I was recently at Barnes and Noble and came across "1408" in the paperback version of "Everything's Eventual". I didn't recall it being in there, but it's been a long time since I read it. If you prefer not to listen, you might pick that up instead. I've only recently joined the audio book world myself, and it's proving to be an interesting experience thus far.

If you enjoyed the story of Dracula, you might enjoy this author. It's the story of Dracula, broken up into 3 books. I thoroughly enjoyed reading them when I was a teenager. I picked them up again as an adult and enjoyed them just as much. Others have said that it's a cheap shot to rewrite Dracula, but I think she just puts her own twist on it.

I have to say that I am a vampire fanatic and love to read about them in both "fact" and fiction. I have been very impressed with the Anne Rice series, whom you either love or hate. Be forewarned that if you choose to proceed through the entire series, it will eventually tie in with the Lives of the Mayfair Witches. If you haven't read the Mayfair series, you may be a little lost at the end of the Vampire Chronicles. I personally enjoyed both very much.

Also, don't let the second movie fool you: it combined the Vampire Lestat and Queen of the Damned into 2 1/2 hours. Interview with the Vampire stayed close to the story line, but Queen of the Damned tried to put too much into too little time.

I have to agree that I think the Stand is the best place to start. I myself tried to start with Nightmares and Dreamscapes but couldn't figure out what all the fuss was about. About six years later, I picked up the Stand after seeing the movie and realized that I had missed a great deal of excellent reading. While it is a very long book, it's very much worth the time.

While I did not start with "False Memory", it really did terrify me. Not because there was anything too sci-fi about it, but more because it could actually happen. It's scary to think about the fact that someone could actually cause another person to have a disorder and also maintain complete control with just a few simple words. I've recommended this book to every reader I've met who wasn't sure where to start with Koontz. Over all, I think it was probably one of the best books he's written, which is hard for me to say because I've enjoyed nearly every single one of his books (minus a few of the earlier ones written under a pseudonym).