Product Description

Nothing unusual ever happens in Ashburg, until a local family are mutilated and left to die in their own home. Since then, the house has stood empty, but when mysterious invitations arrive announcing a party there, nobody thinks its a joke. After all, it is Allhallow's Eve.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #236681 in Books
• Published on: 1994-12-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 246 pages

Customer Reviews

one star? you've got to be joking!
He has his very own writing style - well, most of the better authors do but Laymon's is really unique. No one writes like him. His novels are always gory, there's always a lot of violence, people are being stalked, women are getting raped.

Allhallow's Eve is no exception.
It's always the same situation - people are being victimized in the worst ways imaginable, because some seemingly tough guy/guys think it's funny and they get away with it. They might, for a while, but eventually someone will stand up to them and fight back.

Laymon is very creative and comes up with the most far-fetched and unbelievable theories, but the way he describes things, they usually start to sound at least possible quite quickly. Laymon also injects a large portion of (black) humour into his stories. The message is clear - Trust no one. Everyone out there could be a potential killer/rapist/psychopath trying to get you.

I've read 30 Laymon novels and I must say, I'm much more careful now. I certainly make sure all the doors and windows are locked at night! I especially loved The Travelling Vampire Show, Funland and Fiends.

Buy Allhallows Eve with confidence. It would be a shame to give this brilliant horror thriller a miss!

Far from Laymon's best....
After "Quake", "Island" and "Body Moves" it is difficult to see why this was published. Laymon can write a damn good yarn but this is not one of them. Probably made up his quota for the year for the publisher. Don't bother with this one, there are plenty of Laymon goodies available instead!

Terrible- sorry Mr Laymon
After reading `Island` this (my second Laymon book) really disappointed me- I never really got drawn into the plight of the victims, probably due to the awful background. Strangly, this seems to be the only fall from grace Laymon has had, and every other novel I have read by him has been much, MUCH better. Buy this book just to compare it with his best works.