Psycho. Poster of the 1960 movie and cover of the 1959 book
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Psycho
Robert Bloch, 1959
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Alfred Hitchcock, 1960

Phoenix office worker Marion Crane is fed up with the way life has treated her. One Friday, Marion is trusted to bank forty thousand dollars by her employer. Seeing the opportunity to take the money and start a new life, Marion leaves town and heads towards Sam’s California store. Tired after the long drive and caught in a storm, she gets off the main highway and pulls into the Bates Motel.


Murder on the Orient Express. Poster of the 1974 movie and cover of the 1934 book
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Murder on the Orient Express
Agatha Christie, 1934
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Sidney Lumet, 1974

In December 1935, Hercule Poirot is travelling aboard the Orient Express, encountering his friend Signor Bianchi, a director of the company which owns the line. During the trip, American businessman Samuel Ratchett is found stabbed to death in his cabin. Bianchi entreats Poirot to solve the case.


Catch-22. Poster of the 1970 movie and cover of the 1961 book
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Catch-22
Joseph Heller, 1961
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Mike Nichols, 1970

Captain John Yossarian, a U.S. Army Air Force B-25 bombardier, is stationed on the Mediterranean base on Pianosa during World War II. Futilely appealing to his commanding officer, Colonel Cathcart, who continually increases the number of missions required to rotate home before anyone can reach it, Yossarian learns that even a mental breakdown is no release when Doc Daneeka explains the Catch-22 the Army Air Corps employs.


Chillers. Poster of the 1990 TV series and cover of the 2001 book, The Selected Stories of Patricia Highsmith
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The Selected Stories of Patricia Highsmith
Patricia Highsmith, 2001
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Mai Zetterling, Roger Andrieux, Maroun Bagdadi, John Berry, Robert Bierman, 1990

Each episode featured a different horror story, often with supernatural or macabre elements. The series draw inspiration from various horror genres, including ghost stories, psychological thrillers, and tales of the occult. Each standalone episode offers viewers a unique and chilling experience, exploring themes of fear, suspense, and the unknown.


The Black Hole. Poster of the 1979 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Black Hole
Alan Dean Foster, 1979
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Gary Nelson, 1979

Nearing the end of a long mission exploring deep space, the spacecraft USS Palomino is returning to Earth. The Palomino becomes damaged when it drifts away from the Cygnus and into the black hole’s intense gravity field, but the ship manages to move back to the Cygnus and finds itself able to dock with it.


Lovin' Molly. Poster of the 1974 movie and cover of the 1962 book, Leaving Cheyenne
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Leaving Cheyenne
Larry McMurtry, 1962
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Sidney Lumet, 1974

Encompassing a span of almost 40 years, from 1925 to 1964, the narrative unfolds between two Texas farm boys: the earnest and upright Gid and the easygoing Johnny. They engage in a continuous rivalry for the affections of Molly Taylor, a beautiful and strong-willed woman who consistently rejects the idea of marrying either of them.