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In the novelization of E.T. by William Kotzwinkle, ET has sad and horny thoughts that were never evident on screen
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Thinkin' about William Kotzwinkle's Doctor Rat (1976)-- just an absolutely brilliant novel, blunt and viscerally grotesque in its criticisms, sublime in its celebration of nature, criminally under-read, under-discussed. Doesn't even have a wikipedia article.
March 5, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Thinkin' about William Kotzwinkle's Doctor Rat (1976)-- just an absolutely brilliant novel, blunt and viscerally grotesque in its criticisms, sublime in its celebration of nature, criminally under-read, under-discussed. Doesn't even have a wikipedia article.
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
Written by William Kotzwinkle
Written by William Kotzwinkle
March 1, 2026 at 7:24 PM
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
Written by William Kotzwinkle
Written by William Kotzwinkle
SUPERMAN III
Written by William Kotzwinkle
Written by William Kotzwinkle
January 12, 2026 at 5:19 PM
SUPERMAN III
Written by William Kotzwinkle
Written by William Kotzwinkle
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
William Kotzwinkle — author of the official novelization: "I saw Steven’s genius at play many times when E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial was being filmed. One moment that stands out is when his art director came up on the set and said, 'I know what the spaceship..."
William Kotzwinkle — author of the official novelization: "I saw Steven’s genius at play many times when E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial was being filmed. One moment that stands out is when his art director came up on the set and said, 'I know what the spaceship..."
February 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
William Kotzwinkle — author of the official novelization: "I saw Steven’s genius at play many times when E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial was being filmed. One moment that stands out is when his art director came up on the set and said, 'I know what the spaceship..."
William Kotzwinkle — author of the official novelization: "I saw Steven’s genius at play many times when E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial was being filmed. One moment that stands out is when his art director came up on the set and said, 'I know what the spaceship..."
SUPERMAN III also had a fun novelization by William Kotzwinkle, of all people
April 13, 2025 at 5:13 AM
SUPERMAN III also had a fun novelization by William Kotzwinkle, of all people
Top 3
Watership Down - Adams
Doctor Rat - Kotzwinkle
Duncton Wood -Horwood
Watership Down - Adams
Doctor Rat - Kotzwinkle
Duncton Wood -Horwood
⋆ ˚｡⋆୨ April 7 ୧ ‧₊˚ ☔️ ⋆
જ⁀➴ Have you ever read a novel that is written from an animal's perspective rather than a human's? What did you think about it?
#BookishQOTD 📖🦋 #Booksky 💙📚
જ⁀➴ Have you ever read a novel that is written from an animal's perspective rather than a human's? What did you think about it?
#BookishQOTD 📖🦋 #Booksky 💙📚
April 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Top 3
Watership Down - Adams
Doctor Rat - Kotzwinkle
Duncton Wood -Horwood
Watership Down - Adams
Doctor Rat - Kotzwinkle
Duncton Wood -Horwood
Reading list as of this moment:
Current: Dying Inside (Silverberg)
Next: The Fan Man (Kotzwinkle)
After: in no order
The Centauri Device (Harrison)
Love and Sleep (Crowley)
The Wizard/Knight (Wolfe)
Slaughterhouse Five (Vonnegut)
Pavane (Roberts)
The Other Wind (Le Guin)
Last Days (Evenson)
Current: Dying Inside (Silverberg)
Next: The Fan Man (Kotzwinkle)
After: in no order
The Centauri Device (Harrison)
Love and Sleep (Crowley)
The Wizard/Knight (Wolfe)
Slaughterhouse Five (Vonnegut)
Pavane (Roberts)
The Other Wind (Le Guin)
Last Days (Evenson)
September 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Reading list as of this moment:
Current: Dying Inside (Silverberg)
Next: The Fan Man (Kotzwinkle)
After: in no order
The Centauri Device (Harrison)
Love and Sleep (Crowley)
The Wizard/Knight (Wolfe)
Slaughterhouse Five (Vonnegut)
Pavane (Roberts)
The Other Wind (Le Guin)
Last Days (Evenson)
Current: Dying Inside (Silverberg)
Next: The Fan Man (Kotzwinkle)
After: in no order
The Centauri Device (Harrison)
Love and Sleep (Crowley)
The Wizard/Knight (Wolfe)
Slaughterhouse Five (Vonnegut)
Pavane (Roberts)
The Other Wind (Le Guin)
Last Days (Evenson)
BookChallenge: 20 Bücher, die mich beeindruckt haben. Ein Buch pro Tag, 20 Tage lang. Keine Erklärungen, keine Bewertungen, nur Buchcover.
#20books20days
Tag 8: William Kotzwinkle, Dr. Ratte
#20books20days
Tag 8: William Kotzwinkle, Dr. Ratte
July 8, 2024 at 7:40 AM
BookChallenge: 20 Bücher, die mich beeindruckt haben. Ein Buch pro Tag, 20 Tage lang. Keine Erklärungen, keine Bewertungen, nur Buchcover.
#20books20days
Tag 8: William Kotzwinkle, Dr. Ratte
#20books20days
Tag 8: William Kotzwinkle, Dr. Ratte
Books to Films 📚=🎞️
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in His Adventure on Earth (1982) by William Kotzwinkle & Melissa Mathison is the film novelization. The book expands E.T.'s story: he is millions of years old & a botanist. His other powers include healing plants & camouflage. 👽📞📡
#booksky #filmsky
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in His Adventure on Earth (1982) by William Kotzwinkle & Melissa Mathison is the film novelization. The book expands E.T.'s story: he is millions of years old & a botanist. His other powers include healing plants & camouflage. 👽📞📡
#booksky #filmsky
September 5, 2026 at 2:02 AM
We made a small ocean-themed cafe management game called 'Fish and Tips'!
kxaxcy.itch.io/fish-and-tips
Programmer - Kotzwinkle (kxaxcy.itch.io)
Writer - vlr0 (batterfish.itch.io)
Artist - wi-fu (batterfish.itch.io)
Composer/Sound - Daniel Teo (linktr.ee/daniteo)
#gamedev #indiegame #godotengine
kxaxcy.itch.io/fish-and-tips
Programmer - Kotzwinkle (kxaxcy.itch.io)
Writer - vlr0 (batterfish.itch.io)
Artist - wi-fu (batterfish.itch.io)
Composer/Sound - Daniel Teo (linktr.ee/daniteo)
#gamedev #indiegame #godotengine
Fish and Tips by Kotzwinkle, Daniel Teo, batterfish
A cafe management game about a small fish with a big dream
kxaxcy.itch.io
December 12, 2024 at 5:01 PM
We made a small ocean-themed cafe management game called 'Fish and Tips'!
kxaxcy.itch.io/fish-and-tips
Programmer - Kotzwinkle (kxaxcy.itch.io)
Writer - vlr0 (batterfish.itch.io)
Artist - wi-fu (batterfish.itch.io)
Composer/Sound - Daniel Teo (linktr.ee/daniteo)
#gamedev #indiegame #godotengine
kxaxcy.itch.io/fish-and-tips
Programmer - Kotzwinkle (kxaxcy.itch.io)
Writer - vlr0 (batterfish.itch.io)
Artist - wi-fu (batterfish.itch.io)
Composer/Sound - Daniel Teo (linktr.ee/daniteo)
#gamedev #indiegame #godotengine
82. Geburtstag William Kotzwinkle (* 22. November 1943)
(alle von ihm in ‹Dr. Ratte› geschilderten grausamen Tierversuche wurden tatsächlich so durchgeführt)
(alle von ihm in ‹Dr. Ratte› geschilderten grausamen Tierversuche wurden tatsächlich so durchgeführt)
November 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
82. Geburtstag William Kotzwinkle (* 22. November 1943)
(alle von ihm in ‹Dr. Ratte› geschilderten grausamen Tierversuche wurden tatsächlich so durchgeführt)
(alle von ihm in ‹Dr. Ratte› geschilderten grausamen Tierversuche wurden tatsächlich so durchgeführt)
I did read the novelization of III by William Kotzwinkle at the time, so, you know, I had that.
(I have seen the film several times since, just to reassure you.)
(I have seen the film several times since, just to reassure you.)
August 15, 2026 at 8:51 PM
I did read the novelization of III by William Kotzwinkle at the time, so, you know, I had that.
(I have seen the film several times since, just to reassure you.)
(I have seen the film several times since, just to reassure you.)
81. Geburtstag William Kotzwinkle (* 22. November 1943)
(alle von ihm in ‹Dr. Ratte› geschilderten grausamen Tierversuche wurden tatsächlich so durchgeführt)
(alle von ihm in ‹Dr. Ratte› geschilderten grausamen Tierversuche wurden tatsächlich so durchgeführt)
November 22, 2024 at 8:40 AM
81. Geburtstag William Kotzwinkle (* 22. November 1943)
(alle von ihm in ‹Dr. Ratte› geschilderten grausamen Tierversuche wurden tatsächlich so durchgeführt)
(alle von ihm in ‹Dr. Ratte› geschilderten grausamen Tierversuche wurden tatsächlich so durchgeführt)
Who are the five writers who made you?
Jack Kerouac
Thomas Pynchon
Richard Brautigan
John Updike
William Kotzwinkle
Jack Kerouac
Thomas Pynchon
Richard Brautigan
John Updike
William Kotzwinkle
Who are the five writers who made you?
James Baldwin
Don Winslow
Dennis Lehane
Shonda Rhymes
Kurt Sutter
James Baldwin
Don Winslow
Dennis Lehane
Shonda Rhymes
Kurt Sutter
Who are the five writers that made you?
RL Stine
John R. Erickson
Willa Cather
Allen Ginsberg
Jeanette Winterson
RL Stine
John R. Erickson
Willa Cather
Allen Ginsberg
Jeanette Winterson
March 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Who are the five writers who made you?
Jack Kerouac
Thomas Pynchon
Richard Brautigan
John Updike
William Kotzwinkle
Jack Kerouac
Thomas Pynchon
Richard Brautigan
John Updike
William Kotzwinkle
Me gustaría recomendaros esta novela de William Kotzwinkle (2017). Son cien páginas de honestidad brutal (y sin anestesia), de vida y de muerte en la que el autor, de forma autobiográfica, narra el nacimiento de su hijo a través de una belleza que deja sin aliento.
October 23, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Me gustaría recomendaros esta novela de William Kotzwinkle (2017). Son cien páginas de honestidad brutal (y sin anestesia), de vida y de muerte en la que el autor, de forma autobiográfica, narra el nacimiento de su hijo a través de una belleza que deja sin aliento.
20 books you'd recommend to a friend. One book per day, no particular order.
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
#readingchallenge
#TheBearWentOverTheMountain #BearWentOverTheMountain #WilliamKotzwinkle #Kotzwinkle #bears
16/20 The Bear Went Over the Mountain by William Kotzwinkle
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
#readingchallenge
#TheBearWentOverTheMountain #BearWentOverTheMountain #WilliamKotzwinkle #Kotzwinkle #bears
16/20 The Bear Went Over the Mountain by William Kotzwinkle
June 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
20 books you'd recommend to a friend. One book per day, no particular order.
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
#readingchallenge
#TheBearWentOverTheMountain #BearWentOverTheMountain #WilliamKotzwinkle #Kotzwinkle #bears
16/20 The Bear Went Over the Mountain by William Kotzwinkle
#booksky #books #bookchallenge
#readingchallenge
#TheBearWentOverTheMountain #BearWentOverTheMountain #WilliamKotzwinkle #Kotzwinkle #bears
16/20 The Bear Went Over the Mountain by William Kotzwinkle
"The Fan Man"
Gebundene Ausgabe – 14. November 1974
Englisch Ausgabe von William Kotzwinkle
146,70 €
Gebundene Ausgabe – 14. November 1974
Englisch Ausgabe von William Kotzwinkle
146,70 €
October 6, 2024 at 4:40 PM
"The Fan Man"
Gebundene Ausgabe – 14. November 1974
Englisch Ausgabe von William Kotzwinkle
146,70 €
Gebundene Ausgabe – 14. November 1974
Englisch Ausgabe von William Kotzwinkle
146,70 €
Check out @joachimboaz.bsky.social 's excellent writeup on it here.
sciencefictionruminations.com/2017/04/09/b...
sciencefictionruminations.com/2017/04/09/b...
Book Review: Doctor Rat, William Kotzwinkle (1976)
(James Grashow’s cover for the 1976 edition) 5/5 (Masterpiece) “Oh scaly skin and dandruff with hemorrhagic sores, come and look inside us, they’ve provided us with doors!” (15) Winner of the…
sciencefictionruminations.com
March 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Check out @joachimboaz.bsky.social 's excellent writeup on it here.
sciencefictionruminations.com/2017/04/09/b...
sciencefictionruminations.com/2017/04/09/b...
We finished out entry for Winter VN Jam & Dying Year VN Jam!
Check it out here: kxaxcy.itch.io/dead-weight
#visualnovel #vndev #godotengine #madewithgodot #gamejam #WinterVNJam #DyingYearVNJam #ultimateblvngamejam
Check it out here: kxaxcy.itch.io/dead-weight
#visualnovel #vndev #godotengine #madewithgodot #gamejam #WinterVNJam #DyingYearVNJam #ultimateblvngamejam
Dead Weight by Kotzwinkle, dmt, sabimaki, SummerOrigins, haunthill, FoxHyode
Why carry all that weight?
kxaxcy.itch.io
December 31, 2024 at 11:24 PM
We finished out entry for Winter VN Jam & Dying Year VN Jam!
Check it out here: kxaxcy.itch.io/dead-weight
#visualnovel #vndev #godotengine #madewithgodot #gamejam #WinterVNJam #DyingYearVNJam #ultimateblvngamejam
Check it out here: kxaxcy.itch.io/dead-weight
#visualnovel #vndev #godotengine #madewithgodot #gamejam #WinterVNJam #DyingYearVNJam #ultimateblvngamejam
Estro Montaña reseña 'O nadador no mar secreto', de William Kotzwinkle (trad. de @mbarcia.bsky.social), no Faro da Cultura de hoxe.
September 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Estro Montaña reseña 'O nadador no mar secreto', de William Kotzwinkle (trad. de @mbarcia.bsky.social), no Faro da Cultura de hoxe.
80. Geburtstag William Kotzwinkle (* 22. November 1943)
(alle von ihm in ‹Dr. Ratte› geschilderten grausamen Tierversuche wurden tatsächlich so durchgeführt)
(alle von ihm in ‹Dr. Ratte› geschilderten grausamen Tierversuche wurden tatsächlich so durchgeführt)
November 22, 2023 at 11:19 AM
80. Geburtstag William Kotzwinkle (* 22. November 1943)
(alle von ihm in ‹Dr. Ratte› geschilderten grausamen Tierversuche wurden tatsächlich so durchgeführt)
(alle von ihm in ‹Dr. Ratte› geschilderten grausamen Tierversuche wurden tatsächlich so durchgeführt)
und ja ich habe fan man gelesen www.buechertreff.de/details/2287...
Fan Man von William Kotzwinkle - BücherTreff.de
Fan Man von William Kotzwinkle und ähnliche Bücher stellen sich der Rezension, Bewertung und Kritik unserer Community und ihrer Meinung.
www.buechertreff.de
July 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
und ja ich habe fan man gelesen www.buechertreff.de/details/2287...
Heya folks!
My team's #WinterVNJam entry, Dead Weight, is out!
I was the Background and UI artist for this game, and is my first game made using godot! ^^
Please do check it out 🥹👉👈
#gamedev #indiedev #vndev
kxaxcy.itch.io/dead-weight
My team's #WinterVNJam entry, Dead Weight, is out!
I was the Background and UI artist for this game, and is my first game made using godot! ^^
Please do check it out 🥹👉👈
#gamedev #indiedev #vndev
kxaxcy.itch.io/dead-weight
Dead Weight by Kotzwinkle, dmt, sabimaki, SummerOrigins, haunthill, FoxHyode
Why carry all that weight?
kxaxcy.itch.io
January 1, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Heya folks!
My team's #WinterVNJam entry, Dead Weight, is out!
I was the Background and UI artist for this game, and is my first game made using godot! ^^
Please do check it out 🥹👉👈
#gamedev #indiedev #vndev
kxaxcy.itch.io/dead-weight
My team's #WinterVNJam entry, Dead Weight, is out!
I was the Background and UI artist for this game, and is my first game made using godot! ^^
Please do check it out 🥹👉👈
#gamedev #indiedev #vndev
kxaxcy.itch.io/dead-weight