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According to author Dean Koontz in the afterword of a 2008 paperback reissue, television producer [[Lee Rich]] purchased the rights for the book along with ''[[The Face of Fear]]'', ''[[Darkfall (Koontz novel)|Darkfall]]'', and a fourth unnamed novel for a television series based on Koontz's work.<ref>{{cite book |last=Koontz |first=Dean |date=December 2, 2008 |contribution=Afterword |title = The Eyes of Darkness |contribution-url = https://archive.org/details/eyesofdarkness00dean_0/page/369 |location= |publisher=Berkley |edition = Reissue |pages=369–374 |isbn=978-0425224861 |contribution-url-access=registration }}</ref> ''The Eyes of Darkness'' was assigned to Ann Powell and Rose Schacht,<ref>{{cite magazine |date=November 16, 1989 |title=Lee Rich Propping Four TV Features |url=http://www.varietyultimate.com/archive/issue/image/variety/1989/1989-1117/DV-11-16-1989-3 |magazine=Variety |access-date=June 30, 2014 }}</ref> co-writers of ''[[Drug Wars: The Camarena Story]]'', but they could never deliver an acceptable script. Ultimately, ''The Face of Fear'' is the only book of the four made into a television movie.
According to author Dean Koontz in the afterword of a 2008 paperback reissue, television producer [[Lee Rich]] purchased the rights for the book along with ''[[The Face of Fear]]'', ''[[Darkfall (Koontz novel)|Darkfall]]'', and a fourth unnamed novel for a television series based on Koontz's work.<ref>{{cite book |last=Koontz |first=Dean |date=December 2, 2008 |contribution=Afterword |title = The Eyes of Darkness |contribution-url = https://archive.org/details/eyesofdarkness00dean_0/page/369 |location= |publisher=Berkley |edition = Reissue |pages=369–374 |isbn=978-0425224861 |contribution-url-access=registration }}</ref> ''The Eyes of Darkness'' was assigned to Ann Powell and Rose Schacht,<ref>{{cite magazine |date=November 16, 1989 |title=Lee Rich Propping Four TV Features |url=http://www.varietyultimate.com/archive/issue/image/variety/1989/1989-1117/DV-11-16-1989-3 |magazine=Variety |access-date=June 30, 2014 }}</ref> co-writers of ''[[Drug Wars: The Camarena Story]]'', but they could never deliver an acceptable script. Ultimately, ''The Face of Fear'' is the only book of the four made into a television movie.

==Coronavirus disease 2020 "prediction"==

The novel mentions a [[Biological agent|bioweapon]] that in earlier editions is called "Gorki-400" and in later editions was called "Wuhan-400". [[Nizhny Novgorod|Gorki]] is a Russian city and named as the origin of that bioweapon in the 1981 edition. Due to the end of the [[Cold War]], the origin of the bioweapon was changed to the Chinese city of [[Wuhan]] and it was renamed "Wuhan-400" for the 2008 edition onward,<ref name="Reuters" /><ref name="Examiner" /> prompting speculation from some in early 2020 that Koontz had somehow predicted the [[Coronavirus disease 2019]].<ref name="Reuters">{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-coronavirus-koontz-book-idUSKCN20M19I|title=Partly false claim: a 1981 book predicted the coronavirus 2019 outbreak|date=February 28, 2020|publisher=Reuters|access-date=March 1, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Snopes2020>{{cite web |last1=Evon |first1=Dan |title=Was Coronavirus Predicted in a 1981 Dean Koontz Novel? |url=https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dean-koontz-predicted-coronavirus/ |website=Snopes |accessdate=February 29, 2020 |date=February 18, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Examiner">{{cite web|title=Book’s eerie coronavirus prediction|url=https://www.dailyexaminer.com.au/news/books-eerie-coronavirus-prediction/3954417/|first=Frank|last=Chung|date=February 27, 2020|access-date=March 13, 2020|website=The Daily Examiner}}</ref><ref name="Did not predict">{{cite web | title=No, Dean Koontz did not predict the coronavirus in a 1981 novel | date=March 13, 2020 | first=Harmeet | last=Kaur | work=[[CNN]] | url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/13/us/dean-koontz-novel-coronavirus-debunk-trnd/index.html | accessdate=March 22, 2020}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 03:42, 12 April 2020

The Eyes of Darkness
First edition
AuthorDean Koontz (as Leigh Nichols)
LanguageEnglish
GenreSuspense
PublisherPocket Books
Publication date
10 May 1981
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages312
ISBN0-671-82784-7
OCLC34817463

The Eyes of Darkness is a thriller novel by American writer Dean Koontz, released in 1981. The book focuses on a mother who sets out on a quest to find out if her son truly did die one year ago, or if he is still alive.

Overview

A mother sends her son on a camping trip with a leader who has led this trip into the mountains 16 times before without mishap; that is until this time. Every single camper and leader and driver die with no explanation. As the grieving mother who is the protagonist begins to accept the fact that her son, Danny, is dead she starts getting vicious bully-like attacks from nowhere saying he is not dead, such as writing on chalk boards, words from printers and other various signs. Along with her new friend, Elliot Stryker, Christina Evans sets out to find out what could have possibly happened on the day that her son apparently died.[1]

List of characters

  • Christina Evans - The mother of Danny, divorced for a short amount of time to Danny's father.
  • Michael Evans - The divorcé. Father of Danny.
  • Elliot Stryker - A lawyer who used to work for Army Intelligence, and Christina's love interest and partner.
  • Danny - Tina's son.
  • Leticia María - Pharmacologist.
  • Vincent - An assassin hired by Project Pandora.
  • Alexander - Boss of Project Pandora.

Television adaptation

According to author Dean Koontz in the afterword of a 2008 paperback reissue, television producer Lee Rich purchased the rights for the book along with The Face of Fear, Darkfall, and a fourth unnamed novel for a television series based on Koontz's work.[2] The Eyes of Darkness was assigned to Ann Powell and Rose Schacht,[3] co-writers of Drug Wars: The Camarena Story, but they could never deliver an acceptable script. Ultimately, The Face of Fear is the only book of the four made into a television movie.

References

  1. ^ Koontz, Dean (May 10, 1981). The Eyes of Darkness (Print (Paperback)) (1st ed.). Pocket Books. ISBN 0-671-82784-7. OCLC 34817463.
  2. ^ Koontz, Dean (December 2, 2008). "Afterword". The Eyes of Darkness (Reissue ed.). Berkley. pp. 369–374. ISBN 978-0425224861.
  3. ^ "Lee Rich Propping Four TV Features". Variety. November 16, 1989. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
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