Richard Laymon - One Rainy Night

Pros: Interesting concept
Cons: Loses momentum, unsatisfactory ending, a bit gory

Richard Laymon has a string of successful horror novels, so I thought I would try one. I enjoy horror but its hard to find good books with a good mix of mystery and suspense and believability without being too gory. Unfortunately I think this ...

Pros: Action-packed, fast-paced, hard to put down
Cons: Very superficial character development beyond their libidos, clumsy writing in many places

I have mixed feelings about One Rainy Night. On one hand, I found myself staying up late and waking ...

Pros: excellent character driven story with mini-stories within
Cons: none

One Rainy Night
Author: Richard Laymon
Isb:0843946903
Price: 5.99


After reading this book, I now have another favorite author. Laymon's style of writing is always extremely matter of fact and in this...

Pros: all the gore of four slasher/zombie flicks
Cons: not for the weak stomached

Imagine this, you stand outside your lover's home preparing to walk to the door and knock, you think of what the cool evening may bring. It is overall a typical evening in your hometown. Calm, peaceful, maybe a few incidents here and there but nothing...

Pros: Very fast read for 400 pages
Cons: No characterization, major plot holes, loses steam at the end.

This is a surprisingly quick read for a 400 page book. I finished it in a single sitting (like many of the other reviewers on here mentioned). The entire book takes place in under 24 hours and unfortunately for the readers, after about the first 20 pages ...

Pros: I guarantee you won't be able to put this book down!
Cons: A little bit gory, but remember it is a horror book.

Well, once again Richard Laymon excells at what he does best, write horror! This is a story about black rain which drives the inhabitants of a small town to commit violent acts. That's all I'll tell you about this book, but I can say it is one of Richard...

Pros: I guarantee you won't be able to put this book down!
Cons: A little bit gory, but remember it is a horror book.

Well, once again Richard Laymon excels at what he does best, write horror! This is a story about black rain which drives the inhabitants of a small town to commit violent acts. That's all I'll tell you about this book, but I can say it is one of Richard...