Funland by richard laymon abebooks passion for books. Laymon was born and raised outside of chicago, illinois, then lived in tiburon, california. One thing i will say that i didnt like but didnt take away from the book in any significant way was that there wasnt much horror in this book. Funland if youve missed laymon, youve missed a treat stephen kingthe funland amusement park provides more fear than fun these days. I was younger and would order latex and makeup stuff to create costumes. 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. See all books authored by richard laymon, including the cellar, and island, and more on. Mike bailey, richard laymon s editor at headline book publishing in the uk, chats with richard laymon kills. A series of unexplained disappearances has cast a dark shadow over summer pleasures. Island is a thriller novel by american author richard laymon, originally published in 1995 by headline features. Dark regions press is excited to present richard laymons funland special definitive edition in two signed collectible formats for preorder.
I love how theyre brought together at the end so they share the one problem how to survive. It was reissued in 2002 by leisure publishing, with new cover artwork and a foreword by popular suspense novelist dean koontz. I first heard of richard it seems like decades ago but in fact it can only be one. 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. Artist malcolm mcclinton has supplied us with fantastic wraparound dust jacket artwork and five full page interior illustrations based on the novel. Cemetery dance laymon is incapable of writing a disappointing book.
Featuring an introduction by jack ketchum, an afterword by brian keene and over 50 pages of unpublished author notes and scanned pages during richard s work on funland from the laymon archives. Author richard laymons complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. He was a hell of a writer and funland is one of his best works. A few weeks ago, the last of his novels to be published before his death, the traveling vampire show, won the hwas stoker award for best novel of the year. The only other author who ive read who made me care about the characters so much was stephen king and i might say that richard laymon may have done an even better job at that. I meant stand by me, or the novella its based on, the body. It was first published in 1989 and partnered with the stake in volume 6 of the richard laymon collection synopsis.
He was also known to write the novels based on the subgenre of splatter punk. 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. Author laymon was born as richard carl laymon on january 14, 1947 in chicago, illinois, the united states. Richard laymon was one of the most reputed authors from america, who was well known for writing his books based on the suspense and horror genres. Kindle store buy a kindle free kindle reading apps kindle books french ebooks. Richard laymon is one of my fav authors, though i do find some of his books are repetive and similar in characters and plot.
Everything he writes keeps you on the edge of your seat. It is the newest book in the richard laymon short story collections. I hope two laymon posts in a week isnt pushing it im going through a bit of a retrospectivenostalgia reread phase and he so much better than i ever realised as a teenager. Since im such a massive fan of richard laymon i thought id do a quick list and overview of my top five books from the legend. 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. The end sequence certainly makes up for it, especially with a surprising thing. A good, secret place is the first collection of richard laymon s short fiction, containing twentyone of the authors finest stories.
His writing is full of violence and sex, and not for the faint of heart. Browse richard laymon s bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Buy funland book online at best prices in india on. Order of richard laymon books richard laymon 19472001 was an american novelist of horror and suspense novels, considered part of the splatterpunk subgenre. You dont want to miss any of the action in this novel.
S publisher leisure funland and quake are coming soon according to his website out are the lights is a strange book. The cellar the cellar is the first in a series, and is centered around a towns tourist attraction known as the beast house. Kindle store buy a kindle free kindle reading apps kindle books french ebooks kindle unlimited prime reading. They are all great in their own right, but here is your chance to vote on your favorites. Okay, this isnt the worst book ive ever read, but for a laymon book. Richard laymon died 9 years ago this past february yet his legacy still lives on through the many works that have yet to reach american shores through laymon s u. The resort of boleta bay is not the carefree place it used to be. Mar 12, 20 funland is the 2nd laymon book i have read. Laymon was a twisted writer, taking the blood, guts, and gore of the horror genre and adding a disturbing aspect to the equation, with some of the best books in the authors bibliography including. Which of richard laymon s masterpieces is the best.
Read funland by richard laymon book online,funland by. Novels the cellar 1980 first book in the beast house chronicles series. My role as editor for all three of the special richard laymon editions. Funland by laymon, richard and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Island by richard laymon the traveling vampire show by richard laymon night in the. A series of unexplained disappearances, and holidaymakers threatened by an army of leering bums. Feb, 2018 my debut novel bays end doesnt remind people of the stand. Funland by laymon, richard and a great selection of related books.
Buy a cheap copy of funland book by richard laymon. Buy funland c form book online at best prices in india on. Sure, there were hard nipples and long nipples, even more exotic. The eskimos live in a world of snow and have a hundred words for it, but richard laymon lived in a world of nipples and had only the one word. The writings of author laymon were full of sex and violence, and were believed to be not suitable for readers with weak heart. 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. Funland is a definite must for any laymon fan, and it is a good introduction for those who are interested in reading laymons works. Friday night at the beast house by laymon, richard. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Funland book by richard laymon half price books marketplace. Funland by richard laymon meet your next favorite book. Richard laymon doesnt seem to have an upcoming book.
All of the characters in funland are believable though, even if a few of them only survive a few pages. Laymon was a twisted writer, taking the blood, guts, and. Poor richard laymon, he was born into the wrong world. Richard laymon and a bit of a horror fiction pet peeve. The late richard laymon is considered one of the most influential horror authors of all time, and his classic novel night show clearly displays a writer whose career was destined for success. Latest laymon news visit here often to find out all about the latest releases and justbreaking news about books by richard laymon. 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. Author laymon began his writing career in the year 1980 with the release of his debut book titled the cellar. At the end of the list is each book in chronological order for those readers who like to follow an author from first. A bram stoker and science fiction chronicle awardwinning author, his novels have been translated into fifteen languages. Richard laymons funland special definitive edition dark. As one of his earlier works published in 1984, night show. Funland by richard laymon is straight up horror genre fiction and pretty standard laymon in that it features some raw violence, 2dimensional characters that inherently good or bad, and the male gaze quite typical of the perverted laymon. That is one of the things that i enjoy most about richard laymons work.
A vicious pack known as the trolls are preying on anyone foolish enough to be alone at night. Richard laymon was born in chicago and grew up in california. Funland by richard laymon, 9780747235477, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Before he left us, he penned some of the scariest, seediest horror novels ever written. The author largely viewed much of this as a product of the poorly reedited and reconstructed first release of the woods are dark, which had over 50 pages removed. Richard laymon books list of books by author richard laymon. Funland is another classic horror story from the master of the macabre, richard laymon. Funland is one of the best of laymons books and he has many great books. Funland is packed with different characters with different struggles. The seaside resort of boleta bay is not the carefree place it used to be. Not all fun and games published by user, 14 years ago. Read this book years ago but enjoyed it just as much second time around. From bad to worse the thudding footfalls of the troll didnt seem to be getting closer.
The final novel written by him was published posthumously in 2005. Anyone who reads, hears, sees or knows anything we dont please drop us a line. Laymon s at the top of his form in funland, his deceptively simple prose becoming by turns humorous, horrific, stunningly erotic. Richard laymon audio books, best sellers, author bio. He has worked as a schoolteacher, a librarian and a mystery magazine editor. Funland c form by richard laymon and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Funland has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace.
Included are more than 35,000 words fully half the book of new, neverbeforepublished material. Here is where you will find the most uptodate and complete list of richard laymon novels. Discover book depositorys huge selection of richard laymon books online. The book starts off with our main character, jeremy, who has moved to the fictional town of boletta bay with his mother. Richard laymons funland special definitive edition dark regions. The mystery and mens magazines and was released on may, 14th 2014. Richard laymon and a bit of a horror fiction pet peeve posted on april 28, 2008 by skullsinthestars as i believe ive mentioned before, part of my motivation for writing this blog was to give myself a reason to reinvestigate one of my lost loves. Featuring an introduction by jack ketchum, an afterword by brian keene and over 50 pages of unpublished author notes and scanned pages during richards work on funland from the laymon archives. My debut novel bays end doesnt remind people of the stand. Richard carl laymon january 14, 1947 february 14, 2001 was an american author of suspense and horror fiction, particularly within the splatterpunk subgenre. Funland by richard laymon and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He was about twenty feet back, farther away than hed been when she bolted from the bench.
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