The Funhouse

He won an Atlantic Monthly fiction competition when he was twenty and has been writing ever since. Dean Koontz was born in Everett, Pennsylvania, and grew up in nearby Bedford. Mr. Dean and his wife, Gerda, live in southern California. Koontz's books are published in 38 languages. . Worldwide sales total more than 175 million copies, a figure that currently increases at a rate of more than 350 million copi

Praise for Dean Koontz“Dean Koontz is a prose stylist whose lyricism heightens malevolence and tension. Dean Koontzis among these artisans.”—Suspense Magazine“Koontz has always had near-Dickensian powers of description, and an ability to yank us from one page to the next that few novelists can match.”—Los Angeles Times“Perhaps more than any other author, Koontz writes fiction perfectly suited to the mood of Americanovels that acknowledge the reality and tenacity of evil but also the power of goodand that entertain vastly as they uplift.”

An Interesting Horror Story FCD117 This is a horror story, which was based on a screenplay written by and ther writer. As Mr. Koontz explains a screenplay had been written and a movie planned. Mr. Koontz was authorized to compose a corresponding novel. This process is known as "novelization". As such, the storyline is not completely the product of Mr. Koontz's intellectual process. Apparently the movie did not do well, at least . So it isn't a Pulitzer Prize winner I almost didn't buy this to read because of all of the less flattering reviews of it, but then I had to remember all of the critical reviews of 77 Shadow Street, which, to me, wasn't as bad as everyone said it was. People were downright trashing it and, granted, there were some hard to understand aspects to the book, but I still think it was an entertaining read. And I say the same for this one. "It's Ok (Spoliers in Review)" according to Rainy Day. The book was ok. Nothing great but not terrible either. It kept me interested but it wasn't a book that I couldn't put down either. It left some loose ends. I would've loved an epilogue that featured Ellen's feelings on what her children had experienced because of her actions, how perhaps she was going to change because of it. What would've been good was had Ellen been more involved in the reve

She married a man she grew to hate—and gave birth to a child she could never love. A child so monstrous that she killed it with her own hands.… Twenty-five years later, Ellen Harper has a new life, a new husband, and two normal children—Joey loves monster movies, and Amy is about to graduate from high school. The time has come for Amy and Joey to pay for her sins.…Because Amy is pregnant.And the carnival is coming back to town.. But their mother drowns her secret guilt in alcohol and prayer. Once there was a girl who ran away and joined a traveling carnival