Full Name - Dean Ray Koontz.
Date of Birth - July 9, 1945, Everett, Pennsylvania.
Residence - Newport Beach, California.
Education - Shippensburg State Teachers College, Shippensburg Pennsylvania.
Career - Teacher-counselor with Appalachian Poverty Program, 1966-67
High school English teacher, 1967-69
Full-time writer, 1969-present
Family - Gerda, married October 15, 1966. No Children.
Movies
Dean Koontz's PHANTOMS
Other films include DEMON SEED, THE SERVANTS OF TWILIGHT, and some other crap we don't like to even mention (various disasters loosely ripped of from WATCHERS, a putrid version of HIDEAWAY, and others).
However, things are looking up on the Hollywood front, as there are currently projects in development to bring ODD THOMAS, THE HUSBAND, and THE TAKING to the big screen. Check the DKC regularly for updates and details.
Television
Fox mini-series, INTENSITY
There have been a few made-for TV adaptations of Koontz books over the years, and none are really worth mentioning save for INTENSITY, starring John McGinley and Molly Parker.
There was also a made-for-TV adaptation of the Koontz novella BLACK RIVER not too long ago.
Books
Dean Koontz is THE MAN. Click on Dean to meet up with other fans.
Among the writers who influenced Koontz , John D. Macdonald stands among the top of the list. Koontz refers to Macdonald as a "brilliant writer" and, speaking of works he has read of Macdonald's, said "When I read something like 'Slam the Big Door', 'Cry Hard Cry Fast', 'The Damned', or 'The End of the Night', I usually turn to the last page thinking, "O.K. Koontz, face it, you don't belong in the same craft as this man; go learn plumbing, Koontz get yourself and honest trade!". His respect for writers of this caliber obviously played a part in his severely critical view of his own work. Koontz is an admitted obsessive-compulsive, and this personal characteristic drives him to accept nothing but high quality work from himself. A novel normally takes him from five months to a year to complete, and he often works seventy hours a week.
John D. MacDonald
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"Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light." ~ Albert Schweitzer"
I just finished the Frankenstein series and was absolutely left wanting more. Brilliant storyline, but I have come to expect nothing less than brilliant from the master of story telling.
": Drugs In Your Head : Foamy The Squirrel"~ok, I'm just going to say I don't care if you're for or against the pot culture but if you don't find the brilliant humor in this one a laugh riot there's not much I can do but say....come on, we really have to be able to laugh at ourselves at one point or another. This is awesome!! I love self-deprecating humor!! ;0P
I just about had a spazz attack when I say that a DCfC song was on the playlist. I can't even describe how giddy that makes me! Death Cab and Koontz in one great place together... ::sigh::
It had been a bit of a puzzle to me how Mr K could paint us such wonderful word pictures of our sweet canine friends but didn't seem to have much to say on the feline front....(the cat charater in his Chris Snow stories was not bad, tho) Now I understand that allergies would unquestionable hamper his ability to bond with most of Bastet's servants. Maybe he could not only remedy a lack of kitty-luv but find inspiration for a scifi spin with one of these little guys! see more Lolcats and funny pictures
Every time I try to post it logs me out. It logs me out randomly besides that. There is a code I'm supposed to enter when entering posts but the picture doesn't show up.
Dean Koontz's PHANTOMS
