Not to seem too fanboy or cliche, but I'm a huge Stephen King fan. I'd have to say my favorites are the short stories. I recently read Full Dark, No Stars and it's so good I'm about to read it again. It's not to read if you're not of age, and does contain foul language, but nothing too barbaric. I'm starting to pick up more short story books from him to read whenever the internet is down over here.