#5: RICHARD LAYMON. FEATURED HORROR AUTHOR.

[miguedro]

1º Quake

2º Cellar

...

then comes Midnight Tour, Flesh, etc

Beast House and Friday Night at the Beast House are shit.

[InfernusMikey]

@miguedro Well, thanx for commenting and being so honest. Richard Laymon was one of our horror treasures.

[miguedro]

@InfernusMikey No problem.

I actually thought he was taking the piss with Friday Night at the Beast House lol

[CHEESEYknob0Fbutter]

I adore his books im only 16 and ive got almost all of his books im like 5-6 books away from having the entire collection he is the best author I think I will ever read R.I.P Richard <3

[InfernusMikey]

@CHEESEYknob0Fbutter He's a good one, ain't he? That's cool that you are so enthusiastic about him. We lost a great one there.

[bookaholic1660]

oops i meant i am reading the travelling vampire show

[bookaholic1660]

reading the travelling vampire circus at the minute,i have read all the beast house series and they were fantastic reads,i have quite a few laymon books on my bookshelf waiting to be read yet and i'm looking forward to reading them

great vid!

laymon rocks!

[InfernusMikey]

@bookaholic1660 Yes, he does. Thanx for commenting!

[Stunatra]

Love Laymon. He should be more known. Shame he died so soon.

[InfernusMikey]

@Stunatra I agree with you on all accounts.

[Stunatra]

@InfernusMikey Jack Ketchum and Bentley Little are two other horror writers that should be more popular, and they both love Laymon too. Check them out if you're not familiar with them. Ketchum doesn't hold anything back, brutal stuff - The Girl Next Door is one book that lives up to the hype and the blurb on the covers.

[InfernusMikey]

@Stunatra Heh-heh. My very first video I made on here (using The Sweet Baboo) with my video reviews, number 1, is called "Jack Ketchum." I won't lie and say we're buddies, but he answers my emails sometimes. I admire Jack a lot. Did you read "The Woman"?

I read me some Bentley Little years ago.

[Stunatra]

@InfernusMikey That is cool! I've only read a few of Ketchum's so far, but 'The Woman' wasn't one of them. I've got a lot of good reading ahead of me!

[InfernusMikey]

@Stunatra As you probably know, the whole story began with Jack Ketchum's "Off Season" which has never been made into a film. "Offspring" came second, and WAS made into a film; a rather nauseating film, I might add. Then, "The Woman" came out recently, which is book four. I have read quite a few by Jack; he's a real scary writer.

[Stunatra]

@InfernusMikey Off Season is sitting on my bookshelf. It's probably the next Ketchum that I'll read. Last thing I read was his Sheep Meadow Story from Triage. I loved it, love the character, wish it was a whole novel.

[InfernusMikey]

@Stunatra "Off Season" is very off-putting. It's so cruel. Based on true events. Heh-heh.

[ffsmyspacesucks]

savage is the best book ive ever read

[InfernusMikey]

@ffsmyspacesucks I just looked "Savage" up on Barnes & Noble's Nook site to see if I can get it as an ebook. It's there for $5.59. Thanx for the recommendation.

[Gorgurt]

Right on. My favorite author ever. Night in the Lonesome October is my personal favorite of his. Just ordered In Laymon's Terms, can't wait to get it! You should check out Edward Lee's stuff if you haven't already. He is real brutal and dark like Laymon. have you ever read any of the Necroscope books by Brian Lumley? If not i highly suggest reading them.

[InfernusMikey]

@Gorgurt I love Edward Lee, and have read the first 6 Necroscope books by Lumley. I love horror and have been reading it for many years. Thanx for your comments. Soon I'm picking up Jack Ketchum's newest, "The Woman" and "Flesh Eaters" by Joe McKinney. Have you read "Hater" by David Moody or any of Scott Sigler's stuff. His latest is still in hardcover, but really nerve wracking.

[Gorgurt]

@InfernusMikey awesome man! i really want to read Sleep Disorder by Ketchum and Lee together and The woman. have not read Hater or any Sigler's stuff. Eventually I'd like to check them out. There's so many books I have lined up to read. I just read Spore by John Skipp and Cody Goodfellow and it was amazing.

[InfernusMikey]

@Gorgurt I was loathe to recommend Scott Sigler's latest 'cause it was still in hardcover. I just looked it up on Amazon and see that "Ancestor" is gonna be available in paperback June 7th. PICK IT UP! Although I love his other two books (they are part of a series beginning with "Infected"), Ancestor kicked my ass witrh its story and his skill as a writer.

Been wanting to read the book by Skipp. Thanx!

[Gorgurt]

@InfernusMikey Sigler sounds really interesting. I'll have to pick his stuff up. The Bridge, Animals, and The Light at the End by John Skipp and Craig Spector are my favorites of theirs. those are their best ones i think. I'd like to check out David Moody and Joe McKinney now. Sounds interesting. thanx for the recommendations.

[InfernusMikey]

@Gorgurt Yeah, I just picked up Joe McKinney's 3rd book (in his 4-part zombie series) "Flesh Eaters" today. LOVE his stuff. Catch ya' later.

[TheMPOEye]

Sorry about the triple post. YouTube wasn't responding!

[vinylrecordcollector]

Richard Laymon is an amazing author! Check out an interview of him on my channel.

[InfernusMikey]

@vinylrecordcollector Thanx for letting me know. I love him and have never seen footage of him or heard his voice. REAL SOON I'm gonna watch it. Thanx again! Didn't know there was interview footage of that great writer out there.

[xDiscipleOfTheWatchx]

@vinylrecordcollector thanks man, awesome video!

[crossbow500]

ive not read anything by brian keene but ill definitly give him a go, been looking for a good horror author, thanks for the heads up :)

[InfernusMikey]

@crossbow500 UNFORTUNATELY you are gonna have a hard time finding ANYTHING inexpensive by Brian, 'cause his long-time publisher, Leisure Books, just went belly-up (or MAYBE, just ebook only). In any case, Brian won't be with them in their new venture. BUT...the good news is that you can find all of his books in used book stores, I'm sure. Enjoy!

[Beergut222]

What the hell?

[xDiscipleOfTheWatchx]

I still would like to make a movie of 'Endless Night'- I think it would be awesome. I read that book when I was 10 or 11 and then gave it to my cousin, we both agree it messed up our minds badly. It is the sickest book I have ever read and has a different feel to Laymon's other stuff, more sophisticated but also fast paced almost as if he was on cocaine when he wrote it. So yeah- Endless Night; read it and prepare to see the world through the eyes of a serial killer rapist ;)

[InfernusMikey]

@xDiscipleOfTheWatchx It seems that the publisher of Laymon's books is gonna go ebook only. THAT will be interesting.

[xDiscipleOfTheWatchx]

@InfernusMikey. ebooks will never replace real books, so they are making a big mistake. "According to recent Nielsen SoundScan numbers, vinyl was the fastest-growing musical format in 2010, with 2.8 million units sold, the format's best year since SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991". I believe it's the same thing with real books vs ebooks, (only more so).

So InfernusMikey What is your favourite Richard Laymon book and why? Of course mine is 'Endless Night'. 'Island' is GREAT too.

[InfernusMikey]

@xDiscipleOfTheWatchx I don't have a favorite yet. Maybe "The Travelling Vamnpire Show." Who knows what Richard would think, if he were alive, of ebooks. Things are sure changing fast in the publishing world. My book is comin' out first as an ebook in the next few months. Then, if it sells enough copies, they'll put it out as a print book.

[crossbow500]

read all his books, love them all, would recommend island myself rip, love him

[InfernusMikey]

@crossbow500 I think I read "Island" fifth or sixth down the line. A friend recommended him to be and told me to start with the first of the Beast House books, "The Cellar." So I did. And I personally don't know anyone who comes close. I'll ammend that; maybe Brian Keene writes consistently good books like him. I think that's fair to say.

[crossbow500]

been readin his books sice i was 10, first one i read was island, definitly one of the best for me...read them all :(:( anyone think of anyone just as good? apart from the obvious stephen king

[PomyCollingwood]

Richard Laymon is pretty damn good! Rest In Peace, Richard; sad thing that he's gone... but the books and the stories will remain!

POMY COLLINGWOOD

[InfernusMikey]

@PomyCollingwood The sad thing is that his books are gonna be handled differently from now on. Some of this is rumor, but the reason a ton of Leisure ooks disappeared from a lot of stores, is, supposedly, the company is going ebook only. Some of this might be rumor, but it would be a shame to get rid of sooo many books in print.

[bobbyaMCRmy]

I love laymon, and always will.

[mediamuseX]

'night in the lonesome october' is the best of around ten of his books i've read. would make a great movie. laymon certainly could write!

[siasti]

Laymon's books are definitely "guilty pleasures". I recently found "Funland" at a second-hand book sale, and loved it. The first mention of "breasts" (Laymon refers to breasts a lot in his books) in the second paragraph (grin)...RIP Richard!

[InfernusMikey]

@siasti Yeah, I need to get back to him. Love him. Thanx for commenting!

[muchiosgracias4]

@InfernusMikey i've only read half a dozen but i recommend savage if u can get hold of it

[PomyCollingwood]

@muchiosgracias4

Savage is a good one, sure! It's actually pretty dificult to get hold of some of his books. I only read like 8, maybe 10... and I can't locate anymore...

POMY COLLINGWOOD

[PomyCollingwood]

@siasti

Y'know, the short story of me gett'n hooked on him: I was bumming around in the library in Brighton (UK) & saw the Cellar titled one. And others and some of them had Stephen King's line on it: "If you missed Laymon, You missed a treat"... well, Steve is my favorite and I ain't used to seeing his one-liners on books often. So, I trusted he's not sold yet and tried the Cellar. After I finished it, I went on and read the other books in the trilogy than the Last Tour as well...

[PomyCollingwood]

@siasti

From then on, (reading the Midnight Tour in The Beast House) there was no stopping... I read what I could find and finished all in the library's stock. Then bought a few in Charity shops, later brand new ones as well... but still I can't find a lot of them. Glory Bus and Dreadful Tales remain classics just as The Beast Huse trilogy or Savage; Fuckin' cool books they R and Mr. Laymon knew how to write a book that's more like a slasher movie than a thriller!

POMY COLLINGWOOD

[DanANewt]

what are your thoughts about laymon's later novels --- The Lake and Amara -- I loved Amara but haven't read The Lake.

They should make the Beast House Trilogy into a movie.

[InfernusMikey]

@DanANewt You know, I have not read the two books you mentioned. In fact, I have not read him in a while, and am hungering to get the rest of his books. I think I have read over a thrid of his books.

I recently loaned the first book ("The Cellar") to a buddy, and might be turning him onto Richard. Funny you mentioned movies; I said to him, that, to my knowledge, there are NO films of any of his books. Which I find weird.

[DanANewt]

@InfernusMikey I would love to see The Beast House series picked up by John Carpenter or Sam Raimi or even Dario Argento --- they would do an amazing job with the books to movies....

Your thoughts????

[InfernusMikey]

@DanANewt Absolutely. There are a lot of directors who could really do his material well. IF Eli Roth could discover "Island" or "The Cellar" he could do justice to them.

[InfernusMikey]

@DanANewt Also, there are FOUR Beast House books. The Cellar, Beast House, The Midnight Tour, and (recently released in America with another novella) Friday Night In Beast House.

I have only read the first 2 Beast House books, too.

[DanANewt]

@InfernusMikey thanks for getting back to me --- yeah I just got Friday night at the beast house.... I am currently reading Dreadful tales by Laymon -- these are all his short stories -- really good however, there is the occasional nothing special type story.

I am thinking about getting The Glory Bus.

But The Traveling vampire .... is it really that good --- I always thought his best work was --- The Cellar, Quake and the underrated Stake.

[vinylrecordcollector]

Thanks for the advice! I read a description of "The Resurrectionist", and it sounds really good.

[vinylrecordcollector]

I love your reviews. After watching this, I'm definitely going to have to read some Richard Laymon novels. Also, I have a question. What is the scariest book you've ever read?

[InfernusMikey]

@vinylrecordcollector DEFINITELY read some Richard Laymon, ESPECIALLY "The Travelling Vampire Show." I don't think anyone has ever asked me what book scared me the most. Jack Ketchum's "Off Season" is gut-wrenching and will get inside your head. So will "The Resurrectionist" by Wrath James White. But, beware; these folks write NEW horror. White's book will STAY in your head; see if I ain't right? Thanx for commenting!

[MrWildboy94]

@infernusmikey

Thanks ALOT, my friend hahah. I will definantly check out everything! Thank you very much for your 'Under The Dome' opinion and the information about your other reviews and videos. I shall DEFINANTLY be subscribing to you!

[MrWildboy94]

@infernusmikey

I heard very similar and hahah I just bought 'Under The Dome' two days ago! I heard it's fantastic and very pleasing for a long story.

If you happen to stumble across any other good books by Stephen King or any other author, please let me know lol.

Good to meet you, my name is Michael as well lmao :D

[InfernusMikey]

@MrWildboy94 Hey, Michael. If you watch ALL 24 of my videos, you will be introduced to dozens of authors that have made me glad. Dozens. I review films, graphic novels, and books. Tons of them.

I just finished "Under The Dome" today and boy, was THAT an entirely satisfying read. Tight beginning, middle and ending. I can't say enough good things about it.

[MrWildboy94]

@infernusmikey

Sorry man, didn't mean to sound like a smartass on my last reply. Let me put it like this... The blonde runs deep lmao :D

But anyways, I haven't read those others but I would enjoy finding and reading every book of his. I'll admit that there are a few places I wanted to stop reading at but just couldn't hahah

[InfernusMikey]

@MrWildboy94 Nah, I didn't take it that way. I hear you can pick up any of Richard's books and enjoy them. It's funny you mentioned Stephen King, 'cause I ain't been able to read any of his short story collections or novels for the past fifteen years...until now. I am just now finishing "Under The Dome" and it comes highly recommended from me. Really good.

[MrWildboy94]

@infernusmikey

Hahah do you mean on Richard Laymon's works or Stephen King's?

[InfernusMikey]

@MrWildboy94 Very funny, MrWildBoy. 'Course I mean Richard's books. Some of Richard's books are pretty harsh, like "Blood Games" "Island" and the Beast House books. LOTS of them, actually.

[paradisebaby11]

i´ve only read "Island" so far and today i started "After Midnight" . Laymon is really awesome, his books NEED to be made into movies!

[InfernusMikey]

@paradisebaby11 Funny you should say that. There HAVE been some films lately that seemed like they could have used his books as inspiration.

He's soooo popular in the UK, you'd think they would make films of his books.

[MrWildboy94]

I even recently bought 'The Beast House' and 'Resurrection Dreams'!

I can't wait to begin those hahah. I find Richard Laymon's work a but more fun to read compared to someone like Stephen King, for example hahah

[InfernusMikey]

@MrWildboy94 Yeah, I generally find that true, although "fun" might be misleading, too. Some of them are downright HIDEOUS! Right?

[MrWildboy94]

Richard Laymon is my favorite author now.

I've read 'Darkness, Tell Us', 'The Woods Are Dark', and now I'm almost halfway done reading 'Come Out Tonight'. He is amazing!!!

[djavatar68]

I first read Laymon back in the mid 80's. The Woods Are Dark. I still have the Warner Books edition. I did not like Savage and could not finish it.

[filmgeek22]

read SAVAGE! tht book is fucking awesome!!!! Also read endless night and funland.

[InfernusMikey]

@filmgeek22 Thanx for the recommendations. I'm in the mood to pick up more Laymon books real soon. I'll look for those. Sheepthehack said "SAVAGE" was his/ her favorite too. I'll DEFINITELY see if I can find THAT one.

[Shando1515]

I also forgot BODY RIDES Its an EPIC Laymon read! He was a legend!

[Shando1515]

You must read "IN THE THE DARK" MOG aka master of games! one of the best! Also "LAKE" and "QUAKE" Both very very good Laymon reads... And don't forget "FUNLAND" another gem! There are so many! I almost own them ALL!

[InfernusMikey]

@Shando1515 Thanx for the suggestions. I want to read this all, too, like you. He was great!

[daspoon456]

wow man, thanks alot for the video. ive been looking for a new author, and when i heard of laymon, i couldnt find any plot descriptions of his books, and the ones that were easy to find were two to three lines of very vague nonsense. i think i'll read his vampire one first, too bad he died though.....anyway keep making these vids, they are very well done..

[InfernusMikey]

@daspoon456 You are welcome. Richard Laymon is gonna grab you by the throat and throttle you. Some of his books are quite hideous and cruel. "The Cellar" is the first of the four Beast House books and the first of his books I ever read. You are gonna LOVE him. I guarantee.

[daspoon456]

@InfernusMikey do you read any stephen king???? hes my favorite

[InfernusMikey]

@daspoon456 I have read many, many Stephen King books. I want to read "Under The Dome" but it is too expensive right now. I'll wait till they put that thing out in a trade paperback version. Which will STILL probably weigh 20 pounds.

[MrTittler]

Hi I read all 42 of his offical novels, and man were they all good, the short snappy ones are best, my fave is midnight tour or maybe woods are dark, since the re-edit. only problrm is now Ive read them all, having trouble finding a replacement author lol

[InfernusMikey]

@MrTittler Well, I won't say there are a LOT of authors out there like Laymon, but I WILL say this:

Watch the rest of my videos and you just MIGHT find some really interesting ones. There will definitely be a variety of them. My range is anything from good horror to really EXTREME horror novels.

Thanx for commenting!

[djavatar68]

@InfernusMikey If you want extreme horror, try Dead Souls and Demonologist by Michael Laimo, Succelent Prey by Wrath James White, Survivor by JF Gonzalez, and Urban Gothic by Brian Keene. All awesome books.

For older horror titles try Grimm Memorials by R Patrick Gates and Greely's Cove by John Gideon.

[MrTittler]

@InfernusMikey

just read this book, it was very good ! he only seems to release limited editions of his work though, can be costy

[Alfrunk]

I have a problem with a lot of the graphic pedophilia in his books. I know it's just a book - but good lord I have to skip ahead. King did a similar character in Rose Madder a bit more convincingly.

[InfernusMikey]

Thanx for your comments. I like looking at everyone's perspective.

[bother97]

your welcome :)

[bother97]

I love RIchard Laymon, so far, my favorite book by him is "Nigh In the Lonesome October" I love all his books.

[InfernusMikey]

Thanx for your input.

[sheepthehack]

ive read every single one of laymons books.. the best being SAVAGE!! but they are all amazing.. when i found out he died it was like i was losing a member of my own family.. im 34 years old and have been reading his books since i was 16.. he got massive coverage here in the uk.. btw.. if u want an author like laymon check out simon clark 3 books that compete on every level to laymon are -THE FALL, BLOOD CRAZY and KING BLOOD... they have very similar writing styles though noone can top laymon.

[InfernusMikey]

Thanx for your input. I'll definitely check out Simon Clark, too. Richard was an AMAZING writer, wasn't he? I'll make Savage my next Laymon buy. Thanx, again.

[amazmo]

Heres some of my favorite books by Richard Laymon

Funland,Blood Games, Darkness Tell us, One Rainy Night, In the Dark, and The Travelling Vampire Show

[amazmo]

You've read some of my favorites, Richard Laymon is at this point my favorite authors. It's the way he wrote, he just had a beutifuly simplistic style that draws the reader in. Even with his weaker pieces one will find that you can't put it down till the end. Great Review! Glad to see that pepole are still dicovering Richard Laymon!

[InfernusMikey]

Thanx for your kind words, bud. I love making these little webisodes. What else am I doing, right?

[dougfresh514]

Beware = brillant ranks with his best, extremely brutal murder and rape.

Flesh = disapointment, story just wasn't that good.

Read both in a week.

Next = All hallows eve.

[InfernusMikey]

VERY cool. As always, thanx for expressing your opinion!

[rainroom16]

i read island first, and since then have bought and read and then subsequently hoarded all that i could find of the somewhat obscure author richard laymon. he is, without a doubt, my favorite writer in the horror field.

i'm currently reading dark mountain. if you haven't pick it up yet, i highly recommend it.

p.s.

you have a wonderful style of narrating and book reviewing. great job! (...finally, i've found someone who shares my love for this ingenious [and sadly missed] author) :D

[InfernusMikey]

Wow! Thanx for your kind words. I almost try to tone DOWN my enthusiam because I can be quite a name dropper and blathering moron when it comes to the horror genre.

There are a few of us out here who love Richard. You can see some of them on this comment list.

[Wardimus83]

Island is awesome! I love Amara too!

[zdheat]

Beware and Endless Night are great books by him as well. Beware is about a serial killer that has the ability to turn invisible. Endless Night is about a group of serial killers that break into peoples houses and kill them for fun.

[zdheat]

You should read the Celler, it's great. It was the first Laymon title I ever read. I've read about 15 of his books. One of Laymon's older titles called Flesh was recently rereleased. It's a great book as well.

[TheRevolutionaryKind]

aha!

I envy you, having all those Laymons to discover.

He's by far my favourite author. Read all his books multiple times, and even had a Laymon marathon wherein I read one after another from first to last...lol.

Yeah, Im a fucking geek, but what of it.

Anyway....

Enjoy the ride, Infernus.

In case you havent read em, you may wanna check out Brian Keene, Jack Ketchum, Edward Lee and Bentley Little. All amazing authors in the same vein as Dick Laymon.

Later bro.

[InfernusMikey]

You probably noticed by now I have videos here on Jack Ketchum (my first in this series) and more recently on Brian Keene. I recently read Edward Lee's first two hell books and years ago I read some Bentley Little. Ever read Jonathan Maberry's book?

[TheRevolutionaryKind]

Yeah I was a little too hasty with my comment:D

At least we're on the same page regarding these fine authors. As for Mayburry.Ive read his Ghost Road Blues series and they were absolutely brilliant.I recently got hold of PATIENT ZERO and hope to start it soon. And yeah, I think TVS is his best. Named by band after that one:)

[dougfresh514]

Yea i read every book you held up there plus atleast 15 more. Island is phenomenal as well as in the dark, endless night, bite. He's a nasty writer. Alot of the times he creates situations that are not very believable at all but hardcore he is indeed. A matter fact edward lee is inspired by him. Big laymon fan.

[MaeBell1937]

Bravo!

Love Richard Laymon, I don't think he gets the recognition he deserves. I'm just getting started on his books and after only three I'm addicted and I haven't even read any of the books you featured in your video...oh yes the list is being made for my next bookstore trip.

[MySidesHaveSplit]

Great video. I love your enthusiasm for Richard Laymon. I've only just started reading his books and am currently enjoying the final of his Beast House chronicles.

[evilsanta08]

awesome, im reading the beast house right now, ive actually already read the cellar and midnight tour...only because i found the midnight tour before the other 2the traveling vampire show was my first laymon read... great book. My fave though is The Woods Are Dark... amazing book.

[ladyglass]

I absolutely adore Richard Laymon, I now own 11 of his books (Beast House, Beware, Body Rides, the Cellar, Cuts, Into the Fire, No Sanctuary, Savage, The Woods Are Dark, Flesh, and Resurrection Dreams), and I've read many more. He's one of my two favorite authors and he has never disappointed me yet. I'm only sorry that he died so young when I'm sure he had so many more ideas to write about. It's great to find another person who likes him as well.

[dougfresh514]

Yes laymon is amazing, but i have to make this comment. Why do people call 54 young? That is not young! Thats middle aged! From about 45 and up your already tortureing yourself about having a heart attack which is after all, the prime age for one, atleast for males who are heavy set like laymon was. Now if i died, i'm 25. You could say i died young which would be sad, because i only got to read 20 of laymons books!

[dougfresh514]

BTW Have you ever read about the "up in the air" argument about into the fire and to wake the dead. Theres alot of people out there that believe laymon did not write those books, atleast not all of them. They believe he had some of the work done and koontz finished them which sparked my curiosity because i felt a very different laymon while reading both and into the fire is one of my favorites. That would so suck if he didn't write them. Guess you could say the same for the lake.

[ladyglass]

I definitely think 54 is young! Old = when you're unable to either leave your house or bed, or you're stuck in a home because you aren't able to support yourself anymore. If you're able to go around and continue to fulfill your dreams and wishes, I think you're too young to die.

[dougfresh514]

Well i guess theres a hole in what you just said then because theres plenty of "old" people 70's and 80's that are still active and even are able to drive still. By the way i said middle-aged not old. Old would be considered the third quarter of your life. LOL :) 54 Is definately not yound though.

[ladyglass]

And I've heard somewhat similar "stories" as far as some of Laymon's books go. I didn't know what books were suspected to have been completed by someone else, but To Wake The Dead was especially un-Laymon like. I had a hard time finishing that one simply because it didn't grip as much as his books usually do. Into the Fire didn't have a different "feeling" to me, but I wouldn't be too surprised if I found out that some of his books were completed by Dean Koontz.

[InfernusMikey]

I have never read that some other authors finished some of Richard's books. Doesn't mean it ain't so, though, I guess.

I found one a few years ago (my first book of his that I ever began reading) that I (and many fans) thought was very un-Laymon-like. "Bite." I never finished it, but, of course, I will pisk it up again one day.

[ladyglass]

I felt the same way about Bite. I actually happened to see it was in my library the other day so I have it here right now. I might try reading it again, but I wonder if it's really worth it if I have to "force" myself to read it. It took me awhile to get into "To Wake the Dead" but I enjoyed it in the end, so I hope Bite will end up like that too.

[dougfresh514]

I thought bite was one of laymons BEST books!!!!!!

[dougfresh514]

Wow, i thought that was one of his best. I thought that was very laymon like. Bite is nowhere near suspect. Just the books published after his death which would be, into the fire, to wake the dead, no sanctuary, the lake and night in the lonesome october.

[dougfresh514]

I loved to the wake the dead. Not the main story line of amara so much but the 2 subplots involving the blind girl and young boy i thought were excellent.

[InfernusMikey]

When I was first researching Richard Laymon (it MIGHT have been reader's comments on amazon) "Bite" was the one some folks said to read last 'cause it was his most un-Laymon-like book. So, I put that one down and bought "The Cellar" and have been reading him ever since. And glad I am, too.

Thanx for the comments; all of you.

[dougfresh514]

From what i've read most people say that "the lake" is his worst and was the last book of his that they put out after his death.

[InfernusMikey]

You are ALL so informative. I can pick my next Richard Laymon books JUST from the comments here. Thanx, Doug!

[orbiuscrow]

I can't wait to try i tout.

[skiddlecrumms]

i cant believe how underground your videos are. you are AWSOME! please dont stop.