Stand by Me. Poster of the 1986 movie and cover of the 1982 book, The Body
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The Body
Stephen King, 1982
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Rob Reiner, 1986

In 1985, author Gordie Lachance reads in the newspaper that his childhood best friend, Chris Chambers, has died. While looking for money that he buried beneath his parents’ porch, Vern overhears his older brother Billy talking with a friend.


A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. Poster of the 1987 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Nightmares on Elm Street: The Continuing Story
Jeffrey Cooper, 1987
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Chuck Russell, 1987

In 1987, a year after the events of the previous film, teenager Kristen Parker dreams she is being chased by Freddy Krueger. When Kristen wakes up, she goes to the bathroom, and is again attacked by Freddy who causes her to slice her wrist with a straight razor. Believing Kristen to be suicidal, her mother admits her to Westin Hills Psychiatric Hospital, where she is placed under the care of Dr. Neil Gordon.


Fire in the Sky. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1978 book, The Walton Experience
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The Walton Experience
Travis Walton, 1978
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Robert Lieberman, 1993

On November 5, 1975 in Snowflake, Arizona, logger Travis Walton, and his co-workers head to work in the White Mountains. Driving home from work, the loggers come across an unidentified flying object. Curious to learn more, Walton gets out of the truck and is struck by a bright beam of light from the object and is sent flying several feet backwards as if pushed by an unseen force.