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Das Spiel
Eines Tages erhält die junge Bibliothekarin Jane einen Fünfzig-Dollar-Schein und die Aufforderung, sich an einem ominösen „Spiel� zu beteiligen: Wenn sie jeweils mitternachts eine bestimmte Aufgabe löst, dann verdoppelt sich ihre Belohnung. Sie macht mit. Die ersten Aufgaben sind noch leicht, doch sie werden härter � bis es kein Zurück mehr gibt: Das „Spiel� artet zu reinstem Terror aus ....
494 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1994
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Richard Laymon
229books2,202followersRichard Laymon was born in Chicago and grew up in California. He earned a BA in English Literature from Willamette University, Oregon and an MA from Loyola University, Los Angeles. He worked as a schoolteacher, a librarian, and a report writer for a law firm, and was the author of more than thirty acclaimed novels.
He also published more than sixty short stories in magazines such as Ellery Queen, Alfred Hitchcock, and Cavalier, and in anthologies including Modern Masters of Horror.
He died from a massive heart attack on February 14, 2001 (Valentine's Day).
Also published under the name Richard Kelly
He also published more than sixty short stories in magazines such as Ellery Queen, Alfred Hitchcock, and Cavalier, and in anthologies including Modern Masters of Horror.
He died from a massive heart attack on February 14, 2001 (Valentine's Day).
Also published under the name Richard Kelly
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May 16, 2021
3.5 stars
Jane receives an anonymous note at the library where she works with a $50 bill and a clue promising more money. Following the dollars and the thrill of the hunt, Jane finds herself in increasingly risky situations.
This was a fun romp and I flew through the 500+ pages way quicker than anticipated. It's super readable and fast paced. Laymon does a great job with hooking the reader in to the story so you don't want to put it down. It does require a level of suspension of disbelief and for the most-part I found the story entertaining enough to just go along for the ride. However, things become more farfetched as the story goes on and my interest did start to wane the closer I got to the end. There are certainly some wild twists and turns and I did still enjoy it overall but I found that I wasn't as invested in the story by the end as I was earlier in the book.
Jane receives an anonymous note at the library where she works with a $50 bill and a clue promising more money. Following the dollars and the thrill of the hunt, Jane finds herself in increasingly risky situations.
This was a fun romp and I flew through the 500+ pages way quicker than anticipated. It's super readable and fast paced. Laymon does a great job with hooking the reader in to the story so you don't want to put it down. It does require a level of suspension of disbelief and for the most-part I found the story entertaining enough to just go along for the ride. However, things become more farfetched as the story goes on and my interest did start to wane the closer I got to the end. There are certainly some wild twists and turns and I did still enjoy it overall but I found that I wasn't as invested in the story by the end as I was earlier in the book.
February 18, 2015
Wow, this book was just so damn entertaining!It never really slowed down for me. If it wasn't so long, I could've read it in a single sitting time permitting of course. The characters were a little unbelievable but like able. I really enjoyed the concept of a master of games sending poor Jane around doing stupid and dangerous tasks for money. Makes me think if I would've played the game. Maybe...lol. Being able to be in jane's mind and see her every move was fun. There were some crazy moments and things that will stay with me forever but when a book does that for me it's because it's a good book. The ending had a twist and I felt like it wasn't rushed. It was a good ending though it left some unanswered questions. In the end, it leaves me wanting to read another laymon. Yay!
November 21, 2018
If you manage to ignore Laymon's horndog writing (he is probably the last writer ever who ought to write in a woman's voice) this book offers lots to start out with. The mystery of who and why someone leaves clues to an undefined 'game' along with cash to a anonymous librarian is compelling and when things start to escalate there is a very suspenseful part there somewhere. I forget where, because the rest is pretty much awful. I'm baffled by the high ratings of this one and I can only guess that Laymon got many stars for reputation, cult value and name from my fellow reviewers.
The sudden escalation (wherever that was, I'm not going back to check) of the 'house of horrors' is so over the top that the aforementioned suspense goes out the window in a Monty Python exploding rabbit-scene. The authors never failing focusing of anything happening to the heroine somehow directly affecting her breasts, genitals, buttocks and/or legs (in that order) and also invariably causing her to lose her clothes. The inexplicable reasoning (often out loud, this woman talks to herself no end) behind actions and choices. The insta-romance. The incredibly crappy antagonist. The even crappier ending.
Yea... I haven't stacked up any more Laymons in the TBR. But I'm sure I will try to find the ones that comes with the highest recommendation, surely they must be better than this and after all, I made it trough this one.
The sudden escalation (wherever that was, I'm not going back to check) of the 'house of horrors' is so over the top that the aforementioned suspense goes out the window in a Monty Python exploding rabbit-scene. The authors never failing focusing of anything happening to the heroine somehow directly affecting her breasts, genitals, buttocks and/or legs (in that order) and also invariably causing her to lose her clothes. The inexplicable reasoning (often out loud, this woman talks to herself no end) behind actions and choices. The insta-romance. The incredibly crappy antagonist. The even crappier ending.
Yea... I haven't stacked up any more Laymons in the TBR. But I'm sure I will try to find the ones that comes with the highest recommendation, surely they must be better than this and after all, I made it trough this one.
April 30, 2024
In the Dark was April's read in the Richard Laymon Book Club. What an awesome book had alot of fun with this one.
Jane a librarian receives a letter with her name on it from a person who refers to themselves as Mog..Master of Games. Jane is given at first tasks to decipher and in return will receive cash and further missions to complete. As the cash keeps doubling each mission the tasks get more and more sinister and violent. Will our meek little librarian stop at nothing to keep earning the cash or will Mog let her stop if she wants to quit?
This has some hallmark Laymon writing from his obsession on womens weight, hilarious and out of place inner thoughts from Jane and some gruesome scenes especially those in a house Jane has to break into.
Laymon is just such a comfort read for me his stories are always fast paced and keep you guessing and on the edge. The final quarter of this book ramps up the missions Jane is subjected to and its conclusion is action packed. I cant wait to discuss this one in the Bookclub as it has lots of laughs as well as Jane would have to be one of the stupidest characters Laymon has written in terms of decisions she makes.
Jane a librarian receives a letter with her name on it from a person who refers to themselves as Mog..Master of Games. Jane is given at first tasks to decipher and in return will receive cash and further missions to complete. As the cash keeps doubling each mission the tasks get more and more sinister and violent. Will our meek little librarian stop at nothing to keep earning the cash or will Mog let her stop if she wants to quit?
This has some hallmark Laymon writing from his obsession on womens weight, hilarious and out of place inner thoughts from Jane and some gruesome scenes especially those in a house Jane has to break into.
Laymon is just such a comfort read for me his stories are always fast paced and keep you guessing and on the edge. The final quarter of this book ramps up the missions Jane is subjected to and its conclusion is action packed. I cant wait to discuss this one in the Bookclub as it has lots of laughs as well as Jane would have to be one of the stupidest characters Laymon has written in terms of decisions she makes.
January 3, 2023
My first Richard Laymon book (I also have on hand), and not something I would think to try were it not for my friend Wally's reviews and recommendations. Laymon is an interesting American horror author from the 1980s-90s who is not Stephen King; Laymon's work is more pulpy and "splatterpunk". Based on this book's introduction by Dean Koontz, Laymon was a well-liked writer who was not nearly as depraved as his books' content.
In the Dark was . . . interesting. The story did a great job of slowly, slowly turning up the tension until it exploded somewhere in the second half in a scene that took me entirely by surprise. It then goes kind of nuts at the ending. It's entirely non-supernatural, as I think all his horror novels are, although certain events stretch the imagination.
The characters are unique, fast-talking in an old-fashioned movie style of dialogue. Rarely did a piece of dialogue use up more than one line of print. I liked the main character's willingness to push her comfort zone for the promised monetary reward, how she came to embrace experiences that broke out of the acceptable norms of her current life, until things suddenly went too far. . . .
The tone is quite lurid. There was an awful lot of attention paid to nipples and the main character's sense of her weight and I swear she took thirty showers over the course of the novel and we were in her POV for all of them. The opening scene struck me with the level of detail regarding hand position in relation to placing a switchblade in a blouse pocket in relation to her breast and nipple position, so that's the kind of book you're going to get. Easy to read, great tension, lots of nipple, and then the real depravity and a swift slide to a chaotic finish. Whew!
In the Dark was . . . interesting. The story did a great job of slowly, slowly turning up the tension until it exploded somewhere in the second half in a scene that took me entirely by surprise. It then goes kind of nuts at the ending. It's entirely non-supernatural, as I think all his horror novels are, although certain events stretch the imagination.
The characters are unique, fast-talking in an old-fashioned movie style of dialogue. Rarely did a piece of dialogue use up more than one line of print. I liked the main character's willingness to push her comfort zone for the promised monetary reward, how she came to embrace experiences that broke out of the acceptable norms of her current life, until things suddenly went too far. . . .
The tone is quite lurid. There was an awful lot of attention paid to nipples and the main character's sense of her weight and I swear she took thirty showers over the course of the novel and we were in her POV for all of them. The opening scene struck me with the level of detail regarding hand position in relation to placing a switchblade in a blouse pocket in relation to her breast and nipple position, so that's the kind of book you're going to get. Easy to read, great tension, lots of nipple, and then the real depravity and a swift slide to a chaotic finish. Whew!
August 7, 2008
So you’re a loner type who has let your figure go a bit flabby while you work at the local library. Suddenly one day you find an envelope with your name on it sitting on your chair. You open it to find a clue, much like a scavenger hunt and a fifty dollar bill. What do you do? Why you develop a penchant for culottes, stick a malfunctioning switchblade in the breast pocket of your blouse and start hunting for the next clue� of course you need to find a token hot guy that can actually answer all of the clues for you because you’re a bit of an idiot, (fashion sense aside) and as the money doubles with each envelope you need to leave your sanity aside because things are about to get hairy.
How far would you be willing to go for money? How much danger would you be willing to face for four hundred dollars? Eight hundred? Sixteen hundred? Are you willing to fight nasty animals? Tromp about in spooky houses? Break and enter? How about murder? The game starts out innocently enough; an envelope here or there with money in it and a clue leading Jane, the local librarian, to the next envelope with double the money. The mysterious individual leaving the envelopes identifies him or her self only as MOG or Master of Games. Jane falls hook line and sinker for the game, not that she’s poor and dying for the money (it almost would have been more believable if she had a dying child at home that she needed money to cure or something.) Jane is bored, so very bored, and lonely. She’s apparently been without proper companionship for quite some time� so her mysterious benefactor is not only adding a bit of excitement to her life, (along with the cash and danger) but allows her a level of fantasy about a mysterious admirer who just might really love her. But she has Brace � the ridiculously named man she met at the library after receiving her first note� is he in on it? It seems rather convenient that he showed up just after the first note� can she trust him? Lucky for her she met him though because he seems to know the answers to all of MOG’s clues, and of course he has to be around for Jane to have all of the necessary Laymon-esque fantasies and sex scenes.
“In the Dark� is a fast read for just under 500 pages; the concept of the game is fun to read about, although you won’t be able to guess any of the clues on your own because they all lead to places in the town that the story takes place in. It is fun to see just how far Jane is willing to go for such a pitiful amount of money, true it doubles each time� but I assure you that most of you would have a much higher price to do what she does, if you would be willing to do it at all. As a character, Jane is a complete dolt� she’s selfish, immature, and seems to think she’s funny when she’s more irritating than anything, on top of that she apparently only owns culottes, her panties are always sweaty, her nipples tend to always be sensitive, and she apparently walks around with her boobs way out in front because they get injured or nearly injured about once every 5 pages or so. She’s also a ridiculously deep sleeper, without the common sense to change the locks on her doors after someone has been in and out of her house at will. Brace, our token male hero or bad guy in disguise (you never can tell with Laymon) is a Lit professor who is unbelievably tolerant of being slapped, punched, cut, stalked and beaten up for the love of a woman he has known for less than a week.
In the end I guess Laymon had to make Jane a selfish retard because if she had any sense the book would have been far shorter because after the graveyard incident a normal person would have said “screw this� and if Brace wasn’t such a forgiving guy, he wouldn’t have been able to tell her where to go for all of her clues. As a book, this was very entertaining, there was some gore which is typical of Laymon, but it doesn’t come until the last 150 pages or so of the book. As always with a Laymon book there is plenty of talk of women’s anatomy, rape, brutality against women, and lots of sex. Laymon does a wonderful job of making some of the scenes very creepy, what he does a terrible job at is wrapping up the story at the end and giving the reader a satisfying “Oh, I get it� moment. When MOG is revealed there is no explanation in regards to the game, the selection of Jane, or many other strange things. Still, even though the ending left a little to be desired, this was one of Laymon’s best books I have read so far. I recommend it for Laymon fans, and to fans of horror that can tolerate a stupid lead character and lots of talk about panties and breast sweat.
How far would you be willing to go for money? How much danger would you be willing to face for four hundred dollars? Eight hundred? Sixteen hundred? Are you willing to fight nasty animals? Tromp about in spooky houses? Break and enter? How about murder? The game starts out innocently enough; an envelope here or there with money in it and a clue leading Jane, the local librarian, to the next envelope with double the money. The mysterious individual leaving the envelopes identifies him or her self only as MOG or Master of Games. Jane falls hook line and sinker for the game, not that she’s poor and dying for the money (it almost would have been more believable if she had a dying child at home that she needed money to cure or something.) Jane is bored, so very bored, and lonely. She’s apparently been without proper companionship for quite some time� so her mysterious benefactor is not only adding a bit of excitement to her life, (along with the cash and danger) but allows her a level of fantasy about a mysterious admirer who just might really love her. But she has Brace � the ridiculously named man she met at the library after receiving her first note� is he in on it? It seems rather convenient that he showed up just after the first note� can she trust him? Lucky for her she met him though because he seems to know the answers to all of MOG’s clues, and of course he has to be around for Jane to have all of the necessary Laymon-esque fantasies and sex scenes.
“In the Dark� is a fast read for just under 500 pages; the concept of the game is fun to read about, although you won’t be able to guess any of the clues on your own because they all lead to places in the town that the story takes place in. It is fun to see just how far Jane is willing to go for such a pitiful amount of money, true it doubles each time� but I assure you that most of you would have a much higher price to do what she does, if you would be willing to do it at all. As a character, Jane is a complete dolt� she’s selfish, immature, and seems to think she’s funny when she’s more irritating than anything, on top of that she apparently only owns culottes, her panties are always sweaty, her nipples tend to always be sensitive, and she apparently walks around with her boobs way out in front because they get injured or nearly injured about once every 5 pages or so. She’s also a ridiculously deep sleeper, without the common sense to change the locks on her doors after someone has been in and out of her house at will. Brace, our token male hero or bad guy in disguise (you never can tell with Laymon) is a Lit professor who is unbelievably tolerant of being slapped, punched, cut, stalked and beaten up for the love of a woman he has known for less than a week.
In the end I guess Laymon had to make Jane a selfish retard because if she had any sense the book would have been far shorter because after the graveyard incident a normal person would have said “screw this� and if Brace wasn’t such a forgiving guy, he wouldn’t have been able to tell her where to go for all of her clues. As a book, this was very entertaining, there was some gore which is typical of Laymon, but it doesn’t come until the last 150 pages or so of the book. As always with a Laymon book there is plenty of talk of women’s anatomy, rape, brutality against women, and lots of sex. Laymon does a wonderful job of making some of the scenes very creepy, what he does a terrible job at is wrapping up the story at the end and giving the reader a satisfying “Oh, I get it� moment. When MOG is revealed there is no explanation in regards to the game, the selection of Jane, or many other strange things. Still, even though the ending left a little to be desired, this was one of Laymon’s best books I have read so far. I recommend it for Laymon fans, and to fans of horror that can tolerate a stupid lead character and lots of talk about panties and breast sweat.
October 1, 2024
*** 3.9 STARS ***
The best thing I can say about In The Dark by Richard Laymon is that it felt like a Dean Koontz book.
I enjoyed the slow build-up of tension the book offered, it gave a chance to get to know the characters before the inevitable extreme acts that follow. I will say, I wanted the main character to go through a lot more when it came to the 'games' she was playing. And I wanted more visceral emotions regarding the more insane moments in the book. It lacked serious consequences, for my liking.
In The Dark reminded me of part of the video game, Heavy Rain. Every issue I had with In The Dark, and there weren't too many, were much better in Heavy Rain. Saying that, I was very entertained during my time with In The Dark
The best thing I can say about In The Dark by Richard Laymon is that it felt like a Dean Koontz book.
I enjoyed the slow build-up of tension the book offered, it gave a chance to get to know the characters before the inevitable extreme acts that follow. I will say, I wanted the main character to go through a lot more when it came to the 'games' she was playing. And I wanted more visceral emotions regarding the more insane moments in the book. It lacked serious consequences, for my liking.
In The Dark reminded me of part of the video game, Heavy Rain. Every issue I had with In The Dark, and there weren't too many, were much better in Heavy Rain. Saying that, I was very entertained during my time with In The Dark
December 14, 2021
A strange and at times really creepy read from the master of mayhem. This one also had a very vibe to it, replete with literary references (and some Easter eggs from some of his other novels). Laymon gives us a female protagonist, Jane, who of course makes dubious decisions throughout based upon dubious motivations.
Jane is a young but rather doughty librarian and just before closing one day she finds an envelope on her chair; a short note and a 50 dollar bill. The note is addressed to her and poses a riddle, promising her more cash if she solves it. The riddle is in the form of a quote that she recognizes from a book and after finding it in the stacks, she finds a crisp 100 bill and another note from the 'master of games', or as she starting calling him Mog. Of course this is going to escalate, with Mog doubling the money each time, and you know things are going to get crazy, and they do! Just how far will Jane go for money? What does this Mog character want?
Layman has the ability to really creep out a reader and does so here as the tension just builds throughout. We also have, of course, Laymon's endless fascination with breasts and nipples on display here, although this is toned down from some of his other works. While I would not consider this his best work, it is far from his worst. 3 creepy stars.
Jane is a young but rather doughty librarian and just before closing one day she finds an envelope on her chair; a short note and a 50 dollar bill. The note is addressed to her and poses a riddle, promising her more cash if she solves it. The riddle is in the form of a quote that she recognizes from a book and after finding it in the stacks, she finds a crisp 100 bill and another note from the 'master of games', or as she starting calling him Mog. Of course this is going to escalate, with Mog doubling the money each time, and you know things are going to get crazy, and they do! Just how far will Jane go for money? What does this Mog character want?
Layman has the ability to really creep out a reader and does so here as the tension just builds throughout. We also have, of course, Laymon's endless fascination with breasts and nipples on display here, although this is toned down from some of his other works. While I would not consider this his best work, it is far from his worst. 3 creepy stars.
December 18, 2011
Bullshit!....bullshit. I'm not even going to finish this book. I'm to chapter 18 and I'm just done. And personally I'm pretty pissed off at this book because it started off so awesome! I couldn't put it down. The characters were extremely likeable, it was funny yet thrilling at the same time, then it just got stupid. Or rather the main character just got stupid, completely brain dead more like.
Anyone who has read this please tell me one good reason why, after what happened in the graveyard would she even think of continuing with this? And not even be that upset or shocked! The motivations of the main character, Jane are just non existent. And you just keep thinking that she can't be that stupid! It's so upsetting because you reeeeally want to like this book, but can't get around the retarded turn it takes. :/
Anyone who has read this please tell me one good reason why, after what happened in the graveyard would she even think of continuing with this? And not even be that upset or shocked! The motivations of the main character, Jane are just non existent. And you just keep thinking that she can't be that stupid! It's so upsetting because you reeeeally want to like this book, but can't get around the retarded turn it takes. :/
May 30, 2016
Nachdem ich bereits "Das Haus" von Richard Laymon gelesen habe und davon begeistert war, stand für mich schnell fest, dass ich auch weitere Bücher des Autors lesen möchte. Meine Wahl fiel dabei auf "Das Spiel", das von der Kurzbeschreibung sehr spannend klang. Nun, Spannung war letztendlich tatsächlich da, allerdings besitzt die Geschichte auch so manche Schwäche.
Auffällig ist hierbei, dass Richard Laymon die Geschichte an sich zwar sehr spannend beschreibt, ihm allerdings auch vollkommen egal zu sein scheint, ob man die Figuren sympathisch findet oder eben nicht. Diese sind zwar an sich gut ausgearbeitet, allerdings findet man hier keinen einzigen Sympathieträger, womit ich dann doch ein kleines Problem habe. Dennoch fand ich die Idee an sich, dass Jane , mitsamt ihres Begleiters Brace, immer wieder Aufgaben erfüllen muss und dafür belohnt wird, sehr interessant, nur leider gab es für mich dabei zu viele Logikfehler, über die ich nicht hinwegsehen konnte.
Jane gehört zu den Figuren, die ich absolut nicht ins Herz schließen konnte, denn sie ist mir viel zu egoistisch und geldgeil veranlagt, sodass sie mir fast von der Seite an unsympathisch war. Zwar sind diese Charakterzüge durchaus wichtig, um dieses "Spiel", geleitet vom "Master of Games", tatsächlich durchzuziehen, allerdings hat mir bei ihr insgesamt das gewisse Etwas gefehlt. Dazu gab es mir bei dem Spiel, bzw. dessen Aufgaben zu viele Zufälle, die zum Teil die Spannung aus der Geschichte herausgenommen haben.
Das Cover ist für mich jetzt nicht gerade der größte Hingucker, passt allerdings hervorragend zur Geschichte, sodass man bei dieser Gestaltung nicht meckern kann. Die Kurzbeschreibung liest sich sehr spannend und war mit der Grund, weshalb ich dem Buch unbedingt eine Chance geben wollte.
Kurz gesagt: "Das Spiel" ist an sich sehr interessant, leidet aber enorm unter den Figuren, mit denen ich bis zum Schluss nicht warm wurde. Gleichzeitig haben sich in die Geschichte zu viele Logikfehler eingeschlichen, sodass ich diese an sich zwar gut, aber nicht überragend fand. Dennoch: Für Laymon-Fans ein absolutes Muss.
Auffällig ist hierbei, dass Richard Laymon die Geschichte an sich zwar sehr spannend beschreibt, ihm allerdings auch vollkommen egal zu sein scheint, ob man die Figuren sympathisch findet oder eben nicht. Diese sind zwar an sich gut ausgearbeitet, allerdings findet man hier keinen einzigen Sympathieträger, womit ich dann doch ein kleines Problem habe. Dennoch fand ich die Idee an sich, dass Jane , mitsamt ihres Begleiters Brace, immer wieder Aufgaben erfüllen muss und dafür belohnt wird, sehr interessant, nur leider gab es für mich dabei zu viele Logikfehler, über die ich nicht hinwegsehen konnte.
Jane gehört zu den Figuren, die ich absolut nicht ins Herz schließen konnte, denn sie ist mir viel zu egoistisch und geldgeil veranlagt, sodass sie mir fast von der Seite an unsympathisch war. Zwar sind diese Charakterzüge durchaus wichtig, um dieses "Spiel", geleitet vom "Master of Games", tatsächlich durchzuziehen, allerdings hat mir bei ihr insgesamt das gewisse Etwas gefehlt. Dazu gab es mir bei dem Spiel, bzw. dessen Aufgaben zu viele Zufälle, die zum Teil die Spannung aus der Geschichte herausgenommen haben.
Das Cover ist für mich jetzt nicht gerade der größte Hingucker, passt allerdings hervorragend zur Geschichte, sodass man bei dieser Gestaltung nicht meckern kann. Die Kurzbeschreibung liest sich sehr spannend und war mit der Grund, weshalb ich dem Buch unbedingt eine Chance geben wollte.
Kurz gesagt: "Das Spiel" ist an sich sehr interessant, leidet aber enorm unter den Figuren, mit denen ich bis zum Schluss nicht warm wurde. Gleichzeitig haben sich in die Geschichte zu viele Logikfehler eingeschlichen, sodass ich diese an sich zwar gut, aber nicht überragend fand. Dennoch: Für Laymon-Fans ein absolutes Muss.
March 4, 2024
This story was unpredictable and kept me engaged throughout.
April 14, 2024
In the Dark on many missions
This book is about Jane a local librarian that lives a pretty predictable life until she finds an envelope with her name on it, money enclosed and a note. From here this book takes on a life on its own. I do enjoy the adventures late at night and how MOG ( Master of Games) ups the ante every time and every page. If you like an adventurous read with your typical high sexual content this is the book for you.
This book is about Jane a local librarian that lives a pretty predictable life until she finds an envelope with her name on it, money enclosed and a note. From here this book takes on a life on its own. I do enjoy the adventures late at night and how MOG ( Master of Games) ups the ante every time and every page. If you like an adventurous read with your typical high sexual content this is the book for you.
February 10, 2015
Richard Laymon may be a great writer of horror books, but it's not this one. It's not great horror, or a great book in general. Honestly, even if you're looking for mindless entertainment, you can do better than this.
Between the idiot characters, the horrible plot action, gratuitous sex scenes, and whole chapters which serve as nothing but filler, there is little tension sprinkled through the book. What scenes do create tension, is quickly lost, never to be reclaimed.
Richard Laymon may have better books out there, but after reading through this one, I'm not going to pay to find out.
Between the idiot characters, the horrible plot action, gratuitous sex scenes, and whole chapters which serve as nothing but filler, there is little tension sprinkled through the book. What scenes do create tension, is quickly lost, never to be reclaimed.
Richard Laymon may have better books out there, but after reading through this one, I'm not going to pay to find out.
October 23, 2015
Naja, war eher nicht so mein Fall. Besonders der Schluss war sehr trashig... insgesamt kaum Horror.
October 25, 2020
Another Laymon novel.
What can you expect?
Sex, action and some Horror.
So, this girl starts playing a game with a person that entitles himself as MOG (Master of Games). First of is all simple - if you discover the clue you gain some money (always double the amount of the previous clue) and the next clue. The firsts couples of ones are simple, go somewhere, talk with someone but as the reward goes up, 1600 dollars or such it starts getting more difficult or bold - go someplace that a dog is guarding; go to a house and sleep in a coffin and such...
As the story progress it starts getting creepy with MOG living messages on our protagonist body and she craving for more... At the same time, she meets a guy and becomes involved with him and we get a lot of sex scenes.
So, is this book good or not? Well, if you are a woman maybe not because the main protagonist starts to become a craving little whore who would do a guy for money... so what Laymon is saying is that if you offer 2000$ to a woman - she would sleep with you. After all is just sex right?
But, the question remains... what were you capable of doing for 40,000$ or 128,000$ - would you have sex with someone? Would you be a slave for a day? Kill someone? Kill an animal? What? I bet most of you are saying - nah I wouldn't but.... we don't know. Maybe we would if the right combination occur...
What can you expect?
Sex, action and some Horror.
So, this girl starts playing a game with a person that entitles himself as MOG (Master of Games). First of is all simple - if you discover the clue you gain some money (always double the amount of the previous clue) and the next clue. The firsts couples of ones are simple, go somewhere, talk with someone but as the reward goes up, 1600 dollars or such it starts getting more difficult or bold - go someplace that a dog is guarding; go to a house and sleep in a coffin and such...
As the story progress it starts getting creepy with MOG living messages on our protagonist body and she craving for more... At the same time, she meets a guy and becomes involved with him and we get a lot of sex scenes.
So, is this book good or not? Well, if you are a woman maybe not because the main protagonist starts to become a craving little whore who would do a guy for money... so what Laymon is saying is that if you offer 2000$ to a woman - she would sleep with you. After all is just sex right?
But, the question remains... what were you capable of doing for 40,000$ or 128,000$ - would you have sex with someone? Would you be a slave for a day? Kill someone? Kill an animal? What? I bet most of you are saying - nah I wouldn't but.... we don't know. Maybe we would if the right combination occur...
June 16, 2011
I just LOVED this Laymon book - I couldn't put it down! It was, let's be honest, extremely disturbing, and as with many of his other books I at times questioned my psychological state for enjoying it, but his writing style was so sublime and this story such a unique idea (at least I've never seen anything else like it before or since) that I couldn't help but be impressed by the sheer audacity of it - I can't really outline it without creating spoilers, but trust me -if you are a horror fan, you will love this book. I was less impressed with the publisher's copy editing staff, but even that couldn't sufficiently distract me from this story. This book is a wowzer!
May 11, 2023
Ate it up with a fucking spoon.
May 20, 2017
Mein erster und bestimmt nicht mein letzter Laymon! Sehr besonders und spannend!
February 18, 2021
So before I start this review, I want to write a disclaimer. This book is a 90s horror novel, written by a man, with a female protagonist. And you will not forget that for one second of this novel no matter how hard you try. Everything is over the top sexual. Within the first 50 pages, the woman is putting a pocketknife into her blouse pocket and the word "breast" comes up 3-4 times. How she grazes her breast as she puts the knife into the pocket, etc. It's over the top, definitely shit that would not fly in a book nowadays, but I am very much not someone who will rip a book to shreds that is, unfortunately, a product of its time. Do I like it? No. But I have accepted that this was tolerable to publish back then and this is what I got.
This book was truly a wild ride. You have a mysterious game with super high stakes. You have a mysterious game master. You have a dumb as a doorknob main female character playing out these games, and you have a romance that makes no sense hit you out of left field. It was never boring, and I was compulsively flipping the pages as though my life depended on it.
Most of this book is ridiculous. Just not plausible in any sense of the word. There is no way anyone with a head on their shoulders would fall for the shit in this book. But it shows the power of money and what some people are willing to go through for it. However... there's no real motivation present in this book. We have Jane playing along this game excited about the money, but there's no real sense of urgency in it. She's not broke, she has no real debts that we know of, nothing really she needs money for. Nothing that would make sense for her to go through what she does in some of these games. But she acts as though the money is worth more than her life and the motivation was a little bizarre.
I managed to somehow like Brace, though he did suffer from a lot of the stereotypes and thoughts that existed back in this time. However, I felt he was never over the top suffocating or anything like that, and I felt bad for the poor fellow more than anything. I still am not sure I see what he saw in Jane, but alas, love.
I will say, I am giving this a 4 stars because of the absolute enjoyment I got reading this. But this is definitely not a book to be taken seriously and if I had been I would not have enjoyed this so much. With the over sexualizing and the insane focus on Jane's body and weight, I would have ripped the book up in a rage. But I just let myself get sucked into the story, and I am glad I did, as I super enjoyed my time here.
Lastly, I am not one for trigger warnings, but I want to say that like if you have a trigger warning it's likely present in this book. I want to specifically mention animal abuse though as I feel like this is one people often don't label and I think needs to be labeled for this book.
This book was truly a wild ride. You have a mysterious game with super high stakes. You have a mysterious game master. You have a dumb as a doorknob main female character playing out these games, and you have a romance that makes no sense hit you out of left field. It was never boring, and I was compulsively flipping the pages as though my life depended on it.
Most of this book is ridiculous. Just not plausible in any sense of the word. There is no way anyone with a head on their shoulders would fall for the shit in this book. But it shows the power of money and what some people are willing to go through for it. However... there's no real motivation present in this book. We have Jane playing along this game excited about the money, but there's no real sense of urgency in it. She's not broke, she has no real debts that we know of, nothing really she needs money for. Nothing that would make sense for her to go through what she does in some of these games. But she acts as though the money is worth more than her life and the motivation was a little bizarre.
I managed to somehow like Brace, though he did suffer from a lot of the stereotypes and thoughts that existed back in this time. However, I felt he was never over the top suffocating or anything like that, and I felt bad for the poor fellow more than anything. I still am not sure I see what he saw in Jane, but alas, love.
I will say, I am giving this a 4 stars because of the absolute enjoyment I got reading this. But this is definitely not a book to be taken seriously and if I had been I would not have enjoyed this so much. With the over sexualizing and the insane focus on Jane's body and weight, I would have ripped the book up in a rage. But I just let myself get sucked into the story, and I am glad I did, as I super enjoyed my time here.
Lastly, I am not one for trigger warnings, but I want to say that like if you have a trigger warning it's likely present in this book. I want to specifically mention animal abuse though as I feel like this is one people often don't label and I think needs to be labeled for this book.
December 6, 2011
I don't know how to feel about this book. It's my first Richard Laymon novel, and I wonder how he's written 30 books before this and still manages to write like an amateur. It's like a college professor told him to be more descriptive so he decided to rehash the same descriptions of mundane objects over and over again and triple the size of the book. The plot is pretty straightforward: A woman finds an envelope with a note sending her on a quest, when she completes the quest she gets money and a new quest. With more of a payoff each time, how far will she go? The author is obviously obsessed with a woman's body as most descriptions are how her robe brushed against her thigh or how there were grass blades in her pubic hair. The character progression bordered on comical, I can't understand how the characters introduced in the beginning were so casual about the events that took place and their actions in response to them. The motives behind everyone's actions were contrived and ridiculous, why why why did they do the things they did--all of them? It's as if Mr. Laymon knows nothing of how the human body (or the world) works either - If I were to go out one night and climb up on a statue, then the next night I were to run a mile or so, my body would NOT be noticably changed! I could go on and on about how this book is anything but well written. However, despite all this, I was reading this and a novel by one of my favorite authors at the same time and THIS was the one I was excited to read!? What does that say about me!?!? This was a bad book but I liked it. I actually enjoyed reading it....I guess I was sucked in, believable or not I wanted to see what would happen next.
January 25, 2008
One of the best books he wrote!
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May 27, 2018
Gefiel mir definitiv besser als die Insel, war aber kein Highlight. ich fühlte mich unterhalten, doch auch hier war wieder vieles sehr unrealistisch
October 18, 2019
Jane, an idiot
will do anything for cash
no regrets, puppy.
will do anything for cash
no regrets, puppy.
April 26, 2020
You know those old 80’s horror movies where a smokin� hot, pretty close to buck naked (and somehow drenched in sweat), blonde is sprinting through an old Victorian house with endless square footage and instead of running out one of the exit doors or hopping out an easily accessible window so she can scream for help, she instead chooses to barricade herself in a confined space � eliminating all possibilities of escape while being pursued by a psycho with a large meat cleaver? Yeah.� That type of suspension of disbelief is needed for “In the Dark�. If you can get past THAT and read it for what it is � pure entertainment � then you’ll be fine and enjoy this book.
For those familiar with Richard Laymon, you will know that he is not known for classic literature�. Instead, he focuses on creating brilliant pieces of writing for the demented. He delivers 80’s horror entertainment, blended with sex and over the top B-rated movie deaths, and creates one hell of a fun page turner. That’s what Laymon does�. If you understand that going in, then you’ll enjoy this novel. Laymon is a ball to read because he never lets you down. He has all sorts of tricks and plot twists up his sleeve that keeps you in constant suspense from beginning to end. I’m not sure if “In the Dark� was attributed to being an inspiration behind the “Saw� film franchise, but you can’t avoid questioning it.
Originally published in 1994 by Headline, “In the Dark� is about a twenty-six year old librarian named Jane�. On a random night before the library closes, Jane discovers an envelope sitting at her check-out station with her name written on it. The envelope contains a very brief, hand written message along with a fifty dollar bill. The message is signed by a person who refers as MOG, which stands for “Master of Games�. The message enclosed in the envelope happens to be a clue to the location of the next envelope, where even more money awaits. Jane soon figures out that retrieving these envelopes is the name of the game and can be a very prosperous one to play if she has the balls (so to speak). All she has to do to reap the benefits, is keep finding these envelopes. Each envelope, contains twice as much money as the one prior, making it a VERY lucrative game for the player. Lucky Jane�. But you know the old saying, “Be careful what you wish for�.
Naturally, as the game progresses the challenges are going to elevate in difficultly. As with any game, the longer you play, the harder it is going to be. The question remains, how far will Jane go for money? Throughout the story, the author simultaneously asks the reader the question how far would YOU go for money?�. As you follow Jane’s story, you cannot help but wonder what your limitations would be and how they would align with Jane’s.... I think THAT is what makes this novel so interesting. You know that a large sum of money can get a person to do all kinds of things they would never dream of doing. You also know that eventually, you are going to reach that point of no return if you are not strong enough to sever the ties. How long would you truly be the rat chasing the cheese? We are talking life-changing money, here�.
I really liked “In the Dark�. It was a very easy read with a linear plot, but the suspense was pretty intense at times. I would say my favorite part was the anticipation of knowing how much worse it was going to get with each letter that was to come and looking forward to the next reading session. Especially knowing how twisted Laymon can allow himself to get.
I will say that I wasn’t overly fond of the characters though�. Jane was a bitch with an attitude and a very shady past who will do just about anything for a buck, Brace was kind of a moron who seemed to care more about getting lost in the world of literature than focusing on what’s right in front of him, and MOG was a total disappointment (upon identity unveiling) and sad excuse for an antagonist.
I will also add that there were many unrealistic scenarios and impossible circumstances that were just too insane for me to swallow without a “WTF� leaving my mouth�. I was also somewhat disappointed with the ending. It felt extremely rushed�. The final scene was Laymon’s time to put an explanation point on the book, but he just failed to deliver. The closing chapters and subsequent lack luster finale resulted in a huge negative impact on my overall rating for this book.
FINAL VERDICT: I give this book 3 out of 5 stars. This went from being a 5 star rating to a 3 star rating during the last one hundred pages. But, I really did have a hard time putting “In the Dark� down. It just sucks you in�. I would recommend it to anyone who’s a fan of twisted horror stories. Just keep in mind that it is beyond over-the-top and unrealistic on just about every level.
For those familiar with Richard Laymon, you will know that he is not known for classic literature�. Instead, he focuses on creating brilliant pieces of writing for the demented. He delivers 80’s horror entertainment, blended with sex and over the top B-rated movie deaths, and creates one hell of a fun page turner. That’s what Laymon does�. If you understand that going in, then you’ll enjoy this novel. Laymon is a ball to read because he never lets you down. He has all sorts of tricks and plot twists up his sleeve that keeps you in constant suspense from beginning to end. I’m not sure if “In the Dark� was attributed to being an inspiration behind the “Saw� film franchise, but you can’t avoid questioning it.
Originally published in 1994 by Headline, “In the Dark� is about a twenty-six year old librarian named Jane�. On a random night before the library closes, Jane discovers an envelope sitting at her check-out station with her name written on it. The envelope contains a very brief, hand written message along with a fifty dollar bill. The message is signed by a person who refers as MOG, which stands for “Master of Games�. The message enclosed in the envelope happens to be a clue to the location of the next envelope, where even more money awaits. Jane soon figures out that retrieving these envelopes is the name of the game and can be a very prosperous one to play if she has the balls (so to speak). All she has to do to reap the benefits, is keep finding these envelopes. Each envelope, contains twice as much money as the one prior, making it a VERY lucrative game for the player. Lucky Jane�. But you know the old saying, “Be careful what you wish for�.
Naturally, as the game progresses the challenges are going to elevate in difficultly. As with any game, the longer you play, the harder it is going to be. The question remains, how far will Jane go for money? Throughout the story, the author simultaneously asks the reader the question how far would YOU go for money?�. As you follow Jane’s story, you cannot help but wonder what your limitations would be and how they would align with Jane’s.... I think THAT is what makes this novel so interesting. You know that a large sum of money can get a person to do all kinds of things they would never dream of doing. You also know that eventually, you are going to reach that point of no return if you are not strong enough to sever the ties. How long would you truly be the rat chasing the cheese? We are talking life-changing money, here�.
I really liked “In the Dark�. It was a very easy read with a linear plot, but the suspense was pretty intense at times. I would say my favorite part was the anticipation of knowing how much worse it was going to get with each letter that was to come and looking forward to the next reading session. Especially knowing how twisted Laymon can allow himself to get.
I will say that I wasn’t overly fond of the characters though�. Jane was a bitch with an attitude and a very shady past who will do just about anything for a buck, Brace was kind of a moron who seemed to care more about getting lost in the world of literature than focusing on what’s right in front of him, and MOG was a total disappointment (upon identity unveiling) and sad excuse for an antagonist.
I will also add that there were many unrealistic scenarios and impossible circumstances that were just too insane for me to swallow without a “WTF� leaving my mouth�. I was also somewhat disappointed with the ending. It felt extremely rushed�. The final scene was Laymon’s time to put an explanation point on the book, but he just failed to deliver. The closing chapters and subsequent lack luster finale resulted in a huge negative impact on my overall rating for this book.
FINAL VERDICT: I give this book 3 out of 5 stars. This went from being a 5 star rating to a 3 star rating during the last one hundred pages. But, I really did have a hard time putting “In the Dark� down. It just sucks you in�. I would recommend it to anyone who’s a fan of twisted horror stories. Just keep in mind that it is beyond over-the-top and unrealistic on just about every level.
May 17, 2010
Young librarian Jane finds a note addressed to her on her chair at work one night. Inside? A fifty dollar bill and the promise of more if she follows the clues. What starts out as a scavenger hunt turns into a deadly test of wills and morals as Jane finds herself doing more dangerous (and depraved) things for the promise of bigger and bigger payouts. This, then, is "The Dark", another in the long series of completely ridiculous horror novels from inexplicably popular author Richard Laymon.
Mind you, it's an interesting premise; an anonymous "benefactor" who slowly doles out the carrots so that you never see the stick until it's too late. And, for a while, Laymon shows restraint and gives us a story with a fairly believable progression of circumstances. Jane gets help from the laughably named Brace, and winds up scaling a statue in the dark for her next prize, only to find the clues become more cryptic and her trials become more dangerous as she goes. It all winds up in a showdown that reads like someone dropped the script for Saw into a bucket of afternoon soap operas.
The problem I have with Laymon's stories is that he always goes too far. I don't mean that he writes about things I find offensive, although that's clearly what he's trying for, but rather that he takes his tragedies and his horrors leaps and bounds beyond what is reasonable until they become completely ridiculous. At one point, someone vomits into Jane's mouth; if you think that sounds gross, I promise you that by the time the story gets to that point everything will be so outlandish that you'll find it hysterical. He piles bizarre situations on top of his heroine in an effort to make you uneasy and breathless with suspense, but instead winds up with a chain of events that feel cartoonishly overblown. Nobody behaves rationally, and nobody is ever interesting, because they're always two-dimensional stereotypes.
So why do I read his books if I find them so poorly done? After so long, his books have become to me the horror equivalent of those terrible bodice-ripper novels that clog supermarket shelves. I read them because they're exceedingly simple and never take more than an afternoon, and have a tendency to give me hysterics more than once. "Oh, that Richard," I chuckle to myself, perhaps with my fists on my hips, '50's sitcom mom style, with an affectionate wag of my head, "what's he gone and done this time?" Only, instead of knocking over the family heirloom vase or putting a slingshot pebble through Old Man Wilson's window, he's putting a naked hairless man in a church bell-tower throwing bullets at our hapless protagonist. I'm not sure if his books are so bad they're awesome, or just awesomely bad.
Long story short; The Dark is paperback junk food and should not ever be taken seriously.
Mind you, it's an interesting premise; an anonymous "benefactor" who slowly doles out the carrots so that you never see the stick until it's too late. And, for a while, Laymon shows restraint and gives us a story with a fairly believable progression of circumstances. Jane gets help from the laughably named Brace, and winds up scaling a statue in the dark for her next prize, only to find the clues become more cryptic and her trials become more dangerous as she goes. It all winds up in a showdown that reads like someone dropped the script for Saw into a bucket of afternoon soap operas.
The problem I have with Laymon's stories is that he always goes too far. I don't mean that he writes about things I find offensive, although that's clearly what he's trying for, but rather that he takes his tragedies and his horrors leaps and bounds beyond what is reasonable until they become completely ridiculous. At one point, someone vomits into Jane's mouth; if you think that sounds gross, I promise you that by the time the story gets to that point everything will be so outlandish that you'll find it hysterical. He piles bizarre situations on top of his heroine in an effort to make you uneasy and breathless with suspense, but instead winds up with a chain of events that feel cartoonishly overblown. Nobody behaves rationally, and nobody is ever interesting, because they're always two-dimensional stereotypes.
So why do I read his books if I find them so poorly done? After so long, his books have become to me the horror equivalent of those terrible bodice-ripper novels that clog supermarket shelves. I read them because they're exceedingly simple and never take more than an afternoon, and have a tendency to give me hysterics more than once. "Oh, that Richard," I chuckle to myself, perhaps with my fists on my hips, '50's sitcom mom style, with an affectionate wag of my head, "what's he gone and done this time?" Only, instead of knocking over the family heirloom vase or putting a slingshot pebble through Old Man Wilson's window, he's putting a naked hairless man in a church bell-tower throwing bullets at our hapless protagonist. I'm not sure if his books are so bad they're awesome, or just awesomely bad.
Long story short; The Dark is paperback junk food and should not ever be taken seriously.
July 29, 2024
Another insane book by one of the best. As in all of Laymon's books we have normal random people thrust into outrageous situations. Here we have a mild manner librarian who is tempted into playing some games with an unknown person who leaves her notes. Odd things start to happen. Murder. Cannibalistic amputees. Breaking and entering. The list goes on. You just really don't know what's coming next.
January 23, 2015
So you got Jane, a librarian who one day finds an envelope with her name on it. Inside of it are few sentences inviting her to play a game from a person called MOG (Master of Games). In the first letter was $50 bucks and it keeps increasing as she goes from one location to the next. Most of the challenges revolve around her figuring out places in the town where the story takes place.
The challenges get progressively harder and/or dangerous but she keeps at it because the money is enticing. I do agree that after the whole graveyard incident she should have given up but I think even I would consider continuing knowing the money waiting for me at the next location is doubled. Jane was a nice character but she can be a bit stupid. She cares way too much about what guys think of her body and she seems to hate a guy she meets one minute while the next she hopes he will come to her and sweep her off her feet.
I found the book pretty entertaining. The chapters were pretty short so the story just glided on with no interruptions. I don't like overly happy endings though (not saying this one was) but considering the people Jane dealt with, I thought she will come out of it barely alive and screaming bloody murder as she ran to her car to escape the nightmare she got herself in.
Note: There is quite a few sexual imagery in this book so if you don't like that, stay away from this novel. I heard Laymon often has these kinds of situations in his books but it did not bother me at all. I am still going to read more of his books.
The challenges get progressively harder and/or dangerous but she keeps at it because the money is enticing. I do agree that after the whole graveyard incident she should have given up but I think even I would consider continuing knowing the money waiting for me at the next location is doubled. Jane was a nice character but she can be a bit stupid. She cares way too much about what guys think of her body and she seems to hate a guy she meets one minute while the next she hopes he will come to her and sweep her off her feet.
I found the book pretty entertaining. The chapters were pretty short so the story just glided on with no interruptions. I don't like overly happy endings though (not saying this one was) but considering the people Jane dealt with, I thought she will come out of it barely alive and screaming bloody murder as she ran to her car to escape the nightmare she got herself in.
Note: There is quite a few sexual imagery in this book so if you don't like that, stay away from this novel. I heard Laymon often has these kinds of situations in his books but it did not bother me at all. I am still going to read more of his books.
May 25, 2018
Ich war ja nach der Lektüre von die Insel sehr skeptisch ob laymon noch so ein Hammer für mich , abliefert.bei der Insel feiere ich ja total das verrückte manchmal auch schwachsinnige denke der Personen.halt total dumm und hirnrissig,das ich manchmal vor lachen und Kopfschütteln nicht mehr konnte. Genial.da möchte man gerne Mäuschen im Kopf des Autors gewesen sein.dann habe ich
Das Spiel angefangen und dachte zuerst,verdammt,wo ist das durchgeknallte aus der Insel hin? und dann,fast schleichend kam es bis zum Ende mit solcher Wucht,Das ich laymon nach nur 2 Büchern feiere bis zum geht nicht mehr.mir ist auch klar,das viele gar nichts mit seinen Büchern anfangen können und kann es auch verstehen.aber ich liebe ihn.eigentlich gehört ihm ein eigenes Genre.ich bin von das Spiel begeistert.wird wohl in meinen Highlights dieses Jahr auftauchen.füf mich besser als die Insel. volle 5 Sterne +++
wagt mal einen blick
Das Spiel angefangen und dachte zuerst,verdammt,wo ist das durchgeknallte aus der Insel hin? und dann,fast schleichend kam es bis zum Ende mit solcher Wucht,Das ich laymon nach nur 2 Büchern feiere bis zum geht nicht mehr.mir ist auch klar,das viele gar nichts mit seinen Büchern anfangen können und kann es auch verstehen.aber ich liebe ihn.eigentlich gehört ihm ein eigenes Genre.ich bin von das Spiel begeistert.wird wohl in meinen Highlights dieses Jahr auftauchen.füf mich besser als die Insel. volle 5 Sterne +++
wagt mal einen blick
February 10, 2015
an ok read, yes all the complaints in this thread (this is cut and posted from a group read discussion) are valid but if you have read any other laymon novels you knew what you where getting into. This one might have overdone it a bit more than his others though. Honestly I enjoyed it for what it was but it was my least favorite laymon novel so far, the first half bored the hell out of me and the final showdown in the church was so drawn out probably in an attempt to have enough action to balance out the incredibly long buildup that I was actually bored with that also. I will round my rating up to 3 stars
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 28, 2011
I read this in 3 days and it was hard to put down each night. What a great hook! I can honestly say I had a smile on my face for most of the book... it's that much fun. Granted, it might offend a lot of people with it's graphic descriptions and adult scenes, but if it's horror you want, it's horror you will get. Laymon doesn't ramble on and on like Stephen King. He gets right to the point and brings on the violence and suspense.
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