I love "It", too. You might want to pick up Straub's astonishing "Floating Dragon" and see where King got the inspiration. Also, Straub's "Ghost Story".

I admire King's desire to write through his blocks. Although he is ridiculously verbose, he has been blocked. SNL did a skit on him decades ago in which he just keeps slamming away at the keyboard while doing all sorts of other activities. Very funny.

I'm not a geek and I have thousands of graphic novels and commix. :) The only Gaiman I recommend is the Sandman, of course, and "Good Omens".