A Christmas Carol. Poster of the 1984 movie and cover of the 1843 book
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A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens, 1843
movie vs book
Clive Donner, 1984

On Christmas Eve of 1843, Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly London commodities trader, does not share the merriment of Christmas. Scrooge declines his nephew Fred Hollywell’s invitation for Christmas dinner and reluctantly accepts his loyal employee Bob Cratchit’s request to have Christmas off since there will be no business for Scrooge during the day.


Straw Dogs. Poster of the 1971 movie and cover of the 1969 book, The Siege of Trencher's Farm
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The Siege of Trencher's Farm
Gordon M. Williams, 1969
movie vs book
Sam Peckinpah, 1971

After securing a grant to study stellar structures, American applied mathematician David Sumner moves with his glamorous young English wife Amy to her home village of Wakely in the Cornish countryside. Amy’s ex-boyfriend Charlie Venner, along with his cronies Norman Scutt, Chris Cawsey, and Phil Riddaway, immediately resent that the meek outsider has married one of their own.


The Omen. Poster of the 1976 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Omen
David Seltzer, 1976
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Richard Donner, 1976

In Rome, American diplomat Robert Thorn is in a hospital where his wife Katherine gives birth to a boy. Robert is told the infant died. Moments later, the hospital chaplain, Father Spiletto, urges Robert to secretly adopt an infant whose mother died in childbirth. Robert agrees, but does not inform Katherine that the child is not their own. They name him Damien.


Cross of Iron. Poster of the 1977 movie and cover of the 1955 book, The Willing Flesh
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The Willing Flesh
Willi Heinrich, 1955
movie vs book
Sam Peckinpah, 1977

An aristocratic Prussian officer, Captain Stransky, arrives as the new commander of Steiner’s infantry battalion, which is stationed in the Kuban bridgehead on the Taman Peninsula. Stransky proudly tells the regimental commander, Colonel Brandt, and his adjutant, Captain Kiesel, that he applied for transfer from occupied France to front line duty in Russia so that he can win the Iron Cross.


Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
J.M. Dillard, 1992
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Nicholas Meyer, 1991

In 2293, the starship USS Excelsior, commanded by Captain Hikaru Sulu, is struck by a shock wave, and discovers that Praxis, a Klingon moon, has been destroyed. Accepting the proposal before the Klingons choose to revert to a more belligerent approach and die fighting, Starfleet sends the USS Enterprise-A to meet with the Klingon Chancellor, Gorkon, and escort him to negotiations on Earth.


The Secret of Crickley Hall. Poster of the 2012 TV series and cover of the 2006 book
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The Secret of Crickley Hall
James Herbert, 2006
TV series vs book
Joe Ahearne, 2012

One year after their son mysteriously disappears, a family relocates to Crickley Hall. As eerie supernatural occurrences unfold, Eve becomes convinced that the house is somehow linked to the unexplained disappearance of her son.


TRON. Poster of the 1982 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Tron
Brian Daley, 1982
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Steven Lisberger, 1982

Kevin Flynn is a leading software engineer, formerly employed by the computer corporation ENCOM, who now runs a video game arcade and attempts to hack into ENCOM’s mainframe system. Before Flynn can get the information he needs to reveal Dillinger’s acts, the MCP uses an experimental laser to digitize and download Flynn into the ENCOM mainframe cyberspace.


Mr. Quilp. Poster of the 1975 movie and cover of the 1840 book, The Old Curiosity Shop
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The Old Curiosity Shop
Charles Dickens, 1840
movie vs book
Michael Tuchner, 1975

Musical version of Charles Dickens tale The old curiosity shop. A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the 1984 comic book, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, 1984
movie vs comic book
Michael Pressman, 1991

Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo and Raphael, along with their master Splinter, are currently living with April O’Neil while they are still looking for a new place to live following the events of their last adventure. Splinter wants to remain in the shadows, while Raphael thinks they should live out in the open. At a junkyard where the remnants of The Foot and The Shredder’s second-in-command Tatsu are hiding out, they are met by their master.


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
Bonnie Bryant Hiller, 1991
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Michael Pressman, 1991

Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo and Raphael, along with their master Splinter, are currently living with April O’Neil while they are still looking for a new place to live following the events of their last adventure. Splinter wants to remain in the shadows, while Raphael thinks they should live out in the open. At a junkyard where the remnants of The Foot and The Shredder’s second-in-command Tatsu are hiding out, they are met by their master.


Planet of the Apes. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Planet of the Apes
John Whitman, 2001
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Tim Burton, 2001

In 2029, aboard the United States Air Force space station Oberon, Leo Davidson works closely with primates who are trained for space missions. Entering the storm, Leo loses contact with the Oberon and, in 5021 A.D., crashes on a planet called Ashlar. He discovers that the world is ruled by humanoid apes who speak English, use domesticated horses for transportation, and treat human beings as slaves.


Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
J.M. Dillard, 1989
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
William Shatner, 1989

The crew of the newly commissioned USS Enterprise are enjoying shore leave after the starship’s shakedown cruise. At Yosemite National Park, Captain James T. Kirk is camping with First Officer Spock and Dr. Leonard McCoy. Their leave is interrupted when the Enterprise is ordered by Starfleet Command to rescue the human, Klingon, and Romulan diplomats taken hostage on Nimbus III.