Halloween. Poster of the 1978 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Halloween
Curtis Richards, 1979
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John Carpenter, 1978

On October 31, 1963, on Halloween night in the fictional small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, six-year-old Michael Myers inexplicably stabs his older sister Judith to death with a kitchen knife in their home and is incarcerated at Smith’s Grove sanitarium. He meets with Annie’s father, Sheriff Leigh Brackett, and they both investigate Michael’s house, where Loomis tells Sheriff Brackett of the danger Michael poses.


The Last Starfighter. Poster of the 1984 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Last Starfighter
Alan Dean Foster, 1984
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Nick Castle, 1984

Alex Rogan is a teenager living in a trailer park with his mother and younger brother, Louis. Centauri is actually an alien and his car a spacecraft; Alex is essentially abducted, and a doppelganger android referred to as Beta is used to cover Alex’s absence.


Halloween. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Halloween: The Official Movie Novelization
John Passarella, 2018
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David Gordon Green, 2018

Laurie Strode has been preparing for this moment for years, determined to finally end the terror that Michael Myers has brought into her life. She is armed and ready for the ultimate confrontation, determined to take down the masked killer once and for all.


Dark Star. Poster of the 1974 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Dark Star
Alan Dean Foster, 1974
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John Carpenter, 1974

In the mid-22nd century, mankind has begun colonizing the far reaches of the universe. Armed with artificially intelligent Thermostellar Triggering Devices, the scout ship Dark Star and its crew have been alone in space for 20 years on a mission to destroy ‘unstable planets’ which might threaten future colonization of other planets.


Halloween Kills. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Halloween Kills
Tim Waggoner, 2021
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David Gordon Green, 2021

And the night when Michael Myers returns isn’t over. Minutes after Laurie Strode, her daughter Karen, and granddaughter Allyson left masked monster Michael Myers caged and burning in Laurie’s basement, Laurie is rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, believing she finally killed her lifelong tormentor.


Dennis the Menace. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1951 comic book
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Dennis the Menace
Hank Ketcham, 1951
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Nick Castle, 1993

Five-year-old Dennis Mitchell is a constant source of mischief, especially to his retired next door neighbor, Mr. George Wilson. Bringing the sleeping Mr. Wilson was an apology card, Dennis plays with Mr. Wilson’s dentures and loses the two front teeth, replacing them with Chiclets just before Mr. Wilson has picture taken for the local newspaper.


Halloween Ends. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Halloween Ends: The Official Movie Novelization
Paul Brad Logan, 2022
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David Gordon Green, 2022

Four years after the Halloween Kills, Laurie is currently wrapping up her memoir while residing with her granddaughter. Since his most recent murderous rampage, Michael Myers has not been seen. When Corey Cunningham, a young guy, is accused of killing a youngster while watching him, it sets off a chain reaction of violence and dread that will drive Laurie to finally and finally face the evil she can’t control.