Justified: City Primeval. Poster of the 2023 TV series and cover of the 1980 book, City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit
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City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit
Elmore Leonard, 1980
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Jon Avnet, Michael Dinner, 2023-

Having departed from the Kentucky hills, Raylan Givens now navigates the delicate equilibrium between his role as a U.S. Marshal and his responsibilities as a part-time father. However, an unexpected encounter propels him towards the city of Detroit, where he finds himself entangled in a high-stakes conflict with a ruthless sociopath and a formidable defense lawyer, setting the stage for an imminent clash.


Justified: City Primeval. Poster of the 2023 TV series and cover of the 2001 book, Fire in the Hole
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Fire in the Hole
Elmore Leonard, 2001
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Jon Avnet, Michael Dinner, 2023-

Having departed from the Kentucky hills, Raylan Givens now navigates the delicate equilibrium between his role as a U.S. Marshal and his responsibilities as a part-time father. However, an unexpected encounter propels him towards the city of Detroit, where he finds himself entangled in a high-stakes conflict with a ruthless sociopath and a formidable defense lawyer, setting the stage for an imminent clash.


Y: The Last Man. Poster of the 2021 TV series and cover of the 2003 comic book
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Y: The Last Man
Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, 2003
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Aïda Mashaka Croal, Michael Green, 2021-

Y: The Last Man traverses a post-apocalyptic world in which a cataclysmic event decimates every mammal with a Y chromosome but for one cisgender man and his pet monkey. The series follows the survivors in this new world as they struggle with their efforts to restore what was lost and the opportunity to build something better.


The Family Fang. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2011 book
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The Family Fang
Kevin Wilson, 2011
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Jason Bateman, 2015

Annie and Baxter, the adult children of the controversial husband and wife conceptual performance art couple famous for their quirky macabre public performances, have never got over the fact that their parents kept using them during their childhood in their often gory and disturbing satirical public performances. They often clash with their now elderly parents over this and blame them for their problems in their adult life.


The Empty Man. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2015 comic book
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The Empty Man
Cullen Bunn, Vanesa R. Del Rey, Michael Garland, 2015
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David Prior, 2020

In the Ura Valley, Bhutan in 1995; four friends – Greg, Fiona, Ruthie, and Paul go hiking on a mountain. After blowing into a flute-like instrument, Paul hears something calling to him and falls in a crevice while investigating. Greg enters to rescue him and finds Paul in a catatonic state and staring at a strange skeleton.


Eileen. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 2015 book
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Eileen
Ottessa Moshfegh, 2015
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William Oldroyd, 2023

Set in cold Boston in the 1960s, Eileen moves between her father’s gloomy, emotionally scarred home and the prison where she is an employee, but is isolated by her colleagues. She becomes infatuated with a charismatic woman who joins the prison staff, but before their relationship can fully blossom, her newfound companion leads her into a shocking criminal act that changes everything.


The Slap. Poster of the 2015 TV series and cover of the 2008 book
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The Slap
Christos Tsiolkas, 2008
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Jon Robin Baitz, Walter F. Parkes, 2015

Hector is a government employee, a husband, a father, and a cherished friend who is about to turn 40. His wife, Aisha, who is smart and attractive, is organizing a lively party for him with his noisy Greek relatives and friends. It appears to be a perfect day, doesn’t it? Unfortunately, that’s not the case.


The Boogeyman. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 1973 book
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The Boogeyman
Stephen King, 1973
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Rob Savage, 2023

Still reeling from their mother’s tragic death, a teenager and her younger sister are haunted by a sadistic presence in their home and struggle to get their grieving father’s attention before it’s too late.


Birth/Rebirth. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 1818 book, Frankenstein
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Frankenstein
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, 1818
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Laura Moss, 2023

After successfully reanimating the body of a deceased little girl, a morgue technician faces a grim reality. To sustain the girl’s life, she must extract biological materials from pregnant women. When the girl’s mother, a nurse, stumbles upon her miraculously revived baby, they are drawn into a haunting pact, compelling them both down a treacherous path with no chance of turning back.


Piercing. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 1994 book
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Piercing
Ryū Murakami, 1994
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Nicolas Pesce, 2018

Outwardly, Reed leads a typical yuppie life living in a stylish apartment with his wife Mona and their newborn daughter, it afforded by a white collar professional career. But Reed has a need not only to kill, but kill in a specific way, with an ice pick. Rather than his initial target, he instead chooses as his victim an English speaking prostitute.