Just Like Heaven. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 2000 book, If Only It Were True
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If Only It Were True
Marc Levy, 2000
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Mark Waters, 2005

Elizabeth Masterson, a young emergency medicine physician in San Francisco whose work is her whole life, is in a serious car accident while on her way to a blind date. Three months later, David Abbott, a landscape architect recovering from the sudden death of his wife, moves into the apartment that had been Elizabeth’s, after’discovering’ it in what seems to be a fateful happenstance.


The Empty Man. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2015 comic book
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The Empty Man
Cullen Bunn, Vanesa R. Del Rey, Michael Garland, 2015
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David Prior, 2020

In the Ura Valley, Bhutan in 1995; four friends – Greg, Fiona, Ruthie, and Paul go hiking on a mountain. After blowing into a flute-like instrument, Paul hears something calling to him and falls in a crevice while investigating. Greg enters to rescue him and finds Paul in a catatonic state and staring at a strange skeleton.


Black River. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1999 book
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Black River
Dean Koontz, 1999
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Jeff Bleckner, 2001

Burned-out Hollywood screenwriter, Bo Aikens, arrives in picturesque Black River, seeking relaxation and artistic inspiration. Initially, he finds it, along with romance in the arms of a beautiful architect. But when Bo becomes tangled in a nightmarish plot, preventing his return home, it suddenly seems clear that this perfect little hideaway captures more than just the imagination of its visitors.