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Dean Welcomes You to The City
June 14, 2014
Horror in Vancouver: Jeff Goldblum and that Aerosmith chick in Britannia Mine
June 14, 2014
Vancouver has not been kind to Dean Koontz.
First you had his awesome 1987 suspense novel, Watchers, being turned into a godawful Corey Haim vehicle up here in 1988.
Then seven years later you had his fine 1982 supernatural thriller, Hideaway, becoming the type of B.C.-shot trainwreck he tried to sue to get his name off of.
As the Vancouver correspondent for Fangoria when they shot Hideaway back in 1994, I had no idea it was going to wind up being crap. I just wanted to go on the local set and hang out with Jeff Goldblum for a while.
Not to mention that young lady from those hugely popular Aerosmith videos, Alicia Silverstone.
So here’s a shortened version of the set-visit piece I wrote for Fango 20 years ago. Please don’t feel like you have to actually watch Hideaway after reading it.
Read the full article @ Straight.com.
Trio of quality books explore facets of faith
June 14, 2014
Best-selling novelist Dean Koontz frequently includes spiritual struggles in his novels, and Innocence (Bantam Books, 2014, 338 pages, $28) is no exception. Here we meet Addison Goodheart, a young man driven to live beneath the streets of a great city because his face repels his fellow human beings. Raised by an alcoholic mother who could barely stand the sight of him, and then adopted by a man with a similar likeness, Addison survives by emerging from his shelter only at night, hiding his face and avoiding contact with people.
Until he meets Gwyneth. She is a young girl, an heiress, who is being pursued by a maniac who wants what remains of her fortune. Together she and Addison fight back against this man and his thugs. While we follow them in their flight through the city, Addison sees what he calls the Clears and the Fogs, which seem to be angels and demons.
To reveal more of the plot of Innocence would give away the ending. Suffice it to say that Koontz, like Evans, is not for everyone, but again he clearly appeals to tens of thousands of readers.
Read the full article @ Smoky Mountain News.
Demon Seed trade paperback out in 2015
June 14, 2014
Amazon.com has listed a Berkley trade paperback edition of Demon Seed with a release date of 6 January 2015. ISBN: 978-0425253816, cover price $15.00. No cover art yet.
A few more Cemetery Dance eBay auctions
June 11, 2014
Don’t worry, I already own these items so you won’t be bidding against me. 😉
- Seize The Night by Dean Koontz (Signed Limited Edition)
- Dark Rivers of The Heart by Dean Koontz (Signed Limited Edition)
- October Dreams edited by Richard Chizmar and Robert Morrish (Signed Limited Edition)
Two more MacDonald intros out today
June 10, 2014
Today sees the release of John D. MacDonald’s All These Condemned and Dead Low Tide with introductions by Dean. As previously, all of these books contain the same essay by Dean so there’s no need to buy for “new” material by Dean.
Signed copies of Saint Odd available
June 7, 2014
Barnes & Noble now has signed copies of Saint Odd available for pre-order on their Web site.
The City's Reading Group Guide
June 6, 2014
Did you notice the recently posted “Reading Group Guide” for The City that’s been posted over at DeanKoontz.com? Here’s one of the included questions:
10. Consider the role of race and identity throughout the narrative, and what it means to different characters. Think about Jonah’s narration as an African American boy coming of age during a time of national unrest, when race riots were the norm. What special insights into the era did you gain from Jonah’s unique perspective? Did anything about his attitude or his family’s attitude about race surprise you? What did you make of Mr. Yoshioka’s Manzanar “posse” and the relationships among them? How did the core values of the various characters inform their approach to this element of their lives?
A Designer Fights the Small Screen
June 6, 2014
Mr. Kalomirakis, 58, known as a pioneer of the modern home theater, has created hundreds of such projects across the globe through his 24-year-old company, TK Theaters. His clients include Eddie Murphy, Seth MacFarlane, Dean Koontz and Judd Apatow, among others. The creations cost $200,000 to $10 million, including a design fee of up to $100 a square foot.
Read the full article @ The Wall Street Journal.
If you’re interested in seeing photos of, and reading more about the theater he built for Dean, check out the book Great Escapes: New Designs for Home Theaters.
Social Justice
June 6, 2014
Would you like an advance copy of The City?
June 3, 2014
If you’re a LibraryThing member their June 2014 batch of early reviewer copies includes The City. No guarantees you’ll get one if you request, and chances are it won’t arrive until after the book is officially released, but it would be a nice addition to your collection, wouldn’t it?
The Neighbor is available
June 3, 2014
Don’t forget the eBook The Neighbor is out today and available from most major eBook sources.
More on the Dynamite Comics news
May 31, 2014
Well, not too much more as most of the articles are repeating the same information, but I post them here for the record anyway.
- Dynamite Does A Deal For Shaft And Koontz – Bleeding Cool
- Dynamite Signs Big Dean With Well Known Author Dean Koontz – The Outhousers
- Dean Koontz Extends Deal With Dynamite – Bloody Disgusting
Chase MP3-CD
May 29, 2014
Well, here’s something new… Up until this point all Dean Koontz audiobooks on MP3-CD (and every other MP3-CD audiobook I’ve ever seen,) have come in DVD-style plastic cases. But I just opened today’s mail and found that the MP3-CD version of Chase is housed in an orange Blu-ray-style plastic case with “AUDIOBOOK” stamped in shiny red at the top. (And no, the Amazon.com page for this item does not indicate this at all.) I wonder if this is BrillianceAudio specific or the shape of MP3-CD audiobook storage across the board.
More Dynamite Koontz Comics On the Way!
May 29, 2014
To coincide with the Book Expo in New York where Dynamite are exhibiting, they are announcing a number of plans.
…Dynamite has also extended their deal with author Dean Koontz for his Frankenstein, Christopher Snow and Nevermore books, with new comics based on all three.
And moreover, Dynamite will also publish comics based on three new original “properties” from Koontz, exclusive for Dynamite, with at least three graphic novels to be published for each.
Via Bleeding Cool.
Cemetery Dance has some great items on eBay right now
May 24, 2014
Including the following Dean Koontz items:
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From The Corner of His Eye by Dean Koontz (Signed Limited Edition)
- False Memory by Dean Koontz (Signed Limited Edition)
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The House of Thunder by Dean R. Koontz (Signed Limited Edition)
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Dark Dreamers edited by Stanley Wiater (Signed Limited Edition)
Be sure to check out all of their auctions for other great deals.
Dump Toppers
May 23, 2014
A “dump” is something that you don’t see much in bookstores as much as you did back in the 80s & 90s thought they’re still around. Dumps are cardboard displays that usually have nine slots into which books were displayed face out. The “topper” for “header” was the artwork attached to the top of the dump to advertise the author and/or author on display.
Having previously worked for many years as a bookseller and these days just asking the store manager if I can have it when it was taken down, I’ve amassed a good-sized collection of this Koontz advertising memorabilia. Here’s a slideshow of my collection for your perusal.
(The one for Fear Nothing is actually motorized and switches between two images. If I actually still had a D cell battery in the house I believe it would still work.)
The City excerpt now available in multiple formats
May 22, 2014
You do have to supply an e-mail address but you can now get the first six chapters of The City in PDF, ePub, and mobi (Kindle) formats from Noisetrade.com.
The Neighbor (eBook prequel to The City)
May 21, 2014
On June 3rd, The Neighbor, an eBook prequel to The City is being released on all major platforms. Click the image for the Amazon.com page or head over to DeanKoontz.com for links to the other platforms.
Every city has its wonders and mysteries. For the Pomerantz family, the most disturbing mystery at the moment is the identity and the intentions of their new neighbor, in this eBook original short story—a prequel to The City, the gripping and moving new novel by Dean Koontz.
The year is 1967. Malcolm Pomerantz is twelve, geeky and socially awkward, while his seriously bright sister, Amalia, is spirited and beautiful. Each is the other’s best friend, united by a boundless interest in the world beyond their dysfunctional parents’ unhappy home. But even the troubled Pomerantz household will seem to be a haven compared to the house next door, after an enigmatic and very secretive new neighbor takes up residence in the darkest hours of the night.
Two other boxes
May 20, 2014
Since I posted about boxed sets yesterday, today I figured I’d show you two other boxes in my collection. The first is a box that copies of From the Corner of His Eye were shipped in from the publisher to bookstores.
The second is the box that housed advance reading copies of By the Light of the Moon. In this case the book also came with a t-shirt.
