Fried Green Tomatoes. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the 1987 book, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fannie Flagg, 1987
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Jon Avnet, 1991

Evelyn Couch, a timid, unhappy housewife in her 40s, meets elderly Ninny Threadgoode in an Anderson, Alabama, nursing home where Evelyn’s husband Ed’s Aunt Vesta who has dementia is also staying. Over several encounters with Evelyn, Ninny tells her the story of the now abandoned town of Whistle Stop, and the people who lived there.


The Stepford Wives. Poster of the 1975 movie and cover of the 1972 book
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The Stepford Wives
Ira Levin, 1972
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Bryan Forbes, 1975

Joanna Eberhart is a young wife who moves with her husband Walter and their two daughters from Manhattan to the idyllic Fairfield County, Connecticut, suburb of Stepford. Along with the glamorously beautiful tennis playing trophy wife Charmaine Wimperis, the three organize a women’s liberation meeting, but the gathering is a failure when the other wives continually divert the discussion to cleaning products.


The Postman. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1985 book
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The Postman
David Brin, 1985
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Kevin Costner, 1997

In 2013, an unnamed and clean-shaven nomad enters the Oregon flatlands, trading Shakespearean performances for food and water. In one of the towns, the nomad is forced into the ranks of the Holnists, the predominant neo-fascist militia in the area and branded on his shoulder with their symbol, a figure 8. Their leader, General Bethlehem, schemes to take over the fallen United States with his regime.


Heaven's Prisoners. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the 1988 book
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Heaven's Prisoners
James Lee Burke, 1988
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Phil Joanou, 1996

Dave Robicheaux, a seasoned New Orleans police officer, eventually renounces the badge and begins a new life with his wife on a swamp. However, he returns to the conflict after a strange plane crash when his family is brutally threatened.


Five Nights at Freddy's. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 2016 comic book, The Silver Eyes
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The Silver Eyes
Scott Cawthon, 2016
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Emma Tammi, 2023

A troubled security guard takes up a position at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. As he starts his first night on the job, he quickly discovers that the night shift won’t be a walk in the park. Before long, he will uncover the dark secrets hidden within Freddy’s and learn what really transpired there.


Five Nights at Freddy's. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Five Nights at Freddy's: The Official Movie Novel
Scott Cawthon, 2023
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Emma Tammi, 2023

A troubled security guard takes up a position at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. As he starts his first night on the job, he quickly discovers that the night shift won’t be a walk in the park. Before long, he will uncover the dark secrets hidden within Freddy’s and learn what really transpired there.