Dean Koontz
American writer and screenwriter · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1945 · age 81
Dean Ray Koontz is an American author. His novels are billed as suspense thrillers, but frequently incorporate elements of horror, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and satire.
Dean Koontz is read about 970 times a day, in 42 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 8 November 2026
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Ben Affleck Dean produced Phantoms (1998)
Peter O'Toole Dean produced Phantoms (1998)
Liev Schreiber Dean produced Phantoms (1998)
Rose McGowan Dean produced Phantoms (1998)
Parker Posey Dean produced Frankenstein (2004)
Don S. Davis Also in Watchers and Hideaway
Adam Goldberg Dean produced Frankenstein (2004)
Stephen Sommers Directed Odd Thomas (2013)
Wings Hauser Dean wrote Watchers 3 (1994)
Clifton Powell Dean produced Phantoms (1998)
Linnea Quigley Dean produced Phantoms (1998)
Luis Llosa Produced Watchers III (1994)- John Carl Buechler Directed Watchers Reborn (1998)
K Callan Also in Mr. Murder and Devious Beings
Mikael Salomon Directed Sole Survivor (2000)
Michael DeLorenzo Dean produced Phantoms (1998)- Bentley Little Influenced by Dean
Venetia Stevenson Produced Servants of Twilight (1991)
Brett Leonard Directed Hideaway (1995)
Dick Lowry Directed Mr. Murder (1998)
Yves Simoneau Directed Intensity (1997)- Serge Leroy Directed The Passengers (1977)
Valerie Chow Dean produced Phantoms (1998)
Donald Cammell Directed Demon Seed (1977)
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Many of his books have appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list, with fourteen hardcovers and sixteen paperbacks reaching the number-one position. Koontz wrote under a number of pen names earlier in his career, including "David Axton", "Deanna Dwyer", "K. R. Dwyer", "Leigh Nichols" and "Brian Coffey". He has published over 105 novels and a number of novellas and collections of short stories, and has sold over 500 million copies of his work. He has been acknowledged as “America’s most popular suspense novelist” by Rolling Stone and as one of today's most celebrated and successful writers.
