The face of fear 1990 the face of fear 2h thriller tv movie 30 september 1990 a killer traps an unarmed police detective and her husband a former mountaineer with psychic powers in a manhattan office building. The face of fear is a suspense horror novel by american writer dean koontz first published in 1977 it was originally released under the pseudonym brian coffey. The face of fear features graham harris an ex mountain climber with a bad fall in his past it left him with a lame leg and fear of heights it left him with a lame leg and fear of heights conni this old 1976 koontz novel is basically a made for tv film a man and woman try to escape from a dangerous criminal. The face of fear tv pg 1h crime drama mystery episode aired 24 march 1982 season 7 episode 19 previous all episodes 148 next when an agoraphobic young woman witnesses a murder quincy must find not only the killer but the victim as well