The Beast House / After Midnight

by Richard Laymon

Genres: Horror

775 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Richard 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

Reviews

[Carl · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked Beast House better than The Cellar. I think the storyline was much more in depth and gave much more insight into the horrors of Beast House than what the Cellar portrayed.

I felt like I knew the characters more and there was a touch of romance which actually assisted the flow of the story. Because of the improvement it has forced me to raise The Cellar from 2 stars to 3 stars.

Cant wait to read the 3rd installment now!