The Beast House [Paperback]

Richard Laymon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 13, 1994

Author Gorman Hardy is hot on the trail of another bestseller and if half what's said about Malcasa Point is true, he's bound to make a killing. Petite and pretty Tyler and sexy Nora visit Malcasa full of expectation. But Malcasa Point is a place of pain, bestiality and death in The Beast House.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“White-hot pacing (with) rivers of blood… memorable evocation of the fathomless mystery of the moonlit hours.”—Publishers Weekly on The Lake

“If you’ve missed Laymon, you’ve missed a treat!”—Stephen King

“No one writes like Laymon.”—Dean Koontz

“The master of stomach-churning violence.”—Kirkus

“Laymon is, was, and always will be king of the hill.”—Horror World

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Richard Laymon is the prolific author of more than 30 novels and 65 short stories which have been published in Ellery Queen, Alfred Hitchcock and Cavalier. A Bram Stoker and Science Fiction Chronicle Award-winning author, his novels have been translated into fifteen languages.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Headline Feature (October 13, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0747247811
• ISBN-13: 978-0747247814
• Product Dimensions: 4.4 x 1.1 x 7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,008,850 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sequel to "The Cellar", June 19, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Beast House (Mass Market Paperback)

This is the second novel in the now legendary Beast House series. The first one is "The Cellar" and the third one is "The Midnight Tour." I read this book for the second time a few weeks ago and enjoyed it. It's not as exciting as some of Laymon's other novels but it's a quick read. If they made a movie of this book it'd be part action movie and part horror movie.
Some of the characters in "The Cellar" are referred to in it so I'd recommend reading it before you read this book. It's not for the squeamish though - there's a lot of strong violence and gore. Though this isn't Laymon's best, he occasionally wrote something that proved he was a genius. "No Sanctuary" and "In the Dark" are two of those books.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One stop horror shop!!!!!, December 7, 1998

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This review is from: The Beast House (Mass Market Paperback)

I picked this book up one day after i recieved it for a birthday present. I am not one so popular on quite thick books. Normally taking me months to proceed to the end of large novel. I read this book in 48 hours and is truly one of the most mesmorising books i have ever read. A carefully twisted plot and well thought out content mixed in with some steamy horror is a sure fire hit of a read. The Beast House is a harbour for horrors be it human or not at all. The house has a long past of gruesome murders and missing people. But when money and greed gets involved with the house it all starts to unravel. The houses quaint exterior peels to unearth its reality. This is a must read!!!!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Book 2 in the Beast House Trilogy, May 20, 2005

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Heather Smith "Frosti Rabbit" (Atl., GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Beast House (Mass Market Paperback)

A wonderful read. Of course it answers the whatever happened to.. questions from the 1st book (The Cellar) and it added some more backstory. If I had a complaint it would only be that it does not have the shock value of the 1st book and it has the "happy" ending. Not that I have a problem with the occasional happy ending, it just makes this book a little bit of a lighter read than The Cellar.

I'm not saying it isn't a good book, I really like how he tied in the new characters to the old ones. It was quite visionary. I totally reccomend this book to fans of Laymon. He is quite quickly becoming my favorite author.

As always, I reccomend picking up the UK edition. Headline is the publisher.