Once upon a Halloween

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Summary: Once Upon a Halloween
Review: Have you noticed that a lot of horror writers stay away from stories about Halloween. Not Richard Laymon. He plays homage to it to way horror fans want it. This novel works on two levels:
(1) a fast paced Halloween story and (2) a B- Horror movie where the "actors" always do dumb things. There are plenty of horror movie cliche in this book too! (i.e. "stay right there!..I'll be right back") October is a great month to read this book.

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Summary: This goes to -11.
Review: I hate to be mean, but this is one of the absolute worst books I have ever read. I found myself hoping that this was one big joke (maybe someone will show me that this is the case). To be fair, I should mention that this is his first book I have read.
Anyway, let me explain why I find this book bad. First, no interesting characters. Second, how many times can he write the word breast in one book? I felt like I was reading a Penthouse Letter. Someone should tell Mr. Laymon that he does not need to describe the movements of a character's breasts in every instance. Third, there was no need to discuss how horny a 13-year-old girl was feeling. Fourth, why the need for almost every character to be naked? I am no puritan, but that was excessive. Finally (not really finally, but I am running out of time), the dialogue was awful. I won't provide any examples because the entire book is one big example of how to write poor dialogue.

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Summary: A cult and a ghost!
Review: This book is not about a serial killer like in Halloween. It is about a ghost in a haunted house and something a little different- a cult that sacrifices children on All Hallow's Eve. Speaking of which, it is an 8 year old child that saves the day (with some help from the local SWAT team) when he is told the combination on the gun lock. I ordered this book from the United States and paid 80 Australian dollars for it and i must say it wasn't worth it but this book isn't available in Australia that i know of for some reason.This is not one of Laymon's best, but it is not one of his worst either.