Koontz News
Last Light available today
September 8, 2015
Don’t forget, Last Light, the first of two eNovella prequels to Ashley Bell was released this morning and is available on all major platforms.
Ashely Bell ARC
September 2, 2015
Weighing in at 560 pages, there goes my weekend.
Horrorstruck: The World of Dark Fantasy
August 29, 2015
Last week I found a full nine-issue run of Horrorstruck magazine from back in the late 80s with which Dean had a connection. Through the magic of the Internet I contacted the magazine’s editor and was able to get the details filled in. Here’s the entry as it currently reads in the manuscript followed by the relevant cover images.
Horrorstruck: The World of Dark Fantasy
(magazine)
Paul F. Olson, Editor-in-Chief
Dean R. Koontz, contributing editor
Horrorstruck was a nine-issue magazine published bi-monthly by Paul F. Olson from 1987 through 1988. The first four issues list Dean as one of several “contributing editors” and a “Coming next issue” segment on page 44 of the first issue states that Dean will be publishing a column starting in issue #2. However no contribution ever appeared. I contacted Mr. Olson in August 2015 and here’s what he had to say:
“The story with Dean is quite simple: he committed to being a regular contributor to Horrorstruck and then got incredibly busy and was unable to follow through. He told me a few weeks before deadline that he would have to skip the first issue but would be in issue two for sure. Then the same thing happened again. After three or four issues, he finally fessed up that he would not be able to keep his promise, and I quietly removed him from the list of contributing editors.”
The four issues listing Dean as a contributing editor are dates as follows: May/June 1987, July/August 1987, September/October 1987, and November/December 1987.
Ashley Bell "Target Edition"
August 22, 2015
The “Target Edition” of the forthcoming Ashley Bell can across my feeds last night and all ISBN.nu has to say about it is that the ISBN is 9781101965825. My guess at this point is that, like other recent hardcover releases, Target will be offering an autographed edition under a different ISBN than the standard trade edition. As always, I’ll post more as I find it.
Ashley Bell prequel eNovellas now available for pre-order
August 21, 2015
The previously mentioned two eNovellas that preface Ashley Bell are now available for pre-order. Click either of the covers to link to their Amazon/Kindle pages or head on over to DeanKoontz.com for other platforms.
Last Light:
From bestselling author Dean Koontz comes an eBook original novella, the first of two tales that pave the way for Ashley Bell, his new novel of dark suspense! A woman with a good heart and a troubling gift. A man with a twisted soul and a terrifying talent. In this literal war of wills, only one can survive.
With just a touch, Makani Hisoka-O’Brien can see the deepest secrets that others conceal—and it frightens her. There’s danger in the terrible knowledge that floods her mind and haunts her conscience.
With just a touch, Rainer Sparks can learn the biggest problems that others bear—and it thrills him. There’s profit to be made making problems go away, by any means . . . including murder.
In a place as big as Southern California, these two might have never met and discovered one another’s chilling abilities. But good and evil have a way of colliding . . . with shattering consequences.
Final Hour:
Following Last Light comes Final Hour, the second of two standalone eBook original tales tying in toAshley Bell, the highly anticipated new novel of dark suspense from #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz!
Details about the next Frankenstein comic from Previews
July 30, 2015
More details on Frankenstein: Storm Surge
July 10, 2015
Dynamite Entertainment is proud to announce the October launch of Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein: Storm Surge, an all-new six-issue miniseries. From the celebrated imagination of the bestselling novelist comes a powerful reworking of one the most classic stories of all time, co-written by veteran comic book author Chuck Dixon (Batman, The Punisher) and illustrated by Andres Ponce (Doctor Who, Transformers Prime).
Frankenstein: Storm Surge #1 continues the fan-favorite reimagining of “The Modern Prometheus” seen in Koontz’s previous Dynamite series, focusing on cast members Victor and Erika. While healing from a beating she suffered at the hands of Victor Helios – once Dr. Frankenstein – and her own maker, Erika Five decides to leave the comfort of her glassed-in porch and bottle of cognac to go exploring into Victor’s secret home lab, which she believes is an antechamber to something more sinister. With the help of the bodiless head Karloff and his disembodied hand, Erika finds a secret lab and within sees experiments revealing Victor’s attempts to do more than create a race of super-immortals… and a mirror-like portal to another universe, one of infinite realities Victor is trying to bridge for his own terrifying reasons!Regarding the new series, Dean Koontz says, “With Frankenstein: Storm Surge, Dynamite has wonderfully revitalized this series. Uber cool!”
Happy 70th Birthday Dean!
July 9, 2015
More (original) Frankenstein comics on the way!
July 8, 2015
Horror novelist Dean Koontz is coming back to Dynamite for a new six-issue miniseries Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein: Storm Surge. Koontz has written five novels featuring his re-imagined version of the classic Mary Shelley tale and this will be his second time bringing the world to comics. The first series adapted the novel Prodigal Son, but Storm Surge is an original story in the Koontz created universe. The new series will be co-written by Chuck Dixon (The Punisher) and drawn by Andres Ponce (Doctor Who).
Read the full article @ story synopsis @ BleedingCool.com
New Odd MP3-CDs
July 3, 2015
Looks like Brilliance is starting to double up titles when it comes to MP3-CD audiobook releases. With official release dates of 1 July 2015 here’s Odd Hours/Odd Interlude and Odd Apocalypse/Deeply Odd.
Two Ashley Bell e-novellas are coming
June 29, 2015
Just found this via edelweiss, a multi-publisher promotional Website:
SUPPORTING NOVELLAS AND OTHER GROUNDBREAKING DIGITAL INITIATIVES: Dean will write two 20,000 word E-novellas in support of the novel, and we will be developing other fresh promotional initiatives as part of our major marketing campaign.
Not one, like recent books, but two this time. Details as I discover them.
Ashley Bell moved up to December 2015
June 29, 2015
Received this notice from Amazon.com early this morning.
Koontz, Dean “Ashley Bell: A Novel”
Previous estimated arrival date: January 12, 2016
New estimated arrival date: December 08, 2015
So it looks like the wait for Ashley Bell just got a month shorter.
Get Your Digital Editions of the Frankenstein Comics at StoryBundle
June 19, 2015
We’re super excited to team up again with Dynamite to bring you the Dynamite Comic-Con Omnibus Bundle! To celebrate Comic-Con, we have 15 omnibuses totaling more than 4,000 pages of comics, which is the perfect way to start or grow your digital comics collection. Each comic is available in multiple DRM-free formats (.PDF, .EPUB and .CBZ), so you’ll be able to read it on just about any device you own. And as always, you can support two worthy causes when you purchase the bundle: Girls Write Now and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.
As always, StoryBundle lets you name your own price to get a set of tremendous titles. If you pay the base price of $5 or higher, you get these omnibuses:
- Jungle Girl Omnibus (Season 1 and Season 2) by Frank Cho, Doug Murray and Adriano Batista
- Miss Fury #1-11 by Rob Williams, Jack Herbert and Marcio Abreu
- Project Superpowers Chapter Two #0-12 by Alex Ross, Jim Krueger, Edgar Salazar, Doug Klauba and more
- Red Sonja Omnibus Vol. 2 by Michael Avon Oeming and Brian Reed
- Twilight Zone #1-12 by J. Michael Straczynski and Guiu Vilanova
- Vampirella Vol 1. #1-12 by Eric Trautmann, Wagner Reis, Fabiano Neves and Johnny Desjardins
- Zorro Vol 1. #1-12 by Matt Wagner and Francesco Francavilla
Even better, if you pay $15 or higher, you unlock eight more omnibus volumes!
- Black Bat Omnibus by Brian Buccellato and Ronan Cliquet
- Blood Queen #1-6, Blood Queen Annual and Blood Queen vs. Dracula #1-4 by Troy Brownfield and Fritz Casas
- Damsels #1-13 by Leah Moore, John Reppion and Aneke
- Dark Shadows #1-9 by Stuart Manning, Aaron Campbell and Guiu Vilanova
- Dean Koontz: Frankenstein Prodigal Son Vol 1. #1-5 and Vol 2. #1-5 by Chuck Dixon, Brett Booth and Scott Cohn
- Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle #1-4 and Full Moon Vol. 1 by Jim Butcher and Adrian Syaff
- Mercy Thompson: Alpha & Omega: Cry Wolf #1-8 and Homecoming #1-4 by Patricia Briggs and Mark Powers
- Sherlock Holmes: Trial of Sherlock Holmes #1-5 and Moriarty Lives #1-5 by Leah Moore and John Reppion
And when you purchase a bundle, you can donate to two worthy causes: Girls Write Now and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! Help keep our beloved medium going strong well into the future.
The bundle is available for a very limited time only, via http://www.storybundle.com. It allows easy reading on computers, smartphones, and tablets as well as Kindle and other ereaders via file transfer, email, and other methods. You get multiple DRM-free formats (.EPUB, .PDF and .CBZ) for all comics!
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June 17, 2015
SAINT ODD will be shipping late June. The books are in and waiting for their slipcases.
ASHLEY BELL. by Dean Koontz is also in production and scheduled for January. Be prepared to bounce around like a pinball as you try to figure this one out.
Source: CharnelHouse.com
Charnel House edition of Saint Odd update
May 7, 2015
According to the Charnel House Web site: “SAINT ODD is at the bindery and will ship in June. The numbered edition is sold out and there are only two copies of the lettered edition left for sale.”
In today's mail…
April 13, 2015
Femme Fatales, December 1997, Rose McGowan article mentioning Phantoms
The Godzilla Box
April 9, 2015
It’s not in the greatest shape but I finally got my hands on one of the most obscure Koontz items I’ve been missing since it was released back in 1994: Megadeth’s Godzilla Box. This promotional release of Megadeth’s Youthanasia album, rumored to be limited to just 100 copies, and so named for the essay “Godzilla versus Megadeth” by none other than Mr. Dean Koontz. At the time it was also published on the Megadeth Web site, and also printed in a press folder for the release, this is technically the “official” print version of this work. Oh, and look, though not in the greatest shape this copy is signed by two members of the band…
(If you do know any more about home many copies were officially released I’d love to talk to you about it. Just leave a comment.)
ashley bell: a novel
April 3, 2015
You heard it here first folks! Dean first novel of 2016 will be “Ashley Bell” and it is currently scheduled to be released on 12 January 2016. Even better, the cover art has already been released! Click the cover image to pre-order it from Amazon.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz comes the must-read thriller of the year, perfect for readers of dark psychological suspense and modern classics of mystery and adventure. Brilliantly paced, with an exhilarating heroine and a twisting, ingenious storyline, Ashley Bell is a new milestone in literary suspense from the long-acclaimed master.
“These Immigrants Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Green Cards!”
March 26, 2015
Last week I mentioned the forthcoming reissue of Invasion of the Body Snatchers and hoped that Dean’s introduction wouldn’t be a reprint of “These Immigrants Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Green Cards!” Well, for those of you wondering where you can find that gem, here they are: the 1999’s They’re here…Invasion of the Body Snatchers: A Tribute and 2006’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers: A Tribute.
But before you go off and buy both of them, please know that these are the same book, just from different publishers.
Forthcoming introduction to Invasion of the Body Snatchers
March 20, 2015
Looks like there’s a new edition of Invasion of the Body Snatchers coming out featuring an introduction by Dean on 6 October 2015. Here’s hoping it’s new material and not a reprint of his essay “These Immigrants Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Green Cards!”