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In honor of Halloween this month, let's find out who you think writes the best horror books and or movies.
I like Stephen King myself.

Roald Dahl. He might not seem like a horror writer, what with James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, etc. But his short stories for adults are just spine-chilling. No wonder Alfred Hitchcock used so many of them in his short movies. My favorite Dahl story is "Man from the South."

Edgar Allen Poe.Gotta go with the classics.

Stephen King is the master, really. The Shining actually really frightened me, because I am a Pansy XDD

I think the best Stephen King novel was probably Cujo,nothing more
scary than a rabid St.Bernard.

Lovecraft. Poe. Stephen King runs hot and cold -- I like some of his short stories, and occasionally a novel does well (like Pet Sematary), but not him exclusively.

There's a story in Maureen Birnbaum,Barbarian Swordsperson that is a rift on Lovecraft.

Stephen King for me, definitly. I'm currently trying to read through all his books, in publishing order. I'm up to "Dance Macabre". I haven't really had much experience reading other horror novelists though. Usually I read the books that get turned into movies (Jurassic Park, Phantoms, Jaws, etc.) which is how I got introduced to reading King in the first place.

I'm with ClosetOtaku on this one. Stephen King's pretty good (I like many of his short stories, and of course the Dark Tower series, though that's "fantasy for grown-ups" than horror), but he has a tendency to be somewhat long-winded. H. P. Lovecraft, however, has yet to disappoint me. Some stories are better than others, but none are completely not worth reading.

H. P. Lovecraft...hands down.

King is just the stock answer everyone gives

Okay, now I feel like a twit. Of course, Edgar Allen Poe! Seriously, "The Tell-Tale Heart" had me shivering for days after reading it! I really need to read more of his short stories, but I positively adore his poetry. My favorites are "Annabel Lee" and "The Raven."

Never read Stephen King, though I've heard He's good......
I'm not sure if G.P. Taylors stuff is horror, but that's the closest that I've ever gotten to reading horror.....

I like Peter Straub, but I find I like his less-horror books better than his actual horror novels.