One rainy night by richard laymon one rainy night by richard laymon the strange black rain falls like a shroud on the small town of bixby. The beast house trilogy the cellar, the beast house and the midnight tour savage. Richard laymon one rainy night headline, 1991 steve crisp. Richard laymon s one rainy night was a decent read.
Laymon takes readers on a campy ride through one fatal night in bixby. Richard carl laymon january 14, 1947 february 14, 2001 was an american author of splatter horror and suspense. The death of a haitian teen leaves a town in turmoil. Adult, adult fiction, apocalyptic, fiction, horror, mystery thriller, novels, post apocalyptic, splatterpunk, thriller, zombies. One rainy night book by richard laymon thriftbooks. This was back in the days long before ebooks, so finding his other books most were out of print in the ushe was always much more popular abroad was a bit of a challenge.
One rainy night by richard laymon 2000, paperback for sale. Download book one rainy night by author richard laymon in pdf epub. The strange black rain falls like a shroud on the small town of bixby. Below is a list of richard laymons books in order of when they were originally published. One of the initial books written by richard laymon is entitled the traveling vampire show. 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.
Before he left us, he penned some of the scariest, seediest horror novels ever written. Sadly for the mostly white town, the young mans grandpa happens to. One rainy night is the quintessential laymon novel. One rainy night by richard laymon 7mar1991 hardcover. He began his career writing mystery and suspense stories, but later became known for compulsively readable graphic horror novels. One rainy night is a spinechilling horror novel from the highly acclaimed richard laymon, perfect for fans of dean koontz and clive barker. Whenever the residents come into contact with the precipitation, they turn into homicidal, sex crazed maniacs. Similar to richard laymons one rainy night, precipitation is perilous in netflixs new danish seres the rain, and ahead of the shows may 4th premiere in the us, a new trailer takes viewers into a postapocalyptic scandinavia where signs of life are scarce and dangers lurk within the clouds.
Jun 26, 2014 richard laymon one rainy night one rainy night by richard laymon 1991 headline. Richard carl laymon january 14, 1947 february 14, 2001 was an american author of. As the rain falls, blood flows through the gutters. One rainy night is among the one of the best to start off reading if you have never read any richard laymon books. Similar to richard laymon s one rainy night, precipitation is perilous in netflixs new danish seres the rain, and ahead of the shows may 4th premiere in the us, a new trailer takes viewers into a postapocalyptic scandinavia where signs of life are scarce and dangers lurk within the clouds. If you liked one rainy night by richard laymon, here are some books like this. Mar 07, 1991 richard laymon is up to his usual tricks in one rainy night, a 1991 novel about a mysterious rain that turns ordinary folks into homicidal maniacs. Publication date 1999 topics horror tales publisher new york.
Richard laymon january 14, 1947 february 14, 2001 was an american author of horror and suspense. One rainy night headline feature paperback by richard. One rainy night was my first laymon novel and it knocked me on my ass. One rainy night has 5 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. His final novel was published in 2005, titled both the glory bus and into the fire.
One rainy night is a novel by richard laymon first published in 1991. At the start of the book, author laymon has shown that all over the grandville town, the fliers showing the upcoming vampire show were tacked to trees, power poles, store windows, and sidewalks. If you are easily grossed out, this one isnt for you. Oct 14, 2012 people who roll their eyes at laymon are missing a very, very good horror writer. One rainy night book by richard laymon 5 available editions. Laymon keeps things moving here and just switches scenes when things start to run aground. Just finished one rainy night and really enjoyed it.
It begins with the kind of murder that men are accustomed to and then comes the rain and the kind of killing that none can understand. For my next effort, i wanted to pull out all the stops. By my standards at that time, the stake was a fairly mild book. One rainy night headline feature paperback by richard laymon 19911010 richard laymon on. His writing is full of violence and sex, and not for the faint of heart. The last few that i have read including beast house have all failed to grip me and dare i say it, become a little boring. One rainy night richard laymon i have been a laymon fan for a number of years since first picking up island, but after a while all his books seemed to blend into one. Overview the strange black rain falls like a shroud on the small town of bixby. The story begins a day after a black youth is killed by a bunch of hooligans. Here is where you will find the most uptodate and complete list of richard laymon novels. One by one, the inhabitants fall prey to its horrifying effect.
Warm, viscous and unnatural, it coats the inhabitants in an unending torrent and turns them into crazy, hatefilled maniacs. Richard laymon is up to his usual tricks in one rainy night, a 1991 novel about a mysterious rain that turns ordinary folks into homicidal maniacs. Order of richard laymon books richard laymon 19472001 was an american novelist of horror and suspense novels, considered part of the splatterpunk subgenre. One rainy night by richard laymon 7mar1991 hardcover on. Richard laymon s novel, one rainy night is about a mysterious black rain that falls over a town, turning its residents into bloodthirsty lunatics. Six years after a brutal virus carried by the rain wiped out. One rainy night by laymon, richard and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This wasnt one of his best works but an entertaining read all the same. Laymons work rose to prominence in america and the uk in the 1980s. One rainy night is one of my all time favorite novels. Black rain makes the residents of a small town go crazy and rape and kill each other.
One rainy night by richard laymon mika reads horror fiction. One rainy night by richard laymon hardback, 1991 for. The water drops like a shroud on the town of bixby. The plot of one rainy night is about as simple as it gets. Formerly friendly neighbors turn to crazed maniacs. Richard laymons novel, one rainy night is about a mysterious black rain that falls over a town, turning its residents into bloodthirsty lunatics. If you had to define the essence of richard laymon in just one book, one rainy night probably does it. Richard laymons first novel was the cellar, published in 1980. One by one, they become filled with hate and rageand the need to kill. A shroud of rain covers the town of bixby, coating the inhabitants in an unending torrent and turning them into hatefilled maniacs.
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. Laymon was born and raised outside of chicago, illinois, then lived in tiburon, california, as a teen. Richard laymon the strange black rain falls like a shroud on the small town of bixby. Richard carl laymon january 14, 1947 february 14, 2001 was an american author of suspense and horror fiction, particularly within the splatterpunk subgenre. 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. Richard laymon one rainy night one rainy night by richard laymon 1991 headline. If youve missed laymon, youve missed a treat stephen king. The official richard laymon news page public group facebook. Excellent, i dont want to give too much of the story away, buy it and read for yourself, you wont be disappointed.
One rainy night when i sat down to begin the novel that would become one rainy night, id just finished writing the stake. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Original title isbn 9781477837115 published on 1997. Sadly for the mostly white town, the young mans grandpa happens to know voodoo.
As the night continues, those who havent been infected by the black rain try to seek shelter and protect themselves from their former friends and neighbors, now turned homicidal maniacs. Jul 09, 2017 a look at the novel one rainy night, by richard laymon. One rainy night by richard laymon 2000, paperback for. I have read others from him like the island, the lake, midnight tour, savage, into the fire and many more. Here is a quick description and cover image of book one rainy night written by richard laymon which was published in 1997. One rainy night a chilling tale of violence and destruction. There are no passages of comfy prose, no time to catch your breath. Now, i do agree that he relied a little too much on the man is a horny, uncontrolled ahole character.