This ranking proves the popular author has been no slouch when it comes to big-screen adaptations either. Save up to 80 versus print by going digital with VitalSource. A strange scent hangs faintly in the air, and the young couple cannot shake the sense of something wrong. Frankenstein: The Dead Town: A Novel is written by Dean Koontz and published by Bantam. McGinley is widely believed to have influenced Alexandre Aja’s unbearably tense Haute Tension, for example. It has haunted their sleep, invaded their dreams, and now they rise to find a luminous silvery downpour drenching their small California mountain town. Related: Stephen King: Every Skeleton Crew Story Adapted So FarĪ television movie adaptation of Intensity starring Scrubs' John C. However, it may surprise some fans of Koontz to discover the writer’s work has actually been adapted to the screen numerous times, to varying degrees of success. In a climax that will shatter every expectation, their destinies and the fate of humanity hang in the balance.īONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Dean Koontz's The City.Koontz’s first novel was published back in 1968, and since then he has churned out dozens of standalone books as well as numerous novel series. Perhaps part of what makes King the more popular creator in the eyes of the public, despite Koontz sharing his status as a bestseller, is the fact Koontz’s work has not produced as many blockbuster adaptations as Stephen King’s (although King does have some flops to his name like 2003’s Dreamcatcher). Now the good will make their last, best stand. As they ready for battle against overwhelming odds, they will learn the full scope of Victor Frankenstein’s nihilistic plan to remake the future-and the terrifying reach of his shadowy, powerful supporters.

As the small town of Rainbow Falls, Montana, comes under siege, scattered survivors come together to weather the onslaught of the creatures set loose upon the world. Now the master of suspense delivers an unforgettable novel that is at once a thrilling adventure in itself and a mesmerizing conclusion to his saga of the modern monsters among us. Dean Koontz’s enthralling Frankenstein series has redefined the classic legend of infernal ambition and harrowing retribution for a new century and a new age.

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