Neverwhere. Poster of the 1996 TV series and cover of the book novelization
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Neverwhere
Neil Gaiman, 1996
TV series vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Dewi Humphreys, 1996

When office employee Richard Mayhew comes across a wounded young woman named Door on the streets of London and tries to assist her, he is unexpectedly erased from existence. Trapped in an underground kingdom beneath the city, Richard grapples with finding his way back to his former life while evading the enigmatic assassins who were responsible for the death of Door’s family.


Neverwhere. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the 1984 book, Free Live Free
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Free Live Free
Gene Wolfe, 1984
movie vs book
Dewi Humphreys, 1996

When office employee Richard Mayhew comes across a wounded young woman named Door on the streets of London and tries to assist her, he is unexpectedly erased from existence. Trapped in an underground kingdom beneath the city, Richard grapples with finding his way back to his former life while evading the enigmatic assassins who were responsible for the death of Door’s family.


Dracula. Poster of the 2020 TV series and cover of the 1897 book
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Dracula
Bram Stoker, 1897
TV series vs book
Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat, 2020-

This series follows Dracula from his origins in Eastern Europe to his battles with Van Helsing’s descendants and beyond. The Count Dracula legend transforms with new tales that flesh out the vampire’s gory crimes—and bring his vulnerability into the light.


The 13th Warrior. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1976 book, Eaters of the Dead
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Eaters of the Dead
Michael Crichton, 1976
movie vs book
John McTiernan, Michael Crichton, 1999

Ahmad ibn Fadlan is a court poet to the Caliph of Baghdad, until his amorous encounter with the wife of an influential noble gets him exiled as an ambassador to the Volga Bulgars. Ahmad and Melchisidek then witness a fight in which Buliwyf kills his brother in self defense, which establishes Buliwyf as heir apparent, followed by the Viking funeral of their dead king, cremated together with a young woman who agreed to accompany him to Valhalla.


The 13th Warrior. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 900 book, Beowulf
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Beowulf
Unknown, 900
movie vs book
John McTiernan, Michael Crichton, 1999

Ahmad ibn Fadlan is a court poet to the Caliph of Baghdad, until his amorous encounter with the wife of an influential noble gets him exiled as an ambassador to the Volga Bulgars. Ahmad and Melchisidek then witness a fight in which Buliwyf kills his brother in self defense, which establishes Buliwyf as heir apparent, followed by the Viking funeral of their dead king, cremated together with a young woman who agreed to accompany him to Valhalla.


The 13th Warrior. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 921 book, Ibn Fadlan's Journey to Russia
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Ibn Fadlan's Journey to Russia
Ahmad Ibn Fadlan, 921
movie vs book
John McTiernan, Michael Crichton, 1999

Ahmad ibn Fadlan is a court poet to the Caliph of Baghdad, until his amorous encounter with the wife of an influential noble gets him exiled as an ambassador to the Volga Bulgars. Ahmad and Melchisidek then witness a fight in which Buliwyf kills his brother in self defense, which establishes Buliwyf as heir apparent, followed by the Viking funeral of their dead king, cremated together with a young woman who agreed to accompany him to Valhalla.


Fatherland. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the 1991 book
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Fatherland
Robert Harris, 1991
movie vs book
Christopher Menaul, 1994

Fictional account of what might have happened if Hitler had won the war. It is now the 1960s and Germany’s war crimes have so far been kept a secret. Hitler wants to talk peace with the US president. An American journalist and a German homicide cop stumble into a plot to destroy all evidence of the genocide.


Book of Blood. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 1984 book, The Book of Blood
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The Book of Blood
Clive Barker, 1984
movie vs book
John Harrison, 2009

A hooded, disfigured young man is eating at a diner, being watched by a stranger. The stranger is Wyburd, who has been stalking the young man, Simon. Wyburd convinces Simon to join him in his truck, where Simon passes out and awakens strapped to a table. Wyburd offers him a choice: a slow death, or a quick and clean death by telling the story of the Book of Blood, series of scars and inscriptions carved on Simon from head to toe.


Book of Blood. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 1985 book, On Jerusalem Street (A Postscript)
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On Jerusalem Street (A Postscript)
Clive Barker, 1985
movie vs book
John Harrison, 2009

A hooded, disfigured young man is eating at a diner, being watched by a stranger. The stranger is Wyburd, who has been stalking the young man, Simon. Wyburd convinces Simon to join him in his truck, where Simon passes out and awakens strapped to a table. Wyburd offers him a choice: a slow death, or a quick and clean death by telling the story of the Book of Blood, series of scars and inscriptions carved on Simon from head to toe.