Back to ContentsThe books I read are mostly of the fantasy and horror genre. My favorite authors include Poppy Z. Brite, Clive Barker, Stephen Donaldson, Stephen King , Dean R. Koontz and Peter Schaap . For those of you interested in reading fantasy books in Dutch, check out Dromen en Demonen.
Clive Barker
When I first discovered the books of Clive Barker, it was during the days of
Damnation Game. Those first books were very much of the horror genre. Shortly
afterwards I discovered the Hellraiser
movies which got me totally hooked on Barker's work. More recent books by
Barker have drifted from the purely horrifying to works of fantasy. Books
like Weaveworld and Imajica touch upon the subject of other dimensions or
worlds. Imajica offers the most detailed universe ever found in his works.
For more information about Clive Barker and his work, check out the Web of Lost Souls.
Recently, a website devoted to Stephen King has been put up. You can find
some info on the man and his work at the
official Stephen King site.
Stephen King
Stephen King has been called the 'King of Horror' for a long time now. I have
been reading his books since I was about twelve or thirteen, I guess. Which
book it was that got me started, I can not even remember. Presently I still
have to read his last four books (just a matter of time), but I am still very
interested in his work. When King started publishing, it was with horror-stories.
In time though, his stories changed. Did Barker change from horror to fantasy,
King changed from horror of a fantastic kind to real-life drama and horror, often
with a slight touch of fantasy.
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