Media
Racism in the SF world
July 2, 2019
Found this little gem yesterday. Look for full details in the July 8 site update.
Dean MF Koontz
June 27, 2019
Love Antosha trailer
June 14, 2019
Trailer for the documentary feature Love, Antosha
IN THEATERS Aug 2nd
From a prolific career in film and television, Anton Yelchin left an indelible legacy as an actor. Through his journals and other writings, his photography, the original music he wrote, and interviews with his family, friends, and colleagues, this film looks not just at Anton’s impressive career, but at a broader portrait of the man. Born in the former Soviet Union to a family of artists, Anton and his parents came to the U.S. when he was six months old. He started acting at nine. He had a genuine curiosity and love for people, for art, and for family. And a willingness to explore, and be open with, the darker parts of himself. Love, Antosha explores his successes and his struggles, and let’s viewers get to know this extraordinary person the world was cheated from seeing grow old.
Website: www.antonyelchindoc.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/antonyelchin…
Instagram: @antonyelchindoc
Twitter: @antonyelchindoc
Rockin’ the Book World by Robert Burke Warren
June 13, 2019
“What band are you in?” asked the man at the grocery store in Catskill, New York. He was addressing Joe Stefko, whose leonine mane, pegged jeans, and tight black T-shirt personify rock n’ roll.
“I’m not in a band,” Stefko replied. “I’m a book publisher. Really.”
Stefko said folks sometimes don’t believe him, but it’s true. Still, you can’t blame them for asking, as Stefko’s history hangs about him like an aura; before he launched his award-winning one-man publishing imprint, Charnel House, in 1989, he drummed with Meat Loaf and the Turtles. But you won’t find any of that on his company’s website. What you will find are beautiful, provocative, limited edition, signed books by Dean Koontz, Tim Powers, Stephen King (as Richard Bachman), and Harlan Ellison.
How did Stefko’s path twist from sweat-soaked stages to a restored 1790s farmhouse in the Catskill Mountains, where he, his wife, and Charnel House live?
Read the full article @ Fine Books & Collections
Cemetery Dance interviews Joe R. Lansdale
June 11, 2019
Finally got around to reading this recent interview with Joe R. Lansdale. It’s a great read all on it’s own, but it also includes a few mentions of Dean.
IFI Showing of Demon Seed
May 29, 2019
Any fans in Ireland? The Irish Film Institute will be showing Demon Seed (oddly, with German subtitles) on 16 June 2019 as part of their Dark Skies film series. Check out all the details at the IFI Web site.
New art print in my collection
May 24, 2019
Any recognize this? It an illustration for a piece by Dean. Do you recognize it? If so, or just have a guess, leave it in the comments. I’ll post the details in Monday’s site update. (Also, please excuse the reflection. I’ll try to get a better photo over the weekend.)
Have you seen Elvis?
May 19, 2019
Tobe Hooper on “The Funhouse”
May 11, 2019
Duke University obtains the Locus Collection
May 5, 2019
Anyone in Durham, NC want to take a little trip on my behalf?
The David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Duke University has acquired the archives of the Locus Science Fiction Foundation, publisher of Locus, the preeminent trade magazine for the science fiction and fantasy publishing field.
The massive collection—which arrived in almost a thousand boxes—includes first editions of numerous landmarks of science fiction and fantasy, along with correspondence from some of the genre’s best-known practitioners, including Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Ursula K. Le Guin, Harlan Ellison, Octavia E. Butler, James Tiptree, Jr. (Alice Sheldon), Dean Koontz, Robert A. Heinlein, and hundreds more.
Locus started out in 1968 as a one-sheet science fiction and fantasy fanzine. Since then, it has evolved into the most trusted news magazine in science fiction and fantasy publishing, with in-depth reviews, author interviews, forthcoming book announcements, convention coverage, and comprehensive listings of all science fiction books published in English. It also administers the prestigious annual Locus Awards, first presented in 1971, which recognize excellence in science fiction and fantasy.
Check out more details @ the Duke University Libraries blog
Also covered by Cory Doctorow over at Boing Boing.
Amazing alternate Demon Seed film poster
May 5, 2019
Meet Saint Bartholomew
April 15, 2019
What have the Vashta Nerada been reading?
April 15, 2019
I’m also a big Doctor Who fan so this artwork gets multiple nerd points from me.
Alternative covers from Rah Media Digital
April 15, 2019
Once you’ve had a wonderful dog…
April 7, 2019
A vampire named Dean
March 12, 2019
“The vampires were slithering in for the final kill.
“He shot two of them, but since his bullets weren’t silver, the wolves picked themselves up from the crushed snow and kept coming. The man reloaded. They were circling him now, drawing the noose tighter, lower jaws down and open as their long canine tongues flicked over fangs, lips drawn back in fierce grinning snarls, their eyes filled with blood lust and greed. Emma recognized them. Stephen… Ann… Chelsea… Peter… Dean, and perhaps Graham. Where were the rest of them?”
The Last Vampire by Kathryn Meyer Griffith, Zebra Books, 1992, p274-5
Kids present school reports on Dean
March 3, 2019
Their posters look great. I hope they both got As.
Jamie and Sam presented about @deankoontz today! @FassettEagles #AuthorStudy #juniorhigh #giftedkids #reading #OCSsuccess pic.twitter.com/qkUoWAp5RN
— Leigh Ann Kesling (@KeslingTwinMom) February 20, 2019
Meet Writer
March 3, 2019
Dean Koontz is Tiger Wood’s favorite author
February 25, 2019
French book trailer for The Whispering Room
February 20, 2019