The Scapegoat. Poster of the 1959 movie and cover of the 1957 book
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The Scapegoat
Daphne du Maurier, 1957
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Robert Hamer, 1959

John Barratt, a lonely, discontented teacher of French at a British university, vacations in France. There, by chance, he meets his double, French nobleman Jacques De Gué. They become acquainted. Barratt becomes drunk and accepts De Gué’s invitation to share his hotel room. When he wakes up the next morning, Barratt finds himself alone in the room, with his clothes and passport missing.


The Day of the Triffids. Poster of the 1963 movie and cover of the 1951 book
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The Day of the Triffids
John Wyndham, 1951
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Steve Sekely, Freddie Francis, 1963

A shower of meteorites produces a glow that blinds anyone that looks at it. As it was such a beautiful sight, most people were watching, and as a consequence, 99% of the population go blind. Chaos results when experimental plants escape and start attacking people! The Triffids are killing!