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	Richard Laymon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Richard Laymon was born in Chicago in 1947 and died on February 14, 2001.
		He received a BA in English Literature from Willamette University in Oregon and an MA in English Literature from Loyola University in Los Angeles.
		Laymon is somewhat lesser known in North America than elsewhere, as he achieved much of his success in Europe, particularly the United Kingdom.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Richard_Laymon (191 words)

	Craig's Book Club reviews Richard Laymon (Blood Games, Island, In the Dark)
		Richard Laymon is now on my "must read" list and Island is the cause of it.
		Of the three novels I've read (the other two are Island and In the Dark), Blood Games is the least of the bunch, but it is also the one which seems to be the most typically Laymonesque, as if he had cranked up the output on all the things for which he is known.
		Richard Laymon has taken a plot and characters that could have easily gotten out of hand and kept tight control over them, exhibiting his novelistic skill while providing a hell of a good time.
	www.geocities.com /craigsbookclub/richardlaymon.html (1493 words)

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		Richard Laymon was born in Chicago in 1947 and he grew up in California.
		Nowadays Laymon is published in the US by St. Martin's Press, who are publishing his novels in hardbound, but he's also being put back on the American market by the newly ascendant imprint Leisure Books, who've brought out an edition of Bite in June '99.
		What may be strange is that Laymon himself doesn't always know where the story is headed while he's still writing it, and several times he admittedly found his books developing almost by themselves.
	web.tiscali.it /luigiurato/laymon/laymonbio.htm (1754 words)

	Richard Laymon's THE STAKE book review
		I'm writing about it now because, when I learned the tragic news of Richard Laymon's passing in February this year, I decided to pick it up once more; this time I was coming at it from a very different perspective.
		Because it's a book where the protagonist is based quite heavily on Laymon himself - a horror writer with some success, but not quite in the bestseller lists - it was with a heavy heart that I followed the main character through his world one more time.
		I'd had no idea who Richard Laymon was when I bought this book in a Dublin secondhand store in the late eightiesI remember thinking, 'Yet another "original" take on the vampire theme.
	www.feoamante.com /Stories/Reviews/RLaymon/thestake.html (709 words)

	Island by Richard Laymon Review
		Richard Laymon burst onto the horror literature scene with his gruesome novel, The Cellar, in 1980.
		Laymon's prose was as down to Earth and readable as Stephen King's, but he took matters in his books a hell of a lot further than King ever did.
		Laymon always seemed to be taking a childlike glee in setting the reader up for a horrifyingly perverse or disgusting surprise in his fiction.
	reallyscary.com /reviewsisland.asp (947 words)

	Richard Laymon's TO WAKE THE DEAD book review
		Richard took the zombie approach with this Mummy tale and, as always, took it further.
		Richard Laymon brings the horror of mummies back to where Bram Stoker intended it to be, firmly with the women.
		Laymon clearly defined those that were truly evil from those that did evil but could be redeemed.
	www.feoamante.com /Stories/Reviews/RLaymon/ToWake_TheDead.html (942 words)

	Richard Laymon Kills - Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		He then returns to the tree and discovers that the maniac psycho killer he thought he killed didn't stay dead and is after them -- and with adroit characterization, rapid-fire pacing and well crafted suspense convinces you that to put this sucker down and stop reading might be dangerous to your health.
		Laymon doesn't so much give you unexpected twists and turns in the plot, he plays "Chutes and Ladders" on acid with the reader.
		The use of the bracelet is such an original idea, with a great degree of difficulty to write, but Laymon not only succeeds in tackling such a task, he masters it.
	www.naidocvic.com /~gerlach/rlrvbr.htm (840 words)

	Richard Laymon - Overlook Connection Bookstore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Laymon, well-known for his no-holds-barred approach to horror fiction, presents a taut, fast-paced thriller that will keep you reading until you reach the final page.
		As I said, this one surprised me. Laymon delivers a well wrought novel where the violence is secondary to the main thrust of the story, i.e., the rite of passage Trevor must undergo before he can find peace.
		This novella original by Laymon was updated and lengthened since it was originally announced.
	www.overlookconnection.com /oclaymon.htm (1298 words)

	Simon Clark: Nailed by the Heart (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In Britain, particularly, Richard Laymon (a native of Los Angeles) was considered part of the big three in the horror genre.
		It was my first US convention and they introduced me to their friends and re-jigged seating arrangements at the mass signing session so I could sit alongside Richard.
		Richard describes the heartbreaks and the joys in uncompromising detail.
	www.bbr-online.com /nailed/RandomActs.shtml (1613 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Allhallows Eve: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Laymon is very creative and comes up with the most far-fetched and unbelievable theories, but the way he describes things, they usually start to sound at least possible quite quickly.
		Laymon can write a damn good yarn but this is not one of them.
		Anyone who has ever read anything by Laymon and read this as well, knows that this is just so subpar to his usual storytelling.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0747247838 (687 words)

	Dorchester Publishing - Online Bookstore for Romance, Horror and Western Novels
		LAYMON: Since my list of 15 all-time favorite books appears to contain no “horror” titles, it may seem to contradict my rule that a writer should write the sort of book he would like to read.
		LAYMON: To the extent that THE STAKE may be a “riveting horror novel,” as you say, I think it has a lot to do with focusing on real people and believable situationskeeping the supernatural situation of a possible vampire in the background for much of the story.
		LAYMON: Yeah, I did enjoy WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S. Actually, you must’ve missed my short story, “Joyce,” in which a guy keeps his dead wife around the house -- freeze-dried and lifelike -- much to the dismay of his new wife.
	www.dorchesterpub.com /Dorch/SpecialFeatures.cfm?ID=1969 (1586 words)

	DVD Talk Forum - Richard Laymon fans.................
		As I was reading Richard Laymon's latest US release NIGHT IN THE LONESOME OCTOBER, I realised that had the book been released a couple of years ago, I would have gone knocking on Dick Laymon's email box asking him for an interview.
		Richard Laymon wrote his novels in such razor sharp prose that the sentences are so taut they vibrate at perfect pitch like a guitar string.
		This is the autobiography of Laymon and depicts a hard-working writer who took more than his fair share of knocks in the publishing world.
	www.dvdtalk.com /forum/printthread.php?t=252735 (2812 words)

	Richard Laymon - sffworld.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The pleasure I get out of Laymon is that his books are quick reads, he is good at pacing, and he can pull off some really creepy moments.
		Laymon died at about the time TVVS was published -- might be the award was a sympathetic response to that.
		I think Laymon is really good at having his characters think through their situations, but they still end up in terrible situations.
	www.sffworld.com /forums/showthread.php?t=4339 (1178 words)

	Laymon
		Laymon worked full-time as a writer, and prior to doing so, worked as a schoolteacher, a librarian and as a report writer for a law firm.
		Richard Laymon tragically died of a heart attack on St. Valentine's Day February 14, 2001.
		Kimmy Hill for introducing me to Richard Laymon's work, for without her book recommendation, this website never would have been born.
	www.zianet.com /rsace/laymon2.html (469 words)

	CUTS by Richard Laymon
		CUTS was quite a surprise for me. I’ve been reading Richard Laymon since I was eleven years old — ever since I picked up a second-hand copy of FLESH and read it with wide-eyed shock.
		Parents who would confiscate a Laymon book without even bothering to flick through it, just because of the illustration on the cover, or the word ‘horror’ on the back.
		And this is all thanks to people like Richard Laymon, Clive Barker and Poppy Z Brite.
	www.angelfire.com /weird/eoghainokeeffe/reviews/cuts.html (1167 words)

	Wheels of Terror - Reviews - Books - Endless Night — by Richard Laymon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		This particular plot involves two well-written youths, Jody and young Andy, who are lucky enough to escape from one of the worst deranged and blood thirsty killing clans this side of the planet.
		Laymon whips up a creepy, dark, bleak, somewhat light spirited (and at times humorous) dessert.
		Laymon’s style suffered slightly with Body Rides (in my mind anyway) but here he concentrates completely on plot and character.
	www.wheelsofterror.com /Reviews/Novels/EndlessNight.shtml (553 words)

	Amazon.com: Flesh: Books: Richard Laymon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Laymon again shows us that he can craft characters who act as people should.
		However, Laymon has a great feel for suspense and mystery; there are segments here that had me checking over my shoulder every few seconds.
		P.S. I miss you Richard and I hope that whereever you are you're still pumping those wonderful novels out and when and if I get there we can sit around and have a beer and discuss novels and everything else under the sun.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0812521102?v=glance (1694 words)

	SciFan: Books: Night in the Lonesome October by Richard Laymon (from our database of Fantasy & SF novels, anthologies, ...
		Night in the Lonesome October is the first book published since the death of author Richard Laymon, and it is ironic that this is among his richest and most atmospheric pieces.
		Laymon's hero Ed Logan is brimming with anticipation for his second year at Willmington University.
		The fashion in which Laymon insinuates these otherworldly elements into the otherwise normal world of his hero is brilliantly done, with Ed's distraught emotional state seeming to act as a catalyst.
	www.scifan.com /titles/title.asp?TI_titleid=51672 (400 words)

	Richard Laymon's FLESH - The CHUD.COM Message Boards
		Richard Laymon needs more loving, his stuff is great
		yeah Laymon is one sick son of a...
		which has some scripts by stephen king (General), Richard Matheson (the legend of hell house), harlen ellison (moonlighting and killing bernsyein), joe R lansdale (dead in the west, which is by far the best in the book.
	www.chud.com /forums/showthread.php?t=61470 (521 words)

	Richard Laymon
		Richard Laymon, born in Chicago in 1947, died in February, 2001, at the age of 53.
		Laymon published 25 novels, including The Cellar (1980), All Hallow's Eve (1985), Midnight's Lair (1988), Resurrection Dreams (1989) and After Midnight (1997).
		Laymon's writing has been described as experimental and compared to authors such as Bentley Little, Jack Ketchum and Ed Gorman.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/16023/85082 (160 words)

	Interview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Richard Laymon is an extremely busy man. How did you first contact him and when do you think he started to get really interested in what the site was accomplishing?
		I’m sure they’re thrilled for the free publicity for both Richard and other HH authors, and we’re thrilled to be able to have our fingers on the pulse of what’s new and what’s hot.
		And as all Laymon fans know, that first book that pulls you in and makes you a Laymon convert is always special.
	www.picknowl.com.au /homepages/chris_nat/Interview.html (1553 words)

	Richard Laymon Kills - News Archive January-June 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Richard Laymon has already spoken eloquently on the subject of membership rights and the expansion of the vote for the Stokers and for officers.
		I believe that through the efforts of myself, Richard Laymon, Alan Beatts, Simon Clark and the current officers of the board, we can bring the HWA back into line with what we all believe it can be.
		Here, Laymon takes those elements in hand, not so much abjuring them as putting them to artful use as he tells a wickedly involving story of three 16-year-olds and their life-changing encounter with the road show of the title......
	www.naidocvic.com /~gerlach/rlnews001.htm (10949 words)

	Amazon.ca: Island: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		If you're familiar with Richard Laymon's work at all you know the currency he deals in: schoolboy fantasies and hardcore horror.
		Laymon seems to have found the ultimate outlet here with the story of a young man trapped on an island after a boating accident.
		It's not high art (and you're probably not expecting it to be), but if you're a fan of survival stories, extreme adventure, or Richard Laymon in general you're making a safe bet with ISLAND.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0843949783 (684 words)

	Quake by Richard Laymon, 0747248060, Lowest Book Price Finder
		I've read all of Richard Laymon's books - over thirty - and this one, based in Los Angeles once again, is among the very best.
		Laymon fans, insofar they don't already know it, will be absolutely delighted with this book.
		As a Richard Laymond fan, I found this a good read and rate it higher than some of his other works.
	www.bookfinder4u.co.uk /book_detail/0747248060 (353 words)

	Amazon.com: Among the Missing: Books: Richard Laymon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		At the center of the investigation are Sheriff Rusty Hodges and his hotshot female deputy and daughter-in-law, Mary, nicknamed "Pac" because of her father's allegiance to football's Green Bay Packers.
		The murder occurs almost immediately, and Laymon (Bite, etc.) devotes the rest of his book to the search for the killer, rarely detouring from his primary aim except to throw in an occasional provocative story twist or a bit of gratuitous sex and gore.
		For people that don't read Laymon, this would be akin to reading a B-movie, with many things happening that seem to stem from a murder mystery.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0843947888?v=glance (1586 words)

	bookideas.com: Come Out Tonight by Richard Laymon
		Again, Richard Laymon has written a novel of reasonable length but one that takes place over a very short space of time.
		Laymon also has some good characters here, which he really works to get the most out of them.
		It is a great pity that Laymon is not more widely available.
	www.bookideas.com /reviews/index.cfm?fuseaction=displayReview&id=336 (383 words)

	Richard Laymon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Richard Laymon has been publishing - horror, suspense, children's and young adult fiction, romance, non-fiction - since 1970, when his story "Desert Pickup" appeared in
		Paradoxically for a Chicago-born and Los Angeles-based writer, Richard Laymon has a large following in the UK but is not as well known in the United States.
		His main publisher is the UK-based Headline: with luck, some of his books may be in the Dealers' Room.
	www.pensfa.org /wfc98/laymon.html (91 words)

	Book Review: Island by Richard Laymon - Horror Literature
		Laymon died suddenly last year and I'm happy that there are new books being published.
		A family becomes castaways when their boat blows up after they make a stop for a tropical picnic.
		If you're new to Laymon, I would skip this book and read THE MIDNIGHT TOUR, RESURRECTION DREAMS, BITE or a number of his other novels to get a real feel for the incredible fiction this guy is capable of.
	www.bellaonline.org /ArticlesP/art3069.asp (340 words)

	The Lake - Richard Laymon - ISBN 0747267324 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		One of the last novels completed by Richard Laymon before his death.
		But when the horrors of the past meet the perils of the present, both mother and daughter are plunged into a nightmare of blood and terror from which there is no escape.
		No one writes like Laymon and you’re going to have a good time with anything he writes.
	www.hha.com.au /books/0747267324.html (145 words)

	Book Review: The Traveling Vampire Show by Richard Laymon - Horror Literature
		The unfortunate and untimely death of Richard Laymon in 2001 left a huge hole in the horror literature world.
		I was saddened when I heard the news of his death, not because I knew him personally, but because I was just starting to get into his work.
		Once you start reading, you're not going to be able to put the book down and when you're done you're going to want to read it again.
	www.bellaonline.com /ArticlesP/art2749.asp (377 words)

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