Author Dean Koontz on "Odd" finale, fame and dark childhood

[@Lurch685]

I finished reading Saint Odd at work, and had to fight back tears. I love Dean Koontz's work, what an amazing man!

[@libertytree3209]

So wonderful, that he mentions that the overcoming of his horrible parentage is what made him the author he is today. I have told so many young people this, you do not need perfection in your bringing up. It is the choices you make, that give you that steel, that teaches you those lessons, that makes you the person of the capability and understanding you are. I've seen so many shallow young people that have had it easy, and so many strong and capable young people that have done what Dean has. By overcoming they learn how to handle life.

[@immortalis1001]

I suppose that everyone takes something else out of this piece...what amazed me is that a man who clearly does not need to write any more still does so 10 hours per day...this is passion, this is madness.

[@janefromtennessee]

I'm happy that he does. hope and pray it doesn't affect his health.

[@maryconway9137]

The first book of Koontz that I read was dragon tears, my son left the book in the car while he went to apply for a job, I figured the book was for teens but started reading to have something to do while waiting. Needless to say I refused to give the book back to him till I finished reading it. lol. My favorite of all his books was ''Tick Tock'', I was heart broken that there weren't more or rather any sequels of this book.

[@tiredcomet3828]

It is fabulous

[@trixie898989]

And thank goodness he writes books instead of selling cars. I have gotten so much happiness from reading Dean Koontz novels (the stranger the better). And so humble, this man is a gift.

[@Local_yokels_monsters_myths]

The first novel I ever read was Midnight my sister gave me. Avid reader and Koontz fan for life.

[@sharionsutherland8950]

I love this man!! He is by far my favorite author. I am looking forward to my next installment of the Jane Hawk adventures. Dean Koontz is brilliant!!

[@scottperry6865]

No doubt the best writer EVER

[@lomgshorts3]

Dean Koontz is not only a prolific writer, but an interesting one. Every Koontz book I have ever read has drawn my interest - and that is hard to do. I expect a believable story line in a book, characters drawn from everyday life, and the "Odd Thomas" stories satisfy both. Sitting down with a Koontz book in an afternoon is a pleasure and an escape from daily cares which I really need. Thanks Dean Koontz!!

[@christinablair4832]

Mr. Koontz has been my FAVORITE author for almost 35 years. When I win the lottery (LOL), one of the first things I'll do is explore the possibility of spending a day with him. I'm sure he gets that a lot, and who knows if he'd entertain it, but what a thrill it would be to just spend time, shooting the breeze and asking questions... ❤️

[@sammimitsu]

He's a nice, humble guy. I just read 'Demonseed' and it's chillingly prophetic in its themes. It speaks of microchips inserted into people's brains which can be controlled by AI. How spooky is that, since this technology is now avaailble, and will most likely be implemented.

[@okabear1]

He predicted the corrona virus also in a 1981 novel

[@jodieswartzlander2432]

He has and always will be my favorite author! Love you Mr Koontz!

[@lynnmaligo4480]

I love Dean Koontz books. I started to collect his books since I read the first one"Servants of the Twilight". He's been my favourite since then.

[@TheSpasticAvenger]

A perfect end loved it so much. I hope we see some of these characters again down the road.

[@LiveaCatholicLife]

NO! I Love Odd, he is an amazing author, he paints with his pen.

[@theoncomingstorm9919]

Dean Koontz is one of my favorites. I love his work.

[@relevant.c5411]

anyone going to interview him about this wuhan 400 conronavirus he wrote about 40 yrs ago and stated in the book it would be a bioweapon unleashed in 2020?????????????????????????????????????????

[@juanahere6140]

my favorite author!

[@rylandolar246]

Same here

[@chaungrant4414]

Mine too.

[@LMF1187]

He's the only author I buy the majority of the time, you're great

[@aapp953]

I love dean koontz now it makes sense what he said in the foreword of one of his books that if he didnt become an author his next option was gonna be involving weapons and airplanes

[@TripleG69]

What a nice man. Love his books.

[@taneekasmith5782]

He is my favorite author as well...

[@jakehixon4073]

Nobody does it better, incredible author

[@AudioGardenSlave123]

Favorite author right there.

[@rivershaw5391]

he's my favorite author of all time!!! respect!

[@relevant.c5411]

anyone going to interview him about this wuhan 400 conronavirus he wrote about 40 yrs ago and stated in the book it would be a bioweapon unleashed in 2020?????????????????????????????????????????

[@kirixnaru]

I just discovered dean Koontz from reading the other Emily. So happy to find they're over a hundred more books from him to read

[@tedburke8187]

When it comes to writing, Dean Koontz is a badass. I've read all his books no one else Compares except maybe Tom Clancy

[@sheaicrag4883]

What a lovely personality...cheers Dean

[@joekapp6826]

My childhood was probably worse than Koontz’ childhood. No kid I met in my childhood do I still know today. And if you wanna know the truth, I’m not sure I’d wanna still know any of them any more anyway. But when it comes to bad childhoods and just a bad life in general, few people can compete with me. My life is so bad that I can’t even write about any of it, because it will just end up with the lead character taking his own life.

[@winterheart6654]

My favorite author.

[@kevinaldrich5480]

I love Odd and all of his stories.

[@ruipires7954]

I HAVE ALL HIS HARDCOVER BOOKS.THE MAN IS GENIUS.

[@kennethlundgren]

one of my favorite writers, very humble. lovely energy he exudes.

[@stejent]

I’ve only read two books of his; The Good Guy and The Darkest Evening of The Year. While I felt the latter book lacked a tiny bit story wise, I do love his style and will read more of his.

[@aprilgoff583]

The underrated horror author who believes his characters can have happy endings. Phantoms, Cold Fire, The Bad Place, AND STRANGERS DESERVE MOVIES AND SERIES BASED ON THEM!!! LOL. My Grandmother was an ER nurse for decades. She is the one who got me into reading. She bought whatever book I wanted. Starting from Kindergarten. I started reading from three years old. She admitted that she LOVED King, but Koontz SCARED the crap out of her. PHANTOMS was her favorite and she told me she threw it across the room while reading because she was so scared. Dean Koontz deserves the same attention that King does. And he doesn't RAMBLE ON LIKE TOLKIEN like King does. Dean Koontz, Stephen King, and other authors were my escape as a kid. GOD I WANT FOUR STORIES to be adapted CORRECTLY. Phantoms, Strangers, Cold Fire, and The Bad Place.

[@ReaperKezia]

There's already a movie for Phantoms starring Ben Affleck & Rose McGowan

[@aprilgoff583]

@@ReaperKezia Yeah and it was AWFUL! NOTHING like the book. I wish they'd really do it right.

[@IrishKnight99]

I love Dean Koontz

[@ruipires7954]

My favorite author.I've read all his work.

[@mackfarlainethebarenakedau5113]

His father, as bad as he was to Dean, gave him the fuel to write; his wife Gets a gave him the opportunity. Thank God for Gerda, if not for her, we might not know Dean Koontz.

[@John-ju7to]

No matter how many times I read or watch odd Thomas i bawl like a baby and at 37

[@joannebarrett1639]

"'My name is Odd Thomas. I lead a very unusual life.' Where does that come from? a higher plane, higher creativity, God...a guardian angel." an entire chapter handwritten in several hours. The Bible tells us gifts, abilities are from the Holy Spirit. Dolly Partin says she keeps a similar pad by her bed for the times she's awakened in the night with pieces of a song--or, its entirety. Dean Koontz, Dolly Partin, etc. didn't choose their craft; it chose them. How people use their talents is their decision to make. KZbin: "World Over - 2012-10-18 - Exclusive bestselling suspense author Dean Koontz with R. Arroyo" It's possible Mr. Koontz's public interviews on his books is his testimony and an extension of what he attests to in his books.

[@mickymickymike4105]

Intensity is probably the best book I have ever read.

[@stevencochran5301]

Well, Dad, your renditioning of my private life is like one of your stories, failure becomes conquest.

[@asimghaffar8148]

Odd Thomas is first and only book I've read by Dean Koontz. Unlikely I'll read the series as it just wasn't captivating enough for me but there's a few books by him that I do want to read!

[@mackfarlainethebarenakedau5113]

Currently working my way through Koontz's Jane Hawk series.

[@stevencochran5301]

What my sister's father did to my mother, Sandra, is restokeful.

[@DianeHosler-hh1mv]

What about eyes of darkness written in 1981 about the virus Wuhan 400!!! That was made in a lab outskirts of Wuhan in China and taken by the research doctor to America when he fled from China!

[@rated21hbbhh]

that my dearest friend means it was all planned just like everything. they throw it in our faces yet millions even more don't ever see or understand it

[@ruipires7954]

Wish I could see more Koontz movies.

[@ernestschultz5065]

He cranks our so many books because he writes the same book over and over

[@taneekasmith5782]

My talent comes from God in heaven

[@ruthbircham7340]

Would love him to write my autobiography . I love all his books🤗😍🤗💝

[@paulflint6254]

love horror novels, koontz writes amazing books, getting his new one soon

[@sharifhosain9891]

I don't why, i want to learn and write like him. I wish i could learn

[@derekfleming9856]

Finish the moonlight bay series! What happens!

[@Lurch685]

Bryan Karys extremely good.

[@rivershaw5391]

egg room! 😱

[@lizzysbeautyshowetc.6895]

He is my favorite author forever and always I just love the way he incorporates animals and history and how he makes women heroes that's another thing I just love him

[@honeymiacorazon8368]

It seemed no one gave attention to his virus prediction before,they only looking for his genius writings.

[@elcheekoful]

If you read his books. He has probably over 100 conspiracy theories in his books. Bound to get one kinda right I guess 🤣.

[@AllenFreemanMediaGuru]

He hunts and pecks at the keys? If he had learned to type correctly he would have had twice as many books out! 🤠 (I reccomend “Intensity”-awesome book.)

[@DUFFUSable]

I am reading night chills at the moment

[@Myah_asianbutterfly03]

As soon as my husband shared a post about this guy on Facebook regarding wuhan 400, I had to find this here on KZbin. Im still puzzled as to how he know about wuhan in 1981? How could he predicted this?

[@ulysse21]

I've heard elswhere people talking about it as a military lab dedicated to bio warfare since the 70s. It was not a secret, at least when he wrote the book in the 80s. He may get some details from a CIA agent freind or somthing like that, but nothing esoteric or supernatural there

[@mikemars2112]

He didn't predict it. www.snopes.com/fact-check/dean-koontz-predicted-coronavirus/

[@janefromtennessee]

first I read was 'Fear Nothing.' I decided then I'd read all your books.

[@code_senpaigamer2522]

The first book I read by him was whispers.

[@tiredcomet3828]

They are great i also love walter farley black stallion series

[@satyricon451]

Gotta love the banality of journalist questions

[@knotadoctor1455]

Great author I would have never heard of if my mom hadn't gave me odd Thomas and my favorite book life expectancy

[@brys.3131]

Thank you Dean Koontz for the brilliance and honesty and generosity of your books. You've entertained and touched the hearts of this constant reader. Oh, and fuck that aarondavid826--he's the real jester in this court, heh.

[@tedburke8187]

If you liked Odd Thomas you will also love Twilight Eyes one of his older books that was very very good, very similar

[@Donatello449]

Its mark zuckerberg interviewing roy orbison

[@Jalapablo]

Ridiculously prolific author. A kindhearted, humble, down to earth guy who managed to survive a very poor and psychologically-damaged upbringing. He deserves to enjoy all the fruit of his incredible success. And unlike King, stays clear of politics and government bashing and mudslinging. I would imagine he's too busy for that nonsense if he's writing 10 hours a day. I have nothing but tremendous of respect for Koontz as a person. Oh yeah--and his books are awesome.

[@mikemars2112]

It's clear you're a conservative (or a "libertarian"), because Koontz goes into politics in practically all his books written in the last 20 years and regularly bashes ideas associated with the left. He actually does it more than King bashes the right.

[@marcosmafia9900]

How did he know about the (Wuhan400)Corona virus in 2020, 40 years ago ??

[@mandystop1077]

Wuhan 400? He knew coronavirus already

[@ulysse21]

Not only him. I've heard elswhere people talking about it as a military lab dedicated to bio warfare since the 70s. It was not a secret, at least when he wrote the book in the 80s. He may get some details from a CIA agent freind or somthing like that, but nothing esoteric or supernatural there

[@lone-welf]

very profound.

[@Io-Io-Io]

4:26 wrong thinking! it made him a bestselling millionaire. life is tough whether you like or not and there's no escape

[@segaboy9894]

Wait... 100 books, and he can't touch type? That looked like 30wpm

[@SHARONMKARYE]

Dean is wearing a wig right? A cool wig.🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[@bellag249]

His hair reminds me of the the boy band the monkees.

[@Earl_Richter]

Yes. If you look at his earlier book jacket pictures, his hair is thinning and he looks normal. That wig/toupee is kind of strange.

[@JohnRohlfs-c9e]

😂GARY ROLL, 😂JOHN ROBERT BRUFFETT JUNIOR USA 🇺🇸 💙 ♥️ 🇺🇸 🌎 🇺🇲 🇺🇸 🌎 🇺🇲 🇺🇸 🌎 🇺🇲 🇺🇸 🌎 🇺🇲 🇺🇸 🌎 thanks DEAN KOONTZ 🇺🇸 🌎 🇺🇲 🇺🇸 🌎 🇺🇲 🇺🇸

[@johnrohlfs4185]

.....look into Roswell books,before ike

[@markkavanagh7377]

The wig has aged well, with money you can buy quality.

[@Earl_Richter]

I never understood the toupee. He has all these book pictures of himself as a balding man and he doesn't look bad. Then one day, BOOM, he has this toupee that in my opinion at least, doesn't look very good. The first time I bought a book where he was wearing it in the picture, I thought it was a joke. Love his humbleness, love his writing but that toupee needs to go.

[@stevencochran5301]

Now, how are those vicors?

[@joeldelacruz682]

Did he predicted corona virus?

[@relevant.c5411]

apparently and the yr it would go viral. something aint right here.

[@jonchaney4206]

Dude I'm tripping now

[@ruipires7954]

I don't have one happy memory of my dad either.And he's still alive,yep still nothing positive there.

[@georgiethumbs2438]

Uh, why is he wearing a Beatlemania wig?

[@oddrod8831]

I wonder if you remember me Mr. K.

[@zopound94]

His life would be at risk if this is satire that is provoking the world!

[@alessandranovelli1116]

Io lo amoooooo

[@kellybrown685]

He can write so.many books because he has about THREE plots. His books are variations of these same limit2d plots. And, despite his fame, only about every THIRD book is worth reading!

[@lisamorada2263]

He can make movies of all his predictions.

[@relevant.c5411]

anyone going to interview him about this wuhan 400 conronavirus he wrote about 40 yrs ago and stated in the book it would be a bioweapon unleashed in 2020?????????????????????????????????????????

[@cinnamongirl5410]

is that a tremendously huge cat he has at 3;45

[@laurenthauw4222]

all of them sure

[@jaderomlucero8940]

How did he predict it?

[@carastorey678]

Omg

[@carastorey678]

I always liked him better than steven king ,I met him he's a freak, but wow this guy I'm sca re ed

[@lisamorada2263]

Does it say in the book .. What's the cure? How to stop spreading? How to protect ourselves? I will try Amazon to purchase a book. Thanks for sharing this information.

[@lorefreedom6386]

Lisa Morada I think the virus stops as fast as it started.

[@georgemichael2479]

High doses of heat and electricity according to the book

[@mikemars2112]

The book has nothing to do with coronavirus. www.snopes.com/fact-check/dean-koontz-predicted-coronavirus/

[@joshthomas7999]

Do I see the beginnings of Parkinson's in Dean?

[@Jalapablo]

Yes

[@mikemars2112]

If you look at interviews, I believe as far back as 2012, there's a tremor in his face-especially when he speaks.

[@georgiethumbs2438]

Looks like he's got a bit of Parkinsons going on there. When he talks his mouth quivers.

[@25Bigf00t]

I don't think so. I think it's just him being outside of his comfort sone. I get similar ticks and twiches sometimes when I have to interact with people I'm not completely comfortable with. Hearing what he had to endure during his childhood, I don't find it strange at all that he has some quirks like that. It doesn't take anything away from his incredible talent though - I've been a huge fan since I read The Bad Place when I was twelve.

[@mikemars2112]

@@25Bigf00t If you watch recent interviews, it's gotten worse.

[@shinitaru]

Not to disrespect the Odd novels, but I'm glad he's finally put an end to them.

[@garyblade2332]

He loves dogs.

[@ernestschultz5065]

Koontz is a hack's hack.

[@intlvoiceofreason9239]

good author, bad hair rug

[@hjhj4173]

😆🍉

[@dawnferguson3542]

LOL sick

[@DougerSR]

Lose the toupee, Dean. It looks desperate.

[@Earl_Richter]

I don't know about desperate but it looks unnatural and weird. It has always bothered me from the first book I bought where he started wearing it in the picture on the book jacket. Like wait, what???

[@carastorey678]

Freaky

[@jasongooding987]

You would think he’d have enough money now to buy a better wig.

[@ConservativeAnthem]

Nice toupe

[@M.H.I.A.F.T.]

Koontz is a creationist, he thinks non-religious people have no morals, he's a terrible writer on sentence-by-sentence and book-by-book basis, and his right-wing TV anchor bouffant is utterly hilarious.

[@andrewvanhalen1984]

You didn't need to sell him to me more

[@M.H.I.A.F.T.]

@@andrewvanhalen1984 Erm what?

[@oitageorgiana2791]

Ist part of illuminate