Flesh

Name: Flesh
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Richard Laymon
ISBN: 9781531824204

Author: Richard Laymon

Narrator: Maynard McKillen

Unabridged: 9 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 06/28/2016

Categories: Fiction, Ghost, Horror

Synopsis

No one in town has ever seen anything like it: a slimy, mobile tube of glistening yellow flesh with dull, staring eyes and an obscene, probing mouth. But the real horror is not what it looks like, or what it does when it invades your flesh—but what it makes you do to others.

About Richard Laymon

A former President of the Horror Writers Association, Laymon has written over thirty novels, more than sixty-five literary short stories (which were published in Ellery Queen, Alfred Hitchcock, and Cavalier), poetry, crime fiction, two suspense novels, a Western, and two romance novels. Until recently, his books were unavailable in the US for more than twenty years. His novel Flesh was named Best Horror Novel of 1988 by Science Fiction Chronicle, and both Flesh and Funland were nominated for the Bram Stoker Award. He won this award posthumously in 2001 for The Traveling Vampire Show. Richard Laymon died in 2001 of a heart attack.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Peter on July 04, 2021

A mysterious parasite is turning humans into killers. The story started strong and very uncanny. But soon to much focus was put on a cast of unappealing characters, some students, and their dealings. The characters were carved in a detailed way but the story became somehow repetitive. You have the t......more

Goodreads review by Steve on June 13, 2012

Ah, Laymon. I'm really torn as to how to rate this. I tend to rate within genre. So, as a successful Horror read, I'm thinking 3 1/2 to 4 stars. As I've said before, when it comes to Laymon, I feel I'm reading one of the most (gleefully) manipulative writers I've ever encountered. If you're a fan of......more

Goodreads review by NZLisaM on October 25, 2024

I mean, it was somewhat dated, and every character was sex-crazed, but it was still a solid 4 star creature slasher. RTC.......more

Goodreads review by Charlene (Char)🍁☕️📚 on January 12, 2025

This was my second re read of this book. It was selected for my book read in my Richard Laymon book club and this book did not disappoint at all. This book is about a strange parasite that turns its victims into killers with a taste for human flesh. I did like the twist of the invasion of the body s......more

Goodreads review by Thomas on December 02, 2016

Final buddy read of the year with always insightful and inspiring Edward Lorn. This time around, he let me feel like a speed reader on account of him being burdened by about a gazillion things to get done, but I sure did feel his support. And I needed it... My first experience with Laymon was kind o......more

Quotes

“No one writes like Laymon, and you’re going to have a good time with anything he writes.” —Dean Koontz“White-hot pacing (with) rivers of blood…Memorable evocation of the fathomless mystery of the moonlit hours.” —Publishers Weekly“If you’ve missed Laymon, you’ve missed a treat!” —Stephen King“The master of stomach-churning violence.” —Kirkus