A classic spine-chilling novel from the master of horror, Richard Laymon. Perfect for fans of Stephen King and Dean Koontz
'If you've missed Laymon, you've missed a treat' Stephen King
It's Sherry and Duane's 'first time' and they've got a problem - no condoms. Usually the Speed-D-Mart is not a place you'd want to visit at night. But these aren't usual circumstances. Duane throws on his clothes - the store's only ten minutes away. Now Sherry is waiting. Ten minutes have gone ... now twenty. Then she hears a noise from the street - a gunshot...
A gut-crunching writer - Time Out
A brilliant writer - Sunday Express
No one writes like Laymon and you're going to have a good time with anything he writes - Dean Koontz
The author knows how to sock it to the reader - The Times
In Laymon's books, blood doesn't so much as drip as explode, splatter and coagulate - Independent
Richard Laymon was born in Chicago in 1947 and grew up in California. Four of his books have been shortlisted for the Bram Stoker Award, which he won in 2001 with THE TRAVELLING VAMPIRE SHOW. Among his many acclaimed works of horror and suspense are THE STAKE, SAVAGE, AFTER MIDNIGHT and the four novels in the Beast House Chronicles: THE CELLAR, THE BEAST HOUSE, THE MIDNIGHT TOUR and FRIDAY NIGHT IN BEAST HOUSE. He died in February 2001.