The Exorcist III: Legion. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1983 book, Legion
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Legion
William Peter Blatty, 1983
movie vs book
William Peter Blatty, 1990

Director’s cut of The Exorcist III, which was thought to be lost. For over fifteen years, Police Lieutenant Kinderman has been haunted by the memory of his friend Father Damien Karras’s death. However, on the 15th anniversary of the exorcism that claimed the priest’s life, Kinderman’s world is once again shattered as a boy is discovered decapitated and brutally crucified. This gruesome discovery marks the start of a nightmarish series of bizarre religious murders.


The Mask. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the 1987 comic book
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The Mask
Doug Mahnke, Arcudi, 1987
movie vs comic book
Chuck Russell, 1994

In Edge City, an accident during an underwater plumbing repair in the city’s harbor causes a locked chest to break open, releasing a wooden mask that’s inside it. One day, Tyrell sends his dazzling singer girlfriend Tina Carlyle into Stanley’s bank to record its layout, in preparation for a robbery.


The Mask. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Mask
Mike Richardson, 1994
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Chuck Russell, 1994

In Edge City, an accident during an underwater plumbing repair in the city’s harbor causes a locked chest to break open, releasing a wooden mask that’s inside it. One day, Tyrell sends his dazzling singer girlfriend Tina Carlyle into Stanley’s bank to record its layout, in preparation for a robbery.


The Exorcist III. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1983 book, Legion
VS3
Legion
William Peter Blatty, 1983
movie vs book
William Peter Blatty, 1990

For over fifteen years, Police Lieutenant Kinderman has been haunted by the memory of his friend Father Damien Karras’s death. However, on the 15th anniversary of the exorcism that claimed the priest’s life, Kinderman’s world is once again shattered as a boy is discovered decapitated and brutally crucified. This gruesome discovery marks the start of a nightmarish series of bizarre religious murders.