An over-sized, huge tribute anthology for Richard Laymon -- featuring original and reprint short fiction, essays, interviews, personal remembrances, photos, etc. from dozens of the biggest names in horror! Personal, moving, and wildly entertaining -- this over-sized hardcover is a collection that Richard Laymon would be very proud of! We will post contributor and content details as it becomes available! Table of Contents: "Out with a Bang: Bare Feet and Bloody Gunshot Wounds" by Kelly Laymon "The Most Important Things" by Richard Chizmar "Dick Laymon dot com" by Steve Gerlach Part One: Stories and Remembrances "A Kind Word At the Right Time" by Don D'Auria "Second Chance" by Norman Partridge "Gotcha! Remembering Dick Laymon" by Norman Partridge "Meeting Joanne" by Bentley Little "A Laymon Remembrance" by Jack Ketchum "Hotline" by Jack Ketchum "A Laymon Remembrance" by Regina Mitchell "The Pack" by Regina Mitchell "Not Guilty By Reason Of Sanity" by Alan Beatts "The Dick Would Be Pleased" by Brian Keene "Castaways" by Brian Keene "Meeting Richard Laymon" by Brian Freeman "Loving Roger" by Brian Freeman "A Tribute to Richard Laymon" by Ryan Harding "Development" by Ryan Harding "A Brief Memory" by John Urbancik "Fauxville North" by John Urbancik "Remembering Richard Laymon" by Jacqueline Mitchell "Daddy Wound" by Jacqueline Mitchell "A Laymon Remembrance" by Gary Brandner "Campfire Story" by Gary Brander "A Writer's Tale in Praise of Truth: An Appreciation of Richard Laymon" by Simon Clark "Ham's Not There" by Simon Clark "I Don't Know Dick" by Gina Osnovich "Edge of Town" by Gina Osnovich "A Laymon Remembrance" by Michael T. Huyck "Deep Dawn's Jongleur" by Michael T. Huyck "Secret Admirers and Pseudonyms" by Sheri White "New York Comes to the Desert" by Tom Piccirilli "A Laymon Remembrance" by Adam Pepper "The Lonely Room" by Adam Pepper Part Two: Rarities And Fan Favorites Dick's College Poems — scanned from the original typewritten documents (1960s) "Desert Pickup" by Richard Laymon (1970) "Smoker's Blend" — scans of two issues written, designed, and edited by Richard Laymon (1971) "Immediate Opening" by Richard Laymon (1979) "Cuts!" by Richard Laymon — a novelette (1985) "Mystery Scene Interview With Author Richard Laymon" by Ed Gorman (July/Aug 1995) "Herman" by Richard Laymon (1996) "Boo" by Richard Laymon (2000) "Pick-Up on Highway One" by Richard Laymon (2001) "On The Set of Vampire Night" by Richard Laymon (2001) 17 Page Photo Album collected by Ann Laymon from the family's personal albums Part Three: More Stories and Remembrances "Aaron Spelling Would Be Proud" by Matt Schwartz "A Laymon Remembrance" by Steve Gerlach "The Dead of Night" by Steve Gerlach "A Laymon Remembrance" by James Futch "Cover" by James Futch "A Laymon Remembrance" by Mike Oliveri "Behavior Therapy" by Mike Oliveri "Richard Laymon, in Memoriam" by Rain Graves "Wild Card" by Rain Graves "A Laymon Remembrance" by John Pelan "Another Saturday Night" by John Pelan "Inspiration, Determination, & Mutilation by Robert Freese "Pushing Buttons" by Donn Gash "A Laymon Remembrance" by William D. Carl "Dig" by William D. Carl "A Laymon Remembrance" by Holly Newstein & Ralph Bieber II "Prayers" by Holly Newstein & Ralph Bieber II "A Laymon Remembrance" by Mark Justice "The Red Kingdom" by Mark Justice "A Laymon Remembrance" by Bryan Smith "Pizza Face" by Bryan Smith "Remembering Richard Laymon" by Kimberley Hill "The Real Genius of a Sick Mind: A Richard Laymon Remembrance" by Brett McBean "The Genius of a Sick Mind" by Brett McBean "My Thoughts on Richard Laymon" by Sébastien Pharand "Little Monsters" by Sébastien Pharand "A Laymon Remembrance" by Jonathan Torres "Bestiality" by Jonathan Torres "A Laymon Remembrance" by Ron R. Clinton "The Diner" by Ron R. Clinton "Remembering Dick Laymon" by Troy Taylor "The Keepsake" by Troy Taylor "A Laymon Remembrance" by Brent Zirnheld "Coastal Pickup" by Brent Zirnheld "Gorgeous! Beguiling! Lethal!" by Nicole Cushing "Scabby Nipples and Sharp Teeth" by Nicole Cushing "A Laymon Remembrance" by Weston Ochse "Crashing Down" by Weston Ochse "A Laymon Remembrance" by Michael McCarty & Mark McLaughlin "From the Bowels of the Earth" by Michael McCarty & Mark McLaughlin "Still Life, With Mother" by Robert Morrish "Laymon's Legacy" by Roger Range "Scavengers" by Roger Range "A Laymon Remembrance" by Patricia Lee Macomber "Past Tense" by Patricia Lee Macomber "My Laymon Remembrance" by Philip Robinson "Occupied" by Philip Robinson "A Laymon Remembrance" by Jim Hillman "For the Light" by Jim Hillman "Trying To Keep This Under Three-Quarters-Of-A-Million Words" by Geoff Cooper "Strangers: Good Friends and a Bottle of Wine" by Geoff Cooper "A Laymon Remembrance" by Edward Lee "Chef" by Edward Lee "A Dream" by Matt Johnson
Copyright © 2011 by Kelly Laymon, Steve Gerlach & Richard Chizmar
Individual pieces Copyright © 2011 by the credited author
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review.
Cemetery Dance Publications
132-B Industry Lane, Unit #7
Forest Hill, MD 21050
The characters and events in this book are fictitious.
Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author.
ISBN-10: 1-58767-096-8
ISBN-13: 978-1-58767-096-1
Cover Artwork Copyright © 2011 by GAK
Interior Design by Kathryn Freeman
Photos courtesy of the Laymon family
With special thanks to Ann Laymon,
Brian Freeman, Kate Freeman, Mindy Jarusek,
Andrea Wilson, and Norman Prentiss.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Kelly Laymon
13 • Out with a Bang: Bare Feet & Bloody Gunshot Wounds
Richard Chizmar
16 • The Most Important Things
Steve Gerlach
18 • Dick Laymon dot com
PART I: STORIES AND REMEMBRANCES
Don D’Auria
26 • A Kind Word at the Right Time
Norman Partridge
29 • Second Chance
38 • Gotcha! Remembering Dick Laymon
Bentley Little
40 • Meeting Joanne
Jack Ketchum
50 • A Laymon Remembrance
51 • Hotline
Regina Mitchell
56 • A Laymon Remembrance
57 • The Pack
Alan Beatts
64 • Not Guilty by Reason of Sanity
Brian Keene
68 • The Dick Would be Pleased
69 • Castaways
Brian Freeman
85 • Meeting Richard Laymon
87 • Loving Roger
Ryan Harding
92 • A Tribute to Richard Laymon
93 • Development
John Urbancik
102 • A Brief Memory
103 • Fauxville North
Jacqueline Mitchell
113 • Remembering Richard Laymon
115 • Daddy Wound
Gary Brandner
119 • A Laymon Remembrance
120 • Campfire Story
Simon Clark
131 •
An Appreciation of Richard Laymon
133 • Ham’s Not Here
Gina Osnovich
147 • I Don’t Know Dick
149 • Edge of Town
Michael T. Huyck, Jr.
160 • A Laymon Remembrance
161 • Deep Dawn’s Jongleur
Sheri White
174 • Secret Admirers & Pseudonyms
Tom Piccirilli
176 • New York Comes to the Desert
Adam Pepper
189 • A Laymon Remembrance
191 • The Lonely Room
PART II: FAN FAVORITES AND RARITIES
Richard Laymon
200 • Dick’s College Poems (1960s)
206 • Desert Pickup (1970)
212 • Smokers’ Blend (1971)
232 • Immediate Opening (1976)
236 • Cut! (1985)
Ed Gorman
256 •
Richard Laymon
263 • Herman (1996)
276 • Boo (2000)
291 • Pick-Up on Highway One (2001)
297 • On The Set of Vampire Night (2001)
Ann Laymon
307 • Photo Album Collected from the Family’s Personal Albums
PART III: MORE STORIES AND REMEMBRANCES
Matt Schwartz
325 • Aaron Spelling Would be Proud
Steve Gerlach
328 • A Laymon Remembrance
329 • The Dead of Night
James Futch
345 • A Laymon Remembrance
346 • Cover
Michael Oliveri
349 • A Laymon Remembrance
350 • Behavior Therapy
Rain Graves
358 • Richard Laymon, in Memoriam
359 • Wild Card
John Pelan
370 • A Laymon Remembrance
373 • Another Saturday Night
Robert Freese
378 • Inspiration, Determination, & Mutilation
Donn Gash
383 • Pushing Buttons
William D. Carl
386 • A Laymon Remembrance
387 • Dig
Holly Newstein
394 • A Laymon Remembrance
Holly Newstein & Ralph Bieber II
395 • Prayers
Mark Justice
404 • A Laymon Remembrance
406 • The Red Kingdom
Bryan Smith
420 • A Laymon Remembrance
421 • Pizza Face
Kimberley Hill
435 • Remembering Richard Laymon
Brett McBean
437 • The
A Richard Laymon Remembrance
438 • The Genius of a Sick Mind
Sebastien Pharand
448 • My Thoughts on Richard Laymon
449 • Little Monsters
Jonathan Torres
466 • A Laymon Remembrance
467 • Bestiality
Ron R. Clinton
472 • A Laymon Remembrance
473 • The Diner
Troy Taylor
486 • Remembering Dick Laymon
487 • The Keepsake
Brent Zirnheld
497 • A Laymon Remembrance
498 • Coastal Pickup
Nicole Cushing
503 • Gorgeous! Beguiling! Lethal!
504 • Scabby Nipples and Sharp Teeth
Weston Ochse
511 • A Laymon Remembrance
512 • Crashing Down
Mark McLaughlin
520 • A Laymon Remembrance
Michael McCarty & Mark McLaughlin
521 • From the Bowels of the Earth
Robert Morrish
529 • Still Life, With Mother
Roger Range
540 • Laymon’s Legacy
541 • Scavengers
Patricia Lee Macomber
556 • A Laymon Remembrance
557 • Past Tense
Philip Robinson
568 • My Laymon Remembrance
570 • Occupied
Jim Hillman
581 • A Laymon Remembrance
582 • For the Light
Geoff Cooper
588 • Trying To Keep This Under Three-Quarters-of-a-Million Words
593 • Strangers: Good Friends and a Bottle of Wine
Edward Lee
605 • A Laymon Remembrance
606 • Chef
Matt Johnson
613 • A Dream
Kelly Laymon
