endless night richard laymon horror classic

Somewhere Cyndi Lauper approvesįun fact: Funland was my first 500+ page read of my life. Here’s Funland, one of his many kooky and crazy horror stories set in a dilapidated rundown amusement park in some podunk beach town. Always a blast to run across one of his cooler covers that does not belong to the lame generic Leisure lineup. Richard Laymon is one of my favorite horror writers to have ever lived. BUT… that gawd damn glorious cover, with the die cut and everything… it’s an all-time classic in terms of horror paperback covers! Flip it and you see this lovely little scene! Didn’t buy this one because the plot didn’t appeal to me, nor did the many negative reviews. Here’s The Midnight Hour by Donald Bacon. Whoever sold these books to Half Price must have had them stored in the attic or something for the past 30+ years! It was jammed to the gills, packed to the rafters with paperbacks from Hell galore! Someone had apparently unloaded their ENTIRE horror book collection, as upon further examination most of the books had the same old book store stamps from a bygone era. I visited the Half Price Books in that town and could not believe my eyes when I made my way to their horror section. Her town had way better book stores than where I live, and that’s how I got back into reading. We alternated weekends driving to each other’s place. In October of 2018, I began dating the woman that would eventually become my wife. Come with me as I take you back to that fateful day… I always loved that cheesy old line “It came from so and so,” so I can’t think of a better title for this new series than that! I have thousands of titles to select from, but for my first entry into this brand new series I have to highlight the amazing find I made this past October of 2021.

Rather than wait to read the whole book and then do a review, I’ve been long meaning to share my random finds in a series of shorter articles entitled IT CAME FROM THE BOOK STORE. I’ve unearthed some amazing gems, ran into nostalgic childhood favorites and discovered some bizarre oddities and fascinating obscurities. Since getting back into reading 3 years ago (2019 feels like AGES ago), I’ve been to my fair share of book stores in the surrounding 150 miles or so of my home.

Endless night richard laymon horror classic