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So, I'm curious as to what some of my fellow author's opinions on him are. Supposedly he has a big cult following and he's well known as a horror author. One of the greats, I'm told.
Thing is, I just picked up his book Into the Dark for a group read on Goodreads.
I think it's absolutely horrible. Stereotypical cardboard characters jumping through plot hoops, random sexuality, no tension at all, and pointless animal cruelty.
Seriously, it goes into the trash can with some of the worst self-published junk I've ever picked up.
Is this what we're trying to be compared to? I can write a wet dream that closer to horror and better quality than this. And yet people hold him up on some kind of pedestal as one of the greats? What am I missing?
Thing is, I just picked up his book Into the Dark for a group read on Goodreads.
I think it's absolutely horrible. Stereotypical cardboard characters jumping through plot hoops, random sexuality, no tension at all, and pointless animal cruelty.
Seriously, it goes into the trash can with some of the worst self-published junk I've ever picked up.
Is this what we're trying to be compared to? I can write a wet dream that closer to horror and better quality than this. And yet people hold him up on some kind of pedestal as one of the greats? What am I missing?