Important Announcement re: Facebook

February 12, 2023

I have been completely locked out of my Facebook account due to the inability to transfer 2FA tokens from an old phone that died to a new one. Sadly, I’m not alone and Facebook does not offer any solution to this problem. (Other than lots of sketchy “hackers” offering to help as long as I had over all my account information. That’s not gonna happen.)

Personally, I’d love to never use Facebook again, but losing access to the Facebook Page for this site is quite a loss. I’m still investigating and am holding out a tiny bit of hope, but who knows if/when I’ll get back in.

In the meantime, I’m still on the dumpster fire that is Twitter (@collectkoontz) so feel free to follow me over there.

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 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)

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

December 5, 2024

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

Throwback Thursday: Nacht der Zaubertiere

November 28, 2024

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

Going Home in the Dark cover

November 22, 2024

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

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.

• 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

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

October 31, 2024

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

Throwback Thursday: The Comics Journal, Special Edition, Volume 5

October 24, 2024

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

Throwback Thursday: Icebound, Austrialian Condensed Edition

October 17, 2024

Throwback Thursday: ID Quarterly #4

October 10, 2024

Throwback Thursday: Breathless ARC

October 3, 2024

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!