The Witches. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1983 book
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The Witches
Roald Dahl, 1983
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Nicolas Roeg, 1990

During a vacation with his grandmother Helga in Norway, 8-year-old American boy, Luke Eveshim, is warned about witches, female demons with a boundless hatred for children and who use various methods of destroying or transforming them. Helga tells Luke how to tell a witch from an ordinary woman.


Unnatural Causes. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1967 book
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Unnatural Causes
P.D. James, 1967
movie vs book
John Davies, 1993

Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh had been looking forward to a quiet holiday at his aunt’s cottage on Monksmere Head, one of the furthest-flung spots on the remote Suffolk coast. With nothing to do other than enjoy long wind-swept walks, tea in front of the crackling wood fire and hot buttered toast, Dalgliesh was relishing the thought of a well-earned break.