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“All my worries had been for nothing. That’s usually how it is with worrying. More often than not, we get ourselves all in a sweat over something that might happen, then everything turns out just fine.” Inspirational Attitude Book:The Traveling Vampire Show Source: The Traveling Vampire Show
“She lay on her back, knees up, thighs apart, rubbing herself with both hands, then beckoning him. But as he approached, he saw jagged shards of glass embedded in her skin. They protruded from her breasts, belly, thighs - glistening, clear blades waiting to rip him up. With a grin, she opened her mouth. Her tongue slid out, weighted with a jagged triangle of glass. Reaching between her legs, she spread her flesh. Powdered glass spilled like salt from her vagina. "Fuck me," she said. "Not till you take the glass out," he told her.” HilariousWtf Book:Beware!/ Dark Mountain 2 in 1 Source: Beware!/ Dark Mountain 2 in 1
“It was a hideous ancient thing that stood on tiger feet in the middle of the floor. Like a showpiece. And he did enjoy showing it. He would bring his friends upstairs to the master bathroom so that they could admire the monstrosity while he told them the whole long boring story of how he’d gotten it at an estate sale in Hollywood. Some bimbo actress from the silent-screen days had supposedly slit her wrists while she was in the thing. ‘Cashed in her chips,’ Harold liked to say. ‘In this very tub.” HorrorErotic Horror Book:Hotter Blood: More Tales of Erotic Horror Source: Hotter Blood: More Tales of Erotic Horror
“Bring a vampire around, people start discovering religion.” PeopleVampireDiscovering Author:Richard Laymon
“No book, no matter how good, has a chance of reaching a large audience unless the publisher SEES the book's value.” BookMatterValuesChanceAudienceReachingPublishers Author:Richard Laymon
“In a sense, all fiction is experimental. Every new book is an adventure into unknown territory. As Hemingway told us, you (the writer) have to go out beyond where you have gone before.” BookFictionGoneAdventureTerritoryNew Books Author:Richard Laymon
“A few of my books, over the years, have been optioned for film. The subject matter of my books, however, is not exactly conducive to Hollywood film treatment. If and when a 'big-budget' film is ever made based on one of my books, my fans and I will more than likely loathe it because it won't be true to its source. That's almost a given.” IfsYearsHas BeensMadeBookMatterBigsFilmGivenFansSubjectsSourceHollywoodBeing TrueBudgetsTreatmentSubject MatterLoatheIfs AndHollywood Films Author:Richard Laymon
“I don't worry much about whether or not one of my stories contains elements of the supernatural. If I come up with what I think is a nifty concept, I'll give it a whirl.” IfsThinkingGivingStoriesWorryElementsConceptsCome Up Author:Richard Laymon
“My feeling about fiction, regardless of the genre, is that it is meant to be a representation of life. I want my books to give a whole spectrum of experiences to my readers. Not just fear or terror or revulsion, but excitement, laughter, pain, sorrow, desire, etc.” WantGivingBookWholeFeelingsPainDesireFictionReaderSorrowLaughterTerrorGenreExcitementEtcMeant To BeRepresentationSpectrumGenre IsRevulsion Author:Richard Laymon
“Horror writers are specialists in the worst case scenario” CasesWorstHorrorScenariosSpecialistsWorst Case Scenario Author:Richard Laymon
“In my vast experience, I've found it always wiser to go along with female advice... First, you make them happy by doing what they tell you. That's the main thing. Let them think they're in control. They love it. Then, if it turns out they were right, everything's cool. If it turns out they were wrong... then you have the pleasure of basking in the glow of superiority.” IfsThinkingFirstsTurnsFoundPleasureAdviceFemaleWiserSuperiorityBasking Author:Richard Laymon
“Except I think it feels more like an empty stomach than a broken heart. An aching hollowness that food can't cure. You know. You've felt it yourself, I bet. You hurt all the time, you're restless, you can't think straight, you sort of wish you were dead but what you really want is for everything to be the same as it was when you were still with her.. or him” ThinkingKnowsWantFeelsHeartStillsWishFeltHurtBrokenEmptyCuresStomachRestlessWish YouHollownessEmpty Stomach Author:Richard Laymon