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Hardcover: 260 pages
Publisher: Cemetery Dance Publications; Limited edition (October 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1587670127
ISBN-13: 978-1587670121
Product Dimensions:

9.1 x 5.7 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
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Laymon and Halloween. That sounds like a perfect mix, with the author of the gleefully malevolent The Traveling Vampire Show (Forecasts, Apr. 24) taking on the spookiest night of the year. But his fans know that Laymon can be erratic, sometimes delivering shocking yet emotionally astute entertainments, at other times turning in tangled terrors drenched in sex and gore. The latter, unfortunately, more closely describes his new novel, despite its fast, smart start, in which horror descends like a howling banshee on two young women dispensing candy to trick-or-treaters. A teen boy, Hunter, comes banging on Shannon and Laura's door, claiming he's being chased by a pack of naked adultsAwitches? Soon the house is under attack by nude sword- and axe-wielding maniacs. A local dad escorting a bunch of kids gets caught in the ensuing mayhem, which features numerous cuttings and, in time, the spectacle of Shannon and Laura stripped and trussed together in the local graveyard as the villains prepare for human sacrifice. Laymon ups the ante to supernatural horror by tossing in a homicidal spirit who's haunting Shannon and Laura's house, but that element only adds to the confusion already made rampant through frenzied racing and chasing by too many characters who don't grow from beginning to end, despite their ordeals. Laymon boasts an intensely loyal following, so this novel will likely sell out its limited print run, but while his fans will love the richly depicted seasonal setting and Laymon's ability to make pages riffle as if in high wind, they'll also sense that, ultimately, this is one sputtering jack o'lantern. (Oct.) FYI: Edited by Laymon and also available from Cemetery Dance is the just-released Bad News, a limited edition of original short stories on the title theme by numerous greats in the horror/dark crime field, signed by all the contributors.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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5.0 out of 5 starsOnce Upon a HalloweenOctober 11, 2001

By D. Hensley

Format:Hardcover

Have you noticed that a lot of horror writers stay away from stories about Halloween. Not Richard Laymon. He plays homage to it to way horror fans want it. This novel works on two levels:(1) a fast paced Halloween story and (2) a B- Horror movie where the "actors" always do dumb things. There are plenty of horror movie cliche in this book too! (i.e. "stay right there!..I'll be right back") October is a great month to read this book.

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