But when someone else compares one of my books to his, and if that someone is a person who knows his stuff (and Mark Justice does), you can bet your rump I’m going to devote a blog post to it. Of course, it goes without saying-even though I’m saying it-that I’m not claiming my writing is equal to Laymon’s or that I consider myself in his class. I spoke at length about him in this article and, interestingly enough, in the Acknowledgments page of Savage Species. He’s considered one of the best horror writers of the eighties and nineties, and despite his tragic and far-too-early passing in 2001, he remains one of the most read, one of the most beloved, and one of the most influential horror authors in the genre. What a lovely thing to wake up to! Most of you reading this blog will be familiar with the name Richard Laymon. Reading SAVAGE SPECIES by is like discovering a lost Richard Laymon novel.
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