aspect to the equation, with some of the best books in the authors bibliography including. Richard laymon is the author of more than thirty acclaimed novels, including the cellar, the stake, savage, quake, island, and body rides.
If you have any issues with the site, please dont hesitate to contact us. Richard laymon primary author only author division. Richard laymon collection series by richard laymon goodreads. Jul 23, 20 the beast house includes aspects of those great 70s80s creature feature drivein cinema classics. The complete richard laymon book list fictiondb is committed to providing the best possible fiction reference information. See all books authored by richard laymon, including the cellar, and island, and more on. Richard laymon died in 2001 of a massive heart attack and is survived by his wife, ann, and daughter, kelly. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Richard carl laymon january 14, 1947 february 14, 2001 1 was an american author of suspense and horror fiction, particularly within the splatterpunk subgenre. The woods are dark out are the lights by richard laymon 4. The eskimos live in a world of snow and have a hundred words for it, but richard laymon lived in a world of nipples and had only the one word.
Since 2001, new releases have been sold by ann laymon, richard s wife, and consist of previously unpublished manuscripts that richard left behind at his death. The cellar, the beast house, the midnight tour, and friday night in beast house. Discount prices on books by richard laymon, including titles like lisola italian edition. Richard laymon has the knack of turning what should be abhorrent into an entertaining literary feast and this is the case with the cellar.
Richard laymon project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Richard laymon is the prolific author of more than 30 novels and 65 short stories which have been published in ellery queen, alfred hitchcock and cavalier. Richard laymon is currently considered a single author. Author laymon began his writing career in the year 1980 with the release of his debut book titled the cellar. He has worked as a schoolteacher, a librarian and a mystery magazine editor. Show by richard laymon, night in the lonesome october by richard laymon, the.
The journey takes us through bestiality, paedophilia, torture and some of the most finely crafted suspense horror in a long, long time. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It is the first sequel to laymons 1980 novel the cellar. Well, get ready for a crash course, with the second part of our hear the fear series, read from laymons classic. Novels the cellar 1980 first book in the beast house chronicles series. Over fifty authors contributed to a tribute anthology entitled in laymon s terms. Poor richard laymon, he was born into the wrong world. Richard laymon s works include more than sixty short stories and more than thirty novels, a few of which were published under the pseudonym richard kelly. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the cellar beast house book 1.
Richard laymons first novel was the cellar, published in 1980. Richard laymon doesnt seem to have an upcoming book. The cellar the cellar is the first in a series, and is centered around a towns tourist attraction known as the beast house. Twenty of his stories were published as part of the fastback mystery series single short stories released in book form. Now for those of you who arent aware laymon was a very prolific writer right up to his death. He worked as a schoolteacher, a librarian, and a report writer for a law firm, and was the author of more than thirty acclaimed novels. Really, its difficult to go wrong when choosing a laymon novel, but if you are new to richard laymon, i have some suggestions for where to start. Well, get ready for a crash course, with the second part of our hear the fear series, read from laymon s classic horror novels. With this in mind i picked it up and started ahead.
Follow richard laymon and explore their bibliography from s richard laymon author page. Laymon was born and raised outside of chicago, illinois, then lived in tiburon, california. The midnight tour beast house series by richard laymon and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards.
Some laymon bibliography sites on the net claim richard wrote more fastbacks, however these are all of them. The beast house is the second book in richard laymons beast house series. Richard laymon author of the traveling vampire show. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. The cellar beast house book 1 kindle edition by laymon, richard. Over fifty authors contributed to a tribute anthology entitled in laymons terms. I hope two laymon posts in a week isnt pushing it im going through a bit of a retrospectivenostalgia reread phase and he so much better than i. Four spinechilling horror novels in one unmissable collection. In the story a group of people come across a tourist attraction in malcase point where an old building has was figures commemorating the victims of the beast, a victim living in the cellar. Richard laymon audio books, best sellers, author bio. The cellar is located in the only attraction in malcasa point, the infamous beast house with its blood steeped history and. Laymon also wrote historical fiction series with other authors using the collective pseudonym lee davis willoughby.
It is the first sequel to laymon s 1980 novel the cellar. Its been awhile since i picked up one of mr laymons books and i was quite looking forward to reading this book. Richard laymon sets an eerie pace right away for the reader by introducing vibrant characters that inevitably confront a chilling folk tale headon. The beast house 1987 the midnight tour 1998 friday night in the beast house 2001 the richard laymon collection volume 1. Below is a list of richard laymons books in order of when they were originally published. Richard carl laymon january 14, 1947 february 14, 2001 was an american author of suspense and horror fiction, particularly within the splatterpunk subgenre. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. The traveling vampire show by richard laymon, paperback. The mystery and mens magazines and was released on may, 14th 2014.
The beast house is a 1986 horror novel by american author richard laymon. A growing group of leering, belligerent punks known as the trolls are intimidating funseekers at the coastal amusement park funland, and some of the local teens blame the trolls for a series of missing persons and decide to fight back late one night. He won the bram stoker award for his cemetery dance novel, the traveling vampire show. Born in chicago, illinois, he went on to spend his childhood in california. It is the newest book in the richard laymon short story collections. Author laymon was born as richard carl laymon on january 14, 1947 in chicago, illinois, the united states. Richard laymon was one of the most reputed authors from america, who was well known for writing his books based on the suspense and horror genres. Richard laymons works include more than sixty short stories and more than thirty novels, a few of which were published under the pseudonym richard kelly. The first book is called the cellar and although it would be possible to read the beast house as a standalone novel, reading the cellar first provides a better understanding of the story. Author richard laymons complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. A bram stoker and science fiction chronicle awardwinning author, his novels have been translated into fifteen languages.
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