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Richard Laymon

American author Richard Laymon is best known for his horror and suspense novels, including the *Beast House* series and *The Cellar*. His books have sold over four million copies, cementing his legacy as a cult figure in modern horror. This page provides the Richard Laymon books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1979The Wilderness Seekers(By: Lou Cameron)POoMOAB · 1Buy ↗

1979The Mountain Breed(By: Aaron Fletcher)POoMOAB · 2Buy ↗

1979The Conestoga People(By: Jeanne Sommers)POoMOAB · 3Buy ↗

1979The Forty-Niners(By: John Toombs)POoMOAB · 4Buy ↗

1979Hearts Divided(By: Paula Moore,Fancy Dewitt)POoMOAB · 5Buy ↗

1979The Builders(By: Jeanne Sommers)POoMOAB · 6Buy ↗

1979The Land Rushers(By: Elizabeth Zachary)POoMOAB · 7Buy ↗

1979The Wild and The Wayward(By: Georgia Granger)POoMOAB · 8Buy ↗

1980Your Secret Admirer(As: Carl Laymon)POoSN · 1Buy ↗

1980The CellarPOoBHCB · 1Buy ↗

1980The Texans(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 9Buy ↗

1980The Alaskans(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 10Buy ↗

1980The Golden Staters(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 11Buy ↗

1981The Woods Are DarkPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1981The River People(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 12Buy ↗

1981The Land Grabbers(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 13Buy ↗

1981The Ranchers(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 14Buy ↗

1981The Homesteaders(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 15Buy ↗

1981The Frontier Healers(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 16Buy ↗

1981The Buffalo People(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 17Buy ↗

1981The Far Islanders(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 18Buy ↗

1981The Border Breed(As: Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 19Buy ↗

1981The Boomers(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 20Buy ↗

1981The Wildcatters(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 21Buy ↗

1981The Gunfighters(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 22Buy ↗

1981The Cajuns(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 23Buy ↗

1982Tempest of TombstonePOoWWWTWB · 1Buy ↗

1982Dodge City DarlingPOoWWWTWB · 2Buy ↗

1982Out Are the LightsPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1982Duchess of DenverPOoWWWTWB · 3Buy ↗

1982Lost Lady of LaramiePOoWWWTWB · 4Buy ↗

1982Flame of Virginia CityPOoWWWTWB · 5Buy ↗

1982Angel of HangtownPOoWWWTWB · 6Buy ↗

1982Belle of Fort SmithPOoWWWTWB · 7Buy ↗

1982Princess of Powder RiverPOoWWWTWB · 8Buy ↗

1982The Donner People(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 24Buy ↗

1982The Creoles(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 25Buy ↗

1982The Nightriders(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 26Buy ↗

1982The Sooners(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 27Buy ↗

1982The Vigilantes(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 28Buy ↗

1982The Express Riders(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 29Buy ↗

1982The Soldiers of Fortune(As: Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 30Buy ↗

1982The Wranglers(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 31Buy ↗

1983Nightmare Lake(As: Carl Laymon)POoSN · 4Buy ↗

1983The Baja People(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 32Buy ↗

1983The Yukon Breed(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 33Buy ↗

1983The Smugglers(As: Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 34Buy ↗

1983The Voyageurs(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 35Buy ↗

1983The Barbary Coasters(As: Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 36Buy ↗

1983The Whalers(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 37Buy ↗

1983The Canadians(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 38Buy ↗

1983The Prophet's People(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 39Buy ↗

1983The Lawmen(As: Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 40Buy ↗

1983The Copper Kings(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 41Buy ↗

1983The Caribbeans(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 42Buy ↗

1983The Trail Blazers(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 43Buy ↗

1983The Gamblers(As: Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 44Buy ↗

1983The Robber Barons(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 45Buy ↗

1984Shootout at Joe'sPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

1984The Beast HousePOoBHCB · 2Buy ↗

1984Cardiac ArrestPOoSS · 2Buy ↗

1984IntruderPOoSS · 3Buy ↗

1984Night ShowPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

1984Dawson's CityPOoSN · 6Buy ↗

1984The Assassins(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 46Buy ↗

1984The Bounty Hunters(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 47Buy ↗

1984The Texas Rangers(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 48Buy ↗

1984The Outlaws(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 49Buy ↗

1984The Fugitives(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 50Buy ↗

1984The Frontier Detectives(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 51Buy ↗

1984The Raiders(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 52Buy ↗

1984The Rough Riders(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 53Buy ↗

1985CallerPOoSS · 4Buy ↗

1985Night RidePOoSS · 5Buy ↗

1985Night GamesPOoSS · 6Buy ↗

1985BewarePOoSN · 7Buy ↗

1985GutsPOoSS · 7Buy ↗

1985Allhallow's EvePOoSN · 8Buy ↗

1985The CobraPOoSS · 8Buy ↗

1985Last HandPOoSS · 9Buy ↗

1985The HearsePOoSS · 10Buy ↗

1985Lonely OnePOoSS · 11Buy ↗

1985Live BaitPOoSS · 12Buy ↗

1985MarathonPOoSS · 13Buy ↗

1985Warriors of the Code(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 54Buy ↗

1986Night CreaturePOoSN · 9Buy ↗

1986The ReturnPOoSS · 14Buy ↗

1986Beginner's LuckPOoSS · 15Buy ↗

1986Halloween HuntPOoSS · 16Buy ↗

1987Dark Mountain / Tread Softly(As: Richard Kelly)POoSN · 10Buy ↗

1987Thin AirPOoSN · 11Buy ↗

1987FleshPOoSN · 12Buy ↗

1987The Sixgun Apostles(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 55Buy ↗

1988Resurrection DreamsPOoSN · 13Buy ↗

1988Midnight's Lair(As: Richard Kelly)POoSN · 14Buy ↗

1988The Scarlet Sisters(As: Lee Davis Willoughby)POoMOAB · 56Buy ↗

1989FunlandPOoSN · 15Buy ↗

1990CincinnatiPOoMOTCB · 1Buy ↗

1990Baton RougePOoMOTCB · 2Buy ↗

1990The StakePOoSN · 16Buy ↗

1990One Rainy NightPOoSN · 17Buy ↗

1991Darkness, Tell UsPOoSN · 18Buy ↗

1991IslandPOoSN · 19Buy ↗

1992A Good, Secret PlacePOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1992OmahaPOoMOTCB · 3Buy ↗

1992Blood GamesPOoSN · 20Buy ↗

1992AlarumsPOoSN · 21Buy ↗

1993SavagePOoSN · 22Buy ↗

1993Endless NightPOoSN · 23Buy ↗

1994In the DarkPOoSN · 24Buy ↗

1995QuakePOoSN · 25Buy ↗

1996Body RidesPOoSN · 26Buy ↗

1996BitePOoSN · 27Buy ↗

1997FiendsPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

1998The Midnight TourPOoBHCB · 3Buy ↗

1998A Writer's TalePOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

1998After MidnightPOoSN · 28Buy ↗

1998The WildsPOoSN · 29Buy ↗

1999CutsPOoSN · 30Buy ↗

1999Among the MissingPOoSN · 31Buy ↗

1999Come Out TonightPOoSN · 32Buy ↗

2000Dreadful TalesPOoSSC · 4Buy ↗

2000The Traveling Vampire ShowPOoSN · 33Buy ↗

2000Once Upon a HalloweenPOoSN · 34Buy ↗

2001Friday Night in Beast HousePOoBHCB · 4Buy ↗

2001The Halloween MousePOoSS · 17Buy ↗

2001No SanctuaryPOoSN · 35Buy ↗

2001Night in the Lonesome OctoberPOoSN · 36Buy ↗

2001Northeast Georgia: A History(By: Gordon Sawyer)POoMOAB · 57Buy ↗

2003Amara / To Wake The DeadPOoSN · 37Buy ↗

2004Madman Stan and Other StoriesPOoSSC · 5Buy ↗

2004The LakePOoSN · 38Buy ↗

2005The Glory Bus / Into the FirePOoSN · 39Buy ↗

2014Short Stories: The Mystery and Men�s MagazinesPOoSSC · 6Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Short Story Collections6 books · 1992–2014

01A Good, Secret Place1992Buy ↗

02Fiends1997Buy ↗

03A Writer's Tale1998Buy ↗

04Dreadful Tales2000Buy ↗

05Madman Stan and Other Stories2004Buy ↗

06Short Stories: The Mystery and Men�s Magazines2014Buy ↗

Publication Order of Making Of America Books57 books · 1979–2001

01The Wilderness Seekers(By: Lou Cameron)1979Buy ↗

02The Mountain Breed(By: Aaron Fletcher)1979Buy ↗

03The Conestoga People(By: Jeanne Sommers)1979Buy ↗

04The Forty-Niners(By: John Toombs)1979Buy ↗

05Hearts Divided(By: Paula Moore,Fancy Dewitt)1979Buy ↗

06The Builders(By: Jeanne Sommers)1979Buy ↗

07The Land Rushers(By: Elizabeth Zachary)1979Buy ↗

08The Wild and The Wayward(By: Georgia Granger)1979Buy ↗

09The Texans(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1980Buy ↗

10The Alaskans(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1980Buy ↗

11The Golden Staters(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1980Buy ↗

12The River People(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1981Buy ↗

13The Land Grabbers(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1981Buy ↗

14The Ranchers(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1981Buy ↗

15The Homesteaders(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1981Buy ↗

16The Frontier Healers(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1981Buy ↗

17The Buffalo People(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1981Buy ↗

18The Far Islanders(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1981Buy ↗

19The Border Breed(As: Lee Davis Willoughby)1981Buy ↗

20The Boomers(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1981Buy ↗

21The Wildcatters(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1981Buy ↗

22The Gunfighters(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1981Buy ↗

23The Cajuns(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1981Buy ↗

24The Donner People(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1982Buy ↗

25The Creoles(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1982Buy ↗

26The Nightriders(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1982Buy ↗

27The Sooners(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1982Buy ↗

28The Vigilantes(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1982Buy ↗

29The Express Riders(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1982Buy ↗

30The Soldiers of Fortune(As: Lee Davis Willoughby)1982Buy ↗

31The Wranglers(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1982Buy ↗

32The Baja People(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1983Buy ↗

33The Yukon Breed(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1983Buy ↗

34The Smugglers(As: Lee Davis Willoughby)1983Buy ↗

35The Voyageurs(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1983Buy ↗

36The Barbary Coasters(As: Lee Davis Willoughby)1983Buy ↗

37The Whalers(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1983Buy ↗

38The Canadians(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1983Buy ↗

39The Prophet's People(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1983Buy ↗

40The Lawmen(As: Lee Davis Willoughby)1983Buy ↗

41The Copper Kings(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1983Buy ↗

42The Caribbeans(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1983Buy ↗

43The Trail Blazers(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1983Buy ↗

44The Gamblers(As: Lee Davis Willoughby)1983Buy ↗

45The Robber Barons(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1983Buy ↗

46The Assassins(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1984Buy ↗

47The Bounty Hunters(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1984Buy ↗

48The Texas Rangers(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1984Buy ↗

49The Outlaws(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1984Buy ↗

50The Fugitives(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1984Buy ↗

51The Frontier Detectives(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1984Buy ↗

52The Raiders(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1984Buy ↗

53The Rough Riders(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1984Buy ↗

54Warriors of the Code(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1985Buy ↗

55The Sixgun Apostles(As:Lee Davis Willoughby)1987Buy ↗

56The Scarlet Sisters(As: Lee Davis Willoughby)1988Buy ↗

57Northeast Georgia: A History(By: Gordon Sawyer)2001Buy ↗

Publication Order of Making Of The Cities Books3 books · 1990–1992

01Cincinnati1990Buy ↗

02Baton Rouge1990Buy ↗

03Omaha1992Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas17 books · 1984–2001

01Shootout at Joe's1984Buy ↗

02Cardiac Arrest1984Buy ↗

03Intruder1984Buy ↗

04Caller1985Buy ↗

05Night Ride1985Buy ↗

06Night Games1985Buy ↗

07Guts1985Buy ↗

08The Cobra1985Buy ↗

09Last Hand1985Buy ↗

10The Hearse1985Buy ↗

11Lonely One1985Buy ↗

12Live Bait1985Buy ↗

13Marathon1985Buy ↗

14The Return1986Buy ↗

15Beginner's Luck1986Buy ↗

16Halloween Hunt1986Buy ↗

17The Halloween Mouse2001Buy ↗

Publication Order of Women Who Won The West Books8 books · 1982–1982

01Tempest of Tombstone1982Buy ↗

02Dodge City Darling1982Buy ↗

03Duchess of Denver1982Buy ↗

04Lost Lady of Laramie1982Buy ↗

05Flame of Virginia City1982Buy ↗

06Angel of Hangtown1982Buy ↗

07Belle of Fort Smith1982Buy ↗

08Princess of Powder River1982Buy ↗

Publication Order of Beast House Chronicles Books4 books · 1980–2001

01The Cellar1980Buy ↗

02The Beast House1984Buy ↗

03The Midnight Tour1998Buy ↗

04Friday Night in Beast House2001Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels39 books · 1980–2005

01Your Secret Admirer(As: Carl Laymon)1980Buy ↗

02The Woods Are Dark1981Buy ↗

03Out Are the Lights1982Buy ↗

04Nightmare Lake(As: Carl Laymon)1983Buy ↗

05Night Show1984Buy ↗

06Dawson's City1984Buy ↗

07Beware1985Buy ↗

08Allhallow's Eve1985Buy ↗

09Night Creature1986Buy ↗

10Dark Mountain / Tread Softly(As: Richard Kelly)1987Buy ↗

11Thin Air1987Buy ↗

12Flesh1987Buy ↗

13Resurrection Dreams1988Buy ↗

14Midnight's Lair(As: Richard Kelly)1988Buy ↗

15Funland1989Buy ↗

16The Stake1990Buy ↗

17One Rainy Night1990Buy ↗

18Darkness, Tell Us1991Buy ↗

19Island1991Buy ↗

20Blood Games1992Buy ↗

21Alarums1992Buy ↗

22Savage1993Buy ↗

23Endless Night1993Buy ↗

24In the Dark1994Buy ↗

25Quake1995Buy ↗

26Body Rides1996Buy ↗

27Bite1996Buy ↗

28After Midnight1998Buy ↗

29The Wilds1998Buy ↗

30Cuts1999Buy ↗

31Among the Missing1999Buy ↗

32Come Out Tonight1999Buy ↗

33The Traveling Vampire Show2000Buy ↗

34Once Upon a Halloween2000Buy ↗

35No Sanctuary2001Buy ↗

36Night in the Lonesome October2001Buy ↗

37Amara / To Wake The Dead2003Buy ↗

38The Lake2004Buy ↗

39The Glory Bus / Into the Fire2005Buy ↗

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