Hmm.... I wonder.

[Cynner]

Anything by Koontz is pretty good, up until a few years ago anyway. Here lately he's gone a bit preachy and soft. His Prodigal Son series is aptly centered around Frankenstein as Koontz reveals his Frankensteinian Complex.

Critcheon is a good read, regardless of the topic or whether you think you'll enjoy it. But again his fear of science makes it hard for me to read more than a couple of his books at once.

As for King, you can't go wrong with his short stories, period. His novels can be a little rough because he devotes so much time to the characters lives and their development. I've loved some and hated others. Depends on taste. Salem's Lot, It and The Stand are personal favorites.

Other horror writers?
Skipp and Spectre's Animals and The Bridge are awesome. Their earlier work is a bit dated but ok if you can remember the seventies and eighties.

Cynner