Resurrection Dreams

Wow, classic storytelling with a really weird tale by Richard Laymon. Melvin tries to re-animate a deceased class comrade with his American Miracle Machine. Public outrage follows and he's sent to an asylum. Years later, Vicky comes back to the small town as a Doctor and meets this creepy guy again.......more

Melvin strattonò verso l'alto le impugnature. La sedia s'inclinò in avanti, spingendo via Darlene dal sedile. Mr. Peters strillò mentre il cadavere cadeva verso di lui. Si chinò. Darlene crollò su di lui. La testa si staccò, rotolò lungo la schiena di Mr. Peters, e cadde a faccia in giù sul filo spin......more

This book was bat-excrement insane. But that's why we read Laymon. There's a creep of an antagonist. A hot/smart protagonist (with a hot/sorta smart friend). There's a bizarre premise that would only work in a Laymon novel. And of course there's Richard Laymon's inimitable style. If you're looking f......more

This is an amusingly vile take on the back from the grave plot. Laymon takes twisted delight in creating Melvin, a junk food ingesting geek with an all consuming desire to bring back a woman from the dead. He uses old tomes with recipes/spells to bring the dead back to life but never truly believes......more

This was only my second Richard Laymon novel, and I loved it! I guess I’m now a certifiable Laymon fan. What makes this novel such a success is the twists: Laymon misguided me more than once, only to pull the rug out from beneath my feet at the most crucial moment. It works as not only a horror story......more