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I agree with your point about the predictability of King's stories. Perhaps the only reason he is so famous is because of the number of works he has created. The description in his stories is great, but plot compositions stuggling to catch up to those of classic writers.

I recommend Daphne du Maurier - both her novels 'Rebecca' and 'The Birds' are horror/thriller novels filled with symbolism and subtle hints of social comment. 'The Taking' seems to be popular book by Koontz.