Order of Richard Laymon Books
Richard Laymon (1947-2001) was an American novelist of horror and suspense novels, considered part of the splatterpunk sub-genre. His writing is full of violence and sex, and not for the faint of heart. Although he was American, his books sold best in the United Kingdom. Laymon also wrote historical fiction series with other authors using the collective pseudonym Lee Davis Willoughby.
Richard Laymon’s first novel was The Cellar, published in 1980. His final novel was published in 2005, titled both The Glory Bus and Into the Fire. Below is a list of Richard Laymon’s books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Beast House Chronicles Books
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The Cellar |
(1980) |
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The Beast House |
(1984) |
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The Midnight Tour |
(1998) |
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Friday Night in Beast House |
(2001) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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Your Secret Admirer |
(1980) |
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The Woods Are Dark |
(1981) |
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Out Are the Lights |
(1982) |
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Nightmare Lake |
(1983) |
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Night Show |
(1984) |
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Dawson’s City |
(1984) |
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Beware |
(1985) |
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Allhallow’s Eve |
(1985) |
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Night Creature |
(1986) |
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Dark Mountain / Tread Softly |
(1987) |
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Thin Air |
(1987) |
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Flesh |
(1987) |
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Resurrection Dreams |
(1988) |
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Midnight’s Lair |
(1988) |
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Funland |
(1989) |
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The Stake |
(1990) |
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One Rainy Night |
(1990) |
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Darkness, Tell Us |
(1991) |
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Island |
(1991) |
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Blood Games |
(1992) |
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Alarums |
(1992) |
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Savage |
(1993) |
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Endless Night |
(1993) |
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Quake |
(1995) |
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Body Rides |
(1996) |
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Bite |
(1996) |
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After Midnight |
(1998) |
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The Wilds |
(1998) |
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Cuts |
(1999) |
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Among the Missing |
(1999) |
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Come Out Tonight |
(1999) |
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The Traveling Vampire Show |
(2000) |
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Once Upon a Halloween |
(2000) |
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No Sanctuary |
(2001) |
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Night in the Lonesome October |
(2001) |
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Amara / To Wake The Dead |
(2003) |
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The Lake |
(2004) |
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The Glory Bus / Into the Fire |
(2005) |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
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Shootout at Joe’s |
(1984) |
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Cardiac Arrest |
(1984) |
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Intruder |
(1984) |
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Caller |
(1985) |
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Night Ride |
(1985) |
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Night Games |
(1985) |
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Guts |
(1985) |
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The Cobra |
(1985) |
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Last Hand |
(1985) |
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The Hearse |
(1985) |
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Lonely One |
(1985) |
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Live Bait |
(1985) |
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Marathon |
(1985) |
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The Return |
(1986) |
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Beginner’s Luck |
(1986) |
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Halloween Hunt |
(1986) |
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The Halloween Mouse |
(2001) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
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A Good, Secret Place |
(1992) |
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Fiends |
(1997) |
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A Writer’s Tale |
(1998) |
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Dreadful Tales |
(2000) |
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Madman Stan and Other Stories |
(2004) |
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Short Stories: The Mystery and Men’s Magazines |
(2014) |
Publication Order of Making Of The Cities Books
(as Lee Davis Willoughby)
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Cincinnati |
(1990) |
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Baton Rouge |
(1990) |
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Omaha |
(1992) |
Publication Order of Women Who Won The West Books
(as Lee Davis Willoughby)
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Tempest of Tombstone |
(1982) |
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Dodge City Darling |
(1982) |
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Duchess of Denver |
(1982) |
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Lost Lady of Laramie |
(1982) |
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Flame of Virginia City |
(1982) |
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Angel of Hangtown |
(1982) |
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Belle of Fort Smith |
(1982) |
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Princess of Powder River |
(1982) |
Publication Order of Making Of America Books
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The Wilderness Seekers |
(1979) |
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The Mountain Breed |
(1979) |
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The Conestoga People |
(1979) |
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The Forty-Niners |
(1979) |
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Hearts Divided |
(1979) |
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The Builders |
(1979) |
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The Land Rushers |
(1979) |
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The Wild and The Wayward |
(1979) |
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The Texans |
(1980) |
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The Alaskans |
(1980) |
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The Golden Staters |
(1980) |
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The River People |
(1981) |
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The Land Grabbers |
(1981) |
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The Ranchers |
(1981) |
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The Homesteaders |
(1981) |
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The Frontier Healers |
(1981) |
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The Buffalo People |
(1981) |
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The Far Islanders |
(1981) |
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The Border Breed |
(1981) |
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The Boomers |
(1981) |
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The Wildcatters |
(1981) |
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The Gunfighters |
(1981) |
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The Cajuns |
(1981) |
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The Donner People |
(1982) |
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The Creoles |
(1982) |
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The Nightriders |
(1982) |
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The Sooners |
(1982) |
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The Vigilantes |
(1982) |
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The Express Riders |
(1982) |
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The Soldiers of Fortune |
(1982) |
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The Wranglers |
(1982) |
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The Baja People |
(1983) |
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The Yukon Breed |
(1983) |
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The Smugglers |
(1983) |
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The Voyageurs |
(1983) |
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The Barbary Coasters |
(1983) |
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The Whalers |
(1983) |
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The Canadians |
(1983) |
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The Prophet’s People |
(1983) |
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The Lawmen |
(1983) |
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The Copper Kings |
(1983) |
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The Caribbeans |
(1983) |
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The Trail Blazers |
(1983) |
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The Gamblers |
(1983) |
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The Robber Barons |
(1983) |
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The Assassins |
(1984) |
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The Bounty Hunters |
(1984) |
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The Texas Rangers |
(1984) |
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The Outlaws |
(1984) |
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The Fugitives |
(1984) |
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The Frontier Detectives |
(1984) |
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The Raiders |
(1984) |
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The Rough Riders |
(1984) |
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Warriors of the Code |
(1985) |
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The Sixgun Apostles |
(1987) |
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The Scarlet Sisters |
(1988) |
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Northeast Georgia: A History |
(2001) |
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Publication Order of Anthologies
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The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series XI |
(1983) |
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Night Visions 7 |
(1989) |
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Book of the Dead |
(1989) |
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Triage |
(1990) |
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Best New Horror |
(1990) |
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Hotter Blood: More Tales of Erotic Horror |
(1991) |
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The Giant Book of Best New Horror |
(1993) |
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100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories |
(1993) |
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Ten Tales |
(1994) |
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Vampire Detectives |
(1995) |
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Grave Tales |
(2000) |
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Bad News |
(2000) |
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Skull Full of Spurs |
(2000) |
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October Dreams |
(2000) |
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The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 |
(2000) |
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The Children of Cthulhu |
(2003) |
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Dark Delicacies |
(2005) |
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Cemetery Dance: Issue 52 |
(2005) |
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Mondo Zombie |
(2006) |
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In Laymon’s Terms |
(2008) |
Notes: Your Secret Admirer and Nightmare Lake were written as Carl Laymon. Tread Softly and Midnight’s Lair were also published under the pseudonym of Richard Kelly. Tread Softly was also published as Dark Mountain. Amara is alternately titled To Wake the Dead. The Glory Bus is also known as Into the Fire. Ten Tales is co-authored by Neal Barrett, Jr. and Wendy Hornsby. Triage also contains contributions by Jack Ketchum and Edward Lee. The Making of America, Women Who Won the West and Making of the Cities series were co-authored by William L. DeAndrea and Richard Deming using the collective pseudonym of Lee Davis Willoughby.