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# The Woods are Dark

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Review: A gory backwoods cannibal love fest! Good Times! - When an unkempt legless man drags himself out in front of your convertible on an isolated mountain road and throws a severed hand at you, you should: A) Stop and see if he needs a hand (sorry, couldn’t help myself) B) Show him your boobs, Laymon nipples and all C) Go get some chicken fried steak and eggs at the next available diner D) Take a few minutes out for some steamy lesbian sex E) All of the above. The crazy thing is that in this one, all of these are very real possibilities. There are no wrong answers in this one. It has a bit of everything. Crazy as hell from the get go and only gets crazier as it gets rolling. If you know what you are getting into ahead of time, I have a feeling that you will enjoy the ride. It is filled with gory, absurd, blood-soaked sexy times, cannibal feasting and lovefest with your usual suspects of inbred crazies and no shortage of the infamous rock hard Laymon nipples. Good time granny hammer fun, backwoods cannibal lesbian love, a dried dozen-dork necklace, riding the Cordelia train, Krull heads on a stick, Sheri is bi for Neala pie and the best vacation Lander has ever had. Yep. That about sums it up. I liked it. But, it should be noted that I’m a weirdo and was laughing out loud in all the inappropriate places. If you have delicate sensibilities then I would probably stay far, far away from this one. As a matter of fact, you probably shouldn’t have even read my review. And what the hell are you looking up this book for in the first place Mr/Mrs prudey-pants? 4.5 desertcart Stars rounded up to 5 based on the non-stop-bloody-inappropriate-crazy-fun factor. That and because, I say so.
Review: Quite possibly Laymon's most twisted and disturbing novel - Originally published in slightly different form in 1981, 'The Woods are Dark' is Richard Laymon's take on the whole "cannibalistic savages in the woods" theme that we all know and love. Laymon pulls out all the stops here, and while I don't consider this his best novel, it's definitely his most gruesome. It has two converging plots, one about two young female hikers, and the other about a vacationing family staying at a small motel in the nearby town of Barlow. Little do they know that this area is home to a large group of savages known as the Krulls, who live in the woods and feast on out-of-towners, or that the townspeople are in cahoots with them. At 215 pages, 'The Woods are Dark' is a very quick, very intense read, one of Laymon's most "impossible to put down" books. It's also extremely stomach-churning. Just when you think Laymon has gone too far, he goes one step further. Whereas most of his novels have a level of light-heartedness to them, while still being scary and disturbing, this one is straight-up DARK. There's no let-up. Or set-up, for that matter, which meant I never really felt connected to any of the characters, and the only reason I don't lump it in with Laymon's very best. Still, it is a must-read for any fan of the late, great Richard Laymon.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #956,603 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,793 in Ghost Fiction #7,312 in Psychological Thrillers (Books) #26,099 in Suspense Thrillers |
| Customer Reviews | 3.9 out of 5 stars 1,386 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A gory backwoods cannibal love fest! Good Times!
*by B***L on August 23, 2017*

When an unkempt legless man drags himself out in front of your convertible on an isolated mountain road and throws a severed hand at you, you should: A) Stop and see if he needs a hand (sorry, couldn’t help myself) B) Show him your boobs, Laymon nipples and all C) Go get some chicken fried steak and eggs at the next available diner D) Take a few minutes out for some steamy lesbian sex E) All of the above. The crazy thing is that in this one, all of these are very real possibilities. There are no wrong answers in this one. It has a bit of everything. Crazy as hell from the get go and only gets crazier as it gets rolling. If you know what you are getting into ahead of time, I have a feeling that you will enjoy the ride. It is filled with gory, absurd, blood-soaked sexy times, cannibal feasting and lovefest with your usual suspects of inbred crazies and no shortage of the infamous rock hard Laymon nipples. Good time granny hammer fun, backwoods cannibal lesbian love, a dried dozen-dork necklace, riding the Cordelia train, Krull heads on a stick, Sheri is bi for Neala pie and the best vacation Lander has ever had. Yep. That about sums it up. I liked it. But, it should be noted that I’m a weirdo and was laughing out loud in all the inappropriate places. If you have delicate sensibilities then I would probably stay far, far away from this one. As a matter of fact, you probably shouldn’t have even read my review. And what the hell are you looking up this book for in the first place Mr/Mrs prudey-pants? 4.5 Amazon Stars rounded up to 5 based on the non-stop-bloody-inappropriate-crazy-fun factor. That and because, I say so.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Quite possibly Laymon's most twisted and disturbing novel
*by J***R on June 9, 2011*

Originally published in slightly different form in 1981, 'The Woods are Dark' is Richard Laymon's take on the whole "cannibalistic savages in the woods" theme that we all know and love. Laymon pulls out all the stops here, and while I don't consider this his best novel, it's definitely his most gruesome. It has two converging plots, one about two young female hikers, and the other about a vacationing family staying at a small motel in the nearby town of Barlow. Little do they know that this area is home to a large group of savages known as the Krulls, who live in the woods and feast on out-of-towners, or that the townspeople are in cahoots with them. At 215 pages, 'The Woods are Dark' is a very quick, very intense read, one of Laymon's most "impossible to put down" books. It's also extremely stomach-churning. Just when you think Laymon has gone too far, he goes one step further. Whereas most of his novels have a level of light-heartedness to them, while still being scary and disturbing, this one is straight-up DARK. There's no let-up. Or set-up, for that matter, which meant I never really felt connected to any of the characters, and the only reason I don't lump it in with Laymon's very best. Still, it is a must-read for any fan of the late, great Richard Laymon.

### ⭐⭐⭐ Possible spoiler
*by M***D on July 17, 2024*

This was an interesting read to say the least. But I’m confused as to what happened at the end? Did Neala and Robbins survive or what? I never felt so unsatisfied with an ending to a story, and I’ve read hundreds if not thousands of books.

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