My first adult book was Phantoms by Dean R. Koontz (back when he had the extra initial), and is still one of my favorites. I was exposed to horror movies at a very young age (age 3 - thanks Dad!), so it has always been my favorite genre. I typically write horror stories, so this novel was a bit of a surprise for me, but as someone out there once said, "sometimes we don't choose our stories, sometimes our stories choose us."