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Panic_Parade
Posted October 25, 2011
This is my second of Laymons novels and i love them, now they arent for the faint hearted there is alot of detail with gore and sex, but if you have a strong stomach their wonderful i also recomend his novel "No Sanctuary" just dont read it while camping like i did, you will be afraid to go to sleep :)
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.I have now read 3 of Laymon's novels & this one is not his best & yet, it's not his worst. Let's get one thing straight: he's not the greatest novelist of a generation, nor does he aspire to be. He is, however, a great pulp horror novelist who helped--albeit unknowingly--kickstart the splatterpunk movement of the 1980s (I've said this before in past reviews of his books). With that said, I would recommend this novel to anyone who loves the horror genre. It is not as gory as his other novels I've read--THE WOODS ARE DARK comes to mind--but it does entertain. The main characters of this book are not the usual fodder Laymon conjours up to do horrible things to (again, see THE WOODS ARE DARK & THE CELLAR) but he does do horrible things to his supporting characters while the main focus is on Melvin--a second rate, Herbert West: Re-Animator--who first attempts resurrection on a dead cheerleader's corpse in high school with a car battery & jumper cables at the local high school's science fair (a Victor Frankenstein he is not). Melvin likes Vicki. Melvin likes her so much, he wants to kill her (with plastic wrap over her face--like he does to others in order to practice his resurrections with black magic/alchemy) & resurrect her so she'll be his sex slave forever. He does this to an unsuspecting nurse & finds new ways to exploit necrophilia in the confines of his own home. Does he get his way? Read & find out. At least it's better than a awful Koontz or John Saul novel. Again, not his best but not his worst. Will I read any more of his novels? Well, in response to my own question, I'm reading AFTER MIDNIGHT as of this writing & so far I like that novel better than this one. I still think pulp horror fans will enjoy this book no matter what I say about it.
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Posted October 20, 2005
This was my first Laymon book and it was the one that got my hooked on him. He was a very imaganitive person. This book is very disturbing.........I LOVED IT. Definately reminds me of some of the creepy people I went to school with. I am way excited to start the next Laymon book
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Posted June 23, 2005
I switched to Laymon after reading everything that Steven King put out, and I can just say that everything Laymon writes is good. I just bought this book last week, and It is very interesting. He creates such realistic environments in it. Definately check it out if you like horror books.
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Posted April 14, 2005
This is my second Laymon novel, and I was looking forward to a good gory scare. All I got was a terrible , somewhat of a 'zombie' story. I think there was a reason that this work was not published while he was alive.
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Posted April 7, 2005
This is the first book I've read from Richard Laymon, now I am looking all over for his books. Stayed up last night until 1:00am, wanted to finish the book, the book is scarey and made sure all the doors were locked up tight (twice). S.King look out.
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Posted February 27, 2005
This book definitely didn't let me down. I looked forward to this book for 3 months and picked it up and read it in 2 days. There are suprises around every corner and the dialogue is very humorous. This might be Laymon's best book, but I would have to read it again (which I plan on doing). This book won't let you down!
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Overview
A man discovers he has the ability to bring people back from the dead, and he's determined to work his magic on the girl of his dreams--but first he'll have to kill her.