My job requires a lot of technical reading. I love Dean Koontz novels as pure escapist scare ya spitless!
Besides he can spook circles around Stephen King ;’}
Dean has matured as a writer and has some really fine stories. After “The Stand”, King began a long spiral that has landed him in my discard pile and despite an occasional good plot line, for the last decade he’s managed to ruin almost every story with intrusive political hackdom.
Koontz on-the-other-hand has soared and his mind candy is a delight to read. “From The Corner of His Eye” and “One Door Away From Heaven” (both with strong spiritual themes) remain my read’em again favs, but I’m anxiously awaiting for MrsDrumbo to finish “Odd Hours” and I just completed “The Good Guy” which was excellent and a tribute to a hero (and yes, the “Always Faithful” dog tag on the cover is a spoiler - but one I can forgive with pride). I email Dean regularly, nagging him for the next “Frankenstein” book.
I had to quit reading him years ago, even though I loved his work. It scared me too badly.