Dawn of the Dead. Poster of the 1978 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Dawn of the Dead
George A. Romero, 1978
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George A. Romero, 1978

The United States is devastated by a mysterious phenomenon that reanimates recently-dead human beings as flesh-eating zombies. Across town, police SWAT officer Roger DeMarco and his team raid a low-income housing project, where the mostly black and Latino tenants are defying the martial law of delivering their dead to the National Guard.


Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2011 book, Horror Noire
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Horror Noire
Robin R. Means Coleman, 2011
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Xavier Burgin, 2019

Horror Noire delves into a century of genre films that have portrayed, caricatured, exploited, marginalized, and eventually embraced Black Americans. Through the lens of the horror genre, the documentary traces the untold history of Black Americans in Hollywood, offering insights into their evolving representation and connection to these films.


Water for Elephants. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2006 book
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Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen, 2006
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Francis Lawrence, 2011

Charlie O’Brien, Circus Vargas’ owner, encounters an elderly man named Jacob Jankowski, who is separated from his nursing home group. The two strike up a conversation and Jacob reveals he had a career in the circus business and was present during one of the most infamous circus disasters of all time, equal in seriousness to the 1944 Hartford circus fire and the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus wreck.


From Beyond. Poster of the 1986 movie and cover of the 1934 book
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From Beyond
H.P. Lovecraft, 1934
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Stuart Gordon, 1986

A team of scientists has created the Resonator, a device that enables those within its range to perceive beyond the bounds of ordinary reality. However, upon its successful activation, they find themselves under assault by horrifying entities from another realm.


Glitz. Poster of the 1988 movie and cover of the 1985 book
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Glitz
Elmore Leonard, 1985
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Sandor Stern, 1988

Vincent Marra is a Miami cop on medical leave in Puerto Rico, where he’s being stalked by a sex offender he testified against. Vincent’s girlfriend leaves him for a job as a hostess in an Atlantic City casino, then turns up dead. In Puerto Rico, a cabbie is also found dead. It’s up to Vincent to travel to Atlantic City to see if there is a connection.