Amadeus. Poster of the 1984 movie and cover of the 1979 book
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Amadeus
Peter Shaffer, 1979
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Milos Forman, 1984

In the winter of 1823, Antonio Salieri is committed to a psychiatric hospital after surviving a suicide attempt, during which he loudly confesses to murdering Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Salieri, a devout Catholic, cannot fathom why God would endow such a great gift to Mozart instead of him, and concludes that God is using Mozart’s talent to mock Salieri’s mediocrity.


The Funhouse. Poster of the 1981 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Funhouse
Owen West (Dean Koontz), 1980
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Tobe Hooper, 1981

On her first date with Buzz, Amy disobeys her father and goes to the carnival with Richie and Liz, but their first date may end up as their last. After witnessing a murder, the four terrified teens are trapped in the maze of the funhouse and stalked by a real monster, a horribly deformed killer who lurks among the freakish exhibits waiting to butcher them one by one.