The Queen's Gambit. Poster of the 2020 TV series and cover of the 1983 book
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The Queen's Gambit
Walter Tevis, 1983
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Scott Frank, Allan Scott, 2020

The Queen’s Gambit follows the life of an orphan chess prodigy, Elizabeth Harmon, during her quest to become the world’s greatest chess player while struggling with emotional problems and drug and alcohol dependency. The story begins in the mid-1950s and proceeds into the 1960s.


Joker. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 1940 comic book, Batman
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Batman
Bob Kane, Bill Finger, 1940
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Todd Phillips, 2019

In 1981, party clown and aspiring stand-up comedian Arthur Fleck lives with his mother, Penny, in Gotham City. Arthur pursues a relationship with his neighbor, single mother Sophie Dumond, and invites her to his upcoming stand-up routine at a nightclub.


The Looming Tower. Poster of the 2018 TV series and cover of the 2006 book, The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
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The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
Lawrence Wright, 2006
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Dan Futterman, Alex Gibney, Lawrence Wright, 2018

The Looming Tower traces the rising threat of Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda in the late 1990s and how the rivalry between the FBI and CIA during that time may have inadvertently set the path for the tragedy of 9/11. It follows members of the I-49 Squad in New York and Alec Station in Washington, D.C., as they travel the world fighting for ownership of information while seemingly working toward the same goal.


The Outsider. Poster of the 2020 TV series and cover of the 2018 book
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The Outsider
Stephen King, 2018
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Richard Price, 2020-

In Cherokee City, Georgia, the mutilated corpse of a young boy, Frank Peterson, is found covered in saliva and human bite marks. A hooded figure with a grotesquely deformed face lingers outside the Maitlands’ house, and Glory finds her younger daughter suffering from apparent nightmares of a man in her room telling her bad things.


Dark Waters. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2019 book, Exposure
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Exposure
Robert Bilott, 2019
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Todd Haynes, 2019

Robert Bilott is a corporate defense lawyer from Cincinnati, Ohio working for law firm Taft Stettinius & Hollister. Farmer Wilbur Tennant, who knows Robert’s grandmother, asks Robert to investigate a number of unexplained animal deaths in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Tennant connects the deaths to the chemical manufacturing corporation DuPont, and gives Robert a large case of videotapes.


Bram Stoker's Dracula. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the 1897 book, Dracula
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Dracula
Bram Stoker, 1897
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Francis Ford Coppola, 1992

In 1462, Vlad Dracula returns from a victory against the Turks to find his wife Elisabeta committed suicide after his enemies reported his death. Enraged, Dracula desecrates the chapel and renounces God, declaring he will rise from the grave to avenge Elisabeta with all the powers of darkness. In 1897, solicitor Jonathan Harker takes the Transylvanian Count Dracula as a client from his colleague Renfield who has gone insane.


Dracula. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Bram Stoker's Dracula
Fred Saberhagen, J.V. Hart, 1992
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Francis Ford Coppola, 1992

In 1462, Vlad Dracula returns from a victory against the Turks to find his wife Elisabeta committed suicide after his enemies reported his death. Enraged, Dracula desecrates the chapel and renounces God, declaring he will rise from the grave to avenge Elisabeta with all the powers of darkness. In 1897, solicitor Jonathan Harker takes the Transylvanian Count Dracula as a client from his colleague Renfield who has gone insane.


Molly's Game. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2014 book
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Molly's Game
Molly Bloom, 2014
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Aaron Sorkin, 2017

Molly Bloom is a world-class mogul skier with Olympic aspirations, the result of years of enforced training from her overbearing father. Once she arrives, she becomes a bottle service waitress at a club, where she meets Dean, an ostentatious but unsuccessful real estate developer. Molly earns large sums of money in tips alone.


Lincoln's Dilemma. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 2020 book, Abe: Abraham Lincoln in His Times
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Abe: Abraham Lincoln in His Times
David S. Reynolds, 2020
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Barak Goodman, Jacqueline Olive, 2022-

Discover a side of Abraham Lincoln you’ve never seen before. In this four-part docuseries, a diverse panel of historians and rare archival materials offer a more nuanced look into the man dubbed the Great Emancipator.


The Killing of a Sacred Deer. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the -405 book, Iphigenia in Aulis
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Iphigenia in Aulis
Euripides, -405
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Yorgos Lanthimos, 2017

Steven Murphy, a skilled cardiothoracic surgeon, finishes an open heart surgery, and goes to a diner, where he meets a teenage boy named Martin. Martin leaves halfway through, and his mother makes a romantic advance on Steven by complimenting his hands and attempting to kiss them and suck them.


Passing. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 1929 book
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Passing
Nella Larsen, 1929
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Rebecca Hall, 2021

Mixed-race childhood friends reunite in middle class adulthood and become increasingly involved with one another’s lives and insecurities. While Irene identifies as African-American and is married to a black doctor, Clare passes as white and has married a prejudiced, but wealthy white man.


Wildlife. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 1990 book
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Wildlife
Richard Ford, 1990
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Paul Dano, 2018

In 1960, Jeannette and Jerry Brinson have recently moved to Great Falls, Montana with their teenage son Joe. Tensions build after Jerry is fired from a job as a golf pro at a country club. He is offered his old job back but refuses out of pride, and instead of looking for work, he sleeps in his car and watches the local firefighting efforts against a forest fire raging in nearby mountains.