Dean Koontz/YMMV


 * Alas, Poor Villain: So far, only TWO of Dean Koontz's villains can be pitied.
 * Roy from The Voice of the Night is a  In the end, the heroes take pity on him and call the police in hopes to help him.
 * Bruno Frye from Whispers. Where to even begin? In a nut shell,  Basically, he's still a Complete Monster, but he's the most sympathetic villain Dean Koontz has created.
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 * What about all the guys Victor Helios created in the FRANKENSTEIN trilogy?
 * Anvilicious: Particularly when it comes to Christian themes or Libertarian philosophy.
 * One Door Away from Heaven suggest anyone who in any way, shape, or form supports utilitarian bioethics is the next thing to a Nazi.
 * Broken Aesop: The Taking, like many of Koontz's recent works, is essentially one big Author Tract on the downfall of Western civilization. So apparently.
 * Really? I always took it as
 * Canon Sue - Most of the child characters.
 * May be a more general Children Are Innocent + The Power of Love. Sometimes the children are powerful (Winter Moon), and sometimes they just get kidnapped by the serial killer (Hideaway)
 * Complete Monster - Many of his villains are violent sociopaths with no redeeming or humanizing qualities whatsoever.
 * High Octane Nightmare Fuel: Specifically in his earlier works.
 * The Retro Virus in Fear Nothing and Seize The Night, and what it does to the infected. Also the things that occur in the egg room in Fort Wyvern. Plenty of his villains and their actions are worthy of mention. Chances are if its a non-satirical Koontz story, parts of it venture into very scary territory.
 * Jumping the Shark - According to many reviews on Amazon, Koontz has done this quite a few times, namely with Darkest Evening of the Year, One Door Away From Heaven, Your Heart Belongs to Me, the last two Frankenstein books, and Breathless.
 * Moral Event Horizon - Koontz is willing to do whatever it takes to ensure that the readers absolutely despise the villain and everything the villain stands for.
 * Paranoia Fuel - The entire plot of False Memory, especially for anyone who has ever visited a therapist.
 * Shocking Swerve: Unfortunately this is how many, many of the conflicts in his stories are resolved. When his heroes are facing impossible odds, he'll have an angel show up, or reveal that an autistic child has superpowers and teleported the villain away or can summon and control bats.
 * Tear Jerker : Numerous moments can qualify, especially those involving apparent character deaths, flashbacks, or musings on the world at large.
 * Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds: Roy from The Voice of the Night is the ONLY villain from Dean Koontz's work who isn't a Complete Monster.