The Exorcist III: Legion. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1983 book, Legion
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Legion
William Peter Blatty, 1983
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William Peter Blatty, 1990

Director’s cut of The Exorcist III, which was thought to be lost. For over fifteen years, Police Lieutenant Kinderman has been haunted by the memory of his friend Father Damien Karras’s death. However, on the 15th anniversary of the exorcism that claimed the priest’s life, Kinderman’s world is once again shattered as a boy is discovered decapitated and brutally crucified. This gruesome discovery marks the start of a nightmarish series of bizarre religious murders.


The Exorcist III. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1983 book, Legion
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Legion
William Peter Blatty, 1983
movie vs book
William Peter Blatty, 1990

For over fifteen years, Police Lieutenant Kinderman has been haunted by the memory of his friend Father Damien Karras’s death. However, on the 15th anniversary of the exorcism that claimed the priest’s life, Kinderman’s world is once again shattered as a boy is discovered decapitated and brutally crucified. This gruesome discovery marks the start of a nightmarish series of bizarre religious murders.


A Stranger Is Watching. Poster of the 1982 movie and cover of the 1977 book
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A Stranger Is Watching
Mary Higgins Clark, 1977
movie vs book
Sean S. Cunningham, 1982

The same assailant kidnaps the 11-year-old daughter and girlfriend of a father whose wife had been raped and killed in front of his daughter three years previously. While the authorities work to find the kidnapper, the two, who are being held captive in a bunker beneath Grand Central Station, plan their escape.