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All the book-based movies and TV shows adapted by Joe Chappelle, ranked
Joe Chappelle, known for works such as Black Bird or Phantoms, has adapted several stories from the pages of books and comic books to the screen.
Below, we present a ranked list, from best to worst, of 2 Joe Chappelle movies and TV series based on existing source material. Revisit old favorites or discover hidden gems, whether books or film productions. We invite you to watch, read, and vote for any title, joining the debate of whether the book or the movie is better.
In with the Devil
James Keene, Hillel Levin, 2010
TV series vs book
Joe Chappelle, Michael R. Roskam, Jim McKay, 2022-
Jimmy Keene is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison but he cuts a deal with the FBI to befriend a suspected serial killer. Keene has to elicit a confession from Larry Hall to find the bodies of as many as eighteen women.
Phantoms
Dean Koontz, 1983
movie vs book
Joe Chappelle, 1998
Unspeakable horrors have mysteriously befallen the whole town of Snowfield, Colorado, leaving behind only a few mangled body parts and unanswered questions. Enter two vacationing sisters and a sheriff and deputy from a nearby town, who try to piece things together with the help of a scientist-turned-tabloid hack. But will they unravel the mystery of the monstrous subterranean killing force before they become its prey?