Who do you prefer and why?
2007-05-25 07:05:04 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Being a horror film buff and all (thanks in no small parts to the specific author) - BIG fan of Stephen King. Have read Dean Koontz, but Koontz simply does not have what it takes to make your skin crawl and give you nightmares while/after you've read his books. Koontz's stuff translate better on screen though.
King, on the other hand is simply a GREAT storyteller whether it's emotionally/psychologically wrenching stuff like THE GREEN MILE etc. or his forte, straight down horror. My only complaint with King is that he has alienated a certain section of his fans with his serialization novels (the Dark Tower series, Desperation etc.). But am a rabid fan of his standalone work.
Personal faves - all of the short-stories stuff (Nightshift, Dreamscapes & Nightmare et al), Salem's lot, The Shining, The Stand. Whoa! Never scribbled that much before. :)
2007-05-25 19:24:07 · answer #1 · answered by ~[D3]~ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I prefer Stephen King's older books. But Koontz has some really awesome books, and he doesn't take forever to get to the point.
2007-05-25 07:07:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I like Koontz a little better. But I like them both. And out of the the books, my favorite is probably The Stand, by King.
2007-05-25 08:04:03 · answer #3 · answered by lawmom 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dean Koontz. Steven King is a little too King James for me.
2007-05-25 07:18:36 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Stephen King. His books are more suspenseful. Dean Koontz's books I just find kind of depressing.
2007-05-25 07:14:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I love them both but I would have to go with Stephen King. Koontz books are, for me, a quick read. Full of mystery and chills but his stories just end. King makes you think. It's good versus evil, it's your next door neighbor who has a grisly secret. Even though it's fiction, there's enough realism in the characters that you could almost see it happening
2007-05-25 07:11:32 · answer #6 · answered by kgee 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would have to say King. When I read his books he makes me what to check under my bed and in my closet for the boogieman before I go to bed. Koontz is also great, I loved Darkfall, but he doesn't have a lot of gore/horror that King does and I love that about King.
2007-05-27 05:22:13 · answer #7 · answered by sweetcakes8707 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
King, Koontz gets a little too 'out there' sometimes.
Actually, I've graduated to Jonathan Kellerman, the Alex Delaware novels. Much better.
2007-05-25 07:07:49 · answer #8 · answered by Icewomanblockstheshot 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Koontz, King always seems to get bored near the end of his books and come up with a short bizzare ending that seems like its there just to put a stop to the rambling.
2007-05-25 07:09:18 · answer #9 · answered by luvstoburn 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Stephen King defiently. he's so gifted. i really like his mini sequence similar to Kingdom Hospital and The Stand. I love getting over excited in his books too. The films are fairly intriguing as you'll inform. He is simply anything new than all of the equal horror film/ ebook stuff. He bottles your mind and makes you suppose in an absolutely another way approach. He's remarkable. WEll, in any case that is my opinion
2016-09-05 11:57:42 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋