Sample Episode-Dean Koontz's Winter Moon

Sample Episode-Dean Koontz's Winter Moon

From Stephen Kingcast by Constant Reader

June 3, 2026 · 25 min · Episode 383

About this episode

This episode introduces an exploration of Dean Koontz's bibliography in comparison to Stephen King's works.

This episode is an introduction to a larger exploration occurring over on Patreon. "Ladies and gentlemen, at long last I am diving into the bibliography of one of Stephen King's most prolific contemporaries, the legendary Dean Koontz. In the horror heyday of the 80s and 90s, you could count on two things in the horror section of any bookstore: massive quantities of King books taking up one section and massive quantities of taking up a complete other section just a few feet over. Their creative output and their books' close proximity from the beginning of their last names caused a generation to compare and contrast these two authors, and created a conjured, imagined war between the two: you were either a King fan or a Koontz fan. Clearly, King won the larger pop culture war, but let's not count out Koontz. With over 100 books under his belt, he has been a reliable source of entertainment for decades, and for many of us growing up in the 80s and 90s, it was a treat to have such a vast treasure trove of riches to choose from. Though I grew up reading nearly all of his books, over the last twenty years, I'd fallen off. And when I needed a book to read, I found myself pulling out…

People in this episode

Host: Constant Reader

Topics covered

  • Dean Koontz
  • Stephen King
  • horror literature
  • book review
  • 80s and 90s literature

Keywords

  • Dean Koontz
  • Stephen King
  • Winter Moon
  • horror
  • book review

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