Richard Laymon: Flesh

The tips of Jake’s fingers trembled against the flesh of Alison’s wound. They gently followed the length of it. They tickled and she squirmed.

“Does it hurt?”

“No. Does this?”

Jake moaned.

“Let’s knock off all this small talk,” Alison said. “The popcorn’s getting cold and we’ve still got a double feature to watch.”

“What am I,” Jake asked, “the coming attraction?”

Alison laughed and swung a leg over his hip.

“I’ve always been a Laymon fan. He manages to raise serious gooseflesh.”

“Laymon is incapable of writing a disappointing book.”

“Laymon always takes it to the max. No one writes like him and you’re going to have a good time with anything he writes.”

“If you’ve missed Laymon, you’ve missed a treat!”

“A brilliant writer.”

“I’ve read every book of Laymon’s I could get my hands on. I’m absolutely a longtime fan.”

“One of horror’s rarest talents.”

“Laymon is, was, and always will be king of the hill.”

“Laymon is an American writer of the highest caliber.”

“Laymon is unique. A phenomenon. A genius of the grisly and the grotesque.”

“Laymon doesn’t pull any punches. Everything he writes keeps you on the edge of your seat.”

“One of the best, and most reliable, writers working today.”

DARK MOUNTAIN

BEWARE

THE WOODS ARE DARK

CUTS

TRIAGE (Anthology)

THE MIDNIGHT TOUR

THE BEAST HOUSE

THE CELLAR

INTO THE FIRE

AFTER MIDNIGHT

THE LAKE

COME OUT TONIGHT

RESURRECTION DREAMS

ENDLESS NIGHT

BODY RIDES

BLOOD GAMES

TO WAKE THE DEAD

NO SANCTUARY

DARKNESS, TELL US

NIGHT IN THE LONESOME OCTOBER

ISLAND

THE MUSEUM OF HORRORS (Anthology)

IN THE DARK

THE TRAVELING VAMPIRE SHOW

AMONG THE MISSING

ONE RAINY NIGHT

BITE

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