Dean Koontz collection, he may be trashy to some, but there is no doubting his immense popularity.

[@EdwardLorn]

Love the channel, Cliff. Keep up the great work!

[@CliffsDarkGems]

Thank you so much!

[@kaiju_k5042]

Hey you :)

[@vivianmatienzo4498]

Love the analogy to cheeseburgers! I reach out to his books when I want something fast& thrilling! 😉❤

[@CliffsDarkGems]

Thanks for watching! Agreed, he can be a lot of fun.

[@saraht855]

Unrelated to this video, but I've recently discovered I love haunted house horrors. Would be great to see a video with some recommendations for that style of horror :)

[@CliffsDarkGems]

I would need to read a few more before putting out such a video. Would strongly recommend The Shining, even though it is more a haunted hotel.

[@saraht855]

@@CliffsDarkGems thankyou! I've mostly watched haunted House stuff (American horror story, haunting of hill house/bly manor) but The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters and Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (evil housekeeper really) were both great on that genre. Be interested to see what you can find if you can find any :)

[@runawaytrain9794]

I've read almost ALL of Koontz, and IMO "Lightning" is the best plotted. How no one's made a movie yet is mind blowing to me...yet I don't see how it would be as great as the book anyway lol. BTW if you compare the collective "star" ratings on Amazon, it comes out on top compared to his other books. It's a clever, brilliant sci-fi/time travel story. A must-read IMHO.

[@CliffsDarkGems]

Thank you for watching! Now I will definitely have to check Lightning out!

[@pearcegreatesteverleftback03]

Love his earlier work, The Mask, The key to midnight, etc but especially the books he wrote as Leigh Nicols😎👍🏻

[@CliffsDarkGems]

Yeh, I heard he wrote under numerous aliases. I need to read his early stuff!

[@EdwardLorn]

Hey, Pearce, fancy seeing you here :)

[@pearcegreatesteverleftback03]

@@EdwardLorn Hiya Trash, how you all doing? 😎👍🏻

[@kaiju_k5042]

I really want a McD cheeseburger now. Older Koontz is my favorite for sure: Phantoms, Intensity, The House of Thunder, Watchers, Cold Fire, The Bad Place, Winter Moon and Velocity as well, that was a really good one :)

[@CliffsDarkGems]

Thanks for the recs, I'll add one or two of those to my tbr.

[@bluemaiden5]

A friend recommended Koontz last year and I read quite a few. I really like him though he's more thriller then horror. Someone made a Koontz checklist on Goodreads because certain things keep appearing like dogs, a precocious child, beautiful blonde woman and bougainvillea. I'll recommended "Demon Seed". it's a short read, sci-fi horror. Gave me nightmares. ;)

[@CliffsDarkGems]

Yes he does seem to repeat similar characters, situations and dogs, Golden Retrievers lol. I will definitely check out Demon Seed, thanks for the recommendation!

[@bethhendy8481]

I would recommend Whispers, Lightening, Midnight and Dark Rivers of the Heart. They are older Koontz.

[@CliffsDarkGems]

Thank you so much! Love the recommendations.

[@lawjason]

I agree with Beth here. Those are the ones I would recommend too as "classic" Dean Koontz.

[@Danni.Dabbles]

🤣 I love your analogy of burgers and comparing authors. I've never read any of Dean Koontz's work but I do want to pick up Prodigal Son at some point. It is a Frankenstein retelling.

[@CliffsDarkGems]

Thanks Danni! Koontz can be fun, but as I stated, forgettable.

[@steveelston4016]

I remember enjoying one of his early novels Chase. My favorite was Twilight eyes .

[@CliffsDarkGems]

I will be on the lookout for that one.

[@ajespinell]

I enjoyed The Taking...very creepy but you are correct it did seem inspired by The Mist. From my recollection, the Frankenstein series was a bit of fun too in the mass appeal vein of Odd Thomas.

[@CliffsDarkGems]

I will definitely try out The Taking at some stage.

[@rodgilley-writer]

Dean Koontz. The one thing that jumps from my memory, and I remember seeing. Demon Seed was a cool movie! 😁 I was thirteen. Have you read the book or seen the movie?

[@CliffsDarkGems]

I am not sure if I've read Demon Seed. Like most of his work, I can't remember!😀

[@edlewisnoctreviews]

I've only read one of this books, the first in his Frankenstein series. I've been meaning to continue with the second one, just haven't gotten to it. Great collection!

[@CliffsDarkGems]

Thank you so much! I need to try Frankenstein!

[@edlewisnoctreviews]

@@CliffsDarkGems You're welcome! It's kind of a mix of science fiction, horror, and crime fiction.

[@Michael_Wertenberg]

Nice video, Cliff. I've only had 1 Koontz experience, Dragon's Tear. I didn't care for it. Not a cheeseburger I was fond of. I've been debating whether or not to give him another chance. Problem is, with so many books, if I give him a second chance, which book?

[@CliffsDarkGems]

Thanks for watching! In my experience Watchers or Intensity.

[@BrianLee37]

The only Dean Koontz books I've read have been the Odd Thomas series. Overall I enjoyed them, although I thought some were better than others. If you haven't read them, I'd say give the first one a go, then decide from there if you want to continue on with the series. I have a few others you mentioned in the video, but I haven't read them yet(Sole Survivor and From the Corner of His Eye). Intensity sounded interesting, I might have to give that one a go down the line.

[@CliffsDarkGems]

Thanks for watching. I will keep an eye out for the Odd Thomas series. Intensity is brilliant!

[@BioPhoenixReviews]

i read 3 of his books so far being Dragon Tears, Key To Midnight and The Bad place and i really like them a lot and i dont get the bad rep he gets but that might just because i only read 3 and they are all older ones. but there is a few more i do plan on reading that sound neat

[@CliffsDarkGems]

Thanks for watching! I really enjoyed The Bad Place and would recommend both Watchers and Intensity as great reads.

[@BioPhoenixReviews]

@@CliffsDarkGems nice I was thinking about picking both of those up

[@Alicia-606]

I haven’t read a Koontz book in over 10 years. I have 3 of his books.. intensity, strangers and innocence.. I haven’t read them tho.

[@CliffsDarkGems]

I would recommend Intensity, excellent read.

[@kaiju_k5042]

Sorry that I comment as I watch this but yeah I kinda stopped reading him around the time that The Taking (2004) came out, def noticed a change in his personally and how he presented stories.

[@CliffsDarkGems]

Thank you for watching! I might try reading his early stuff again!

[@channelmeaspirit]

Why would you think Koontz's books are Trashy, you speak about his work as if your talking about Guy N. Smith books LOL! Yes, some if his books are, but not Lightning, The Bad Place, Cold Fire, Servants of Twilight, Dragon Tears, False Memory, Hideaway, Watchers, Phantoms etc. etc. I remember The Key to Midnight, Joanah keeps seeing a Doctor's hands with metal gloves standing over her with a big syringe in a dream. Not one of his best. Great video!😀👍

[@CliffsDarkGems]

Thanks for watching! Yes, lol not all of his books are trash, but I suppose that depends on your definition of trashy books. I loved Watchers and The Bad Place so I do enjoy Dean Koontz. 🤣Guy N Smith is on a completely different level of trash... sometimes fun, but utter trash! 🤣

[@LilMissSmartyPants.922]

Midnight and Intensity

[@CliffsDarkGems]

Intensity is my favorite!