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Ghost StoriesHorror

The Cellar

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  • 1980 first published
  • 255 pages
  • 7 editions
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The Cellar is a 1980 ghost story and horror novel by Richard Laymon. Readers will find themes of abused women and haunted house.

33 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 7 editions.

It runs to roughly 255 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Cellar

Tourists flock to Beast House, but few ever return. Behind the cellar door lurks a creature of pure evil.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Subjects

  • Horror
  • Horror tales
  • Abused women
  • Haunted house

Quick answers

Who wrote The Cellar?

The Cellar was written by Richard Laymon and first published in 1980.

What genre is The Cellar?

It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories and Horror.

How long is The Cellar?

The median edition has 255 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Cellar?

Readers who like it often enjoy Welcome to Dead House, The Shining and Julia.

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