Which do you prefer and what is your favorite book by each author? Mine: King: The Stand / Insomnia Koontz: Winter Moon / Tick Tock / Intensity
I've only read some 'Book of Horrors'-type short stories from Koontz, but I remember those being pretty cool stuff. Then again, King's Maximum Overdrive has AC/DC soundtrack.. Tough choice but Koontz, this time!
*runs over guy* "Oh my god! Are you Steven King?" "No.., I'm Dean Koontz." "Oh." *backs up on him and runs him over again.* Man I love Family Guy.
The only book I've read by Dean Koontz was "Phantoms", which, according to the author's notes, is not indicative of the rest of his work. I realize he is not necessarily a "horror" writer, per se, but the way he explained away everything at the ending annoyed me to no end. I read "The Shining" a while ago, and that gets a big thumbs up. On a whim, I decided to read Cujo, which was good, as well as the Green Mile. Let me tell you, the Green Mile was one of the best books (or series of books) I have read in a LONG time. King is a virtuoso storyteller. ...then I read "Pet Sematary". I can handle a lot, in movies and books, but I thought that the last half of that book was so disturbing and utterly WRONG, that I can't even read King for a while yet. I don't know why, but the entire concept and ending "climax" disgusted me, and I'm not sure if it was in a good way. I guess I just like babies and children so much to see them... well, you'd have to read it. (I just can't imagine this man being a father.) Though I do plan on reading the Gunslinger books. My reluctant vote goes to King.
