Richard Laymon




Richard Laymon

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born
January 14, 1947

died
February 14, 2001

gender
male

place of birth
Chicago, The United States

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genre
Horror


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Richard Laymon was born in Chicago in 1947. He grew up in California and has a BA in English Literature from Willamette University, Oregon, and an MA from Loyola University, Los Angeles. He has worked as a schoolteacher, a librarian and as a report writer for a law firm. He now works full time as a writer.

Apart from his novels, he has published more than sixty short stories in magazines such as Ellery Queen, Alfred Hitchcock and Cavalier and in anthologies, including Modern Masters of Horror, The Second Black Lizard Anthology of Crime and Night Visions 7. His novel Flesh was names Best Horror Novel of 1988 by Science Fiction Chronicle and also shortlisted for the prestigious Bram Stoker Award, as was Funland.

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avg rating: 3.63 | 5,373 ratings | 483 reviews | 114 distinct works | 31 fans
The Traveling Vampire Show The Traveling Vampire Show
by Richard Laymon
avg rating 3.82 — 331 ratings — published 2000
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The Cellar The Cellar
by Richard Laymon
avg rating 3.56 — 280 ratings — published 1980
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Island Island
by Richard Laymon
avg rating 3.98 — 240 ratings — published 1995
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The Beast House The Beast House
by Richard Laymon
avg rating 3.51 — 214 ratings — published 1994
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In the Dark In the Dark
by Richard Laymon
avg rating 3.82 — 196 ratings — published 1994
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One Rainy Night One Rainy Night
by Richard Laymon
avg rating 3.63 — 201 ratings — published 1991
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Body Rides Body Rides
by Richard Laymon
avg rating 3.74 — 175 ratings — published 1996
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Night in the Lonesome October Night in the Lonesome October
by Richard Laymon
avg rating 3.69 — 171 ratings — published 2001
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Bite Bite
by Richard Laymon
avg rating 3.31 — 173 ratings — published 1996
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Darkness, Tell Us Darkness, Tell Us
by Richard Laymon
avg rating 3.48 — 161 ratings — published 1991
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"Except I think it feels more like an empty stomach than a broken heart. An aching hollowness that food can't cure. You know. You've felt it yourself, I bet. You hurt all the time, you're restless, you can't think straight, you sort of wish you were dead but what you really want is for everything to be the same as it was when you were still with her.. or him"
Richard Laymon (Night in the Lonesome October)
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