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This is a lively discussion about books for once, and I enjoy this a great deal. You are all making very good points. It seems we are all Clive Barker and Stephen King fans, but I have a question; what does everyone think of Dean Koontz? Maybe I am asking a loaded question (thats my reporter side I suppose), but he hasn't been very prominent in any discussions lately.
Personally, I was weaned on Koontz. Hes the first horror author I read with any loyalty, and I have maybe 25 or so of his books under my belt. Then I got into Stephen King, Clive Barker, Peter Benchley and Peter Straub. I realized then that Koontz is sort of a hack. I mean, not many thriller/horror writers have half as many books as he has published, but hes just not very interesting. i will, however, commend his ability to blend scifi with horror in some instances. As much as I don't like most of his work, this aspect has had a considerable influence on my writing (there, I admitted it). I do think some of his work is not all that bad. Winter Moon is a good read. Watchers is his flagship book, but its decent as well. Phantoms is where he stands out. This book is pure genius, I loved it. The rest of his stuff...not so good.
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