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Crew: Dean R. Koontz

Black River (2001)

19 June 20107 August 2024
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Perfect Town Where Nobody Can Ever Leave

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 3.
Directors: Jeff Bleckner.
Actors: Jay Mohr, Lisa Edelstein, Stephen Tobolowsky, Ann Cusack, Ron Canada, Scott Hylands and Ty Olsson.
Crew: Jeff Bleckner, Dean R. Koontz and Daniel Taplitz.
Themes: Sinister Small Towns, Paranoia, Super-Computers, Artificial Intelligence, Machines Amok, Dystopias, TV Movies and Films of 2001.

Demon Seed (1977)

15 February 200021 October 2023
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Computer Wants to Have Sex

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 1.
Directors: Donald Cammell.
Actors: Julie Christie, Fritz Weaver, Robert Vaughn and Gerrit Graham.
Crew: Donald Cammell, Dean R. Koontz, Herb Jaffe and MGM.
Themes: Super-Computers, Machines Amok, Artificial Intelligence, Sex in Fantastic Cinema, Imprisonment Thrillers, Pregnancy Horrors and Films of 1977.

Hideaway (1995)

17 April 200130 November 2021
Hideaway (1995) poster

Psychic Link with a Serial Killer

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 1.
Directors: Brett Leonard.
Actors: Jeff Goldblum, Alicia Silverstone, Jeremy Sisto, Christine Lahti, Alfred Molina and Rae Dawn Chong.
Crew: Brett Leonard, Andrew Kevin Walker and Dean R. Koontz.
Themes: Clairvoyance and Precognition, Psychos and Serial Killers, Psychic Powers, The Afterlife and Films of 1995.

Odd Thomas (2013)

10 November 201323 January 2025
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Eccentric Clairvoyant-Medium/Dean R. Koontz Adaptation

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 2.5.
Directors: Stephen Sommers.
Actors: Anton Yelchin, Addison Timlin, Willem Dafoe, Gugu Mbatha Raw, Shuler Hensley, Laurel Harris, Patton Oswalt, Arnold Vosloo and Melissa Ordway.
Crew: Stephen Sommers, Dean R. Koontz and Future Films.
Themes: Clairvoyance and Precognition, Mediums, Dreams, Cults, Devil Worship, Ghosts in Light Fantasy and Films of 2013.

Phantoms (1998)

25 January 200316 April 2020
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Evil Force Takes Over a Small Town/Dean R. Koontz Adaptation

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 4.
Directors: Joe Chappelle.
Actors: Peter O'Toole, Joanna Going, Rose McGowan, Liev Schreiber, Clifton Powell and Nicky Katt.
Crew: Joe Chappelle, Dean R. Koontz, Joel Soisson and Neo Motion Pictures.
Themes: Sinister Small Towns, Monster Movies, Parasites, Possession, The Devil, Makeup Effects Vehicles and Films of 1998.

Servants of Twilight (1991)

23 March 200111 March 2025
Servants of Twilight (1991) poster

Pursuit by Crazed Cultists/Dean R. Koontz Adaptation

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 2.
Directors: Jeffrey Obrow.
Actors: Bruce Greenwood, Belinda Bauer, Jarrett Lennon, Grace Zabriskie, Richard Bradford and Carel Struycken.
Crew: Jeffrey Obrow, Stephen Carpenter, Dean R. Koontz and Trimark Pictures.
Themes: Cults, The Antichrist, Conspiracy Theories, Paranoia, Prophecy and Films of 1991.

Sole Survivor (2000)

19 March 201013 March 2024
Sole Survivor (2000) poster

Mysterious Plane Crash/Psychic Powers/Dean R. Koontz Adaptation

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 2.
Directors: Mikael Salomon.
Actors: Billy Zane, John C. McGinley, Gloria Reuben, Isabella Hoffman, Glenn Morshower and Jodelle Ferland.
Crew: Mikael Salomon, Richard Christian Matheson, Dean R. Koontz and Lionsgate Television.
Themes: Psychic Powers, Mind Control, Secret Government Agencies, TV Mini-Series, Films of 2000 and Scientific Experiments Amok.

Watchers (1988)

31 May 200116 April 2020
Watchers (1988) poster

Intelligent Dog/Dean R. Koontz Adaptation

Categories: Horror and Science Fiction.
Ratings: 2.
Directors: Jon Hess.
Actors: Corey Haim, Michael Ironside, Barbara Williams, Lala Sloatman, Blu Mankuma and Duncan Fraser.
Crew: Jon Hess, Dean R. Koontz, Damian Lee and Concorde.
Themes: Animals Amok, Intelligence, Genetic Engineering, Secret Government Agencies, Film Series and Sequels, Films of 1988 and Scientific Experiments Amok.

Watchers II (1990)

28 August 202428 August 2024
Watchers II (1990) poster

Intelligent Dog Hunted by a Monster

Categories: Horror and Science Fiction.
Ratings: 1.
Directors: Thierry Notz.
Actors: Marc Singer, Tracy Scoggins, Irene Miracle, Joseph Hardin and Mary Woronov.
Crew: Thierry Notz, Henry Dominic, John Brancato, Michael Ferris, Dean R. Koontz, Roger Corman and Concorde.
Themes: Monster Movies, Intelligence, Genetic Engineering, Film Series and Sequels and Films of 1990.

Whispers (1990)

15 May 200118 June 2025
Whispers (1990) poster

Disturbed Twins/Dean R. Koontz Adaptation

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 2.
Directors: Douglas Jackson.
Actors: Victoria Tennant, Chris Sarandon, Jean Le Clerc, Eric Christmas, Peter MacNeill, Jackie Burroughs, Keith Knight and Linda Sorenson.
Crew: Douglas Jackson, Dean R. Koontz, Don Carmody, John Dunning and ITC Entertainment Group.
Themes: Twins, Psychos and Serial Killers, Canadian Cinema and Films of 1990.

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