"Originally published as Night Visions 7 A jazz musician whose powerful music just might wake the dead A sleepy Wisconsin town harbors an evil that has waited generations to exact its revenge A young couple struggles for survival amid the ruins of civilization after a devastating biological world war A member of the clergy who gives a whole new literal interpretation of the phrase “eat of my flesh” A demented babysitter is taught a grizzly lesson by the children she torments Night At The Crossroad presents eight tales of horror and dark fantasy by Richard Laymon, Chet Williamson, and Gary Brandner. Prepare to enter a world where your darkest nightmare can become a chilling reality...A world of Night Visions. Stories included in this ""Mop Up"" by Richard Laymon ""Wishbone"" by Richard Laymon ""Bad News"" by Richard Laymon ""Madman Stan"" by Richard Laymon ""Blue Notes"" by Chet Williamson ""The Confessions of St. James"" by Chet Williamson ""Assurances of the Self Extinction of Man"" by Chet Williamson ""Damntown"" by Gary Brandner "
Author
Richard Laymon was born in Chicago and grew up in California. He earned a BA in English Literature from Willamette University, Oregon and an MA from Loyola University, Los Angeles. He worked as a schoolteacher, a librarian, and a report writer for a law firm, and was the author of more than thirty acclaimed novels. He also published more than sixty short stories in magazines such as Ellery Queen, Alfred Hitchcock, and Cavalier, and in anthologies including Modern Masters of Horror. He died from a massive heart attack on February 14, 2001 (Valentine's Day). Also published under the name Richard Kelly
