Triage by Richard Laymon—A surprisingly taut and fun thriller, and maybe the best Laymon I’ve read yet. It of course has all the Laymonesque qualities that have made previous works of his I’ve read a chore, but they really work in this shorter format. The story delivers the cruel and taboo violence he’s known for and the questionable choices that make him such a delight to read—often at his expense. High octane and very brainless fun. Laymon’s writing simply flows here, smooth like butter. 4⭐️In...

This was my first Edward Lee, and I must say it was a good story, but not exactly what I expected. The Laymon was what upped this from a 3 star to a 4 star. The Ketchum was maybe the weakest story I have read by him. Overall, not bad, just not as good as I expected it to be. My advice is if you read this, be prepared for a horrendous, graphic graphic graphic story by Laymon. No stretch there, but this one has some of his most brutal scenes I've read in a book in quite some time. I wasn't bothere...

An excellent anthology by three of my favorite authors. I love how Laymon's story is so simple and is pure action. Lee's futuristic science fiction plot draws the reader in. Even though it is the longest it is a fast paced story that had me on the edge of my seat. Ketchum's story is very simple and as usual his language just flows of the paper. An overall excellent book that showcases three different horror styles.

3.5 Stars. This book was set for the name challenge in the Bookworm Buddies group. I've also never read any of these three authors before.Finished the first story Triage by Richard Laymon, and I liked it well enough. It was a pretty straightforward story, not too complicated. I liked how the action happened right away, there was no time to think. It was brutal, though not overly so. Not to me anyway, though others may get pretty squeamish. Compared to what you see in horror movies like Saw, etc,...

Three stories. Three authors. One premise: a guy walks into a place and starts shooting.I picked this up for the Ketchum story and was disappointed it was the last, shortest piece of the three. Well, last-but-not-least applies here and Jack brings the goods...the horrible, horrible goods. The Laymon story is pretty brutal but something kept forcing me to continue reading. I felt like I needed a shower or something once finished. I didn't make it through the Edward Lee story. Just wasn't in the m...

Such a wicked story. Interesting, great read.Really reminded me of the writing of Ryu Murakami. I feel that they are really similar authors. So good.There's a reference to American Psycho in this book!It was an okay collection. Always love a Ketchum novel.3.1/5

Of the 3 reworked stories, I think that was the premise of this book...3 authors rework the same story, I liked the first one best. The latter two just left me with a scrunched up face, wondering what in the hell had I just read. I think it's time to dive into something else for a bit, outside of the horror genre.

This book is a neat project bringing together three big names in splatterpunk in one volume. Each author has a novella around a common theme, although Ketchum's is stretching that theme a bit. The common motif is that someone walks into an office, calls out a woman working there, and then starts opening up with a shotgun. Laymon's (3 stars) is a pretty classic horror story; the targeted woman gets away, but then makes some dubious decisions and fateful errors. Lee's story (2 stars) is rather nov...

Let the feather ruffling...commence!I tend to avoid reading reviews on here before I get a book. I like to compare opinions later when it's all done. With TRIAGE, I'm going to go against the consensus and ask...WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?TRIAGE is a collection of three novellas (although, I argue that point straight off the bat) by the masters of splatter: Richard Laymon, Ed Lee and Jack Ketchum, which share the initial starting point of a person entering a place of work and shooting the pl...

This rating is based solely on the Edward Lee novella, In the Year of Our Lord 2202, which is the only story I had any interest in reading based on a friend's recommendation (Triage also includes two much shorter works by Jack Ketchum and Richard Layamon). I'm glad I knew nothing about it going in, so I won't spoil anything for any prospective readers other than to say Lee briskly unloads a fully-wrought sci-fi universe that delivers a few solid punches to religious conservatism and its relation...

Three short stories by masters of horror, Ketchum, Laymon, and Lee. Stories Are:TriageIn The Year of Our Lord: 2202Sheep Meadow Story

Each of the three stories started with the same premise and the three authors expanded beyond that. Of the three, I enjoyed the Laymon one the most. Very graphic but a tense page turner of a story. The Lee one was the most developed and took up the majority of the book. Much more in the Sci-Fi genre. The Ketchum one was my least favorite and barely used the original premise. Overall worth checking out.

Neat concept, one idea, three authors, three versions. Laymon offered a very typically laymonesque 100 pages of wham bam thank you damsel in distress with a great ending to boot. Lee's story was the longest and my least favorite, most likely because I'm not a scifi fan. While the story does showcase his versatility as an author (in fact it doesn't even read like a Lee story, it's shockingly tame and reserved for him, till the end where the sex and gore come in) and has a very interesting origina...

A stranger walks into a place of business...and starts shooting.Only one beginning, but three very different stories...Richard Laymon: TriageDefinitely the best of the three stories. Though it has some logical flaws (why don't they call the police?!), it is a hell of a story, fast-paced, straight and gory. 4 StarsEdward Lee: In the Year of Our Lord: 2202Unfortunately, this was the longest and weakest of the three stories. A kind of lovecraftian sci-fi/horror hodgepodge, I found the story too lon...

Three different authors, one basic premise. Two terrible endings. One decent story in the bunch."Triage" by Richard LaymonIt's odd that this story launched the idea for this collection, since it's the weakest and least creative of the group. The "plot" consists of a naked dude with a shotgun chasing a half-naked girl through an empty office building. It's the sort of thing Laymon has written countless times before, set apart only by the jaw-dropping stupidity of its nonsensical twist ending. "In...

only read the Laymon story. It was okay if a fun and gruesome sort of way, but not required reading. I want to read the Ketchum tale in this someday, though. The Edward Lee story didn't spark my interest for some reason.

Wow is this a good collection of tales. While initially, all three are connected by the same setup, they quickly branch off into their own world, especially Edward Lee's story where he throws us into the future on a ship travelling in space. I was surprised at how different this was from other works by Lee, but it still had his abundant helpings of gore and sex. Some of the concepts Mr. Lee reveals are pretty amazing and I could tell he was very inspired writing it. Highly recommended for newbie...

I was pleasantly surprised by this book. The weakest story of the three was the Laymon but this one was still a thrilling and entertaining read. I think the Jack Ketchum story had the best writing of all three. I've liked what I've read from him so I need to check out more of his books. The best story was by the one author I hadn't read nor heard of: Edward Lee. A very good story with a twist ending (sort of a double twist) and I saw neither coming. I found the book to have an interesting premis...

The premise is the reason I picked up this book. It struck me as an interesting way to begin a story and I wanted to see how these three accomplished horror writers approached it. The Richard Laymon story was my least favorite. It was just standard horror slasher fare – nothing exceptional. The Edward Lee story was probably my favorite. It could fall under many genres but is primarily science fiction with elements of horror and action thriller. I was completely drawn into it and was pleasantly s...

Triage is an interesting concept of 3 different authors featured in a semi-collaborative writing scenario and is ultimately satisfying.Laymon's story will really only appeal to Laymon die-hards. Others will likely find it to be a letdown. It's just a pretty weak story overall and reads like a watered-down version of his typically bread and butter content. Laymon's writing only works when he gets character development right and this story was too focused on the plot, which honestly was very simp