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{{Short description|American writer (1947–2001)}} | ||
| {{primary sources|date=August 2013}} | {{primary sources|date=August 2013}} | ||
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| {{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see ] --> | {{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see ] --> | ||
| | name = Richard Carl Laymon | | name = Richard Carl Laymon | ||
| | image = | | image = | ||
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| | birth_date = {{birth date|1947|1|14|mf=y}} | | birth_date = {{birth date|1947|1|14|mf=y}} | ||
| | birth_place = ], U.S | | birth_place = ], U.S | ||
| | death_date = {{death date and age|2001|2|14|1947|1|14|mf=y}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|2001|2|14|1947|1|14|mf=y}} | ||
| | death_place = ], U.S | | death_place = ], U.S | ||
| | occupation = Novelist | | occupation = Novelist | ||
| | genre = ] | | genre = ] | ||
| | movement = | | movement = | ||
| | notableworks = The Cellar, The Beast House, The Midnight Tour, Island, The Traveling Vampire Show | | notableworks = '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' | ||
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| Laymon was born and raised outside of ], then lived in ], as a teen. He graduated from ], then pursued a BA in ] from ] in ] and an MA in English Literature from ] in Los Angeles. | Laymon was born and raised outside of ], then lived in ], as a teen. He graduated from ], then pursued a BA in ] from ] in ] and an MA in English Literature from ] 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 Richard Kelly. Twenty of his stories were published as part of the Fastback Mystery series—single short stories released in book form. |
His works include more than sixty short stories and more than thirty novels, a few of which were published under the pseudonym Richard Kelly. Twenty of his stories were published as part of the Fastback Mystery series—single short stories released in book form. | ||
| Early in his career, Laymon found greater commercial success in the United Kingdom and Europe, despite praise from prominent writers from within the genre, including ] and ]. Laymon believed that this was a result of a badly-edited first release of '']'', which had had over fifty pages removed. The poor editing and unattractive ] also stalled his career in America after the success of '']''. Starting in 1999 and an association with ], Laymon found delayed recognition in his homeland. Laymon's original version of ''The Woods Are Dark''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cemeterydance.com/page/CDP/PROD/laymon14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505195324/http://www.cemeterydance.com/page/CDP/PROD/laymon14 |archive-date=May 5, 2008 |title=The Woods are Dark (The Original, Uncut Version): Cemetery Dance Publications}}</ref> was finally published in July 2008 by Leisure Books and ] after being reconstructed from the original manuscript by his daughter, Kelly. | |||
| His novel ''Flesh'' was named Best Horror Novel of 1988 by Science Fiction Chronicle, and both ''Flesh'' and '']'' were nominated for the ], as was his non-fiction work ''A Writer's Tale''. He won this award posthumously in 2001 for '']''. | His novel ''Flesh'' was named Best Horror Novel of 1988 by Science Fiction Chronicle, and both ''Flesh'' and '']'' were nominated for the ], as was his non-fiction work ''A Writer's Tale''. He won this award posthumously in 2001 for '']''. | ||
| Richard was president of the ] (2000-2001). | |||
| ⚫ | The tribute anthology, ''In Laymon's Terms'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cemeterydance.com/page/CDP/PROD/laymonk01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060510192520/http://www.cemeterydance.com/page/CDP/PROD/laymonk01 |archive-date=May 10, 2006 |title=In Laymon's Terms: Cemetery Dance Publications}}</ref> was released by ] during the summer of 2011. It featured short stories and non-fiction tribute essays by authors such as ], ], ], ], and |
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| ⚫ | The tribute anthology, ''In Laymon's Terms'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cemeterydance.com/page/CDP/PROD/laymonk01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060510192520/http://www.cemeterydance.com/page/CDP/PROD/laymonk01 |archive-date=May 10, 2006 |title=In Laymon's Terms: Cemetery Dance Publications}}</ref> was released by ] during the summer of 2011. It featured short stories and non-fiction tribute essays by authors such as ], ], ], ], and many others. | ||
| ==Death== | ==Death== | ||
| Laymon died of a heart attack |
Laymon died in ], ] of ] in 2001, aged 54. | ||
| == Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
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| === Novels === | === Novels === | ||
| * '']'' (1980) (First book in the ''Beast House Chronicles'' series) | * '']'' (1980) (First book in the ''Beast House Chronicles'' series) | ||
| * ''Your Secret Admirer'' (1980) (writing as Carl Laymon) | * ''Your Secret Admirer'' (1980) (writing as Carl Laymon - young adult novel) | ||
| * '']'' (1981) | * '']'' (1981) | ||
| ⚫ | * ''Out Are the Lights'' (1982) | ||
| * ''Nightmare Lake'' (1983) (writing as Carl Laymon) | * ''Nightmare Lake'' (1983) (writing as Carl Laymon - young adult novel) | ||
| * ''The Lawmen'' (1983) (writing as Lee Davis Willoughby) | * ''The Lawmen'' (1983) (writing as Lee Davis Willoughby) | ||
| ⚫ | * ''Out Are the Lights'' ( |
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| * ''Night Show'' (1984) | * ''Night Show'' (1984) | ||
| * ''A Stranger's Arms'' (1984) (writing as Carla Laymon) | * ''A Stranger's Arms'' (1984) (writing as Carla Laymon) | ||
| ⚫ | * '' |
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| * ''Beware'' (1985) | * ''Beware'' (1985) | ||
| ⚫ | * ''Allhallow's Eve'' (1985) | ||
| * '']'' (1986) (Second book in the ''Beast House Chronicles'' series) | * '']'' (1986) (Second book in the ''Beast House Chronicles'' series) | ||
| * ''Tread Softly'' (1987) – a.k.a. ''Dark Mountain'' (writing as Richard Kelly) | * ''Tread Softly'' (1987) – a.k.a. ''Dark Mountain'' (writing as Richard Kelly) | ||
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| * ''One Rainy Night'' (1991) | * ''One Rainy Night'' (1991) | ||
| * '']'' (1991) | * '']'' (1991) | ||
| * '']'' (1992) a.k.a. ''Alarms'' | |||
| * '']'' (1992) | * '']'' (1992) | ||
| * '' |
* ''Dark Mountain'' (1993) | ||
| ⚫ | * '']: From Whitechapel to the Wild West on the Track of Jack the Ripper'' (1993) | ||
| * ''Dark Mountain'' (1992) | |||
| * ''Endless Night'' (1993) | * ''Endless Night'' (1993) | ||
| ⚫ | * '']: From Whitechapel to the Wild West on the Track of Jack the Ripper'' (1993) | ||
| * ''In the Dark'' (1994) | * ''In the Dark'' (1994) | ||
| * ''Quake'' (1995) | * ''Quake'' (1995) | ||
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| * '']'' (2000) | * '']'' (2000) | ||
| * ''Friday Night in Beast House'' (2001) (Fourth book in the ''Beast House Chronicles'' series) | * ''Friday Night in Beast House'' (2001) (Fourth book in the ''Beast House Chronicles'' series) | ||
| * ''Night in the Lonesome October'' (2001) | * '']'' (2001) | ||
| * ''The Halloween Mouse'' (with ]) (2001) – children's book | * ''The Halloween Mouse'' (with ]) (2001) – children's book | ||
| * ''Triage'' (2001) | * ''Triage'' (2001) | ||
| * ''No Sanctuary'' (2001) | * ''No Sanctuary'' (2001) | ||
| * ''Amara'' ( |
* ''Amara'' (2003) a.k.a. ''To Wake the Dead'' | ||
| * ''The Lake'' (2004) | * ''The Lake'' (2004) | ||
| * ''The Glory Bus'' (2005) a.k.a. ''Into the Fire'' | * ''The Glory Bus'' (2005) a.k.a. ''Into the Fire'' | ||
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| * ''The Trap'' (1985) | * ''The Trap'' (1985) | ||
| * ''Marathon'' (1985) | * ''Marathon'' (1985) | ||
| * ''Night Games (1985) | * ''Night Games'' (1985) | ||
| * ''Night Ride'' (1985) | * ''Night Ride'' (1985) | ||
| * ''Beginner's Luck'' (1986) | * ''Beginner's Luck'' (1986) | ||
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| * ''The Return'' (1987) | * ''The Return'' (1987) | ||
| * ''Thin Air'' (1987) | * ''Thin Air'' (1987) | ||
| ⚫ | === Collections === | ||
| * ''Out Are the Lights: And Other Tales'' (1991) | |||
| * ''A Good, Secret Place'' (1992) | |||
| * ''Fiends'' (1997) | |||
| * '']'' (2000) | |||
| * ''Madman Stan and Other Stories'' (2004) | |||
| ⚫ | * ''Short Stories: The Mystery and Men’s Magazines'' (2014) | ||
| ⚫ | === Anthologies === | ||
| * ''Bad News Anthology'' (2000) | |||
| ⚫ | === Autobiography === | ||
| ⚫ | * ''A Writer's Tale'' (1998) | ||
| {{Col-break}} | |||
| === Short stories === | === Short stories === | ||
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| * "Blarney" | * "Blarney" | ||
| * "The Bleeder" | * "The Bleeder" | ||
| * "Boo" (first printed in |
* "Boo" (first printed in ] and reprinted in In Laymon's Terms) | ||
| * "The Boy Who Loved the Twilight Zone" (included in Be Afraid: Tales of Horror selected by Edo Van Belkom 2000 Tundra Books) | * "The Boy Who Loved the Twilight Zone" (included in Be Afraid: Tales of Horror selected by Edo Van Belkom 2000 Tundra Books) | ||
| * "Cabin in the Woods" (included in The Children of Cthulhu Edited by John Pelan and Benjamin Adams 2002 Del Ray Books / Ballantine) | * "Cabin in the Woods" (included in The Children of Cthulhu Edited by John Pelan and Benjamin Adams 2002 Del Ray Books / Ballantine) | ||
| * "The Champion" | * "The Champion" | ||
| * "Choppie" (included in Subterranean Gallery Edited by Richard Chizmar and William Schafer 1999 Subterranean Press) | * "Choppie" (included in Subterranean Gallery Edited by Richard Chizmar and William Schafer 1999 Subterranean Press) | ||
| * "Cut!" (Originally appeared in Besteller Magazine Issue #23, Pitman Learning, 1985 and reprinted in |
* "Cut!" (Originally appeared in Besteller Magazine Issue #23, Pitman Learning, 1985 and reprinted in In Laymon's Terms) | ||
| * "Desert Pickup" | * "Desert Pickup" | ||
| * "Dinker's Pond" | * "Dinker's Pond" | ||
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| * "The Hunt" (also made in to an extended screenplay titled The Hunted and included in Screamplays - Published by Del Ray 1997) | * "The Hunt" (also made in to an extended screenplay titled The Hunted and included in Screamplays - Published by Del Ray 1997) | ||
| * "I'm Not a Criminal" | * "I'm Not a Criminal" | ||
| * "Immediate Opening" (reprinted in |
* "Immediate Opening" (reprinted in In Laymon's Terms) | ||
| * "In The Attic" (released as a chapbook - published by Camelot Books) | * "In The Attic" (released as a chapbook - published by Camelot Books) | ||
| * "Into the Pit" | * "Into the Pit" | ||
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| * "Wishbone" | * "Wishbone" | ||
| * "The Worshipper" | * "The Worshipper" | ||
| ⚫ | === Collections === | ||
| * ''Out Are the Lights: And Other Tales'' (1991) (includes: Out are the Lights | Mess Hall | Dinker's Pond | Madman Stan | Bad News | The Tub) | |||
| * ''A Good, Secret Place'' (1992) (includes: Desert Pickup | Roadside Pickup | Oscar's Audition | Paying Joe Back | Out of the Woods | A Good Cigar is a Smoke | The Direct Approach | The Champion | Stiff Intruders | Barney's Bigfoot Museum | Blarney | Spooked | The Grab | Eats | The Bleeder | The Good Deed | Joyce | Stickman | The Mask | A Good Secret Place) | |||
| * ''Fiends'' (1997) (includes: Fiends | Kitty Litter | The Bleeder | Desert Pickup | The Mask | Eats | The Hunt | Slit | Out of the Woods | Stiff Intruders | Special | Joyce | A Good, Secret Place) | |||
| * '']'' (2000) (includes: Invitation to Murder | The Grab | Saving Grace | Barney's Bigfoot Museum | Herman | The Champion | The Maiden | A Good Cigar is a Smoke | I'm Not a Criminal | Oscar's Audition | Into the Pit | Spooked | The Good Deed | The Direct Approach | Good Vibrations | Phil the Vampire | Paying Joe Back | The Fur Coat | Blarney | Dracuson's Driver | Roadside Pickup | Wishbone | First Date | Stickman | Mop Up) | |||
| * ''Madman Stan and Other Stories'' (2004) (includes: The Hunt | Eats | The Worshipper | The Maiden | Bedtime Stories | Desert Pickup | A Good Cigar is a Smoke | Invitation to Murder | The Champion | The Good Deed | Paying Joe Back | The Fur Coat | Blarney | A Good, Secret Place | Pickup on Highway One | Saving Grace | Spooked | Madman Stan | Kitty Litter | Slit) | |||
| ⚫ | * ''Short Stories: The Mystery and Men’s Magazines'' (2014) | ||
| ⚫ | === Anthologies === | ||
| * ''Bad News Anthology'' (2000) (includes: the short story ''Double Date'' by Richard Laymon and stories from other contributors) | |||
| ⚫ | === Autobiography === | ||
| ⚫ | * ''A Writer's Tale'' (1998) | ||
| === Tribute === | |||
| * ''In Laymon's Terms'' (2011<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cemeterydance.com/in-laymons-terms.html | title=In Laymon's Terms }}</ref>) | |||
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==Awards== | ||
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| ! Year !! Award !! Category !! Work !! Result !! Ref. | |||
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| | 1988 || ] || Novel || ''Flesh'' || '''Nominated'''|| | |||
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| | 1990 || Bram Stoker Award || Novel || ''Funland'' || '''Nominated''' || | |||
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| | 1993 || Bram Stoker Award || Fiction Collection || ''A Good and Secret Place'' || '''Nominated'''|| | |||
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| | 1998 || Bram Stoker Award || Non-Fiction || ''A Writer's Tale'' || '''Nominated''' || | |||
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| | 1998 || ] || Non-Fiction || ''A Writer's Tale'' || '''Nominated''' || <ref>{{cite web | url=https://horroraward.org/prevrec.html | title=:: Ihg :: International Horror Guild :: Ihg :: }}</ref> | |||
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| | 2000 || Bram Stoker Award || Novel || ''The Traveling Vampire Show'' || '''Won''' || | |||
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| | 2000 || Bram Stoker Award || Anthology || ''Bad News'' || '''Nominated''' || | |||
| |} | |||
| == References == | |||
| {{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| * at ] | * at ] | ||
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| * at SciFan | |||
| * at ] | * | ||
| *{{isfdb name|id=Richard_Laymon|name=Richard Laymon}} | |||
| {{Bram Stoker Award Best Novel}} | {{Bram Stoker Award Best Novel}} | ||
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| 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) was an American author of suspense and horror fiction, particularly within the splatterpunk subgenre.
Life and career
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 Richard Kelly. Twenty of his stories were published as part of the Fastback Mystery series—single short stories released in book form.
Early in his career, Laymon found greater commercial success in the United Kingdom and Europe, despite praise from prominent writers from within the genre, including Stephen King and Dean Koontz. Laymon believed that this was a result of a badly-edited first release of The Woods Are Dark, which had had over fifty pages removed. The poor editing and unattractive cover art also stalled his career in America after the success of The Cellar. Starting in 1999 and an association with Leisure Books, Laymon found delayed recognition in his homeland. Laymon's original version of The Woods Are Dark was finally published in July 2008 by Leisure Books and Cemetery Dance Publications after being reconstructed from the original manuscript by his daughter, Kelly.
His novel Flesh was named Best Horror Novel of 1988 by Science Fiction Chronicle, and both Flesh and Funland were nominated for the Bram Stoker Award, as was his non-fiction work A Writer's Tale. He won this award posthumously in 2001 for The Traveling Vampire Show.
Richard was president of the Horror Writers Association (2000-2001).
The tribute anthology, In Laymon's Terms, was released by Cemetery Dance Publications during the summer of 2011. It featured short stories and non-fiction tribute essays by authors such as Bentley Little, Jack Ketchum, Gary Brandner, Edward Lee, and many others.
Death
Laymon died in Los Angeles, California of a heart attack in 2001, aged 54.
Bibliography
Novels
Fastbacks (young adult short stories)
Short stories
Collections
Anthologies
Autobiography
Tribute
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Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Bram Stoker Award | Novel | Flesh | Nominated | |
| 1990 | Bram Stoker Award | Novel | Funland | Nominated | |
| 1993 | Bram Stoker Award | Fiction Collection | A Good and Secret Place | Nominated | |
| 1998 | Bram Stoker Award | Non-Fiction | A Writer's Tale | Nominated | |
| 1998 | International Horror Guild Award | Non-Fiction | A Writer's Tale | Nominated | |
| 2000 | Bram Stoker Award | Novel | The Traveling Vampire Show | Won | |
| 2000 | Bram Stoker Award | Anthology | Bad News | Nominated |
References
- Adrian, Jack (March 19, 2001). "Obituary: Richard Laymon". The Independent. p. 6.
- "The Woods are Dark (The Original, Uncut Version): Cemetery Dance Publications". Archived from the original on May 5, 2008.
- "In Laymon's Terms: Cemetery Dance Publications". Archived from the original on May 10, 2006.
- "The Woods are Dark (The Original, Uncut Version): Cemetery Dance Publications". Archived from the original on May 5, 2008.
- "In Laymon's Terms".
- ":: Ihg :: International Horror Guild :: Ihg ::".
See also
External links
- Richard Laymon Kills! The Official Website's New Home at Steve Gerlach
- Beware! Laymon Ahead Website
- Richard Laymon page on DLS Reviews