Originally posted by jynkers
Everybody says that. I don't find the guy scary at all.
Have you tried Dean R. Koontz? Maybe his stories aren't particulary scary, but they are (for the most part) good horror tales. Twilight Eyes, the story of a carnival worker who sees monsters disguised as humans, is good. I once wrote a letter to Dean Koontz criticizing his novel TickTock. He replied with a two-page letter of his own, vehemently defending his work. Mr. Koontz's signed letter is now a nice addition to my autograph collection. He said he received something like 8,000 letters per month!
Wow, he actually mailed you back... That's rare in an author now a days.
And yes, I have read a few of his works. I have to admit, while they had interesting plots, they seemed a little too... farfetched, maybe? No, that's not it.
I've read Dragon Tears and Soft Come The Dragons and, let's face it, they just weren't fantasy enough for me.
Don't get me wrong, they were good, but my interest level goes down the toilet if it isnt fantasy. Well, normally. The only non-fantasy books I like are, in fact, The White Plague and I, Lucifer. But that's just me.
Who knows. Maybe if I re-read the old Koontz books I'll like them.
Yes, in his letter, Mr. Koontz even told me about the hair transplant he had for his male pattern baldness. He said it was easier to talk about it, than not talk about it. He lives in Newport Beach, Calif., one of your more swankier zip codes.
Some authors will reply. Joseph Wambaugh, the former LAPD detective-turned-bestselling author, sent me an autographed pic plus a handwritten reply to my question on the Jon Benet Ramsey murder in Colorado. His feeling was that there was no intruder; it was an inside job.
Other favorite Dean Ray Koontz books: Lightning (has a time travel element to it), The Bad Place and Midnight. One guy came into the library extolling the virtues of Koontz's Intensity, but I haven't read that one.
Okay, I'm definately re-reading them. And by the looks of things, I'm going to be buying his works, too.
Y'know, I feel the same way about the Jon Benet Ramsey thing. Funny you should mention it, there was a new article about it on the news today, but I had to rush out the door and missed it.
... I find Alfred Hitchcock stupid. Yes, I've changed the subject, but this had been bothering me for a while now. The supposed 'mystery author' is a dunce, in my book. Is there anyone below the age of 60 that likes the guy?
I believe one of the news shows is going to have an update on the still-unsolved murder of Jon Benet Ramsey -- for Saturday night (12/18). As they say, check your local TV listings. Try "48 Hours" on CBS.
Joseph Wambaugh is an interesting fellow. His true crime book, "The Blooding," chronicled the first case in which DNA was used to catch a murderer. It happened in England, where police finally got their man, a serial killer named Colin Pitchfork, in what amounted to a DNA dragnet.
Well, since you brought it up. Alfred Hitchcock, the so-called "master of suspense," is more revered for his direction in films: Vertigo, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Psycho, The Birds, et al. He also hosted a 1950s/60s television show titled "Alfred Hitchcock Presents." You can catch old episodes sometimes on the oldies channels. Are you referring to the stories in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine or the various book anthologies they published in Hitchcock's name? Or you don't like his films?
Originally posted by Emma718
I am wanting to buy IT, Carrie and The Shinning.. are they that scary??
Better not ask jynkers that! She doesn't like Stephen Edwin King.
Didn't read Carrie, but I did enjoy It and The Shining. I liked The Shining better. (King originally wanted to call it "The Shine," but he thought that conjured up a derogatory term demeaning black people.)
The Shining is really about Jack Torrance's problem with alcohol. One thing you won't see in either movie is the part where Jack and another boozer darn near kill themselves after drinking Zombies (a potent mixed drink) one night. Jack almost drives over a cliff while drunk out of his mind.
theres no better horror, sci fi, paranormal writer than dean Koontz. all his books are terrific and impossible to put down. i have read almost all of them and havent read a bad one yet. my personal fave is "The Watchers" its not really all that scary but it is perhaps the best book ive ever read. i highly reccomend it to anyone and everyone. MUST READ !
The Shinning IS a good movie, I guess. If you watch the original one. The book was so-so.
Personally, I though It was a riduculously long thing that never seemed to end. But that is simply my opinion.
... Is there anyone out there that could suggest a good horror series? I don't get scared easily, but horror is my favorite department. Carrie was dumb. No, not dumb, just your typical teen-under-stress-and-disliked-by-all, the only difference being that Carrie lights things on fire.
But eveeryone else seems to enjoy it, so have at.