Richard Laymon

Richard Laymon was one of the most reputed authors from America, who was well known for writing his books based on the suspense and horror genres. He was also known to write the novels based on the sub-genre of splatter punk. The writings of author Laymon were full of sex and violence, and were believed to be not suitable for readers with weak heart.

The best place to start is the Making Of America series, the earliest of Richard Laymon's multi-book series: it opens with The Wilderness Seekers (1979) and runs to 57 books across 1979–2001, ending with Northeast Georgia: A History (2001). Richard Laymon's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Richard Laymon has 155 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1979 and 2014. 72 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Making Of America series with 57 books — and 83 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Richard Laymon's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Making Of America (1979–2001, 57 books), Beast House Chronicles (1980–2001, 4 books) and Women Who Won The West (1982, 8 books), plus 1 more.

This guide splits Richard Laymon's 155 books into 4 named series and 83 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Making Of America (57 books, 1979–2001); Women Who Won The West (8 books, 1982); Beast House Chronicles (4 books, 1980–2001); Making Of The Cities (3 books, 1990–1992).