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| * ''"Cut!"'' (Originally appeared in Besteller Magazine Issue #23, Pitman Learning, 1985 and reprinted in ''In Laymon's Terms'') | * ''"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"'' | ||
| * "The Direct Approach" | * ''"The Direct Approach"'' | ||
| * "The Diving Girl"'' (included in Dark Delicacies: Original Tales of Terror and the Macabre Edited by Del Howison & Jeff Gelb) | * ''"The Diving Girl"'''' (included in Dark Delicacies: Original Tales of Terror and the Macabre Edited by Del Howison & Jeff Gelb) | ||
| * "Double Date" | * ''"Double Date"'' | ||
| * "Dracusson's Driver" | * ''"Dracusson's Driver"'' | ||
| * "Eats" | * ''"Eats"'' | ||
| * "Fiends" | * ''"Fiends"'' | ||
| * "Finders Keepers" (Originally appeared in Besteller Magazine Issue #26, Pitman Learning, 1985) | * ''"Finders Keepers"'' (Originally appeared in Besteller Magazine Issue #26, Pitman Learning, 1985) | ||
| * "First Date" | * ''"First Date"'' | ||
| * "The Fur Coat" | * ''"The Fur Coat"'' | ||
| * "A Good Cigar is a Smoke" | * ''"A Good Cigar is a Smoke"'' | ||
| * "The Good Deed" | * ''"The Good Deed"'' | ||
| * "A Good, Secret Place" | * ''"A Good, Secret Place"'' | ||
| * "Good Vibrations" | * ''"Good Vibrations"'' | ||
| * "The Grab" | * ''"The Grab"'' | ||
| * "Hammerhead" (included in The Horror Writers Association Presents - The Museum of Horror Edited by Dennis Etchison 2003 Leisure Books) | * ''"Hammerhead"'' (included in The Horror Writers Association Presents - The Museum of Horror Edited by Dennis Etchison 2003 Leisure Books) | ||
| * "The Hangman" (included in Skull Full of Spurs: A Roundup of Weird Westerns Edited by Jason Bovberg and Kirk Whitham 2000 Dark Highway Press) | * ''"The Hangman"'' (included in Skull Full of Spurs: A Roundup of Weird Westerns Edited by Jason Bovberg and Kirk Whitham 2000 Dark Highway Press) | ||
| * "Herman" | * ''"Herman"'' | ||
| * "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 ''In Laymon's Terms'') | * ''"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"'' | ||
| * "Invitation to Murder" | * ''"Invitation to Murder"'' | ||
| * "The Job" (included in The Unexplained - Stories of the Paranormal Editor Ric Alexander Introduced by Peter James 1998 Millenium) | * ''"The Job"'' (included in The Unexplained - Stories of the Paranormal Editor Ric Alexander Introduced by Peter James 1998 Millenium) | ||
| * "Joyce" | * ''"Joyce"'' | ||
| * "The Keeper" (released as a chapbook - published by Gauntlet Publications) | * ''"The Keeper"'' (released as a chapbook - published by Gauntlet Publications) | ||
| * "Keeper of the Books" (Originally appeared in California School Libraries - (volume 48 issue 3) - Spring 1977) | * ''"Keeper of the Books"'' (Originally appeared in California School Libraries - (volume 48 issue 3) - Spring 1977) | ||
| * "Kitty Litter" | * ''"Kitty Litter"'' | ||
| * "The Living Dead" (included in Mondo Zombie Edited by John Skipp 2006 Cemetery Dance Publications) | * ''"The Living Dead"'' (included in Mondo Zombie Edited by John Skipp 2006 Cemetery Dance Publications) | ||
| * "Madman Stan" | * ''"Madman Stan"'' | ||
| * "The Maiden" | * ''"The Maiden"'' | ||
| * "The Mask" | * ''"The Mask"'' | ||
| * "The Mirror" (included in Discoveries: Best of Horror and Dark Fantasy Edited by James R. Beach and Jason V. Brock, 2018) | * ''"The Mirror"'' (included in Discoveries: Best of Horror and Dark Fantasy Edited by James R. Beach and Jason V. Brock, 2018) | ||
| * "Mess Hall" | * ''"Mess Hall"'' | ||
| * "Mop Up" | * ''"Mop Up"'' | ||
| * "Oscar's Audition" | * ''"Oscar's Audition"'' | ||
| * "Out of the Woods" | * ''"Out of the Woods"'' | ||
| * "Paying Joe Back" | * ''"Paying Joe Back"'' | ||
| * "Phil the Vampire" | * ''"Phil the Vampire"'' | ||
| * "Pickup on Highway One" | * ''"Pickup on Highway One"'' | ||
| * "Prudence" (included in Imagination Fully Dilated 2 Edited by Elizabeth Engstrom, Artwork by Alan M. Clarke, 2000) | * ''"Prudence"'' (included in Imagination Fully Dilated 2 Edited by Elizabeth Engstrom, Artwork by Alan M. Clarke, 2000) | ||
| * "Roadside Pickup" | * ''"Roadside Pickup"'' | ||
| * "Saving Grace" | * ''"Saving Grace"'' | ||
| * "Slit" | * ''"Slit"'' | ||
| * "Special" | * ''"Special"'' | ||
| * "Spooked" | * ''"Spooked"'' | ||
| * "Stickman" | * ''"Stickman"'' | ||
| * "Stiff Intruders" | * ''"Stiff Intruders"'' | ||
| * "Tell Me A Tale" (released as a chapbook - published by Cemetery Dance) | * ''"Tell Me A Tale"'' (released as a chapbook - published by Cemetery Dance) | ||
| * "Ten Bucks Says You Won't" (included in The Darker Side - Generations of Horror Edited by John Pelan 2002 ROC Horror) | * ''"Ten Bucks Says You Won't"'' (included in The Darker Side - Generations of Horror Edited by John Pelan 2002 ROC Horror) | ||
| * "The Tub" | * ''"The Tub"'' | ||
| * "What Jimmy Saw" (first printed in Los Angeles Times Halloween 1998 - 25th October 1998, also found at https://rlk.stevegerlach.com/rlnews98.htm) | * ''"What Jimmy Saw"'' (first printed in Los Angeles Times Halloween 1998 - 25th October 1998, also found at https://rlk.stevegerlach.com/rlnews98.htm) | ||
| * "Wishbone" | * ''"Wishbone"'' | ||
| * "The Worshipper" | * ''"The Worshipper"'' | ||
| === Collections === | === Collections === | ||
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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.
Despite praise from prominent writers from within the genre, including Stephen King and Dean Koontz, Laymon was little known in his homeland—he enjoyed greater success in Europe, particularly in the United Kingdom—until his affiliation with Leisure Books in 1999. 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 stalled his career after the success of The Cellar. 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 2001 of a heart attack. He was 54.
Bibliography
Novels
Fastbacks (young adult short stories)
Short stories
Collections
Anthologies
Autobiography
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Footnotes
- 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.