by Richard Laymon
There is no filler in Laymon's writing. The sentences are short and very seldom is there any semblance of craft in the them. I don't say this as a bad thing, just a fact. Laymon gets right to the point, and that lends itself to a novel that I read in a blink. I've read some previous books by Laymo...
1980 baby! A good year for horror and the start of Laymon’s Beast House series and Air Supply was “All Out of Love”. (Damn, don’t remind me) OK…Back in Black and Blizzard of Ozz!! That’s more like it!The Cellar reads like a classic horror novel from the 80’s. Wait! It is a classic horror novel from ...
This is the worst book I've ever read, seriously I wish there was a way to give it zero stars and make it stick. There are so many things bad about this book.1. The prose is written at a Jethro Bodeen sixth grade edecation level.2. Pedophilia. I'm not against pedophilia as a plot device; its un...
Excellent book from Laymon (as usual) great story!
unnecessary descriptions of child molestation in an odd subplot that is completely inessential to the narrative... sort of makes me question the author's motives. overall, an incredibly overrated piece of crap. however, taken by itself, "giant human/rat monsters who are obsessed with sex" is sort of...
Lately I am into horror books but reading a good horror book is dificult because most horror books doesn't scare me at all... some of them are not even interesting. Nevertheless I went into it with a good impresion of the reviews... and I was glad I did it.This book is called The Cellar which is the...
Weird book but overall a good quick read. Weird mix of horror, thriller, serial killer, erotica and Human/beast sex. Surprise ending. I will not say more so I don't spoil it.
This is about a house rumored to contain a blood-thirsty beast. It starts out with a triple murder, then more murder, and as a topper an innocent child is abused and molested in typical Laymon style. It's hard to stomach the kiddie stuff, it really is, and I don't understand the need to put it in th...