Flesh - Richard Laymon

There is one collection of books by the same aithor that will always have a place on my bookshelf. The said author is of course, Richard Laymon. Flesh is one of Richard Laymon's earlier novels being published in 1988. Set in America as all his books are, the novel sets itself around a community of people, the main character being a policeman looking to fight crime within the community and generally rid all bad guys. This isn't always the easiest thing to do when circumstances and beings beyond your control is out to destroy all normality. The story starts with a bad character called Eddie, looking to do harm to any unsuspecting victim that may come his ...  Read the complete review

Flesh is pure unadulterated horror. Of all Laymon's books, this one, probably more than any other, fits the mould of what people expect from a horror novel. It concerns a bizarre creature, a sort of snake-like tube of flesh, which enters people's bodies and turns them into homicidal maniacs! I've always thought Flesh would make a great movie: it has the potential to be very scary in a "visual" sense. I think the average horror fan will love the novel, but I have to say that I prefer a lot of Laymon's other novels to this one - Flesh doesn't have the "cleverness" or subtlety of a lot of his other work. But if you're after a fast ...  Read the complete review