Richard Laymon è stato un prolifico autore celebrato per la sua narrazione viscerale e ricca di suspense. Le sue opere spesso approfondiscono gli aspetti più oscuri della psiche umana, note per la loro cruda intensità e il loro approccio implacabile. Laymon ha magistralmente creato atmosfere di terrore e tensione, ambientando frequentemente le sue narrazioni in ambienti apparentemente ordinari che precipitano rapidamente in incubi. La sua capacità di immergere i lettori in scenari terrificanti e la sua distintiva voce narrativa lo hanno affermato come una figura significativa nella letteratura dell'orrore.
This highly visual series puts an exhilarating spin on core reference topics. From legendary lost treasures to the deadliest animal predators, and extreme forces to savage storms, these titles present a new way of looking at our world.
These practical guides encourage readers to explore their interests and record their findings. Detailed information, key statistics, photos and artwork aid identification, and readers can add their own notes, sketches and photos. Clear identification points Packed with interesting stats and facts Helpful illustrations and photos
This beautiful giant storybook will be cherished and loved forever. Each title brims with captivating tales by renowned authors such as the Brothers Grimm, Andrew Lang and Hans Christian Andersen. Every story is accompanied by superb artwork and page decoration, designed to capture the imaginations of children everywhere.
'The riveting Sean Penn by Richard Kelly which tells a story of America and politics, publicity and character, is a book nobody should miss.' Andrew O'Hagan 'A fascinating 'oral history' of the actor-director, with countless interviews with family, friends and colleagues (Nicholson, Huston, Walken) and the ex-Mr Madonna himself.' Time Out 'A relentlessly entertaining insight to the most talented actor of his generation.' Guardian 'Revealing... comprehensive and impressive... Richard Kelly has done an excellent job.' Sunday Telegraph 'Highly readable... Essential reading for any admirer of the actor but also for those seeking a front-line account of American cinema over the past 25 years.' The Herald
A companion volume to "one of the most original works of recent American Cinema"* Donnie Darko was the surprise cult hit of 2001. Appearing nationwide on critic's year-end top-ten lists, the quirky independent film's effortless blending of science fiction, horror, adolescent angst, and social satire defied description while simultaneously providing "an unexpectedly poignant catharsis for Sept. 11 blues" (Jan Stuart, Newsday). Its Möbius strip-like narrative about Donnie, a troubled teenager who can see into the future, continues to inspire fans to obsessive heights. The Donnie Darko Book includes the film's screenplay, an in-depth interview with writer-director Richard Kelly, facsimile pages from The Philosophy of Time Travel book that Donnie uses to go back in time, as well as photos and drawings from the film and the artwork it inspired.
Now in print for the very first time, Laymon's restored version of his 1992 horror novel that tells of a group of four former college friends who hold a reunion at a deserted resort lodge only to find they're sharing it with a maniac.
The third book in Richard Laymon's acclaimed Beast House Chronicles, perfect for fans of Stephen King and Dean Koontz
A classic horror story from the master of the macabre - 'Laymon has established a style that has often been imitated but never equalled' Dean Koontz
The second gripping title in Richard Laymon's acclaimed Beast House Chronicles, perfect for fans of Stephen King and Dean Koontz
On a hot, summer night in West L.A., Shane Malone sits sweltering in front of the computer, thinking how easy it should be to write a contribution for an anthology; an anthology in which every chilling tale must end in the death of a twenty-two-year-old woman in her apartment.Ideas swirl, but it has to be a grabber—Shane doesn't want to look like a slouch. And the deafening music blaring from next door is not helping. Shane furiously bangs on the neighbour's door, ready to let rip. But Francine just happens to be a twenty-two-year-old woman who will not be argued with... and Shane is about to find out that life can really imitate art.So begins the first tale in this terrifying collection of short stories—a delicious cornucopia of homicidal maniacs, vampires and lust-crazed teenagers—that showcase the macabre genius of Richard Laymon.
