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September 8, 2011
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Cemetery Dance is one of the best small publishers out there! Want to win $100 in free books from them? Check out the details @ http://bit.ly/CDFreeBooks.
Dean is well paid
August 23, 2011
Dean is currently the 7th most highest paid writer this year according to Forbes.
Anton Yelchin on filming Odd Thomas
August 23, 2011
Here’s an excerpt form an interview with Movieline.com
You’re filming Odd Thomas right now?
Yes, I’m still shooting that. I flew in this morning from Santa Fe. I’ve shot in New Mexico before, but I’ve never shot in Santa Fe.What drew you in about that project to begin with?
I think it’s a great character. There’s a lot going on there, because he’s given this spiritual ability that makes his world so complex. I mean, face to face with death every day, and the universe he lives in, the moral universe, is so intense. You just see him try to live a very quiet material existence, but the moral struggle of this character, of trying to constructively deal with death every day and still bring something to the world, was very interesting to me. He’s a great character. He’s of both realms; he’s a human being but he’s also within the spiritual realm at all times. So it gives you the room to sort of put him… I mean, he’s Odd Thomas. His name is ‘Odd,’ so he’s weird. It allows you to experiment with that, and at the same time, kick some ass. It’s a fun combination of a lot of things.What kind of action scenes do you get to do in Odd Thomas?
There’s not a huge deal, but basically what happens is the movie opens with Odd beating the shit out of this guy who’s taken advantage of this little girl, so right away you know he’s not just this weird guy. Then what happens is it culminates in this huge, brutal massacre at this mall. But it’s great, Willem Dafoe’s in it…What’s he like to work with?
Oh, he’s a pleasure. A wonderful man. The nicest man. I think he’s extraordinary; I was mesmerized by him and so pleased to find what a great man he is.
The Funhouse on Blu-ray reviews
August 10, 2011
I’ve got my copy of The Funhosue of Blu-ray but I’ve not yet had a chance to watch it yet. For those not familiar with the film here’s the trailer and a few reviews of this release.
- Disc Spotlight: Tobe Hooper’s The Funhouse (Blu-ray)
This one actually mentions that dean wrote the novelization. - UK Blu-Ray Review: Tobe Hooper’s ‘The Funhouse’
- The Funhouse: Savant Blu-ray Review
- Hellnotes: THE FUNHOUSE – BLU-RAY REVIEW
- Flickering Myth: Blu-ray Review – The Funhouse (1981)
Trouble for Odd Thomas film?
August 8, 2011
From Entertainment Law Digest:
Film distributor Kathy Morgan International sued Fusion Films and Two Out of Ten Productions, claiming they owe $540,000 for the company’s work as a sales agent for the upcoming movie adaptation of Dean Koontz’s novel, “Odd Thomas.”
Breathless at Borders
August 5, 2011
I went to the three closing Borders stores in Omaha last night and all three of them had copies of the UK hard cover edition of Breathless on their bargain shelves for just $5.99. Then, they took another 25% off for the going-out-of-business sale. So, if you’ve got a Borders in your area you may want to go take a look.
The Funhouse in blu
July 19, 2011
According to the folks over at twitch, Arrow Video released Tobe Hooper’s The Funhouse on Blu-ray yesterday. Unfortunately (for my budget), it’s currently only available in the UK but is playable in all regions. You can read the review on the twitch Web site and orders it directly from Arrow Video (£21.99) or Amazon.co.uk (£16.99).
Covers released for three forthcoming titles
July 19, 2011
Midnight trade paperback, 1 November 2011
77 Shadow Street, 27 December 2011
House of Odd, 28 February 2012
Bargain Hunting in Barnes & Noble
June 27, 2011
I was in a few different Barnes & Noble stores over the weekend and noticed a lot of Dean’s titles in the bargain sections. The prices ranged from $3.98 to $7.98. So, if you’re looking for a bargain head on over to your local B&N or check online and see if you can find any of the following titles:
- A Big Little Life (HC)
- Dean Koontz Frankenstein: Dead and Alive (Large Print TPBK)
- Relentless (HC)
- Twilight Eyes (TPBK)
- Your Heart Belongs to Me (Large Print TPBK)
Screamplays is coming
June 13, 2011
Today I received a box of Advance Reader Copies form Cemetery Dance (something I purchased; they don’t give me freebies) and much to my surprise one of the books was Screamplays which includes an introduction from Dean. Yes folks, similar to my book, this one’s been a long time coming. It lists a copyright date of 1997 and a publication date of 2011. My book might just be second in delayed publication to this book. (I was contracted in 2000.) I’ll get a scan of the cover up as soon as I can but at the moment, the computer my scanner is connected to is dead and in need of new RAM.
Update 6/14:
Yeah, those words were a bit dumb as the book was first published by Del Rey back in 1997. (My Koontz collection is so large, it’s easy to forget something in particular every one in a while.)
House of Odd available for pre-order
June 5, 2011
The third Odd manga, House of Odd, is now available for pre-order on Amazon. No cover image is yet available. It will be released on 28 February 2012.
Jeffrey Catherine Jones documentary
May 29, 2011
Via Boing Boing this week I found out that there’s a documentary about the life on John Catherine Jones int he works. The filmmakers are looking for donations. More information about the project and several videos can be found at macab films presents.
RE: Dean's faith
May 29, 2011
For those interested in more information about Dean’s Catholic faith, or for those completists in the house, get yourself a copy of Recovering Faith: Stories of Catholics Who Came Home by Lorene Hanley Duquin. Dean’s features on the cover and on pages 133-139.
Welcome to The Dead Town
May 24, 2011
Frankenstein: The Dead Town was released today. Here’s the trailer for this book along with the trailer for the whole series.
Retro film review
May 22, 2011
The great site IO9 recently posted a review of the film version of Phantoms. Have I even mentioned I actually own the “space suit” worn by Clifton Powell (Gen. Leland Copperfield) in that film? It’s even stained by black goo. Unfortunately, the helmet has seen better days.
Jeffrey Catherine Jones, 1944-2011
May 22, 2011
Jeffery Catherine Jones, cover artist for Dark of the Woods, passed away on May 18th. Port Out, Starboard Home has a tribute.
News from Useless News
May 22, 2011
The Spring 2011 issue of Dean’s newsletter Useless News is out and contains the following interesting items:
- Odd Apocalypse, the fifth Odd Thomas novel will be released in June 2012.
- House of Odd, the third Odd Thomas graphic novel will be released “later this year”.
- A Big Little Life will be released in paperback in July 2011.
- The paperback edition of What the Night Knows will contain the novella Darkness Under the Sun.
- The novel 77 Shadow Street will be released in December 2011 (as already mentioned on this blog).
- Both I, Trixie Who is Dog and Trixie & Jinx are to be published as “interactive ebooks”. No release date was given.
50 Cent lands role in Odd Thomas
May 18, 2011
It looks like rapper 50 Cent has been cast as Shamus Cocobolo the blind deejay in the forthcoming Odd Thomas film.
Source: Bloody Disgusting
The Catholic side of Odd Thomas
May 14, 2011
For those interested in something that explores the religious side of the Odd Thomas books Patheos.com has an article you’ll be interested in.
A common lament among Catholic readers is that there are no great modern Catholic writers. They often cite works from the 1940s-60s by authors such as Flannery O’Connor, Graham Greene, and Walker Percy to underscore their point.
The truth is that there are a number of wonderful Catholic authors writing today who, like the authors above, write interesting and absorbing fiction that the average reader would not readily identify as Catholic. Yet Catholicism defines the underlying world view and subtly pervades their novels in readily identifiable ways if one is looking for evidence.
Possibly the most prolific and well known of these is Dean Koontz, whose suspenseful books often combine elements of science fiction, horror, mystery, and the supernatural, leavened with the occasional touch of humor. His books are frequently on the New York Times bestseller lists and many have been adapted for film and television movies…
Source: Patheos.com
Anton Yelchin Talks Upcoming Odd Thomas Film Adaptation
May 14, 2011
DreadCentral.com was recently able to talk to Anton Yelchin about his forthcoming roll as Odd Thomas on screen. Here’s a brief excerpt:
“But now that I’ve been able to read both versions of Odd’s story, I’ve been going through the book to see what I can try and get back into the script version because there’s just a lot in the book that you can’t get into the script. But in terms of capturing the essential nature of who Odd is and his relationship with Stormy, his relationship with The Chief, and this sort of fear that builds in him that something terrible is coming that he can’t completely see, it captures all of that really well. And the love story really works, I think. I know Dean Koontz is very happy with the script and thinks it works. I think my goal is going to be to try and bring little things back from the book that maybe dialogue-wise I really liked that aren’t in the script. You know, make him as utilitarian as possible because in the book it’s very clear- despite his abilities, his biggest dream is to work at a tire shop.”
Source: DreadCentral.com