Midnight's Lair - Richard Laymon

There are certain touristy things that I have done over the years so many times that I never want to do them again. I remember one year going on no less than 3 separate boat tours of different areas. There are only so many puffins that I can look at before wanting to bring a blunder buster with me on the next trip. Another area that I seem to return to a lot is caves and caverns. Like a boat trip you would think that once you have seen one you have seen them all. Luckily this is not the case as there is something awe inspiring and otherworldly about these underground dens. The most impressive I have visited is Carlsbad Caverns in the USA. This is a huge network of ...

Midnight's Lair is one of Laymon's more shocking books, but also one of his best. It was originally published under the pseudonym of Richard Kelly - a fact that has always puzzled me, since I would be proud to have written it myself. It's the story of a group of sightseers who are taking a tour of a flooded underground cave, when there's a power cut which traps them down there in the dark. From then onwards, all sorts of weird, sick and violent things begin to happen... The novel is fast moving and exciting, and keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout. However there are a number of scenes in the book which some may consider 'sick' or in bad ...