Midnight's Lair: (Richard Laymon Horror Classic)
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Mordock's Cave is a natural wonder, and thousands of tourists take the boat trip on the lake deep beneath the earth's surface. After a power failure, a group of tourists become trapped, and, emerging from the depths come the creatures who dwell there - creatures that nature never intended.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Richard Laymon's 1988 tale "Midnight's Lair" was his 28th full length novel to be published.
The tale concerns a group of thirty sightseers who take an organised tour around an underground cavern named Mordock's Cave. During their guided tour, the power fails due to a fire breaking out within the hotel that is located directly above the cavern. The cave is submerged into total darkness, with the tourists left stranded underground. Soon the storyline takes a turn for the more macabre, with gore-fuled horror waiting for these prone individuals.
The story starts off in the style of a character driven disaster tale, until before long the storyline takes a swerve towards a much more grotesque and horrifying scenario. As with the vast majority of Laymon's novels, "Midnight's Lair" involves two main storylines that run parallel to each other. As the plot continues, the storylines merge, bringing with them a truly horrifying reality.
The tale has many similarities to Neil Marshall's 2005 horror flick "The Descent". Obviously Laymon's novel predates this film but quite some time. To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if "Midnight's Lair" wasn't the original inspiration for the film.
Written with Laymon's usual fast-paced, action packed, no holds bared style of writing, you'll find the novel difficult to put down at any point, with the next horrifying event just around the next corner.
The plot builds well, with regular references to past events that create a well constructed and cleverly developed story. Laymon uses multiple subplots throughout the tale, often revolving around individual characters that are amongst those trapped within the cave. This was achieved with detailed and beautifully developed characterisation that really draws the reader into the plot.
With the storyline drawing to a conclusion, Laymon throws in some all out splatterpunk that gives Shaun Hutson or even James Herbert a run for their money. The grand finale to "Midnight's Lair" really shows the bottomless depths to Laymon's dark and twisted imagination.
This is 253 pages of pure splatterpunk heaven, delivering classic Laymon horror with a no holds barred approach and a reflection of his truly twisted imagination. Absolutely great stuff!
The tale concerns a group of thirty sightseers who take an organised tour around an underground cavern named Mordock's Cave. During their guided tour, the power fails due to a fire breaking out within the hotel that is located directly above the cavern. The cave is submerged into total darkness, with the tourists left stranded underground. Soon the storyline takes a turn for the more macabre, with gore-fuled horror waiting for these prone individuals.
The story starts off in the style of a character driven disaster tale, until before long the storyline takes a swerve towards a much more grotesque and horrifying scenario. As with the vast majority of Laymon's novels, "Midnight's Lair" involves two main storylines that run parallel to each other. As the plot continues, the storylines merge, bringing with them a truly horrifying reality.
The tale has many similarities to Neil Marshall's 2005 horror flick "The Descent". Obviously Laymon's novel predates this film but quite some time. To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if "Midnight's Lair" wasn't the original inspiration for the film.
Written with Laymon's usual fast-paced, action packed, no holds bared style of writing, you'll find the novel difficult to put down at any point, with the next horrifying event just around the next corner.
The plot builds well, with regular references to past events that create a well constructed and cleverly developed story. Laymon uses multiple subplots throughout the tale, often revolving around individual characters that are amongst those trapped within the cave. This was achieved with detailed and beautifully developed characterisation that really draws the reader into the plot.
With the storyline drawing to a conclusion, Laymon throws in some all out splatterpunk that gives Shaun Hutson or even James Herbert a run for their money. The grand finale to "Midnight's Lair" really shows the bottomless depths to Laymon's dark and twisted imagination.
This is 253 pages of pure splatterpunk heaven, delivering classic Laymon horror with a no holds barred approach and a reflection of his truly twisted imagination. Absolutely great stuff!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Although not as good as other Laymon novels, `Midnight`s Lair` bursts rapidly into action quickly into the novel and never really calms down. The way the plot unfoulds during the action means that things are never what they seem, and the characters are ones you can relate to, especially by hating some of them!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A fine quick-paced thriller about a group of tourists trapped in a cave. The background story is spooky and it slowly reveals the true threat awaiting the group... Not as great as some Laymon novels, but its a yummy action/horror snack full with gore and suspense.
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Midnight's Lair, good stuff as usual.
The book has all the usual stuff you'd expect from Richard Laymon. Full of good Guys and the usual creeps. One of the creeps ends up with arather nice surprise near the end. Read more
Published on 26 Mar 2010 by Eagle Cash Card
Good, Creepy Horror Novel!
A group of tourists are left stranded in a cave, when the lights mysteriously go out, in the middle of a tour, plunging the group into darkness. Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2008 by J.Flood
One to Chew Over!
Laymon has a great way of pulling you into his books and this is no different,I finished it in a couple of days which is good for me, but when you have as depraved characters as in... Read more
Published on 5 Aug 2008 by S. Williamson
Don't Feed them After Midnight
Darcy's new job is to lead a boat tour around the underground Mordock's Cave. Her first two weeks are uneventful, but this changes when all the lights suddenly go out. Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2007 by Sam
Underrated
For some reason many Laymon readers seem to be saying that this book is not up to his usual standards. However, I think that it is one of his best! Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2006 by marky77
brilliant!
He has his very own writing style - well, most of the better authors do but Laymon's is really unique. No one writes like him. Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2006 by Gina Skinner
Laymon Is Fab
I have recently become another loyal reader to laymon. This book is another good one. Quick and easy to get on with but still has the gore and sexual urges from the different... Read more
Published on 19 Jun 2005 by "bigsteph2084"
shock to the system
Midnight's Lair was the first Laymon book i ever read, and i can quite honestly say it was a shock to the system. Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2005 by claire
Midnights Lair
This is truely one of Laymons best.Set in a unique location of underground caves it gives you that vibe right from the start. Read more
Published on 8 July 2003 by erin krammer
Brilliant, Laymon at his baddest.
I found Midnights Lair exciting, scarey, shocking, all you would expect from a Laymon novel really. The characters are, as usual, believable, shocking and some of them are as... Read more
Published on 1 April 2001
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