Misery. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1987 book
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Misery
Stephen King, 1987
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Rob Reiner, 1990

Famed novelist Paul Sheldon is the author of a successful series of Victorian romance novels featuring a character named Misery Chastain. Wanting to focus on more serious stories, he writes a manuscript for a new novel that he hopes will launch his post-Misery career. Soon after, Annie reads the latest Misery novel, discovers that Misery dies at the end of the book, and flies into a rage.


The Mist. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 1980 book
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The Mist
Stephen King, 1980
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Frank Darabont, 2007

In Bridgton, Maine, artist David Drayton, his wife Stephanie, and their eight-year-old son Billy take shelter in the basement of their lakeside home during a severe thunderstorm. Inside the supermarket, they watch police cars speed down the street, and a terrified civilian, Dan Miller, runs into the store and warns of a danger lurking in the mist.


Outland. Poster of the 1981 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Outland
Alan Dean Foster, 1981
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Peter Hyams, 1981

Federal Marshal William O’Niel is assigned to a tour of duty at the titanium ore mining outpost Con-Am 27, operated by the company Continental Amalgamated on the Jovian moon of Io. Shifts are long but significant bonuses are paid. Tarlow, a miner, suffers an attack of stimulant psychosis resulting in death by explosive decompression.