Richard Laymon was born in Chicago and grew up in California. Four of his books have been shortlisted for the Bram Stoker Award, which he won in 2001 with THE TRAVELLING VAMPIRE SHOW. Among his many acclaimed works of horror and suspense are the three novels in the Beast House Chronicles: THE CELLAR, THE BEAST HOUSE and THE MIDNIGHT TOUR. He died in February 2001.
If you've missed Laymon, you've missed a treat -- Stephen King No one writes like Laymond an you're going to have a good time with anything he writes -- Dean Koontz A brilliant writer -- Sunday Express In Laymon's books, blood doesn't so much drip, drip as explode, splatter and coagulate -- Independent