Unsolved. Poster of the 2018 TV series and cover of the 2011 book, Murder Rap
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Murder Rap
Greg Kading, 2011
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Kyle Long, 2018

A scripted True Crime series that chronicles the two major police investigations into the separate murders of rappers Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls. Tupac was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in September 1996 at the age of 25, and Biggie was also shot and killed by an unknown assailant in March 1997 at the age of 24.


Hap and Leonard. Poster of the 2016 TV series and cover of the 1990 book, Savage Season
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Savage Season
Joe R. Lansdale, 1990
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Nick Damici, Jim Mickle, 2016

A darkly comic swamp noir story of two best friends set in the late 1980s. Based on the novels by Joe R. Lansdale, the series follows Hap Collins, an East Texas white boy with a weakness for Southern women, and Leonard Pine, a gay, black Vietnam vet with a hot temper.


Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One. Poster of the 2024 movie and cover of the 1985 comic book, Justice League
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Justice League
Marv Woflman, George Pérez, 1985
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Jeff Wamester, 2024

Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One unfolds in an adaptation of the most significant event in DC history, where the heroes from various parallel Earths must unite in a desperate attempt to rescue the Multiverse from annihilation by a formidable army of shadows.


Green Lantern: Beware My Power. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2017 comic book, Green Lantern
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Green Lantern
Bill Finger, Martin Nodell, John Broome, Gil Kane, 2017
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Jeff Wamester, 2022

John Stewart, a Marine sniper who has recently been discharged, is at a crossroads in his life, one that is only made more difficult by getting an extraterrestrial ring that gives him the abilities of the Earth’s Green Lantern.


Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 2010 book
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Seth Grahame-Smith, 2010
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Timur Bekmambetov, 2012

As a boy, Abraham Lincoln loses his mother to a vampire’s bite. He vows revenge, but fails in the attempt, narrowly escaping with his life. He is rescued by a vampire hunter who instructs him in the art of killing vampires. Lincoln continues his fight against the undead well into adulthood and his presidency, making a last stand against the ultimate vampire foe on the eve of the Civil War’s defining battle.


Shriver. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2013 book
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Shriver
Chris Belden, 2013
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Michael Maren, 2023

Shriver, a handyman living in New York City, is mistaken for a famous reclusive author with whom he shares a name. Shriver accepts an invitation to attend a university writer’s festival to deliver a keynote address where he meets Hudson’s Simone Cleary, an English professor. Shriver plays a dicey game as feelings bubble between the two as he continues to pretend to be the author she believes him to be.


The Man Who Fell to Earth. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 1963 book
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The Man Who Fell to Earth
Walter Tevis, 1963
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Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet, John Hlavin, 2022-

Faraday is an alien who lands on Earth as his own planet fights for survival. He was sent to meet struggling mum and brilliant scientist Justin Falls and warns her that his planet is dying and the Earth is on the same trajectory. Justin agrees to help him but the pair face huge obstacles, not least their own inner turmoil that could cost them their lives and jeopardise the fate of two worlds.


Herbie: Fully Loaded. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Herbie Fully Loaded: Junior Novelization
Irene Trimble, 2005
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Angela Robinson, 2005

Herbie, a Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own, is towed to a junkyard after losing several races. Herbie tricks Maggie into disguising herself in a racing suit and helmet and challenging NASCAR champion Trip Murphy to an impromptu race, which Herbie wins by a hair.