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Elsewhere ARCs have been released

July 16, 2020

Elsewhere ARC courtesy of BIll Popper.jpg

According to Bill Popper who posted this photo on Facebook of their copy, there are now ARC copies of Elsewhere out in the wild.

What’s New & Updated July 13, 2020

July 13, 2020

Just one update but for a very good reason…

Quite a while back I blogged about the Locus Collection now housed at Duke University. More than a year later I’ve managed to acquire copies of the Koontz-related material from that collection. It’s not a lot but it does contain six unpublished letters from Dean to editor Charlie Brown dated between 1977 and 1994. One of them includes a two-page appreciation of Sheri L. Tepper. Other topics include the film versions of Demon Seed and Watchers, along with the ceasing of his use of the Leigh Nichols pseudonyms.

Again, this isn’t a lot of new material but it’s unique and I want to do it justice. As a result I’m taking my time to get it right (the cross-references are going to be a nightmare,) and in doing so awaiting an answer I’ve sent back to the librarians at Duke. It’s possible I’ll get these items posted next week but it could take longer.

In the meantime, here’s the one new item on the site this week.

Happy Birthday Dean!

July 9, 2020

What’s New & Updated July 6, 2020

July 6, 2020

It seems like I’ve got just one update for you today but it’s hiding several items behind it. Basically I noticed that Dean’s published a bunch of stuff via email and social media all under the title “From the Desk of Dean”, So I decided to call that a “column” and list the seven items I’ve got so far under it. Check it out via the link above.

In other news, for those interested in stats here’s that latest:

  • 726 guide entries
  • 1,876 individual editions
  • 2,809 images
  • and this is blog post #1,245

What’s New & Updated June 29, 2020

June 29, 2020

I’ve got a massive backlog of cover scans to add to the site and sure, there’s still real “content” missing but I’ve got to admit adding images is way easier. So this week’s update is a bucket-load of images, mostly in the appendices. Enjoy.

  • Later ACE edition of Toyman by E.C. Tubb cover image to Fear That Man

Appendix B: Notable Articles About, Appearances, Interviews, Parodies, and References

  • 1985 World Fantasy Convention, Progress Report #3
  • 1986 World Fantasy Convention newsletters
  • 1996 World Horror Convention program
  • “America’s Most Successful Least-Known-Writer” by Ed Gorman, Mystery Scene
  • “Best-Selling Novelist Dean Koontz may be a Titan of terror but He’s a Timid Type at Heart” People Weekly
  • “Born to Write” interview by Jessica Hatchigan
  • “Collecting Dean Koontz” Firsts
  • “Dean R. Koontz: Horror & Science Fiction Writer” Book and Magazine Collector
  • Frankenstein: A Cultural History by Susan Tyler Hitchcock
  • “His Truth is Stranger than Fiction” Entertainment Weekly cover image
  • “King Versus Koontz: Style and Invasion” by Michael R. Collings Footsteps
  • “Koontz Watch” Deathlream cover images
  • “Pipe-Dreams and Possibilities” Stephen King is Richard Bachman

Appendix D: Books that have Koontz review quotes

  • 141 cover images.
    (Sorry, individually listing them here got to be just too much.)

Appendix G: Ephemera

  • Myopia Special #1 by Richard Dent, Illustrated by Cezar Razek
  • Rape-Revenge Films: A Critical Study by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

Others:

What’s New & Updated June 22, 2020

June 22, 2020

The first week of the say job being re-opened to the public was a bit rougher than I’d expected so just one update this week.

Two recent interviews with Dean I’ve not mentioned yet

June 21, 2020

DEAN KOONTZ GOES ROGUE!, K.J. Howe, Rogue Women
The Ambassador of Good Fiction, Fred J. Eckert, The Epoch Times

What’s New & Updated June 14, 2020

June 14, 2020

I’m a day early this week because my day job is re-opening to the public tomorrow. So while Monday is typically part of my “weekend” I’ll be back in the building. This also means that next week’s update might be super light but I’ll continue to do my best as I re-adjust back to my “normal” schedule.

Dean sells one home, buys another

June 13, 2020

Dean Koontz Sells California Home to ‘Undercover Billionaire’ Glenn Stearns for $50 Million (Mansion Global)

Dean Koontz picks up another Shady Canyon home in Irvine for $10.5 million

What’s New & Updated June 8, 2020

June 8, 2020

Just a few items this week but I was finally able to check off the last piece of content from Sandworm #5 that’s been on my to-do list for over a month now so I consider that a win.

Dean Gets Corny

June 7, 2020

Did you see Dean’s recent tweet and Facebook post about Gerda’s baked corn recipe?

Well did you know that this recipe has been published twice? Check out the entry for The Best Baked Corn.

Oh, and there’s a chance I might have a few spare copies floating around for those interested…

What’s New & Updated June 1, 2020

June 1, 2020

First the pandemic, now civil-unrest, including here in Lincoln, NE and in the immediate vicinity of my day job in Omaha, NE. There’s a lot on my plate right now outside of this site. As a result, I’ve just got the one update this week that I entered in several days ago.

Please stay safe everyone!

Elsewhere prologue and US cover courtesy of Entertainment Weekly

May 26, 2020

Dean Koontz needs no introduction, but his newest novel does — at least, a small one. The author is set to release the thriller Elsewhere on Oct. 20; it follows a father and daughter who come into possession of a very mysterious object, which the local eccentric who passed it on to them called “the key to everything.” The key comes with a warning that it must never be used, but of course that doesn’t exactly happen.

EW is exclusively revealing the cover above, and below you can read the first excerpt, of the novel’s creepy prologue.

Read the prologue @ Entertainment Weekly

What’s New & Updated May 25, 2020

May 25, 2020

Did you notice Dean’s new work of extremely short fiction posted on Facebook and Twitter this past week? Check it out below.

What’s New & Updated May 18, 2020

May 18, 2020

One fanzine, four new entries. Pule a letter that I ran out of time to get to today so expect that next week.

What’s New & Updated May 11, 2020

May 11, 2020

A couple of new things came in the mail today but I only had time to get the more common item (Midnight) up since the mail delivery was extra late today. So, look for some more interesting items next week.

What’s New & Updated May 4, 2020

May 4, 2020

Not a lot of new content this week but I was able to fill a small hole in my collection with the cassette version of City of Night, so I consider that a tick in the win column.

What’s New & Updates April 27, 2020

April 27, 2020

Promotional poster (a)

I’m trying to get more done but the current environment isn’t helping. But I did get two items added. Here’s hoping everyone is sating safe.

What’s New & Updated April 20, 2020

April 20, 2020

Only one new item this week but it’s another in the “just when you think you’ve found everything” category. In this case it’s a fourth appearance of Dean’s “Godzilla Versus Megadeth” which was reprinted in an Ohio concert venue’s promotional newspaper in July 1995. Go figure.

What’s New & Updated April 13, 2020

April 13, 2020

Another week and a handful of new content. New normal still isn’t normal but I’m trying to add something every day or two. This doesn’t mean I’m not researching and filing daily. Just the number of articles mentioning The Eyes of Darkness lately are adding about 10 items a day to my files. So, without further ado, this weeks additions & updates.