Life is imitating art as the coronavirus spreads, and people apparently can’t get enough of a book and film that depict world-shattering pandemics. The 1981 Dean Koontz novel The Eyes of Dark…
ContagionThe Koontz book is eerily prescient, describing a virus known as “Wuhan-400,” named after the Chinese city it originated in. That parallels what’s believed to have happened with COVID-19. But the name apparently is coincidence – Koontz originally called the virus “Gorki-400,” named for the Russian city which Koontz originally wrote was the origin point of the bioweapon. But when the Soviet Union fell in 1991, later editions changed the city to make China the villain of the story.
Paltrow also played a part in reviving interest, posting on social media wearing a mask similar to what she wore in the film. “I’ve already been in this movie. Stay safe. Don’t shake hands. Wash hands frequently,” she wrote on Instagram.Subscribe to
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