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The script followed the original storyline and dialogue of the book very closely, and so thankfully I didn't spend half the movie turning to Dana to say, 'That's not right.

But most of the finer details, including a flashback to his childhood which explained his fear of one particular supernatural creature, were kept. They took a few liberties with Odd's family history, which effectively cut a very tense scene with his mother later. To be honest, I wasn't entirely disappointed. But my mother and I, huge fans that we are, decided to give it a chance. However, knowing what has happened to Dean's other novels once Hollywood gets ahold of them also made me a bit skeptical (read Watchers and then watch the fiasco that is the movie adaptation of that wonderful piece). So, as you can imagine, I was excited to hear that the first novel was going to be made into a movie. The cast of characters in Odd Thomas is an amazing menagerie - from his con artist father to his Elvis-enthusiast boss to his overweight novelist mentor and several of the ghosts who shadow him, including Elvis himself!

In the first book, he must use many otherworldly warning signs to stop a mass shooting.Īs with all of Koontz's books, Odd Thomas has a strange but enjoyable mix of humor, drama, horror, and fantasy. Odd uses his supernatural powers to help bring killers to justice. None of these beings can speak, but the ghosts usually find a way to communicate with him, mostly ones who have been murdered. Odd can see spirits and other entities from beyond. He's a fry cook at a diner, he has a girlfriend named Stormy, and he can see ghosts. Odd Thomas is a young man in a small town called Pico Mundo. There are actually several books and at least one more on the way, but today we're going to talk about the first book, the original, and the movie that was made about it last year. Today we're going to start with one of my very favorite books - Odd Thomas.ĭean Koontz is definitely one of my favorite writers, and Odd is such an endearing character. During Showdown September, I'll be comparing some of my favorite books and movies and such, and their various adaptations.

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