Did Author Dean Koontz Predict ‘Coronavirus’ In 80’s Suspense Thriller?
His book is flying off the shelves right now as people want to know if author Dean Koontz had an inside scoop on the dreaded ‘coronavirus’ that’s plaguing the country right now. Koontz book, “The Eyes of Darkness” mentions a deadly virus that Koontz called “Wuhan 400”. In his book published in 1981, he describes it as “man-made microorganisms” that “only afflicts human beings.”
His description of the illness is eerily close to what we know now as ‘coronavirus.’ In his book, Koontz also goes on to say a Chinese scientist came to the U.S. with a disk that had China’s “most important and dangerous new biological weapon.” That weapon was called “Wuhan 400” — because it was developed in labs outside the city of Wuhan.
Now, that’s not exactly saying he predicted the coronavirus. In fact, his description of “Wuhan 400” is NOT what we know as coronavirus today. I think it’s also important to note that Koontz’s book is fictional. He’s never admitted to ‘predicting’ anything,
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Koontz may have some slight suggestions in his book on ‘Wuhan-400″, but as suspected he DID NOT PREDICT this pandemic was going to take over our everyday life. Prediction or not, let’s just get through this. #WereAInThisTogether.
A Dean Koontz novel written in 1981 predicted the outbreak of the coronavirus! pic.twitter.com/bjjqq6TzOl
— Nick Hinton (@NickHintonn) February 16, 2020