I have read several books by Laymon and have to admit he is one of my guilty pleasures. His books are usually filled with lots of sex and gore with some humor thrown in and are basically written as a male teenage fantasy. Night in the Lonesome October included a lot of Laymon's trademarks including lots of sex but was not quite as gruesome as most of his other novels. It's about a college student, Ed, who goes out on a long walk late at night after his girlfriend Holly dumps him via a "Dear Ed" letter. Ed needed the fresh air but during his walk he starts to encounter all sorts of "night loonies" including an old hag on a bike and a young girl who prowls the night looking for who knows what. In the mean time, Holly's ex-roommate, Eileen, comes on to Ed and wants to take Holly's place. Ed continues with his nocturnal walks mainly so he can try to meet the young girl he had seen on his first walk. And he continues to meet more loonies like a weird group of people in a van, a group of cannibalistic "trolls" who reside under a bridge, and a good looking guy named Randy who wants Ed to take him to his new girlfriend Eileen who he had seen with Ed at a late night doe-nut shop so he can "put it in her".
Overall, this one was one of Laymon's better novels which kept me turning the pages up to the end. I thought it was full of suspense and was so oddball that it made me lol a few times. Fun stuff!
Overall, this one was one of Laymon's better novels which kept me turning the pages up to the end. I thought it was full of suspense and was so oddball that it made me lol a few times. Fun stuff!
