Koontz does escalating tension and events better than anyone, and does it with such deceptively simple writing that his stories feel like terrifying roller-coaster rides.

• 库恩兹在层层营造紧张气氛和制造事件上的确要强于他人，而且运用了一种貌似简单的写作方法，令他的故事犹如过山车一般惊险。