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Innocence trailer
November 11, 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPiQXmBiZ68
Terror, Science and Faith from the Hand of Dean Koontz
November 9, 2013
Translated from Spanish:
Considered one of the main authors of the horror genre, his work stands out for its influence-Christian ethic that facilitates happy endings and hopeful compared to other authors conducive as Stephen King, darker and realistic.
In November this time the best thing is to talk about the genre par excellence, terror, and who best represents the genre is undoubtedly Dean Koontz. However, only one thing you can not blame this writer, that leaves unexplained end without hope that everything will be fine or maybe not? While it is true that the end of their stories just strict relatively well for its protagonists, at least for the survivors, and not less true that always leaves a door open to doubt whether it can replay the situation. Since either by an evil engendered by man as in “The cursed place” or by an entity as old as the world itself as happens in “Ghosts”, Koontz shows situations in which all evil has any type of remedy. But where that hope comes from a writer with the facility to display such dark situations?
Read the full article @ Vavel.com.
Remaining holdouts in burning town reach settlement; Tale of Centralia, Pa. noted in film and fiction
November 9, 2013
A handful of residents who have refused to leave Centralia, the central Pennsylvania town that has literally been burning for decades, will be allowed to remain in their homes until their respective deaths, according to a settlement reached in a civil case between the homeowners and state officials.
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Throughout the years, the story of Centralia trickled into popular culture, with the town, in which smoke can still be seen rising from the asphalt, reportedly serving as the inspiration for the film adaptation of the video game Silent Hill.
Horror and suspense author Dean Koontz also has said that Centralia’s tale was the inspiration forStrange Highways, the title piece of a short-story collection of the same name that Koontz released in the mid-1990s.
A professional biography says that Koontz is a Pennsylvania native who previously worked as an English teacher in a suburban Harrisburg school district.
Read the full article @ The Pennsylvania Record.
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything cover image
November 9, 2013
Looks like the new John D. MacDonald editions with intros by Dean will not mention Dean on the cover. At at least judging from the cover of The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything.
Odd Thomas Film Picked up in Canada
November 9, 2013
Our friends up north in Canada are gonna become really close with Odd Thomas as Raven Banner Entertainment has swooped in and nabbed the Canadian rights! Read on for details.
From the Press Release
Hot Off The AFM Presses: Raven Banner Entertainment, Inc., has acquired all Canadian rights to the $30 million action thriller Odd Thomas, based on the original, critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling series by Dean Koontz under the same name.
The film was written and directed by Stephen Sommers (The Mummy franchise, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Van Helsing) and stars Anton Yelchin (Star Trek Into Darkness), Willem Dafoe (John Carter), Addison Timlin (“Californication”), and Patton Oswalt (Big Fan). The film was produced by Sommers, John Baldecchi and Howard Kaplan.
Raven Banner is set to release Odd Thomas in early 2014 through its Sinister Cinema series with partners Cineplex Entertainment.
Read the full article @ DreadCentral.com.
Odd sensibilities: Dean Koontz and Christian imagination
November 9, 2013
October 29, 2013 (BreakPoint) – A recent article in Touchstone magazine by Hunter Baker of Union University told readers about “a man who is probably the single best-selling Christian author on the planet.”
The author in question wasn’t anyone you’d suspect, such as Rick Warren. It was Dean Koontz, whose books are prominently displayed in supermarket checkout lines and in airport bookstores.Koontz isn’t usually seen as a Christian writer and, for most of his career, understandably so. But around the turn of the new millennium his faith increasingly began to be reflected in his books. In his 2001 novel, “One Door Away From Heaven,” the villain is a serial killer who fully practices what people like Peter Singer, whom Koontz mentions in the novel, and other utilitarian ethicists only preach.
Are you dressing as a Koontz character this Halloween?
October 31, 2013
Well, the wife and I are going in western wear this year so I guess the closest I’m coming to a Koontz character is Sheriff Bryce Hammond from Phantoms. He wore a cowboy hat, didn’t he?
Wilderness is out today
October 29, 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR18yYt2X3k
With this darkly intriguing original e-short story (available on October 29, 2013), #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz sets the stage for his masterly new novel of mystery, suspense, and strange wonder—INNOCENCE.
“The world is a machine that produces endless surprises and mysteries layered on mysteries.”
Addison Goodheart is a mystery even to himself. He was born in an isolated home surrounded by a deep forest, never known to his father, kept secret from everyone but his mother, who barely accepts him. She is haunted by private demons and keeps many secrets—none of which she dreads more than the young son who adores her.
Only in the woods, among the wildlife, is Addison truly welcome. Only there can he be at peace. Until the day he first knows terror, the day when his life changes radically and forever . .
Frankenstein: Prodigal Son digital comics on sale
October 27, 2013
Currently the digital versions of the Frankenstein: Prodigal Son comics are on sale on the Dark Horse Comics Web site for just $0.99 per issue. No word on how long this sale will last.
Where are they now?
October 27, 2013
Any chance you know who played Charlotte Stillwater in the TV movie version of Mr. Murder. That was one Kaley Cuoco, who currently stars as Penny in The Big Bang Theory. Don’t believe me, check IMDB.
Odd Thomas eBook bundle on the way
October 26, 2013
Looks like 21 October 2013 is the date for a new eBook bundle containing Odd Thomas, Forever Odd, Brother Odd, Odd Hours, Odd Interlude & Odd Apocalypse from Bantam for $45.99. No idea why they didn’t include Deeply Odd. Also, I’m so happy they didn’t call it a “boxed set”.
The Charnel House numbered edition of Brother Odd
October 26, 2013
Finally got my hands on this one which completes my set of Odd Thomas numbered editions. (I also have a lettered edition of Odd Thomas.)
Wilderness
October 8, 2013
Today Dean announced Wilderness an eBook prequel to Innocence. It’s available for $0.99 at various online booksellers including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and the iBookstore and is scheduled to be released on 29 October 2013.
About the Book
With this darkly intriguing original e-short story, #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz sets the stage for his masterly new novel of mystery, suspense, and strange wonder—Innocence.
“The world is a machine that produces endless surprises and mysteries layered on mysteries.”
Addison Goodheart is a mystery even to himself. He was born in an isolated home surrounded by a deep forest, never known to his father, kept secret from everyone but his mother, who barely accepts him. She is haunted by private demons and keeps many secrets—none of which she dreads more than the young son who adores her.
Only in the woods, among the wildlife, is Addison truly welcome. Only there can he be at peace. Until the day he first knows terror, the day when his life changes radically and forever . . .
Hands Of Salvation
September 29, 2013
This week’s 5 best-selling books as compiled by The Onion Book Review:
- Hands Of Salvation
Dean Koontz (Bantam, $21.95)
Weston McKay is blessed with an extraordinary power and curse: His right hand can cure any sick person through touch alone, but then his left hand automatically slaps the person’s face really hard.
Strange Highways MP3-CD
September 29, 2013
Strange Highways will be coming out in an MP3-CD audio edition on March 11, 2014. No cover image is yet available.
More articles on Image picking up Odd Thomas
September 29, 2013
Bloody Disgusting: Image Acquires Dean Kootnz Adaptation, ‘Odd Thomas’- Digital Spy: Anton Yelchin’s ‘Odd Thomas’ arriving in early 2014
- The Hollywood Reporter: Image Entertainment Picks Up Stephen Sommers’ ‘Odd Thomas’
Image Acquires Dean Kootnz Adaptation, 'Odd Thomas'
September 24, 2013
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Image Entertainment is set to release Odd Thomas in Q1 2014
Read the full article @ BloodyDisgusting.com.
Image Entertainment, an RLJ Entertainment brand, has acquired all U.S. rights to the thriller Odd Thomas, based on the original, critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling book by Dean Koontz under the same name. Odd Thomas is the first in a series of seven books, six of which have already been released and have sold a total of over 20 million copies worldwide.
1986 Interview
September 22, 2013
Dean Koontz discusses his book, “Strangers.” Koontz describes the characters and their exotic careers and the plot, which revolves around their stay at the same motel. He talks about his writing process and Charles Dickens’ newspaper serials. Connie Martinson goes on to read a Robert Louis Stevenson quote from the book. Koontz’s interview ends at the pause at the end of the video.
Two more John D. MacDonald introductions
September 21, 2013
Just found two more John D. MacDonald titles scheduled for re-release with new intros by Dean: All These Condemned and Dead Low Tide. Both are scheduled to be released on 10 June 2014 and have a cover price of $16.00. No cover images yet.
1978 review of Night Chills
September 19, 2013
Found in the Sunday 1 January 1978 issue of The Observer newspaper.
