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What’s New & Updated, January 19, 2025

January 19, 2025

Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher Eiszeit illustration

Travel’s done for the near future, so I’m back at it.

Reader’s Digest Auswahlbücher: Eiszeit to Icebound
The Forest of Lost Souls trade paperback

What’s New & Updated, December 29, 2024

December 29, 2024

Sex, Drugs, Einstein & Elves by Clifford A. Pickover

Between Christmas and the fact that I’m out of town today, the “week” was relatively short and this was scheduled to post this morning a few days ago.

Going Home in the Dark added to the home page banner
Sex, Drugs, Einstein & Elves by Clifford A. Pickover to Appendix G(2)

Social Media Update

December 21, 2024

Here’s where you can, and can’t, find me on Social Media.

BlueSky
Reddit
~~Facebook~~
~~Twitter~~

What’s New & Updated, December 15, 2024

December 15, 2024

Another week, another handful of items from the archive.

IGN Presents the History of Awesome: 1987 to Watchers
“Author Frank Redman on Bringing Hope to Sex Abuse Survivors and Facing Terminal Cancer with God’s Grace” by Tony Rossi to Appendix G(2)
“Face-Off: Phantoms vs. Hellraiser Hellworld” by Cody Hamman to Phantoms (Film)
“Twilight Eyes: Dean Koontz’s carnies vs goblins” by Drew Rowsome to Twilight Eyes
Talk @ Laguna College of Art and Design, July 11, 2017 to Appendix B

What’s New & Updated, December 9, 2024

December 8, 2024

I constantly feel like I’ve done more than what’s listed here yet at least I’m getting back to consistently adding new content.

“The Funhouse (the book)” by Drew Rowsome to The Funhouse
Reading Group Guide for The City
“When the Intensity Rises” and “Analyzing psycho-killer Edgler Vess’s spider-eating ways on the B.C. set of Dean Koontz’s Intensity” to Intensity (TV)

What’s New & Updated, December 2, 2024

December 1, 2024

Continuing to pick at the archives…

Original title for The Silent Corner
Fangoria #195 cover to Sole Survivor (TV)
“Your Favourite Actors: NOT How You Remember Them” by Kevin Shields to Intensity (TV)
Suspense Magazine review of The City

What’s New & Updated, November 24, 2024

November 24, 2024

Excluding anything upcoming holiday-related, things should be a bit calmer for at least the rest of the year in both life and the day job. Here’s looking forward to dealing with more of the backlog.

Going Home in the Dark cover
From the Desk of Dean: Books for this holiday & a peek at my new one
“PetSmart’s Exclusive Lifestyle Products Give Pet Parents Fun, Whimsical and Practical Options This Summer” to Bliss To You
“7 Reasons to Adopt a Senior Dog” to “My Summer”
“Koontz Kindle Single Jumps up Ebook Best-Seller List, Hachette Holds on” to The Neighbor

What’s New & Updated, November 17, 2024

November 17, 2024

Four new items despite a three-day road trip this week.

Updated Odhams Hanging On edition image as I now have one in my collection.
After Death X banner
‘“In a book like this, you don’t dare go overboard with the fantasy.” Dean Koontz on The Forest Of Lost Souls’ to Appendix B
“16 Best Dean Koontz Books, Ranked by Chills and Thrills” to Appendix B

What’s New & Updated, November 10, 2024

November 10, 2024

Reviews by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Pix4free.org

Just a couple of odds & ends this week.

The Ringmaster’s Realm review of Phantoms (film)
“40 Trashy Novels You Must Read Before You Die” to Strangers
“In my Library: Dean Koontz” by Barbara Hoffman to Appendix B
“It Isn’t Even Past: location scouting the secret history of Rudy Valentino with Tim Powers” to Appendix B

What’s New & Updated, November 3, 2024

November 3, 2024

The trade paperback edition of Detours is out an in my hands. Details below.

Detours trade paperback
From the Dean of Dean: What I will be reading on Halloween
Three reviews of Big Little Life
“Quick Tip: Setting as Character” by Gary L. Pullman to Appendix B

What’s New & Updated, October 27, 2024

October 27, 2024

I’m trying to get back into the swing of things but the day job situation is still taking up a lot of my time. However, I do have a new trade paperback edition on the way so that will definitely be added as soon as it arrives.

Russian and Japanese covers of Strange Highways
Blurb on Italian edition of Swan Song by Robert R. McCammon
Sole Survivor Knopf promo flyer & photo and two Spanish editions

What’s New & Updated October 20, 2024

October 20, 2024

Sorry for no update the last few weeks. Things are getting interesting on the day-job front and that’s taking up a lot of my spare time.

The Good Guy UK PBK
“A Brief Introduction to The Last Dangerous Visions” by J. Michael Straczynski

What’s New & Updated September 29, 2024

September 29, 2024

New release week so there’s definitely a theme…

The Forest of Lost Souls trade HC
- “In a book like this, you don’t dare go overboard with the fantasy.” Dean Koontz on The Forest Of Lost Souls
- Exclusive Interview: “The Forest Of Lost Souls” Author Dean Koontz
- “The most spine chilling Thrillers of the month: Dean Koontz, Louise Minchin, Matthew Palmer”
- “Which book got Dean Koontz back into reading after an English degree almost put him off forever?”
- Amazon Publishing ad
From the Desk of Dean: My latest novel is now available!

What’s New & Updated September 15, 2024

September 15, 2024

Just one small item this week.

Whipsers promo photo autographed by John LeClerc

What’s New & Updated September 8, 2024

September 8, 2024

Starting digging through my “items to deal with” folder. None of these are Earth shaking, but nonetheless interesting.

From the Corner of His Eye shipping box
The Funhouse promo photo signed by Cooper Huckabee
Polish hardcover of Seize the Night
Autographed Servants of Twilight promotional film photo
Strike Deep uncorrected galleys
Updated the sort order of “The Russian and the Spy Novelist” entries
Cover of Worlds of Fantasy & Horror #4 to Appendix G(1)
Randy: The Full and Complete Unedited Biography and Memoir of the Amazing Life and Times of Randy S.! to Appendix G(2)

What’s New & Updated September 1, 2024

September 1, 2024

Just one more again this week. I caught COVID at the end of my recent vacation so much of the week was a combination of catching up from the vacation and recovering from COVID. I’m fine and will do my best to get more entered soon.

Fangoria #71 to “Introduction to The Nightrunners“

What’s New & Updated August 25, 2024

August 25, 2024

Just one update this week and a reminder: You can still get COVID. (I just did.)

From the Desk of Dean: My new novel, The Forest of Lost Souls, will take your mind off all worries

What’s New & Updated August 18, 2024

August 18, 2024

The day job is getting nuts again so just one update this week. Also, I’m on a road trip this coming week so I’m not sure if I’ll be able to add anything but I’ll see what I can do.