Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Poster of the 1978 movie and cover of the 1955 book
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Jack Finney, 1955
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Philip Kaufman, 1978

A race of gelatinous creatures, having abandoned their dying planet and traveled to Earth, land in San Francisco. Meanwhile, Matthew’s friend Jack Bellicec calls Matthew to investigate when a grotesque body covered in fibres which resembles Jack is found in his wife Nancy’s mud baths.


The Dead Zone. Poster of the 1983 movie and cover of the 1979 book
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The Dead Zone
Stephen King, 1979
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David Cronenberg, 1983

In the town of Castle Rock, New Hampshire, John Smith, a young schoolteacher, is in love with his colleague Sarah Bracknell. As he drives home through stormy weather, he has a car accident that leaves him in a coma. Sarah is now married and has a 10-month old child, Dennis.


Sometimes They Come Back. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the 1974 book
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Sometimes They Come Back
Stephen King, 1974
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Tom McLoughlin, 1991

In 1990, Jim Norman, 36, a high school history teacher, struggling with emotional problems, moves back to his old hometown after accepting a teaching job there. When Jim was nine, he had moved away from the small-town with his parents after he had witnessed his older brother, Wayne, murdered by a gang of greasers during a robbery in a train tunnel, in 1963.


The Baby-Sitters Club. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1986 book, The Baby-Sitters Club: Kristy's Great Idea
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The Baby-Sitters Club: Kristy's Great Idea
Ann M. Martin, 1986
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Melanie Mayron, 1995

Kristy Thomas, president of The Baby-Sitters Club, decides to open a day camp for their clients. Her best friend, Mary Anne Spier, along with Mary Anne’s stepsister Dawn Schafer, offer their parents’ backyard to serve as the campsite. All of the club members vow to keep a close eye on the kids.


The Baby-Sitters Club. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Baby-Sitters Club
A.L. Singer, 1995
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Melanie Mayron, 1995

Kristy Thomas, president of The Baby-Sitters Club, decides to open a day camp for their clients. Her best friend, Mary Anne Spier, along with Mary Anne’s stepsister Dawn Schafer, offer their parents’ backyard to serve as the campsite. All of the club members vow to keep a close eye on the kids.