Sword of Gideon. Poster of the 1986 movie and cover of the 1984 book, Vengeance
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Vengeance
George Jonas, 1984
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Michael Anderson, 1986

The movie follows a specially selected Mossad team tasked with tracking down the terrorists responsible for the 1972 Munich Olympic massacre of Israeli athletes.


Helter Skelter. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1974 book, Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
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Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry, 1974
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John Gray, 2004

It has been almost 35 years since Charles Manson’s devotees carried out a savage killing spree, slaughtering seven individuals over two consecutive nights in Los Angeles and leaving gruesome messages scrawled on the walls of the crime scenes. The first night saw the murder of director Roman Polanski’s wife, Sharon Tate, along with coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Jay Sebring, Voytek Frykowski, and Steven Parent. The second night witnessed the brutal slaying of supermarket chain CEO Leno LaBianca and his wife.


The Dark Half. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1989 book
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The Dark Half
Stephen King, 1989
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George A. Romero, 1993

An author of highbrow literary novels, Thad Beaumont, is better known for the bestselling murder mystery suspense-thrillers he writes under the pen name George Stark. However, Stark has mysteriously become a physical entity and begins terrorizing Beaumont’s family and friends after he emerges from the grave.


Harriet the Spy. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the 1964 book
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Harriet the Spy
Louise Fitzhugh, 1964
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Bronwen Hughes, 1996

Harriet M. Welsch is an 11-year-old sixth grader in New York City who aspires to be a spy and writer. She lives a privileged life with her parents, Violetta and Ben and her nanny, Katherine, who’s the only person who knows all the things that Harriet has been snooping on. Harriet and her friends are enemies with an elitist rich girl named Marion Hawthorne.


Moonlight Becomes You. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the 1996 book
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Moonlight Becomes You
Mary Higgins Clark, 1996
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Bill Corcoran, 1998

A photographer named Maggie Holloway is overjoyed to finally run see her mother-in-law after a very long absence at a party. The elderly woman is later discovered dead. Maggie makes the decision to look into odd occurrences near a retirement home.