The Regulators was pretty damn cheesy. I liked Desperation, but Regulators novel stretched the concept a little too far. some of the things conjured up were just too ridiculous to be even remotely scary or tense, and i found myself not really sharing the plight of the characters at all. it was like a 12 year old kid's nightmare.
someone else mentioned in this thread that the "power rangers on acid" really bothered him. i completely agree. so check this out:
Mighty Morphing Power Rangers debut: 1993
Regulators release: 1996
I don't find this to be coincidence.