A Christmas Carol: The Musical. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1843 book, A Christmas Carol
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A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens, 1843
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Arthur Allan Seidelman, 2004

On Christmas Eve in London, Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly moneylender at a counting house, does not share the merriment of Christmas. In his house, Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his deceased business partner, Jacob Marley, who warns Scrooge to repent or be condemned in the afterlife like he was, informing him that three spirits will visit him during the night.


Trapped in Space. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the 1949 book, Breaking Strain
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Breaking Strain
Arthur C. Clarke, 1949
movie vs book
Arthur Allan Seidelman, 1994

After an asteroid has collided with their spaceship, the five astronauts aboard suddenly have to decide who’s to live and who’s to die, since the crash has left their oxygen supply almost depleted. The initially cosy atmosphere soon turns grim and hostile, as a nerve-racking fight for survival ensues, no holds barred.