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The traveling vampire show [158-011-4.0]

By: Richard Laymon

Category: fiction horror

Synopsis:

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 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.
And 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 the 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.


RICHARD LAYMON is the author of over thirty novels and seventy short
stories. He has received Bram Stoker Award nominations for four of his
books: Flesh, Funland, A Good, Secret Place and A Writer's Tale. Recent
novels include Cuts, Come Out Tonight and One Rainy Night. A native of