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Midnight's Lair (Paperback)

by Richard Laymon (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Feature; New Ed edition (21 Jan 1993)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747238960
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747238966
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.4 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 194,688 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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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5.0 out of 5 stars Dark, twisted and packed with gore. True splatterpunk!, 22 Mar 2009
By Chris Hall "Dreadlocksmile" (Cardiff, Wales) - See all my reviews
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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!
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Laymon Is Fab, 19 Jun 2005
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 characters. Quite short found the ending came like a rocket but still worth the read.
It seems to be a normal tour in the cave until the lights go out. No power, how will they get out? Maybe they could dig through a blocked part of the cave, but in trying to get out what are they letting in?

Bit of a shock to find out what is in the depths!

I have also read the Lake, Endless Night, Fiends and Alarums.
First 2 Brill but all worth a read.

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, Laymon at his baddest., 1 April 2001
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This review is from: Midnight's Lair (Hardcover)
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 always discusting. The plot is brilliant and the book is well writen and enjoyable to the end.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars 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 14 months ago by J.Flood

4.0 out of 5 stars 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... Read more
Published 15 months ago by S. Williamson

4.0 out of 5 stars 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 24 months ago by Sam

5.0 out of 5 stars 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

5.0 out of 5 stars 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

5.0 out of 5 stars 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

4.0 out of 5 stars 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 Jul 2003 by erin krammer

4.0 out of 5 stars Good horror-shocker
Although not as good as other Laymon novels, `Midnight`s Lair` bursts rapidly into action quickly into the novel and never really calms down. Read more
Published on 28 Jun 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars A nice horror snack.
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... Read more
Published on 8 Nov 1999

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