Odd Thomas motion poster

February 8, 2014

Because static posters aren’t good enough any more…

You can also find it on movies.yahoo.com if the embedded version above isn’t working.

Win the UK DVD of Odd Thomas

February 8, 2014

Here’s another chance for UK residents to win a copy of Odd Thomas on DVD courtesy of Entertainment Focus. Entries are being accepted through February 14th, 2014.

CineVue reviews Odd Thomas

February 8, 2014

Sommers wastes no time in hurling the viewer straight into the alternate universe of his protagonist. The exhilarating actions are accompanied by an extensive narrative delivered by Yelchin’s husky and confident tones. For those unfamiliar with the Koontz’s source material, the narrative provides additional information that at times feels like explanatory-overload but with a plot this complicated, narrative is a definite requirement. Sommers, who adapted the screenplay himself, is clearly passionate about his subject and packs a great deal in to the 90-minute runtime. His directorial flair is as energetic as the script – picture Back to the Future’s Hill Valley Town Square laden with Mummy-esque special effects.

Read the full review @ Cine-Vue.com.

More sites talking about the Odd Thomas film

February 8, 2014

This is what’s known as a link dump…

• Trailer for Long-Delayed ‘Odd Thomas’ Directed by Stephen Sommers
• ‘Odd Thomas’ Trailer: Bad Dean Koontz Novel Gets Bad Trailer
• CGI Monster ‘Odd Thomas’ To Hurt Your Eyes Later This Month…
• Anton Yelchin Is a Modern Day Ghostbuster in ‘Odd Thomas’ Trailer
• Final Artwork Reveal for Odd Thomas
• A First Look at Dean Koontz’s ‘Odd Thomas’: Trailer Released
• Long-Delayed Horror Movies Showing Movement: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Odd Thomas, Fear Paris
• The Odd Thomas trailer explains why bad things happen to good people

Last Chance to Order Screamplays

February 6, 2014

Via Cemetery Dance:
Screamplays featuring Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Richard Matheson, Richard Laymon, Harlan Ellison, Joe R. Lansdale, and Ed Gorman!
It’s Headed To The Printer Now And We’re About To Set The Final Print Run!
We’re sending two of our largest books of the year to the printer next week, and due to the incredible cost of printing books of this size, we’re not producing many extras, so this is your last chance to place your preorder and GUARANTEE yourself a brand new, mint copy from the publisher! We cannot imagine ever doing a second printing of these books given their production costs, so don’t miss out!

Screamplays
edited by Richard Chizmar and Martin H. Greenberg
HUGE Oversized Hardcover! 9 inches by 12 inches and 545 pages!

Introduction by Dean Koontz
Featuring nearly 30 pieces of interior artwork by Glenn Chadbourne and a creepy cover painting by Les Edwards!
About this Special Edition:
This massive oversized special edition will weigh in at 545 pages and feature a mind-blowing 9 X 12 trim size, just like The Secretary of Dreams by Stephen King! To make this an even more special edition,Glenn Chadbourne has contributed nearly thirty original drawings and paintings, which is another reason why some collectors are calling this a great companion to the The Secretary of Dreams! (See some sample images in our Free Extras section on the website.)
About the Book:
SCREAMPLAYS. . . SCENE BY SCENE . . . SCREAM BY SCREAM…
You don’t need a movie theater or a DVD player to savor the best in cinematic terror and suspense. All you need is your own imagination and this collection of spine-tingling scripts by the titans of shock storytelling. Whether you’re a movie buff or a thriller freak, you’ll savor these seven full-length film and TV scenarios, including Stephen King’s “General,” Richard Matheson’s “The Legend of Hell House,” and Richard Laymon’s “The Hunted,” plus chilling works by Harlan Ellison, Joe R. Lansdale, and Ed Gorman. With a fascinating introduction on fright films by #1 bestselling author Dean Koontz.
Table of Contents:
“Introduction” by Dean Koontz
“General” by Stephen King
“The Legend of Hell House” by Richard Matheson
“Moonlighting” by Harlan Ellison
“Killing Bernstein” by Harlan Ellison
“Dead in the West” by Joe R. Lansdale
“Track Down” by Ed Gorman
“The Hunted” by Richard Laymon

Official Odd Thomas US Release Date Announced

February 5, 2014

According to DeanKoontz.com:

The wait is over for all you Odd Thomas fans! The Odd Thomas movie is On Demand now and will be available for rent on iTunes and Amazon NEXT WEEK, 2/11/14! You can pre-order the movie beginning on 2/25/14, and the DVD, BluRay, and Digital Download will release on 3/25/14. Want to see Odd on the big screen? There will also be a limited theatrical release on 2/28/14 in 10 markets, including NY & LA. More to come!

Additionally, a whole bunch of sites have been pointing to the new trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5HBnqLiSMOo
 

Autographed editions of The City

February 3, 2014

Want a signed copy of The City? Head on over to Barnes&Noble.com and order one today. The number of copies available never seem to be released but in my experience they sell out in about a week so don’t think about it too long.

Win the UK DVD of Odd Thomas

February 1, 2014

This contest is sponsored by The Big Gay Picture Show and is open to UK residents only. Must enter by 11.59pm on February 14th, 2013.

After almost 2 centuries, the Frankenstein monster 1s still going strong in popular culture

January 26, 2014

The Frankenstein monster first lumbered into existence in 1818 in Mary Shelley’s classic novel Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus,” a work that many have called the first science-fiction story.

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-Frankenstein in print
Mary Shelley, who was only 18 when she began writing Frankenstein, surely had no idea her creepy creation would inspire countless other novels, including “The Frankenstein Wheel” (1972) by Paul W. Fairman, “Frankenstein Lives Again” (1981) by Donald F. Glut, “I Am Frankenstein” (1996) by Dean C. Anderson, “Monster: A Novel of Frankenstein” (2012) by Dave Zeltserman and the five-volume series collectively known as “Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein.”
For those who like pictures with their words, Frankenstein comic books have existed since 1940 with the publication of Prize Comics No. 7, which featured the “New Adventures of Frankenstein.” More attainable comics include Marvel’s The Monster of Frankenstein (1973), DC’s Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. (2011) and Image’s Frankenstein Mobster (2003), which features a conflicted creature stitched together from the body parts of one cop and three bad guys.

Read the full article @ The Anchorage Daily News.

Canadians: See Odd Thomas in the theater February 13th

January 26, 2014

CHEAP THRILLS And THE BATTERY Among Titles In Raven Banner’s Next Sinister Cinema Series
It was just the other day that we announced Raven Banner is including Cabin Fever: Patient Zero in this year’s slate. And now we also have all the films included in their Sinister Cinema Series in partnership with Cineplex Entertainment. These films will enjoy one-night engagements at 28 cinemas across Canada, including three new venues for our friends in the Maritimes. Also part of the program this spring are Cheap Thrills, The Battery, Odd Thomas and In Fear. All the dates are below.
Odd Thomas – Thursday February 13
Stephen Sommers (The Mummy) adapts Dean Koontz’s best-selling book Odd Thomas concerning a clairvoyant short-order cook (Anton Yelchin) who tries to prevent a supernatural catastrophe that he senses is linked to a mysterious loner. Willem Dafoe, Addison Timlin and Patton Oswalt co-star.

Read the full article and find locations @ TwitchFilm.com.

Win Odd Thomas on DVD

January 26, 2014

Unfortunately it’s only open to UK residents, so even I can’t enter.
Details @ HeyUGuys.co.uk.

Beauty and a new Beast

January 26, 2014

An Irish review of Innocence featuring an image from Demon Seed:

Koontz’s latest novel, Innocence, is an intriguing and compelling take on the Beauty and the Beast fairytale. Raised in total isolation in the countryside, Addison Goodheart is a young man unlike other young men. As he says of himself, “when they saw me men and women alike recoiled, but their fear quickly gave way to fury” and, always, they immediately tried to kill him.

Read the full review @ Independent.ie.

Deeply Odd premium paperback

January 24, 2014

According to Amazon the release date for the first paperback edition of Deeply Odd is 27 May 2014 and has a list price of $9.99.

Dean Koontz Hangout recording

January 23, 2014

Recorded on 23 January 2104.

I just did a live Google Hangout with Dean!

January 23, 2014

Literary and Cultural Heritage Map of Pennsylvania

January 18, 2014

The Libraries at Pennsylvania State University have a site titled the “Literary and Cultural Heritage Map of Pennsylvania” which has an entry for Dean.

Koontz, Dean Ray
Born: July 9, 1945, in Everett, Pennsylvania
Vocations: Novelist, Poet, Short Story Writer, Screenwriter, Teacher
Geographic Connection to Pennsylvania: Everett, Bedford County; Shippensburg & Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County
Keywords:Atlantic Monthly; Beastchild; Gerda Ann Cerra; Chase; Brian Coffey; Deanna Dwyer; Fear Nothing; Frankenstein; Hugo Award; In Odd We Trust;Mechanicsburg Area Senior HS; Science Fiction; Shippensburg University; Star Quest; Suspense Fiction; The Book of Counted Sorrows; Whispers
Abstract: Born in Everett on July 9, 1945, Dean Koontz grew up in Bedford where he developed a love for books at a young age. After graduating from Shippensburg University, Koontz taught high school English in Mechanicsburg. Supported by his wife, Gerda, Koontz was able to publish his first science fiction novel, Star Quest. With Chase in 1972 and Whispers in 1980, Dean Koontz became a number one bestselling writer, writing novels across genres under several pseudonyms. Today, Koontz is one of the top contemporary American writers, having written over 60 books with more than 300 million copies in print.

Read the full entry @ PABook.Libraries.PSU.edu.

Odd Thomas on DVD & Blu-ray in Germany

January 18, 2014

Looks like the Germans are up next for a release of the Odd Thomas film for home viewing. DVD, Blu-ray, and “Steelbook” Blu-ray editions are due out on January 20, 2014.
A German review of this Blu-ray release can be foudn @ Weser-Kurier.de.

430 eBook Singles Were Published in 2013: Thin Reads

January 18, 2014

Elmore Leonard’s The Trespassers and Confession, previously unpublished stories written in 1958, were among the fiction titles, as was Dean Koontz’s Wilderness. Nathaniel Philbrick’s shortThe First Thanksgiving and Robert Caro’s JFK assassination account Dallas, November 22, 1963were notable nonfiction eBook singles published last year.

Read the full article @ MediaBistro.com.

The Singular John D. MacDonald

January 18, 2014

For those of you looking forward to reading Dean’s new introductions to the novels of John D. MacDonald, I’ve got good news and bad news.
The bad news: Dean’s only written a single introduction titled “The Singular John D. MacDonald” and it’s being printed in all of the different non-Travis McGee novels that Ransom House is re-issuing. In other words, Dean has written an essay about the author, not an essay about each book.
The good news: You need only purchase one book if your intention was just to read Dean’s intro. (Though I’d suggest reading your way through Mr. MacDonald novels anyway.)

Harlan Ellison's Watching

January 15, 2014

Ellison did a series of commentaries for the SciFi Channel show Sci-Fi Buzz back in the early days of the network. Some of these are now available on YouTube and this one, episode #19, mentions Dean. (Original air-date unknown at this time.)