SubJeff on 11/2/2009 at 22:10
Quote Posted by Stitch
Slowly building tension and dread is all well and good, but what you do with it once you pass the point of no return is the true measure of a good horror writer.
And oh how he fails. In truth I've only read 3 or 4, but they are usually meh at the end despite great beginnings.
I've read a couple of Koontz. Blegh. No more, thanks.
fett on 12/2/2009 at 02:58
I shouldn't slag on Koontz too much. I've read the Odd Thomas series and he's created possibly the most memorable and real protagonist in recent memory. These are the Koontz books for anyone who's not sold on him actually being a really great writer when he puts his mind to it. They're world's apart from some of his other train wrecks.
Hewer on 12/2/2009 at 03:09
Quote Posted by Scots Taffer
He should've stuck to short stories, it really is his true oeuvre.
Isn't that the truth. King doesn't paint himself into a corner- he starts painting out into the desert, then dreams up a big scary monster to end it all so he can turn the manuscript in. He's much better when he keeps things concise. There's not much money in short stories and novellas, though.
