Friday Night in Beast House

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Summary: A tasty morsel for any Laymon fan
Review: As the title suggests, this book is set mainly in the now familiar Beast House and tells the story of a young couple meeting for their first date in the famous landmark. Unlike the previous books in the series this is more of a novella than a novel but contains all the usual Laymon suspense and action.

By the time I finished this book (2 hours from cover to cover) I couldn't wait to leap back into the Beast House chronicles and start again with The Cellar.

If you're a Laymon fan, particularly a fan of the Beast House chronicles then you should give this book a go. If you've missed Laymon so far then I suggest you start at the beginning with The Cellar or one of his other great books.

Rating:
Summary: A dissappointment
Review: I am a huge fan of Mr Laymon but I must say I found this one very dissappointing. Compared to the blood, guts, gore and excitement of his other novels this was tame. The only encounter with a beast was a rape and not a very convincing effort either. His other books on Beast house are full of excitement but this is a quiet days reading. Not one I would recommend

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Summary: One short night at Beast House!
Review: I bought this book simply because I am a Laymon fan, I have all his books and I knew before hand that the recommendations were not good on it. But I just didn't realise how poor the book would be. No disrespect here to Richard Laymon but I wonder did he ever approve of this book being released before his death. It is as others have said a very short book, printed with very large writing to make it look more than it is. It doesn't continue on from the Beast House trilogy and has very little of a storyline at all. It is not worth the money I paid and if you do want this book I would suggest buying secondhand or waiting til such time as it is released in paperback.
I hope this book is not the shape of what is to come now Laymon is gone. As a great fan I would be severly disapointed.

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Summary: Good Story Unfinished
Review: I think that this book was still in the process of being written when he died. Therefore i think someone else just put a quick end to it then they released it. Because just has the book starts to get good it finishes. Its a poor book and not very big im a massive fan of Richard Laymon i own 12 books so far and im going to buy the rest.

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Summary: Friday Night In Beast House
Review: It is still hard to believe that Laymon is not with us anymore. But this is a good finish to the Beast House Chronicles. All the Laymon elements are here. Make no mistake about it.
This is a very short novel with very little character development. But there is Beast House, there are the typical Laymon horny teenagers and there is a "Beast". This book does not really cover the events of The Midnight Tour
but Laymon pulls off this fast paced thriller and puts an end to the legacy of Beast House.

Rating:
Summary: Friday Night In Beast House
Review: It is still hard to believe that Laymon is not with us anymore. But this is a good finish to the Beast House Chronicles. All the Laymon elements are here. Make no mistake about it.
This is a very short novel with very little character development. But there is Beast House, there are the typical Laymon horny teenagers and there is a "Beast". This book does not really cover the events of The Midnight Tour
but Laymon pulls off this fast paced thriller and puts an end to the legacy of Beast House.

Rating:
Summary: an excellent conclusion to the Beast House series!
Review: It's really too bad Laymon passed away. He really seemed to be hitting his stride. Although this is a "tamer" book than some expect from him, and it's a little short, it was a fitting conclusion to the Beast House books. I get the feeling that sometimes other authors like to anonymously dis Laymon in reviews because they're jealous of his success. Well, he's dead now, so you can stop the flaming! I, for one, will miss seeing new books with his name on them!

Rating:
Summary: an excellent conclusion to the Beast House series!
Review: It's really too bad Laymon passed away. He really seemed to be hitting his stride. Although this is a "tamer" book than some expect from him, and it's a little short, it was a fitting conclusion to the Beast House books. I get the feeling that sometimes other authors like to anonymously dis Laymon in reviews because they're jealous of his success. Well, he's dead now, so you can stop the flaming! I, for one, will miss seeing new books with his name on them!

Rating:
Summary: Not a bad ending for Laymon
Review: Published soon after his unexpected death on St. Valentine's Day 2001 this short novel, the fourth book in The Beast House Chronicles, once again displays Laymon's talents as a master storyteller.

Set in fictional Malcasa Point, 'Friday Night in Beast House' begins with sixteen-year-old Mark sitting on the edge of his bed debating with himself whether or not to telephone Alison for a date. When he finally musters enough courage to do so she, to his surprise, accepts'on one condition: Mark has to get her inside Beast House the following night, after it closes.

From there the story plows ahead--to a somewhat unexpected conclusion'in a straight and narrow path, with few side trips. Laymon, no prose stylist, seems almost in a rush to tell the tale before it opens razor-toothed jaws and swallows him whole. All in all, that's not a bad thing as it allows the reader to focus his/her attention solely on the action and dialogue occurring within the pages, thus forsaking any chance of ennui setting in'or even comfort.

While not a great book, I found 'Friday Night in Beast House' fun, fast-paced and perfectly suited for a little decadent, nightmarish escape after a hard days work.

Rating:
Summary: Not a bad ending for Laymon
Review: Published soon after his unexpected death on St. Valentine???s Day 2001 this short novel, the fourth book in The Beast House Chronicles, once again displays Laymon???s talents as a master storyteller.

Set in fictional Malcasa Point, 'Friday Night in Beast House' begins with sixteen-year-old Mark sitting on the edge of his bed debating with himself whether or not to telephone Alison for a date. When he finally musters enough courage to do so she, to his surprise, accepts???on one condition: Mark has to get her inside Beast House the following night, after it closes.

From there the story plows ahead--to a somewhat unexpected conclusion???in a straight and narrow path, with few side trips. Laymon, no prose stylist, seems almost in a rush to tell the tale before it opens razor-toothed jaws and swallows him whole. All in all, that???s not a bad thing as it allows the reader to focus his/her attention solely on the action and dialogue occurring within the pages, thus forsaking any chance of ennui setting in???or even comfort.

While not a great book, I found 'Friday Night in Beast House' fun, fast-paced and perfectly suited for a little decadent, nightmarish escape after a hard days work.