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Whats New & Updated December 3, 2018

December 3, 2018

This week, most notably, I doubled the number of entries in the reviews category. I’d put money on 99.9% of visitors to this site never having heard of these piece. That being said, they all do fall under the “Dean denies these were written by him” category and I have noted as such accordingly.

Whats New & Updated November 26, 2018

November 26, 2018

The technical issue has been fixed. (Thanks Deena!) So, back to work on new entries…

  • Icebound Australian condensed edition
  • All of the main entries for all 13 Odd Thomas have been created. None of them have any content yet, that’s the next step.

Whats New & Updated November 19, 2018

November 19, 2018

Last week I discovered an issue with site on the back end and have alerted the wonderful folks who are working on a fix. It’s nothing you’ll probably notice, but I’m doing my best to stay out of their way and not add more content while they work out a solution. As a result, just the one addition this week.

The Night Window ARC in my hands

November 13, 2018

Yep, I got one today!

What’s New & Updated November 12, 2018

November 12, 2018

The one thing that has come from turning a print manuscript into a Web site is figuring out all the not so uncommon items that are actually missing from my collection. (I should post that list.) This week I stopped by my area Half Price Books and found four, yes, four items that I was missing for no more than $25 total. The moral of this story, keep on hunting.

Latest Charnel House News

November 9, 2018

The Crooked Staircase by Dean Koontz will ship second week in November.

The Forbidden Door by Dean Koontz is up to pre-order and ships in January 2019.

There is one copy left of the lettered state of Saint Odd by Dean Koontz. Take a look in the books section.

Dean Koontz’s five book Jane Hawk series resolves next year with The Night Window. Charnel House is offering the letter A set of all five books in the series. Click here to purchase.

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The Night Window ARCs hitting the streets

November 7, 2018

The first ARC of The Night Window is up on eBay. I would have snagged it but the seller mentions “spine damage” and posted no photos of the actual item. Caveat emptor.

Dream Warriors Podcast: Odd Thomas – Day 22 of the 31 Days of Dread

November 6, 2018

What’s New & Updated November 5, 2018

November 5, 2018

I was focused on some other projects this week but I was able to squeeze in a few tidbits.

Strangers TV series coming to Fox?

October 30, 2018

All these articles say pretty much the same thing so which ones you read are up to you.

Travis McBee reviews Hell’s Gate

October 30, 2018

Originally published on Oct 22, 2018

What’s New & Updated October 29, 2018

October 29, 2018

Not much this week, but definitely an interesting item or two.

The Catholic literary vision of Dean Koontz

October 24, 2018

A Masterpiece of Creation

This brings us to one of the most wildly successful novelists in the world: Dean Koontz. His books have sold over 450 million copies in dozens of languages, and many of his novels have been at the top of the The New York Times bestseller list. They are found in every bookstore, and several have been made into movies (with mixed results, as he is the first to note). This spring, when PBS launched its Great American Read campaign, his 1987 novel Watchers was on the campaign’s list of “America’s 100 most-loved books.” Yet he is rarely mentioned in the recent debate on the decline of Catholic literary culture. One exception is Jon Sweeney, who called him in America (7/4/16)“the best-selling writer of fiction in the world today who happens to be Catholic” (emphasis added).

Two questions arise about Dean Koontz: First, is he to be listed among serious novelists at all? Second, what makes him a Catholic novelist?
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Hiding in plain sight, indeed. For decades a religious vision has suffused Koontz’s work, making him the most popular explicitly Catholic novelist in the world. But two questions arise: First, is Dean Koontz to be listed among serious novelists at all? Second, what makes him a Catholic novelist?

Some will answer the first question in the negative because they have consigned him to that lucrative but frowned-upon category called “genre fiction.” But to exclude such fiction from the purview of Christian literature would lose us the fantasies of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, the ghost stories of Russell Kirk and the detective novels of P. D. James, Dorothy Sayers and G. K. Chesterton, to name just a few.

In fact, it is hard to pinpoint exactly to what genre Dean Koontz’s works belong. Bookstores may carry his works under mystery, suspense, horror, fantasy or science fiction. Because his plots often involve individuals struggling against vast conspiracies, The Newark Star-Ledger has called him a master of the “paranoid thriller.” The Richmond Times-Dispatch has said he “almost occupies a genre of his own.”

Read the full article @ AmericaMagazine.org

Syfy Wire: 40 Thoughts We Had While Watching Hideaway

October 24, 2018

It’s national treasure Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum’s birthday on October 22, and thus we at SYFY FANGRRLS have dedicated the entire month to the celebration of our favorite moments, movies, outfits and noises from this absolute zaddy of a man. (And if you don’t know what “zaddy” means, Google it, because Jeff Goldblum already knows.)

In celebration of our latest favorite monthly observance, 31 Days of Jeff Goldblum, we’re taking a walk down Memory Lane into the long and storied past of his legendary acting career. Some of these films are worth revisiting. Some, as is the case for our latest Deja View, are most definitely not. Still, for Jeff Goldblum, we boldly trek into the good, the bad, and the just plain terrible.

1. Any movie that starts off with a church choir singing in the background is a cue that we’re going to get into some heavy psychological sh*t here.

2. Hideaway!Jeremy Sisto doesn’t listen to the wimpy-soft Cranberries here like he does in Clueless. Nah, you know his character (also named Jeremy, not confusing at all) is really a bad boy because it’s ALL HARD ROCK ALL THE TIME, DUDE.

Read the full article @ Syfy.com

What’s new & updated October 21, 2018

October 21, 2018

The first pass is done! Now come the hard bits of the collections, the Frankenstein series, and the Odd Thomas series. Why did I put these off? Because the cross-references are going to be a serious pain.

What’s New & Updated October 15, 2018

October 15, 2018

I’m literally just a few entries short of completing the first past. The next update should it that completed.

Random Review Videos

October 15, 2018

I haven’t done this in a while so here you go in no particular order…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?a=&feature=youtu.be&v=hl9gTFmcbqw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?a=&feature=youtu.be&v=pNXXfPlZOnU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?a=&feature=youtu.be&v=PdAfA2o13g8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysW-sltOj3Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=OedyDqf8fM4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?a=&feature=youtu.be&v=CfjHKLA5SpM

Megadeth on Godzilla

October 15, 2018

Megadeth posted this on their Twitter feed this week. I’ve reached out to see if I can get them to say any more. Check out the Godzilla vs. Megadeth entry if you’re not already aware of this obscure little gem.

Great American Read Stickers

October 15, 2018

Looks like some bookstores are putting Great American Read stickers on their copies of Watchers. I can’t seem to find one here in Lincoln. Has your bookstore done this? If so, please message me as I’d love to have you send me one. (Of course I’ll pay the related expenses.)

What’s New & Updated October 8, 2018

October 8, 2018

I’m getting close to completing the first pass as there are less than 15 entries left. (Maybe I’ll get that done this week…) Then I’ll start focusing on all the titles that start with “Dean Koontz,” The Odd Thomas series, and the Frankenstein books.