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series10 books1984

Dark in tone, set in our world and contemporary.

“Known primarily for writing stage plays beforehand, Barker gained a wider audience and fanbase through this anthology series, leading to a successful career as a novelist.”
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Start with Books of Blood, Volume I →

Beast House ChroniclesSeries

series4 books1980

completed

Dark in tone, about survival, set in contemporary and north america.

“Richard Laymon's Beast House Chronicles began with his 1980 debut novel The Cellar, a splatterpunk horror story built around the Beast House, a haunted property hiding something far worse than a ghost.”
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Start with The Cellar →

FleshNovel

Richard Laymonstandalone novel1987

Dark in tone, about survival, set in late 20th century and our world.

“No one in town has ever seen anything like it: a slimy, mobile tube of glistening yellow flesh with dull, staring eyes and an obscene, probing mouth.”
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Exquisite CorpseNovel

Poppy Z. Britestandalone novel1996

Psychological horror, dark in tone, set in contemporary.

“The protagonist of the story is Andrew Compton, an English convicted homosexual serial killer, cannibal and necrophiliac.”
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FunlandNovel

Richard Laymonstandalone novel1989

Dark in tone, about survival, set in our world and contemporary.

“Set in the resort community of Boleta Bay, a violent gang of unknown assailants is assaulting the guests of the titular amusement park.”
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Dead RiverSeries

series4 books1981

Dark in tone, about survival, set in north america and contemporary.

“A beautiful New York editor retreats to a lonely cabin on a hill in the quiet Maine beach town of Dead River — off season — awaiting her sister and friends.”
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Start with Off Season →

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