The Ninth Configuration. Poster of the 1980 movie and cover of the 1966 book
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The Ninth Configuration
William Peter Blatty, 1966
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William Peter Blatty, 1980

Army psychiatrist Col. Kane, teetering on the brink of sanity himself, attempts to provide therapy to the patients in a military mental hospital. Unfortunately, the hospital’s ominous location in an old castle does little to promote speedy recoveries. Additionally, a mid-film barroom brawl suggests that Kane’s unconventional approach to mental health may not be the most effective.


Truth. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2005 book, Truth And Duty
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Truth And Duty
Mary Mapes, 2005
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James Vanderbilt, 2015

In the months before the US 2004 presidential election, Mary Mapes and her crew are seeking evidence to verify whether or not George W. Bush received any preferential treatment during his time in the military. Newsroom drama detailing the case and the subsequent firestorm of criticism that cost anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes their careers.


If I Stay. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2009 book
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If I Stay
Gayle Forman, 2009
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R.J. Cutler, 2014

Mia Hall and her family are getting ready to go on with their normal day activities when it is announced on the radio that school has been canceled. Mia’s mother, Kat, a travel agent, decides to call in sick and along with her family and Mia’s brother Teddy so they can get on the road to visit Mia’s grandparents, who live on a farm.


The Bourne Legacy. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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The Bourne Legacy
Eric Van Lustbader, 2003
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Tony Gilroy, 2012

Six weeks after Jason Bourne’s escape from Moscow in The Bourne Supremacy, Aaron Cross, an operative belonging to a Department of Defense black ops program called Operation Outcome, is assigned to Alaska for a training exercise. To prevent the Senate investigators from learning about Outcome, Byer orders everyone associated with the program to be killed, seeing the sacrifice as acceptable to protect next-generation ‘beta programs’, including the supersoldier program LARX.


Planes: Fire & Rescue. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Planes: Fire & Rescue
Suzanne Francis, 2014
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Roberts Gannaway, 2014

Since winning the Wings Around the Globe race, Dusty Crophopper has had a successful career as a racer. Unfortunately, his engine’s gearbox becomes damaged because Dusty routinely operates the engine beyond its design limits. With that particular model of gearbox now out of production and none available anywhere, Dusty’s mechanic Dottie fits a warning light to his control panel to ensure that he doesn’t damage his gearbox any further.


The Killer Inside Me. Poster of the 1976 movie and cover of the 1952 book
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The Killer Inside Me
Jim Thompson, 1952
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Burt Kennedy, 1976

Beneath his likable exterior, Lou Ford, the sheriff of a small Texas town, is a sadistic sociopath with violent sexual tastes. When Lou gets involved with a local prostitute’s blackmail schemes, the carefully crafted facade he maintains begins to unravel into a killing spree.


Planes. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Planes
Irene Trimble, 2013
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Klay Hall, 2013

Dusty Crophopper is a crop duster plane who works at a cornfield and practices aerobatic maneuvers in his spare time, dreaming of becoming a racer. There, he befriends a Mexican race plane named El Chupacabra, who falls in love with a French-Canadian racer named Rochelle, who shows no interest in him.


Cell. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2006 book
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Cell
Stephen King, 2006
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Tod Williams, 2016

Clayton Clay Riddell is a disillusioned artist, who a year earlier abandoned his wife Sharon and son Johnny in hopes of living his dream of publishing a graphic novel. Near the tunnel’s exit, their companion is slaughtered by an infected man, later dubbed a phoner, and the two escape to the street above.


Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1977 book, Children of the Corn
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Children of the Corn
Stephen King, 1977
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Kari Skogland, 1999

Hannah, the first child born of the original Gatlin corn cult, visits the town of Gatlin to find her real mother. On the way, she picks up a street preacher by the name of Zachariah whose car broke down. He tells her about her name, and then vanishes. After crashing into a corn field, the sheriff suddenly appears and takes Hannah to a hospital in town.