Dean Koontz or Stephen King?

[DK4me]

Creepiest book I ever read was Stephen King's "It". I've read several Dean Koontz books that I enjoyed more but none that kept me up at night like that one did.

[Cyndel Maria]

Koontz, but I can't say I've read much King...

[Taresh Bansal]

Stephen king

-- 06 Apr 2017, 13:53 --

Koontz

[Pm7lucas]

I love Stephen King's stories, but I agree that he puts too much information in his books and they end up dragging. I like Dean Koontz a lot also, and for the same reason...his books are usually faster paced.

I actually no longer read Stephen King books unless I go back to re-read something from long ago. One exception is the books he writes with Peter Straub. They do tend to drag a bit, but the stories are so good that I have to read them anyway!

Paula

[Christina Rose]

For me, it is Stephen King all the way!

[Tzara Drusak]

Dean Koontz! His books are much more thrilling and well-written in my opinion. Odd Thomas is my number one favourite.

[JodyVamp]

Dean Koontz always! He's faster paced and much creepier. That said, he can't end a book well for anything. It always has his feeling of "oh crap! I'm coming up on my page limit, I better sum this up real quick!" Until the last 40 pages or so, I love his books! King is...OK.

[SparklesonPages]

Hmm is there really a comparison though? I feel like their styles are so different but although I like Koontz, Stephen King I’ll say Stephen King hands down for me.

[toribyers13]

Oh, Stephen King no contest. While I do like some of Koontz's work, his books are always hit or miss. With King, I know I'm getting a good novel. I agree that he draws some things out, I sometimes have to take a break with his books because of this. However, in the end I feel like King has always told me the whole story & I'm right there with the character. His descriptions are so well done that I can mentally picture even some of the craziest things.

[Sakilunamermaid]

Oddly I own books by both but I have not read them yet. The only Stephen King I own is Needful Things. The Dean Koontz books I really want to read are the odd Thomas ones.

[Misty Dawn]

Stephen King for me, no question. Dean Koontz's books never stay with me after I finish them, but I think about King's often and enjoy following his recurring characters from novel to novel; I had fun awhile back finding and reading or rereading through all the Castle Rock stories. (Now that I think of it, maybe all the Derry stories should be next.)

[mamalui]

I say both. I have both their books and I am having a hard time choosing.

[revna01]

I prefer Dean Koontz. There is something a little too creepy in those King novels for my taste, although I think King may have a bigger following.

[Sue Mulligan]

I like the Odd Thomas books by Dean Koontz, but King has always been my favorite. His characters are realistic and interesting. Dr. Sleep is my newer favorite written by King.

[moridin7634]

King is my favorite author and has written my favorite book (IT), so I am biased saying I like him better than Koontz. I'm not saying Koontz is bad because I still love some of his stuff, but he has more misses for me than King does.

Strangers was my first Koontz book and I still love that book. I also really like Fear Nothing and Seize the Night (come on Dean, write the third).