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The Collector’s Guide to Dean Koontz is now online!

May 7, 2018

Welcome to the brand new online version of The Collector’s Guide to Dean Koontz!

What makes this version different than the previous two?

  1. This isn’t just a blog. The blog continues as part of this site, but there is SO MUCH MORE.
  2. This site contains the content of what was going to be in the many-years-late print book from Cemetery Dance Publications. There still may be a book someday, not for now, it’s all available to you, for free, here on this site.

Though today is the official launch date, there’s still a lot of content that’s not on the site yet. As of today, I’ve entered everything from G-Z with some exceptions.

For those of you that like stats, at the time of this post there are 445 guide entries containing 1,044 individual editions and the site as a whole has 1,270 images. By my estimates, only about 50% of the content is in the site right now.

Feel free to comment, submit new content, I just ask that you first read Noah Mitchell’s Foreword, my Introduction, the About the Guide page, and the FAQ, before asking too many questions. There are a lot of answers already on those pages.

In the weeks and months to come I’ll continue to enter more content slowly but surely. Be sure to keep an eye here, or on Facebook or Twitter for continuing news and new content announcements.

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)

Throwback Thursday: USA Weekend

December 26, 2024

What’s New & Updated, December 22, 2024

December 22, 2024

Happy Holidays Snowman by Phewcumber

Happy holidays to everyone.

Social Media Update

December 21, 2024

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

Throwback Thursday: Midnight

December 19, 2024

What’s New & Updated, December 15, 2024

December 15, 2024

Laguna College of Art and Design logo

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

Throwback Thursday: Locus #120

December 12, 2024

What’s New & Updated, December 9, 2024

December 8, 2024

Fangoria #166

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)

Throwback Thursday: Dean Koontz’s Nevermore Ver 2 #1, Cover D

December 5, 2024

What’s New & Updated, December 2, 2024

December 1, 2024

Fangoria #194

Continuing to pick at the archives…

Throwback Thursday: Nacht der Zaubertiere

November 28, 2024

What’s New & Updated, November 24, 2024

November 24, 2024

From the Desk of Dean - cropped

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

November 22, 2024

Going Home in the Dark cover

Throwback Thursday: Whispers 1st edition paperback

November 21, 2024

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

Throwback Thursday: Dark Rivers of the Heart, final draft manuscript

November 14, 2024

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

Throwback Thursday: Fear Nothing Lettered Edition

November 7, 2024

What’s New & Updated, November 3, 2024

November 3, 2024

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

Throwback Thursday: The M.D. by Thomas M. Disch

October 31, 2024