Probbaly Stephen King. Yeah most of his stuff is horror, and one might not want to find oneself in most of his scenarios. But there’s something about the way he writes and how he establishes the moods that seem so…comfy and cozy. King is very good at making characters and putting you into a place, or a situation. Maybe it helps that most of his stories seem to take place in small towns, or cheesy highway motels and stuff lol. Gives the stories that warm and fuzzy feeling of togetherness and crap. But with his environments and characters, you feel like you’re really into it and that you know everyone. (I mean, every character in IT is someone I know, or have known…not that this is always good lol) Even if I’d eventually have to confront complete assholes and demons and zombies and shit, I find that the sense of humanity (although often corny, but that’s a lot of what I like about it) he goes for before plunging everything into chaos and loss is so comfortable and homey.
King’s books often have double meanings, where a more subtle meaning is always closer to real life, and usually seems a lot more important than the big bad monster…in fact I believe that most of the horror in his books is only there to give the more realistic characters and situations a reason to be in a book.
I denno what the hell I’m trying to say. I’d go live in his world, complete with ACDC playing everywhere, greasy burgers, and depending on what book I’m in, maybe I could have a mother who loves me, too. And if I end up in a book where someone’s mom is an asshat, no real difference from the real world for me. XD He’s like a sitcom writer kind of, where everything is perfect, or at least, a part of life if it isn’t, and only the horror gives it a reason to get any worse. I mean if I was a famous writer, as if some crazy lady would kidnap me and break my legs. But I’m not anyone famous, but in his world, maybe I could be, and I might not even get kidnapped…and if I wasn’t, eh, shit would still be cool.
That said, Robert E Howard. I could fuck shit up with a sword. That would kick ass.