Richard laymon-biography

Biography

Richard Layman 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, a mystery magazine editor and a report writer for a law firm. He now works full-time as a writer. His novel FLESH was shortlisted for the prestigious Bram Stoker Award, as were FUNLAND and his short story collection, A GOOD, SECRET PLACE. Richard Layman is the author of many acclaimed works of horror and suspense, including THE STAKE, SAVAGE, AFTER MIDNIGHT and the three novels in the Beast House Chronicles: THE CELLAR, THE BEAST HOUSE and THE MIDNIGHT TOUR. He lives in California with his wife and daughter.

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Richard Laymon

American writer (1947–2001)

Richard Carl Laymon
Born	(1947-01-14)January 14, 1947 Chicago, Illinois, U.S
Died	February 14, 2001(2001-02-14) (aged 54) Los Angeles, California, U.S
Occupation	Novelist
Genre	Horror
Notable works	The Cellar, The Beast House, The Midnight Tour, Island, The Traveling Vampire Show

Richard Carl Laymon (January 14, 1947 – February 14, 2001^[1]) was an American author of suspense and horror fiction, particularly within the splatterpunk subgenre.

Life and career

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Laymon was born and raised outside of Chicago, Illinois, then lived in Tiburon, California, as a teen. He graduated from Redwood High School, then pursued a BA in English Literature from Willamette University in Oregon and an MA in English Literature from Loyola University in Los Angeles.

His works include more than sixty short stories and more than thirty novels, a few of which were published under the pseudonym Ric

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Richard Laymon

The Traveling Vampire Show

3.82 avg rating — 9,242 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions

The Cellar

3.64 avg rating — 8,500 ratings — published 1980 — 2 editions

Island
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3.78 avg rating — 7,094 ratings — published 1991 — 16 editions

Endless Night

3.91 avg rating — 5,840 ratings — published 1993 — 19 editions

The Woods Are Dark

3.54 avg rating — 5,697 ratings — published 1981 — 31 editions

In the Dark
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3.85 avg rating — 5,089 ratings — published 1994 — 19 editions

The Beast House

3.81 avg rating — 4,859 ratings — published 1984 — 2 editions

One Rainy Night

3.85 avg rating — 4,534 ratings — published 1991 — 23 editions

Funland

3.79 avg rating — 4,559 ratings — published 1989 — 34 editions

Night in the Lonesome October

3.83 av