Media
Where are they now?
October 27, 2013
Any chance you know who played Charlotte Stillwater in the TV movie version of Mr. Murder. That was one Kaley Cuoco, who currently stars as Penny in The Big Bang Theory. Don’t believe me, check IMDB.
The Charnel House numbered edition of Brother Odd
October 26, 2013
Finally got my hands on this one which completes my set of Odd Thomas numbered editions. (I also have a lettered edition of Odd Thomas.)
More articles on Image picking up Odd Thomas
September 29, 2013
Bloody Disgusting: Image Acquires Dean Kootnz Adaptation, ‘Odd Thomas’- Digital Spy: Anton Yelchin’s ‘Odd Thomas’ arriving in early 2014
- The Hollywood Reporter: Image Entertainment Picks Up Stephen Sommers’ ‘Odd Thomas’
Image Acquires Dean Kootnz Adaptation, 'Odd Thomas'
September 24, 2013
Image Entertainment, an RLJ Entertainment brand, has acquired all U.S. rights to the thriller Odd Thomas, based on the original, critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling book by Dean Koontz under the same name. Odd Thomas is the first in a series of seven books, six of which have already been released and have sold a total of over 20 million copies worldwide.
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Image Entertainment is set to release Odd Thomas in Q1 2014
Read the full article @ BloodyDisgusting.com.
Image Entertainment, an RLJ Entertainment brand, has acquired all U.S. rights to the thriller Odd Thomas, based on the original, critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling book by Dean Koontz under the same name. Odd Thomas is the first in a series of seven books, six of which have already been released and have sold a total of over 20 million copies worldwide.
1986 Interview
September 22, 2013
Dean Koontz discusses his book, “Strangers.” Koontz describes the characters and their exotic careers and the plot, which revolves around their stay at the same motel. He talks about his writing process and Charles Dickens’ newspaper serials. Connie Martinson goes on to read a Robert Louis Stevenson quote from the book. Koontz’s interview ends at the pause at the end of the video.
1978 review of Night Chills
September 19, 2013
Found in the Sunday 1 January 1978 issue of The Observer newspaper.
Lighnting audiobook for just $4.99
September 15, 2013
The unabridged audio version of Lightning is just $4.99 on Audible right now. (Price dubject to change without notice.s
Beautiful Old Dogs
September 10, 2013
From Publishers Weekly:
Coming from St. Martin’s in November is Beautiful Old Dogs: A Loving Tribute to Our Senior Best Friends, edited by David Tabatsky with photos by Garry Gross, providing touching anecdotes by such notables as Anna Quindlen, Dean Koontz, and Marlo Thomas.
Check it out on Amazon.
WTF: Avatar ripped off Dark Rivers of the Heart?
September 7, 2013
I just stumbled over this Red State article from January 2010 about how Avatar is a total rip-off of Dark Rivers of the Heart. Whatever that author was on, I don’t want any. Besides, everyone knows that Avatar is Pocahontas in space.
Covers that never really existed
September 5, 2013
Two days ago I received my copy of the MP3-CD audio edition of The Servants of Twilight and it wasn’t what I expected. Below, on the left, is what Amazon had been (and still is) advertising as the cover art. This was based on the 2011 premium paperback release of the novel. However, below, on the right, is what I received. The actual release’s cover art is based on the trade paperback edition, also released this week. This isn’t the first time there’s been some advertised cover art that didn’t come to pass. Can you name any of the others?
Putnam Limited Editions
September 1, 2013
Back in the mid- to late-90s Putnam did a series of five limited editions of titles of Dean’s they were publishing. Four were spectacularly illustrated both on the dust jacket and slipcases. By the last one, The Bad Place, it’s like they hardly put in any effort at all.
Fear Nothing ad from 2007
August 31, 2013
Odd Thomas @ Firghtfest 2013
August 31, 2013
The Odd Thomas film was shown recently at the 2013 Frightfest film festival in the UK and the reviews are in. Let’s just say they’re mixed and leave it at that.
Twitch Film: ODD THOMAS Panders To The Geek Crowd
Flickering Myth: Film: ★ ★ / Movie: ★ ★ ★ ★
SFX: Penny Dreadful At FrightFest 2013
Dean on DVD
August 29, 2013
Wondering what Dean’s stuff looks like on DVD? Here’s what I believe is a complete collection. I’ll leave it to you to figure out some of the more non-obvious discs I’ve included. (As always, let me know if you think I’ve missed something.)
Frickin' lasers!
August 26, 2013
Did you know that several Dean Koontz films (for better or for worse) were released on laserdisc? I think I have a complete collection. Please feel free to correct me if I’m missing one. (Sharks not included.)
Rockin’ the Book World
August 24, 2013
A great article on Joe Stefko publisher of the amazing Charnel House Editions.
Charnel House began in earnest with Dean Koontz, of whom Stefko is a fan. Koontz gave Stefko a copy of the Beastchild paperback, and, with help from Ken Keller at Nemo Press, Stefko taught himself the basics of fine bookmaking. In what would become a Charnel House tradition, he incorporated aspects of theBeastchild storyline into the binding’s design; the numbered copies were bound in lizard, making for an especially tactile reading experience. “Basically I took it and came back almost a year later and handed him a copy of both editions [lettered and numbered—Charnel House produces two versions of each title]. He loved them.”
For his part, Koontz said, “Working with Joe is great fun because he’s an entertaining guy and because he’s got an exceptional talent for designing and producing exquisite limited editions. His books are always thoughtful and clever and well made—and often as downright sensuous as a book can be.”
Read the full article @ Fine Books Magazine.
Meet manga artist Queenie Chan (Australia)
August 24, 2013
If you enjoy manga, or even illustrating, you’ll love the opportunity to meet Queenie Chan, a New York Time’s bestselling manga artist and graphic novelist in September.
Sunshine Coast Council libraries present Queenie Chan at two special events at Nambour Library on 20 September and at the ‘pop up’ library the Vault at the University of the Sunshine Coast on 21 September.
Queenie’s latest collaboration is with bestselling author Kylie Chan, illustrating her new book Small Shen. She has also worked with Dean Koontz on his Odd Thomas graphic novel adaption and her series The Dreaming was one of the first manga launched by Tokyo Pop that was not made in Japan.
Read the full article @ MySunshineCoast.com.au.
Ben Affleck as Batman: Roles that might inform Dark Knight portrayal
August 24, 2013
“Phantoms” (1998): As Jay and Silent Bob could tell you, Affleck was the bomb in “Phantoms,” yo. In the 1998 supernatural horror flick, based on the book by Dean Koontz, Affleck plays Sheriff Bryce Hammond, tasked with sleuthing out the culprit behind a string of grisly deaths. Batman, after all, is a detective with a cape.
Read the full article @ LATimes.com.
Read the first five chapters of Innocence right now
August 22, 2013
Donald Wollheim and the Ace Double Novel
August 18, 2013
While this article doesn’t mention Dean, he did publish two Ace Doubles so some of you might find the article interesting nonetheless.
In October 1953, Ace introduced its first science-fiction novel, pairing up two novels from A.E. van Vogt: The World of Null-A and The Universe Maker. Every other month, a new book would appear on the book rack. Van Vogt’s book was followed in December 1953 by Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Conqueror and Leigh Brackett’s The Sword of Rhiannon. In between, the company published a single novel. Due to their popularity, Ace bumped the production schedule up to a science-fiction double a month in 1958.
Read the full article @ KirkusReviews.com.