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novadawn969
08-12-2005, 11:38 PM
Is Dean Koontz any good? I was recomendid him but he has written alot of books. whats a good starter book that might get me addicted? I need a good recomendation.
hahaha, I have no life!!! Any one want to help start a club?
The_Return
08-13-2005, 06:54 AM
Watchers. Ive read quite a few of his, and it's his best hands down.
urgeok
08-13-2005, 07:00 AM
check further back in this forum .. there is another Koontz thread with the info you're looking for.
The_Return
08-13-2005, 07:05 AM
Originally posted by urgeok
check further back in this forum .. there is another Koontz thread with the info you're looking for.
http://www.horror.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=915
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novakru
08-18-2005, 06:00 AM
Originally posted by The_Return
Watchers. Ive read quite a few of his, and it's his best hands down.
Was Watchers made into a movie with Keanu Reeves?
urgeok
08-18-2005, 06:03 AM
Originally posted by novakru
Was Watchers made into a movie with Keanu Reeves?
sam name - completely different story ...
oops actually it's The Watcher
Watchers was made into a film though :
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096425/
novakru
08-18-2005, 08:14 AM
Originally posted by urgeok
sam name - completely different story ...
oops actually it's The Watcher
Watchers was made into a film though :
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096425/
Thanks urgeok:)
The_Return
08-18-2005, 04:26 PM
Originally posted by novakru
Was Watchers made into a movie with Keanu Reeves?
It was made into a movie, however Reeves isnt in it. Im not sure who is...supposedly it sucks, Ive never bothered to check it out.
novakru
08-18-2005, 05:09 PM
I think I saw it,Keanu was a killer maybe.... But I do want to check out the dean koonz Watchers...
urgeok
08-19-2005, 05:49 AM
Originally posted by novakru
I think I saw it,Keanu was a killer maybe....
and James Spader was the cop ...
he actually did a good job in that movie ..
novakru
08-19-2005, 06:36 AM
Originally posted by urgeok
and James Spader was the cop ...
he actually did a good job in that movie ..
Spader is an underrated actor.(I remember him now in that movie!)
Did you see him in The Practice and Boston Legal? That character was MADE for him.
jenna26
08-19-2005, 08:10 PM
Originally posted by novakru
Spader is an underrated actor.(I remember him now in that movie!)
Did you see him in The Practice and Boston Legal? That character was MADE for him.
I have been a James Spader fan for a very long time. I always thought he played a perfect slimeball....lol.
Darkfall is a cool book by Koonz.
Babygurl20
08-20-2005, 01:52 AM
"Soul Survivor" and "The Eyes Of Darkness" are both great
The_Return
08-20-2005, 08:44 AM
Originally posted by PPC
Darkfall is a cool book by Koonz.
I have that one...havnt bothered to read it though.
novadawn969
08-24-2005, 02:10 PM
Thanks. Are there any other Authors that are quite enjoyable?
novakru
08-24-2005, 04:23 PM
Originally posted by novadawn969
Thanks. Are there any other Authors that are quite enjoyable?
Christopher Moore
Stephen King and Micheal Crichton are solid.
Stephen King: IT, Dark Tower Series, The Stand... and any other book you can get your mits on by him.
Crichton: Prey is a cool read... Rising Sun is awesome, and of course, Jurrassic Park.
Also, check out Steve Alton's MEG books (about the prehistoric super huge version of great white sharks)... There are 3 of 'em I think... they're all fun (if not a bit simple) reads.
noctuary
08-27-2005, 10:54 AM
Koontz most certainly has his ups and downs. I've been quite impressed by some of his books, and left cold by others. The Bad Place is probably the best one that I've read, so I'd recommend that one as a place to start. I've also recently started reading his new series based on Frankenstein, which seems quite interesting so far.
As for the movie version of Watchers , it's... pretty bad, to be honest.
novadawn969
08-29-2005, 10:17 AM
thanks again. The only horror author I have read that I can remember is Laymon. I heard Steven King is good but I think he's a bit over rated. Ill try a book or two and see.
Cynner
09-25-2005, 08:30 PM
Anything by Koontz is pretty good, up until a few years ago anyway. Here lately he's gone a bit preachy and soft. His Prodigal Son series is aptly centered around Frankenstein as Koontz reveals his Frankensteinian Complex.
Critcheon is a good read, regardless of the topic or whether you think you'll enjoy it. But again his fear of science makes it hard for me to read more than a couple of his books at once.
As for King, you can't go wrong with his short stories, period. His novels can be a little rough because he devotes so much time to the characters lives and their development. I've loved some and hated others. Depends on taste. Salem's Lot, It and The Stand are personal favorites.
Other horror writers?
Skipp and Spectre's Animals and The Bridge are awesome. Their earlier work is a bit dated but ok if you can remember the seventies and eighties.
Cynner