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A shroud of rain covers the town of Bixby, coating the inhabitants in an unending torrent - and turning them into hate-filled maniacs. Soaking-wet, a queue of cinema-goers smash their way inside to slice up the dry people within, while a loving wife crushes her husband's skull on the marble floor.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you like horror and enjoy reading for pleasure and entertainment only, you should take a look at Laymon. This is not Faulkner; you are not going to learn anything from this book. This is the second Laymon novel I have read, and I must say I enjoyed this much more than I did Bite. The characters were a little more real this time, and a couple of them were even likeable. I still can't really figure Laymon out; the whole time I am reading him, I have a gnawing feeling that the guy is just a hack, yet he does a good job of keeping my interest and entertaining me. He's just here to tell a good story, and it may be unfair of me to expect something more from him--Laymon certainly seems comfortable in his style, and I admire him for that. That in itself is the sign of a good, confident writer. And he does tell a good story. Action is the name of the game here; the writing style is very direct. Basically, all of the important characters wind up wet at some point, so we must judge them by how they act under abnormal and normal conditions in order to "understand" them. Good and bad exists in all of us, and Laymon certainly seems to recognize this fact. One thing sticks out in my mind--I am bemused by the fact that Laymon's characters are always hungry. They can survive an assault by a bunch of wet, black, terrifying people and then immediately sit down to eat: restaurant employees (those still alive) start serving dinner before dead rioters can even be stowed away. Denise and Kara, a teenager and young girl (the true heroes in my mind), eat popcorn in between acts of defending their very lives. When I think of some of the actions and events in this book now, they almost seem laughable. While you are reading it, though, these things don't matter. Laymon makes it all work somehow. Those disgusted by gore should not even be reading this review, yet Laymon's gore is not as bad as it is made out to be; the gore in this book belongs here, really, and it does not seem to be employed purely for shock value. Laymon is unique; some will like him and some will not, but you can't know how you will react to him until you actually try him out.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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A warm black rain starts falling in a small town, the strange rain has a terrifying effect on the behavior of the locals.......... Laymon is on top form here, this delivers everything you have come to expect from the author. In spades. The action does not stop for a second, dragging you brutally along at a breakneck pace. Do not start this book unless you have time to finish it NOW, you will not want to put it down !
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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First published back in 1990, `One Rainy Night' came at half way through Laymon's career.
Following Laymon's fast paced, action packed, blood filled formula for creating a novel that will be adored by many horror fans, `One Rainy Night' does not disappoint when it comes to an intensive splatter-punk style tale of blood lust and unrelenting violence.
With huge similarities to novels such as James Herbert's `The Fog', David Moody's `Hater' and Danny Boyle's 2002 film '28 Days Later...', `One Rainy Night' sees a large proportion of the population (in this case the vast majority of a town), turn into psychotic killers when they are subjected to the mysterious black rain that starts falling on the town.
From very early on the reader is thrown into the nail biting tension and claustrophobic fear that surrounds the town as the story spirals into an almost post-apocalyptic scenario that is not too dissimilar in feel to Laymon's classic novel `The Quake' that came out five years later.
The blood starts spilling from every page, with moments that appear to be lifted straight from any one of Romero's `Dead' series.
A somewhat weak sub-plot is threaded loosely along the novels storyline, that half tries to explain the mysterious turn of events as some sort of voodoo curse that was visited upon the town in the way of revenge for crimes upon a particular family. This half-baked explanation is not necessary to the overall enjoyment and structure of the novel, but does not really detract at all from the tale.
Yet again, Laymon throws in a collection of comic book style colourful characters that are brought to vivid life with their individual loveable and instantly identifiable traits.
The violence is strong yet not over descriptive that allows for the `Dawn of The Dead' style of comic gore. Even with this, the reader is subjected to bursts of suspense throughout that will leave you on the edge of your seat at the end of each and every chapter.
For those who are relatively new to Laymon's work, this is a good novel to approach first, with classic Laymon touches and his non-stop blood drenched action formula that is sure to please almost every fan of horror.
The novel lasts for a total of 410 blood soaked pages, of which all 410 of these will keep your heart racing, as you sit there perched on the edge of your seat.
Following Laymon's fast paced, action packed, blood filled formula for creating a novel that will be adored by many horror fans, `One Rainy Night' does not disappoint when it comes to an intensive splatter-punk style tale of blood lust and unrelenting violence.
With huge similarities to novels such as James Herbert's `The Fog', David Moody's `Hater' and Danny Boyle's 2002 film '28 Days Later...', `One Rainy Night' sees a large proportion of the population (in this case the vast majority of a town), turn into psychotic killers when they are subjected to the mysterious black rain that starts falling on the town.
From very early on the reader is thrown into the nail biting tension and claustrophobic fear that surrounds the town as the story spirals into an almost post-apocalyptic scenario that is not too dissimilar in feel to Laymon's classic novel `The Quake' that came out five years later.
The blood starts spilling from every page, with moments that appear to be lifted straight from any one of Romero's `Dead' series.
A somewhat weak sub-plot is threaded loosely along the novels storyline, that half tries to explain the mysterious turn of events as some sort of voodoo curse that was visited upon the town in the way of revenge for crimes upon a particular family. This half-baked explanation is not necessary to the overall enjoyment and structure of the novel, but does not really detract at all from the tale.
Yet again, Laymon throws in a collection of comic book style colourful characters that are brought to vivid life with their individual loveable and instantly identifiable traits.
The violence is strong yet not over descriptive that allows for the `Dawn of The Dead' style of comic gore. Even with this, the reader is subjected to bursts of suspense throughout that will leave you on the edge of your seat at the end of each and every chapter.
For those who are relatively new to Laymon's work, this is a good novel to approach first, with classic Laymon touches and his non-stop blood drenched action formula that is sure to please almost every fan of horror.
The novel lasts for a total of 410 blood soaked pages, of which all 410 of these will keep your heart racing, as you sit there perched on the edge of your seat.
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ONE RAINY NIGHT
AS TO BE EXPECTED LAYMON NEVER CEASES TO SURPRISE IN THIS BOOK.
I WONDERED WHAT WAS GOING TO COME NEXT, IT WILL BE THE UNEXPECTED METHINKS
I WONDERED WHAT WAS GOING TO COME NEXT, IT WILL BE THE UNEXPECTED METHINKS
Published 8 months ago by SHIRLEY
One Rainy Night; better stay indoors.
Once you've picked up one of Richard Laymon's books and opened to the first page you're hooked. Laymon has a way of drawing you in and before you know it, you're halfway into the... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Gerry Griffiths
The Black Rain
One Rainy Night by Richard Laymon is set in a small American town called Bixby. Everything is pretty much quiet until the night before it starts raining. Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2007 by Christopher Morris
Best read ever!!!!!
This is without doubt the best book i have ever read!
It's a 500mph Ghost train, And it will leave you with your mouth open and drooling for more. Read more
It's a 500mph Ghost train, And it will leave you with your mouth open and drooling for more. Read more
Published on 22 Jun 2005 by ALEX CATLING
FAB
Bloomin' brilliant. This is a must for all Laymon fans. I have read nearly all of them now and he never fails to entertain!!
Published on 6 Jun 2005 by "felicityfinucane"
HIS BEST!!!
I am a massive Richard Laymon fan. I started out with Island and have read 99% of his books.
This one is my favourite. Read more
This one is my favourite. Read more
Published on 3 Oct 2004 by Jack Daniel
The night the rain fell
The rain was black, pleasantly warm and it fell heavily in the small, unremarkable town of Bixby. After the death of Maxwell Chidi, in a possible racial attack, it began to fall... Read more
Published on 26 Dec 2003 by "midgeybear"
one very rainy night
One of the best Laymon books!!! Whilst checking the scene of a murder from the previous evening, rain begins to fall after the most horrendous crack of thunder on the local... Read more
Published on 10 Nov 2003 by Hester Smith
Laymon's #1 fan!
Just finished reading this one and, as usual, it didn't disappoint! If you like Laymon and his trademark twisted, gory, bloody, sexually charged novels, then you'll be in for a... Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2003
Nothing special
Nah _ wasn't that impressed. Bit immature and basic, few loose ties and a 1D plot. Falls into a big void of not horror-enough and not thriller-enough, but apparently others liked... Read more
Published on 15 April 2003 by Crayford
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