Richard Laymon

[Daniel Lee Severn]

i wouldn't do so either, dls...few authors, in my humble 'o' match king

it takes a certain something to keep me coming back more than once or twice...

in horror, through the years, only laymon, gary brandner, peter straub and robert mccammon have repeatedly come close and have, for the most part, have got me pretty much sold...

i do, however, keep an eye and an ear out for others to try...

I would put Dan Simmons in that category for me.

[guido tkp]

y'know...i have tried him...soooo many times...but i always end up either bored...or completely bored by him

i trudged my way through that indian cult one..and slogged my way through 'carrion comfort'..flatout stopped reading one other...don't even remember what it was, i was so bored

and i keep reading wonderful reviews of his stuff...and, yet...and i just don't see it

for me..he's exactly like koontz...he's just not my cuppa...

but i'm very glad he's been good to you...keep on readin', friend

[crystalglimmer]

I believe I would be borrowing someone's quote (and not so loosely paraphrasing): "Richard Laymon writes with a typewriter ribbon dipped in (pure) blood" I don't remember who to attribute it to - but I know I stuffed my face with Laymon and then moved on. Laymon is like Tabitha King - sometimes it's just too gruesome to read. Ya gotta wonder why -If YOU are thinking that - the writer doesn't! And ya gotta like that...!!!

[guido tkp]

i can see that quote...it is kinda appropo...laymon does go places that, in the deepest part of your mind might think it might go...and then it does...

i still equate his stuff more as really good b-movie stuff...it's alike a great corman, carpenter or coscarelli movie...he's just not afraid to go there...and have devilishly good fun getting there

but there are others that are far more gruesome...jack ketchum comes to mind...

only read 'small world' w/the estimiable mrs K...liked it, but that was about it...have always thought i ought to retry some more...