Cimorene

i don't know if "dork" is the proper word for what you describe, but yes. i have monumental hate for the horror genre. this may be partly rebellion against my dad, who has a fantasy/horror thing, and reads horror (albeit only on the sf and fantasy edge of it) and writes horror poetry and publishes a horror/fantastic poetry magazine. ...on second thought, though, i think it's just plain lack of interest (not saying "plain good taste" or "distrust of random sensationalism" because the fact that you like it this much sort of cripples that understanding of it).

...anyway, i've never read anything like the entirety of a stephen king book, just snippets of... it and pet cemetery, i think, in... 3rd or 4th grade? and much raving from an eccentric friend, and i remained singularly unimpressed.

i read fantasy and science fiction growing up (mostly during school, like, while the teacher was talking. this was never injurious until 8th grade or so, except in 4th when my teacher tried to confiscate my book in math. i mean honestly--negative numbers. who needs to pay attention to know how to do THAT?)