Troppo. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 2017 book, Crimson Lake
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Crimson Lake
Candice Fox, 2017
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Yolanda Ramke, 2022-

Disgraced ex-cop Ted Conkaffey is recruited by Amanda Pharrell, an eccentric private investigator with a criminal past. As they try to uncover the whereabouts of a missing Korean family man and tech pioneer, they discover a string of bizarre deaths. The mismatched duo is thrust into a fight for survival and sanity in the wilds of Far North Queensland.


X-Men: Apocalypse. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 1964 comic book, X-Men
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X-Men
Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, 1964
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Bryan Singer, 2016

In 3600 BCE, the powerful mutant lord En Sabah Nur, hailed as a god named Apocalypse, rules ancient Egypt until he is entombed alive during a rebellion. In East Berlin, shape-shifting mutant Raven frees Kurt Wagner, a teleporting mutant, from an underground cage match with Angel and attempts to organize for black marketeer Caliban to transport him to America.


Small Engine Repair. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2014 book
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Small Engine Repair
Joshua Pollono, 2014
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John Pollono, 2021

Former high school buddies Frank, Swaino and Packie – now past their prime – meet off-hours one night in Frank’s out-of-the-way repair shop under cloudy circumstances that only Frank seems to know. The arrival of Chad, a plugged-in, preppy college jock, ignites a long simmering resentment.