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I knew I should have mentioned what authors I have liked and didn't like. Sorry for that. I don't really like Stephen King because I don't like his characters. I think they are often cowards that create worse situations because they are afraid to do anything about bad situations. I did read half of the Great and Secret show, and I didn't like it enough to finish it. I forgot why though, but I know I had enough aversion toward it to not want to try any more Clive Barker. I have read a lot of Lovecraft, and I like his stories a lot more. I think the reason why I like Lovecraft so much is because I feel that in his stories the horror of the story is woven into the fabric of his world and is not just a result of characters that make bad decisions. That is not to say though that I do not like character plots. I just loose interest in characters that seem... (forgive me, but) stupid. I liked Anne Rice's first two vampire books a lot. Both are character driven stories. I've read the Tomas Harris, Hannibal books. I liked the stories of those well enough, but I felt Harris was often not very clear in his storytelling.
Thanks a lot for the suggestions. I hope this might help more.
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