Who This Author Is

RICHARD LAYMON has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 59 catalog-linked books across 1983 to 2013, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Horror & Supernatural.

Best for readers who want quick tension, supernatural hooks, and paperback-series energy. If you want the easiest first click, start with Fiends and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1983 to 2013; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Headline and Leisure Books.

Best Place To Start

Fiends

Headline • 1997 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Horror & Supernatural entry points • common used copies from Headline and Leisure Books

Genres and themes: Horror & Supernatural

Who this author is best for: readers who want quick tension, supernatural hooks, and paperback-series energy

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1983 to 2013; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Headline and Leisure Books.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Fiends

    Headline • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1997 • 285 pages.

  2. Midnight's Lair

    Headline • 1992 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1992 • 256 pages.

  3. Darkness Tell Us

    Headline • 1991 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1991 • 320 pages.

  4. Dark Mountain

    Amazon Publishing • 2013 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2013 • 350 pages.

  5. The Beast House

    47North • 2013 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2013 • 334 pages.

  6. The Lake

    DP • 2011 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2011 • 416 pages.

  7. Cuts

    Leisure Books • 2008 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 416 pages.

  8. To Wake The Dead

    Leisure Books • 2004 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2004 • 386 pages.

  9. Night In Lonesome October

    Headline|Headline Feature • 2001 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2001 • 346 pages.

  10. Noche infinita

    Libsa, Editorial S.A. • 2000 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 400 pages.

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