Resurrection Dreams

Lots of twists n turns really enjoyed this book

Let's face it, Richard Laymon was never really the same writer after he died... Resurrection Dreams is one of the multiple books that was published after Laymon's untimely death from a heart attack in 2001. Most of those books, it seems, weren't published when he was alive for a reason: they really weren't that good. The Lake is really the prime example of a Laymon novel that would have been better if it just remained on... Read Full Review

This book introduces the reader to a High School pencil necked geek by the name of Melvin (What else?). Melvin The Geek tries to reanimate a dead body at a Science Fair and is promptly dispatched to the Mental Asylum. After a few years Melvin gets released even though he is still one sick guy. He continues his experiments with dead bodies and has Rampant Hormonal Desires for Vicky, the pretty female Doctor in town.This is... Read Full Review

Let's face it: the last few Laymon novels have lacked something. Could be because a lot of them weren't published while the author was alive...there could've been a REASON he decided not to publish them. But throughout, they have borne Laymon's patented, edge-of-your-seat suspense. "Resurrection Dreams" has that suspense, and a lot more, making it one of the best Laymon novels to be published recently. Melvin Dobbs... Read Full Review

So this isn't quite a new release, it's actually a re-release of an older Laymon book that Leisure is putting out. But thank god for that. The last Laymon book that Leisure released was a book that Laymon hadn't finished by the time he died, but Leisure released any ways. That book was The Lake, and it wasn't very good. The story begins with two friends, Vicki and Ace attending high school with the nerdy reject Melvin. Melvin's... Read Full Review