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Cape Fear with an intro by Dean Koontz

May 3, 2013

Cape FearDue to be released on 14 January 2014, this new edition of John D. MacDonald’s Cape Fear will contain a new introduction by Dean Koontz. It is currently available for pre-order on Amazon.com.

An insane criminal threatens to destroy a family, and the police are powerless to protect them.
For fourteen years convicted rapist Max Cady nursed his hatred for Sam Bowden into an insane passion for revenge. He lived only for the day he would be free — free to track down and destroy the man who had put him behind bars.
Murder was merciful compared to what Cady had in mind — and what Cady had in mind was Bowden’s innocent and lovely teenaged daughter . . . .
“A powerful and frightening story.” — The New York Times

The title of Dean's next novel

April 26, 2013

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According to Amazon.com the title of Dean’s next new novel will be  Innocence: A Novel and will be released on 14 January 2014. There is no cover art or description available yet but you can pre-order it now.

'Champagne Pam' to Play the Laurie Beechman, 5/10, 15 & 31

April 20, 2013

Among their creative accomplishments, Pamela and John won first place in Dean Koontz’s “Shoot the Good Guy” audio/video book trailer contest. The winning entry was selected by the critically-acclaimed novelist himself and Bantam Dell Publishing. Of Pamela’s voice, Koontz exclaimed, “Your voice is wonderful. So clear and emotional and unforced. Angels must sound like you.”

Read more about ‘Champagne Pam’ to Play the Laurie Beechman, 5/10, 15 & 31 by cabaret.broadwayworld.com

Nevermore motion comic on the way

April 20, 2013

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According to this article from Comic Book Resources:

About Quality Transmedia
Quality Transmedia is multiplatform entertainment venture with projects in the film, television, and digital spaces. Founded in 2012 by Double Barrel Motion Labs CEO, Jeff Krelitz, QT focuses on branded entertainment it can incubate in the digital space and shift to broadcast and film.  Since its founding in 2012, QT is creating online series for networks like IGN with their comedy show, “Red Rocket.” QT is currently developing animated adaptations of Fall Out Boy’s rock opera, “Fall Out Toyworks” and Dean Koontz’s “Nevermore” and a motion picture adaptation of Image Comics’ new comic book series “Hoax Hunters.” As well, Krelitz is Co-Executive Producing a “Game of Thrones set in Oz” series with Warner Horizon entitled, “Red Brick Road.” Previous productions include work on other prominent properties including “Spartacus” with Starz, “Tron: Legacy” with Disney, and a “Doctor Who” motion comic for BBC America.
 

77 Shadow Street bargain hard cover

April 18, 2013

77 Shadow Street bargain bookI was in my local Barnes & Noble last night and it looks like the 77 Shadow Street hard cover has hit the bargain book shelves for just $6.98.

Odd Apocalypse paperback trailer

April 13, 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=SaN0Obt3RQ8

Countdown to Deeply Odd

March 29, 2013

Odd Apocalypse paperback scheduled

March 13, 2013

According to the latest Dean Koontz electronic newsletter the paperback edition of Odd Apocalypse is due to be released on April 30, 2013. I’m assuming it’ll be a $9.99 premium paperback but it’s not listed in Amazon.com yet but when it is I’ll be sure to point to it here.

The Funhouse premium paperback edition

March 6, 2013

The-Funhouse-Premium-Paperback_thumb.jpgThe premium paperback edition (despite what Amazon.com says) of The Funhouse was released yesterday. It contains both the 1994 afterword and a new one for 2013.

Read chapter one of Deeply Odd now

February 26, 2013

DEEPLY ODD, Dean Koontz, Chapter 1 by Random House Publishing Group

The Funhouse Premium Paperback and Original TV Commercial

January 1, 2013

The Funhouse Premium PaperbackThe premium paperback edition of The Funhouse is scheduled to be released on 5 March 2013 with a cover price of $9.99. In this edition is a newly penned Afterword different from the one published in the first paperback edition with Dean’s name on it back in 1994. This new afterword is also available for reading in the Holidays 2012 issue of Useless News.

And while you’re waiting for this one to be published I just stumbled over a commercial for the original Owen West version of the book. I had no idea this even existed which goes to show that there’s still new Koontz stuff to discover out there.

 

Frankenstein on TV take 2

November 15, 2012

Lots of recent news about a new Koontz-based Frankenstein series:

Dean to appear at WonderCon 2013

November 15, 2012

via spcr.org:
WonderCon will be at the Anaheim Convention Center on Easter weekend. They’ve also already announced some early guests, such as Dean Koontz and Sergio Aragonés, along with a number of comic book writers and artists.

The Face of Fear premium paperback

October 16, 2012

It looks like The Face of Fear will be getting the $9.99 premium paperback treatment but not until 16 August 2013. Of course, Amazon doesn’t have artwork for it yet. However, if you’re into pre-ordering “this item is eligible for our 4-for-3 promotion. Eligible products include select Books. Buy any 4 eligible items and get the lowest-priced item free. Here’s how (restrictions apply) “

Animated Nevermore?

October 12, 2012

I just stumbled over an article titled “BBC Worldwide Flies into Historical Fantasy with ‘Peter Panzerfaust’ Multi-Platform Series” which doesn’t seem to have all that much to do with Dean. However, the last paragraph, describing the company Quality Transmedia had a little snippet of something very interesting:

Quality Transmedia is multiplatform entertainment venture with projects in the film, television, and digital spaces. Founded in 2012 by Double Barrel Motion Labs CEO, Jeff Krelitz, QT focuses on branded entertainment it can incubate in the digital space and shift to broadcast and film. Since its founding earlier this year, QT has set up a distribution output deal with Starz Digital Media and is creating online series for networks like Fox’s IGN with their video game stunt show, “Game Over.” QT is currently developing animated adaptations of Fall Out Boy’s rock opera, “Fall Out Toyworks” and Dean Koontz’s “Nevermore.” Previous productions include work on other prominent properties including “Spartacus” with Starz, “Tron: Legacy” with Disney, and a “Dr. Who” motion comic for BBC America.

Oddkins eBook Excerpt

September 27, 2012

Oddkins by Dean Koontz (Excerpt)

Odd Interlude paperback cover art released

September 25, 2012

Amazon is now showing the cover art for the premium paperback release of Odd Interlude. It’s also listing a non-discounted price of just $7.90. I didn’t think the publisher could justify a $9.99 cover price for a book of this length, but that price is not what I expected.

Get "The Black Pumpkin" for just $12.98

September 22, 2012

I’m pretty sure I blogged about this last year but I just saw it again so I figured it was worth the mention for newer readers.
Originally published as October Dreams in various editions by Cemetery Dance, the Barnes & Noble store imprint has republished the Halloween anthology as Halloween Horrors at the bargain price of $12.98. Why I mention it here is that it does contain Dean’s story “The Black Pumpkin”.
Look for it in the bargain books section of your local Barnes & Noble. (In mine it was displayed on a Halloween-theme end-cap.) However, the copies I saw last night were all second printings so if you’re someone who needs a first printing, good luck.

Frankenstein

September 15, 2012

Being the completeist that I am, I actually own all four editions of King’s Wayy Press’ Frankenstein for which Dean wrote the Introduction. Cemetery Dance currently has copies of the Regal edition for just $175. I’ve got to say, that these are gorgeous books!
Frankenstein - King's Way Press Regal Edition (2)

Odd Interlude pre-order

September 14, 2012

Amazon.com has the following editions of Odd Interlude available for pre-order with a release date of 26 December 2012. No cover art is available yet.