| Re: American Gods ?
You could try Brian Lumley's Necroscope series, Clive Barker is another good author.
Graham Masterton actually does his research and his occult horror has its roots firmly in historical fact, Masterton is one o fmy favourite horror writers.
Stephen King tends to go for the long winded approach and I don't find his work that horrific or even disturbing.
In the old guard I enjoy Poe but pay special homage to H.P.Lovecraft who spawned an entire sub-genre within the horrow field. His prose isn't too marvellous but he manages to convey an otherwordly feel in all of his writing that seeps into you as you read.
If you fancied combining horro with Sci-Fi you could look for The Nights Dawn Trilogy by Peter F Hamilton, this is a fairly large trilogy and is most definately a Horror Space Opera.
F.Paul Wilson is a good author to look out for, I enjoyed 'The Tomb' and William Peter Blatty is another. |