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Original Title:	The Traveling Vampire Show
ISBN:	0843948507 (ISBN13: 9780843948509)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel (2000)

The Traveling Vampire Show

Richard Laymon

Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 391 pages

Rating: 3.84 | 7484 Users | 461 Reviews

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Though gloomy with clouds, it is a hot, August morning in the summer of 1963. All over the rural town of Grandville, tacked to power poles and trees, taped to store windows, blowing along the sidewalks, fliers have appeared announcing the mysterious one-night-only performance of The Traveling Vampire Show.

The show will feature Valeria, the only known vampire in captivity. According to the fliers, she is a gorgeous, stunning beauty. In the course of the performance, she will stalk volunteers from the audience, sink her teeth into their necks and drink their blood!

For three local teenagers who see the fliers, this is a show they don't want to miss. But they may have to.
Though they can probably scrape up the price of admission, other obstacles stand in the way. One problem, nobody under 18 years of age is allowed into the show. Dwight, Rusty, and Slim are only 16. Another problem, the show begins at midnight and the three teens always have to be home by then. If that weren't bad enough, the show is to take place at Janks Field -- a desolate patch of ground with a nasty history -- that has been declared off limits by their parents
The situation appears hopeless.

Though Dwight and his friends fear they won't be able to attend the actual performance of the Traveling Vampire Show, they do have the entire day to themselves. Why not hike out to Janks Field and take a look around? With any luck, they might be able to watch the crew make preparations for tonight's performance. If they're really lucky, maybe they'll get a peek at Valeria, the gorgeous vampire.
And so the three friends set off on foot for Janks Field...
Dwight is a solid, honest kid, long on common sense and loyalty to his friends. He always tries to do what's right.
Rusty is a husky guy who relishes trouble.
Slim, their long-time pal, is the brains of the outfit, a voracious reader of novels, an aspiring writer, and a girl. Also, she is sometimes too brave for her own good.

The Traveling Vampire Show is the tale, told in Dwight's own words, of what happened to him, Rusty and Slim on that hot summer day they hiked to Janks Field. It's the story of their friendship and love, their temptations, their betrayals, and their courage as they went where they shouldn't go, did what they shouldn't do...and ran into big trouble.

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Title	:	The Traveling Vampire Show
Author	:	Richard Laymon
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 391 pages
Published	:	March 1st 2001 by Leisure Books (first published 2000)
Categories	:	Horror. Paranormal. Vampires. Fiction

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Ratings: 3.84 From 7484 Users | 461 Reviews

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I didn't have high hopes for this book after having read the Beasthouse Series, which although not bad, was fairly bland for my tastes. I was pleasantly surprised by this story, which was far more heartfelt and character driven. The entire story takes place in less than 24 hours, though a few flashbacks add into the depth of the tale. The story revolves around 3 friends - Dwight (who is the voice of the book), Rusty, and Slim (who changes her name depending on her favorite book at the moment).

Laymon was a pervert. I understand teenagers tend to be high on some kind of hormone that makes them extremely horny but this was ridiculous. For most of the book (I am talking about 70% or maybe even 80% mark) all the characters do is...dick around, eat burgers, make dumb jokes, make out, DO LAUNDRY FOR F*CK"S SAKE and recall things that happened in the past. There was no vampires up until this point (to be honest, (view spoiler)[there is no damn vampires at all. Thanks for the misleading title

This is the first Richard Laymon book that I read and the last he wrote before he died. It is an amazing book and won him posthumously the Stoker award of 2001. Though Laymon is not for everyone, his writing is filled with graphic nudity and often quite disturbing violence and images, many of his stories have a coming of age aura to them, and every book of his that I have read I was literally unable to put down until I finished it. He has definitely become one of my favorites. And I cannot

This was my first Richard Laymon book and it won't be my last.It was a book that was beautifully done. It was a coming of age story that had characters that I fell in love with. This book was filled with girl power, Slim and Lee were powerfully written. They were brave,true and strong. When Slim quoted a few lines of the St.Crispin's Day speech from Shakespeare's Henry V.,I was verklempt. It was a pleasure to read a horror novel with strong female characters.And what can I say about Dwight,a

I'm a huge fan of October and everything creepy / Halloween related.  I recently went through a ton of my mom's old paperbacks and found several books from her horror phase.  I set The Traveling Vampire Show aside as a creepy read this month but I'm sad to say it wasn't my cup of tea.In the summer of '63, friends Dwight, Rusty, and Slim are determined to make it to Janks Field for a one night only performance!  The show features the only vampire in captivity, the stunning Valeria.There are a few

This was the second Laymon book I've read, and much like the first, I find myself torn about it. On one hand, it was very interesting and kept my attention throughout. On the other, I think about half the book could have been cut and you'd have had a stronger novel.It's part horror and part coming-of-age young adult. Basically you follow a group of friends on a day back in 1963. A "Traveling Vampire Show" is coming to town, supposedly with a real vampire on display. The problem I had is things

I actually read this book twice. The first time I didn't care for it all that much. Maybe it was because I had just read Dan Simmon's classic SUMMER OF NIGHT, and THE TRAVELING VAMPIRE SHOW was the follow-up. Was I subconsciously comparing the two? Could be...Years later I got to wondering if maybe I missed something in Laymon's writing. I love coming-of-age stories and vampires, so I decided to give the book another shot. I'm so glad I did! This story is sad, funny, scary, and just a plain good