The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 6 books · 1980 to 2001 · Mostly set in the fictional Malcasa Point, California

Richard Laymon

Thriller and suspenseHorrorPsychological suspenseSupernatural horror

Richard Laymon wrote fast, violent, shocking horror. The Beast House books are set around a tourist attraction in a California town where something still lives in the house. Most of his other novels stand alone.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. Only leads that could be confirmed are charted.

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Richard Laymon books in order

Each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.

Beast House

3 books · Set in the fictional Malcasa Point, CaliforniaSupernatural horror
  1. 1The Cellar1980Buy on Amazon
  2. 2The Beast House1986Buy on Amazon
  3. 3The Midnight Tour1998Buy on Amazon

Standalone

3 books · Set in various placesSupernatural horrorPsychological suspense
  1. 1Island1995With Rupert ConwayBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Traveling Vampire Show2000With DwightBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Night in the Lonesome October2001With Ed LoganBuy on Amazon

Characters

4 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Malcasa Point

Standalone leads