Horror Books > Richard Laymon Horror Books > 5 GBP to 9 GBP

Advantages: Gripping story that keeps you interested
Disadvantages: Laymon has passed away :(

...Aunt & Uncle's house by the lake for the summer, following a series of events at home that have made her parents come to this decision. After a few days of rest and relaxation Leigh begins to yearn for some male company, and when Charlie comes on the scene she is in her element. A young, handsome and fit boy for her to seduce and "play" with all summer. But tragedy strikes on their third meeting and he dies in tragic and terrible circumstances leaving ...
...It's 1986 and Deana West, the teenage offspring of Leigh & Charlie, is sneaking off to make out with her boyfriend Allan. They go to the woods but again history seems to be repeating itself and a lunatic who has followed them to the wooded clearing mows down Allan. Deana escapes and makes it out of the woods, but her nightmare is not over and until they catch the killer who seems to be stalking Deana and her mother she cannot rest easy. The cop ... Read review

Advantages: A bit of suspense and thriller
Disadvantages: Poorly written and a but far fetched sometimes

...town and gets a job in the local Library. She feels her life is very mundane and boring and she will not be able to meet new people but then an envelope appears on her desk in the library with her name on it. She opens it to find $50 and a note with a clue which leads her upstairs to a book where she finds another envelope with a note but this time with $100. The notes are signed MOG (Master of Games) and each note has another clue which leads her ...
...in order to get the next envelope, each containing twice as much money as before. I started off really enjoying this book and thought the suspense was quite good and 'where will she be sent and what will she have to do next?' but then I thought the book started to get a little far fetched. First of all she is being sent to stranger and stranger places and being asked to do horrible things (such as walk into an abandoned house, go upstairs to an ... Read review

Advantages: Scary, and quite original
Disadvantages: Wanders off topic sometimes

Out Are The Lights is interesting because it contains one novella and five other short stories. The big story though, is obviously the most important thing about this book. Although I found it quite an enjoyable read, I thought the storyline was a little cheesy. The plot is that there is a couple of mad people out there who put people into various horrific situations, film them and sell it to a film. company. It all sounds a little "Goosebumps" or ...
...All in all Out Are The Lights isn't bad. As a Richard Laymon fan I was quite dissapointed, but it's not exactly the worst book I've read. There are parts of the story I will always remember, but I wouldn't pick it up and read it again, unless it was for one of the short stories. ...