Richard Laymon

8 Series

Richard Laymon (1947-2001) was an American author known for his contributions to the horror and suspense genres, particularly within the splatterpunk sub-genre. His works, characterized by their graphic content, achieved greater popularity in the United Kingdom than in the U.S. Laymon also co-authored historical fiction under the pseudonym Lee Davis Willoughby.

Richard Laymon's works include "Your Secret Admirer" and "Nightmare Lake," published under the pseudonym Carl Laymon, and "Tread Softly" and "Midnight's Lair," released as Richard Kelly; "Tread Softly" was also titled "Dark Mountain." "Amara" is alternatively known as "To Wake the Dead," and "The Glory Bus" as "Into the Fire." "Ten Tales" was co-authored with Neal Barrett, Jr. and Wendy Hornsby, while "Triage" features contributions from Jack Ketchum and Edward Lee. The series "The Making of America," "Women Who Won the West," and "Making of the Cities" were co-authored by William L. DeAndrea and Richard Deming under the collective pseudonym Lee Davis Willoughby.

Beast House Chronicles

The Cellar

(1980)

The Beast House

(1984)

The Midnight Tour

(1998)

Friday Night in Beast House

(2001)

Standalone Novels

Your Secret Admirer

(1980)(As: Carl Laymon)

The Woods Are Dark

(1981)

Out Are the Lights

(1982)

Nightmare Lake

(1983)(As: Carl Laymon)

Night Show

(1984)

Dawson's City

(1984)

Beware

(1985)

Allhallow's Eve

(1985)

Night Creature

(1986)

Dark Mountain / Tread Softly

(1987)(As: Richard Kelly)

Thin Air

(1987)

Flesh

(1987)

Resurrection Dreams

(1988)

Midnight's Lair

(1988)(As: Richard Kelly)

Funland

(1989)

The Stake

(1990)

One Rainy Night

(1990)

Darkness, Tell Us

(1991)

Island

(1991)

Blood Games

(1992)

Alarums

(1992)

Savage

(1993)

Endless Night

(1993)

In the Dark

(1994)

Quake

(1995)

Body Rides

(1996)

Bite

(1996)

After Midnight

(1998)

The Wilds

(1998)

Cuts

(1999)

Among the Missing

(1999)

Come Out Tonight

(1999)

The Traveling Vampire Show

(2000)

Once Upon a Halloween

(2000)

No Sanctuary

(2001)

Night in the Lonesome October

(2001)

Amara / To Wake The Dead

(2003)

The Lake

(2004)

The Glory Bus / Into the Fire

(2005)

Short Stories/Novellas

Shootout at Joe's

(1984)

Cardiac Arrest

(1984)

Intruder

(1984)

Caller

(1985)

Night Ride

(1985)

Night Games

(1985)

Guts

(1985)

The Cobra

(1985)

Last Hand

(1985)

The Hearse

(1985)

Lonely One

(1985)

Live Bait

(1985)

Marathon

(1985)

The Return

(1986)

Beginner's Luck

(1986)

Halloween Hunt

(1986)

The Halloween Mouse

(2001)

Short Story Collections

A Good, Secret Place

(1992)

Fiends

(1997)

A Writer's Tale

(1998)

Dreadful Tales

(2000)

Madman Stan and Other Stories

(2004)

Short Stories: The Mystery and Men’s Magazines

(2014)

Making Of The Cities (as Lee Davis Willoughby)

Cincinnati

(1990)

Baton Rouge

(1990)

Omaha

(1992)

Women Who Won The West (as Lee Davis Willoughby)

Tempest of Tombstone

(1982)

Dodge City Darling

(1982)

Duchess of Denver

(1982)

Lost Lady of Laramie

(1982)

Flame of Virginia City

(1982)

Angel of Hangtown

(1982)

Belle of Fort Smith

(1982)

Princess of Powder River

(1982)

Making Of America

The Wilderness Seekers

(1979)(By: Lou Cameron)

The Mountain Breed

(1979)(By: Aaron Fletcher)

The Conestoga People

(1979)(By: Jeanne Sommers)

The Forty-Niners

(1979)(By: John Toombs)

Hearts Divided

(1979)(By: Paula Moore,Fancy Dewitt)

The Builders

(1979)(By: Jeanne Sommers)

The Land Rushers

(1979)(By: Elizabeth Zachary)

The Wild and The Wayward

(1979)(By: Georgia Granger)

The Texans

(1980)(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)

The Alaskans

(1980)(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)