Does your Odd Apocalypse have a sticker?

August 4, 2012

I just got back from Barnes & Noble and now own two copies of the trade hardcover edition of Odd Apocalypse. Why? Well, their copies had stickers on the covers that the one I purchased from Amazon.com didn’t. Here’s a photo of the two followed by a zoom-in on the sticker in question.


 

What the Night Knows on the bargain shelf

August 2, 2012

Just got back from my local Barnes & Noble and it looks like the trade hardcover edition of What the Night Knows has hit the remainder pile for just $6.98.  A good price if you’re looking for this edition.

This week's releases

August 2, 2012

I still haven’t received my copies of the MP3-CD nor the large print book club edition of Odd Apocalypse, but otherwise here’s a photo of the book that have been released in the past week.

Odd Apocalypse Augmented Reality Viewer

August 1, 2012

Did you know that there’s a cool augmented reality trick you can perform with the cover of Off Apocalypse. You’ll need an iPhone or Android device with the Dean Koontz app or a computer with a built-in Webcam. (I was unsuccessful getting it to work with a USB Webcam.) However, if you find yourself in the situation where you’re unable or unwilling to try this out, just check out this YouTube video I created earlier today.

Dean on The Dennis Miller Show

August 1, 2012

Yesterday Dean was interviewed on The Dennis Miller Show. Here’s my recording of it.
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Dean on CBS News This Morning

August 1, 2012

Dean appeared on CBS News This Morning this past Monday. Both video and audio versions are embedded below.

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Deeply Odd cover art

July 29, 2012

Amazon.com is now displaying the cover art for Deeply Odd, scheduled for release on 12 March 2013.

Reaching out to Charnel House

July 21, 2012

Just as a small update I just sent out an e-mail to Joe Stefko @ Charnel House asking for his assistance in filling in the details I’m missing about some of his details. If anyone knows Mr. Stefko and would be willing to encourage his assistance I’d greatly appreciate it.

Needed: “The Specter of Death Shadows Stephen King’s IT”

July 13, 2012

Dean wrote a review of Stephen King’s IT back in 1986 and it was published in the San Jose Mercury News on 31 August 1986. Can anyone find me a copy of this?

Spring 2005 issue of Useless News

July 11, 2012

I seem to be lacking the Spring 2005 issue of Useless News. Anyone care to send me a scanned copy?
2018: Found one!

Needed: Barnes & Noble Reading Group

July 10, 2012

The Holidays 2006 issue of Useless News states the following:

“Dean participated in a Barnes & Noble reading group for THE HUSBAND. These were a few of the more interesting exchanges, which have been adapted for an installment of “TEN QUESTIONS” on out site.

Does anyone have any information about this online event? Date, original URL, text archive, etc.

Happy birthday Dean!

July 9, 2012

Dean turns 67 today. Here’s wishing him a happy birthday!

Needed: First Headline (UK) edition of Darkfall

July 8, 2012

Long-time Koontz collectors are generally aware that from it’s original release in 1984 Darkfall was known as Darkness Comes in the UK. Why? I have no idea. However Dean’s latest batch of notes pointed out something I’d missed. The UK publisher of Darkness Comes, Headline finaly brought itself in line with the US publisher and changed the title to Darkfall. So, here’s the thing. I keep trying to order a copy through third-party sellers on Amazon and they keep sending me copies of Darkness Comes instead of Darkfall, regardless of the fact that Darkfall is what’s shown in the listing. Even if I was to get my hands on a copy, there’s no promise that it’ll be the first printing/edition under the Darkfall title and I can’t even tell if it’s a mass market or trade paperback. So, does anyone have one of the first printing/editions of Headline’s Darkfall? If so, please leave a comment as I’d like to get the proper information listed in the book.
Update 12/18/12:
It does look like that on November 22, 2012 Headline did release an eBook edition titled Darkfall and I have added it to the manuscript as one of the very few eBooks that will be included. However, I have still yet to locate a print UK edition under this title.

Needed: The Book of Counted Sorrows Dogged Press Edition

July 8, 2012

I’m looking for any and all information about the Dogged Press edition of The Book Of Counted Sorrows. There are two copies available via third-party sellers on Amazon.com if you’re not familiar with this edition. I know it was originally offered via the now defunct store on DeanKoontz.com and Dogged Press is Dean’s own publishing imprint. However, I don’t know how many copies were printed (I’m assuming it was a limited edition,) if it was numbered or lettered, it’s page count, original list/cover price, ISBN, or printing statement.
Wikipedia says “In the summer of 2009, Dogged Press issued a 3000-copy hardcover edition” but I’d like to get confirmation of that.
Basically, if you’ve got a copy of this one or can point me to a reliable Web page with more details, please leave a comment.
Update 10 July 2012:
Turns out that there was an ad for this edition in the Spring 2008 issue of Useless News which included the original list price of $30.00 and stating the print run was just 3,000 copies. So, I’ve got some of the info but I’m still looking for a more specific release date, page count, ISBN (if there was one), and printing statement.
Update 11 July 2012:
The plot thickens! (a.k.a. welcome to my own private version of Hell.) But the Holidays 2007 issue of Useless News says this edition is selling for $35. My biggest question right now is, why didn’t I just buy a copy back then?
 

How long is the film version of Whispers?

July 7, 2012

Here’s a fun fact I just noticed: The VHS edition of Whispers lists a run time of 96 minutes. However, the laser disc lists a run time of 94 minutes and the DVD lists a run time of 90 minutes. Then again IMDB lists a run time of 100 minutes.

Found: Prisoners & Other Stories publication date & prices

July 7, 2012

Prisoners & Other Stories by Ed Gorman was published by Cemetery Dance in 1992. However,the year is the most specific information I have. Also, there were two limited editions published but the both list the same cover price as the trade hardcover. I’m assuming they actually had a different original list price. (Dean wrote the afterword.)

Needed: Info on the leather-bound edition of The Bad Place

July 6, 2012

Here’s a screencap from this television interview with Dean:

Do you see that leather-bound edition of The Bad Place? (Fifth from the right, starting with the one with the white spine. Click for a larger version of the image.) I know nothing about this. Can anyone provide any information about it. All searching on my part has come up with absolutely nothing.

Read An Excerpt from Odd Apocalypse

July 5, 2012

Random House has made the first 23 pages of Odd Apocalypse available for your online reading via Scribd.
Dear Random House: Please allow embedding next time. It would have made for a much more interesting blog post.

US vs UK: Which is first

July 4, 2012

I’m working my way through Dean’s latest batch of notes and there are some things I just can’t share prior to publication but here’s a bit I think would be ok.
Did you know that the only title to intentionally come out in the UK prior to the US is the forthcoming Odd Apocalypse? The UK edition has a release date of 19 July 2012 while the US edition is scheduled for 31 July 2012.
Why? Well, turns out that releasing it in the UK at the end of the month would have pretty much had the book compete with the Olympics. Marketing 101: known when not to compete with a bigger news story.

Exciting news and updates!

July 4, 2012

I just got Dean’s latest edits/comments and it’s only two pages long, which may sound like a lot but compared to previous versions of the manuscript this is a very small amount.
All I need to do next is keep up with the updates of newly released material (a constant project) and integrate his comments and corrections in to the manuscript. At that point Dean will be doing one last review and writing his afterword. I can’t say much on that front as I don’t exactly know what he’s going to say but I have some ideas and let’s just say it’s going to be well worth the wait.
On the Cemetery Dance front, you may not have noticed, but this book is listed as “Out of Print” and currently not available for ordering. That was done a while back when the status of this project was unclear. Once things get more locked down in the next few months or so, CD will be relaunching the project including significant promotion and advertising.
So, at this point CD is aiming for a 2013 release. As details become more clear I’ll of course post them here. As for how you can help, there’s still a handful of items that are missing information that I’d love to get filled in prior to publication. Please take a moment to head over to the Information Needed page and see if there’s anything you can help me out with. If you can provide me with verifiable information that fills in a hole, I’ll do my best to list you in the book’s thanks. (A list that is already considerable in length due to the number of folks that have assisted me over the years.)
Thanks for your continued patience!
Michael