The Terror. Poster of the 2018 TV series and cover of the 2007 book
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The Terror
Dan Simmons, 2007
TV series vs book
David Kajganich, Max Borenstein, Alexander Woo, 2018-2019

The series’ first season begins with the Royal Navy’s polar explorer ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror having recently left Beechey Island, heading south toward King William Island into uncharted territory, seeking the Northwest Passage. The ships are soon stuck, frozen and isolated, and those aboard must survive the harsh weather conditions and each other, while being stalked by an elusive menace.


Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 1887 book, A Study in Scarlet
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A Study in Scarlet
Arthur Conan Doyle, 1887
movie vs book
Guy Ritchie, 2011

In 1891, Irene Adler delivers a package to Dr. Hoffmanstahl, payment for a letter he was to deliver. Adler meets with Professor Moriarty to explain the events, but Moriarty, deeming her position compromised by her love for Holmes, seemingly poisons and kills her.


Foundation. Poster of the 2021 TV series and cover of the 1951 book
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Foundation
Isaac Asimov, 1951
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Rupert Sanders, Alex Graves, Roxann Dawson, Jennifer Phang, 2021-

Mighty Galactic Empire, which has ruled over thousands of planets over thousands of years is —according to one man, Dr. Hari Seldon— set to collapse. The Empire is unsurprisingly not too happy about the doctor’s conclusions, but Seldon works to put events in motion that will reduce the time that civilization is in the dark ages. One of his disciples, Gaal Dornick, helps put Seldon’s plan in motion by establishing the first “Foundation” on the planet, Terminus.


Natural Born Killers. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Natural Born Killers
Leslie Stout, 1994
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Oliver Stone, 1994

Mickey Knox and his wife Mallory stop at a diner in the New Mexico desert. The couple camp in the desert, and Mallory reminisces about how she met Mickey, a meat deliveryman who serviced her family’s household. Following the Knoxes murder spree is a self-serving tabloid journalist, Wayne Gale, who profiles them on his show, American Maniacs, soon elevating them to cult hero status.


To the Ends of the Earth. Poster of the 2005 TV series and cover of the 1980 book, Rites of Passage
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Rites of Passage
William Golding, 1980
TV series vs book
David Attwood, 2005

In the early 1800s young Edmund Talbot travels on a not too sea-worthy ship to New South Wales to take up a post with its governor. He gets on well with the Captain, Anderson, an amateur botanist who grows plants in his cabin, but, due to a social gaffe, well-meaning young parson Colley falls foul of the captain, later getting drunk and having gay sex with crew members.


To the Ends of the Earth. Poster of the 2005 TV series and cover of the 1987 book, Close Quarters
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Close Quarters
William Golding, 1987
TV series vs book
David Attwood, 2005

In the early 1800s young Edmund Talbot travels on a not too sea-worthy ship to New South Wales to take up a post with its governor. He gets on well with the Captain, Anderson, an amateur botanist who grows plants in his cabin, but, due to a social gaffe, well-meaning young parson Colley falls foul of the captain, later getting drunk and having gay sex with crew members.


To the Ends of the Earth. Poster of the 2005 TV series and cover of the 1989 book, Fire Down Below
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Fire Down Below
William Golding, 1989
TV series vs book
David Attwood, 2005

In the early 1800s young Edmund Talbot travels on a not too sea-worthy ship to New South Wales to take up a post with its governor. He gets on well with the Captain, Anderson, an amateur botanist who grows plants in his cabin, but, due to a social gaffe, well-meaning young parson Colley falls foul of the captain, later getting drunk and having gay sex with crew members.


Tales of the Black Freighter. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 1987 comic book, Watchmen
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Watchmen
Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, 1987
movie vs comic book
Daniel DelPurgatorio, Mike Smith, 2009

Tales of the Black Freighter is a story within a story, a fictional comic within the Watchmen limited series, telling the story of a mariner who survives an attack from the dreaded pirates of the Black Freighter, and struggles to return home to warn it has a horrific cost.


The Boxtrolls. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2005 book, Here Be Monsters!
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Here Be Monsters!
Alan Snow, 2005
movie vs book
Graham Annable, Anthony Stacchi, 2014

In a hill-top town of Cheesebridge, Norvenia during the Victorian era, rumors abound that subterranean trolls have kidnapped a baby. Pest exterminator Archibald Snatcher strikes a deal with the city’s leader Lord Portley-Rind to exterminate every Boxtroll in exchange for membership in the city’s cheese-loving council called the White Hats, despite the fact that he is severely allergic to cheese.


Extraordinary Measures. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2006 book, The Cure
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The Cure
Geeta Anand, 2006
movie vs book
Tom Vaughan, 2010

John Crowley and his wife, Aileen, are a Portland couple with two of their three children suffering from Pompe disease, a genetic anomaly that typically kills most before a child’s tenth birthday. John, an advertising executive, contacts Robert Stonehill, a researcher in Nebraska who has done innovative research for an enzyme treatment for the rare disease.


Certain Women. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2002 book, Half in Love: Stories
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Half in Love: Stories
Maile Meloy, 2002
movie vs book
Kelly Reichardt, 2016

The movie explores the nuanced changes in personal aspirations and societal norms that disrupt the confined lives of its characters. The film follows a lawyer dealing with a challenging client, a woman facing marital strains while building her dream home, and a night-school teacher forming a delicate connection with a lonely ranch hand. The emotional immediacy of their stories unveils the complexities of desire and expectations.


Resident Evil: Apocalypse. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Keith R.A. DeCandido, 2004
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Alexander Witt, 2004

In the previous film, former security operative Alice and environmental activist Matt Addison fought to escape an underground genetic research facility called the Hive, the source of a zombie outbreak. In response to the virus reaching the bridge, Major Timothy Cain, leader of the Umbrella forces in Raccoon City, seals the exit and forces the residents to return to the city.