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monnie1976 's review for:
Night in the Lonesome October
by Richard Laymon
This is a strange book that is long on atmosphere, short on pretty much everything else but still manages to work on a horror level. Ed, our protagonist, has been dumped by his girlfriend Holly and in order to cope with his loss decides to go on a walk. If you guess it was a night in the lonesome October you get extra points. The first night he goes on a walk strange things happen. This is where the book shines. You really get that feeling you get if you go out walking at night and encountering weird people. The plot gets convoluted, Ed isn't really a very good guy and the whole cast of characters is a bit unbelievable yet when you put down the book you feel oddly unsettled. If you are looking for a good guy to root for this is NOT going to be your book but if you want an odd, trippy horror tale this will work. Part of Laymon's horror motif is characters that get more and more horrified about what they are willing to do and this and "In The Dark" explore those ideas.