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Below is a list of richard laymons books in order of when they were originally published. 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. We have a story of a natural cavern that has become a local tourist attraction in upstate new york named after the family that has owned the cavern for generations, the mordocks. One of the initial books written by richard laymon is entitled the traveling vampire show. Usa richard laymon im a sucker for book coversthe more interesting the better. His film posters include aliens, the princess bride and death on the nile. This is being as shown, so if you have any questions please.

The cellar is a 1980 horror novel by american author richard laymon. Plus, not only will you find the covers of each of his books here, but also the blurb found on the back of the novels. It was laymons first published novel, and together with sequels the beast house, the midnight tour, and the novella friday night in beast house, forms the series known by fans of laymon as the beast house chronicles. We want richard laymon books made into films home facebook. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards.

This is the 2007 the midnight tour by richard laymon leisure paperback. The mystery and mens magazines and was released on may, 14th 2014. The cellar the cellar is the first in a series, and is centered around a towns tourist attraction known as the beast house. As a teenager i loved the work of alistair maclean still do, and every time i chanced into a thrift shop i would. His final novel was published in 2005, titled both the glory bus and into the fire. Richard laymon january 14, 1947 february 14, 2001 was an american author of horror and suspense. Author laymon was born as richard carl laymon on january 14, 1947 in chicago, illinois, the united states.

Steve crisp is one of the greatest horror artists in the field. His novel flesh was named best horror novel of 1988 by science fiction chronicle, and both flesh and funland were nominated for the. Read this book years ago but enjoyed it just as much second time around. A third notable laymon bookhunt memory shortly after moving from colorado to. This is the 2005 into the fire by richard laymon hardcover with dust jacket.

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. Below is a list of richard laymon s books in order of when they were originally published. Some laymon bibliography sites on the net claim richard wrote more fastbacks, however these are all of them. The man, hurled down the stairwell, had thudded to a splattered death. It is typical laymon splatterpunk and, like island 1991, is told in diary form by ned the key antagonist. Throughout the story, the wilderness takes over ned, influencing his thoughts and actions and is all the more believable because of laymons use of the first. Richard carl laymon january 14, 1947 february 14, 2001 was an american author of. Laymon s original version of the woods are dark 2 was finally published in july 2008 by leisure books and cemetery dance publications after being reconstructed from the original manuscript by his daughter, kelly. Steve crisp original book cover art allhallows eve novel richard. These cover scans are from the library of author christopher fulbright.

He began his career writing mystery and suspense stories, but later became known for compulsively readable graphic horror novels. Richard won a bram stoker award for the best horror novel of 2000 with the traveling vampire show. Stay tuned at the end for a gallery of of alternate covers. Island by richard laymon, the traveling vampire show by richard laymon, night in the lonesome october by richard laymon, the. Laymon has a writing style that is easy to read, but his stories do often contain twists you never saw coming the biggest twist perhaps happens at the very. Fiends is both the title of this collection, as well as the title to the opening novella which makes up over a third of the book alone by richard laymon. In any case, one of these blurbs was a book by richard laymon im pretty sure the synopsis i first read there was for the woods are dark, so that name went on my list with a host of others to investigate next time i was near a book store or library.

I dont know what happened with his publisher but the covers to night in the lonesome october all look so appallingly cheap and crappy. A bram stoker and science fiction chronicle awardwinning author, his novels have been translated into fifteen languages. Gives a whole new take on jack the ripper and the main character trevor is charming and gets in all sorts of trouble just for doing the right thing. Details about steve crisp original book cover art allhallows eve novel richard laymon. Richard laymon out are the lights nel, 1982 schreck the vampire had been the first. Laymon was born and raised outside of chicago, illinois, then lived in tiburon, california, as a teen. Fantasy book covers book cover art cool books my books robert mccammon reading adventure american gothic horror books vintage horror. Richard laymon doesnt seem to have an upcoming book. The beast house beast house chronicles book a spinechilling tale of horror and hauntings by richard laymon headline publishing jacky has 638 books on her read shelf.

Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, isbn. That said, the book wasnt without its usual tremblay issues, where some of the dialogue and characters actions felt clunky or forced or misused. This was the fourth richard laymon book i picked up to read and not only was it the best, but it was probably one of the best horror novels i have ever read. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Richard laymon tragically died of a heart attack on st. It is the newest book in the richard laymon short story collections. I discovered richard laymons books in the early 90s.

The poor editing and unattractive cover art stalled his career after the success of the cellar. Richard laymon books list of books by author richard laymon. Richard laymon all good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened and after you are finished reading one you will feel that all that happened to you and afterwards it all belongs to you. However this copy has the following additional signatures which will be well known to laymon collectors and are of relevance to the book you are viewing. We want richard laymon books made into films posts. He has been at it for over thirty years and his work has graced the book covers of richard laymon, stephen king, john le carre, michael moorcock, clive cussler and many others. Hello, oh dear, seems like richard laymon is not for everyone. He has worked as a schoolteacher, a librarian and a mystery magazine editor.

At the start of the book, author laymon has shown that all over the grandville town, the fliers showing the upcoming vampire show were tacked to trees, power poles, store windows, and sidewalks. The award was accepted by richards daughter kelly on may 26, 2001 at the world horror convention in seattle washington. 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. Horror fiction, horror books, fiction books, good books, books to read, my books, book cover art, book covers, horror tale. Exlibrary, with usual stamps and markings, in good all round condition.

Follow richard laymon and explore their bibliography from s richard laymon author page. The beast house 1987 the midnight tour 1998 friday night in the beast house 2001 the richard laymon collection volume 1. 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. 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. I mean, i honestly havent enjoyed a horror novel as much as i enjoyed this one in a long time. Over the last few decades ive been an interested spectator of the changing artwork on different editions of the same novel. Carl richard laymon nightmare lake horror book covers. Weirder than weird by francis burger, asunder by david gaider, monster tales by kelly hoolihan, canadian hauntings. I am a huge fan and i am happy to have an interview on hfm with mr. Laymons work rose to prominence in america and the uk in the 1980s.

This is being as shown, so if you have any questions please contact us. The book starts off fast and rarely slows down, and for the first half of the book i was riveted. Those two do seem to get a lot of love though, and i bought savage recently so its probably next on my list after i finish in the dark and then. Nicole cruice bookworm when last i wrote about robert mccammons work, the topic was bethanys sin. Richard laymons first novel was the cellar, published in 1980. Here is where you will find the most uptodate and complete list of richard laymon novels. Richard laymon s first novel was the cellar, published in 1980. This is in good as shown condition with page tanning, and wear and staining on front, back, and spine covers.

Richard laymon was born january 14, 1947 in chicago, illinois. We have long been fans of your coverwork for all of headlines range, and we are thrilled you can spare the time to answer some questions. The first laymon book i ever came across was a 1991 headline first edition paperback of. Book cover design for night show by richard laymon horror fiction, horror. Part of what attracted me to horror when i was a child was the splendidly lurid book covers of richard laymon et al. 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. Steve crisp, the artist who paints laymons covers at headline, gives his only interview to richard laymon kills. However, despite praise from prominent writers from within the genre, including stephen king and dean koontz, laymon was little known in his homeland he enjoyed greater success in europe. Before he left us, he penned some of the scariest, seediest horror novels ever written. The stake by richard laymon book cover, description, publication history. See all books authored by richard laymon, including the cellar, and island, and more on. The cellar is an example of a splatterpunk novel, containing lots of extreme violence, gore, and adult.