Gods and Monsters. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the 1995 book, Father of Frankenstein
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Father of Frankenstein
Christopher Bram, 1995
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Bill Condon, 1998

In the 1950s, James Whale, the director of Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, has retired. Whale lives with his long-time housemaid, Hanna, who loyally cares for him but disapproves of his homosexuality. He has suffered a series of strokes that have left him fragile and tormented by memories.


Beauty and the Beast. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 1740 book, The Beauty and the Beast
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The Beauty and the Beast
Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, 1740
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Bill Condon, 2017

An enchantress disguised as an old beggar woman arrives at a castle during a ball and offers the host, a cruel and selfish prince, a rose in return for shelter from a storm. On Maurice’s way to a convention and lost in the forest, he seeks refuge in the Beast’s castle, but the Beast imprisons him for stealing a rose from his garden as a gift to Belle.


Beauty and the Beast. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Beauty and the Beast
Elizabeth Rudnick, 2017
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Bill Condon, 2017

An enchantress disguised as an old beggar woman arrives at a castle during a ball and offers the host, a cruel and selfish prince, a rose in return for shelter from a storm. On Maurice’s way to a convention and lost in the forest, he seeks refuge in the Beast’s castle, but the Beast imprisons him for stealing a rose from his garden as a gift to Belle.


Mr. Holmes. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2005 book, A Slight Trick of the Mind
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A Slight Trick of the Mind
Mitch Cullin, 2005
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Bill Condon, 2015

In 1947, the long-retired Sherlock Holmes, aged 93, lives in a remote Sussex farmhouse with his widowed housekeeper Mrs Munro and her young son Roger. Over time, Roger’s prodding helps Holmes remember the case; he knows he must have failed somehow, as it resulted in his retirement from the detective business.


The Good Liar. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2016 book
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The Good Liar
Nicholas Searle, 2016
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Bill Condon, 2019

Roy Courtnay is an aging British con artist who, along with his business partner Vincent, uses false identities to manipulate people into giving him access to their finances. His target is Betty McLeish, a former history professor at Oxford University who lost her husband a year ago and has savings in excess of £2 million.


Dreamgirls. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Dreamgirls
Denene Millner, 2006
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Bill Condon, 2006

In 1962 Detroit, Michigan, young car salesman Curtis Taylor Jr. meets a black girl group known as The Dreamettes, which consists of lead singer Effie White and backup singers Deena Jones and Lorrell Robinson, at an R&B amateur talent show at the Detroit Theatre. Curtis soon starts his own record label, Rainbow Records, out of his Detroit car dealership, and appoints Effie’s brother, C.C., as his head songwriter.


The Fifth Estate. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2011 book, Inside WikiLeaks
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Inside WikiLeaks
Daniel Domscheit-Berg, 2011
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Bill Condon, 2013

The story opens in 2010, with the release of the Afghan War Logs. As their confidence increases, the two push forward in publishing information over the next three years, including secrets on Scientology, revealing Sarah Palin’s email account, and the membership list of the British National Party.


The Fifth Estate. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2011 book, WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy
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WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy
David Leigh, Luke Harding, 2011
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Bill Condon, 2013

The story opens in 2010, with the release of the Afghan War Logs. As their confidence increases, the two push forward in publishing information over the next three years, including secrets on Scientology, revealing Sarah Palin’s email account, and the membership list of the British National Party.


The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 2008 book, Breaking Dawn
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Breaking Dawn
Stephenie Meyer, 2008
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Bill Condon, 2012

Bella, who has just given birth, awakens from her human-to-vampire transformation and is introduced to her daughter Renesmee. The rest of the Cullens and Jacob stay nearby, and when Jacob acts possessively towards Renesmee, Bella learns he has imprinted on her, making her furious until Jacob explains what imprinting is.


Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1985 book, The Forbidden
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The Forbidden
Clive Barker, 1985
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Bill Condon, 1995

Coleman Tarrant, who was the father of New Orleans schoolteacher Annie Tarrant, was murdered while investigating the deaths of the three men in a manner that was similar to the Candyman legend. One year later and three years after the Candyman murders in Chicago, Professor Philip Purcell writes a book about the case. The Candyman kills Purcell in a public bathroom following a book signing.


The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2008 book, Breaking Dawn
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Breaking Dawn
Stephenie Meyer, 2008
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Bill Condon, 2011

Bella Swan is preparing for her wedding. While dancing with Jacob in the woods, away from everyone else, Bella admits that she and Edward plan to consummate their marriage on their honeymoon while she is still human. They fly back home to Forks, Washington.