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What’s new & updated August 27, 2018

August 27, 2018

Today yard work and cleaning out the gutters got the best of me so there’s not much to announce.

The Bad Place proof available on eBay

August 26, 2018

Not something you see every day. (Not my listing.)

What’s New & Updated August 20, 2018

August 20, 2018

It’s not every week I get to add a newly published work. It’s even rarer that I get to post something previously unknown. This week I got to do both!

Cold Fire by Dean R. Koontz
Cold Fire by Dean Koontz
Darkest Desires: The Makani Trilogy (and all relevant cross-references)
Demon Child by Dean Koontz
Darkness Comes 1st paperback edition image and details.
Esquire, December 2001 to the notes for From the Corner of His Eye
The Good Guy updated LP HC image
Ogleton Chronicles to Appendix C
Shadowfires LP HC image and details
“Troubled Times”

Reused cover art

August 20, 2018

The same are being used on books by different authors fascinates me. Here’s my latest find.

20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill (PS Publishing)

Discovering “Ogleton Chronicles”

August 19, 2018

Today I discovered, care of the Twitter account of writer B. Clay Moore, that back in 2009 there was going to be a comic book series developed by Dean titled “Ogleton Chronicles.” Here’s all the information I have at this time along with two unpublished pages. More to follow if/when I have more. (An entry in Appendix C will also be created.)

Here’s a weird thing from the past I found in my email. Jim Muniz pages from a collaboration we were once supposed to do with Dean Koontz, of all people.

This one never happened. pic.twitter.com/3JUld1xz9Q

— B. Clay Moore (@bclaymoore) August 19, 2018

It was a proposed original comic book called the Ogleton Chronicles. I wrote the first issue and it sort of faded away. 2009, I think.

— B. Clay Moore (@bclaymoore) August 19, 2018

Koontz created the concept

— B. Clay Moore (@bclaymoore) August 19, 2018

100 Best Thrillers of All Time

August 18, 2018

You’ve probably binge-watched all the top thriller movies out now on Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu, but have you read the best thriller books of all time?

In 2018, we’re presenting our take on the 100 best thrillers of all time, spanning the best psychological thrillers, crime novels, and mysteries. Of course, we know that this list doesn’t cover every top-notch thriller out there, so let us know in the comments what suspense novels are your all-time favorites.

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Strangers
Dean Koontz

After over two decades in the trenches of sci-fi and horror fiction, Koontz earned his first hardcover bestseller with 1986’s Strangers, which revolves around a band of individuals who find themselves drawn to a motel in the Nevada desert from thousands of miles apart, united in an escalating sense of terror which manifests differently in each of them. This page-turner signifies the moment when Koontz announced himself to the mainstream as an indisputable authority on the art of building suspense.

– Tom

Source: Signature: 100 Best Thrillers of All Time

100 Best Horror Novels And Stories : NPR

August 17, 2018

Who doesn’t love a good scary story, something to send a chill across your skin in the middle of summer’s heat? And this year, we’re celebrating the 200th birthday of one of the most famous scary stories of all time: Frankenstein — so a few months ago, we asked you to nominate your favorite horror novels and stories, and then we assembled an expert panel of judges to take your 7000 nominations and turn them into a final, curated list of 100 spine-tingling favorites for all kinds of readers. Want to scar your children for life? We can help. Want to dig into the dark, slimy roots of horror? We’ve got you covered.SUMMER READER POLL 2018: HORRORIt’s Aliiiiiive! This Year, Our Summer Reader Poll Is All About HorrorSUMMER READER POLL 2018: HORRORSummer Horror Poll: Meet Our Expert Panelists!SUMMER READER POLL 2018: HORRORH. P. Lovecraft And The Shadow Over Horror.

As with our other reader polls, this isn’t meant to be a ranked or comprehensive list — there are a few books you won’t see on it despite their popularity — some didn’t stand the test of time, some just didn’t catch our readers’ interest, and in some cases our judges would prefer you see the movie instead. (So no Jaws, sorry.) And there are a few titles that aren’t strictly horror, but at least have a toe in the dark water, or are commenting about horrific things, so our judges felt they deserved a place on the list.

Source: 100 Best Horror Novels And Stories : NPR

The Crooked Staircase paperback out on 8/28/18

August 16, 2018

THE CROOKED STAIRCASE will be available in paperback on 8/28. Pre-order your copy today! https://t.co/yd7wEMfsaL #JaneHawk #TheCrookedStaircase pic.twitter.com/ogTF83qmtb

— Dean Koontz (@deankoontz) August 15, 2018

Darkest Desires: The Makani Trilogy out today

August 14, 2018

Available in both CD and MP3-CD editions Darkest Desires contains the previously published “Last Light” and “Final Hour” novellas and the new “Troubled Times” novella all featuring Makani Hisoka-O’Brien.

What’s New & Updated August 13, 2018

August 13, 2018

A bunch more updates and and odds & ends this week. I did a bunch of under-the-hood work on the site too but nothing anyone would notice.

Christmas Is Good!: Trixie’s Guide to a Happy Holiday Trade hardcover image
Esquire, March 1996 to Appendix G
From the Corner of His Eye CD image & details
The Funhouse VHS image
Icebound Audiobook CD & MP3-CD
Additional images for the lettered edition of Lightning along with some details from the publisher about the lightning bolts on the cover.
Koontz Lizard images in Appendix G
Rise the Dark by Michael Koryta to Appendix D

Whats New & Updates August 6, 2018

August 6, 2018

Due to multiple appointments this week and an overly rough week at the office, I’m back to a bunch of odds & ends this week.

The Crooked Staircase related items & other editions
Dark Rivers of the Heart lettered edition photo
The Horror Express #3 to Appendix G: Ephemera
The Night Window (first cover image)
Lightning lettered edition photo
Watchers audiobook mention in Playboy

Special shout outs to Noah Mitchell for the photo of his copy of the lettered Charnel House edition of Dark Rivers of the Heart and to David Teal for giving me such a wonderful deal on the lettered Lightning I posted last week.

The Night Window release date

August 6, 2018

According to The Real Book Spy, the release date for the fifth Jane Hawk novel, The Night Window is 14 March 2019. I have yet to confirm this via any other source. They’ve also posted the first image of the cover art that I’ve seen so far.

Icebound audiobooks coming out next week

August 5, 2018

Sorry for the lack of a lot of advance notice, but on Tuesday 7 August 2018 Icebound will be release in both CD and MP3-CD audiobook formats.

The Forbidden Door pre-signed copies up for pre-order

August 5, 2018

All pre-signed, but this time the ISBN situation is unclear as B&N and BAM are listing their copies under the same ISBN, while Target isn’t listing an ISBN on their site. Details to follow of course.

Target (unknown ISBN)
Books-a-Million (9781984817679)
Barnes & Noble (9781984817679)

Oh so Harlan

August 2, 2018

Today I received what is my third copy of Harlan Ellison’s Mefisto in Onyx. Of which this is my second copy of the first printing of the trade edition. (Sadly, I’ve yet to add a limited edition to my collection.)

Why a second copy of this particular edition/printing you may ask? Well, it is an autographed by Mr. Ellison. So that’s cool.

But to be honest, I’ve got other signed Ellison’s in my collection so that wouldn’t have been enough to cause me to buy another copy. The real reason is what Harlan decided to do on the dedication page…

Looks like he decided to make an editorial correction. How cool is that?

One small but significant hole in my collection has been filled!

August 1, 2018

One of the 26 copies of the lettered edition of Lightning from Ultramarine Publishing is now safely ensconced in my collection. Copy P to be exact.

What’s New June 30, 2018

July 30, 2018

For those of you following along on Twitter and/or Facebook, I promised a big update this week. Well here you go; 32 new entries and two updated entries.

“Afterword to Dark Rivers of the Heart“
Children of the Storm
“Christmas Eve”
“Christmas Secrets Revealed”
“Cloistered Walls”
“The Coming Blaylockian Age”
“A Comedian in Hell”
“Coonts, Not Koontz”
“The Best Baked Corn”
“Corny? You Bet”
“Bruno”
“Bruno” – Revised
“Cosmic Sin”
“The Crimson Witch”
The Crimson Witch
“A Crisis of Extraordinary Proportions”
“The Crow Shrieker”
Dance With the Devil
The Dark of Summer
Dark Rivers of the Heart
“The Dark Side of Christmas”
Darkfall (DRK)
Darkfall (DK)
Darkfall screenplay
Darkness Comes
(Please take a look, this entry’s missing a lot of information.)
“A Darkness in My Soul”
A Darkness in My Soul
The Darkest Evening of the Year (excerpt)
“Darkness Under the Sun”
“David Silva: Person of Mystery”
“The Day”
“The Day it Rained Frogs”
The Door to December foreign editions
Dragonfly foreign editions

With the exception of all the collections who’s titles start with “Dean” along with the Frankenstein novels who’s titles also start with “Dean,” the Ds are done. Also, all of the Deanna Dwyer novels are now listed.