Instinct. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1992 book, Ishmael
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Ishmael
Daniel Quinn, 1992
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Jon Turteltaub, 1999

In a high-security facility for the criminally insane, the disturbed anthropologist Ethan Powell is scheduled for evaluation by a talented young psychiatrist named Theo Caulder. Fueled by his ambition and an insatiable thirst for the truth, Caulder will ultimately endanger everything, including his own life, in a courageous effort to comprehend the perplexing behaviors of this lunatic.


The Sorcerer's Apprentice. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 1797 book
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The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1797
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Jon Turteltaub, 2010

In 740 AD, in England, the mighty magician Merlin has three apprentices; Balthazar Blake, Veronica Gorloisen and Maxim Horvath. As Morgana attempts to kill Veronica by possessing her from within, Balthazar stops her by imprisoning Morgana and Veronica in the Grimhold, a magic prison in the shape of a nesting doll.


The Meg. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 1997 book, Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror
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Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror
Steve Alten, 1997
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Jon Turteltaub, 2018

Rescue diver Jonas Taylor attempts to save the crew of a damaged nuclear submarine when he sees the hull being rammed by an unidentified creature. His account of the story is dismissed by fellow survivor Dr. Heller, who believes that Taylor turned coward due to induced pressure psychosis. They discover an abundance of never-before seen flora and fauna below the thermocline, but an attack by a large, unidentified creature causes the submersible to lose contact with Mana One.