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I honestly don't get where all the hate for this book comes from. I thought it was much better than the 500 page snooze fests like Body Rides or The Stake. Having said that, I do have a few issues with it.
The big thing for me was that it's too short and you don't really have time to bond with the characters. I think a few more side plots could have been added if for no other purpose than to extend the book. Second, it lacks the graphic sex and violence you expect from Laymon, so I don't know what book the reviewers who claim the story has too much sex where reading because there's not a single sex scene and rape is only implied. All that aside, I think it was a good book but far to pricey. The high price tag is due to the fact that each copy is signed by Laymon himself, not his best work but still entertaining if you're a hardcore fan and want to add this little piece of Laymon history to your collection.


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Once upon a Halloween Richard Laymon 9781587670121 Books Reviews

Since Halloween is my favorite time of year, I was expecting a great spook fest. What I got was one of the worst books on the planet. The situations and dialog make any Ed Wood movie (which is what came to mind) look like an Oscar winner.
What can i say Mr. Laymon is the best writer i have ever read with his blend of sickness and humour it feels like the characters are coming at you. With this his latest book we see how a boy arrives at a house on Halloween screaming that something THINGS! are after him and from then on Laymon tells the story of how he and some friends escape from their grasps. This is one of his best books i have ever read and one of his best after the phenomenal ISLAND, BODY RIDES and BITE
I hate to be mean, but this is one of the absolute worst books I have ever read. I found myself hoping that this was one big joke (maybe someone will show me that this is the case). To be fair, I should mention that this is his first book I have read.
Anyway, let me explain why I find this book bad. First, no interesting characters. Second, how many times can he write the word breast in one book? I felt like I was reading a Penthouse Letter. Someone should tell Mr. Laymon that he does not need to describe the movements of a character's breasts in every instance. Third, there was no need to discuss how horny a 13-year-old girl was feeling. Fourth, why the need for almost every character to be naked? I am no puritan, but that was excessive. Finally (not really finally, but I am running out of time), the dialogue was awful. I won't provide any examples because the entire book is one big example of how to write poor dialogue.
I am a HUGE Richard Laymon fan, but any intelligent reader will recognize this as one of his absolute worst efforts. The dialogue is some of the worst I have ever read in any book, not just Laymon's. Shallow characters. Surprisingly not that much gore. Too much sex for a book about mostly adolescents.

If you want to read Laymon, read The Traveling Vampire Show.
Have you noticed that a lot of horror writers stay away from stories about Halloween. Not Richard Laymon. He plays homage to it to way horror fans want it. This novel works on two levels
(1) a fast paced Halloween story and (2) a B- Horror movie where the "actors" always do dumb things. There are plenty of horror movie cliche in this book too! (i.e. "stay right there!..I'll be right back") October is a great month to read this book.
This book is not about a serial killer like in Halloween. It is about a ghost in a haunted house and something a little different- a cult that sacrifices children on All Hallow's Eve. Speaking of which, it is an 8 year old child that saves the day (with some help from the local SWAT team) when he is told the combination on the gun lock. I ordered this book from the United States and paid 80 Australian dollars for it and i must say it wasn't worth it but this book isn't available in Australia that i know of for some reason.This is not one of Laymon's best, but it is not one of his worst either.
I honestly don't get where all the hate for this book comes from. I thought it was much better than the 500 page snooze fests like Body Rides or The Stake. Having said that, I do have a few issues with it.
The big thing for me was that it's too short and you don't really have time to bond with the characters. I think a few more side plots could have been added if for no other purpose than to extend the book. Second, it lacks the graphic sex and violence you expect from Laymon, so I don't know what book the reviewers who claim the story has too much sex where reading because there's not a single sex scene and rape is only implied. All that aside, I think it was a good book but far to pricey. The high price tag is due to the fact that each copy is signed by Laymon himself, not his best work but still entertaining if you're a hardcore fan and want to add this little piece of Laymon history to your collection.