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12 unusual facts about Dean Koontz


Angikuni Lake

Such is the story as it appears in Frank Edwards's 1959 book Stranger than Science; other versions appear in Whitley Strieber's science fiction novel Majestic (fiction) and Dean Koontz's horror novel "Phantoms".

Belial

Popular culture contains many references to Belial; notably in the 1922 film, Nosferatu, Philip K. Dick's novel The Divine Invasion, Graham Masterton's novel Master of Lies, Aldous Huxley's novel Ape and Essence, contemporary horror The Exorcism of Emily Rose, and Dean Koontz's novel "Phantoms".

Corona del Mar, Newport Beach

It is the setting for the Fox series Arrested Development as well as residence of Martine and Dustin Rhodes in the Dean Koontz novel False Memory.

Dean Koontz's Frankenstein

Deucalion is also the Greek mythological equivalent of Noah, and restarted the human race after the flood.

Deryni Rising

In 1971, Deryni Rising ranked 12th in an annual poll of Locus magazine readers, placing it between Dean Koontz's Beastchild and D.G. Compton's Chronocules.

Deucalion

Deucalion is the name chosen by Frankenstein's monster in the 2005 book Dean Koontz's Frankenstein by Dean Koontz and Kevin J. Anderson.

Dombey and Son

In the novel Velocity by Dean Koontz, the comatose wife of the main protagonist often makes incoherent references to the works of Dickens, the 'most mysterious' coming from Dombey and Son, "I want to know what it says, the sea. What it is that it keeps on saying."

Gibsonton, Florida

The town figured prominently in the Dean Koontz book Twilight Eyes which featured a character who sought refuge in the circus community and came back to "Gibtown" with them as the traveling season drew to a close

Landry Walker

In 2012 Del Rey released an original Odd Thomas graphic novel written by Walker with series creator Dean Koontz.

Oddkins: A Fable for All Ages

Oddkins: A Fable for All Ages (ISBN 0-446-51490-X / 978-0-446-51490-3) is a children's book written by Dean Koontz, illustrated by Phil Parks, and published by Warner Books in September 1988.

Orange County Science Fiction Club

OCSFC members—in conjunction with local book stores—have organized book signings for prominent authors, including Dean Koontz, Steven Barnes, and Sherwood Smith.

The Voice of the Night

The Voice of the Night is a novel by the best-selling author Dean Koontz, released in 1980 under the pseudonym Brian Coffey.


Michael MacConnell

An avid reader of crime and thriller fiction since he was a child, some of his greatest writing influences were David Morrell, Raymond E. Feist, Alex Kava, Daniel Silva, Dean Koontz, Lee Child, Michael Cordy, and Steven Pressfield.