Who is your favorite "horror" author?

For me, it is a tie between Stephen King and Dean Koontz. I use to be a die hard King fan, but Koontz has really drawn me in with his writing skills.

i have a few actually....Clive Barker is one of my all time favs..I love his Books Of Blood and several other stories of his...another would be H.P Lovecraft is also (was) brilliant.. and some of Stephen Kings books are great too...Dean Koontz has put out some good ones over the yrs as well.

I haven't read any horror novels in some time but I always enjoyed Dean Koontz. Stephen King is also very good but I find Koontz to be far easier to read and not so intense. As for the scariest book I ever read; "It" by Stephen King is certainly up there with the best of them!

I have to say Anne Rice. Her books are well written. They truly draw you in. The characters are truly fleshed out. They take on a life of their own. Hollywood must agree. Her book Interview with the Vampire was made into a terrific movie.

not used to read scary books got rid of it long time back used to read r.l stine's goosebumps when i was in 5THgrade and left reaading horror bookks forever ,sad isn't it well i dont think r.l stine is that scaRY BUT I WILL SURELY TRY THE BOOKS YOU HAVE SAID WHAT WAS THAT ...YAH KOONTZ AND ANOTHER NAME STEPHEN WELL THANKS FOR GIVING MA THE NAMES AND I HOPE THEY WILL SCARE ME .BYE AND THANKS AGAIN

Stephen King! Some of his works on the books has reached the big screen. He absolutely knows how to put a scary plot in the story.

My favourite authors are King and Dean Koontz. I like them very much and have read almost all their books. I can't say that these books are very scary but there's something in them. But the scariest book for me is 'Dracula' by Stocker.

I don't actually have any favorite horror author, but I enjoy reading horror stories, especially the collections of horror stories from Pan & Fortuna. There are about 20 books or so, in each collection; and I've not read all - these are rather old, and I have not been able to find some of them.

I'm not into horror that much, but I have to go with the classics and say Edgar Allen Poe. Edgar Allen Pose was one of the first authors I had ever had ever read. Not only were his stories interesting but so was his life. Stephen king is also a great writer.